7:03 PM ET WIMBLEDON — In the end, her defeat came at her own hand. Three hours and seven minutes into as even a match as we’ve seen in the first round at Wimbledon, Maria Sharapova stepped to the line to serve to protect match point and keep alive her hopes of returning to Centre
6:29 PM ET WIMBLEDON — Maria Sharapova lost her first opening-round match at Wimbledon of her career on Tuesday, losing to fellow Russian Vitalia Diatchenko 6-7(3), 7-6(3), 6-4. Entering into this year’s tournament, Sharapova was 13-0 in opening matches at the All England Club and was riding a 10-match winning streak against Russian players. Maria
7:01 PM ET The fight between No. 1 junior welterweight Regis Prograis and Juan Jose Velasco gained more significance on Tuesday. World Boxing Super Series organizers announced that the winner of the bout will secure a slot in the eight-man tournament that begins in September. Prograis (21-0, 18 KOs), 29, and Velasco (20-0, 12 KOs),
8:12 PM BST Chris Ashton has joined Sale Sharks after being released from his Toulon contract by mutual consent. Ashton, 31, is reported to have held talks with both Sale Sharks and Harlequins over a move, but opted to join Sale as he looks to salvage his England career ahead of the 2019 World Cup
6:19 PM BST Toulon have released Chris Ashton from his contract as the wing looks to salvage his England career ahead of the 2019 World Cup in Japan. Ashton, 31, is reported to have held talks with both Sale Sharks and Harlequins over a move, with the former said to be the most likely destination
5:51 PM ET Fantasy staff The difference between winning and losing your league often comes down to a single decision on draft day. It could be taking a player whose production explodes, turning him into one of the elite players in the game. It could be selecting a player whom others slept on during the
10:18 AM ET Richard Mann UFC heavyweight Francis Ngannou looks back on his loss to Stipe Miocic in January and details his incredible path to this point in his career. UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic has come out to Machine Gun Kelly’s song “Til I Die” ever since he won the title in 2016, and
1:52 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The way in which Francis Ngannou describes his first UFC title fight — a 25-minute decision loss to Stipe Miocic in January — is almost heartbreaking. Ngannou, of Cameroon, was favored to defeat Miocic at UFC 220, but he ran into trouble by the second round. He looked tired
8:20 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball Los Angeles Rams right guard Jamon Brown has been suspended without pay by the NFL for the first two games of the season for a violation of
4:51 PM ET Lightweight world titleholder Raymundo Beltran will face Russian mandatory challenger Roman Andreev on Aug. 25 at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, not far from Beltran’s home base in Phoenix. The fight, which will be the main event of a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card, was squared away on Tuesday