9:52 AM ET Chelsea are weighing up their options after having a €100 million bid for Romelu Lukaku rejected by Inter Milan, sources have told ESPN. Champions League-winners Chelsea is in the market to sign a striker this summer but have been frustrated by Borussia Dortmund‘s reluctance to consider selling their top target, Erling Haaland.
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11:42 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Christian Eriksen has returned to Italy for the first time since his cardiac arrest during Denmark‘s Euro 2020 opener with Finland and met with Inter Milan director Beppe Marotta, the club confirmed to ESPN. Eriksen was taken to a hospital on June 12 after collapsing on the field earlier
9:30 AM ET Marco Asensio celebrates his late winning goal. Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images Marco Asensio struck in an extra-time winner as Spain ended Japan‘s hopes of Olympic gold in men’s football with a 1-0 (aet) victory, setting up a clash with Brazil in Saturday’s final. Defending champions Brazil also had to struggle to make
3:42 AM ET United States women’s national team forward Alex Morgan has said she is “devastated” that they will not compete for the Olympic gold medal, while Megan Rapinoe said she was “gutted” about the defeat to Canada. The USWNT lost 1-0 to their North American rivals on Monday at Tokyo 2020, ending their campaign
5:53 AM ET Arsenal have been dealt a significant blow on the eve of the new Premier League season with Thomas Partey set to miss the opening weeks with an ankle injury, sources have told ESPN. The 28-year-old is expected to see a specialist later this week after limping off during the first half of
6:56 AM ET Brazil beat Mexico 4-1 on penalties in their men’s Olympic football semifinal in Saitama on Tuesday following a 0-0 draw after extra-time. The match was a repeat of the London 2012 Olympic final, which Mexico won 2-1. – Men’s Olympics soccer bracket and fixtures Brazil, the holders having won gold in their
5:40 AM ET FIFA are working with WHO and ASEAN on the ReachOut initiative. Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images FIFA has announced a new campaign to raise awareness of mental health conditions and encourage people to seek help when needed. ReachOut, launched in conjunction with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),
5:57 AM ET ESPN staff Rugby Australia and Football Australia are investigating allegations of misbehavior from athletes on the flight home from the Tokyo Olympic Games. The Australian Olympic Committee was made aware of incidents involving the men’s rugby sevens team and the Olyroos on the Japan Airlines flight on July 30. It’s believed the
3:31 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are hopeful of having Aaron Wan-Bissaka available for the start of the new season despite the defender picking up an injury, sources have told ESPN. Wan-Bissaka was passed fit to travel to United’s preseason camp in St. Andrews, Scotland but has been given an individual training programme as
7:15 AM ET While the Olympic boxing tournament was going on in Tokyo, on the outskirts of the city in Kashima, Brazil and Mexico threatened to go toe-to-toe in the soccer semifinal.. In the end, no-one landed the knockout blow. Mexico, so free scoring throughout the competition, concentrated more on defence, aware that at the