5:30 AM ET The transfer window has been open since the start of July and ends on Aug. 31, with Europe’s top clubs already busy spending money to enhance their squads. Man United splashed over €120m on Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane, Arsenal handed over £50m to sign Brighton defender Ben White, Liverpool picked up
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7:15 AM ET Now that August is here, we are only five months away from college football’s early signing period in December. For the glass-half-full person, there are still 97 ESPN 300 recruits who are uncommitted. For the glass-half-empty person, 203 of the top 300 prospects are off the board and committed. Either way, there
6:39 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The record-breaking play some 17 years ago was like something drawn up by kids in the dirt. But it further established Peyton Manning as the NFL’s greatest quarterback at the line of scrimmage. Manning secretly told receiver Brandon Stokley he would give him the “smash symbol” — a universal call
12:39 PM ET The New York Giants‘ first day of padded practice at training camp ended abruptly Tuesday when coach Joe Judge angrily addressed and punished his players for a teamwide brawl that included starting quarterback Daniel Jones at the bottom of the pile. Judge could be heard delivering an expletive-laden tirade at his team
7:30 AM ET Mike Coppinger Marc Raimondi If Derrick Lewis beats Ciryl Gane in the UFC 265 main event Saturday night in Houston to capture the interim heavyweight title, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him scan the crowd for a familiar face. And he wouldn’t necessarily be searching for heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou, who
Aug 4, 2021 After recently returning to Africa for the first time in nearly 30 years, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman told ESPN that an MMA event on the continent could be even bigger than the legendary Rumble in the Jungle. Usman, who became the first UFC champion from Africa when he defeated Tyron Woodley
Italy win the men’s pursuit gold beating Denmark in a tense final with a new world record time of three minutes 42.032 seconds, almost eight seconds quicker than Great Britain’s winning time in 2016. Watch live coverage of Tokyo 2020 on BBC One, BBC Two, the BBC Sport website, app and BBC iPlayer COVERAGE DETAILS:
3:47 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Inflatable gray garbage cans decorated Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night, bouncing along the packed sections of seats as if they were beach balls. A handful of them made their way onto the field of play, as did some of the foul balls hit by the Houston Astros. When a
4:54 AM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Lexi Thompson had to bring in a team manager the last three holes when her caddie succumbed to the heat. Players walked down sunbaked fairways using umbrellas, some of them occasionally holding a bag of ice on their heads. Madelene Sagstrom had a hot start of her
Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app. Italy broke their own world record to be crowned men’s team pursuit
IPL 2021: Eoin Morgan will be playing in the tournament’s second leg at the UAE.© Instagram England’s limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan has confirmed he will return to lead the Kolkata Knight Riders for the rescheduled second half of the IPL in the UAE following the postponement of England’s limited-overs tour to Bangladesh. Speaking after his
6:41 PM ET Free agent forward Markieff Morris is finalizing a one-year deal with the Miami Heat, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Morris is coming off two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. The veteran forward averaged 6.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in 2020-21. He spent time out of the rotation but then
3:17 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Free-agent forward Carmelo Anthony agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, Anthony’s manager, Bay Frazier, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal is for one season, according to Frazier. Anthony’s agent, Aaron Mintz of CAA Sports, completed the agreement with Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka on Tuesday.
8:44 PM ET For a few hours on Thursday, it seemed as if Max Scherzer was headed to the San Diego Padres. Reports began to circulate at around 1 p.m. PT that the Padres were on the verge of acquiring the three-time Cy Young Award winner with a little more than 24 hours left before
8:24 PM ET ESPN News Services Months after he announced his retirement from the NFL, former quarterback Philip Rivers says he isn’t ruling out a return. Rivers, who retired in January after one season with the Indianapolis Colts following 16 with the San Diego and Los Angeles Chargers, told the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday
7:18 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN For decades, Team USA was the standard-bearer of Olympic boxing, a factory of future heavyweight champions no matter the weight class. Floyd Paterson won middleweight gold at the 1952 Helsinki Games before capturing the heavyweight championship. Eight years later, Cassius Clay claimed light heavyweight gold in Rome and went on
6:32 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sebastian Korda is less than a month past his 21st birthday. Brandon Nakashima turned 20 on Tuesday. Both young Americans picked up straight-set victories at the Citi Open. The 12th-seeded Korda, who is coming off a fourth-round run at Wimbledon, moved into the second round at the hard-court
1:13 AM ET Associated Press Sena Irie of Japan has claimed the first-ever women’s featherweight boxing gold medal with a unanimous decision over the Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio. Irie became the first female boxer to win a medal for Japan when she secured the first gold of the Tokyo boxing tournament by sweeping the third round