7:49 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic has won his record-extending eighth Australian Open championship and 17th Grand Slam title overall by beating Dominic Thiem in five sets in the final. Djokovic’s 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory means he will return to No. 1 in the rankings, replacing Rafael Nadal. Djokovic
7:06 AM ET The all-electric Formula E motor racing series has abandoned plans for a race in the Chinese city of Sanya next month because of the coronavirus epidemic. The sport will continue to work with its regional partner and local authorities to study the viability of potential alternative dates should the situation improve, the
8:00 AM GMT Toss India opt to bat v New Zealand India’s stand-in captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first in the fifth – and final – T20I at Bay Oval, the visitors having already secured an unassailable 4-0 lead. While India rested Virat Kohli, ahead of the two-match Test series
3:34 AM ET SACRAMENTO — A day later and 380 miles up the I-5 North from Los Angeles, the Lakers were a part of a Kobe Bryant tribute once again. The Sacramento Kings, coached by a former Bryant teammate in Luke Walton and run by vice president of basketball operations Vlade Divac, the man the
1:01 AM ET Associated Press American Rajeev Ram‘s decision to focus on doubles paid off handsomely when he teamed with Englishman Joe Salisbury to win the Australian Open men’s doubles crown. The 11th seeds were in total control from early in the opening set to beat Australian wildcard pair Max Purcell and Luke Saville 6-4,
1:31 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The BCCI has appointed former India cricketers Madan Lal, RP Singh and Sulakshana Naik as the new members of the Cricket Advisory Committee on Friday. The appointments are for one year. Lal, 68, played 39 Tests and 67 ODIs from 1974 to 1987, and was a crucial part of the
11:31 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The PGA Tour will continue to honor the late Kobe Bryant on Sunday during the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The tour reconfigured the hole location on the par-3 16th hole for the final round, so it sits 24 paces on to the green and eight
10:49 PM ET Brooklyn Nets star guard Kyrie Irving will undergo an MRI on his sprained right knee Sunday, a source told ESPN. Irving left Saturday night’s 113-107 loss to Washington in the fourth quarter, after getting tangled with the Wizards’ Bradley Beal and falling awkwardly back on the knee. Irving said he underwent X-rays,
10:08 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert got his 3,000th career victory when Thousand Words won the $100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes on Saturday. Thousand Words won by three-quarters of a length in the Grade 3 race named for Baffert’s late client. The colt ran 1 1/16 miles
9:44 PM ET Former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is well known for his parties and his fun-loving personality. His former coach, Bill Belichick? Not so much. But there they were on Saturday at Gronk’s beach party in Miami, where Super Bowl LIV will be played on Sunday evening. Scenes. Absolute Scenes. Bill