Associated Press Jan 19, 2024, 06:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — A Ukrainian player refusing to shake the hand of a Russian or Belarusian at the net has become a common sight on the tennis tours over the past two years. For those Ukrainian players competing at the Australian Open in Melbourne,
Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma marked their T20I return in the 3-match series against Afghanistan, making a case for themselves for T20 World Cup 2024 squad selection. While Rohit redeemed himself in the 3rd T20I with a century, after incurring back-to-back ducks in the first two matches, Virat scored a solitary 16-ball 29 in
Jan 19, 2024, 03:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Steven Gerrard has signed a new two-year contract extension to remain as head coach of Saudi Pro League club Al Ettifaq until 2027, the club announced on Thursday. The former Rangers and Aston Villa manager joined the club in the summer and, despite an impressive start
Jan 19, 2024, 02:18 AM Open Extended Reactions South Africa World Cup winner Elton Jantjies has been suspended for four years after being found guilty of using the banned substance Clenbuterol, the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS) announced on Thursday. Flyhalf Jantjies, now 33, was part of the Springbok squad that lifted
Associated Press Jan 18, 2024, 07:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Brian Cashman apologized to Marcus Stroman over 2019 remarks the Yankees general manager made before New York negotiated a $37 million, two-year contract with the 32-year-old right-hander. Cashman discussed trading for Stroman with Toronto before the Blue Jays dealt the pitcher
Associated Press Jan 19, 2024, 12:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON, Alberta — Warren Foegele had two goals, Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists and the Edmonton Oilers rallied to beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Thursday night to extend their winning streak to a franchise-record 12 games. Zach Hyman also scored
Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 18, 2024, 09:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ohio State is set to hire longtime NFL head coach Bill O’Brien as the school’s new offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. The move comes with a potential shift within the OSU program, as coach Ryan Day has spent part of this off-season exploring bringing
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterJan 18, 2024, 02:06 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin isn’t going anywhere. Days after walking out of a postgame news conference during a question about his future, the Pittsburgh
India head coach Rahul Dravid was a pleased man after the 3-0 series win over Afghanistan as few fringe players performed well to give the team more options for the T20 World Cup in June. India played 11 T20s after the ODI World Cup last year and the thinktank was able to have a closer
Associated Press Jan 18, 2024, 08:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA QUINTA, Calif. — Zach Johnson embraced the pressure of being the U.S. Ryder Cup captain last year, even if the experience didn’t go the way anybody on his team hoped. A few months later, Johnson is past all the pressure and the second-guessing
Associated Press Jan 18, 2024, 08:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Raptors president Masai Ujiri said Thursday that the health status of former Toronto center Christian Koloko “is in the hands of the NBA.” Later Thursday, The Athletic reported that Koloko is suffering from a blood clot issue and has been referred to
Associated Press Jan 18, 2024, 08:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PANAMA CITY — UCLA junior Omar Morales of Mexico opened with a 1-under 69 on Thursday and shared the lead with Santiago de la Fuente of Mexico and Jose Arzu of Guatemala after one round of the Latin America Amateur. Morales hit the opening
Matt Walsh, Assistant EditorJan 18, 2024, 08:14 PM ET Close Matt Walsh is a Melbourne-based sports journalist who willingly travels far and wide to watch any sport. Not only has he seen NFL in Dallas, football in London, baseball in Arlington and hockey in Boston, he’s covered F1, AFL, Wimbledon and the Australian Open for
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJan 18, 2024, 06:16 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions The match schedule for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada will be unveiled Feb. 4, FIFA announced Thursday. As part of the announcement, FIFA
Associated Press Jan 18, 2024, 12:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent is making a multimillion dollar donation to Yale to endow the baseball coach’s position there in the name of his father. Francis T. Vincent Jr. was baseball commissioner from 1989 to 1992 and is a 1963 graduate of Yale
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 18, 2024, 12:26 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Ex-Northampton Saints player Harry Mallinder has joined Louis Rees-Zammit in chasing the dream of playing in
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 18, 2024, 04:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Higher education and combat sports will come together this fall. UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber and Sacramento State are launching what is believed to be the first university-backed combat sports development program, Faber and Sacramento State president J. Luke Wood told
ESPN News Services Jan 18, 2024, 04:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Masters is open to having Angel Cabrera return to Augusta National Golf Club, if the former champion can obtain a visa after legal issues kept him from participating for the past four years. Cabrera, who won the Grand Slam event in 2009,