Finland upset defending champion Canada to reach the semifinals of the Davis Cup for the first time on Tuesday. Otto Virtanen and Harri Heliovaara defeated Alexis Galarneau and Vasek Pospisil 7-5, 6-3 in the decisive doubles match to give the 14th-ranked Finns…
Nicolas Otamendi scored with a towering header to give Argentina a 1-0 away victory over Brazil in a bad-tempered World Cup qualifier that was delayed by half an hour on Tuesday after police clashed with fans at Maracana Stadium. It was…
Jamaica defeated Canada 3-2 on a controversial late penalty Tuesday, capping a three-goal comeback in a wild second half that turned into a 4-4 aggregate tie and triumph for the Reggae Boyz on the away…
Max Verstappen hated everything regarding the Las Vegas Grand Prix from the moment he arrived in Sin City. Formula One’s three-time reigning world champion found the excess and opulence over the top and prioritized over the…
The Canadian men’s soccer team dealt with the chaos their coach predicted could happen and came away with a 2-1 away victory over Jamaica Saturday in a CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal match at Independence Park…
While being sidelined from the sport she loves hasn’t been easy, Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya says fighting for the right to compete has helped her accept the rules that restrict her from running. “At…
The UFC held its first event celebrating Mexican Independence Day back in September. The sequel promises to be even bigger. UFC CEO Dana White told reporters Saturday night that the promotion has booked the MSG…
Lionel Messi could not help Argentina extend their undefeated streak since winning the World Cup and after the match he credited countryman and former national team coach Marcelo Bielsa for implementing his style on Uruguay. Uruguay defeated Argentina 2-0 at La Bombonera Stadium…
Coping with chaos will be important when Canada faces Jamaica on the road Friday night in the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals, says interim coach Mauro Biello. Biello knows history won’t be on the side of…
Pro golfer Justin Thomas and Formula One driver Carlos Sainz were the first winners in the Netflix Cup, which had quite a bit going on in this first-of-a-kind event Tuesday at Wynn Golf Club in Las Vegas.…
Manchester United are refusing to let Jadon Sancho leave on the cheap if he moves in January, a source has told ESPN. United will listen to offers for the England forward while he stays exiled from the first-team squad following…
Brooke Henderson loves breaking records and this week she’s got a dubious one hanging over her head. Since 2016, no LPGA Tour player has won the opening tournament of the season and then collected a…
Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will compete in separate fights on Dec. 23 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN, in what could serve as a prelude to the long-awaited battle between the former heavyweight…
Napoli have hired Walter Mazzarri as their new head coach after firing Rudi García just four months into his tenure, the club revealed on Tuesday. Mazzarri, who previously coached the Italian champions from 2009 to 2013,…
Canada’s women are making a statement in early action at the sitting volleyball World Cup. The 2024 Paralympic hopefuls improved their record to 3-0 with Tuesday victories over Slovenia and Ukraine in Cairo. The world…
Considering all that he has accomplished over the past two years — winning two Grand Slam titles and concluding last season as No. 1 — Carlos Alcaraz no doubt belongs among the world’s elite. Still, this couldn’t have…
Alex Pereira has been in the UFC for just two years. And now he has collected championships in two weight classes. Pereira stopped Jiri Prochazka via TKO at 4:08 of the second round Saturday night in the main…
Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool kept their 100% winning record at Anfield this season with a 3-0 triumph over Brentford on Sunday, their sixth successive Premier League win at home. Salah — who now has 200 goals in English football with…
Canada’s women are Billie Jean King Cup champions for the first time, thanks to Leylah Fernandez’s straight-sets triumph (6-2, 6-3) over Italy’s Jasmine Paolini on Sunday at the international team tennis tournament in Seville, Spain.…
After injuries created major short-notice shake-ups on last month’s UFC 294 fight card, the theme continued with this weekend’s pay-per-view. And once again both the main event and the future of the division are involved. Following…
Liverpool suffered a dramatic 3-2 loss at French side Toulouse in Europa League Group E on Thursday after the English side had a potential equalizer ruled out in the final minute of added time. The hosts broke the…
Cris Cyborg’s next professional fight will be in boxing, and her adversary will be Kelsey Wickstrum, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Cyborg, the Bellator women’s featherweight champion and one of the greatest women’s fighters in…
Harry Kane, the leading scorer for Bayern Munich, scored twice in the final seven minutes of play to lead his club to a 2-1 victory over Galatasaray on Wednesday and guarantee a berth in the…
Against host Spain in the first singles match of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Seville, captain Heidi El Tabakh took a risk by starting a young player. The risk paid off on Wednesday…
Sean O’Malley, one of the UFC’s top up-and-coming stars, will return to the Octagon in March. And the promotion has another big main event calendared for February. CEO Dana White revealed Monday on social media…
Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of returning to the top of the Premier League table were dashed in extraordinary fashion as they went down 4-1 at home to Chelsea on Monday in a frenetic London derby that they concluded…
One year after Canada’s men snapped a lengthy tennis drought, the women have an chance to follow suit. Canada has never so much as reached the final at the Billie Jean King Cup, the international…
Novak Djokovic will head to the ATP Finals brimming with confidence. The top-ranked Serb will take on his rivals at the year-end event starting next weekend on an 18-match winning streak, fresh from a 40th Masters…