Associated Press May 5, 2023, 01:16 PM ET LONDON — French tennis player Baptiste Crepatte was banned for three years because of match-fixing, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday. Crepatte, 28, was “involved in the fixing of three matches,” the ITIA said in a statement, noting the player contested the charges. He was also
Month: May 2023
May 5, 2023, 12:14 PM ET Rafael Nadal will miss next week’s Italian Open as he has yet to regain full fitness from the hip injury he suffered at January’s Australian Open, casting further doubt over his participation in the French Open. Nadal, a 14-time Roland Garros champion, skipped the ongoing Madrid Open and has
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 5, 2023, 07:48 AM ET Henry Cejudo walked on stage wearing a janky crown and a cheap-looking robe. In his hands were a top hat and plastic scepter. Cejudo, like a two-bit magician, produced from the hat in sequence: a plush mouse, a rubber snake and a white rabbit —
May 5, 2023, 11:31 AM ET Lionel Messi has released a video on his Instagram account to apologise to Paris Saint-Germain and his teammates for missing training to travel to Saudi Arabia. Sources told ESPN on Tuesday that Messi was given a two-week suspension without pay after missing Monday’s training session to fly to Saudi.
May 5, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The National League West is about to get wild. The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres — two powerhouses predicted to battle all season long for the division crown — play six times in 10 days. The start of the season has been full of ups and downs
May 5, 2023, 10:01 AM ET Veteran pitcher Matt Harvey, who lit up New York under his “Dark Knight” moniker while briefly shining for the Mets, announced his retirement from baseball Friday. Harvey addressed his decision in an Instagram post, sharing a photo from an April 2013 appearance with the Mets and discussing how he
Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 10:32 AM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs completed a rebuild at offensive tackle by signing veteran Donovan Smith to a one-year contract, a source confirmed Thursday. NFL Network, which first reported the
May 5, 2023, 07:45 AM ET Canelo Alvarez returns to his home city of Guadalajara, Mexico for the first time in more than a decade to defend his super middleweight undisputed championship against London’s John Ryder at Akron Stadium on Saturday. Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs), is a big favorite (-2000 according to Caesars Sportsbook) to
May 5, 2023, 05:00 AM ET Europe’s summer transfer window is fast approaching and, with domestic leagues ending within a month, teams are starting to think hard about which players they want to bring in. With most of the top leagues able to start doing business from July 1 — England‘s Premier League opened the
Kendra Andrews, ESPNMay 5, 2023, 03:16 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Ahead of Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Los Angeles Lakers, Warriors coach Steve Kerr sat at the podium during his pregame news conference touting his confidence in his team. Coming off a Game 1 loss, Kerr said he believed
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 5, 2023, 01:39 AM ET Erislandy Lara will defend his middleweight title vs. Danny Garcia on Aug. 5, the WBA announced Thursday. The Showtime main event is expected to take place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, sources said, at a 155-pound catchweight. PBC has been planning a fight between Lara and Garcia for
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 4, 2023, 11:18 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. TORONTO — The Maple Leafs were doomed by an awful second-period performance in Game 2 of the club’s Eastern Conference second-round series against Florida on Thursday. And coach Sheldon Keefe didn’t mince words about how
Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 04:07 PM ET Close University of Maryland graduate Lives in the Baltimore area with his wife and son OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson officially signed his five-year, $260 million contract Thursday, setting NFL records for signing bonus, three-year cash flow and average per season. But Jackson revealed
Three previous Norris Trophy winners are the finalists for this year’s award, the NHL announced Thursday night. Adam Fox of the New York Rangers, Erik Karlsson of the San Jose Sharks and Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche are up for the award given to “the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest
May 4, 2023, 05:59 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Mike Budenholzer, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Budenholzer is out after the East’s top-seed suffered a first-round loss to the Miami Heat. Budenholzer spent five seasons as coach in Milwaukee and guided the Bucks to a championship in the 2021 NBA
Associated Press May 4, 2023, 06:42 PM ET MIAMI — Atlanta Braves slugger Ronald Acuna Jr. was removed from Thursday’s game against the Miami Marlins out of precaution after he fouled a ball off his left knee in the sixth inning, just three days after he was removed against the New York Mets with a
Jeff Passan, ESPNMay 4, 2023, 05:35 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” KANSAS CITY — Austin Hays debuted for the Baltimore Orioles as a late September call-up in 2017 at 21, a year after Baltimore made its last playoff appearance. The
May 4, 2023, 04:37 PM ET Victor Osimhen scored his 22nd Serie A goal of the season to clinch the title for Napoli. Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images Napoli have won their first Italian Serie A title in 33 years, clinching the Scudetto on Thursday with a 1-1 draw at Udinese. Needing only a draw to take an