5:23 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After advancing to the 2020 French Open women’s semifinals on Wednesday, Sofia Kenin was asked if there was a word that summed up what she loved so much about tennis. The 21-year-old American didn’t hesitate. “Winning, definitely,” she said. “That’s my answer.” Kenin has never hidden her desire to win
11:47 AM BST Associated Press PARIS — France coach Fabien Galthie included five uncapped players into his squad ahead of an upcoming test against Wales and his team’s final match in the Six Nations. Galthie called up two new faces on Wednesday — prop Georges-Henri Colombe-Reazel and centre Olivier Klemenczak, who both play for Racing
SunRisers Hyderabad beat Kings XI Punjab by 69 runs to climb to 3rd in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 points table. Jonny Bairstow and David Warner first stole the show with their 160-run partnership, before Rashid Khan’s three-wicket haul ensured that KXIP fell well short of their target in the chase. SRH, who were
12:00 PM BST Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named six uncapped players in his 35-man squad for their two remaining Six Nations games this month. Leinster’s Ryan Baird, Ed Byrne, Jamison Gibson-Park, Hugo Keenan, and Will Connors, as well as Munster’s Shane Daly will be hoping to make an impact and win their first
11:17 AM ET Steve KimESPN The fight between Luke Campbell and Ryan Garcia for the WBC interim lightweight title will take place Dec. 5, Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN announced Thursday. The venue is still to be determined. Vasiliy Lomachenko is the WBC lightweight “franchise” champion; Devin Haney is the WBC titleholder. This is the
1:06 PM ET Steve KimESPN The bout between unified welterweight titlist Errol Spence Jr. and former two-division titleholder Danny Garcia will now take place Dec. 5 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas — home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. This event, which had originally been scheduled for Nov. 21 at the Microsoft Theater in Los
1:22 PM ET Conor McGregor is closer to returning to the Octagon than he has been in months. McGregor said Thursday on Twitter that he “accepted the UFC offer” to fight against Dustin Poirier. Sources close to McGregor confirmed it as well. And while McGregor accepted the rematch against Poirier, whom he beat at UFC
2:12 PM ET In the late 1990s, at a benefit 30 miles away from his East Texas hometown of Tyler, Earl Campbell sat at a table while the party’s host, a colorful businessman and one of Campbell’s best friends, summoned sheepish onlookers to come say hello to the legend. “Well, what are you waiting for?
A former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor has been accused of exploiting his position as one of the country’s top sports medics when attempting to cover-up the testosterone he ordered to the national velodrome in 2011. Richard Freeman told a tribunal he “panicked” when asked to produce written confirmation that he had returned the
10:46 AM ET Associated Press Team Penske found a one-year solution for Matt DiBenedetto while building a long-term plan to move Austin Cindric to the Cup Series. DiBenedetto’s contract was extended Thursday to drive for Wood Brothers Racing in 2021. Cindric, currently competing in the Xfinity Series for Penske, will take over the seat in
7:00 AM ET David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Harry Lyles Jr. To suggest that success in college football is cyclical only understands half the picture. Yes, even the great programs such as Alabama and USC have endured their lean years. But
6:47 AM ET With a win on Friday night against the Miami Heat, LeBron James would secure his fourth NBA championship and add yet another accolade to his already amazing resume. But while a potential Los Angeles Lakers title will undoubtedly awaken the take monsters in GOAT arguments about James vs. Michael Jordan, let’s leave
Britain’s Lewis Hamilton opposes plans to hold the Brazilian Grand Prix at a new track in Rio De Janeiro to be built on land that is currently forest. The Deodoro circuit has agreements with F1 to hold the race but the track has not been built and its construction is facing environmental opposition. Six-time world
10:58 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Iga Swiatek is just 19. She’s ranked 54th. She’s never won a tour-level title. She’d never been past the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament. And she’s as dominant as can be so far at the French Open. Poland’s Swiatek became the lowest-ranked women’s finalist at Roland
Max Verstappen says Honda’s decision to quit Formula 1 does not affect his belief that Red Bull can challenge Mercedes before the end of next year. The Japanese company announced last week that they would quit F1 after the 2021 season, leaving Red Bull needing to find a new engine for 2022. Verstappen last winter
10:23 AM ET If I were an NHL general manager, I’d be the loneliest man alive. My colleagues would ostracize me. I would be swiftly deleted from holiday card lists. I’d have to sit near Seattle and Vegas in the annual meetings. This is because, when it comes to free agents, I would not adhere
Arnaud Demare won stage six of the Giro d’Italia in a sprint finish for his second victory of the 2020 race. French Groupama-FDJ rider Demare powered away from Team Sunweb’s Michael Matthews and Astana’s Fabio Felline to win in Matera at the end of the 188km ride from Castrovillari. Deceuninck-QuickStep’s Joao Almeida remains in the
7:00 AM ET The word that typically defines free agency in the NHL is “uncertainty.” Players with expiring contracts enter a marketplace unsure of what their next deals will look like or where they’ll next call home. But in the 2020 free-agent frenzy, that uncertainty has reached previously unseen levels for players and teams. There’s