10:14 PM ET ESPN News Services Australia’s Ash Barty, the No. 1-ranked women’s tennis player in the world, has announced her retirement from the sport at the age of 25. Barty said in an emotional video posted Wednesday local time on social media: “I’m so happy and I’m so ready. I just know at the
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10:30 PM ET ESPN News Services PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — In his first start since last summer, New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom had some butterflies during his Grapefruit League debut. But he certainly looked healthy. “I was nervous, to be honest with you,” deGrom said after firing two innings of one-hit ball Tuesday
1:41 AM ET Associated Press The Orlando Pride has apologized after a supporters’ group was told it could not display a banner that said “Gay” at a match this weekend. The Black Swans’ banner was in reference to Florida’s recent legislation dubbed by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The supporters’ group went to
10:04 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has tried to keep a low profile on social media while rehabbing his fractured right foot that has kept him out the entire 2021-22 season. That changed on Tuesday night. Williamson posted a 5-second clip to his Instagram story showing him at the Pelicans’
12:16 AM BST France are rejoicing after Les Bleus achieved their first Six Nations Grand Slam since 2012 with a 25-13 victory over England at the Stade de France. That result was good enough to push them up to second on World Rugby’s Test rankings behind only South Africa, with the All Blacks at No.
10:56 PM ET World No.1 Ash Barty’s shock retirement from tennis at only 25 has sent Australian social media spinning, with some of the biggest names in Australian sport reacting to the sudden news. Barty most recently ended the nation’s Australian Open drought, becoming the first Australian woman to lift the trophy in 44 years,
Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson is donning the hat of a coach for the first time as he will be the assistant coach of Delhi Capitals in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Watson has ample knowledge on MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant, having played under Dhoni for the Chennai Super Kings
7:45 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins on Tuesday reached agreement with offensive tackle Terron Armstead on a five-year deal worth up to $87.5 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, locking up one of the top free agents of the 2022 cycle. The deal includes $43.37 million in guaranteed money, the
6:05 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua are going to run it back this summer. Usyk will cross the border from Ukraine to Poland and begin training camp for the heavyweight title rematch this summer, sources told ESPN. The unified champion joined a territorial defense battalion in Kiev last month after Russia
6:05 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua are going to run it back this summer. Usyk received permission to leave Ukraine from the country’s sports minister and will begin training camp for the heavyweight title rematch this summer after crossing the border to Poland, sources told ESPN. The unified champion joined a
8:00 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith JASON VASS IS WEARING a Ken Griffey Jr. sweatshirt and a Ken Griffey Jr. hat when he opens the front door. He motions to come in and then points toward the bottom of the front stairs, and the official tour of one of the world’s largest, life-changing collections of sports
5:01 PM ET Bryson DeChambeau has been away from competitive golf for nearly two months because he was recovering from a fractured hamate bone in his left hand and a torn labrum in his left hip. DeChambeau disclosed the severity of those injuries during an interview with Golf Channel on Tuesday, ahead of his competitive
3:28 PM ET Retired UFC fighter Chael Sonnen is being charged with 11 counts of battery, including a felony, stemming from a Dec. 18 incident in Las Vegas, according to court records. The felony is being classified as battery by strangulation. Sonnen initially received five battery citations in the case, but those were dismissed in
4:56 PM ET LYNCHBURG, Va. — Liberty quarterback Malik Willis impressed a school pro-day record 60 NFL coaches, scouts and executives from all 32 teams with the arm strength and athleticism that has him projected as a first-round draft pick. Willis was particularly impressive Tuesday with an improvised strike that traveled 65 yards in the
1:59 PM ET Outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith has agreed to terms on a three-year, $42 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Adam Schefter. The deal can be worth up to $47 million if he reaches incentives, the sources told ESPN. Last week, Smith backed out on an agreement with
12:01 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Colby Covington scored a lopsided unanimous decision over Jorge Masvidal when they met earlier this month at UFC 272, but apparently they have unfinished business. Masvidal is suspected of felony battery in connection with an altercation Monday, according to a Miami Beach police report obtained by ESPN. The other person
3:29 PM ET It exists on what can seem like a mythical plane, with an aberrational combination of history, decibels and lack of oxygen leaving the Estadio Azteca peerless in North America. As just one of two stadiums to host the World Cup final twice, along with Rio’s fabled Maracana, few soccer venues can even
1:02 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs will wear a Justin Bieber-designed alternate jersey for their March 23 game against the New Jersey Devils, which the NHL says is “the first reversible sweater ever in North American professional sports.” The jersey, created for the Leafs’ annual youth-oriented Next Gen game, is a collaboration with Bieber,