2:32 PM ET ATP and WTA jointly announced on Friday that the 2020 Kremlin Cup tournaments in Moscow have been cancelled by a mandate from health officials in the Russian capital, where there has been a surge in coronavirus infections. However, the ATP’s St. Petersburg tournament – a more prestigious event scheduled to start in
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1:48 PM BST Georgian police have arrested the vice president of the country’s rugby union, Merab Beselia, over the shooting of player Ramaz Kharazishvili, who was shot in the leg at the sport’s governing body’s offices in the capital Tbilisi on Wednesday. Kharazishvili, 32, the former captain of the Georgian national Sevens team, underwent surgery
7:20 AM ET I first started hearing versions of it from rival executives at the end of the 2014-15 season, when the Miami Heat traded two first-round picks for Goran Dragic on an expiring contract — and finished 37-45, one game short of the playoffs: If it wasn’t the Heat, we’d all be laughing at
9:20 AM ET The NFL returned last week. It was weird with no fans and with face shields (shoutout to Andy Reid) and Zoom interviews, but the actual football was surprisingly crisp. Fantasy football managers rejoiced, watching high draft picks such as Saints running back Alvin Kamara and prized rookies such as Chiefs running back
8:00 AM ET If I were a member of the College Football Playoff selection committee this season, I would apply for a sabbatical. Or to the Peace Corps. Or to go just about anywhere else besides those selection committee Zoom calls that will begin Nov. 17. College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock’s crew might
1:26 AM ET CHICAGO — An emotional Jon Lester took the mound Wednesday night for what could have been his final start at Wrigley Field as a Cub. Lester, 36, will be a free agent after this season unless the team picks up a $25 million option on him for 2021. “We don’t know what
3:27 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent It has been anything but a summer of fun for Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Add up captain Harry Maguire getting arrested in Greece, Paul Pogba contracting the coronavirus, Mason Greenwood breaking COVID-19 regulations on England duty and being sent home, the failure to sign Jason Sancho and defeat
Michal Kwiatkowski led a superb Ineos Grenadiers one-two on stage 18 to help salvage their Tour de France as Primoz Roglic took a step closer to the title. Poland’s Kwiatkowski and team-mate Richard Carapaz crossed the line arm-in-arm after riding away from the rest of the field on a tough mountain stage. Roglic and his
8:04 AM ET Miguel Baeza was doing a strength-and-conditioning drill, jumping over hurdles at his gym, MMA Masters, in Miami. The up-and-coming UFC welterweight had just completed three rounds of sparring. Fatigue was setting in. On his second and third jumps over the hurdle, he touched the bar. On the fourth and fifth times, he
Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 70 on Thursday and India captain Virat Kohli and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar led the wishes from the cricket fraternity. ”Wishing a very Happy birthday to our honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji,” Kohli tweeted. Tendulkar wrote a wish for PM Modi in Hindi and shared a picture with him
10:00 AM ET What a time to be a New York Islanders fan. Normally when you hear that, it doesn’t portend good things. It means the Islanders were criminally mismanaged or were purchased by an actual criminal or were forced into a nomadic arena existence that hopefully doesn’t end with them in Quebec City. But
8:37 AM ET Novak Djokovic has spoke with ATP chief Andrea Gaudenzi regarding his breakaway players body, the world No.1 confirmed, reiterating that the new association could be a “positive addition” to the men’s Tour. Djokovic stepped down as head of the ATP player council last month along with members Vasek Pospisil, John Isner and
Both can be seen grinning from ear to ear, with Sachin Tendulkar praising his daughter’s “cuteness”.© Instagram Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday took to Instagram to share a cute throwback picture with daughter Sara, from his official handle. Both of them can be seen grinning from ear to ear, with Tendulkar praising his daughter’s
Ravichandran Ashwin turns 34 on Thursday and wishes have poured in from the cricket fraternity and beyond on the cricketer’s birthday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video link to Ashwin’s seven-wicket haul against South Africa in the 2019 Test series. “Us trying to pick one adjective for Ashwin is
2:04 AM BST South Africa have been dealt a second major injury blow in as many days, with Lood de Jager ruled out for up to six months with a recurrence of the shoulder injury that forced him out of last year’s Rugby World Cup final. De Jager, who re-injured the shoulder playing for England’s
12:56 AM ET Santiago Mosquera recorded his first career hat trick and Franco Jara added a goal as FC Dallas defeated the Colorado Rapids 4-1 in a Western Conference match in Frisco, Texas, on Wednesday. It was FCD’s third victory in their past five matches, lifting them from ninth place to fourth in the tight
9:08 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Jacob deGrom‘s balky hamstring forced an untimely exit Wednesday night. Now, the New York Mets ace hopes it won’t mean an early end to his season. DeGrom left a rare rough outing because of a right hamstring spasm, then watched his teammates erase a four-run deficit in rallying
12:03 AM BST ESPN staff South Africa’s domestic rugby season will finally kick into full gear when a seven-team competition starts on Oct. 10, ending a seven-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. South African Rugby confirmed the move on Wednesday, with matches to be played through the festive season and the final on Jan.