3:04 AM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Stefanos Tsitsipas maintained his perfect record in Grand Slam quarterfinals, beating No. 11-seeded Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 Wednesday to reach the last four of the Australian Open. The 23-year-old, No. 4-ranked Tsitsipas improved to 5-0 at this stage of a major. It’s the semifinals he’s
3:44 AM ET The first ESPN Africa Boxing event of 2022, with seven bouts taking place at the EFC Training Institute in Sandton, South Africa debuts on Thursday Jan. 27. The main event will see South Africa’s Koos ‘The Great Last Warrior’ Sibiya taking on Botswana’s Steven ‘Small’ Bagwasi in a Junior Lightweight contest over
11:51 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN Chicago Bulls forward Derrick Jones Jr. fractured his right index finger while working out at their practice facility, and he is expected to miss six to eight weeks, the team said Tuesday. Jones’ finger will be placed in a splint, and the team left open the possibility that he could
7:33 PM ET Brianna Williams Longtime Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame for the Class of 2022. Ortiz, nicknamed “Big Papi,” was the only eligible candidate to receive at least 75% of votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Initially signed by the Seattle
7:30 AM ET Francis Ngannou had a lot stacked against him at UFC 270. The heavyweight champion entered his Jan. 22 title defense with a severely compromised right knee. His challenger, Ciryl Gane, was coached by Ngannou’s own first MMA coach, from whom Ngannou was estranged. And the champ, competing in the final fight on
News Among ODI bowlers, Ngidi returned to the top 20 and in the T20I bowlers’ rankings Holder reached a career-best 26th South Africa wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock has jumped up four places in the ICC ODI rankings for batters to move to fifth place and Rassie van der Dussen has gone up 10 spots to
3:44 AM ET 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 goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Newcastle lead five-club chase for Alli Five clubs are
3:56 AM ET Formula One is brimming with exciting young talent on the verge of making themselves top tier talents. F1’s youth revolution was underlined by Max Verstappen winning the title last year but it’s been hard to ignore the rise of several other young stars. Whether it was Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in 2019 or
9:03 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Iga Swiatek took three hours in the afternoon heat to beat 36-year-old Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 on Wednesday, with the payoff being a spot in the Australian Open semifinals against Danielle Collins. “This match was crazy,” said the 20-year-old 2020 French Open winner. “First
12:15 AM ET ESPN staff The six matchups for the wild-card round of the 2021 NFL playoffs are set, and the Green Bay Packers (NFC) and Tennessee Titans (AFC) are the teams that get byes. Among the interesting matchups for the first round: Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking on the Philadelphia Eagles,