Sep 23, 2023, 07:52 AM ET China’s Wang Xiyu captured her first WTA Tour title Saturday as the world No. 88 powered past Magda Linette 6-0, 6-2 in the final of the Guangzhou Open, the first elite women’s tournament in the country since 2019. The 22-year-old Wang’s victory marked the fourth time that a Chinese
ESPN News Services Sep 22, 2023, 11:10 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins clinched the American League Central title with an 8-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. It’s Minnesota’s third AL Central title in the last five seasons, having also won the division in 2019 and 2020. Overall, the club
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 22, 2023, 01:36 PM ET Chris Leben, a popular retired former pro MMA fighter, will make his Nevada debut as a judge Saturday on the UFC Fight Night card, sources told ESPN on Friday. Leben, who fought in the UFC from 2005 to 2013, has been a pro referee and
The Week 3 NFL schedule for the 2023 season is stacked with great matchups, and we’ve got you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game and a bold prediction for each matchup. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 22, 2023, 05:47 PM ET The UFC’s middleweight hierarchy will get some clarity before the close of the year. Jared Cannonier and Roman Dolidze have verbally agreed to a contender bout at UFC Fight Night on Dec. 2, sources told ESPN on Friday. The location of the event has not
Sep 22, 2023, 07:29 PM ET Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. became the fifth player in major league history to have 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season, entering the exclusive club when he led off Friday night’s game against the Washington Nationals with his 40th homer. Acuña sent a 3-2
Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 22, 2023, 04:28 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 22, 2023, 09:25 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC has added a pair of marquee fights to its final pay-per-view event of 2023. English lightweight Paddy Pimblett (20-3) will make his first appearance of the year opposite
Associated Press Sep 22, 2023, 08:35 PM ET VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Team World made it two in a row Friday night, with Ben Shelton and Francisco Cerundolo claiming wins at the Laver Cup. Shelton defeated Arthur Fils 7-6 (4), 6-1 as Team World took an early lead over Team Europe at the Laver Cup
ESPN News Services Sep 22, 2023, 05:43 PM ET United States striker Folarin Balogun missed two penalties as AS Monaco lost 1-0 to local rival Nice in France’s Ligue 1 on Friday. Balogun was making his first start for Monaco after joining from Arsenal and had his first spot kick saved by goalkeeper Marcin Bulka
Ross Devonport Sep 22, 2023, 03:50 PM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino has confirmed that Lionel Messi will not be fit for Sunday’s game against Florida rivals Orlando City, after revealing that the World Cup winner is still dealing with a scar tissue problem suffered while with the Argentina
Anthony Gharib, ESPNSep 22, 2023, 03:19 PM ET With the NBA just over a month away, teams are slowly releasing their special uniforms for this season. Throwback jerseys are always a hot topic for fans and it won’t be any different this year. Editor’s Picks Here are all of the throwback threads unveiled for the
ESPN News Services Sep 22, 2023, 11:37 AM ET Sean Doolittle, a two-time All-Star reliever who helped the Washington Nationals to a World Series title, has announced his retirement. Doolittle revealed his decision in a social media post Friday, writing that he had a “full heart” as he said farewell “after 11 incredible seasons playing
Sep 22, 2023, 01:09 PM ET Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson will not play in Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens as he remains in the concussion protocol. Richardson has not practiced this week after self-reporting a concussion in the second quarter of Sunday’s win over the Houston Texans. With Richardson out, Gardner Minshew will
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Sep 22, 2023, 09:42 AM ET It began with almost no fanfare. Before play got underway at the spectator-less, pandemic-restricted 2020 US Open, No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic and fellow ATP player Vasek Pospisil announced the creation of the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), first with a letter to their ATP peers, and
Associated Press Sep 22, 2023, 11:26 AM ET GUANGZHOU, China — Top-seeded Magda Linette and local favorite Wang Xiyu advanced to the final of the Guangzhou Open after straight-set wins in the semifinals on Friday. The 31-year-old Linette, a semifinalist at the Australian Open earlier this year, beat Yulia Putintseva 6-2, 6-3. The Pole was
Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNSep 22, 2023, 08:18 AM ET When Leon Edwards connected with an unexpected head kick on Kamaru Usman late in their August 2022 fight to become UFC welterweight champion, one of the Edwards cornermen remembers a chill running through his body at cageside as he let out a “Wow!” That reaction was shared
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerSep 22, 2023, 06:37 AM ET As a former Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has expressed his sympathies toward with Erik ten Hag as the Dutchman continues to oversee a particularly rocky start to the 2023-24 season. United have lost three of their opening five Premier League games — their