3:49 AM ET Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev‘s exhibition contest in Mexico City on Saturday broke the world record for attendance at a tennis match, with 42,517 watching at the Plaza de Toros bullring. As reported by ESPN Mexico, 20-time Grand Slam champion Federer defeated world No. 7 Zverev 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in front of
3:03 AM GMT Matt To’omua is putting his hand up to wear the Wallabies No. 10 jersey in 2020 after the departures of a swag of veteran Test playmakers. The loss of Christian Lealiifano, Bernard Foley and Quade Cooper to play overseas means locking in a new five-eighth will be a top priority for incoming
8:47 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving will miss at least two more games, sitting out trips to his old homes in Cleveland and Boston. The way Spencer Dinwiddie is playing, it might not matter to the Brooklyn Nets. “Just, difference-maker right now,” Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said. Dinwiddie scored 30 points
2:13 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After the Clippers acquired Montrezl Harrell in a seven-player deal for Chris Paul, the team had a discussion about whether to invite the gritty big man to camp and see if he could earn his roster spot, according to coach Doc Rivers. Rivers said the front office acknowledged how
1:59 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Despite a broken ankle and a banged-up knee, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle made his return to the lineup for Sunday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers. But if you didn’t know about those injuries before the game, you wouldn’t have been able to tell
1:36 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It wasn’t all bad news after the Green Bay Packers‘ blowout loss at the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night: At least they didn’t lose starting right tackle Bryan Bulaga for the rest of the season. Sources said Bulaga, who left the game in the first quarter after
11:37 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Now we know the difference between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers. A tight end who makes big plays. A defensive front that stuffs the run and harasses quarterbacks down after down without blitzing. And a young head coach experienced in game-management decisions. Some day,
10:46 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore pulled off an impressive feat in Sunday’s 13-9 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, catching one more pass than Amari Cooper on Sunday. The Cowboys’ No. 1 receiver was held without a catch for the first time since his stint with Dallas began last
8:00 AM GMT New Zealand 615 for 9 dec (Watling 205, Santner 126, de Grandhomme 65, Williamson 51) beat England 353 (Stokes 91, Denly 74, Burns 52, Southee 4-88) and 197 (Wagner 5-44) by an innings and 65 runs Neil Wagner’s five-for on the final day ensured New Zealand claimed the spoils in Mount Maunganui’s
11:13 PM GMT ESPN staff Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium will host the opening Bledisloe Cup fixture next year, meaning Sydney won’t stage rugby’s trans-Tasman battle for the second straight year. Rugby Australia on Monday unveiled Marvel Stadium as the venue for the Aug. 8 showdown, which is the first of three games set to be played