5:19 AM ET Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck will step down at the end of June after 19 years in the role, the Premier League club announced on Monday. Buck, an America lawyer who was appointed in 2003 when former owner Roman Abramovich bought the club, will remain as a senior adviser after June 30. –
6:35 AM ET Kylian Mbappe has hit back at French football president Noel Le Graet for saying the Paris Saint-Germain striker wanted to quit the national team over his missed penalty at Euro 2020. The 23-year-old saw his penalty saved in the shootout against Switzerland which saw France eliminated at the round-of-16 stage. – Preseason
6:34 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Raheem Sterling is interested in moving to Chelsea after new owner Todd Boehly made the forward his top summer transfer target, sources have told ESPN. Sterling has entered the final year of his contract at Manchester City and is keeping his options open ahead of making a decision about his
5:21 AM BST Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has reaffirmed his desire that Australian rugby remains engaged with New Zealand at provincial level, despite the recent comments of Rugby Australia [RA] chairman Hamish McLennan. Rennie has long stated his belief that Australian players will only get better by regularly facing their counterparts across the Tasman, a
3:55 AM ET South Africa’s Kgothatso Montjane narrowly missed out on Roland Garros wheelchair doubles glory with Yui Kamiji, but will be back with former doubles partner Lucy Shuker for Wimbledon. Montjane and Japan’s Kamiji lost the French Open women’s final 7-6, 1-6, [10-8] to Dutch duo Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot. They
6:54 PM ET ESPN News Services BROOKLINE, Mass. — A playoff was looming Sunday in the U.S. Open, just like it always does at The Country Club, when Matt Fitzpatrick sized up his shot from a bunker left of the 18th fairway. He had a 1-shot lead over Will Zalatoris and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler.
10:59 PM ET BROOKLINE, Mass. — Will Zalatoris couldn’t resist taking a peek at Matt Fitzpatrick‘s ball. He and Fitzpatrick were walking toward their tee shots on the 18th hole of The Country Club. Madness was unspooling all around them. The U.S. Open was hanging in the balance. Thousands of rowdy fans had just spilled
Travis Head claims he is already feeling comfortable on Sri Lanka’s wickets after working his way to a second big score of Australia’s tour in their six-wicket ODI loss in Colombo. Head played a starring role in Australia’s innings of 291 for 6 on Sunday, hitting an unbeaten 70 from 65 balls as he anchored
8:41 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN BROOKLINE, Mass. — Will Zalatoris came up short again and this time, he thought he had it. After missing a 14-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that would have put him in a playoff with winner Matt Fitzpatrick, Zalatoris couldn’t help but sigh as he was given the silver
7:46 PM ET Associated Press BELMONT, Mich. — After missing a 2-foot eagle putt on the first hole of a playoff, Jennifer Kupcho won the LPGA Meijer Classic on Sunday when Leona Maguire‘s 3-foot birdie try lipped out on the second extra hole. Kupcho closed with a 1-under 71 to match playing partner Nelly Korda