Jun 29, 2022 Sam Bruce Close ESPN Associate Editor Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPNscrum after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Tom Hamilton Close Senior
4:30 AM ET Sophie Lawson Sweden came third in the 2019 Women’s World Cup and second in the 2020 Olympics staged in 2021. Could a long-awaited first-place finish at Euro 2022 be next? Ayman Aref/Getty Images Sweden‘s ascension to become one of the favourites at Euro 2022 this summer has been, so it seems, a long
7:09 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Angels right-handed reliever Archie Bradley will be sidelined for at least a month after suffering a fractured right elbow while going over the dugout railing to join Sunday’s on-field brawl with the Seattle Mariners. According to head athletic trainer Mike Frostad, Bradley fell while jumping over the
7:04 PM ET Deshaun Watson‘s hearing before the NFL and NFL Players Association’s jointly appointed disciplinary officer, Sue L. Robinson, has concluded for the day, ESPN’s Dan Graziano reported Tuesday. The hearing is scheduled to resume Wednesday and may continue even longer than that, a source told Graziano. Watson has been accused by 25 women
Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson registered India’s highest-ever partnership in T20Is.© Twitter Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson‘s scripted India’s highest-ever partnership in T20 Internationals (T20Is) with their massive stand against Ireland on Tuesday. The two stitched up a 176-run partnership in just 87 deliveries to help India post 225/7. Their partnership eclipsed Rohit Sharma and
8:07 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com LONDON, England — Serena Williams lost in her eagerly-anticipated return on Tuesday night at Wimbledon in a hard-fought 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (7) marathon thriller to Harmony Tan, and questions about the 23-time major champion’s future in the sport were immediate. “That’s a question I can’t answer,” the 40-year-old said in
7:10 PM ET NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — Four-time major champion Brooks Koepka said Tuesday that he didn’t agree to join the LIV Golf Invitational Series until after playing in the U.S. Open two weeks ago. Koepka, speaking at a news conference before the first LIV Golf tournament in the United States, which starts Thursday at
7:10 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have made a breakthrough in their bid to sign Frenkie de Jong with an initial fee now agreed with Barcelona, sources have told ESPN. United are set to pay €65 million up front for the midfielder, who is Erik ten Hag’s top summer target. – Preseason schedule: When,
6:14 PM ET The New York Knicks are considered strong favorites to sign Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson in free agency, sources told ESPN. It’s widely anticipated that Brunson will agree to a four-year deal in excess of $100 million to sign with the Knicks soon after free agency opens on Thursday evening, league sources
6:29 PM ET Kali Reis, the WBA and WBO junior welterweight champion, is once again heading to Hollywood, cast as one of the leads in Season 4 of “True Detective” on HBO opposite two-time Best Actress Oscar-winner Jodie Foster. The cable network announced the fourth season of the show, which will be officially called “True
12:16 PM ET Tommy Fury has said he has been barred from traveling to the United States, days after announcing an Aug. 6 fight with Jake Paul in New York City. In a deal announced last Thursday, Paul is due to face Fury in a co-main event at Madison Square Garden alongside Amanda Serrano, who
2:53 PM ET Associated Press The PGA Tour is awarding cards to the leading 10 players from the European tour and bringing back a direct path to the PGA Tour through Q-school. The changes were outlined Tuesday as part of an extended partnership between the PGA Tour and European tour through 2035. As part of
2:23 PM ET When Freddie Freeman left the Atlanta Braves and eventually landed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, there was shock within the industry because of Freeman’s long history with the Braves. Now Freeman has fired the agency that represented him in his offseason negotiations, Excel Sports Management, according to multiple sources. Casey Close, who
3:01 PM ET Mississippi State and football coach Mike Leach have agreed to a two-year contract extension that will raise his annual salary to $5.5 million and run through the 2025 season, a source told ESPN. State law caps the length of contracts for state employees at four years. Leach’s previous salary was $5 million
3:02 PM ET Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin is signing a three-year extension worth up to $71 million in new money that places him among the NFL’s five highest-paid WRs, sources told ESPN. Agents Buddy Baker and Tony Bonagura of Exclusive Sports Group finalized the deal Tuesday with Washington senior vice president of football
3:25 PM ET The Utah Jazz are finalizing a five-year contract with Boston Celtics assistant Will Hardy to make him the franchise’s next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Hardy, 34, will be the youngest active coach in the NBA. Hardy was one of four finalists who met with ownership in Salt Lake this
2:23 PM ET ESPN News Services WIMBLEDON, England — Rafael Nadal got his Wimbledon campaign off to a winning start Tuesday, although he needed four sets to do it. The second-seeded Nadal defeated Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 on Centre Court in his first match since winning the French Open earlier this
3:37 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Mikey Garcia, a former four-division champion, confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday that he has retired from boxing. In a sport filled with self-promoting fighters, Garcia was understated. And in typical fashion for Garcia, he simply changed his Instagram profile to indicate he’s a “retired world champ” in lieu of a