4:11 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Simona Halep arrived at the French Open as the overwhelming favorite. The world No. 2 and top seed was virtually unbeatable on clay. She skipped the US Open to focus on the surface, winning both tournaments she played in Prague and Rome since the sport’s resumption in August and hadn’t
2:41 AM IST Nottinghamshire 129 for 4 (Duckett 53*) beat Surrey 127 for 7 (Roy 66, Christian 4-23) by six wickets Nottinghamshire confirmed their status as the dominant force in English T20 cricket, sealing a second Blast title in four seasons by chasing down 128 with 16 balls to spare in a 16-over final against
2:04 PM ET Faced with another salary cap crunch, the Chicago Blackhawks have traded defenseman Olli Maatta to the Los Angeles Kings for a prospect. Chicago needs to make deals for forwards Dominik Kubalik, who finished third in Calder Trophy voting, and Dylan Strome, and they do not have a frontline goalie under contract. Two-time
10:00 AM ET Sometimes it’s better not to play, apparently. Miami ranked 15th in last week’s SP+ ratings and took a bye week before this Saturday’s big game against Clemson. Of the teams ranked just above them … UCF lost to No. 71 Tulsa Texas lost to No. 45 TCU Oklahoma lost to No. 41
Geraint Thomas retained his advantage over Simon Yates in the Giro d’Italia as Diego Ulissi won after a late attack on stage two. Thomas’ Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Filippo Ganna continues to lead overall after his win in Saturday’s time trial. Ulissi broke away from the peloton with about 1km to go of the final climb
11:12 AM ET Although quarterback Cam Newton has tested positive for the coronavirus, the New England Patriots will play the Chiefs on Monday night in Kansas City, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The game will kick off at 7:05 p.m. ET and air on CBS, sources said. The plan is contingent on negative COVID-19 tests.
6:50 AM ET Associated Press Polish teenager Iga Swiatek ousted the 2018 champion and top-seeded Simona Halep from the French Open, winning 6-1, 6-2 to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. Swiatek, the only teenager who reached the fourth round, avenged a crushing defeat by Halep at the same stage last year. The Romanian won
Britain’s Lizzie Deignan won Liege-Bastogne-Liege in Belgium on Sunday to claim her first ever ‘monument’ – the pre-eminent races in one-day cycling. Deignan made a solo break with 24km left to open up a minute’s lead. Australian Grace Brown produced a late counter-attack to get within 10 seconds, but Deignan held on for her third
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12:48 AM ET This season, more than ever, strength of schedule could mean strength of conference — though the 13 College Football Playoff selection committee members likely would never publicly admit it. Over the past six seasons of the playoff, committee chairs have insisted that the group ranks teams, not conferences, but during a season
Whether it’s television shows, clothes or music, we can all think of stuff out there that’s so bad, it’s good. So… welcome to the greatest kit you’ll probably never dare to wear: EF Pro Cycling’s special Giro d’Italia ‘duck’ outfit. The American team is no stranger to colour schemes and concepts that are a little,
6:42 AM ET EARLY IN THE first quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers appeared lethargic, disjointed. Coach Frank Vogel called time, down 23-10, and made some substitutions. One of them, 34-year-old Rajon Rondo, who shot 41.8% in the regular season, surveyed the floor, noted the Miami Heat‘s
1:25 PM GMT Karthik Krishnaswamy Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s Rolling Report of the 18th IPL 2020 match, between the Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab, in Dubai. We have the likes of MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran and Ambati Rayudu taking on the likes of KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Glenn Maxwell, and
2:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN The Tampa Bay Rays own the American League’s best record and the league’s No. 1 seed in the 2020 MLB playoffs. The New York Yankees were the AL’s favorites coming into the season before an up-and-down regular season netted them the No. 5 seed. After both swept their way through
12:29 AM ET Do you hear it, off in the distance? It’s still faint, because we’re just a month into this strange attempt at college football in 2020, but it’s there — that familiar refrain, the siren song we’ve heard before. Listen. “S-E-C! S-E-C!” You thought this college football season would be different just because
2:10 AM ET Much of the talk in recent years surrounding Holly Holm has focused on retirement. When will the 38-year-old Holm hang up the gloves? After her performance on Saturday in the UFC Fight Night main event on Fight Island, that discussion could be about a title shot. Holm, ranked sixth in the ESPN
1:19 AM ET Holly Holm turned to her wrestling against Irene Aldana and rolled to an easy unanimous decision victory Saturday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday on Yas Island. The judges scored the bout 50-44, 50-45 and 50-45 for Holm. Holm, known for her skills as a striker, mixed
10:51 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots had a virtual team meeting on Saturday night, and the players were told, pending negative tests, the current plan is to play the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Saturday started with the team confirming that “a Patriots player tested positive