Australia’s Usman Khawaja dug in to put Australia in control against England after the hosts’ batting collapse in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s on Friday. Ashes-holders Australia were strongly placed at 130-2 in their second innings, a lead of 221 runs, when rain forced an early close to the third day’s play. Conditions for
Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Jun 30, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The NHL free agent signing period will officially begin Saturday at noon ET, but
Associated Press Jun 30, 2023, 09:46 AM ET The rapidly expanding landscape of nonprofit, donor-backed collectives paying college athletes to promote charities has been hit with a potentially seismic disruption. A recent 12-page memo from the Internal Revenue Service determined that, in many cases, such collectives may not qualify as tax-exempt if their main purpose
Associated Press Jun 30, 2023, 10:08 AM ET EASTBOURNE, England — Madison Keys advanced to the Eastbourne International final by beating seventh-ranked Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-3 on Friday. It was Keys’ first grass-court victory over a top-10 player since beating Angelique Kerber for the Eastbourne title in 2014. Keys took control of the first set
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 30, 2023, 07:00 AM ET It hasn’t even been three weeks since the French Open concluded, but Wimbledon is already upon us. The grass court major gets underway on Monday in London and there’s a lot to be excited about. From Novak Djokovic‘s quest for a record-setting 24th Grand Slam title
Jun 30, 2023, 09:40 AM ET With the UFC schedule midway through 2023, there is plenty to discuss and break down in every division. So far this year, the UFC has seen arguably its most dominant champion, Amanda Nunes, hang up her gloves. It’s also seen one of its most dominant champs, Valentina Shevchenko, lose
Dates:1 July – 23 July Coverage: Live text commentary on each stage on the BBC Sport website and app The Tour de France starts on Saturday in Bilbao – with defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and two-time winner Tadej Pogacar expected to battle it out for victory in cycling’s greatest race. But will anyone else be
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Associated Press Jun 30, 2023, 06:40 AM ET WIMBLEDON, England — Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams will begin her 24th appearance at the tournament against 2019 semifinalist Elina Svitolina, while Friday’s draw put two-time titlist Andy Murray up against wild-card entry Ryan Peniston in an all-British first-round matchup. Williams, who is 43 and has played
Pete Thamel, ESPNJun 30, 2023, 07:00 AM ET LINCOLN, Neb. — With an elk’s head mounted on the wall and the Farm Service Credit of America luncheon on the calendar, Elks Lodge #1790 in Ainsworth, Nebraska, seems like an unusual place for a blueprint for the revival of Nebraska football to reveal itself. Forget restoring
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJun 29, 2023, 07:48 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. The Texas Rangers are sending a franchise-record four starters to the All-Star Game in Seattle next month, the most of any MLB team. The top team in the AL West will have
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 30, 2023, 07:11 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. When Oklahoma and Texas leave the Big 12 for the SEC next year, it will obviously impact ticket sales for their soon-to-be former conference mates. The conference’s new media rights deal, though solid, doesn’t have quite
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 30, 2023, 07:39 AM ET Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua comprise the core of boxing’s glamor division, but three of those heavyweights will be 35 years of age and older by the time August rolls into September. Joshua turns 34 in October and hasn’t won a major fight
2nd Ashes Test, Day 3 Live: Harry Brook, Ben Stokes key for England.© AFP ENG vs AUS, 2nd Ashes Test, Day 3 Live: England aim to close in on Australia’s first innings total when they resume play on Day 3 at 278/4 at Lord’s. At stumps, England trailed Australia by 138 runs with Harry Brook and
Eritrean Biniam Girmay can bring cycling to “every single country in Africa”, according to his former coach Jean-Jacques Henry. International Cycling Union’s (UCI) Jean-Jacques Henry was Girmay’s first coach in Europe and believes more success awaits at the Tour de France which gets under way on 1 July in Bilbao. “The general classification, I don’t
David de Gea‘s £375,000-a-week Manchester United contract expires at midnight on Friday. Only Cristiano Ronaldo has earned a greater salary at Old Trafford than the former Spain No. 1 since he signed his deal in 2019, and United’s attempts to negotiate a vastly reduced pay packet in order to retain De Gea’s services suggests they
Another week, another seven days closer to the kick-off of Rugby World Cup 2023. Excitement is starting to ramp up around the globe as the competing nations start to drop their respective kits, and supporters learn what jerseys they’ll be wearing as they cheer on from the stands across France. The feedback to the All