9:29 AM ET Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine — Australian Open quarterfinalist Elina Svitolina is in a dispute with the Ukrainian Tennis Federation and has withdrawn from her country’s Fed Cup team. Svitolina, who is ranked seventh in the world, says she can’t play upcoming Fed Cup matches in Poland because she is injured. But the
3:11 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Victoria Azarenka set up a meeting with Australian Open finalist Petra Kvitova at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Tuesday after a sometimes-shaky 6-4, 6-1 win over Russian qualifier Margarita Gasparyan. Azarenka, herself a two-time Australian Open champion, struggled on serve at times and gave up
8:31 AM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Atlanta Falcons linebacker Tommy Nobis seemed to transition easily into his post-playing career, landing a job as the manager of the team’s training camp hotel and rising through the franchise’s front office to vice president. For three more decades, the man who came to be known as “Mr.
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India A 222 for 4 (Pant 73*, Jacks 2-35) beat England Lions 221 for 8 (Pope 65, Mullaney 58, Thakur 4-49) by six wickets Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur were instrumental in India A securing a fourth successive victory over England Lions in their five-match unofficial ODI series in Thiruvananthapuram.
8:32 AM ET ON A SUNDAY afternoon inside the Superdome in December 2014, Rita Benson LeBlanc, the granddaughter of New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson, reportedly accosted Benson’s wife, Gayle. Within six days, Tom Benson disinherited his daughter and her two children and made Gayle his primary heir. There’s way more to this
7:54 AM ET ESPN staff Lewis Hamilton’s former teammate Nico Rosberg says both Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas have the potential to challenge the world champion this year. Rosberg beat Hamilton to the title in 2016 before retiring from the sport as champion at the end of the year. Bottas replaced Rosberg at Mercedes but
7:21 AM ET The teams, FIA and Formula One Management are often seen as the three main power brokers in the sport but, as a united force, the race promoters hold considerable sway. Without them there are no circuits to race on and collectively they contribute over $600 million to F1’s $1.8 billion annual revenue.
4:11 AM ET A majority of Formula One’s grand prix promoters issued a statement on Monday expressing concern about how the sport is being run by owners Liberty Media. The Formula One Promoters’ Association (FOPA) said representatives of 16 grands prix had met in London to discuss the situation ahead of the 21-race season starting
Fernandinho took a lot of heat after Brazil went out in the World Cup quarterfinals against Belgium. After his Burnley side took a weekend mauling from Pep Guardiola’s men, coach Sean Dyche was emphatic. Manchester City, he said, are in the fight to win all possible titles this season. The Premier League has become a
10:59 AM ET Qatar reached the Asian Cup final for the first time on Tuesday. ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images Qatar defied sandal-throwing local fans to storm into the Asian Cup final for the first time with a 4-0 win over hosts United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, setting up a decider against Japan in Abu Dhabi on Friday.