11:40 AM ET ESPN News Services Harmony Tan, ranked No. 115 in the world, and Katie Boulter, who is 118th, continue to make a name for themselves at Wimbledon, reaching the third round of the women’s draw on Thursday with upset victories. France’s Tan, who ousted seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams in a first-round match
Month: June 2022
Jun 28, 2022 The two rugby hemispheres come back together this year July, with several massive series taking place across the globe. Can Ireland win a first Test on New Zealand soil? Will Australia at last end this losing run to England? Can a struggling Wales spring an upset in South Africa? It really is
11:22 AM ET Road America, carved out of the countryside of Wisconsin, is one of the greatest racetracks in the U.S. Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Sir Jackie Stewart stood on a platform overlooking the entrance of Miami International Autodrome’s Turn 6. You know the one. The broad lefthander that swept around a flotilla of
Rohit Sharma will return as captain for both the T20I and ODI series against England, while Virat Kohli will play the second and third T20I, followed by the three ODIs. Rohit has been laid low after contracting Covid-19 and will not play the fifth Test against England, with Jasprit Bumrah named captain in his absence.
Two female cyclists claim that transgender athletes are still competing in British Cycling women’s events. The cyclists who spoke to BBC Sport are both British number ones in their respective categories and race at a national level. They say they have lost out on ranking points and prize money to trans women. However, British Cycling
Formula 1’s governing body has acted to limit the amount cars can “bounce” on safety grounds. The moves comes after the drivers collectively asked the FIA to intervene on the topic, which has arisen as a result of new rules this year. The FIA has determined a metric that defines the maximum amount of bouncing
11:36 AM ET Associated Press The NFL is teaming up with Ice Cube. The league announced Thursday that it is partnering with Contract with Black America Institute, an economic inclusion-focused initiative led by artist and entrepreneur O’Shea Jackson, who is known as Ice Cube. “We feel like if you tackle the huge wealth gap between
Dates: 1 July – 24 July Coverage: Live text commentary on each stage on the BBC Sport website and app The 109th edition of the Tour de France gets under way in Copenhagen on Friday and finishes in Paris on Sunday, 24 July. The riders will tackle two individual time trials and six mountain stages
Lewis Hamilton has called for “older voices” with offensive views to be refused a platform on which to make comments. Mercedes driver Hamilton said: “Discrimination is not something we should be giving a platform. “We need people to be bringing people together.” He added: “We are all the same and the comments we are seeing
10:26 AM ET The most coveted NBA draft prospect in the world is on the move. Victor Wembanyama, ranked No. 1 in the 2023 ESPN mock draft, has opted out of his contract with ASVEL Villeurbanne and is signing a two-year contract with Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 from Paris, a source told ESPN. The 7-foot-3 18-year
9:52 AM ET ESPN News Services Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon, a Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday. The LAPD did not release details on the charges. TMZ has reported that Bridges is facing felony domestic violence charges. “The Charlotte Hornets
8:00 AM ET Walk into an NBA front office in 2022, and you won’t have to go far before you spot a treatise on management theory resting on a bookshelf. Concepts like organizational culture and asset management have taken hold. League executives devote a lot of thought into forming an identity for their basketball operations
10:17 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Former NBA point guard Rod Strickland is the new men’s basketball coach at Long Island University. Strickland was hired Thursday to replace Derek Kellogg, who led the Sharks to a 16-14 record last season. He had been serving as the program director for the NBA G League
9:16 AM ET Four-time All-Star guard Kemba Walker and the Detroit Pistons are finalizing a contract buyout, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Once Walker clears waivers, he’ll join free agency. The Pistons acquired Walker from the New York Knicks last week as part of a three-team trade that included the Milwaukee Bucks and
The British Racing Drivers’ Club has suspended Nelson Piquet’s membership following his racist comments about Lewis Hamilton. The BRDC, which owns Silverstone, said it “noted” the apology from Piquet. Its statement said that the BRDC board had concluded Piquet’s “racially offensive language is unacceptable”. It added: “It is anticipated that the board will terminate Mr
8:09 AM ET The year’s final major, The Open at St. Andrews, is looming in two weeks. But there is still work to be done in the United States, and that includes a longtime stop on the PGA Tour — the John Deere Classic — which begins Thursday. Get ESPN+ here | Download the app
7:45 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Joe Joyce still hopes he can land his dream fight against one of his English rivals: Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua. Fury, the WBC
7:00 AM ET There should be a long line of clubs queuing up to sign Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain this summer, but despite being one of the world’s most recognisable footballers — and one with an incredible goal-scoring record to justify that billing — the Brazil forward has become the superstar that nobody seems to
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