Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 20, 2023, 04:50 PM ET One of the biggest non-title fights at strawweight the UFC can make will go down this summer. Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade will face the undefeated Tatiana Suarez in the co-main event of UFC Nashville on Aug. 5, the promotion announced Tuesday. Suarez
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Associated Press Jun 20, 2023, 04:28 PM ET HALLE, Germany — Hubert Hurkacz withstood a strong challenge from American Christopher Eubanks before starting his Halle Open title defense with a 6-4, 6-7 (11), 6-3 win on Tuesday. The sixth-seeded Polish player hit 22 aces and needed more than two hours to overcome the 77th-ranked Eubanks.
Stephen Holder, ESPNJun 20, 2023, 04:10 PM ET The NFL is redoubling its efforts to reinforce the league’s gambling policy to players in the wake of a rash of recent violations. All rookies will now be required to attend mandatory education sessions and a group of league officials is making in-person visits to team facilities
Associated Press Jun 20, 2023, 04:47 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, England — Britain’s Katie Boulter couldn’t bring along her title-winning form to the Birmingham Classic. Two days after winning her first WTA title at the Nottingham Open, Boulter lost in the first round of another grass-court event on home soil, falling 7-5, 7-5 to Lin Zhu
Jun 20, 2023, 04:42 PM ET Nelly Korda is back, pain-free and raring to go at this week’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship after a month-plus away from competitive golf to deal with an ailing back. Korda, the current World No. 2 who is searching for her second major title this week, last played at the
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 20, 2023, 01:41 PM ET The Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz boxing match Aug. 5 in Dallas will now be contested over 10 rounds, after initially being booked for eight. The two fighters agreed to the change last week after Diaz proposed it, and on Tuesday, the Texas Department of
Jun 20, 2023, 02:39 PM ET Rose Zhang will play the first two rounds of this week’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in a marquee group alongside fellow American Lexi Thompson and Australia’s Minjee Lee. Zhang, 20, is playing in her first major tournament since turning pro and coming off a victory in her LPGA Tour
Associated Press Jun 20, 2023, 01:00 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Trackhouse Racing owner Justin Marks will drive for Kaulig Racing in the Xfinity Series race on the Chicago Street Course next week. It will be the first Xfinity Series start for Marks since 2018. He has 35 career Xfinity starts, including a victory at
Australia’s Usman Khawaja starred with the bat in the first Ashes Test against England.© AFP Australia beat England by two wickets to win a thrilling first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday. Australia were struggling at 227-8, still 54 runs shy of a victory target of 281, when skipper Pat Cummins was joined in the
John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterJun 20, 2023, 12:51 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
Associated Press Jun 20, 2023, 01:02 PM ET The Utah Jazz will begin making their game broadcasts available over the air starting this coming season, becoming the latest franchise to pivot to a new option for fans and potentially reaching more viewers than ever before. The Jazz unveiled their plan Tuesday, with owner Ryan Smith
ESPN News Services Jun 20, 2023, 12:09 PM ET Jon Rahm still doesn’t know much about the proposed partnership between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, but he knows this much — he’s not dwelling on it. The FedExCup points leader and world No. 2 addressed the media Tuesday in Cromwell, Connecticut, home to this
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 20, 2023, 01:16 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) doled out eight suspensions in boxing and mixed martial arts Tuesday, plus a hefty fine for boxing star Devin Haney. Haney, the undisputed boxing lightweight champion, was fined $25,000 for shoving Vasyl Lomachenko at the May 19 weigh-in for
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 19, 2023, 11:27 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC is finalizing a flyweight matchup between Kai Kara-France and Manel Kape for UFC 293 in Sydney, multiple sources told ESPN. The 125-pound bout will take place at UFC
Jeff Kassouf Jun 20, 2023, 10:58 AM ET USWNT captain Becky Sauerbrunn was injured just before coach Vlatko Andonovski was to select his roster for the Women’s World Cup, which starts on July 20. Brad Smith/ISI Photos/Getty Images There are captains, and then there is Becky Sauerbrunn. The U.S. women’s national team defender is, as several
Associated Press Jun 20, 2023, 12:26 PM ET NEW YORK — Major League Baseball will stage a Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, on June 20, 2024, between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals. The 10,800-seat stadium, opened in 1910, is the oldest professional ballpark in the U.S.
Sikandar Raza delivered an all-rounder’s masterclass to help Zimbabwe to a convincing six-wicket win over the Netherlands in their Cricket World Cup Group A qualifier on Tuesday. After first bagging four Dutch wickets, Raza then hit an entertaining unbeaten 102 off just 54 balls — the fastest ever hundred in one-day internationals by a Zimbabwe
Team SD Worx rider Marlen Reusser has won the third edition of the Tour de Suisse Women’s race. Switzerland’s Reusser finished one minute and two seconds ahead of teammate Demi Vollering, from the Netherlands, in the overall standings. “I had great support from Demi,” said Reusser. “And for the last thirty kilometres it was just