12:35 PM ET With just two rounds to go in the Champions League group stage, matchday five has plenty of big games with big implications. — How teams can qualify for last-16— Also see: Soccer world pays tribute to Diego Maradona The crucial action comes in Group H as Man United and PSG go head
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6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN The NFL Power Rankings enter December trying to figure out which games are truly the most important. Yes, every NFL game counts, but we admit that some just count a little bit more. Our NFL Nation writers assisted us in finding the most meaningful games down the stretch, picking games
8:58 AM ET Aside from the questionable result of a draw, the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. exhibition was a little more entertaining than what was anticipated. And when Tyson said before the fight that this wasn’t a one-off, he appeared to be telling the truth. In a postfight news conference, Tyson, 54, said he wants
8:07 AM ET There’s been a lot of talk about how successful an athlete can be crossing over between boxing and MMA, well Claressa Shields is going to put her combat skills to that test. The No. 1 pound-for-pound female boxer in the world has signed a multi-year deal with the PFL, and she plans
7:06 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — – Spanish tennis player Enrique López was banned for eight years on Tuesday for fixing matches at tournaments in 2017. The Tennis Integrity Unit said López cannot play in or attend any officially recognized tournament while banned. He was fined $25,000. The 29-year-old Lopez reached a career high
2:18 AM GMT Pablo Matera has been stripped of the Argentina captaincy and suspended along with team mates Guido Petti and Santiago Socino for posting racist comments on social media, the Argentine Rugby Union [UAR] said on Tuesday. The scandal has thrown the Argentina camp into crisis days before their final Tri-Nations match against Australia
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain after testing positive for coronavirus. His team, Mercedes, said the Briton woke with mild symptoms on Monday and returned a positive result at a subsequent test and again at a retest. Hamilton, who is new self-isolating, won the Bahrain Grand Prix
Six matches into the Lanka Premier League 2020, and the tournament has already seen some fine performances on the field. On Monday, Kandy Tuskers beat Galle Gladiators by 25 runs in Hambantota, but the match was overshadowed by couple of on-field skirmishes. At the end of the game, Pakistan pacer, Mohammad Amir, batting for Galle
11:39 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN There’s something about Russell Wilson playing in primetime. And there’s something about DK Metcalf playing in Philadelphia. The Wilson-to-Metcalf combination — plus another strong performance from the Seattle Seahawks‘ resurgent defense — was enough for a 23-17 win over the Philadelphia Eagles Monday night at Lincoln Financial Field. Metcalf caught
9:44 PM ET Claressa Shields, arguably the No. 1 pound-for-pound female boxer in the world, has signed an exclusive, multi-year contract with PFL that will see her transition to professional mixed martial arts, sources confirmed to ESPN. A two-time Olympic gold medalist in boxing, Shields, 25, will not compete in PFL’s traditional “season format” in
12:55 PM ET Indiana starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a torn ACL in Saturday’s win against Maryland. Coach Tom Allen on Monday confirmed the injury, which is to the same ligament Penix tore as a true freshman in 2018. He ended up redshirting the season. Penix
6:18 PM ET Olgun Uluc Andrew Bogut has announced his retirement from professional basketball. Widely regarded as one the greatest and most successful players in Australian basketball history, Bogut made the announcement on his Rogues Bogues podcast on Tuesday morning, choosing to put an end to a professional career that spanned 15 years. It was
12:55 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Diego Maradona’s laces were undone. Even when it was virtually done, even when the drugs ban was lifted 15 months after he had left Naples, even as Sevilla FC and Napoli negotiated his transfer, the Italians forced to the negotiating table by FIFA and the Spaniards bankrolled by Silvio
6:08 PM ET Late in 2019, Errol Spence Jr. had a rather strong case to be considered the best boxer on the planet, pound-for-pound. He earned a split-decision win in September 2019 over Shawn Porter to unify the IBF and WBC welterweight titles. He was 26-0 with 21 KOs. Spence’s career was soaring. Then a
7:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Over the first 10 weeks of the season, no team dropped back to pass as often as the Seattle Seahawks. Their offense went through Russell Wilson more than ever before, especially during the three games they played without their top two running backs, Chris Carson and Carlos
6:33 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James could be one and done playing the 1 for the Los Angeles Lakers. The newly acquired Dennis Schroder says he intends to start at point guard for the defending champions. “I did this off the bench stuff already in two years with OKC,” Schroder, the reigning Sixth
11:23 AM ET Manchester United fought back for a big win, Chelsea and Tottenham played it safe in the Premier League’s game of the weekend and Napoli showed their Serie A title credentials, while Real Madrid, Arsenal, PSG, Juventus and Bayern all failed to impress. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Predict
5:38 PM ET CLEVELAND — The Indians sold side-arm reliever Adam Cimber to the Marlins on Monday for $100,000, and Miami designated right-hander José Ureña for assignment. Ureña, the Marlins’ Opening Day starter in 2018 and 2019, spent six seasons with the Marlins and had been with them longer than any other active player. He