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Adriana Garcia Oct 12, 2023, 05:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Karim Benzema joined Al Ittihad this summer because he always wanted to live in Saudi Arabia and “help Saudi football grow.” The France forward, who won the Ballon d’Or in 2022, left Real Madrid after 14 years “to try a new challenge,” signing for

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 11, 2023, 09:05 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are closing in on

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 11, 2023, 12:28 AM ET When one rematch falls, another one rises. Alexander Volkanovski will step in for Charles Oliveira to face current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev for the 155-pound title at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. Oliveira, who first fought Makhachev and lost at UFC 280 last year, was

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 10, 2023, 05:11 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 MARSEILLE, France — England are ready to be “public enemy number one” when they take on Fiji at the

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 9, 2023, 09:42 AM ET After failing to defend her title at the US Open with a fourth-round loss last month, then subsequently dropping to the No. 2 ranking after a 75-week reign on top, it was unclear what was next for Iga Swiatek. While several of her peers in recent

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. More than two dozen female fighters joined together in a statement Tuesday calling for the option to fight 12 rounds and three-minute

Associated Press Oct 9, 2023, 11:35 AM ET ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Matt Fitzpatrick captured his first European tour title in two years by winning the weather-affected Dunhill Links Championship by 3 strokes Monday. The 2022 U.S. Open champion shot 6-under 66 on the Old Course at St. Andrews to finish on 19-under-par overall for

Associated Press Oct 8, 2023, 08:25 PM ET JACKSON, Miss. — Luke List won when he least expected it, getting into a five-way playoff Sunday in the Sanderson Farms Championship and ending it quickly with a birdie putt from just inside 45 feet for his second career PGA Tour victory. The playoff would not have

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auOct 8, 2023, 08:10 PM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. PARIS — All

Associated Press Oct 8, 2023, 06:35 PM ET THE COLONY, Texas — Hyo Joo Kim of South Korea started with a five-shot lead and didn’t give anyone much of a chance Sunday, closing with a 2-under 69 to win The Ascendant LPGA by four shots. It was the second straight week for a wire-to-wire winner

Jeff Wagenheim Oct 8, 2023, 12:42 AM ET The name Nurmagomedov has long been associated with undefeated fight careers and dominant lightweight performances. Usman Nurmagomedov, cousin of former UFC champion Khabib, continued the family tradition Saturday night in San Diego, successfully defending his Bellator lightweight championship with a one-sided unanimous-decision victory over former champ Brent

Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 5, 2023, 11:49 AM ET Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are likely to fight not once, but twice, for heavyweight supremacy. The deal for the undisputed heavyweight championship fight, which will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, contains a two-way rematch clause that the loser of the matchup can trigger for a

AS COACHES AND players trudged into the locker room at halftime of what would become yet another dispiriting loss — one of 62 for the 2021-22 Houston Rockets, a team built to lose in its first full season since the end of the James Harden era — they heard an unusual voice command attention. “You’re

Stephen Holder, ESPNOct 5, 2023, 12:51 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterOct 4, 2023, 06:50 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan WHEN ADRIAN WALKER scheduled his unofficial visit to Colorado for the Week 3 game against Colorado State, he had no idea he’d be there with Lil Wayne, Master P, Offset and Dwayne “The

The Edmonton Oilers are going to win the 2024 Stanley Cup. Granted, I predicted that the Oilers would win the 2023 Stanley Cup, which they very much did not. In fact, my preseason championship prognostications have become something of a curse. As is tradition, I reached out to the general manager of my Stanley Cup

Oct 3, 2023, 02:30 PM ET It. Is. On. Eight teams are in action today as the 2023 MLB playoffs begin with the best-of-three wild-card round. The Game 1 action starts in the American League, with the Texas Rangers visiting the Tampa Bay Rays (3 p.m. ET, ABC), followed by the Toronto Blue Jays at

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 3, 2023, 09:42 AM ET Another week, more discontent from professional tennis players. In a season marred by concerns regarding scheduling, lack of transparency and unequal prize money, we’re not done hearing from players just yet. Last week, Zizou Bergs, currently ranked No. 181 in the world, posted on his Instagram

Associated Press Oct 2, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas and two of her teammates in Spain‘s women’s national team appeared before a judge Monday as witnesses in the investigation of former federation president Luis Rubiales for his unsolicited kiss on forward Jenni Hermoso. Putellas, Irene Paredes and Misa Rodríguez all

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auOct 1, 2023, 09:10 PM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. SAINT-ETIENNE, France —