12:08 PM ET Associated Press Third-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut cruised past wildcard Filip Misolic 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the Generali Open on Saturday to claim his 11th ATP title. Bautista Agut lifted his second trophy this year after Doha in his 21st career final. It was only his second on clay after Stuttgart
7:38 PM ET ESPN staff With 2022 NFL training camps getting ready to hit high gear, young starting quarterbacks around the league are getting valuable reps. At the New England Patriots‘ camp on Friday, onlookers anticipated that quarterback Mac Jones would raise his level of performance after the offense was almost shut out completely, scoring
India batter KL Rahul on Saturday issued a lengthy statement, saying testing positive for COVID-19 has pushed his return to the international arena “back by a couple of weeks”, but he aims to recover as quickly as possible and be available for selection. It is important to note that Rahul had been named in the
Annemiek van Vleuten took the lead in the inaugural Tour de France Femmes with a dominant ride on stage seven. Movistar rider Van Vleuten, who was eighth heading into the penultimate stage, went clear to beat Demi Vollering by three minutes 26 seconds, with Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig third. That means the Dutch rider will take
Jul 30, 2022 Novak Djokovic said he is preparing for the US Open as if he will be allowed to compete at the hard-court major despite his refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Djokovic, who has three US Open titles, will not be able to participate at this year’s US Open due to current rules
Mercedes driver George Russell stunned himself and Formula 1 with a sensational maiden pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Briton pipped the Ferrari drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, while championship leader Max Verstappen was 10th with engine problems. McLaren’s Lando Norris was fourth, ahead of the Alpines of Esteban Ocon and Fernando
8:34 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Aaron Judge became the first big leaguer with 40 homers this season, smashed a grand slam for No. 41 and robbed a home run in right field as the New York Yankees rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 11-5 on Friday night. A free agent
10:01 AM ET Charles Barkley says he’s sticking to the NBA, turning away from any further overtures to join LIV Golf as a broadcaster. “I want to thank Greg Norman and LIV for their interest in me,” Barkley told the New York Post. “I wish those guys great success and nothing but the best. But,
8:57 AM ET Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — Fifth-seeded Caroline Garcia beat Jasmine Paolini 6-1, 6-2 at the Poland Open on Saturday to advance to her 12th career final, where she will face Ana Bogdan. Garcia will seek her ninth career WTA title and second this year after winning the grass-court Bad Homburg Open. The
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has admitted that the team could join forces with Porsche in Formula 1 in the future. Horner said Red Bull had “healthy dialogue” with Porsche but there were “some major caveats we need to get past before things get near progression”. These focus on the finalisation of 2026 engine
Formula 1 has launched a campaign to end abuse online and at events, in the wake of racist, sexist and homophobic incidents at the Austrian Grand Prix. Drive It Out will bring together drivers, teams and stakeholders to block and report abuse online. And they will be pressuring social media platforms to take greater action.
Jul 28, 2022 Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk; two world-class goalkeepers in Ederson and Alisson; and arguably the two leading coaches in the game in Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. With so much A-list talent and winning pedigree between Manchester City and Liverpool, Saturday’s Community Shield clash (stream live
12:58 AM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Grant Enfinger grabbed the lead with four fresh tires after a wild overtime restart and pulled away to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoff opener Friday night at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Restarting second on the inside row, Enfinger squeezed the No. 23 GMS Racing Chevrolet past
Young Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh said that using variations, especially the slower ones, on a sticky wicket was the key to his success in the T20 series-opener against the West Indies. Arshdeep (2/24 in 4 overs), who featured in the first T20I against England at Southampton earlier this month, picked up two wickets on his
10:27 PM ET ESPN News Services The Seattle Mariners, looking to end a postseason drought that stretches to 2001, acquired the best arm on the trade market Friday night in a deal for right-hander Luis Castillo of the Cincinnati Reds. “He’s one of the best pitchers in the game — he’s really established himself as
8:11 PM ET The NBA has opened an investigation into the Philadelphia 76ers for possible tampering and early contact centered on the franchise’s summer free agency class of James Harden, P.J. Tucker and Danuel House, sources told ESPN on Friday. One of the central elements of the league’s probe includes questions on Harden’s decision to
File photo of Rohit Sharma© AFP India captain Rohit Sharma was in fine touch in the first T20I against West Indies and he went on to play a knock of 64 runs off just 44 balls with the help of 7 fours and 2 sixes. Along the course of this innings, Rohit surpassed New Zealand
Jul 29, 2022 LOS ANGELES — After weeks of speculation about the future of the Pac-12 in the wake of decisions from USC and UCLA to leave for the Big Ten, conference commissioner George Kliavkoff hit back at the assertion the league is on unstable ground. “We are bullish about the Pac-12’s future and our