2:24 PM ET Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Lew Sherr has been selected as the chief executive officer and executive director of the USTA. The national governing body for tennis in the United States announced the hiring Tuesday, saying Sherr will start his new role on May 2. He has been with the association
Month: April 2022
2:42 PM ET Associated Press MONACO — Novak Djokovic opened his clay-court season with a surprising loss to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday. Davidovich Fokina stunned the top-ranked Serb 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1 in the second round to hand Djokovic another setback as he tries to move on from the
8:07 AM ET Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch has said that his players were “over-trained” under the previous management of Marcelo Bielsa and added it is still a challenge for the players to adapt to his style. Bielsa was sacked and replaced by Marsch in February but the Argentine remains a club legend after guiding
8:21 AM ET Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca said on Tuesday he will reinforce his “substantial and credible” bid for Chelsea, promising significant investment to make the club “habitual winners.” The New York-based merchant bank Raine Group have set a final deadline of Thursday for bids to be submitted with Pagliuca’s proposal one of four
9:06 AM ET Associated Press FIFA is getting into the streaming platform business with a football version of Netflix and Amazon Prime. The service is free and largely will feature documentaries and some live games at the launch, but it could eventually be a way for FIFA to broadcast World Cup matches itself at a
8:50 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Diego Simeone has hit out at criticism of Atletico Madrid‘s playing style ahead of their Champions League quarterfinal second leg with Manchester City, saying he’s “never disrespected” a fellow manager by condemning the way their team plays. Atletico’s defensive 5-5-0 formation saw them fail to register a single
10:45 AM ET Former football leaders Sepp Blatter (right) and Michel Platini (left) have been indicted by Swiss prosecutors. Martin Rose/Getty Images Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA president Michel Platini will go on trial in June to face Swiss corruption charges over a $2 million payment that world footballing governing body made to Platini,
11:22 AM ET Andreas Pereira is likely to return to Man United from Flamengo. Joe Prior/Visionhaus Manchester United are set to miss out on a £12 million transfer fee for Andreas Pereira, sources have told ESPN, with Brazilian club Flamengo preparing to abandon a deal to sign the midfielder at the end of his season-long loan
1:59 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United‘s negotiations with Erik ten Hag are at “an advanced stage,” sources have told ESPN, with the framework of a deal in place for the Dutchman to become the new manager at Old Trafford. Sources on both sides of the negotiations insist a formal agreement has not yet been
5:40 PM ET The UFC has decided not to re-sign Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira, an exciting fan favorite in the welterweight division, officials confirmed with ESPN on Monday. Oliveira’s contract expired with his last fight, a loss to Kevin Holland at UFC 272 on March 5. That marked Oliveira’s fourth straight defeat, and the UFC decided