7:49 AM ET Associated Press ROME — Former Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini withdrew from the upcoming Italian Open on Friday as he continues to recover from a stomach muscle tear. “I have been holding on to the hope of being able to compete in Rome, a tournament that means so much to me and where
6:42 AM ET LONDON — Former world No. 1 Simona Halep has called on tennis’ anti-doping organization to give her the chance to clear her name after she was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency in October. In an interview with Tennis Majors, Halep’s first since learning of her failed drug test at
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen pipped Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to fastest practice time at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix before qualifying on Friday. Verstappen was 0.037 seconds ahead, with his team-mate Sergio Perez third and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz fourth. Lando Norris was fifth for McLaren as the team introduce a major car upgrade. Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton
1:06 AM ET For the second time in three years, the Vegas Golden Knights are back in the second round. The Golden Knights continued their offensive assault on the Winnipeg Jets with a commanding 4-1 clinching win in Game 5 of their first-round series Thursday at T-Mobile Arena. This will be the fourth time the
File photo of MS Dhoni and Dwayne Bravo© BCCI/Sportzpics Into his 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), MS Dhoni has looked far from finished. The wicket-keeper batter has not just led Chennai Super King (CSK) brilliantly but also produced cameos with the bat that left fans feeling nostalgic. Though Dhoni’s cameos have been
11:44 PM ET NFL NationESPN The 2023 NFL draft began Thursday, with the Carolina Panthers selecting Alabama quarterback Bryce Young with the No. 1 overall pick. We will be tracking all 259 picks for Rounds 1-7, and you also can check out all the best available draft prospects. The draft continues with Rounds 2-3 on
10:24 AM ET It’s been an odd soccer season in Europe, and not just because it was interrupted by a World Cup in November and December. The Champions League has given us dollops of parity: take Barcelona and Atletico Madrid bombing out in the group stage while Club Brugge advanced, Napoli looking like the best
11:18 PM ET ATLANTA — After they were hurt by the last six minutes of Game 5 on Tuesday, the Boston Celtics played that same end-of-game stretch in Thursday’s Game 6 with added urgency, leading to a win that pushed them into the next round of the playoffs. Effective defense and timely 3s from a
9:21 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — On what was in many ways a difficult afternoon, Shohei Ohtani still came strikingly close to accomplishing something unprecedented. He missed by only a few feet. Ohtani came to bat in Thursday’s eighth inning with a chance to become the first player in baseball history to hit for the
10:03 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Linnea Johansson shot a 7-under 64 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the JM Eagle LA Championship on Thursday at Wilshire Country Club. Johansson had a bogey-free round, one of just five in the first round. “Obviously a great day, great round,” said
8:41 PM ET Just minutes before NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially opened the 2023 draft by announcing the Carolina Panthers‘ selection of Bryce Young, he took to the stage to dedicate the unofficial first picks of the draft to three Virginia football players who were shot and killed after a class trip last November. “With
7:27 PM ET Notre Dame running back Logan Diggs, the team’s second-leading rusher in 2022, is entering the transfer portal. Diggs had 821 rushing yards on a team-high 165 carries last season, while scoring four touchdowns and averaging five yards per carry. The junior missed part of spring practice with a lower body injury. In
2:56 PM ET Fresh off a $4 million payday and his first LIV Golf title, Talor Gooch should be on cloud nine. Instead, the 31-year-old American is irked about a rule change that will keep him out of the 2023 U.S. Open. Appearing on the “73rd Hole” podcast, Gooch said he thought he had locked
LONDON — Tottenham Hotspur kept their faint hopes of Champions League qualification alive on Thursday after staging a second-half comeback to salvage a 2-2 draw against Manchester United. Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford put the visitors 2-0 up at the break after dominating the opening 45 minutes but in Ryan Mason’s first game as interim
9:58 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – Aaron Rodgers did his new team a solid by restructuring his massive contract, allowing the New York Jets to execute the blockbuster trade without having to make significant moves to stay under the salary cap. Before the trade, Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers converted a $58.3 million
2:35 PM ET IRVING, Texas — The inaugural first-round games of a 12-team College Football Playoff will feature one game Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, and three games Dec. 21, 2024, CFP executive director Bill Hancock said Thursday following the conclusion of CFP spring meetings. The CFP is also zeroing in on confirming midweek games for
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc insists he has not held talks with Mercedes – but fuelled claims of a potential move by adding “not yet” to his denial. The 25-year-old is under contract to Ferrari until the end of 2024. Asked whether he had had any conversations with Mercedes, he said: “No, there have not been any
7:00 AM ET It started as a series of blowouts. It became a matchup defined by comebacks. What’s remained the same throughout is that the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning haven’t lacked for drama in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. And the Leafs have got their foes on the ropes. Let’s recap: