Valtteri Bottas is to move to Alfa Romeo from Mercedes next season. The announcement of the Finn’s switch paves the way for Mercedes to declare the signing of George Russell to partner Lewis Hamilton from 2022. Bottas said: “I am proud of what I achieved at Mercedes and I am fully focused on finishing the
4:09 AM BST The mixed reaction to Jordie Barrett’s red card in Bledisloe Cup III has at least made one thing abundantly clear — that having the trial red-card replacement law in place for the Rugby Championship was one of SANZAAR’s smarter moves in recent times. But that also a further delineation perhaps needs to
9:35 PM ET A week ago, as Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was going through warm-ups for his team’s final preseason game, a golf epic was unfolding on televisions inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Patrick Cantlay held off Bryson DeChambeau in a six-hole playoff for the BMW Championship and in doing so, picked up the moniker “Patty
9:45 PM ET CHICAGO — A go-ahead, seventh-inning grand slam by red-hot Cubs first baseman Frank Schwindel topped off a wild Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field, leading to an 11-8 Chicago victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a four-game sweep. Schwindel’s blast was the third go-ahead slam of the game, including two from Cubs hitters.
Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma are very active on social media.© Instagram India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took to Instagram to share a funny video featuring his wife Dhanashree Verma. In the reel, the couple enact a skit with Dhanashree offering fresh ‘aloo ke paranthe’ to Chahal, who responds by saying that he can’t see any
12:15 AM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com With the first week of the college football season rolling into Sunday night, No. 9 Notre Dame facing Florida State turned out to be the best game of the weekend. It had an epic, magical comeback (FSU QB McKenzie Milton) and another near-comeback as the Seminoles trailed by 18 at
7:00 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — Two days after making his auspicious introduction to tennis fans, Carlos Alcaraz took the court in front of a capacity crowd of more than 8,000 in Grandstand stadium for his fourth-round match at the US Open on Sunday. Even with the looming threat of rain, there was
11:17 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Denny Hamlin held off Kyle Larson after their cars hit nose to tail racing to the finish line Sunday night in the Southern 500 to open the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Hamlin won for the first time this season after entering the week seeded seventh in the
4:19 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Continuing their reshuffling at cornerback, the Seattle Seahawks are expected to sign former New York Jets starter Bless Austin, a source confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. The Jets waived the 25-year-old Austin on Wednesday, a surprise move given that he was projected to remain one of their
9:01 PM ET ATLANTA — Joaquin Niemann had nowhere to be on Sunday, but he decided to play the final round of the Tour Championship as if he were in a hurry. A big hurry. Niemann, playing first and alone because Brooks Koepka withdrew on Saturday with a wrist injury, raced around East Lake Golf
9:08 PM ET One of world football’s great moments, Brazil vs. Argentina, descended into pure farce in Sao Paulo on Sunday when the game was suspended after just four minutes after officials from Brazil’s health authority walked onto the field. The incident proves that the big problem hovering over these rounds of World Cup qualification
8:52 PM ET ATLANTA — The system is one Patrick Cantlay still dislikes, one that saw him earn $15 million on Sunday as the PGA Tour’s season-long champion despite not shooting the lowest 72-hole score at the Tour Championship. No matter. Cantlay followed the format, and he hit the big shots when necessary to hold
6:30 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Patrick Cantlay delivered the goods again, this time with a 6-iron instead of a putter. “Patty Ice” was just a clutch with a $15 million shot that allowed him to hold off Jon Rahm and win the FedEx Cup on Sunday. In a tense duel with the world’s
4:00 PM ET ESPN staff One week into the US Open, there has been no shortage of excitement, upsets, and yes, drama. No. 1 Ash Barty was stunned in the third round by American Shelby Rogers on Saturday night. A day earlier, Naomi Osaka lost in third round to Leylah Fernandez. Elsewhere in the tournament,
4:59 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Sheldon Creed led the final 80 laps to take his second straight NASCAR Truck Series win in the playoffs and second in a row at Darlington Raceway on Sunday. Creed, the defending series champ, opened the 10-driver playoffs with a victory outside of St. Louis on Aug.
3:27 PM ET A World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was halted just minutes after kickoff on Sunday after Brazilian health officials objected to the participation of three Argentine players they say broke quarantine rules. Argentina walked off the pitch at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo after the officials entered the pitch to
11:05 AM ET ESPN News Services The New York Yankees placed setup man Jonathan Loaisiga on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a strained right rotator cuff. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Loaisiga will not throw for at least 10 days. “Obviously that’s a tough loss for us, which hopefully is only a couple
4:04 PM ET Four years into a second stint at UConn that hasn’t gone nearly as well as the first, Randy Edsall announced on Sunday that he will retire at the end of this season. The announcement comes roughly 24 hours after the Huskies lost to Holy Cross, an FCS program, dropping to 0-2 on