ESPN News Services Aug 4, 2024, 02:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Italy’s Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini beat Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider 2-6, 6-1, 10-7 in a match tiebreaker to win Olympic gold in the women’s doubles on Sunday. It was Italy’s first tennis gold medal at any Summer Olympics. Errani,
Associated Press Aug 4, 2024, 02:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Emotional and unable to hold back tears, Carlos Alcaraz needed a moment to compose himself after losing to Novak Djokovic in the men’s tennis singles final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. There would be no youngest-ever champion and no repeating Rafael
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterAug 4, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Aug 4, 2024, 06:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said he does not doubt his side is making progress but was frustrated after they conceded two early goals in their 4-2 loss to Manchester City on Saturday. Erling Haaland scored goals in the 4th and 5th minutes at Ohio Stadium and
Connor O’Halloran Aug 4, 2024, 11:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEINE-SAINT-DENIS, France — After eight years of waiting, the Refugee Olympic Team will win its first medal at an Olympic Games this week. A portion of the team watched on and jumped with joy as boxer Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba fought in the women’s
Connor O’Halloran Aug 4, 2024, 06:23 AM ET SEINE-SAINT-DENIS, France — Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting has guaranteed herself a medal after securing victory over Bulgaria’s Svetlana Kamenova Staneva in the women’s 57kg quarterfinals on Sunday. Yu-ting has been the subject of an ongoing controversy in this year’s Olympic boxing event, after the International Boxing Federation
Field Level Media Aug 4, 2024, 11:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels will play in next Saturday’s preseason opener against the New York Jets, head coach Dan Quinn said Sunday. The Commanders used the second overall pick of the 2024 NFL draft on Daniels, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.
Associated Press Aug 4, 2024, 11:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Novak Djokovic won his first Olympic gold medal by beating Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) in an enthralling men’s tennis singles final Sunday, giving the 37-year-old from Serbia the last significant accomplishment missing from his glittering résumé. Djokovic’s impressive career already
ESPN News Services Aug 3, 2024, 05:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — Bogdan Bogdanovic had 28 points and Serbia beat South Sudan 96-85 on Saturday to punch its ticket for next week’s Olympic men’s basketball quarterfinals in Paris. Nikola Jokic added 22 points and 13 rebounds for Serbia, which finished second in
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 4, 2024, 07:24 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Brazil has been the Cinderella of the Olympic basketball tournament this summer and now gets their greatest chance at defying the odds against Team
Mark Kriegel, ESPNAug 4, 2024, 04:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The secret to solving Terence Crawford, said Joel Diaz, who trains the now-former WBA junior middleweight champion, Ismail Madrimov, was the body. “Nobody ever tests him to the body,” Diaz told ESPN the other night. “But we’re going there every chance
Aug 4, 2024, 04:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arne Slot’s Liverpool beat Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United on Saturday. Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images New Liverpool manager Arne Slot said his side still have plenty of room for improvement despite wrapping up their preseason tour of the United States with a 3-0 win over
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderAug 3, 2024, 09:59 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Martin Bakole scored a devastating fifth-round TKO victory
ESPN News Services Aug 4, 2024, 01:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Ben Joyce retired all four hitters he faced in 1⅓ innings for his first big league save, and concluded the effort with a 104.7 mile per hour fastball, the fastest pitch in the majors this season,
ESPN News Services Aug 4, 2024, 12:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — Jack Flaherty pitched six sharp innings in his Dodgers debut and Los Angeles snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating the Oakland Athletics 10-0 on Saturday night. Shohei Ohtani stole three bases for Los Angeles to give him 31 on
Aug 4, 2024, 01:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Terence Crawford overcame a tougher than expected challenge to become a four-division champion Saturday night in Los Angeles, defeating Israil Madrimov in a close decision to win the WBA junior middleweight title. Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs), fighting at 154 pounds for the first time, had some
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderAug 4, 2024, 12:50 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Jose Valenzuela upset fellow Mexican Isaac Cruz by
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 3, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions Kevin Durant didn’t fully understand he was playing three Olympic games 130 miles from Paris until he reported to Team USA training camp last month in