5:54 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Eighth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland beat fourth-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday in the National Bank Open semifinals. Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta faced Britain’s Daniel Evans in the night match. The 6-foot-5 Hurkacz had 18 aces and came to the net regularly. “I think
Month: August 2022
5:13 PM ET Denzel Dumfries scored a last-gasp winner to give Inter a 2-1 win at Lecce in their first Serie A game of the season on Saturday. The ball bounced off Dumfries’ chest into the net in the fifth minute of added time after striker Lautaro Martinez had collected a Nicolo Barella corner. –
3:47 PM ET Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta spoke of Gabriel Jesus‘s positive impact on the rest of the squad after the Brazilian marked his home debut with two goals in a 4-2 win over Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday. Jesus, who joined from Manchester City in a deal reported to be worth
11:55 AM ET Manchester City eased past newly-promoted Bournemouth to claim a 4-0 win at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden scored in the first half while Jefferson Lerma scored an own goal near the end of the game. – Bernardo Silva speaks to ESPN about his future,
4:08 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag said he wanted to substitute his entire Manchester United team at half-time after a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Brentford. Manchester United conceded four times in the first 35 minutes at the Gtech Community Stadium and ended the day bottom of the Premier League table. – Man United
5:01 PM ET Neymar has scored three goals in two games to start the new Ligue 1 season. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images Neymar scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain thumped Montpellier 5-2 in Ligue 1 at the Parc des Princes on Saturday. Kylian Mbappe and debutant Renato Sanches were also on target for PSG, who
5:05 PM ET Barcelona were held to a disappointing goalless draw by Rayo Vallecano as a summer of uncertainty off the pitch spilled over into their LaLiga opener at Camp Nou on Saturday. Barca’s frustration was amplified in stoppage time when Sergio Busquets was shown a second yellow card for what deemed an elbow to
2:25 PM ET Manchester United slumped to the bottom of the early Premier League standings after a 4-0 thrashing at Brentford in what was Cristiano Ronaldo‘s first start of the 2022-23 season on Saturday. United’s calamitous afternoon began in typical fashion with David de Gea allowing Josh Dasilva‘s tame, low effort through his hands and
4:42 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier expects to be ready for Opening Day next year following season-ending left hip surgery, but what team he will be with is yet to be determined. The 32-year-old Kiermaier is in the final season of a $53.5 million, six-year
3:31 PM ET The Houston Astros have activated right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. from the 60-day injured list. McCullers will make his season debut starting at home against Oakland on Saturday. He has been sidelined all season after suffering a setback during the lockout while recovering from a flexor tendon injury suffered during the playoffs last