6:31 AM ET The summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their transfers. See all the major deals here and check out how we graded the biggest signings. But just because the window is
10:20 AM ET U.S. Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker filled out his 12-man team on Wednesday by adding Tony Finau, Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth, Harris English, Daniel Berger and Scottie Scheffler. Stricker made the announcement at Whistling Straits Golf Club in Haven, Wisconsin. The 43rd Ryder Cup begins at the site Sept. 24. Former U.S.
5:35 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said the club can achieve “big things” this season despite a cost-cutting summer that saw Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann depart. Koeman said it was a blow to lose Messi but stressed the team can improve in other areas without him, calling on
8:32 AM ET Associated Press Qatar has faced criticism from human rights organisations over the living and working conditions of workers helping to build stadiums. Getty Images Sweden’s football federation on Wednesday cancelled plans for a training camp in Qatar in January after Swedish clubs expressed concern about the 2022 World Cup host’s human rights record.
5:59 AM ET Memphis Depay was critical of his own performance in Netherlands‘ 6-1 World Cup qualifying victory over Turkey in Amsterdam on Tuesday despite the forward claiming a hat trick. The 27-year-old’s first international hat trick took him alongside Johan Cruyff on 33 goals but the Barcelona striker was not satisfied with his overall
9:23 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City face the prospect of picking third choice goalkeeper Scott Carson for their Premier League clash against Leicester City on Saturday with No.1 Zack Steffen recovering from COVID-19. Eight Premier League players could miss the weekend’s fixtures after the Brazilian FA invoked a FIFA rule which prevents players from
8:56 AM ET The Tampa Bay Rays will promote top outfield prospect Josh Lowe to the majors, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Lowe, 23, was Tampa Bay’s first-round draft selection in 2016 and was rated as Major League Baseball’s No. 60 overall prospect earlier this year by ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. The 6-foot-4 Lowe is enjoying
8:44 AM ET Superstar quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers are the favorites to win the NFL regular-season MVP award, but Josh Allen is receiving the most support from bettors at sportsbooks around the nation. Allen, the Buffalo Bills‘ fourth-year quarterback, has attracted more bets to win the Associated Press MVP award than any other
8:39 AM ET ESPN staff A US Open without Venus and Serena Williams, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal surely won’t live up to Slam standards for tennis fans, right? Wrong. The upstart teenagers have taken Flushing Meadows by storm on the men’s and women’s sides, advancing through the brackets and upsetting favorites along the way,
4:00 AM ET Sevilla’s record in Spain is brilliant except when they run into the three clubs that dominate. Will that change in 2021? Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images If Sevilla are to become Spain‘s champions for the first time in 76 years, which is feasible, then aside from the obvious goal of registering more points