Struggling luxury UK carmaker Aston Martin has announced plans to raise emergency funding worth £500m. A consortium led by billionaire Lawrence Stroll will put in £182m, with the rest coming from issuing fresh shares to existing investors. Mr Stroll partly owns the Racing Point Formula 1 team, which will be branded Aston Martin under the
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7:40 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Locked in an even-as-can-be Australian Open semifinal, Dominic Thiem looked up at his guest box, patted his belly and stuck out his tongue, as if to indicate he was feeling sick. He shook his head. He winced. Whatever might have been going on, Thiem turned out to
7:00 AM ET It’s finally time. Super Bowl LIV is here, and the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs are gearing up for all the marbles. Doing some last-minute prep before Sunday’s 6:30 p.m. ET kickoff (Fox) at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida? Our NFL team has you covered with everything you’d
11:15 AM GMT Paul Stirling, the Ireland top-order batsman, has joined Northamptonshire for part of the T20 Blast as an overseas player, despite the fact he is a British passport-holder and was born in Belfast. He will provide cover for Kieron Pollard, who will play eight games for Northants in the middle of their campaign,
3:49 AM ET Chris Evert MELBOURNE, Australia — It’s the Australian Open women’s singles final that not many predicted going into Thursday’s semifinals — I know I had Ashleigh Barty facing off against Simona Halep — but that’s the beauty of tennis. Instead, we have Garbine Muguruza looking to add to her two Grand Slam
1:55 AM ET Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim Boxing decided to get in on the action of Super Bowl weekend with a special Thursday night fight card in Miami. By the
5:30 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — After 14 days of captivating tennis at Melbourne Park, Novak Djokovic and Sofia Kenin emerged as Australian Open singles champions for 2020. Djokovic’s come-from-behind five-set win over Dominic Thiem in Sunday’s final gave him an unprecedented eighth Australian Open title. Kenin, the 21-year-old American, enjoyed a fairy-tale fortnight, defeating
Jan 31, 2020 Steve KimESPN In a battle of YouTube personalities, Jake Paul made a successful professional debut with a first-round knockout of AnEsonGib in a co-main event of a DAZN card at the Meridian at Island Gardens in Miami. AnEsonGib was aggressive early in the bout, but he found himself unable to handle the
7:30 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN This year’s NBA All-Star Game will mark a changing of the guard of sorts, as — for the first time in a decade — there will be nine players making their first appearance in the league’s annual midseason showcase. In addition to the three starters named to their first team
9:18 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Wyndham Clark beat darkness — and everyone else Thursday at TPC Scottsdale. Playing in the second-to-last group off the 10th tee, Clark shot a career-best 10-under 61 to take the first-round lead in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. He had eight birdies in a 10-hole stretch from
7:00 AM ET The St. Louis Blues‘ Stanley Cup victory last season has affected the NHL as if someone poured hallucinogens into its water supply. It has created delusions of grandeur, making any team that’s seemingly out of it by the end of January feel as if, theoretically, it could be very much in it
1:39 AM GMT He has been compared to Michael Bevan. There are growing calls for him to be given a spot in Australia’s T20I middle order. But Jonathan Wells is focused on the here and now, continuing his prolific form in “one of the toughest roles” in T20 cricket and helping the Adelaide Strikers towards
7:25 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Before he begins his “last hurrah,” Dusty Baker intends to talk to his new team. He hasn’t decided exactly what he’ll say to the scandal-riddled Houston Astros when spring training starts, but he’s certain of the message. “You got to go forward and make sure that it
8:06 AM ET ESPN staff Every college football team — even those in the Top 25 — turns over its roster every year with graduations or transfers. So those changes are offseason question marks, especially this time of year. What’s the biggest question for each of the nation’s top teams? The Tigers will be loaded
2020 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships Dates: 30 January-2 February Venue: Milton, Canada Coverage: Daily reports on the BBC Sport website. Watch live coverage here. Jody Cundy won Britain’s first gold medal of the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Milton, Canada. The 16-time track world champion, 41, clocked one minute 5.087 seconds to win the
7:00 AM ET Are we sleeping on this year’s New York Mets? About a year ago at this time, the Mets were the darlings of a historically stagnant offseason. The top two players on the free-agent market — Bryce Harper and Manny Machado — had yet to sign. The trade that sent star catcher J.T.
6:00 PM GMT England have suffered a setback ahead of their Six Nations opener against France on Sunday, with Anthony Watson ruled out due to a calf issue. Watson, who represents Bath at club level, would likely have started in Eddie Jones’ side in Paris, either on the wing or at full-back. – ESPN Fantasy
10:34 PM ET Joseph Diaz Jr. and Tevin Farmer traded a lot of harsh words in the lead-up their fight on Thursday night, but it was Diaz who had the last laugh. Diaz, in the finest performance of his career, overcame a horrendous cut over his left eye suffered in the second round to win