12:04 PM ET Wayne Rooney tried to make the announcement that he was ending his playing career low-key by announcing it at the same time as he was confirmed as Derby County manager on a full-time basis, but tributes to the former England and Manchester United captain still poured in on social media. Rooney, 35,
Month: January 2021
6:41 AM ET Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has become the first player to win the Premier League Player of the Month award four times in the same calendar year after he was honoured for December. Fernandes’ outstanding performances have helped United reach the top of the table at this stage of the season for
8:57 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said his team are the underdogs heading into Sunday’s top of the table clash with Liverpool and added it will be a “shock” if they win at Anfield. United are three points clear of the 2019-20 champions at the top of the Premier
8:34 AM ET Wayne Rooney joined Derby from D.C. United in January 2020. Photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images Wayne Rooney has been appointed permanent manager of Derby County, the club have confirmed. Former England and Manchester United forward Rooney had been in caretaker charge of the EFL Championship club since the departure of Phillip Cocu in
11:21 AM GMT Wales fullback Liam Williams will miss their opening Six Nations match after being handed a three-game ban following his red card in Scarlets’ defeat by Cardiff Blues last week in the PRO14. The 29-year-old will miss Ireland’s visit on Feb. 7 after he was sent off for diving into a ruck and
11:03 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI — An 18-year-old infielder from Cuba is among 11 players from four countries to sign with the Miami Marlins during Major League Baseball’s international signing period. Yiddi Cappe is widely regarded as one of baseball’s top 10 international prospects. He’s 6-foot-3 and 175 pounds and has played shortstop in
11:21 AM GMT The final two rounds of the European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup will be cancelled and the tournaments will move straight to the knockout rounds, Premiership Rugby chief executive Darren Childs said. The French government blocked Top 14 clubs from competing in the European competitions against clubs from United Kingdom and Ireland
11:25 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have activated guard Joel Bitonio from the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday after he sat out their playoff opener last weekend. Bitonio, who was selected to the Pro Bowl for a third consecutive season this year, tested positive for the virus last week, along with head coach Kevin
4:02 AM ET Ahead of his live commentary on Bayern vs. Freiburg on Sunday for the Bundesliga’s world feed and on ESPN+ (9:30 am ET in the U.S.), Derek Rae says the Bavarians are suffering a defensive crisis and face highly dangerous opponents. Wednesday’s DFB Pokal exit to second-tier side Holstein Kiel only exacerbated their
8:58 AM ET The level of inactivity in boxing was a little higher than usual in 2020. Due to COVID-19, several of the sport’s top fighters are in the midst of unusually long layoffs. Manny Pacquiao hasn’t fought since July 2019, and Deontay Wilder took his first loss in February just before the pandemic took