Tom Rogic’s injury-time winner over Syria confirmed Australia’s place in the Asia Cup knockout rounds. After an opening Asia Cup defeat to Jordan, Australia looked much more comfortable in a 3-0 win against Palestine. Socceroos left-back Aziz Behich is revelling in the attacking emphasis of the team under coach Graham Arnold. The left-back has been
5:22 AM ET Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Australia — We’d be lying if we said this match wasn’t one of the first significant showdowns on our radar the moment the Australian Open draw was released. Turns out the results have played out as we had hoped, and now it’s on: Serena Williams versus Simona Halep. Yes,
Harry Winks scored with the final kick of the game to lead Tottenham past Fulham after losing Dele Alli to injury late on. Harry Winks scored a dramatic injury-time winner as Tottenham came from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 at Craven Cottage. Mauricio Pochettino’s side initially fell behind after Fernando Llorente’s first-half own goal. But
2:39 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Henry Cejudo put on a star-making performance on Saturday night that will likely help secure his family’s future and maybe also the collective futures of all male flyweights in the UFC. That’s the storyline, at least. Flyweight champ Henry Cejudo needed only 32 seconds to beat TJ Dillashaw on Saturday
2:30 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Pradeep has been ruled out of the series against Australia, after scans revealed he had sustained a grade-one strain in his left hamstring. He is also doubtful for the South Africa Test series that follows close on the heels of the Australia tour. Pradeep had
Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle marched all the way to the Copa Libertadores final in 2016. On Tuesday night, Delfin of Ecuador kick off the 2019 Copa Libertadores when they host Nacional of Paraguay in the qualifying round. Delfin might draw some inspiration from one of their compatriots; three years ago, Independiente del Valle were in
2:40 AM ET Unseeded American Frances Tiafoe is making a name for himself down under, advancing to the quarterfinals at this year’s Australian Open. The 21 year old has captivated the sports world, not just with a series of upsets that has seen him knock off 5-seed Kevin Anderson and 20-seed Grigor Dimitrov, but with
1:38 AM ET HOUSTON — On a night when James Harden scored 48 points, which almost qualifies as ho-hum by the standards of the historical tear he’s on, Eric Gordon played the hero role for the Houston Rockets. Gordon scored 16 of his 30 points in the final two minutes of regulation and overtime of
1:50 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao vowed to show that in his first fight since turning 40 last month that he was still a force to be reckoned with in boxing. He is. While he might not be the overwhelming force he was in his electrifying prime, boxing’s only eight-division world champion showed
1:29 AM ET NEW YORK — Greg Hardy‘s first appearance in the UFC ended in controversy Saturday night due to a monster illegal strike at Barclays Center. Hardy (3-1) suffered his first official mixed martial arts loss at 2:28 of the second round against Allen Crowder when referee Dan Miragliotta disqualified the former NFL star