2:36 AM ET Dylan Alcott’s farewell party has been spoiled with the wheelchair tennis legend bowing out of the sport with a defeat in the Australian Open final. After a whirlwind 48 hours, the 2022 Australian of the Year was upset by Dutch second seed Sam Schroder in Thursday’s quad decider at Rod Laver Arena.
2:07 AM ET ESPN News Services Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon left the ice after being bloodied on a hit in the first period of Wednesday night’s game against the visiting Boston Bruins and did not return. The Avs said MacKinnon suffered an upper-body injury after he absorbed a shoulder shot from the Bruins’ Taylor
5:50 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Every time Canelo Alvarez prepares to select his next opponent, the fate of boxers in multiple weight classes hangs in the balance. Just whom — and at which weight — Canelo fights next is still undecided, but sources told ESPN that Alvarez has received two lucrative offers that stand as
Jan 25, 2022 As the NBA nears the fourth month of its investigation into the Phoenix Suns and majority owner Robert Sarver, the team is working toward creating a confidential internal hotline in the coming weeks for employees to report complaints, team sources told ESPN. On Monday, a Suns executive explained to colleagues that the
6:30 PM ET The votes have been tallied and tabulated, and the Baseball Hall of Fame has a new class of one. Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz was inducted in his first year with 77.9% of the vote, with Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling all failing to make the 75% cutoff point
2:36 PM ET UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou will have to undergo knee surgery before he is able to train or compete again, his manager, Marquel Martin, told ESPN on Wednesday. Ngannou (17-3) unified the UFC heavyweight championship by defeating Ciryl Gane (10-1) by unanimous decision at UFC 270 last weekend in Anaheim, California. Immediately
9:46 PM GMT Flying winger Louis Lynagh, son of Wallabies great Michael Lynagh, has now been approached by Italy about the prospect of playing Test rugby for the Azzurri. But Italy’s head coach Kieran Crowley accepts that he may not win the battle for the services of the brilliant 21-year-old, with Lynagh also able to
8:20 PM ET Canelo Alvarez is planning his return for May, and he reportedly has three options on the table. First, there’s a one-fight deal on the table from Premier Boxing Champions to defend his undisputed super middleweight championship against middleweight titleholder Jermall Charlo, who would move up in weight for the challenge. Second, there’s
News The defending champions picked up further damage during the Challenger final It could be a case of third time lucky for Sydney Sixers as the injury-riddled BBL club prepare to send another SOS to Cricket Australia, asking for Steven Smith to return in Friday night’s final against the Perth Scorchers. Sixers attempted to sign
7:01 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer PSV’s Cody Gapko is a reported transfer target of Liverpool and Man City. Getty Images The 2022 January transfer window is open (find out when it closes here), and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and