9:26 AM ET Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Australia — If Dominic Thiem goes on to win this year’s Australian Open for his first Grand Slam title, there can be no question he will have earned it. Having needed five sets to get through his second-round match with Australian Alex Bolt, the Austrian outlasted Rafael Nadal in
1:38 AM ET Middleweight world titlist Demetrius Andrade has tried his best to get fellow titleholders Canelo Alvarez, Gennadiy Golovkin or Jermall Charlo to fight him, but they won’t even say his name, much less agree to step into the ring with him. So Andrade has had to just stay busy and keep winning, hoping
9:13 AM ET Curtis Granderson has announced his retirement after a 16-year career. “As I close out this wonderful chapter in my life and step away from my days on the field, I know that my role in this game is only just getting started,” Granderson said in a statement. Granderson spent the prime of
3:15 PM ET ESPN’s MMA Insiders The year has already gotten off to a bang. A couple of the biggest stars in the sport — Conor McGregor and Cris Cyborg — have already made headlines with huge TKO stoppages. The next few months don’t slow down at all, with Jon Jones, Israel Adesanya and Khabib
12:04 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Even as they pushed for a first ever Test win against Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe’s cricketers did so knowing their salaries would be cut after the two-Test series. Zimbabwe had been defeated in the first Test by 10 wickets, though they fought well in the first half of the match. Zimbabwe
5:28 AM ET Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll has agreed to buy up to 20% of Aston Martin and rename his Racing Point Formula One team after the 107-year-old company. A decline in sales of Aston Martin’s luxury sports cars since it floated on the London Stock Exchange in October 2018 has put the company’s shares
3:38 AM ET The women’s final at the Australian Open takes place on Saturday (3:30 a.m. ET, ESPN) and you might be unsure who you should root for. Should you be cheering for 21-year-old American Sofia Kenin or Garbine Muguruza, the resurgent star, in their battle for the title? If you need some help making
10:47 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The LA Clippers honored Kobe Bryant in a variety of moving ways Thursday night in the first basketball game played at Staples Center since the former Lakers great died. But coach Doc Rivers and the team agreed there is one ultimate way to pay tribute to him. “The best
1:55 AM ET Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim Boxing decided to get in on the action of Super Bowl weekend with a special Thursday night fight card in Miami. By the
10:34 PM ET Joseph Diaz Jr. def. Tevin Farmer to win the IBF junior lightweight title— Fight recap coming up… Akhmadaliev claims unified junior featherweight title Murodjon Akhmadaliev, right, defeated Daniel Roman to win two junior featherweight world titles. Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing USA In a spirited action fight, Murodjon Akhmadaliev won a split decision over Daniel