Usman Khawaja ended his decade-long wait for a maiden Test hundred in England as he led an Australia recovery in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston on Saturday. Australia were struggling at 67-3 after Stuart Broad struck twice in two balls to remove David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne before England captain Ben Stokes captured the prize wicket of star
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Associated Press Jun 17, 2023, 11:47 AM ET STUTTGART, Germany — Frances Tiafoe will contest his first grass-court final after the American player outlasted Marton Fucsovics in a marathon Stuttgart Open tiebreak Saturday. Tiafoe won their semifinal 6-3, 7-6 (11) after saving six set points in the tiebreak. He seized his chance at 11-10 down
Associated Press Jun 17, 2023, 12:58 PM ET NOTTINGHAM, England — The first all-British final on the WTA Tour in 46 years will play out at the Nottingham Open. Katie Boulter beat Heather Watson 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday in the first all-British semifinal on tour in 48 years, and Jodie Burrage piled on more history
Associated Press Jun 17, 2023, 12:33 PM ET DEN BOSCH, Netherlands — Ekaterina Alexandrova will defend her Libema Open title against fellow Russian and top seed Veronika Kudermetova after both reached the final on Saturday without dropping a set all week. The No. 4-seeded Alexandrova defeated No. 7 Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 6-1, 7-6 (1)
ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 2 Live: Australia aim to get closer to England’s total.© AFP ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 2 Live Updates: David Warner and Usman Khawaja have resumed the innings as Australia aim to get closer to England’s total on Saturday. Earlier, Joe Root remained not out on
Joon Lee, ESPNJun 17, 2023, 07:15 AM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate MASATAKA YOSHIDA DOES NOT want to be the American League Rookie of the Year, and his reasoning is simple: He doesn’t view himself as a rookie. The Boston Red Sox outfielder spent the first seven years of
Britain’s Rachel Atherton took bronze at Saturday’s UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill in Leogang, Austria. Austria’s Valentina Holl won in front of her home crowd with a time of three minutes and 23.222 seconds ahead of Switzerland’s Camille Balanche. Atherton was 7.334 seconds off the pace with fellow Briton Phoebe Gale fifth. Last week
Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterJun 17, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter. BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns fans have
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 16, 2023, 11:10 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Rickie Fowler followed up a historic 8-under 62 in the first round of the 2023 U.S. Open with a 2-under 68 in Friday’s second round to grab a one-stroke lead over Wyndham Clark heading into the weekend at the Los Angeles Country Club. Rory
DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNJun 17, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close D.J. Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He is the newest reporter to join ESPN Nation, as he moved over to ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets previously. He’s a former athlete that finished his college career at Louisville. You
It’s nearly a year since Britain’s Tom Pidcock displayed the perfect blend of bravery and skill as his superb descent of the Col du Galibier set up his brilliant stage win on Alpe d’Huez in the Tour de France. Afterwards, the Ineos Grenadiers rider was immediately labelled a daredevil – an astonishing talent whose ability
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 17, 2023, 04:00 AM ET A couple of minutes at the start of the FA Cup final encapsulated Ilkay Gundogan‘s status at Manchester City. Stood on the Wembley pitch before kickoff against Manchester United, he gathered his teammates into a huddle for a few final words of encouragement, only for Ruben Dias
Michael Vaughan was not impressed with Ben Stokes’ bold declaration call on Day 1.© AFP Former England captain Michael Vaughan was not impressed with current Three Lions skipper Ben Stokes‘ bold declaration call during Day 1 of the first Ashes Test against Australia at the Edgbaston on Friday. England were 393-8 at Edgbaston, with Joe
The team of Swiss cyclist Gino Mader, who died after crashing on stage five of the Tour de Suisse, have withdrawn from the race. Team Bahrain Victorious said they had taken the decision “following the tragic loss” of the 26-year-old. Mader was involved in a high-speed crash with American Magnus Sheffield, 21, on Thursday on
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 17, 2023, 12:14 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — As Rickie Fowler walked up the 18th fairway at Los Angeles Country Club on Friday, fans chanted his name. It was a sound the
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 17, 2023, 12:21 AM ET The story going into the fight was all about Patricio Freire. “Pitbull” is the best fighter in Bellator history, the only athlete on the roster to have four different championship reigns across two weight classes. On Friday night, Freire was trying to make history by
Jun 17, 2023, 12:45 AM ET There’s plenty of action across MMA over the weekend with PFL Regular Season: Heavyweights and Women’s Featherweights and Bellator 297 in Chicago on Friday night and UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday. In Friday’s action, defending champions Ante Delija and Larissa Pacheco got wins, but only one
Jun 16, 2023, 04:53 PM ET In a turn of events, Gregg Berhalter has returned as the U.S. men’s national team head coach after his contract expired Dec. 21, 2022. It has been a tumultuous time in the U.S. camp since its World Cup elimination in the round of 16, a period in which the