Sep 26, 2021 Alexander Volkanovski has quieted the doubters once again. With a tremendous performance and successful featherweight title defense over a very game Brian Ortega, Volkanovski continues to own one of the most dominant championship runs in recent history. One of the sport’s other dominant champions, Valentina Shevchenko, also defended her title on Saturday
1:21 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. BOSTON — The New York Yankees left Fenway Park atop the American League wild-card standings after a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox but suffered injuries in the outfield in the process. In a stunning eighth inning Sunday
8:00 AM ET Media days kick off Monday, officially ushering in the start of training camps around the NBA. The dust has finally settled from free agency, and September training camp kickoffs will mark the first normal schedule in two years. The biggest news surrounding training camp comes out of Philadelphia, where Ben Simmons has
7:01 AM ET Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka looks set to return to tennis shortly after getting “that itch” to play again. Osaka said at the U.S. Open earlier this month that she would take a break from the game to concentrate on her mental health following a third round defeat by Leylah Fernandez.
Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has sustained a serious knee injury and is likely to miss most of the domestic season, having already come back to India with his IPL campaign in the UAE cut short. The out-of-favour India international who was with Kolkata Knight Riders is expected to go through a long rehabilitation process
5:58 AM BST SANZAAR and Rugby Australia have apologised to Argentina for an “error” that led to a photo of the Rugby Championship captains, minus Pumas skipper Julian Montoya, being taken in Townsville last week. RA and SANZAAR officials had for the past fortnight been trying to coordinate a picture of all four captains to
5:00 PM ET Manchester City reminded everyone why they are Premier League champions, Real Madrid hit a bump in the road, Inter and Atalanta enthralled and Arsenal claimed the North London derby spoils. Here are James Olley, Alex Kirkland and James Tyler to discuss the big stuff you need to know from the soccer weekend
2:21 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The first comeback led to the second one for the Green Bay Packers. Without Davante Adams‘ speedy recovery from a hit to the chest, Aaron Rodgers might not have broken the San Francisco 49ers‘ hearts. But give Rodgers his best receiver and let him have 37 seconds on
10:42 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Turns out 21 was Denny Hamlin‘s lucky number in Vegas. After finally getting his first career victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on his 21st try, Hamlin is on an undeniable hot streak he just might ride all the way to his long-sought first NASCAR Cup Series
10:54 PM ET Shohei Ohtani might have locked up the American League’s Most Valuable Player Award on Sunday, with seven dominant innings against a visiting Seattle Mariners team still fighting for a spot in the postseason. But his Los Angeles Angels ultimately lost for the 82nd time in 2021, solidifying something else: a sixth consecutive
12:45 AM ET Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. — The concourses of the Spokane Arena were jammed. The merchandise lines snaked through the crowds, causing bottlenecks as fans filed in for their first glimpse of the Seattle Kraken. There seems to be little doubt about the popularity and reach of the NHL’s newest franchise, even when
CSK vs KKR: Ravindra Jadeja’s whirlwind cameo helped his team get over the line on Sunday.© BCCI/IPL Ravindra Jadeja took the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 by storm when he smashed a whirlwind 20 runs in four balls in the 19th over off Prasidh Krishna which helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) edge past Kolkata Knight
4:46 PM ET Associated Press SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — The Americans won back the Ryder Cup and perhaps a whole lot more Sunday, sending a strong message to Europe with a powerful performance from their youngest team in history. Scottie Scheffler, one of six Ryder Cup newcomers for the Americans, took down the No. 1 player
8:58 PM ET SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Things went so well for the U.S. Ryder Cup team this week that by the end of the 19-9 blowout victory, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka were hugging. Several times. The superstars — who had a months-long spat play out on social media, causing U.S. captain Steve Stricker to
9:46 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — K.J. Choi shot a closing 4-under 68 on Sunday for a two-shot victory over Bernhard Langer and Alex Cejka at the PURE Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach for his first PGA Tour Champions win. Choi, 51, reeled off four consecutive birdies on Nos. 5-8 and played
8:56 PM ET SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — As the United States team celebrated wildly around the 18th green after winning the Ryder Cup in a record-breaking 19-9 rout at Whistling Straits on Sunday, the 12 European players and captain Padraig Harrington sat on stools in a nearby tent for postmatch interviews. With Queen’s “We Are the
7:01 PM ET Clemson starting defensive tackle Bryan Bresee is out for the season with a torn ACL, coach Dabo Swinney said Sunday. The news was better for running back Will Shipley, who is expected back this season. Both players were hurt in the second half of a 27-21 loss to NC State on Saturday.
8:15 PM ET SHEYBOYGAN, Wis. — United States Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker is a crier. It’s known enough that he gets considerable, good-natured grief about it. You could have made money if you bet the under on when the tears would start flowing during his opening ceremony speech. He is one of golf’s good