Laia Balleste, the Spain-born player who earned a last-minute call-up… for Switzerland

Laia Balleste was at her parents’ house in L’Ampolla, a town of fewer than 4,000 inhabitants in the Ebro Delta in the north-east of Spain. It was June 30 and…

Wimbledon 2025: Unlikely qualifier Oliver Tarvet on having to give up prize money – ‘I earned that’ | Tennis News

Britain’s biggest underdog at Wimbledon this year will surely be world No 719 Oliver Tarvet. Tarvet, currently studying at the University of San Diego, sealed a spot in the Wimbledon…

MCWS 2025: LSU has earned title as college baseball’s premier program

Ryan McGeeJun 22, 2025, 08:12 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year OMAHA, Neb. —…

Chris Eubank Jr has earned Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez fight despite calls for Conor Benn rematch, says Harlem Eubank | Boxing News

Chris Eubank Jr has already earned a fight with Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, says his cousin Harlem Eubank. Eubank Jr, who defeated Conor Benn by unanimous decision in a…

West Virginia football relying on earned success model

West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez is going to have an earned success model. That will be based around rewarding players who accomplish things on the field and will be…

Jack Draper: British No 1 smashed his racket in a hard fought battle as he earned his last 16 spot at Italian Open | Tennis News

Jack Draper admitted his frustration had boiled over after he smashed a racket en route to beating Czech qualifier Vit Kopria in straight sets at the Italian Open in Rome.…

Liverpool waited 35 years to party as Premier League champs, and they earned it

LIVERPOOL, England — Through a haze of red smoke, a generation of Liverpool dreams were realized. Before kickoff, fans came in the thousands, perching in trees and climbing on top…

Dean Huijsen: How Bournemouth’s Spain international earned high-profile suitors after a stellar first Premier League season | Football News

It was a transfer that went under the radar in the summer of 2024. But less than 12 months later, £12m has turned into £50m. At the back end of…