Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi dedicated his team’s World Cup victory over the Netherlands on Friday to “struggling refugees” at home and insisted he is still “dreaming” of reaching the semi-finals. Afghanistan swept to a seven-wicket triumph with 111 balls to spare to record a fourth win at the tournament after already shocking defending champions England,
Carlos Sainz led a Ferrari one-two ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell in practice at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The session offered little information about form for qualifying at 18:00 GMT as the other leading teams did not join them in running the soft tyres. World champion Max Verstappen was only 16th fastest after using
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says he has spoken to Sir Jim Ratcliffe about joining his bid to buy a shareholding in Manchester United. Ratcliffe has made an offer to buy 25% of the club from the Glazer family. The founder of petrochemicals giant Ineos owns a third of Mercedes F1, with Wolff and
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterNov 3, 2023, 11:50 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — “Dear younger JR. Becoming the best you will take time and understanding. That knot in your stomach — the one that makes you feel confused, isolated, lost in the world
Nov 3, 2023, 11:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Shiho Kuwaki carded her second straight 7-under-par 65 on Friday to seize a share of the lead at the Toto Japan Classic in Omitama, Japan. Kuwaki is tied with fellow Japan native Nasa Hataoka (66 on Friday) at 14-under. They are 2 strokes ahead of China’s
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 3, 2023, 09:29 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions From left to right, one of William Byron, Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson or Ryan Blaney will win the NASCAR Cup Series title
Brooke Pryor Close Brooke Pryor ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Turron Davenport Close Turron Davenport ESPN Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia,
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 3, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATHENS, Georgia — Georgia hasn’t lost a football game in 699 days. The Bulldogs haven’t been beaten in the regular season in 1,091 days.
Adriana Garcia Nov 3, 2023, 05:41 AM ET CONMEBOL has called for “peace and harmony” following a brawl between Boca Juniors and Fluminense fans at Copacabana beach ahead of Saturday’s Copa Libertadores final. Images posted on social media appeared to show Boca and Fluminense supporters clashing near the fan zone on the beach in Rio
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterNov 3, 2023, 06:20 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Another week into the NHL season, and the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights continue to roll. That’s not a major surprise, though the hot starts for the Vancouver Canucks and
A star-studded England line-up has fallen well short of expectations in defence of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup title they famously won in 2019. Former captain Michael Atherton identifies what has gone wrong. England’s title defence is on the brink of collapsing well short of the knockout stages at the ICC Men’s Cricket World
Nov 3, 2023, 02:02 AM Open Extended Reactions New Zealand captain Sam Cane will play a season for Tokyo-based Suntory Sungoliath and take a year off from Super Rugby Pacific following the disappointment of the Rugby World Cup final. Loose forward Cane was given a red card for a high tackle in the 12-11 defeat
Associated Press Nov 3, 2023, 12:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The San Antonio Spurs were flailing in the fourth quarter Thursday night, struggling to find their footing after the Phoenix Suns erased a 27-point lead and threatened to finish an epic comeback victory. Instead, Victor Wembanyama took over. It’s probably not the
Welcome to November, that most precious of college football months when falling temperatures mean the heat around the competition is turning up. And this year, the torridity around the Heisman Trophy race is at a downright boil. Earlier this year, we, 15 ESPN college football writers, gifted you with our preseason Heisman Tracker. It was
ESPN News Services Nov 2, 2023, 11:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Tennessee Titans wide receiver Treylon Burks was carted off in the final minutes against Pittsburgh on Thursday night with an injury. Burks tried to make a leaping fourth-down grab down the left sideline but saw the ball slip from his grasp.
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterNov 2, 2023, 08:32 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
Associated Press Nov 2, 2023, 09:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Jessica Pegula finished round-robin singles play at the WTA Finals with a 3-0 record a year after going 0-3 at the season-ending championship, heading to the semifinals with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Maria Sakkari on Thursday night. The fifth-seeded Pegula
Nov 2, 2023, 09:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cameron Percy of Australia fired a 10-under-par 62 Thursday afternoon to soar into the first-round lead at the World Wide Technology Championship in Los Cabos, Mexico. Percy holed a pitch shot for eagle at the 601-yard, par-5 sixth hole and added eight birdies without a bogey