11:19 AM ET ESPN News Services LONDON — Karolina Pliskova‘s tennis success is predicated on a big serve, which rewards her with plenty of easy points and can get her out of trouble when needed. Thanks largely to that stroke, she is headed to the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time. Pliskova claimed 24 of
3:42 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — After 24 years, Speedway Motorsports officials could no longer allow drivers to have the final word in delaying the inevitable repaving of Atlanta Motor Speedway. Sunday’s NASCAR race will be the final event for the battered and heavily patched track surface. Construction will begin immediately on the
4:14 PM ET Former Oregon starting linebacker Isaac Slade-Matautia is transferring to SMU, he announced Tuesday. Slade-Matautia, who had recently entered the NCAA football transfer portal, tied for the team lead in tackles (45) last season and recorded 62 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and 11 pass breakups in 2019. He will reunite
4:15 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — As Ash Barty has made her way through the draw at Wimbledon, her every move has been followed back home in Australia in microscopic detail. Fifty years after Evonne Goolagong won the first of her two Wimbledon titles, Barty has been front and center in newspapers and on
4:28 PM ET The owner of a Florida-based chain of mixed martial arts gyms unveiled big plans Tuesday to try to help Miami Hurricanes football players take advantage of new rules that allow them to make money. Dan Lambert is the owner of American Top Team, which is the home training facility for more than
7:00 AM ET The rise of the painted baseball bat continues. New York Mets first baseman and defending Home Run Derby champion Pete Alonso has teamed up with artist Gregory Siff to create custom-painted bats the slugger will use in the 2021 Derby in Denver. Alonso used a painted bat to win the 2019 Derby,
2:18 PM BST Wales fullback Leigh Halfpenny requires surgery on a knee ligament injury sustained in the 68-12 win over Canada on Saturday, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) said on Tuesday, ruling him out of their summer tests. The 32-year-old was visibly upset as he was taken off the field on a stretcher after his
MS Dhoni, former India captain, turned 40 on Wednesday and wishes started pouring in from all parts of the country on social media. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to Twitter to wish the former skipper, calling him a “legend and an inspiration”. “A legend and an inspiration! Here’s wishing former
1:41 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been upgraded to questionable for Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, according to the league’s official injury report. Antetokounmpo has missed the Bucks’ past two games because of a hyperextended left knee he suffered in Game 4 of the
6:44 AM ET Lazio manager Maurizio Sarri said managing Cristiano Ronaldo “is not simple,” as he spoke about his time at Juventus. Sarri replaced Massimiliano Allegri as Juve boss in the summer of 2019 and, despite winning the Serie A title, was dismissed following the club’s exit in the Champions League round of 16 against
Mark Cavendish sprinted to his 33rd stage victory at the Tour de France to move within one win of Belgian legend Eddy Merckx’s all-time record. The Manx rider, 36, held off Wout van Aert and Jasper Philipsen to win stage 10 in Valence. Deceuninck-Quick Step’s Cavendish also won stages four and six of this year’s
Michael Vaughan looks dapper in his latest Instagram picture.© Instagram Former England captain Michael Vaughan took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a picture where he looks dapper in a grey suit. ”Back to the new day job today … 46 yr old model,” Vaughan joked in the caption with a teasing emoji. India’s star all-rounder Ravindra
6:54 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer isn’t expected to immediately return to the team when his seven-day paid administrative leave ends on Friday, manager Dave Roberts said. “I don’t see it happening,” Roberts said Monday, ahead of a four-game series on the road against the Miami Marlins. Bauer is facing allegations of
7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN It won’t be long before NFL teams begin their preparation for the 2021 season, as training camps open at the end of July. While much of the anticipation from a fan’s perspective is based on seeing rookies and offseason additions for the first time, that’s not the only thing that
1:45 PM ET Kathleen McNamee LONDON — Tunisian football chants, not a common occurrence on the British courts, were ringing around Wimbledon on Monday as Ons Jabeur made history once again, beating No. 7 seed Iga Swiatek to become the first Arab woman to make it to the quarterfinals. Jabeur’s run at Wimbledon has been
7:27 AM ET The UFC’s blockbuster fight of the summer will go down this weekend in Las Vegas, as Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor meet for a third time at UFC 264. The rivalry is tied at 1-1, with one knockout on each side. McGregor (22-5) finished Poirier in the opening round back in 2014.
8:00 AM ET Back in 2019, I wrote a piece comparing some of soccer’s biggest leagues to American sports equivalents. The German Bundlesiga, with its wide-open offenses and high possession numbers, had an easy comp: college football’s Big 12 Conference. Granted, defensive play rose considerably in 2020 in the Big 12, but I’ll add one
7:00 AM ET The 2021 NBA Finals feature one of the most unexpected matchups in recent league history. And, at the moment, the Phoenix Suns–Milwaukee Bucks showdown is one of the most difficult to predict. The biggest reason? Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who injured his left knee in Game 4 of the Bucks’ Eastern Conference