Oct 4, 2023, 02:46 PM The All Blacks are expected to roll over Uruguay with some ease in their final World Cup pool match on Thursday but scrum coach Greg Feek said the way Los Teros had taken on France earlier in the tournament had given them some pause for thought. New Zealand still need
ESPN Oct 2, 2023, 04:22 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Champions League soccer is back for matchday two! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2023-24 with eight matches on Wednesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as Newcastle United kick off
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 4, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Inspirational thought of the week: And timeIs taking its sweet time erasing you. And you’ve got your demonsAnd darlin’ they all look like me. ‘Cause
Oct 4, 2023, 01:23 PM ET LIV Golf chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan is participating in this week’s DP World Tour event in Scotland. Al-Rumayyan, 53, will compete in the pro-am portion of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrew’s. The participation of the governor of Saudia Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in a European tour event
File photo of Indian cricket team.© AFP The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is all set to kick off on October 5 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Defending champions England and last edition runners-up New Zealand will be facing each other in the opening game of the tournament. Meanwhile, hosts India will
Oct 4, 2023, 10:22 AM ET BEIJING — Jannik Sinner produced a determined display to win his third title of the year and ninth overall with a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) victory over second-seeded Daniil Medvedev in the final of the China Open on Wednesday. Sinner came into the clash having lost to Medvedev in
Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 12:25 PM ET SHANGHAI — Australian tennis player Marc Polmans has apologized for hitting a ball into the face of the chair umpire during final round qualifying at the Shanghai Masters, which led to him being immediately disqualified. Polmans, ranked 140th, had match point against Italy’s Stefano Napolitano in the
The Edmonton Oilers are going to win the 2024 Stanley Cup. Granted, I predicted that the Oilers would win the 2023 Stanley Cup, which they very much did not. In fact, my preseason championship prognostications have become something of a curse. As is tradition, I reached out to the general manager of my Stanley Cup
Eric Woodyard, ESPNOct 4, 2023, 06:33 AM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored
Anthony Olivieri, ESPN.comOct 3, 2023, 06:18 PM ET The Mississippi Department of Human Services has filed notice of its intent to depose former NFL quarterback Brett Favre as part of its civil lawsuit seeking to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare funds. In a court filing Monday, the agency’s notice said its lawyers were
Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 08:09 AM ET BEIJING — Second-ranked Iga Swiatek dropped only two games and advanced to the quarterfinals of the China Open by beating Magda Linette 6-1, 6-1 on Wednesday. Swiatek will play in her 14th quarterfinal of 2023. She will next face either ninth-seeded Caroline Garcia or Anhelina Kalinina on
Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 10:18 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The AL Wild Card Series opener between the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays drew an announced crowd of just 19,704 to Tropicana Field on Tuesday, the lowest for a postseason game since the 1919 World Series other than during the coronavirus pandemic,
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 04:38 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
Michael Collins, ESPN Senior WriterOct 4, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer/video talent for ESPN.com Worked for several players as PGA Tour caddie Former stand-up comedian Lexi Thompson is set to become the fifth woman ever to tee it up against the men on the PGA Tour. Thompson, 28, accepted a sponsor invitation to
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterOct 4, 2023, 06:50 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan WHEN ADRIAN WALKER scheduled his unofficial visit to Colorado for the Week 3 game against Colorado State, he had no idea he’d be there with Lil Wayne, Master P, Offset and Dwayne “The
Oct 4, 2023, 07:41 AM ET Canelo Alvarez delivered another one sided victory to retain his super middleweight undisputed championship Saturday night in Las Vegas. However, he failed to score a KO victory over a smaller Jermell Charlo — who was moving up two division for the challenge — to make a claim for a
Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma during an interaction© AFP Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma is well known for his witty responses and over the years, a number of his sharp replies during press conferences have gone viral. During the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Captains’ Day on Wednesday, a reporter asked Rohit about the
Liam Lawson will stand in for Daniel Ricciardo once more at this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix as the Australian continues his recovery from injury. A spokesperson said the team hoped Ricciardo, who broke his left hand at the Dutch Grand Prix, would be back for the succeeding race in the US. Alpha Tauri want to