7:53 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Simona Halep is back as the year-end No. 1 for the second year in a row, despite a back injury that doctors say could lead to a long-term problem. Halep, who won her first major title at this year’s French Open, clinched the year-end top tennis ranking on
Harambee Stars head coach Sebastian Migne had downplayed injury fears about Victor Wanyama after the midfielder hobbled off during Kenya’s 3-0 win over Ethiopia in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The Tottenham Hotspur powerhouse was substituted in the 72nd minute with an apparent hamstring injury after falling to the turf clutching his thigh following
4:55 AM ET McLaren driver Stoffel Vandoorne has confirmed he will race in Formula E next year for the Mercedes-affiliated HWA Racelab team. Vandoorne has driven the last two seasons for McLaren in Formula One but lacklustre performances alongside Fernando Alonso will see him replaced by F2 driver Lando Norris next year. With very few
Oct 12, 2018 Nico Hulkenberg says a lack of development in the second half of the year could leave his Renault F1 team behind Haas in the constructors’ championship at the end of the year. Renault is currently fourth in the standings but holds a slender eight-point lead over Haas in fifth place with four
4:52 AM ET Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has tipped Mick Schumacher for greatness after the son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher secured the European Formula 3 title at the weekend. Schumacher took the title with one race left to run after a sensational second half of the season propelled him from ninth in
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff In “idol” Chris Gayle, Hazratullah Zazai had the perfect audience for his six-sixes-in-an-over show for Kabul Zwanan against Balkh Legends in an Afghanistan Premier League clash at Sharjah. Whether it was Gayle’s presence in the opposition or the target of 245 – it is irrelevant – Zazai went on a
4:35 PM ET Portugal’s Bernardo Silva scored a fine individual goal as their new-look side recovered to win 3-2 away to Poland in the UEFA Nations League with an impressive performance on Thursday. Andre Silva’s strike and a Kamil Glik own goal put the European champions ahead by half-time, after Krzysztof Piatek had given Poland
2:09 AM ET BOSTON — It’s never easy in postseason baseball. With the final swing of the game Sunday night, Alex Bregman sent the ball sailing out toward left field. In any other park in the major leagues, it’s a majestic — but routine — fly ball. At Fenway Park, with the Green Monster looming
1:56 AM BST ESPN staff All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has included uncapped Blues back-rower Dalton Papali’i among a 32-man squad for the five-Test tour of Japan and Europe. Papali’I has been rewarded for a stellar Mitre 10 Cup season with a rejuvenated Auckland side who will contest a semifinal against Wellington this weekend. The
11:46 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — For the first time in his seven NFL starts, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs couldn’t keep up with their opponent. It took a classic duel with Tom Brady to beat Mahomes, though. Patrick Mahomes found Kareem Hunt for an impressive 67-yard touchdown on the Chiefs’ first possession