Jake Michaels, lead writerJanuary 20, 2025, 7:02 p.m. ET Close Jake Michaels is a sports writer based in Melbourne. He has worked for ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula 1, basketball to boxing and tennis, in Australia and around the world. MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz couldn’t have said it better when … Read more
MELBOURNE, Australia — A bitterly cold December afternoon in midtown Manhattan, in the lobby of a hotel near Central Park. A 23-year-old woman looks up from a club chair near an elevator. She wears a baseball cap and plays with her phone a little. “Hey,” she said. Take another look. Oh, it’s true, it’s Emma … Read more
MELBOURNE, Australia — Here on the island that was once the center of the men’s tennis world — the land of Laver and Rosewall, Emerson and Newcombe and other gods of the game — the strangest dynamic has emerged. The rest of the world is obsessed with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. Here, it’s all … Read more
For the fifth time in his career, Nick Taylor enters the PGA Tour winner’s circle. Taylor came out of a two-hole playoff against Nico Echavarria at Waialae Country Club to win the 2025 Sony Open after both reached 16 under in regulation. Taylor’s last three victories have all come in extra holes as he beat … Read more
2024 US Open men’s doubles champion Max Purcell has admitted to violating anti-doping rules and has been provisionally suspended from tennis while he is investigated. Purcell has been suspended since December 12, after making the admission and requesting his interim suspension on December 10. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed the suspension on December … Read more
Muslim pilgrims tour the Kaaba and pray at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 1, 2022. — Reuters To facilitate citizens, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced that designated banks will remain open on Saturday, November 30 and December 1 to receive applications for Hajj 2025 across … Read more