Month: February 2021

11:19 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams will be part of the weekend action at the Australian Open. Spectators will not. Williams overcame erratic strokes and two set points to beat Anastasia Potapova 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Friday and advance to the fourth round. The surprisingly close match entertained a modest
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3:38 AM ET Manchester United are targeting Real Madrid’s Raphael Varane, among others, to sort their leaky defence — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Barcelona search for the next Christian Pulisic. Jump to: Barca step up attempts to find next Pulisic, Hoppe | Man Utd starlet Shoretire wanted by Barca | Font’s election
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8:48 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — What should have been a tune-up for the Daytona 500 might have cost Hendrick Motorsports the front row for NASCAR’s season-opening spectacular. Alex Bowman and William Byron were slated to lead the the Daytona 500 to the green flag but that’s in trouble following Thursday night’s
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8:35 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ landmark agreement with Trevor Bauer has been met with clear reservation, and in some instances disdain, by some of the team’s fans — although their concerns aren’t about his projected on-field performance. Bauer’s boundless social media activity includes instances that have prompted accusations of online bullying, two of
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9:15 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Tennis fans will be locked out of the Australian Open from 11:59pm Friday [AEST] as the state of Victoria prepares for a five-day lockdown amid a growing COVID-19 cluster in the city’s suburbs. The state’s outbreak began at Melbourne Airport’s Holiday Inn last week and has now risen to
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6:37 PM ET The UFC’s highly anticipated welterweight matchup between Leon Edwards and Khamzat Chimaev on March 13 is off. Again. UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Thursday that Chimaev was forced to withdraw from the bout due to lingering physical effects caused by COVID-19. This is the third time the bout has fallen
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