Aug 20, 2023, 04:11 PM ET Coco Gauff beat Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-4 to win the biggest title of her young career at the Cincinnati Open on Sunday and extend her outstanding run of form on North American hard courts ahead of the US Open. The American teenager, seeded seventh, broke the Czech player three
SYDNEY, Australia — Jorge Vilda will never forget the night he guided Spain to a first-ever Women’s World Cup title. The La Roja coach was booed by the crowd when he held the trophy aloft and celebrated victory with barely a pat on the back from his players, but despite it all, he was a
Associated Press Aug 20, 2023, 04:24 PM ET BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland — American golfer Alexa Pano celebrated her 19th birthday by beating Gabriella Cowley of England on the third hole of a playoff to win the ISPS Handa World Invitational on Sunday, while Daniel Brown wrapped up a five-shot victory in the men’s event. Pano
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 20, 2023, 02:02 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. South Carolina was able to add an all-conference player to its defense just two weeks before the start of the college football season. Former UAB defensive end Drew Tuazama, who was a preseason
New Zealand won the series decider against United Arab Emirates by 32 runs.© AFP New Zealand bounced back from their shock loss to the United Arab Emirates to win the third and final T20I in Dubai on Sunday by 32 runs to clinch the series. The UAE had romped to a seven-wicket win on Saturday
Welshman Stevie Williams has won the Arctic Race of Norway after finishing 10th on the final stage. The Israel-Premier Tech rider went into Sunday’s fourth and final stage as the overall leader after winning the third stage amid difficult conditions. France’s Clément Champoussin, who was overall second behind Williams, won the stage. But Williams finished
Olga Carmona sealed Women’s World Cup glory for Spain in Sydney with a first-half goal which clinched a 1-0 victory against England. Carmona scored a stunning late goal in the 2-1 semifinal win against Sweden and the left-back struck again to claim Spain’s first Women’s world title and ensure that the country became the first
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 20, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. CLEARWATER, Fla. — The car ride to meet Lyn and Garrett Reid is quiet, each mile taking Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Andrew Bellatti back 13 years, to the accident, the jail cell and
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterAug 20, 2023, 08:45 AM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
Aug 20, 2023, 02:12 AM ET Sean O’Malley not only changed the bantamweight division, but the entire landscape of the UFC after finishing Aljamain Sterling. Zhang Weili cruised in her title defense, while Ian Machado Garry remained undefeated. Marc Raimondi, Brett Okamoto, Jeff Wagenheim and Carlos Contreras Legaspi highlight the biggest takeaways from a big
UAE defeated New Zealand in the second T20I match© AFP Veteran Indian cricket team spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was all praise for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after they registered a historic victory over New Zealand in the second T20I encounter on Saturday. He pointed out how franchise cricket has slowly been decreasing the gulf between
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterAug 20, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 20, 2023, 12:55 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Chinese strawweight champion Zhang Weili turned in a near-flawless performance at UFC 292 — and that’s considering the impossibly high standards she’s come to be judged by. Zhang (24-3) dominated
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 20, 2023, 01:27 AM ET BOSTON — Sean O’Malley climbed out of the Octagon, spread his arms wide and took a beer from a fan. He chugged it as the TD Garden rocked with cheering fans. The UFC has a new superstar. Welcome to the “Suga” era. O’Malley, the Gen
ESPN News Services Aug 19, 2023, 10:57 PM ET HOUSTON — Julio Rodríguez set a major league record with his 17th hit in four games, helping to lead the Seattle Mariners past the Houston Astros 10-3 for their fifth straight win Saturday night. Rodriguez, with a single to left field in the seventh inning, broke
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterAug 19, 2023, 11:27 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
ESPN News Services Aug 20, 2023, 12:58 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts homered twice to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 win over the Miami Marlins in the second game on Saturday night to complete a doubleheader sweep. Betts had a two-run single to cap a three-run eighth inning as the
ESPN News Services Aug 19, 2023, 11:14 PM ET MASON, Ohio — Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will meet Sunday at the Western & Southern Open in a rematch of their Wimbledon final. The top-ranked Alcaraz erased a match point in the second set and rallied past unseeded Hubert Hurkacz 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 in