1:24 PM ET Simon Cambers PARIS — The second French Open semifinal between world No 1 Novak Djokovic and fourth seed Dominic Thiem will resume on Saturday after it was held over from Friday because of rain. The pair were level at one set apiece, with Thiem leading 3-1 in the third when the players
1:31 PM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live Robin Herd, who passed away on Tuesday, was a quietly influential player in global motor sport for three decades, but he would
1:36 PM ET PARIS — Same superlatives, different day. Roger Federer returned to the French Open after a three-year absence with every intention of putting himself on a collision course with Rafael Nadal, the most inexorable force ever on Roland Garros’ red clay courts. He got double the opposition he’d wished for in Friday’s semifinal:
12:21 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 The Formula One paddock is a busy place that hosts a lot of serious
1:17 PM ET Alabama superfan Walt Gary died Thursday night at the age of 36. Gary, a Tuscaloosa native with Down syndrome, became a fixture of the football program under former coach Gene Stallings, who was a father to a son with Down syndrome and welcomed Gary to practices. Under coach Nick Saban, Gary would
12:33 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN CHICAGO — It came with a bit of trepidation, but the UFC’s two title fights this weekend are official. Jessica Eye, the women’s flyweight challenger, weighed in on the mark at 125 pounds with less than 30 minutes left in the two-hour weigh-in window Friday morning here at the Crowne
11:11 AM ET Marc RaimondiESPN The next step for the PFL lightweights and featherweights is set. PFL 5 will be headlined by a lightweight bout between Chris Wade and Akhmed Aliev, the promotion will announce Friday. The card is scheduled for July 25 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the co-headliner, PFL 2018 featherweight champion
9:43 AM ET UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo is a man who appreciates his hardware. You’ll hear from time to time about a UFC champion who keeps the title belt in a closet somewhere. Or maybe “at mom’s house.” Every champ is different, in terms of the value he or she puts on the physical
9:14 AM ET Teddy Atlas has had two distinct careers in a life spent in boxing. He is a successful trainer, having served as an apprentice to the late, great Cus D’Amato before working with numerous top boxers, including his crowning moment when he guided Michael Moorer to the heavyweight championship in his upset of
Jun 6, 2019 “I’ve been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my backdoor someday.” –Luther Allison Buddy McGirt has certainly enjoyed his share of sunny days, far more than most who toil in boxing’s meat grinder. Even so, for more than two decades he yearned to bask in the light