Associated Press Oct 2, 2023, 05:23 PM ET The Australian Open will begin on a Sunday next year, expanding the Grand Slam tennis tournament to a 15-day event for the first time. Tennis Australia announced the change Monday, saying its intention was to decrease the likelihood of late-night finishes for the athletes and spectators. The
Associated Press Oct 2, 2023, 09:17 AM ET TALLADEGA, Ala. — The crew chief for Kevin Harvick insisted he didn’t cheat and race conditions caused Harvick to become the first driver disqualified at Talladega Superspeedway since 1972. Harvick lost to Ryan Blaney at Talladega on Sunday in a drag race to the finish line. The
The Anaheim Ducks signed leading scorer Trevor Zegras to a three-year deal on Monday, ending a contract stalemate a week before the season begins. The average annual salary on Zegras’ new contract id $5.75 million, sources told ESPN. Zegras, 22, led the Ducks in scoring last season with 23 goals and 65 points in 81
Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. NEW YORK GIANTS quarterback Daniel Jones lined up his putt while running back Saquon Barkley stood nearby. They were on the
Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 02:17 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Jermell Charlo was ringside at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in November 2021 when Canelo Alvarez faced Caleb Plant for the undisputed super middleweight championship. During the fight — which Canelo won via 11th-round TKO — Charlo turned to his twin brother, Jermall, and
Associated Press Oct 2, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas and two of her teammates in Spain‘s women’s national team appeared before a judge Monday as witnesses in the investigation of former federation president Luis Rubiales for his unsolicited kiss on forward Jenni Hermoso. Putellas, Irene Paredes and Misa Rodríguez all
England beat Bangladesh in the Cricket World Cup 2023 warm-up match© AFP Guwahati/Thiruvananthapuram: England beat Bangladesh by four wickets while New Zealand disposed of the South African challenge by seven runs, both courtesy Duckworth-Lewis method in their respective World Cup warm-up games on Monday. In the match at Guwahati which became a 37-overs-per-side affair, Bangladesh
Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 12:04 PM ET Boxing star Ryan Garcia will return in a junior welterweight fight against Oscar Duarte on Dec. 2 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya told ESPN on Monday. The fight will be streamed on DAZN, and it comes one week
Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 12:05 PM ET Bellator 300 was to be headlined by an unprecedented four championship bouts. Now it’s down to three. Linton Vassell, who was to challenge heavyweight champion Ryan Bader at Saturday’s event in San Diego, withdrew from the fight because of illness, a Bellator official confirmed Monday. The fight
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterOct 2, 2023, 12:31 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. NC State will start MJ Morris at quarterback against Marshall this weekend, coach Dave Doeren announced Monday. Morris replaces veteran Brennan Armstrong, who transferred to the Wolfpack from Virginia for his final
Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 08:00 AM ET The 2023-24 NBA season kicks off Monday, when media day marks the start of training camp for 28 of the 30 teams across the league. (The Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves kicked off their camps on Thursday.) That includes all 15 Eastern Conference teams, some of which
The US-based Andretti team’s bid to enter Formula 1 with General Motors’ Cadillac brand has been approved by motorsport’s governing body, the FIA. Andretti Formula Racing were the only team approved by the FIA out of four candidates who made it to the second phase of the new teams process. All others were deemed not
Oct 2, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Let the 2023 MLB playoffs begin! Starting with this week’s wild-card series (beginning Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET on ABC), it’s sure to be another thrilling October of postseason baseball. We’ve got you covered with everything you need to know, from the first pitch of the playoffs to the
Oct 2, 2023, 09:20 AM ET The final quarter of the year is upon us. Things have been hectic — and newsworthy — in the sport of MMA in 2023. From a business perspective, the UFC has merged with WWE to form the publicly traded company TKO, under Endeavor. In the cage, UFC titles have
While training as an amateur boxer as a teenager in California’s Central Valley, former unified light welterweight champion José Ramírez harvested bell peppers while on summer vacation to help support his family. “That was my first job. And I would look at many of the older men and women making such an effort doing the
Andrew Lopez, ESPNSep 30, 2023, 06:01 PM ET The San Antonio Spurs agreed to a contract buyout with veteran Reggie Bullock on Saturday, sources confirmed to ESPN. Bullock, 32, was acquired by the Spurs in July as a part of a three-way deal that sent Grant Williams from Boston to Dallas. San Antonio also picked
Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR decisions have affected
Ajay Jadeja Named Afghanistan’s Mentor For Cricket World Cup 2023© X (formerly Twitter) Former Indian cricket team batter Ajay Jadeja was appointed as the mentor of the Afghanistan cricket team ahead of the Cricket World Cup 2023. Ajay Jadeja has played 15 test matches for India from 1992 to 2000, scoring 576 runs at 26.18 with