11:51 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Probellum, a boxing promotion and media company, launched on Monday, the company’s president, Richard Schaefer, told ESPN. The company aims to take a global approach to the sport, using alliances in different territories — Europe, Eastern Bloc, Asia, Middle East and Africa among them — in an attempt to unify
Sep 15, 2021 Andre SnellingsESPN The storylines this season are almost endless. Giannis Antetokounmpo is on a career path rivaling the best players in NBA history, including both “His Airness” as well as “King James,” yet somehow no one seems to realize it. I’ve been predicting and noting his progress for years, but the majority
2:39 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Manny Pacquiao has not made a decision on his future despite comments from the boxer suggesting he has retired, Sean Gibbons, the president of Pacquiao’s promotional company, told ESPN on Monday. The future Hall of Famer, during an interview with Filipina star Toni Gonzaga on Sunday, said his “boxing career
News Coach says AB de Villiers did not keep as the team cannot “risk him at the moment behind the stumps” Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Mike Hesson said his team’s big defeat to kick off the second half of the IPL simply came down to the batters’ inability to adjust in tough conditions. It didn’t
12:33 PM ET Jarred Gillett will make history as the Premier League’s first overseas referee. Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images Australian Jarred Gillett will become the first overseas official to referee a Premier League clash when Watford host Newcastle United on Saturday. The 34-year-old has previously worked in the Australian A-League and has spent much of
6:42 AM ET Associated Press ZURICH — FIFA will finally start speaking to soccer clubs, leagues and players’ unions this month, in the latest steps announced Monday, in its push to organize a men’s World Cup every two years. All 211 member federations have also been invited to online talks on Sept. 30 as part
8:53 AM ET James Rodriguez is in talks to end his short spell in the Premier League. Photo by Joe Prior/Visionhaus James Rodriguez is discussing a move to Qatari club Al Rayyan after Everton gave the Colombia international permission to negotiate a move away from Goodison Park, sources have told ESPN. The former Real Madrid and
8:19 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will not tell David De Gea he is Manchester United No. 1 despite his dramatic penalty save against West Ham United and expects Dean Henderson to challenge for the job once he regains full fitness, sources have told ESPN. De Gea has started the season in good
9:50 AM ET Associated Press FC Dallas fired coach Luchi Gonzalez on Sunday and replaced him on an interim basis with Marco Ferruzzi, the club’s director of soccer operations. FC Dallas has won only six of its 26 games this season and has nine draws. The coaching change came a day after a 3-2 loss
6:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — Early in the morning, around 6 a.m. Pacific time, John Brown’s phone rang. It was his older sister, delivering the devastating news that his younger sister, Yolandra “Loni” Brown, had died unexpectedly on Aug. 31. • Inside Aaron Rodgers’ MNF legacy• St. Brown bros. gather family for MNF•