11:23 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN LONDON — It’s been a memorable fortnight for Serena Williams at Wimbledon. Entering the tournament having played in just five events this year and struggling with injuries throughout the season, expectations were uncharacteristically low for the 23-time Grand Slam champion. However, thanks to some stellar play and an unexpected partnership
10:56 AM ET David Michaud picked a terrible time to suffer the quickest loss of his career. Michaud, 30, has been a professional fighter since 2009, and he has an impressive overall record of 15-5. May 9, however, was not his best night. He suffered a 17-second, knockout loss to Sadibou Sy, courtesy of a
9:31 AM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — Former world cruiserweight boxing champion Denis Lebedev retired on Thursday at 39 after a lengthy and colorful career. Lebedev won the interim WBA cruiserweight title in 2011 against James Toney and successfully defended it eight times to 2017. “The time has come to leave elite sport,” he said
10:30 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The NHL free-agent feeding frenzy has been reduced to a few nibbles. Team executives have absconded to their cottages. Hockey insiders are firing up their blenders for frozen beverages rather than Twitter for breaking news. So as hockey reaches its contemplative stretch of summer, what exactly have we learned from
7:35 AM BST Will Genia and Quade Cooper will join Japan’s Kintetsu Liners following the Rugby World Cup, the club announced on Thursday. The Melbourne Rebels duo, who also played together in Queensland for the Reds, are the latest among top players to head to Japan to play club rugby after the country hosts the
2:57 PM ET Experienced striker Wilfried Bony and midfielder Serey Die missed penalties in the shootout as Algeria sealed a 4-3 victory over the Ivory Coast following an entertaining 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal draw on Thursday. Algeria will now meet Nigeria in the semifinals at the Cairo International Stadium on Sunday as they
This year’s MLS Confidential focused on the players and their off-field pursuits. You’ll enjoy the results. The 2019 Major League Soccer is cruising towards the halfway point and the annual All-Star Game, so what better time to see how the players are feeling about soccer in the U.S. and much, much more. – Stream MLS
3:58 AM ET Andrew Miller Close UK editor, ESPNcricinfo Andrew Miller was saved from a life of drudgery in the City when his car caught fire on the way to an interview. He took this as a sign and fled to Pakistan where he witnessed England’s historic victory in the twilight at Karachi (or thought
1:25 AM ET Restricted free agent Kelly Oubre Jr., has agreed to a two-year, $30 million deal to stay with the Phoenix Suns, agent Nima Namakian of BDA Sports tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal gives the 6-foot-7 small forward financial security now with an opportunity to return to the marketplace as a 25-year-old unrestricted
11:52 PM ET Manoj BhagavatulaESPN Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, the top-three seeds in the men’s draw, advanced to the semifinals at Wimbledon on Wednesday. In the women’s draw, Serena Williams, Simona Halep and Elina Svitolina were the only seeds to make the last four. Here are some of the notable statistics from