10:34 AM ET Manchester United‘s new signing Edinson Cavani has said it was a conversation with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that convinced him to join the club. United made a deadline day swoop for the striker who joined the club on a two-year deal after leaving Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent in March. –
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9:27 AM ET There were no weight-cutting issues for a pair of top bantamweights. Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen both successfully made weight at 136 pounds Friday morning for their UFC Fight Night headliner. The two will meet Saturday in the main event of the card on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi on ESPN+ (main
10:03 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com In the middle of Iga Swiatek‘s blistering second set against Sofia Kenin in the French Open women’s final on Saturday, NBC commentator John McEnroe made a bold prediction. “The way she’s playing right now, it would be hard to imagine she wouldn’t win half-a-dozen majors,” said the men’s tennis legend.
9:55 AM ET Each week of the NFL season, we will identify fantasy football waiver-wire pickups specifically for those of you looking for streaming options in deeper formats (including IDP leagues). These are players available in a majority of ESPN Fantasy leagues, who have enticing matchups in the week ahead that may make them worthy
Oct 10, 2020 Associated Press PARIS — Andreas Mies fell onto his back and Kevin Krawietz sank to his knees in celebration after they successfully defended their French Open doubles title on Saturday. They beat US Open champions Mate Pavic of Croatia and Bruno Soares of Brazil 6-3, 7-5 in the final. The eighth-seeded German
IPL 2020, KXIP vs KKR: Sunil Narine helped his side register an unlikely win against Kings XI Punjab.© BCCI/IPL Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Sunil Narine has been once again reported for chucking during his team’s IPL match against Kings XI Punjab, and one more breach could lead to him being barred from bowling again. “Sunil
Racing Point say they are “confident” Lance Stroll does not have coronavirus despite being unwell enough to miss the Eifel Grand Prix. Team principal Otmar Szafnauer said Stroll has “flu-like symptoms”, an upset stomach and was “just not well in himself and couldn’t exercise”. He said Stroll had been tested “five times or so” in
Valtteri Bottas has been feeling the pressure of Lewis Hamilton’s excellence this season, and it showed in his expletive-laden radio message after his victory in the last race in Russia. In many ways, though, it was the Finn’s pole position at the Eifel Grand Prix on Saturday that should have opened Bottas’ personal release valve.
12:14 PM ET The Boston Bruins have signed winger Craig Smith to a three-year contract worth an NHL cap hit of $3.1 million, they announced Saturday. Smith, 31, scored 18 goals and recorded 31 points for the Nashville Predators last season. He has scored 20 or more goals in five of the past seven seasons.
1:38 PM ET Tanner Mordecai has replaced Spencer Rattler in the second quarter of Oklahoma’s Red River rivalry game against Texas. Rattler had just lost a fumble. It was his second turnover of the game and his sixth in the past three games. Mordecai was 3-for-3 for 32 yards on his first drive, which ended
11:18 PM ET ESPN News Services With one swing of the bat, Mike Brosseau put the Tampa Bay Rays into the AL Championship Series on Friday night. But he insisted afterward that the home run off Aroldis Chapman was especially sweet because of where it put the Rays — and not what it did to
6:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The off button, when it comes to Philip Rivers‘ mouth, doesn’t always work when he’s in the game. The Colts quarterback always has his mouth moving. On the sideline. Running onto the field. Before the snap. After the whistle has been blown. Everything you need this week:&• Full schedule »
10:45 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — With the poise of a veteran and the shots of a champion, 19-year-old Iga Swiatek picked the perfect place for her first tour-level title: the French Open. Unseeded and ranked merely 54th, Swiatek grabbed the last six games to beat Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 in the final at
Follow the Indian Premier League 2020 live cricket score on Sports.NDTV.com. After 2.5 overs, Chennai Super Kings, chasing a target of 170, are 9/0. Get live score, ball by ball commentary and much more. Keep track of Indian Premier League 2020 today match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Everything related to Chennai
Britain’s Alex Dowsett claimed a solo victory in the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia with Matthew Holmes third. The 32-year-old Israel Start-Up Nation rider was part of a six-man breakaway allowed to go free on the 200km run from Giovinazzo to Vieste. There was no change in the general classification, Joao Almeida retaining his
7:25 AM ET LeBron James has lived through many NBA Finals games in which he’s played great and lost. It’s one of the stories of his career. But the Game 5 duel James staged with Jimmy Butler in the Miami Heat‘s season-saving 111-108 victory Friday over the Los Angeles Lakers instantly goes in the pantheon
10:01 AM BST World champions South Africa will decide next week whether they travel to Australia next month to take part in the Rugby Championship amid uncertainty over coronavirus travel restrictions and concern about the team’s readiness. Rugby South Africa said on Saturday “several hurdles needed to be cleared if it is to be confirmed”
Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the Eifel Grand Prix in a fight with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Bottas grabbed top spot with his final lap to take pole by 0.256 seconds after Verstappen set the pace on the first runs in final qualifying. It was the closest Mercedes have