Month: December 2021

5:56 PM ET The Ontario government is reinstating capacity limits for large sports and entertainment venues in the province, which will impact the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators, and NBA’s Toronto Raptors. As of 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, all venues in Ontario that hold 1,000 people or more will be limited to 50%
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1:56 PM ET The Utah Jazz hired Danny Ainge to oversee basketball operations, naming him alternate governor and CEO of Jazz Basketball on Wednesday. Ainge will work closely with Jazz general manager Justin Zanik, who runs the teams’ day-to-day operations. Ainge stepped down as the Boston Celtics‘ president of basketball operations in June and now
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10:35 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Real Madrid, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao have sued LaLiga, branding the Spanish league’s agreement with the investment fund CVC as “illegal.” LaLiga clubs last week voted in favour of a €2 billion investment deal with CVC despite ongoing opposition from Madrid, Barca and Athletic. – Stream ESPN FC
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12:17 PM ET Burnley’s home game against Watford was called off just hours before kick-off. Photo by George Wood/Getty Images The Premier League’s COVID-19 crisis continues as Burnley‘s match against Watford on Wednesday has been the latest fixture to be postponed. Burnley were set to host Watford but confirmed hours before kickoff that the game was
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5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne said he is still feeling the effects of COVID-19 nearly a month after first testing positive for the virus. De Bruyne returned a positive test on Nov. 17, the day after Belgium‘s World Cup qualifier against Wales. He returned to training following 10 days
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4:51 PM ET Gabriel Martinelli’s goal for Arsenal gave his team the lead over West Ham early in the second half. Getty Arsenal beat West Ham United 2-0 at the Emirates on Wednesday night to move into the Premier League’s top four. Gabriel Martinelli scored a spectacular goal to give Arsenal the lead early in the
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6:27 PM ET LONDON — The pre-match message was for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang but we know now he wasn’t the only one listening. Mikel Arteta’s decision to strip Aubameyang of the captaincy dominated the build-up to Arsenal‘s game against West Ham United on Wednesday and could have had divisive effect given the striker’s popularity within the
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4:58 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team, already impacted by injuries, continues to add players to the reserve/COVID-19 list at a time when it can least afford to lose players. Washington has placed 14 players on the COVID list this week — including eight on Wednesday — bringing its total to 18
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