2:05 AM ET Jingnan Xiong nearly finished Angela Lee several times in a dominant first round and then did enough the rest of the way to earn a unanimous-decision victory Saturday in the main event of a ONE Championship card in Singapore. With the victory, Xiong retained her ONE women’s 125-pound title and went to
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An overcast sky ahead of India’s T20 fixture against South Africa at Guwahati on Sunday has made organisers and fans anxious, bringing back memories of the last international cricket match at the venue that had to be abandoned after heavy rain. Enthusiasm has been high among people in the run up to the match, with
Pooja Vastrakar scored 1 run off 2 balls against Sri Lanka women on Saturday.© Twitter Pooja Vastrakar had an unfortunate outing with the bat on Saturday as the player was adjudged run-out by the third umpire in what was a tight call. It happened on the penultimate ball of the Indian innings during their Asia
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position after a gripping qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix as Max Verstappen finished only eighth. Red Bull’s Verstappen appeared to have the pace to take pole but abandoned his penultimate lap after an error and then was told urgently to pit before finishing his final one. He swore over
12:59 AM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — More than an hour after Cal Raleigh ended the longest playoff drought in baseball, he was back on the field with his teammates, circling the perimeter of the field to acknowledge the tens of thousands of fans who still stuck around. The celebration was more akin to winning
Ravi Bishnoi might have been pushed to the reserves list in India’s squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup but the young leg-spinner has no regrets about missing out on the 15-member squad for the marquee event. Bishnoi, who was part of the team for the Asia Cup, played just one game during the tournament,
12:19 AM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ducks defenseman Urho Vaakanainen was taken off the Honda Center ice on a stretcher after he crashed into the end boards in the first period of Anaheim’s preseason game against the San Jose Sharks on Friday night. The Finnish defenseman was conscious and alert with full movement
11:31 PM ET Antonio Inoki, a combat sports trailblazer, influential politician and larger-than-life figure in his native Japan, died Friday at the age of 79. The announcement was made by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, the promotion he founded. The cause of Inoki’s death was not released, but he had fallen ill in recent years and was
Sep 30, 2022 Lisandro Martinez has already cracked the code of keeping Erling Haaland quiet over 90 minutes. When the Manchester United defender played for Ajax in last October’s 4-0 Champions League win against Haaland’s Borussia Dortmund, the Argentina international worked in tandem with defensive partner Jurrien Timber to nullify the threat of the man
10:06 PM ET Quarterback Arch Manning broke his high school’s records for career passing yards and touchdowns on Friday, marks previously held by his uncles, Eli and Peyton Manning. Coming into Friday’s game, Arch Manning was 110 yards away from breaking Eli’s career passing record at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans. Arch broke that
3:17 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel has combed through the events leading up to Tua Tagovailoa‘s injury Thursday night several times — right down to his own play call. But he’s not second-guessing how the team handled Tagovailoa throughout the week. Tagovailoa was taken to a hospital Thursday after hitting
9:33 AM ET John BarrESPN.com Close Joined ESPN in June 2003 Winner: 2013 Peabody Award; 2011 Edward R. Murrow Award/Video Investigative Reporting Covers breaking news, investigative pieces and human interest features Marcus Dupree, who rose to fame in Mississippi and beyond after a brief but impressive football career that became the subject of an ESPN
Sep 27, 2022 Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm is unlikely to fight again this year, but is eyeing a return in early 2023 — and she has an ideal opponent in mind. Holm, 40, told ESPN she is recovering from a surgery she underwent following a split decision loss to Ketlen Vieira in May.
7:08 PM ET The Atlanta Braves signed veteran pitcher Charlie Morton to a one-year extension, the team announced Friday. Morton, 38, will earn $20 million in 2023, his 16th year in the big leagues. The deal includes a team option for 2024, also worth $20 million. Morton is in his second stint with Atlanta after
8:22 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Mackenzie Hughes thought he had a chance to be picked for the Presidents Cup because of his putting. The strength of his game helped carry him to a 9-under 63 on Friday and a share of the lead in the Sanderson Farms Championship. Hughes birdied his last
Sep 30, 2022 Associated Press SYDNEY — Adam Scott says Greg Norman‘s association with LIV Golf hasn’t strained his relationship with his long-time mentor and adds he doesn’t see the new tour as “pure evil” for the sport. “Definitely not,” Scott said in a conference call Friday from his home in Switzerland when asked if
7:58 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 4 of the NFL season is here, and teams continue to assess injuries to their players ahead of game time. The San Francisco 49ers have suffered another blow to their offense, as star left tackle Trent Williams is expected to be out four to six weeks with an ankle
8:29 PM ET Associated Press THE COLONY, Texas — Charley Hull has forced herself to work a little harder on the putting and she saw it pay off Friday with eight birdies in her round of 7-under 64 to take the 36-hole lead in The Ascendant LPGA. Hull seized control with four birdies in a