Popular F1 and boxing figures Natalie Pinkham and Joe Joyce have signed up with a new ‘disruptive’ creative marketing agency named YRDS. The duo were joined by celebrities such as David Haye, Louis Theroux and Louise Redknapp at a star-studded brand unveiling this week. The agency is formed by a collective of highly experienced marketers, creatives and broadcasters who have […]

Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system What have we seen from Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren during his first game action since last summer? Holmgren, the No. 2 overall pick of the 2022 draft, missed his entire first NBA season after suffering a Lisfranc injury in […]

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters Former Wimbledon champion and all-round tennis goddess Maria Sharapova has changed a fair bit since hanging up her racquet. The Russian-born star was once voted the world's hottest athlete and although her tennis career has been over for a good few years, she's still smashing. Despite being one […]

Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print. NO TEAM ARRIVES at the crossroads the Portland Trail Blazers face now because of a single recent decision — in this case Portland using the No. 3 pick on Scoot Henderson instead of trading the pick to appease Damian Lillard. The Blazers’ front office was sincere in its […]

Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis had a different route to love – and before he tied the knot with stunning model Silvana Philippoussis, he appeared on a dating show. In 2007, one year before Philippoussis hung up his racket, the Aussie star appeared on the Age of Love. The concept of the show was simple: find the ex-Wimbldeon finalist love. […]

Harry Styles has invited Wimbledon star Elina Svitolina to his tour after she was forced to give away her tickets. The Ukrainian star has made it all the way to the quarter-finals of the singles draw at the All England Club having planned to see the former One Directioner in action had she been eliminated. The former world No.3, who […]

Burning bras in the name of women's rights was a trend of the 1960s – but being allowed to put them back on is the movement in 2023. Or at least being permitted to wear a certain type of bra after Wimbledon amended a rule that once prevented tennis players from wearing non-white underwear. The All England Club formerly enforced […]

LAS VEGAS — It wasn’t the result Victor Wembanyama wanted, but the No. 1 overall pick put on a better performance in his second summer league game Sunday night than his debut. Wembanyama had 27 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks on 9-of-14 shooting, but it wasn’t enough as the San Antonio Spurs couldn’t overcome a double-digit deficit in an […]

LAS VEGAS — Chris Paul has history with the Golden State Warriors. For years, it was as a rival. Now, it’s as a member of the organization. “My family couldn’t believe it either,” Paul said at his introductory news conference Sunday at summer league. It has been a couple of weeks since Paul was traded to the Warriors in a […]

The 2023 rookie class got on the floor for its first NBA action at the opening weekend of the NBA 2K24 Summer League. But now the question is, which rookies will we see play again before the event is over on July 17? The big headline in Las Vegas this year, No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama, drew an electric crowd […]