Three years after retiring from professional tennis, former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki announced she would be returning to the sport in a first-person essay for Vogue on Thursday. Wozniacki, 32, said she started hitting again after her second…
Manchester United have stepped up their interest in Andre Onana, sources have told ESPN, amid continued insecurity surrounding David de Gea’s future at the club. United are in talks with Onana’s representatives ahead of submitting a formal offer…
As the Canadian national soccer team gathers for training camp in the Gold Coast of Australia ahead of this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup, there are significant questions to answer both on and off the…
Alpine boss Laurent Rossi admits the progress of rival Formula One team Aston Martin has acted as a reality check for his outfit this year. Alpine concluded fourth in last year’s championship standings and started…
Arsenal are close to agreeing on a deal with West Ham for Declan Rice after Manchester City pulled out of the race to sign the midfielder, sources told ESPN. Arsenal submitted a third offer for Rice worth £100 million ($127m)…
The disappointment was telling after a rough finish. Holding a 2-1 lead in the middle of stoppage time, Canada surrendered an own goal to permit Guadeloupe the equalizer and finish its CONCACAF Gold Cup opener…
No. 1 draft pick Victor Wembanyama has decided not to play for France in this summer’s FIBA World Cup and instead will focus on preparing for his rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs and next year’s Paris Olympics.…
Manchester City have completed the signing of midfielder Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea on a four-year contract, the treble winners revealed Tuesday. ESPN reported earlier this month the two clubs had agreed a fee of £25 million ($32m) up front for the 29-year-old…
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 triumph over Germany’s Lena Papadakis in first-round play Monday at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., needed only 54 minutes to complete the…
Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s top star, will defend his undisputed super middleweight championship versus Jermall Charlo in September, likely Sept. 16 on Mexican Independence Day weekend, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) struck…
Luka Modric has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him at Real Madrid until June 2024, the club revealed Monday. The Croatia international, 37, joined Madrid in 2012 and has acquired 23 trophies in 11 years at…
Bob Bradley ran out of time with Toronto FC. And president Bill Manning ran out of patience. Anxious to halt a slide down the standings that Bradley has been unable to correct, the Major League…
Before he even made his ring walk in front of a partisan crowd in the Theater at Madison Square Garden, Saturday night was primed to say volumes about the future of super middleweight prospect Edgar…
Canada followed heartbreak in the 3×3 basketball World Cup in early June with a semifinal loss in its Women’s Series season debut on Saturday in Orléans, France. After a Katherine Plouffe point from under the…
Mick Schumacher will drive his father Michael’s 2011 Mercedes Formula One car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July. Schumacher is currently a reserve driver for Mercedes, who his father raced for between 2010…
CF Montreal acquired their eighth consecutive home game in all competitions, defeating Nashville SC 1-0 at Stade Saputo on Wednesday night. Bryce Duke scored the lone goal for Montreal (7-9-1) in the 27th minute, ending…
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina’s preparations for the grass-court Grand Slam hit a snag Wednesday when she lost to Donna Vekic 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the Berlin Open. Vekic faced only two break points…
Arsenal have agreed a deal worth up to £67.5 million ($85.8m) to sign Chelsea forward Kai Havertz, sources have told ESPN. Talks progressed quickly on Wednesday on a deal which Chelsea have indicated is worth £62.5m ($79.4m) plus a…
The Toronto Raptors have some considerations in mind for Thursday night’s draft. Toronto has just one pick, sitting on the back end of the lottery at 13th overall in the first round. But with a…
Mercedes is hopeful it can continue to close the gap to championship leader Red Bull over the next four races, with two upgrades planned ahead of Formula One’s summer break. The team introduced a major…
Manchester United are confident they are close to agreeing a new long-term deal with forward Marcus Rashford, sources have told ESPN. Rashford will enter the final year of his deal this summer but, after talks were stepped…
Canada will be without some big names for its Gold Cup campaign. Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David, Cyle Larin, Tajon Buchanan, Alistair Johnston, Atiba Hutchinson and Ismael Kone will not make the transition from the CONCACAF…
Former finalist Cameron Norrie launched his bid to earn the grass-court Queen’s Club Championship on home soil by defeating Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia 6-4, 7-6 (5) on Monday. The British No. 1, seeded No. 5 in west London,…
Thibaut Courtois has left Belgium’s training camp ahead of a qualifying match for next year’s European Championship, amid reports in local media that the Real Madrid goalkeeper was frustrated not to be handed the captain’s armband in the previous game.…
Four months ago, their first Beach Pro Tour event as volleyball partners ended in a quarterfinal loss. On Sunday, in only their seventh tournament together, Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes were champions for the first time.…
Max Verstappen was so in control of the Canadian Grand Prix that he managed to gain the race despite having a dead bird stuck in a brake duct of his Red Bull. Verstappen, who is cruising…
Dani Carvajal converted the decisive spotkick to hand Spain a first title in more than a decade as they edged Croatia 5-4 in a penalty shootout to attain the Nations League in Rotterdam on Sunday. The 31-year-old, who has won…
In the moments ahead of their first final in 23 years, several veteran members of Canada’s men’s national soccer team appeared to have watering eyes as the national anthems blared through Allegiant Stadium in Las…