5:46 PM ET Nick Kyrgios refused to play for several minutes after receiving a time violation during his 6-2 7-6 (9-7) win over fellow Australian Harry Bourchier in an Australian Open warm-up event in Melbourne. Kyrgios fought off three set points in the second-set tiebreak before finally getting over the top of world No. 303
3:30 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Rory McIlroy revealed new information Wednesday that explained why he thought his second shot on the 18th hole during the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines was embedded. A volunteer stepped on the ball while searching for it but did not share that information with
9:34 AM ET On the first day of the final signing period for the 2021 class, Oregon added another ESPN 300 commitment in cornerback Avante Dickerson. The 6-foot, 170-pound corner from Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska, is the No. 49-ranked prospect overall and was one of only four recruits left uncommitted in February inside
1:31 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football is planning for a “somewhat normal” string of spring practices starting next month and culminating in the return of the spring game in mid-April, coach Ryan Day said Wednesday. “It’s kind of a soft schedule based on a lot of things, but we’re hoping
3:06 PM GMT The delayed Women’s Six Nations will take place from April 3 across four weekends in a new play-off style format, organisers announced on Wednesday. Earlier this month, the women’s tournament was postponed until spring or the summer due to the coronavirus pandemic. The revised tournament will begin with two pools of three
9:48 AM ET Jose Mourinho has insisted Tottenham “need a good Dele Alli” and believes face-to-face talks with the midfielder will give him the extra motivation to revive his career. Alli had hoped to join Paris Saint-Germain on loan in the January transfer window — reuniting with former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino — but chairman
1:47 PM ET Lightweight star Teofimo Lopez Jr., focused on keeping all five of his lightweight titles, is beginning to gear up for his next fight. Mandatory IBF challenger George Kambosos Jr. is the front-runner to fight Lopez next, in a bout that would likely take place in the early spring in the United States,
1:29 PM ET Augusta National and the Masters Tournament are partnering with a local health organization — and donating $1 million — to help with COVID-19 vaccinations on property donated by the club. Club chairman Fred Ridley announced Wednesday that Augusta National is providing property in the Washington Square shopping center to serve as a
News Williamson, Russell, Maxwell commit to 2021 season as ex-Kolpak players miss out Steven Smith and Mitchell Starc have been released by Welsh Fire in the Hundred after signing top-band £125,000 ($170,000 US) contracts to play in its postponed first season. The ECB have announced their full lists of men’s retentions ahead of this month’s
1:33 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Top-30 tennis player Dayana Yastremska‘s latest appeal in her doping case was dismissed Wednesday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, meaning she is still ineligible to return to competition. Yastremska, 20, of Ukraine, traveled to Australia after being provisionally banned, hoping to be allowed to play in