6:58 PM ET NEW YORK — No one knew what to expect out of this US Open all-teen women’s final between Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez. The Open has seen two teens battle it out for the championship before. The last time was in 1999 when a then-17-year-old Serena Williams stopped an 18-year-old Martina Hingis.
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7:33 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Ken Tanigawa had two front-nine eagles in a 6-under 65 for a share of the second-round lead with Doug Barron in the PGA Tour Champions’ inaugural Ascension Charity Classic. Tanigawa eagled the par-5 second and eighth holes in a front-nine 30 on Norwood Hills’ West Course, the
12:49 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles are signing left tackle Jordan Mailata to a four-year, $64 million extension, Mailata’s agents confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. The deal, which runs through the 2025 season, could be worth up to $80 million and includes $40.85 million guaranteed, agents Jeff Nalley and Graylan Crain told ESPN.
6:03 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former cruiserweight and heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield faces former UFC light heavyweight champ Vitor Belfort in an eight-round boxing match at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida (Triller Fight Club PPV, 7 p.m. ET). Holyfield (44-10-2, 29 KOs), of Atlanta, is 58 years old and hasn’t fought since
2:44 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — It’s never easy to turn back the clock and recreate magic moments — they say never go back, after all — but Cristiano Ronaldo‘s football career has always defied logic and by, making a spectacular return to Manchester United with two goals in a 4-1 win against Newcastle United,
6:15 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Noah Gragson held onto the lead after a restart with seven laps to go and held off Justin Haley on Saturday to win his second consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series race. Gragson, driving in the race with JR Motorsports owner Dale Earnhardt Jr., ended a 49-race winless streak
6:48 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — Following No. 12 Oregon‘s thrilling 35-28 win against No. 3 Ohio State on Saturday, Ducks coach Mario Cristobal made his way to the end zone to greet the section of green-clad Oregon fans who had made the trip to witness what was one of the biggest wins in program
3:08 PM ET Italy’s Francesco Laporta shot three birdies and an eagle en route to a solid three-under 69 that gave him a one-shot lead after the third round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Saturday. Laporta began in third place at 11-under and quickly seized the lead, hitting a brilliant second shot
4:30 PM ET ESPN staff In a very unexpected US Open women’s final, we have two teenagers — Leylah Fernandez and Emma Raducanu — making their first appearances in the final round of a Grand Slam event. Honestly, who would have guessed this pairing? Or even that just one of these women would make it
Sherfane Rutherford will replace Jonny Bairstow in the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad.© AFP Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have added West Indies batsman Sherfane Rutherford to their squad following the withdrawal England’s Jonny Bairstow ahead of the resumption of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season. The franchise took to Twitter to make the announcement on Saturday. “The
11:55 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t disappoint on his Manchester United return. Getty Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Manchester United beat Newcastle United 4-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday. United took the lead in stoppage time at the end of the first-half when Mason Greenwood‘s deflected shot was spilled by Newcastle goalkeeper Freddie Woodman and Ronaldo
12:07 PM ET Chicago Cubs manager David Ross is set to rejoin the team Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this month. Bench coach Andy Green, who has been running the team in Ross’ absence, told reporters Saturday of Ross’ pending return. On Sept. 3, the Cubs announced tests for Ross and president of
The BCCI Apex Council have their meeting on September 20.© AFP The domestic cricketers, who lost out on Ranji Trophy cricket last season due to COVID-19, are likely to get minimum 50 percent compensation of their total match fees if the BCCI Apex Council approves the working group recommendation. The final decision however lies with
11:35 AM ET Oregon star defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux and linebacker Justin Flowe will not play in Saturday’s game against No. 3 Ohio State, the school announced. Thibodeaux, who was knocked out of last Saturday’s win over Fresno State with a left ankle injury, was wearing sweats on the sideline during pregame warm-ups for the
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will start the Italian Grand Prix from pole with title rival Lewis Hamilton only fourth. Hamilton’s Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas won the ‘sprint’ qualifying race but will start last after taking a penalty for a power unit change. Hamilton finished behind McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris after an uncharacteristically poor
Belgium’s Yves Lampaert won a sprint finish to claim victory on stage seven of the Tour of Britain. Lampaert beat American Matteo Jorgenson into second with Britain’s Matt Gibson third. The trio were part of a breakaway from the main peloton on the penultimate stage of the race, which covered 194.8km from Hawick in the
10:11 PM ET Teofimo Lopez is exploring moving up divisions after his lightweight title fight against George Kambosos Jr. on Oct. 4 in New York City, and he said in an interview with ESPN on Friday night that he has no plans to schedule a rematch with Vasiliy Lomachenko. Lopez has expressed interest in moving
Hass Formula 1 driver Mick Schumacher says his father Michael is the best-ever driver in the sport, no matter what Lewis Hamilton achieves. Hamilton claimed his seventh F1 title last year, drawing him level on the all-time championship list with Schumacher senior. The Mercedes driver is battling with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen for this year’s