1:13 PM ET Roger Federer will compete in the final of the Swiss Indoors for the 15th time on Sunday, having beaten Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets in Saturday’s semifinal. Federer, whose nine trophies in Basel already make him the most successful player in the history of the tournament, will aim to win a tenth
12:50 PM ET Star pass-rusher Jason Pierre-Paul, who hasn’t played since suffering a broken neck in an auto accident this offseason, has been activated from the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team announced Saturday. Pierre-Paul suffered the injury when his Ferrari spun out of control on a South Florida freeway and
9:20 AM GMT Tamim Iqbal has opted out of Bangladesh’s upcoming tour of India as his wife is expecting their second child later this month, and the national selectors have called up Imrul Kayes as his replacement for the three T20Is. It is, however, not clear whether Imrul will stay on with the touring party
5:09 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Experienced duo Shemaine Campbelle and Chedean Nation will return to West Indies’ squad for next month’s first two ODIs against India, accompanied by two new faces. Medium-pacers Aaliyah Alleyne and Shawnisha Hector were called up to West Indies’ 14-strong main squad for the first time on Saturday, with Hector having
12:05 PM ET Demian Maia has still got it. He left no doubt about that Saturday. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu master beat Ben Askren by submission with a rear-naked choke at 3:54 of the third round in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Singapore. Somehow, quietly, at 41 years old, Maia has put together
11:48 AM ET Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been ruled out of Saturday’s game at the Detroit Pistons, the team announced. Embiid complained of discomfort in his right ankle after the team’s season-opening win against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. He has since been diagnosed with a sprained ankle. Embiid also took an elbow
10:50 AM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Chase Elliott had an engine failure less than five minutes into the opening practice for the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs. NASCAR’s most popular driver will have to start at the rear of the field in Sunday’s third-round opener at Martinsville Speedway. The engine made by Hendrick
9:05 AM ET The Houston Astros‘ win in Game 3 of the World Series stymied any shot at a sweep the Washington Nationals might have had in mind. The victory sets up a Game 4 showdown Saturday involving Patrick Corbin for Washington and a bullpen game from Houston to see if the Nats can get
6:16 AM ET CHIBA, Japan — Even Tiger Woods is a bit surprised at how well he is faring through two rounds of the Zozo Championship. Usually one to never lower expectations, Woods realized that what he has been through in recent months did not necessarily suggest he’d be in top form. But rounds of
8:26 AM GMT Anyone of the view that Steve Smith is entitled to automatically return to Australia’s captaincy the moment his Newlands leadership ban elapses at the end of March, would do well to remember the curious circumstances in which Aaron Finch was relieved of the T20 post. Three years ago, Finch had led the