8:13 AM ET Pedro in action for Roma before making the switch to Lazio. Giampiero Sposito/Getty Images Pedro has become the first player to move directly between Roma and Lazio in 36 years after he signed for the Biancocelesti on Thursday. The 2010 World Cup-winner only joined Roma in 2020 and signed a three-year contract but
7:31 AM ET Former captain of the Afghan women’s football team Khalida Popal has urged players to delete social media, erase public identities and burn their kits for safety’s sake now that the country is again under Taliban rule. Copenhagen-based Popal told Reuters in a video interview on Wednesday that the militants had killed, raped
8:02 AM ET Genah Fabian‘s phone rang the night of May 23. It was a video call from Carlos Ulberg, her teammate at City Kickboxing in New Zealand. For nearly a week, Fabian had been distraught. Fau Vake, another teammate, was clinging to life in a Wellington hospital after being brutally assaulted six days earlier
7:23 AM ET NFL NationESPN Minnesota Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson, Los Angeles Rams corner Jalen Ramsey and Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith are among the many NFL stars who have switched this season to numbers that are nontraditional for their positions. The league relaxed its restrictions on positional numbering earlier this year, opening the door
12:57 AM ET CHICAGO — White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn was ejected from his start against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday after tossing his belt to umpires from the dugout during a foreign-substance inspection. After getting the third out in the top of the fourth inning, Lynn came off the mound quickly while third-base umpire
2:48 AM ET ESPN News Services Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Caleb Smith had his glove confiscated after the eighth inning and was ejected from Wednesday night’s 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Smith was checked by third-base umpire Phil Cuzzi, who then motioned for the other umpires to look at the glove. Smith argued and at
7:20 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN The past two seasons have seen the NBA — like the rest of the world — deal with unprecedented circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused as much upheaval across the NBA as any sports league in North America and beyond, with the 2019-20 season ending in a bubble inside the
8:00 AM ET HE IS A quiet man, content to observe, and his manner gives him the air of the mystic. As everything around Manny Pacquiao moves — quickly, and solely for his benefit — he remains fixed, a stone in the center of a stream. In the backyard of his luxurious and incredibly occupied
News Club confirms investigation upheld “several” of Rafiq’s allegations which led to racism probe Yorkshire have apologised to Azeem Rafiq over some of his allegations which sparked an investigation into racism at the club. In a statement on Thursday, the club acknowledged that the investigation had upheld “several” of Rafiq’s allegations and, without specifying which
7:26 AM ET NFL NationESPN The second full week of preseason kicks off Thursday, one of five straight days with NFL action. With only two more games before the regular-season opener, expect more starters and names you know to be playing this week. Things start off Thursday with the New England Patriots traveling to play