1:25 AM ET With the World Cup starting on May 30, 18 days after the IPL final, workload management has been a major talking point throughout the season. Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma reckons that the demands of the IPL will help players build towards the showpiece event in England and Wales, rather than lead
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11:47 PM ET Paul Arriola fired a shot from a step outside the box in the 78th minute to lift D.C. United past short-handed Sporting Kansas City 1-0 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. Arriola collected a perfect pass from Wayne Rooney, juked defender Nicolas Hasler and right-footed it past Tim Melia into the upper
4:19 AM ET ESPN staff Serena Williams, speaking about an open letter she wrote to her mother in 2017, said: “Looking at my daughter and looking at my mom, how she went through the negative [feedback] of myself and my body, I don’t know how she did it.” We all know how big a role
2:43 AM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Giants pitcher Derek Holland has criticized San Francisco’s front office and claims he faked an injury that led to a recent stint on the injured list. Holland was demoted to the bullpen following a 5-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night, then said he has
Samantha Mewis scored twice as the U.S. women’s national team began its World Cup send-off series with a 3-0 victory over South Africa. USWNT veteran Carli Lloyd taught the defense a lesson with her stoppage time goal against South Africa. SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The United States played its first game Sunday since announcing the
12:51 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE — St. Louis Blues rookie goaltender Jordan Binnington has been credited with helping to save their season, having earned a Calder Trophy nomination in leading the team from last in the conference to Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. But he can’t save everything. Not when the
2:04 AM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Jared Cannonier stood in the center of the Octagon, a microphone in his face, silent. The crowd, meanwhile, was anything but. Fans in attendance at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro showered Cannonier with loud boos for nearly a minute after his TKO of legend Anderson Silva at 4 minutes,
1:13 AM ET In a wild finish Saturday night, Bellator featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire defended his family’s name with a first-round stoppage of Michael Chandler, stealing his lightweight title along the way after moving up in weight. Freire dropped Chandler with a hard right hand before following it up with numerous punches before the
12:38 AM ET Steve KimESPN TUCSON, Ariz. — Miguel Berchelt retained his WBC junior lightweight title at the Convention Center on Saturday as he once again defeated Francisco Vargas in six rounds, in an entertaining yet increasingly one-sided battle that was waved off by Vargas’ corner. Vargas (25-2-2, 18 KOs) fought gamely and at times
12:42 AM ET Steve KimESPN TUCSON, Arizona — Emanuel Navarrete defeated Isaac Dogboe by TKO in Round 12 to retain his WBO junior featherweight world title — the same belt he won in his first fight against Dogboe in December — at the Tucson Convention Center on Saturday. While Dogboe was better prepared for the