9:35 AM ET William E. Ricks Editor’s note: This story was originally published in November. On Tuesday, Will Smith was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in “King Richard.” Will Smith is a multitalented star, known for his outstanding careers in TV, film and music; but he is certainly no
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10:59 PM ET ESPN News Services BEIJING — Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai sat with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and watched American-born Chinese freeskier Eileen Gu win gold at the women’s big air event Tuesday. Peng appeared a day after delivering a controlled interview in Beijing that touched on sexual assault allegations she
10:32 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Brandon Nakashima beat John Millman in straight sets in the opening round of the inaugural Dallas Open on Monday night. The 20-year-old American seeking his first ATP Tour title beat the Australian Millman, 7-5, 7-6 (3), and will be joined in the round of 16 by Kevin Anderson.
10:54 PM ET ESPN News Services BEIJING — Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has told a French newspaper that international concern over her well-being is based on “an enormous misunderstanding” and she again denied having accused a Chinese official of sexual assault. L’Equipe, which specializes in sports news, published the interview Monday. The publication said
12:26 PM ET Associated Press Alexander Bublik earned the biggest win of his career on Sunday, upsetting top seed Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-3 to capture his maiden ATP Tour title at the Open Sud de France. The 24-year-old from Kazakhstan, who was competing in his fifth ATP Tour final, improved his head-to-head record to 2-0
11:14 AM ET Former world No. 1 Andy Murray said on Sunday that he intends to skip the French Open and rest of the clay-court season in order to prevent injury and prolong his career following multiple hip surgeries. The 34-year-old Murray, who crashed out in the second round of the Australian Open, will be
Feb 6, 2022 Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Juan Martin del Potro, who won the 2009 US Open, says he is likely to retire from professional tennis after playing tournaments in Buenos Aires this week and then in Rio de Janeiro. Del Potro’s career has been marred by injury, and he has been off
7:55 AM ET India’s Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan won their second ATP World Tour title together after beating the top seeded Australian pair of Luke Saville and John-Patrick Smith in the final of the Tata Open Maharashtra on Sunday. The Indians erased the first set deficit to win 6-7(10), 6-3, 10-6 in one hour
12:19 AM ET Nick Kyrgios‘ heroics in the doubles at the Australian Open was not enough to earn him selection for Australia’s Davis Cup clash with Hungary. Team captain Lleyton Hewitt has instead opted for debutant Luke Saville, Thanasi Kokkinakis, world No. 12 doubles specialist John Peers, Australian No. 1 Alex De Minaur and world
1:41 PM ET Associated Press VIENNA — Dominic Thiem, the 2020 US Open champion, has delayed his comeback because of a hurt hand and now plans to make his return at Indian Wells in March. Thiem hasn’t played in a tournament since June because of a wrist injury and was unable to defend his title