10:37 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Rafael Nadal standing behind him and a captivated audience intently listening to his every word, Taylor Fritz finished his speech on the court at Indian Wells, his voice breaking as he looked toward his family and team in the stands. “Winning this tournament is one of those crazy childhood dreams
12:12 AM BST 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. Brittany Mitchell Close ESPN
IPL 2022: Rohit Sharma enjoyed his time at the “opening of the new MI Arena”.© Twitter The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 is upon us and teams have already started their preparations for long season ahead, which starts on March 26. While most of the franchises are busy sweating it out in the nets as
8:52 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — William Byron had a freight train in his rearview mirror. A sitting duck, it seemed. Fortunately for him, all those challengers started jostling against each other rather than working together to take down the leader. While Byron cruised to the checkered flag for the third victory of
5:43 PM ET It was rumored for weeks, and finally happened: The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Seattle Kraken defenseman Mark Giordano in a trade Sunday, one day before the NHL’s deadline. Forward Colin Blackwell was also part of the package heading to Toronto, and Seattle is retaining half of Giordano’s $6.75 million salary. In return,
7:27 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Sam Burns is a winner again in the Valspar Championship, this time with a lot more stress and plenty of more emotion. Burns holed a birdie putt from just over 30 feet on the 16th hole to beat Davis Riley on the second playoff hole, giving
1:37 PM ET Seems as if everybody in baseball was working through the weekend. Starting late Friday night, the last few big dominoes in this year’s free-agent market fell in a final sprint, with Nick Castellanos landing with the Phillies, Carlos Correa stunningly signing with the Twins and, finally, the last shortstop standing, Trevor Story
4:14 PM ET The Vancouver Canucks have traded veteran defenseman Travis Hamonic to the Ottawa Senators for a 2022 third-round draft pick. Hamonic, 31, is a defensive-first player who had seven points in 24 games for the Canucks, averaging 18 minutes, 22 seconds in ice time per game. Hamonic is in his 12th NHL season,
4:00 PM ET Liverpool eased past Nottingham Forest 1-0 in their FA Cup quarterfinal clash at the City Ground on Sunday evening, setting up a trip to Wembley next month. The Reds controlled possession for the majority of the first half but the only chance that fell to Roberto Firmino was wasted as the Brazil
1:36 PM ET NEW YORK — As the Brooklyn Nets prepare for the final 11 games of the regular season, center Andre Drummond offered an interesting perspective on how he hopes the team approaches the stretch run. “Got to treat this s— like pickup,” Drummond said, laughing, after Sunday’s practice. “Just take the best five
ICC Women’s World Cup Live: West Indies face Pakistan in Hamilton.© AFP West Indies face Pakistan in their league stage fixture of the ongoing ICC Women’s Cricket World at Seddon Park in Hamilton, on Monday. Captained by Bismah Maroof, Pakistan have lost all four of their previous fixtures and are out of the competition, sitting
11:00 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns were desperate to trade for Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. So desperate, they were willing to give Watson more than any other team in contention for his services. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Friday the Browns are set to hand Watson a new five-year deal worth a
11:16 AM ET Shaun Norris overcame a poor start to his final round to card a 70 and win the DP World Tour’s Steyn City Championship with 25 under par on Sunday, his first victory on the European circuit. South African Norris, who carded a remarkable 62 on Friday, held a four-shot lead going into
Charles Leclerc won a close battle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen before taking a classy victory as Ferrari took a one-two in a dramatic season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Leclerc and Verstappen staged a thrilling wheel-to-wheel dice after their first pit stops, swapping places five times in two laps before Leclerc moved ahead. The closing laps
Formula 1 drivers have been given new driving standards guidelines before the 2022 season. The move is part of the series of changes governing body the FIA has made to try to learn the lessons from the mistakes made last year. The new guidelines outline the ways in which drivers overtaking and being overtaken must
12:07 AM ET It will certainly look strange the first time Kenley Jansen faces Freddie Freeman in a crucial moment late in a close game, Jansen in an Atlanta Braves uniform, Freeman in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform, symbols of this entire twisted offseason. Jansen debuted for the Dodgers on July 24, 2010 — 38
Shahrukh Khan will play for Punjab Kings in IPL 2022 Punjab Kings are getting ready for IPL 2022 in style and all of their activities, on and off the pitch, are being put up on social media to create traction for the team, which is looking to win its maiden title. It can be said without
12:55 PM ET Alex Kirkland Sam Marsden Sunday’s Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona at the Bernabeu — stream LIVE, 4 p.m. ET, ESPN+ — might not be decisive in terms of LaLiga’s title race, but it’s still a fiery rivalry with plenty on the line. (The lines, from Caesars: +110 for Real Madrid, +225