12:13 PM ET Patrick Mouratoglou, coach of Serena Williams and operator of the tennis academy that bears his name, has passionately argued that “robotic” players and a Draconian ATP code of conduct are making it difficult for tennis to attract the young audience the game needs to flourish. Due to the disruption caused by the
Month: June 2020
11:34 PM ET Steve KimESPN The second night of boxing this week at the MGM Conference Center in Las Vegas had eventful fights, a few knockouts, and one awkward and difficult bout for featherweight contender Jessie Magdaleno. Magdaleno (28-1, 18 KOs) walked away with a win Thursday when Yenifel Vicente was disqualified. Vicente (36-5-2, 28
10:21 AM ET I was supposed to be in Rome on Friday for the Euro 2020 opener, watching Italy take on Turkey. Maybe you were going to be there too, or perhaps in Baku, Azerbaijan, for Switzerland vs. Wales, or Copenhagen for Denmark vs. Finland. Or maybe, like most, you were going to be in
11:11 AM ET Major League Baseball’s owners are expected to send a new proposal to the players’ union on Friday that includes a 2020 season lasting between 70 and 75 games, sources told ESPN’s Karl Ravech. The owners’ proposal would include a payment of somewhere between 80% and 85% of the players’ prorated salary, which
10:35 AM ET The Minnesota Twins smashed a record 307 home runs in 2019 and, judging by their first-round selection in the 2020 amateur draft, it sure seems they would like to ensure a similar brand of high-scoring baseball in future years. The Twins welcomed North Carolina first baseman Aaron Sabato to the organization with
10:30 AM ET Matt James, a former Wake Forest wide receiver, was named Friday as the next star for ABC’s reality series “The Bachelor.” He’ll be the first black man to star in the role in the show’s history. James, from Raleigh, North Carolina, caught 40 passes for 401 yards in 2014, his final season
Jun 11, 2020 Major college athletes rarely go home. Aside from a few weeks during the summer, and a short break or two during the academic year, they’re on campus, training and competing. But since the coronavirus pandemic began in the middle of March, they have lived a different reality in quarantine: classes and team
9:33 PM IST Organisers of the Euro T20 Slam are aiming to stage the competition in Ireland this year. That is despite potential complications linked to Covid-19 and the fact that the inaugural edition of the competition, which features six city-based franchise teams, was postponed in 2019 due to financial concerns. But the organisers –
3:08 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic has made the summer transfer window uncertain, but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. TOP STORY: Conte targets Bellerin swoop for Inter Inter Milan are targeting a move for Arsenal full-back Hector Bellerin this summer as boss Antonio Conte looks to strengthen his defence,
10:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City‘s priority in the next transfer window remains bringing a new centre-back to the Etihad Stadium despite monitoring Chelsea‘s pursuit of Ben Chilwell, sources have told ESPN. Pep Guardiola and director of football Txiki Begiristain will push ahead with plans to sign a centre-back after missing out on a