6:19 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal needed all of 11 minutes in his Australian Open semifinal to show 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas — and everyone else — that the kid’s upset of Roger Federer was not going to be replicated on this night. Not even close. Naomi Osaka got past Karolina Pliskova
5:44 AM ET ESPN staff McLaren has released its vision for the future of grand prix racing, from fully-electric, shape-shifting cars to circuits that include banked corners and zones for inductive charging. The fifth Formula E season gets underway in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but will it be worth watching? Formula One’s current focus is
Looking to join Yannick Noah (1983 French Open) as the only Frenchmen in the Open era to win a major title Which begs the question: Should more men hire more women’s coaches? “They should. They should,” Pouille said. “She has the right state of mind, she knows everything about tennis. It’s not about being a
3:00 AM ET Toss Sri Lanka opt to bat v Australia Sri Lanka have won the toss and chosen to bat first in the day/night Test, despite the green tinge in evidence on the Gabba surface. Conditions are expected to be seam friendly in the first session, but captain Dinesh Chandimal perhaps expects his top
3:33 AM ET ESPN News Services Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban accused Vegas Golden Knights Vegas forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare of biting him on the finger during a spirited play in the second period of Wednesday night’s game in Las Vegas. The alleged action happened during a scrum in front of the net. Subban said after
Neymar will lead Brazil into a Copa America in which they will be considered favourites to win on home soil. The draw for the 2019 Copa America could hardly have been kinder for hosts Brazil in this centenary year from when they first had the tournament on home soil. They won it then for the
2:04 AM ET NEW YORK — Frustrated New York Knicks center Enes Kanter all but asked for a trade after he didn’t play in a loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. “I want to play basketball. We’re all competitors. I want to play basketball,” Kanter said. “So just if you’re going to play me
The FC guys examine how much the odds would sway in Manchester United’s favour should Neymar be ruled out for PSG’s UCL round-of-16 first leg. Hosts Brazil have been drawn to face Peru, Venezuela and Bolivia in the 2019 Copa America that kicks off in Sao Paulo in June. Thursday’s draw also placed seeded Argentina
Paolo Bandini and Mina Rzouki discuss the abuse aimed at Kalidou Koulibaly during Napoli’s 1-0 defeat to Internazionale on this weeks’ Serie Awesome podcast. Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly has said Italy has work to do to fight discrimination after suffering racist abuse from Inter Milan fans at the San Siro on Boxing Day. Senegal international
12:34 AM ET Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant was back home Wednesday, in Prince George’s County, Maryland, for the grand opening of an after-school facility that bears his name. College Track at The Durant Center, with a $10 million endowment from the nine-time All-Star, will provide scholarships, tutoring and emotional and financial support to