11:52 AM ET Top seed Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Paris Masters shortly before his opening match against fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco on Wednesday, meaning he will lose the ATP No.1 ranking to Novak Djokovic. Spaniard Nadal, who has not played since retiring injured in the US Open semifinals in September, cited an abdominal injury.
Month: October 2018
12:17 AM ET Diego Valeri scored twice, and goalkeeper Jeff Attinella made five saves, including one with his head, as the 10-man Portland Timbers advanced in the Major League Soccer playoffs by defeating FC Dallas 2-1 on Wednesday night in Frisco, Texas. The Timbers, the fifth seed in the Western Conference, will play host to
10:53 AM ET The Nashville Predators have activated goalie Pekka Rinne from injured reserve. The reigning Vezina Trophy winner was injured Oct. 19 against Calgary. He collided with teammate Kevin Fiala, but the team did not disclose the nature of this injury. Juuse Saros has kept the first-place Predators on track in Rinne’s absence. He
10:27 AM BST Wales’ record cap-holder Gethin Jenkins will retire from rugby after Cardiff Blues’ PRO14 clash with Zebre this weekend. Prop Jenkins, 37, has been suffering with a chronic knee injury and the Blues announced via a statement Wednesday he will be unable to continue playing at a “sustained level.” Jenkins is Wales’ current
8:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As he was reviewing video in preparation for a game against the Kansas City Chiefs earlier in the season, Denver Broncos coach Vance Joseph noticed improvements in Tyreek Hill‘s game. And Hill, the Chiefs’ top wide receiver, was plenty good last year. “I’ve seen some reports where guys
6:49 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo’s pole position celebrations at the Mexican Grand Prix left Max Verstappen ‘very angry’, according to the Dutchman’s father Jos. In case you missed it, Max Verstappen put in one of the performances of the season to win Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix. Maurice Hamilton looks at the history of race winners
9:04 AM ET After Lewis Hamilton secured his fifth world title, our panel of F1 journalists — Maurice Hamilton, Nate Saunders, Kate Walker and Laurence Edmondson — review the main talking points from the Mexican Grand Prix. Do you rate Lewis Hamilton as the greatest Formula One driver of all time? Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning
3:00 AM ET Big Picture West Indies did deny Virat Kohli a hundred but a familiar Indian script unfolded at the CCI’s Brabourne Stadium: Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan provided the launchpad for a tall total. In a rather unfamiliar instance, though, an India No. 4 (Ambati Rayudu) cracked a century, as the side moves
8:44 AM ET Tyson Fury has revealed his wife Paris said he was “too fat” to make a return to heavyweight boxing. Appearing on Showtime’s Below the Belt with Brendan Schaub, lineal heavyweight champion Fury spoke of the moment he decided to make a return to the ring following a 31-month absence. “I called my
FC’s Shaka Hislop reveals his Power Rankings, but the FC crew are a bit skeptical of his choices towards the top half of his selections. Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara will be sidelined for “several weeks” after suffering an ankle injury in the DFB Pokal tie against fourth-tier Rodinghausen on Tuesday, the club have confirmed.