6:28 AM ET Brazil‘s relationship with the World Cup is entirely binary. They have won five, the others they have lost — and there is nothing in between. On Friday they set out on the road to what they hope will be World Cup win No. 6, and their first in 20 years, with a
6:11 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch, leading a race he had to win, not once believed he was driving toward Victory Lane. NASCAR will crown a new champion this year, as the worst season of Busch’s career extended Sunday when he was knocked from the playoffs. It’s the earliest the reigning
5:53 PM ET Associated Press CARY, N.C. — Ernie Els birdied the final two holes, running in a 30-footer in the rain on the last, for a 6-under 66 and a one-stroke victory over Colin Montgomerie on Sunday in the SAS Championship. Jim Furyk missed a chance to become the first player to win his
7:44 PM ET Joaquin Buckley delivered a knockout that MMA fans won’t soon forget on Saturday. Buckley, who faced Impa Kasanganay in a middleweight bout on Yas Island — dubbed “Fight Island” by the UFC — finished it in the second round in unique fashion. Buckley threw a left high kick that Kasanganay caught with
4:50 PM ET For an agonizing split second, Rafael Nadal was frozen, waiting to see whether the heavy slice serve he just launched toward Novak Djokovic would be called an ace or an out ball. The silence confirmed it. Nadal sank to his knees, his grin growing to the point where it looked like he
1:28 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Rafael Nadal made history on Sunday as he defeated Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 in the 2020 French Open men’s final to earn his 20th major title and 13th at Roland Garros. He is now tied with Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam victories by a man in the
12:04 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Rafael Nadal tied Roger Federer with 20 Grand Slam titles by producing a nearly perfect performance against Novak Djokovic in the French Open final on Sunday. Nadal equaled long-time rival Federer for the most major singles tennis championships won by a man and added to his own record
1:53 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 Lewis Hamilton’s victory at the Nurburgring on Sunday brought him level with Michael Schumacher’s
9:35 PM ET No. 13 Auburn edged out Arkansas 30-28 at home on Saturday, but the result was largely overshadowed by a controversial call inside the final minute. With the Razorbacks leading 28-27, Tigers quarterback Bo Nix attempted to spike the ball and stop the clock on third-and-1 at the Arkansas 20, but instead he
5:00 PM ET Associated Press NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Sei Young Kim shot 7-under 63 in the final round to seal her first major title Sunday at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. The 27-year-old South Korean finished at 14-under 266 at Aronimink Golf Course, winning the major that had eluded her so far in her