6:54 PM ET Associated Press SAO PAULO — Brazilian tennis great Maria Bueno, who helped usher in modern women’s tennis, was buried Saturday in her home town shortly after a wake was held for her at the Sao Paulo state Governor’s Palace. Bueno died Friday in a Sao Paulo hospital after battling mouth cancer. She
8:08 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Andrew Putnam will be playing in the last group on Sunday for the first time, looking for his first PGA Tour victory. His playing partner will be Dustin Johnson, who has won once this year and needs his 18th career victory to reclaim his spot as the
6:35 PM ET Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Tom Lehman shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the PGA Tour Champions’ Principal Charity Classic. Lehman eagled the par-5 eighth and played a 10-hole stretch in 7 under before dropping a stroke on the par-4 18th.
7:40 PM ET Demetrious Johnson, the most dominant champion in UFC history, will seek his 12th flyweight title defense against Henry Cejudo at UFC 227 on Aug. 4. UFC officials announced the 125-pound championship fight on Saturday. It will take place on the UFC 227 pay-per-view event, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. MMAFighting first
9:07 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show MANCHESTER, ENGLAND — Tyson Fury eased back into his boxing career after a two-year, seven-month exile with an undemanding four-round win over Sefer Seferi
6:44 PM ET MONTREAL, Canada — With the benefit of hindsight, Mercedes would have brought more sets of hyper-soft tyres to the Canadian Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton struggled to hook up a clean lap in qualifying. Hamilton will start the race from fourth on the grid after mistakes in qualifying left him 0.232s off
9:21 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Austin Dillon and Daniel Hemric didn’t have much time to battle for the lead after the final restart. As long as one of them was in front when the rain came, Richard Childress Racing was going to win. Dillon ended up beating his teammate Saturday in the
6:56 PM ET McLaren boss Zak Brown is leaning towards entering the British team into IndyCar next year. Brown and McLaren’s F1 racing director Eric Boullier visited the IndyCar paddock in Detroit between the Monaco Grand Prix and this weekend’s race in Canada as the American continues to explore the opportunity to join the series.
8:15 PM BST ESPN staff England head coach Eddie Jones has confirmed he was involved in a row with South Africa fans at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, after his side lost 42-39 in the first Test of their summer tour. The Australian confirmed after the match that their had been an exchange of words with some
6:34 PM BST South Africa began a new era for their rugby with a dramatic 42-39 victory over England in the first test at Ellis Park on Saturday, coming back after conceding three tries in a horrific opening 17-minute spell to go 1-0 ahead in the three-match series. The Springboks, with their first-ever black captain