4:34 PM ET Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland — Australia and Kazakhstan claimed victories on the opening day of the Billie Jean King Cup, the biggest team event in women’s tennis. The Australians, bidding for a first title in the competition in 48 years, beat Slovakia 2-1 in Group B thanks to victories by Storm Sanders
Month: November 2022
5:18 PM ET Associated Press A few days before Rory McIlroy returned to No. 1 in the world, he was asked if he could accept being No. 2 for the foreseeable future. The topic, of course, was the Player Impact Program, and McIlroy smiled. “Hey, I gave him a pretty good run,” McIlroy said. That
6:11 PM ET Jeff Fenech has joined an elite group of boxers to have won world titles in four weight divisions after finally being recognised for one of sport’s great injustices. More than 30 years after being controversially denied the super-featherweight belt, Fenech has been awarded the strap retrospectively at a World Boxing Council convention
5:12 PM ET PAMPLONA, Spain — A 10-man Barcelona secured a dramatic come-from-behind victory at Osasuna on Tuesday, 2-1. An early goal for Osasuna and a red card for Robert Lewandowski looked to have cornered Barcelona, with a red card for on-the-bench Gerard Pique in his final match of his club career only adding insult
12:30 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico men’s national team winger Jesus “Tecatito” Corona has been officially ruled out of the World Cup after failing to recover in time from injury, the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) confirmed on Tuesday. The Sevilla player fractured his fibula and suffered ligament damage in his left ankle during a training
12:51 PM ET Ecuador will play at this year’s World Cup in Qatar after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday said Byron Castillo, whom Chile claimed was ineligible to play during the qualifiers, was deemed an Ecuadorean national. Ecuador will, however, get a three-point deduction at the start of the qualifying campaign
5:30 PM ET Graham Potter said he is ready for the extra scrutiny and pressure at Chelsea by insisting “if I wanted a nice easy life, I could have quite easily stayed working at Brighton.” Potter replaced Thomas Tuchel as head coach in September and oversaw a promising start before successive Premier League defeats to
3:30 PM ET Associated Press Senegal forward Sadio Mane went off injured while playing for Bayern Munich against Werder Bremen on Tuesday, with 13 days until his national team plays their first World Cup game in Qatar. Mane was replaced by Leroy Sane in the 20th minute after appearing to indicate a problem around his
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola rejected a suggestion from Raheem Sterling that he had to join Chelsea because of a lack of game time at Manchester City. Sterling moved to Stamford Bridge in the summer and will return to the Etihad Stadium with his new club in the third round of the Carabao
3:49 PM ET United States men’s national team defender Chris Richards will miss the upcoming World Cup with injury, he confirmed on Tuesday. Richards, who joined Crystal Palace from Bayern Munich this past summer, hasn’t played since Aug. 27 due to a leg injury. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “Gutted that this