Month: October 2018

While much of the focus centred on the numerous American imports in the W-League, a pair of unheralded South Africans stole the show during the competition’s opening weekend as Canberra United knocked over three-time champions Melbourne City. Rhoda Mulaudzi scored one and set up another as Canberra sent ambitious Melbourne City packing with a 2-0
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1:34 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Hendrick Motorsports has landed Ally Financial as a full-season sponsor for seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson in 2019 and 2020. Ally Financial will replace Lowe’s, which has sponsored Johnson since
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12:40 PM ET Associated Press Roger Federer won his 99th career ATP Tour title on Sunday, beating qualifier Marius Copil 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors final. A ninth title at Federer’s hometown event in Basel, where he was once a ball boy, matched the nine he won at the Halle grass-court event in
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12:42 PM ET The New York Mets have agreed to a deal to make agent Brodie Van Wagenen their new general manager, according to multiple reports. The news was first reported by the New York Post, which said a news conference will be held on Tuesday if the World Series is over by then. Van
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12:10 PM ET Associated Press Kevin Anderson won his second title of the season at the Erste Bank Open on Sunday, sealing his place at next month’s ATP finals. The eighth-ranked Anderson defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3, 7-6 (3), handing his opponent his ninth straight defeat in a final. Anderson, who also won in New York
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11:20 AM ET Associated Press SINGAPORE — Elina Svitolina secured the biggest title of her career on Sunday, becoming the first Ukrainian player to win the season-ending WTA Finals trophy. The No. 6-seeded Svitolina rebounded from a one-set deficit for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over fifth-seeded Sloane Stephens, the 2017 US Open champion. Svitolina
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