CNN — Venus Williams rolled back the years with a vintage performance to secure her first win against a top-20 player in four years. The 43-year-old Williams defeated Russian Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 7-5 in the first round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Monday. Kudermetova is seeded 16th in the tournament and […]
Argentine fooball legend Lionel Messi on Tuesday equalled Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for most international hat-tricks as he scored his 10th such hat-trick. Messi, 36, achieved the latest feat as his national team thrashed Bolivia 6-0 in South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup in front of a home crowd at the […]
Shortly after the New York Jets were defeated by the Buffalo Bills on Monday night, the team’s brass pulled off a blockbuster trade. Multiple reports surfaced on Tuesday morning stating the Las Vegas Raiders and Jets agreed to a deal that would send star wide receiver Davante Adams. The Jets later confirmed the transaction, which […]
Oct 15, 2024, 06:36 PM ET SPARTANBURG, S.C. — The Southern Conference has moved its volleyball tournament championship from storm-ravaged Asheville, North Carolina, as the area continues recovering from Hurricane Helene. The Division I league said Tuesday it would hold its tournament in Spartanburg on the campus of Wofford College. The event takes place Nov. […]
Jul 14, 2023, 01:03 PM ET Dwyane Wade, the three-time NBA champ, who will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in August, already had a partial ownership stake with the Utah Jazz. The former Miami Heat star added to his portfolio with something a bit closer to home. Wade, a Chicago native, […]
Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterOct 15, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Last season, Mark Pope said he believed the Big 12 was the toughest conference in America as he led BYU during its first year in the league. As […]
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterOct 15, 2024, 03:52 PM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Hawai’i will become the eighth full-time member of the Mountain West Conference on July 1, 2026, it was announced Tuesday. It’s a notable change for the Mountain West, which needed an eighth full-time […]
Pakistan’s Ikhtshamul Haq (first from left) wins silver and Maleeha Ali (first from right) earns bronze medal at 6th Asian Taekwondo Open Championship. — Reporter KARACHI: Pakistani athletes delievered splendid performance at the 6th Asian Taekwondo Open Championship in Tangerang, Indonesia, as Ikhtshamul Haq won a silver medal in the (-87 kg) category on the first […]
Swedish prosecutors confirmed on Tuesday a rape probe following media reports that French footballer Kylian Mbappe was being investigated after a visit to Stockholm but did not name the suspect. On Monday, Swedish newspapers Aftonbladet and Expressen reported that a rape investigation had been opened following Mbappe’s two-day visit to the Nordic capital. “In response […]
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 15, 2024, 05:48 AM ET Sir Alex Ferguson is set to step back from his ambassadorial role at Manchester United at the end of the season, a source told ESPN. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The decision has been taken as part of a cost-cutting drive at the club put in place following […]
