The UFC has its first champion from South Africa. Dricus Du Plessis dethroned Sean Strickland in an entertaining, bloody, back-and-forth fight Saturday night in the main event of UFC 297 here at Scotiabank Arena. The final result was…
For the second consecutive match at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic dropped the second set to his unranked foe. This time, versus Australian Alexei Popyrin, Djokovic was also pushed to the brink in the third. But the 24-time…
Dino Prizmic had never played a Grand Slam match — until he took on defending champion Novak Djokovic at Rod Laver Arena in the Australian Open. The 18-year-old Croatian qualifier, who was born seven months after Djokovic made…
Two-time champion Roberto Bautista Agut was knocked out of the ASB Classic in the first round Tuesday, defeating 6-4, 6-3 by fellow Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena. Bautista Agut collected the Auckland title in 2016, beating John Isner and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in early…
What Joseph Parker intends to do on December 23rd in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is the definition of spoiling the party. While the Saudi megashow may be a feast for boxing fans, the hopes of two…
After the first competitive round of his latest comeback, Tiger Woods stated his surgically repaired right foot and ankle held up well over the opening 18 holes at the Hero World Challenge on Thursday. That doesn’t mean…
Fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods said Tuesday the intense pain in his right ankle and foot are gone after he had fusion surgery less than eight months ago to address post-traumatic arthritis he suffered because of a…
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…
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…
Luis Suárez returned to Uruguay’s national team on Monday for two South American World Cup qualifying matches, including one at Argentina versus Lionel Messi. The 36-year-old Gremio striker, one of the top scorers in the Brazilian league with 14 goals in…
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…
On Saturday, Oct. 21, the UFC returns to Fight Island as UFC 294 kicks off from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This card has seen quite a bit of shake-ups in recent weeks…
Canada’s Andre De Grasse had an impressive season-best performance in the men’s 200 metres to earn his first Diamond League title at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore., on Sunday. The Markham, Ont., native showed off…
Kayla Harrison will make her first appearance of 2023 versus Julia Budd on Nov. 24 in Washington, D.C. Harrison (15-1) will face former Bellator MMA champion Julia Budd (17-6) in a nontitle featherweight matchup, officials…
Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland continued their verbal jousting Thursday, with American fighter Strickland racially taunting middleweight champion Adesanya during the UFC 293 news conference. Strickland continued to mock Adesanya’s connections to China, where Adesanya started his professional…
Bianca Andreescu approaches each match like a Grand Slam champion, because she is one. Nearly four years after winning a U.S. Open title, her confidence is undiminished. “I definitely believe that my level is top…
Tennis Canada revealed on Sunday that Djokovic had to pull out of the only Canadian stop on the ATP Tour schedule due to fatigue. The 36-year-old, 23-time Grand Slam champion reached the final of Wimbledon…
Islam Makhachev’s next title defense is no longer a mystery. The UFC lightweight champion will defend his belt versus former champ Charles Oliveira in a rematch in the main event of UFC 294 on Oct. 21 in…
Max Verstappen says he is not motivated by winning a record number of Formula One titles by the end of his career and is instead tempted by racing in other categories of motorsport when his Red…
It all came so seemingly easy for Iga Swiatek last season: two Grand Slam trophies, eight titles overall, a 37-match winning streak, a lengthy stay at No. 1 in the rankings. Those accomplishments made everyone else expect…
Nico Hulkenberg is set to replace Mick Schumacher at Haas in 2023, according to German publication Bild. The move will be revealed ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, letting Hulkenberg to drive for the team at…
Nate Diaz fought the final fight on his UFC contract last Saturday night, defeating Tony Ferguson. That brings a boxing match between the wildly popular MMA fighter and Jake Paul — something both have talked about — closer…
Bianca Andreescu advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open with a 6-0, 3-6, 6-1 victory over France’s Harmony Tan on Monday in New York. Andreescu, ranked 50th in the world heading into the…
Venus Williams will make her return to the US Open, after being sidelined in 2021, when the event gets underway on Aug. 29 in New York. The United States Tennis Association revealed the two-time tournament champion…
Henry Cejudo’s ultimate goal — and one of the main reasons he is coming out of retirement — is to challenge for the UFC featherweight title. But it’s more likely Cejudo returns initially at bantamweight.…
Mercedes have narrowed the gap to Formula One leaders Red Bull and Ferrari and may not be too far from winning again, seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton stated after Sunday’s British Grand Prix. Hamilton finished third at…
After a three-year wait, the biggest prize in major junior hockey is once again up for grabs. The host Saint John Sea Dogs entertain league champions from Edmonton, Hamilton and Shawinigan, Que., in the 2022…
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has likened Formula One’s Aston Martin safety car to a turtle, saying it was going too slow during its deployment at the Australian Grand Prix. Formula One has two safety cars which alternate at…
Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in one of the final matches on Day 8 of the tournament. The fourth-seeded Tsitsipas beat Taylor Fritz 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the men’s fourth round…
Daniil Medvedev and Roman Safiullin won their singles matches before combining to win the doubles Tuesday to give defending champion Russia a sweep of Australia and first place in Group B at the ATP Cup.…
