6:09 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz will lead Spain against Novak Djokovic‘s Serbia next month in the Davis Cup group stage after Rafael Nadal wasn’t named to the Spanish team on Monday. Nadal is set to return to competition at this week’s hard-court tournament in Cincinnati after an abdominal injury caused the
4:55 PM ET Liverpool came back from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Crystal Palace after Darwin Nunez was shown a straight red card at Anfield on Monday night. Jurgen Klopp’s side came into the match after starting the Premier League season with a disappointing 2-2 draw against Fulham and, despite dominating the opening
1:21 PM ET Alaba, left, was Madrid’s hero on Sunday, though the credit should go to Ancelotti’s son, Davide, who had the perfect gameplan. JORGE GUERRERO/AFP via Getty Images When Real Madrid‘s second goal went in at Almeria on Sunday night, Davide Ancelotti was up and off the away team bench like an Olympic sprinter erupting
1:56 PM ET Shane Burgos is leaving the UFC and signing with PFL, the popular featherweight fighter announced Monday on “The MMA Hour.” Burgos fought out his UFC contract with his win over Charles Jourdain on July 16, becoming a free agent. He said he will likely compete in PFL before the end of the
5:02 PM ET The California State Athletic Commission wants Tyson Nam to move up in weight after the UFC fighter violated the board’s fight-night weight regulations Saturday at UFC San Diego. Nam weighed 126 pounds Friday at the weigh-ins, successfully making the nontitle flyweight limit. But on fight night, the CSAC weighed Nam again and
10:09 PM ET BOSTON — New York Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu has been dealing with a right big toe issue over the past few days and will get an MRI in New York on Monday. LeMahieu was a late scratch from the Yankees’ lineup Sunday ahead of their 3-0 loss to the Red Sox.
Former Giro d’Italia winner and double Olympic silver medallist Tom Dumoulin has announced his retirement from cycling with “with immediate effect”. The Dutch cyclist posted his decision on Twitter, two months after saying he would retire following September’s Road World Championship in Australia. The 31-year-old won the Giro in 2017 and the world time trial
12:47 PM ET Calgary Flames star Jonathan Huberdeau has pledged to donate to his brain to Project Enlist Canada for research on brain injuries, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Project Enlist Canada is a program created by the Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada that focuses on military veterans and helps researchers better understand CTE, traumatic brain
1:50 PM ET In 1950, The Associated Press released a preseason college football poll for the first time. It had been ranking teams, starting midseason, for 14 years, and the venture proved popular enough to expand the reach a bit. Granted, the accuracy of that initial poll was shaky. Preseason No. 1 Notre Dame would
1:39 PM ET Titans outside linebacker Bud Dupree pleaded guilty to a lesser assault charge in Nashville on Monday and was sentenced to six months of probation, according to online court records. Dupree had been cited with misdemeanor assault (fear of bodily injury) after an altercation with an employee at a Walgreens in Nashville in
11:43 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has become synonymous with the franchise that drafted him and that he has led to an NBA championship, but he has not ruled out the possibility of wearing another jersey before his career is over. In promoting his new ambassadorship with the telehealth company Antidote
11:35 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Adrien Broner withdrew from his junior welterweight fight Saturday vs. Omar Figueroa because of the need to address his mental health, he announced on Instagram. Sergey Lipinets will replace Broner in the PBC on Showtime main event in Hollywood, Florida, sources told ESPN. This is the second time a fight
All-rounder Washington Sundar’s return to international cricket will be further delayed as a left shoulder injury sustained during a 50-over game for his county side Lancashire has now ruled him out of three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe starting August 18. “Yes, Washington Sundar is ruled out of the Zimbabwe series. He has suffered an injury
12:36 PM ET ESPN News Services The Memphis Grizzlies are in line to be part of the NBA’s Christmas Day slate of games for the first time. Ja Morant and the Grizzlies will face Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and the rest of the reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors on Dec. 25 in San Francisco,
11:53 AM ET Cameron Smith, the No. 2-ranked player in the world, has pulled out of this week’s BMW Championship because of a lingering hip injury, according to his agent, Bud Martin. In the statement, Martin indicated that Smith’s decision to not compete in the second leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs at Wilmington Country
4th T20I Live: Ireland’s Barry McCarthy hits a six.© AFP IRE vs AFG, 4th T20I Live Updates: Ireland are six down in the 133-run chase against Afghanistan. Earlier, Afghanistan posted 132 for 6 batting first. Ireland had won the toss and opted to bowl first in the fourth T20I match vs Afghanistan in Belfast. Wet outfield
7:00 AM ET There have been hundreds, nay, thousands of kits to grace the Premier League since the league’s inception in 1992-93. Some have been good, some have been bad, some have faded from memory and some have simply been so downright diabolical that they are likely to be forever emblazoned in the mind’s eye.
9:56 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show If you want some insight into how Saturday’s world heavyweight title fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua will go, Joe Joyce is a