7:30 AM ET It took them a while to realise but Greece’s Hopman Cup title hopes are hanging by a thread. World No.15 Stefanos Tsitsipas and world No.41 Maria Sakkari were expected to ease past unheralded Great Britain duo Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter at RAC Arena on Saturday. Stefanos Tsitsipas in action at the
7:22 AM ET India are “hurt” by comments made by commentator Kerry O’Keeffe during the third Test at the MCG. Their bowling coach Bharat Arun has said the team has looked to channelise the hurt into doing better on the field, but ESPNcricinfo understands quite a few members of the team are furious over the
6:38 AM ET Extreme heat is likely to remain a source of discontent at the Australian Open despite tournament organisers introducing changes aimed at improving conditions for players. Officials have scrapped the use of wet bulb globe temperature readings for the season-opening grand slam, starting on January 14. Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils at the
3:58 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Just days removed from the Lakers‘ biggest win of the season — a rout of the Golden State Warriors on their home court on Christmas Day — the team dropped its second straight game, and it caused a crack in their team camaraderie. “I felt like we kind of
1:16 AM ET ESPN News Services SAN ANTONIO — Gardner Minshew II threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, and No. 12 Washington State stopped No. 25 Iowa State on a late two-point conversion in a 28-26 victory in the Alamo Bowl on Friday night. Minshew passed for 299 yards to help Washington
The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs might be closed, but they are still working tirelessly behind the scenes to line up the arrival of their next star. Transfer Talk has been scouring the world’s media to see who could be heading to your club when Jan. 1 arrives. Chelsea told to pay £30m for
shares © Getty Images Sri Lanka’s chances of saving the Christchurch Test was dealt a major blow after Angelo Mathews pulled up lame late in the second session on day four, with apparent hamstring trouble. Although not out, he did not take the field after tea, and will undergo scans at some point in
6:20 AM ET A brace for Sydney FC striker Adam Le Fondre and an Andrew Redmayne penalty save piled further misery on the hapless Brisbane Roar, beaten 2-1 by the Sky Blues at Jubilee Oval. Still reeling from John Aloisi’s decision to stand down as coach on the eve of the match, the Roar conceded
9:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Catcher Jonathan Lucroy has agreed to a one-year, $3.35 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels, according to multiple reports. News of the agreement was first reported by Yahoo Sports. L.A. will be hard-pressed to overtake the Astros and A’s in the AL West. But the Halos have this
8:31 PM ET San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol is returning to the lineup Friday night at Denver. He had missed San Antonio’s last 26 games because of a stress fracture in his left foot. Gasol, in his 17th season, had taken on a reserve role this season and averaged 6.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and