San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich usually shuts down reporters with a shot of disdain when they make the mistake of casting assumptions. But on this night in a dark hallway outside the visitors locker room at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Popovich nods when the word “introspective” is used to describe guard DeMar DeRozan.
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Spanish golfer Nuria Iturrios has established a four-shot halfway lead after taming brutal winds in the second round of the Australian Ladies Classic at Bonville. Iturrios carded a superb five-under-par 67 in Friday’s challenging conditions to take command of the tournament at eight-under overall. The 23-year-old backed up a steady front nine that featured just
Britain tied for third in the overall medal table at the 2018 World Championships in the Netherlands UCI Track Cycling World Championships Venue: Pruszkow, Poland Dates: 27 Feb-3 March Coverage: Watch live coverage on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, Connected TV, the BBC Sport website and app. Follow the 2019 Track Cycling World Championships live on
London – Liverpool travel to Manchester United on Sunday facing the toughest assignment of their Premier League run-in on paper as Tottenham seek to sneak back into the heart of the title race. The trip to Old Trafford is effectively Jurgen Klopp’s team’s game in hand as they bid to open up a three-point lead
RIO DE JANEIRO — Fifth-seeded Joao Sousa was eliminated from the Rio Open on Thursday, adding to the list of favorites knocked out of the clay-court tournament in the early stages. Norwegian Casper Ruud topped Portugal’s Sousa 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the round of 16. Top seeds Dominic Thiem of Austria, Fabio Fognini and Marco
London – Manager Neil Warnock said on Thursday he is confident that Cardiff will deal with the payment issue over late Argentine striker Emiliano Sala “in the right way”, admitting the matter could have been better handled. A small aircraft carrying Cardiff’s record £15 million signing from his former club Nantes in France to Britain,
England look “99.9%” certain to appoint one head coach to succeed Trevor Bayliss. While the director of England men’s cricket, Ashley Giles, had previously hinted he was open-minded about splitting the role into two, covering limited-overs and Tests, he has now decided that appointing one coach will provide the “stability in culture and voice” that
IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar at the launch of his autobiography in Mumbai. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com He might have bid adieu to cricket but Sachin Tendulkar continues to make records with his autobiography Playing It My Way entering the Limca Book of Records for being the best-selling adult hardback across both fiction and non-fiction categories. – Buy the
Valtteri Bottas finished fifth in the drivers’ championship last year Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas believes Ferrari are “a bit ahead” of the world champions at the end of the first week of pre-season testing. Ferrari have consistently set fast times over the four days at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, while Mercedes have taken longer to
London – Harry Kane was on Thursday labelled an “animal” by Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino as the striker battles to prove his fitness in time for Tottenham’s weekend clash with Burnley. The England captain has returned to training from an ankle injury that kept him out for seven games, with his club sitting third in
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens reached an extension with cornerback Tavon Young and will announce the deal at a Friday news conference, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Young, 24, is considered one of the rising nickelbacks in the NFL and was entering the final year of his rookie deal. This comes just a
Georges St-Pierre is the greatest mixed martial artist of all time. I know how that sounds. That’s a big title to give someone. But it’s true. He walks away from the sport, at 37 years young, unlike most in the fight game: He walks away on top. He walks away as a former two-weight world
RIO DE JANEIRO — Andy Murray is recovering from his hip surgery, and his mother thinks the two-time Wimbledon champion still has a chance of making a return. Murray, 31, announced last month at the Australian Open that he would compete in the season’s first major but might never be able to play again. He
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cleveland Indians and two-time All-Star reliever Tyler Clippard have agreed to terms on a minor league contract. Clippard, who spent last season with Toronto, will try to earn a spot in Cleveland’s revamped bullpen. The deal is contingent on the 34-year-old passing medical tests and may not be completed for several
Pete Horne will replace the injured Finn Rusell at fly-half in one of four enforced changes for Scotland ahead of their Six Nations match with France in Paris. Horne has been called up to a starting XV hampered by injuries, with Russell the latest confirmed absentee after he suffered concussion playing for club side Racing
10:23 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show James DeGale and Chris Eubank Jr will be fighting to keep their careers alive on Saturday as it is hard to see a future
Cape Town – Cardiff City and French club Nantes have agreed to extend the deadline on the first instalment of the transfer fee for Emiliano Sala until February 27. The Bluebirds had been asked to make the first payment of £5.27 million to Nantes on February 20, but it is understood the clubs have agreed
Willie Taggart ended a nightmarish first season at Florida State with a bit of history he surely did not want: The Seminoles posted their first losing season since 1976. The same problems that had plagued them the previous season only grew: inconsistency at quarterback, poor offensive-line play and too many penalties. Clemson handed FSU the