12:50 PM ET Associated Press MONACO — Novak Djokovic is ready to move on from the controversy surrounding his refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. “I miss competition,” the Serbian tennis star said Sunday on the opening day of the clay-court season at the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco. “I still feel motivation to be
A measure of how difficult it is to defend is that despite Shimron Hetmyer‘s assault towards the end of the first innings – he scored 38 off the last 15 balls he faced – despite Boult’s swing at the start to get KL Rahul first ball, despite Ashwin’s four overs for 20 runs, despite Yuzvendra
1:42 PM ET Cesar Hernandez CARSON, Calif. — The in-demand tickets for Saturday’s El Trafico may have read “LA Galaxy vs. LAFC” in bold text, but realistically, most of the capacity crowd at Dignity Health Sports Park were there to watch the main draw: Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez vs. Carlos Vela. One can imagine an old-timey
6:25 AM ET Manchester United are exploring alternative options to hiring Robin van Persie as part of the club’s new coaching staff under Erik ten Hag, the favoured candidate to become manager this summer, due to concerns that the 38-year-old will not be able to secure a UK work permit, sources have told ESPN. ESPN
7:14 AM ET Merseyside police are reviewing CCTV footage to establish if Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo committed an offence by knocking a mobile phone out of a supporter’s hand following his side’s 1-0 Premier League defeat to Everton on Saturday. Footage emerged on social media of Ronaldo appearing to swipe his hand towards the
8:43 AM ET Gio Reyna has been ruled out for the remainder of the campaign after picking up a muscle injury. Photo by Tom Weller/picture alliance via Getty Images Borussia Dortmund midfielder Giovanni Reyna has been ruled out for the rest of the season after sustaining a muscle and tendon injury, the Bundesliga club said on
1:23 PM ET Manchester City and Liverpool played out a thrilling 2-2 draw in the Premier League title showdown at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Diogo Jota cancelled out Kevin de Bruyne‘s early opener and Sadio Mane rescued a point for the visitors after Gabriel Jesus made it 2-1. The result means that Pep Guardiola’s
9:02 AM ET Pitching phenom Roki Sasaki had 19 strikeouts while throwing a perfect game in a record-setting performance Sunday in Japan’s top professional league. Sasaki, 20, recorded the first perfect game in Nippon Professional Baseball since 1994 and the 16th in league history, according to multiple Japanese media outlets. Sasaki, a right-hander for the
12:48 PM ET The Boston Red Sox have signed right-handed reliever Garrett Whitlock to a four-year contract extension, the team announced Sunday. Whitlock is guaranteed a total of $18.75 million from 2023 to 2026, a source told ESPN. The deal also includes club options for the 2027 and 2028 seasons, with the source saying Whitlock
2:46 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim The screeching sound you may have heard late Saturday night if you were anywhere near Jacksonville, Florida, was the Khamzat Chimaev hype train slowing its roll. Gilbert Burns was the one applying the brakes. Burns had been bloodied and beaten down in a brutal opening round, but he had survived.