8:38 AM ET Anthony Joshua’s camp have so far had “no response” from Deontay Wilder’s representatives despite renewed efforts to set up a heavyweight unification fight, according to head of Matchroom Sport Barry Hearn. WBA-WBO-IBF champion Joshua has repeatedly stated that WBC titlist Wilder is his No. 1 target for his next fight, which is
10:17 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — Kevin Tway returned to Kapalua a lot older, taller and better, and made his Sentry Tournament of Champions debut with a 7-under 66 to build a one-shot lead Thursday after the first round of the new year. Tway last came to this idyllic resort on the west
3:00 AM ET Lunch South Africa 188 for 4 (du Plessis 33*, Bavuma 15*) lead Pakistan 177 by 11 runs South Africa overcame the early loss of Hashim Amla to inch themselves into a first-innings lead on the second morning at Cape Town, but Pakistan’s toiling bowlers had reason to feel aggrieved at lunch, after
7:45 AM ET World No. 34 Donna Vekic has steamrolled 2018 runner-up Aliaksandra Sasnovich to reach the Brisbane International semifinals. The 22-year-old Croatian won 6-2 6-0 on Friday at Pat Rafter Arena, accounting for top seed Elina Svitolina’s second-round conqueror in less than an hour. Vekic started strongly in taking a 4-0 lead in the
The form of Sunil Chhetri (centre) will again be key to India’s chances. When India last played the AFC Asian Cup in 2011, they were level with their opponents for a total of 17 minutes across three matches. Is 2019 and their return to the elite Asian fold going to be any different? Or should
8:32 AM ET Associated Press SHENZHEN, China — Maria Sharapova retired from her match at the Shenzhen Open with an injury on Friday, giving top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka a spot in the tournament’s semifinals. The fifth-seeded Sharapova was trailing 6-1, 4-2 when she stopped because of a left thigh injury. Sharapova received off-court medical treatment between
1:53 PM ET The NHL All-Star teams were revealed on Wednesday, with six forwards, two defensemen and two goaltenders selected from each division — with the added caveat that all 31 NHL teams had to have at least one representative named to the roster. Catch more than 180 NHL games streaming live this season on
Former Portland Timbers coach Caleb Porter was hired by the Columbus Crew ahead of the 2019 season. The Columbus Crew has hired Caleb Porter as its new head coach and named Tim Bezbatchenko as president. The moves come with a new ownership group led by Cleveland Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam in line to
The ESPN FC crew were given the task of providing the United States Men’s National Team gifts for 2019; you will not want to miss their responses! Gregg Berhalter details what he believes the DNA of the U.S. national team should be after being introduced as the team’s next head coach. U.S. men’s national team
3:00 AM ET Big Picture The first ODI was the kind of match from which both teams may feel they have emerged with credit. New Zealand because it was a comfortable victory in the end, and because Martin Guptill and James Neesham – players who had been out for nine and 18 months respectively –