Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 1, 2023, 01:40 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 PARIS — Iga Swiatek revealed Taylor Swift helped her navigate the blank space of life when younger, and
Month: June 2023
Ben Duckett‘s dashing unbeaten fifty took England to within sight of a first-innings lead over Ireland on the opening day of their Ashes warm-up Test at Lord’s on Thursday. England were 152-1 in reply to Ireland’s 172 all out, a deficit of 30 runs, at stumps in a Test being played over four days rather
Jun 1, 2023, 12:55 PM ET PARIS — Jannik Sinner wasted two match points as he was knocked out of the French Open 6-7 (0), 7-6 (7), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5 in a second-round thriller against German Daniel Altmaier on Thursday. Sinner, a red-haired Italian who is often cheered on by six fans dressed as
Jun 1, 2023, 10:18 AM ET Noah Syndergaard said he is the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ “weakest link” after another poor outing that may have jeopardized his spot in the starting rotation. The once-intimidating Syndergaard saw his ERA inflate to 6.54 after allowing five runs on seven hits — including three home runs — in Wednesday’s
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJun 1, 2023, 10:20 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Iowa has named Beth Goetz, its deputy athletic director and chief operating officer, as interim athletics director beginning Aug. 1, when longtime AD Gary Barta will begin his retirement. Goetz, the former athletic
File image of Matthew Hayden© Twitter The absence of the dashing Rishabh Pant, who is recovering from injuries sustained in a car accident in December, leaves a big void in India’s Test eleven, said Matthew Hayden, who is backing Ishan Kishan to don the wicketkeeping gloves instead of K S Bharat. “One of the big
Jun 1, 2023, 10:57 AM ET Tom Brady reiterated Thursday that he has no plans to play in the NFL again after retiring in February. “I’m certain I’m not playing again, so I’ve tried to make that clear and I hate to continue to profess that, cause I’ve already told people that lots of times,”
Fernando Alonso said Formula 1 is “very easy from the sofa” as he responded to claims Aston Martin could have won in Monaco last weekend. Alonso said that fitting intermediate tyres rather than slicks at a pit stop could “maybe” have given him the win. But he added: “What I don’t like in F1 is
Julien Laurens Alex Kirkland Jun 1, 2023, 09:56 AM ET Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid when his contract expires this month to join Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad, sources have told ESPN. ESPN reported earlier this week that Benzema was offered a two-year contract worth €400 million to move to Saudi in January, the
Alamy Racing commentator Jack Nicholls has been sacked by Formula E after allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Management for the electric car-racing series conducted an investigation after receiving complaints about him. He has chosen to step back from his commitments at BBC Radio 5 Live and did not work at the Monaco Grand Prix last weekend.
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterJun 1, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News IT WAS A suggestion at first. The kind of thing a friend brings up during a long car ride when there will be plenty of time to discuss it. And in
Max Verstappen says it “looks like” Red Bull could win every race this season but insists that it is “very unlikely to happen”. Red Bull have won all six races so far in 2023, with four for Verstappen, and look set to dominate this year. Verstappen said: “How it looks at the moment, I think
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. College football’s Great Realignment has been on pause in recent months. After the seismic moves we saw in recent summers — Oklahoma and Texas announcing they were joining the SEC in 2021, USC and UCLA announcing
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 07:44 AM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette June is full of title fights, some defenses with unexpected challengers because of injuries and positive tests for banned substances. In most of these cases, the
Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Jun 1, 2023, 07:00 AM ET From 32 teams starting the 2022-23 NHL season, the Stanley Cup playoffs have whittled
Formula 1 returns to Barcelona this weekend, so it seems the right time to celebrate Spanish legend Fernando Alonso. The 41-year-old has had a glittering career, and with his mighty comeback in the competitive Aston Martin this season, he leaves many people on the edge of their seats… still! How many of these five questions
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 31, 2023, 01:36 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. It took a little longer than Major League Baseball might have anticipated, but the San Diego Padres, fielding one of the
Anil Kumble believes Ambati Rayudu should’ve been in the squad for the 2019 ODI World Cup© AFP Veteran batter Ambati Rayudu bid adieu to the Indian Premier League (IPL) earlier this week after the final between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad. Rayudu, who had announced that IPL 2023 will be his last