5:15 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Any athlete would truly love to make a mark on his or her sport, leave a legacy that outlasts their playing days. With New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, you can take your pick of accomplishments. He retired on Sunday at the age of 42 as the most prolific
At 47, a happy Lee Westwood has a chance for his biggest win at the Players He is one of the more accomplished players in golf. But he doesn’t have a major. Nor does he have a win the size of the Players. With his fiancée at his side, Westwood heads into Sunday with his
5:31 PM BST Johnny Sexton steered Ireland to a 27-24 victory over Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday, grinding down a sparkling but indisciplined home side to cap off a brilliant weekend of Six Nations rugby and send his team shooting up the standings. Tries by Robbie Henshaw and Tadhg Beirne and the unerring boot of
5:09 PM ET Manchester United leapfrogged Leicester for second place in the Premier League with a 1-0 win against West Ham United on Sunday. The result gives Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men 57 points from 29 matches, one point ahead of the Foxes who defeated Sheffield United 5-0 earlier in the day, but 14 behind leaders
4:05 PM ET Associated Press Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev was pushed to three sets by doubles specialist Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the Open 13 final on Sunday, winning 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4 for his 10th career title on the eve of his move up to second in the rankings. Medvedev will overtake Rafael Nadal on Monday and
4:24 PM ET Associated Press Kei Nishikori came back from a set down to beat Reilly Opelka in the first round of the Dubai Championships on Sunday, while Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retired from his match. Nishikori won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to set up a second-round match with David Goffin. The Japanese player faced only one break
2:28 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Four-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters withdrew Sunday from upcoming tournaments in Miami and Charleston, a setback in her comeback following right knee surgery and a bout with COVID-19. Clijsters’ return to the WTA Tour in 2020 after a seven-year hiatus was interrupted by the pandemic. She underwent
Ishan Kishan scored 56 runs on his T20I debut against England.© BCCI Ishan Kishan had a dream debut as he became only the second Indian batsman to score a half-century on his Twenty20 International debut. Kishan smashed 56 runs off just 32 balls in the second T20I of the five-match series on Sunday. Former India
7:53 PM ET “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler died at the age of 66 on Saturday. The Boxing Hall of Famer and sports icon was known as one of the best middleweight fighters in the sport’s history. Hagler became the undisputed middleweight champion in 1980 and defended the crown 12 times, until his defeat against “Sugar” Ray
12:01 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN The great fighter retires with his fortune and his faculties intact. Then he stays retired — resisting the urgings of the promoters, the public and the ferocious power of his own ego that which made him great in the first place. It’s boxing’s most unlikely story. And its happiest. And
Geraint Thomas lost nearly 14 minutes as Mathieu van der Poel won stage five of Tirreno-Adriatico after a spectacular solo breakaway. Van der Poel slumped to the ground after crossing the line following a 65km break as race leader Tadej Pogacar nearly caught him metres from the line. Bike Exchange’s Simon Yates lost five minutes
7:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Days numbered? Sam Darnold‘s chances of returning in 2021 seemed to improve with the hiring of coach Robert Saleh, who spoke of the quarterback in glowing terms (even privately to friends). Now, 46 days to the 2021
World champion Lewis Hamilton says rivals Red Bull will be a “different animal” in this year’s title after the conclusion of pre-season testing. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fastest after testing in Bahrain, which hosts the first race on 26-28 March. Mercedes driver Hamilton said: “Red Bull have had some really good running. Both drivers
10:30 AM ET France’s Antoine Rozner sealed victory at the Qatar Masters with a 60 foot putt on the last to win his second European Tour title. High winds disrupted play on day three and Rozner went into the final day three shots off the lead having carded a 68 the day before. 1 Related
8:04 AM ET Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has said defensive duo Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez are “unlikely” to be fit for this summer’s European Championship. The two players suffered long-term knee injuries which ruled them out of the majority of the campaign and, despite Liverpool initially coping as they battled to retain their
IND vs ENG: Two Mumbai Indians players Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan debuted in 2nd T20I.© BCCI As Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav made their international debuts for India in the second T20I against England in Ahmedabad, Michael Vaughan tweeted jokingly that India had taken his suggestion of playing Mumbai Indians players in the XI.
7:39 AM ET We have years of watching Juan Soto bash home runs, win awards and obliterate benchmarks, but maybe the most fun will be in seeing how he invades the thoughts and intent of opposing pitchers. He’s only 22 years old; with intense smiles and subtle sneers, his face betrays how absurdly often he
10:49 PM ET NEW YORK — James Harden has passed Larry Bird on the NBA’s all-time scoring list and now sits at 34th overall. Harden reached the milestone by scoring 24 points on Saturday night in the Brooklyn Nets‘ 100-95 win over the Detroit Pistons. “We all know how good Larry was and the things