1:01 PM ET Romanian top seed Simona Halep beat compatriot Irina-Camelia Begu in straight sets in the semifinals of the Prague Open on Saturday to set up a final with third seed Elise Mertens of Belgium. Halep was broken three times in the first set but managed to win the tiebreak before Begu, who finished
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Ravi Shastri praised MS Dhoni’s professionalism.© Instagram MS Dhoni took to social media to announce his retirement from international cricket on Saturday. Soon after the former India captain announced his decision, cricketers and fans flooded social media with heartwarming messages for one of the most successful captains in world cricket. India head coach Ravi Shastri
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1:01 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jil Teichmann reached the third final of her career by beating Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-2 Saturday at the Top Seed Open, the first tennis tournament in the U.S. since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The 116th-ranked Rogers, who is from South Carolina, was coming off a
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7:30 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Carl Frampton insists his career is still in his own healed hands despite a delay in fighting caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Northern
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10:12 AM ET Austin Dillon will not compete in Sunday’s Cup Series race on the Daytona International Speedway road course after testing positive for COVID-19, Richard Childress Racing announced Saturday. “In accordance with NASCAR’s safety protocol, Dillon is self-quarantining away from RCR’s facilities and will not be competing in this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race
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7:00 AM ET Anthony OlivieriESPN.com You know Deion. You know Bo. NFL phenoms who managed against all odds to play two sports professionally. You know Kyler Murray and Jameis Winston, gifted crossover talents who excelled through the college level. You probably even know the legend of Jim Thorpe, the über-running back who seemingly did it
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1:08 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” A Cincinnati Reds player tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, jeopardizing the team’s game Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates and reigniting fear of another outbreak in the sport after a pair of
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6:38 PM ET Vlade Divac has stepped down as general manager of the Sacramento Kings and Joe Dumars has assumed the role of the team’s interim executive vice president of basketball operations, the team announced Friday. Divac’s exit came a day after the Kings concluded bubble play with a 136-122 win against the Lakers. They
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8:21 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Quique Setien’s tenure as Barcelona coach is set to come to an in the coming days following Friday’s humiliating 8-2 Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich, according to ESPN sources. Barca were chasing their first Champions League triumph since 2015 but, having already missed out
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1:48 PM ET Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield said Friday that he’s in a better state both physically and mentally, and he admitted to losing his way and doubting himself last year amid the chaos in Cleveland. “Having success all through high school and college and having that standard so high, and then [last year] not
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