SYDNEY — Australian Matt Jones birdied his final hole Friday for a 6-under 65 and a one-stroke lead after two rounds on a day of low scoring at the Australian Open. Jones had a 36-hole total of 10-under 132 at The Australian Golf Club. Paul Casey shot 65 and Dimitrios Papadatos 66 and were tied
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Rachel Trenaman, the Sydney Thunder and New South Wales allrounder who has been named in the Australia A squad to face India A, has taken time away from the game to focus on her mental health. Trenaman, 18, played twice for the Thunder during this season’s WBBL and was part of the Australia A one-day
Bob Willis, legendary England fast bowler, dies aged 70The former England captain and fast bowler, who will be forever synonymous with England’s 1981 Ashes victory, died on December 4. Icon, survivor, grandee: Farewell Bob Willis, the man with the longest runAndrew Miller, ESPNcricinfo’s UK editor, writes a moving tribute in memory of England’s mightiest of
CHICAGO — The rest of Bears linebacker Roquan Smith‘s season is in jeopardy. Smith, Chicago’s leading tackler, suffered what is believed to be a significant pectoral injury in the first quarter of the Bears’ 31-24 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday. “We’ll get more details in the next couple of days, [but] it doesn’t
12:41 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The San Diego Padres, intent on winning in 2020, agreed to a trade for outfielder Tommy Pham and two-way prospect Jake Cronenworth from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for outfielder Hunter
Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford is expected to step down Friday, sources told ESPN. Tedford’s coaching staff is scheduled to meet Friday morning, and a team meeting will follow, where players are expected to be informed of the situation. Assistant coaches were told to return from recruiting trips for the meeting, sources said. Tedford, 58,
Things didn’t get any better for the New York Knicks and embattled coach David Fizdale on Thursday night as they dropped a 129-92 decision to the Denver Nuggets at Madison Square Garden. It was the eighth straight loss for the 4-18 Knicks. The Knicks trailed by 43 points in the fourth quarter three nights after
Dennis Hogan, the smaller man moving up one division, will be the decided underdog when he challenges Jermall Charlo for his middleweight world title, but he believes the rise in weight is just what the doctor ordered. “I’ve got an extra snap on my punches right now. The power is there,” Hogan said while just
New Zealand have had a major boost ahead of the first Test against Australia next week with Trent Boult and Colin de Grandhomme both making good progress in their recoveries from injury. NZC confirmed the pair would travel to Perth with the squad on Saturday having come through a training session in Mount Maunganui on
ON AN OVERCAST Tuesday in downtown Los Angeles, Carmelo Anthony strides along a sidewalk in sneakers, black sweatpants and a black hoodie pulled over his head. He’s heading toward the Ritz-Carlton hotel, where the Portland Trail Blazers are staying, after making the short trek from shootaround at nearby Staples Center. His teammates have already departed
Cameron Green, the Western Australia allrounder who has been tipped to soon feature for Australia, will be unable to bowl for the foreseeable future after suffering a stress fracture of his back. Green, 20, has been lauded by Ricky Ponting and compared to Andrew Flintoff after starring for Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield with
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Chase Elliott‘s run as NASCAR’s most popular driver hit two consecutive years when he was voted as the sport’s top star. Elliott won the award last season, the first since Dale Earnhardt Jr. retired to end his streak of 15 consecutive years as winner. Earnhardt Jr. fell one year short of the
There is someone playing in the WBBL finals this weekend who has been player of the match in a World T20 final and a World Cup final. Someone who has reached the highest level of two sports and still plays both concurrently at the domestic level. The Melbourne Renegades captain Jess Duffin is one of
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Joe Gibbs was honored with the Bill France Award of Excellence, capping a year in which he was elected to NASCAR’s Hall of Fame, won his fifth Cup championship as a car owner and thoroughly dominated the competition. Gibbs was surprised with the honor, given at the start of Thursday night’s season-ending
Coaches kicking their players in the back, or punching them in the head, is unacceptable. That’s a given, right? That a superior assaulting a subordinate is wrong? That these power dynamics discourage any pushback, because the victim risks a reduction in playing time, outright removal from the team or escalating physical and mental abuse under
Colorado forward Gabriel Landeskog returned from a lower-body injury Thursday night, and scored in the first period of the Avalanche’s 3-2 win at the Montreal Canadiens. It was his fourth goal of the season, at 12:57 of the first, coming off a feed from Mikko Rantanen. He beat Canadiens rookie goaltender Cayden Primeau with the
NASSAU, Bahamas — Patrick Reed not only wants to impress the boss, he wants to win his tournament — and is on track to do so. Captain America, who stirred things up pretty good last year in France at the Ryder Cup and needed an at-large pick from captain Tiger Woods to be part of
Arsenal’s shocking recent run of form continued this evening, as Freddie Ljungberg’s men fell to a deserved 2-1 defeat at home to Brighton. Arsenal host Brighton The Gunners welcomed Graham Potter’s men to the Emirates a short time ago, for their latest Premier League outing. The matchup came as Freddie Ljungberg’s 2nd on the Arsenal