ESPN News Services Sep 1, 2023, 05:41 PM ET NEW YORK — Caroline Wozniacki‘s comeback to tennis and the US Open rolled on Friday with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over American Jennifer Brady, another player making a return to the game after a yearslong absence. The 33-year-old from Denmark raised her fists and glanced
Month: September 2023
Associated Press Sep 1, 2023, 10:18 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Perrine Delacour held onto the Portland Classic lead Friday with another bogey-free round at Columbia Edgewater, shooting a 5-under 67 in perfect conditions a day after opening with a 63 in the rain. “You had to adjust for the pins, especially on the wedges,”
The matches between India and Pakistan barely take place without any controversy. Given that so much of energy and effort of players and fans are involved, the match between these two Asian teams is way more than just an interesting game of cricket. There is emotion, there is pressure and there is performance too. All
Associated Press Sep 1, 2023, 06:25 PM ET NEW YORK — Tenth-seeded American Frances Tiafoe is back in the fourth round of the US Open for the fourth straight year after beating No. 22 Adrian Mannarino of France 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(6) on Friday in Louis Armstrong Stadium. Tiafoe, who beat Rafael Nadal on his
Sep 1, 2023, 07:30 PM ET Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata has continued his audacious run through the US Open draw to charge into the fourth round at Flushing Meadows. Hijikata resisted a stirring fightback from Chinese trailblazer Zhizhen Zhang to post a 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3 victory over the world No.67 and scamper into the
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 1, 2023, 09:17 AM ET Manchester United are close to agreeing a deal with Fiorentina for Sofyan Amrabat, sources have told ESPN. The midfielder is set to move to Old Trafford on loan with the agreement including an obligation to make the deal permanent next summer. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
Sep 1, 2023, 04:20 PM ET João Félix has joined Barcelona from Atletico Madrid on a season-long loan deal, the club announced ahead of Friday’s transfer deadline. The loan does not include an option to make the move permanent, Barcelona confirmed. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Félix became Atletico’s club-record signing when
Eric Woodyard, ESPNSep 1, 2023, 01:16 PM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored
Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2023, 02:19 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Travis Kelce made a plea to Chris Jones to return to the Chiefs on his latest podcast, saying of his teammate’s decision to holdout, “I just don’t
Rajan Hothi Aug 31, 2023, 06:08 PM ET The summer transfer window closes on Friday in Europe, with the Premier League deadline at 11 p.m. BST / 6 p.m. ET, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2023, 05:34 PM ET A day before his team begins its 2023 football season against New Mexico, coach Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M secured a key victory off the field Friday, courtesy of four-star defensive tackle Dominick McKinley‘s commitment. McKinley (No. 30 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300), a
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterSep 1, 2023, 12:40 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Jalen Milroe will start at quarterback for Alabama in Saturday’s season opener against Middle Tennessee, sources told ESPN on Friday. Milroe, a redshirt sophomore, had been competing for the job this
Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 1, 2023, 08:04 AM ET The Atlantic Coast Conference is expanding from its Eastern roots. The ACC presidents and chancellors met on Friday morning and voted to add three new schools — Stanford, Cal and SMU, sources told ESPN. It will bring the league to 18 members, 17 of which will play
Natalie Darwitz, who won three medals with the U.S. women’s national team, is among the inaugural group of general managers in the new Professional Women’s Hockey League. The first six general managers in the PWHL — a six-team league that will debut in January — are Darwitz (Minnesota), Danielle Marmer (Boston), Pascal Daoust (New York),
Associated Press Sep 1, 2023, 09:35 AM ET DARLINGTON, S.C. — Ryan Preece has been cleared to race in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway after his frightening crash at Daytona a week ago. Preece announced his status Friday on social media, posting a video that included shots of the crash underneath the words, “See
As the NBA enters its 77th season and fans anticipate another exciting campaign, there’s always an additional buzz surrounding the significant milestones and anniversaries that are set to unfold in 2023-24. Fans and players wait for the Damian Lillard and James Harden trade requests to be resolved. Both All-Stars are also chasing milestones as Lillard,
Sergio Perez crashed his Red Bull at the famous Parabolica corner in Friday practice at the Italian Grand Prix. It was the latest in a series of errors by the Mexican, whose hopes of a title challenge to team-mate Max Verstappen faded earlier this year. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was fastest, by 0.019 seconds from McLaren’s
Geoffrey Soupe claimed a surprise win in a crash-ridden stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana after edging out Orluis Aular in a sprint finish in Oliva. The Frenchman sped into the final corner with 300m remaining before outsprinting Aular in a photo finish. The stage had been disrupted by a crash with over six