4:20 AM ET Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Fernando Alonso will replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel at Aston Martin next season, the
Month: August 2022
Jul 31, 2022 Associated Press PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES, France — Veteran rider Annemiek van Vleuten won the women’s Tour de France for the first time on Sunday after clinching the eighth and final stage in style. Van Vleuten, 39, won the stage by 30 seconds over Dutch countrywoman Demi Vollering, who also finished the
3:05 AM ET D.C. United‘s new manager Wayne Rooney urged his side to use their 2-1 win over Orlando City as a platform for the rest of the Major League Soccer campaign as the former Manchester United forward got his reign off to a successful start. Goals in added time from Chris Durkin and Taxiarchis
Deandra Dottin, the scorer of the fastest century in Women’s T20Is, has announced her retirement from the West Indies team. The allrounder made the announcement via Twitter, citing reservations with the team environment as the reason behind her decision. Dottin has made no indication that she has retired from any other team barring West Indies.
2:47 AM ET Five-time Olympic cycling champion Laura Kenny urged organisers to install bigger barriers at velodromes after a crash involving England’s Matt Walls at the Commonwealth Games. Tokyo Games gold medallist Walls and two other cyclists were taken to hospital after a crash during the second heat of the men’s scratch race at Lee
12:01 AM ET Jerry Jones has said he would never sell the Dallas Cowboys. If he ever changed his mind, Sportico has it valued at $7.64 billion, making it the most valuable franchise across all sports. According to Sportico, the Cowboys have a $630 million advantage on the second-place New York Yankees. NFL VALUATIONS (per
11:01 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jose Ramirez will wait a little bit longer for the opportunity to regain his WBC junior welterweight title. He scrapped plans for a vacant title fight against Jose Zepeda that was ordered by the WBC because of a conflict with his wedding in October, a spokesperson for Ramirez said in
8:21 PM ET Associated Press BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Henrik Stenson‘s decision that cost him the European Ryder Cup captaincy paid large and immediate dividends Sunday when he won the LIV Golf Invitational event at Bedminster and picked up more than $4 million for three days’ work. Staked to a 3-shot lead going into the third
4:18 PM ET Germany lost the women’s European Championship final 2-1 against England. Daniela Porcelli/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images German chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet the national FA director Oliver Bierhoff to argue for equal pay for the country’s female footballers, Scholz said at the women’s European Championship final on Sunday. Germany were beaten 2-1 by
4:29 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar scored twice with Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos contributing the other two goals as they romped to a 4-0 victory over Nantes in the French Super Cup at the Bloomfield Stadium on Sunday. It was the ninth time in 10 years that the Parisians had won the traditional season-opening