10:52 AM ET Newcastle United obliterated Premier League top-four rivals Tottenham Hotspur with a five-goal salvo in the opening 21 minutes on the way to a 6-1 rout at a rocking St James’ Park on Sunday. A game billed as a crucial six-pointer in the race to secure Champions League qualification was effectively all over
2:40 PM ET Manchester United beat Brighton & Hove Albion in a thrilling penalty shootout in their FA Cup semifinal at Wembley on Sunday after the game finished 0-0 after extra time to set up the first-ever all-Manchester clash in the final. Solly March, Brighton’s seventh player to step up to the spot in the
1:08 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs forward Sam Lafferty was fined $3,108.11 by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Sunday for cross-checking Ross Colton of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The fine was the maximum allowed under the league’s collective bargaining agreement. Lafferty lowered the boom on Colton with 4:50 remaining in the second period
12:23 PM ET Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain — Carlos Alcaraz of Spain became the first player since Rafael Nadal to repeat as Barcelona Open champion on Sunday with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas. It was the third title he has won this year and the ninth of his career. Alcaraz, 19, closed the
11:50 AM ET Associated Press MUNICH — Holger Rune defended his BMW Open title with a hard-fought 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (3) win over Botic van de Zandschulp in the final on Sunday. Van de Zandschulp retired from last year’s final with an aching chest, and the 19-year-old Rune was made to work significantly harder to
11:19 AM ET ESPN News Services The Cleveland Guardians called up top pitching prospect Logan Allen to start Sunday against Miami in his major league debut. Allen was Cleveland’s second-round pick in the 2020 amateur draft. The left-hander has allowed two earned runs and struck out 20 over 14⅓ innings in three starts at Triple-A
9:56 AM ET ESPN News Services STUTTGART, Germany — World No. 1 Iga Swiatek cruised past Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 6-4 to win the Stuttgart Open on Sunday in a repeat of last year’s final to confirm her status as a French Open favorite. Swiatek, back from injury and gearing up for her French Open title
6:59 AM ET Associated Press OMITAMA, Japan — Australian Lucas Herbert outlasted Aaron Cockerill to win the Handa Championship on the second extra hole Sunday for his third world tour title. The pair finished the final round tied on 15-under 265 after Herbert just missed a birdie putt from 20 feet on the 18th for
Royal Challengers Bangalore 189 for 9 (Maxwell 77, du Plessis 62, Boult 2-41, Sandeep 2-49) beat Rajasthan Royals 182 for 6 (Padikkal 52, Jaiswal 47, Jurel 34*, Harshal 3-32) by seven runs Royal Challengers Bangalore overcame a 50-for-7 collapse at the end of their innings and defended a total for the third time in IPL
8:00 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. IT’S WILL LEVIS‘ pro day at the University of Kentucky, where the zip on his drag routes and 70-yard