9:18 AM ET Associated Press YOKOHAMA, Japan — A Japanese team of All-Stars fulfilled a determined national mission to win the Olympic baseball gold medal for the first time, beating the United States 2-0 Saturday night behind Munetaka Murakami’s third-inning home run. Masato Morishita and four relievers combined on a six-hitter, and the Japanese men
9:10 AM ET Associated Press SAITAMA, Japan — Patty Mills scored 42 points to carry Australia to its first Olympic medal in men’s basketball with a 107-93 victory over Slovenia in the third-place game on Saturday. Mills, the team captain and emotional leader of a veteran core that knew its time had to be now
7:03 AM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN Before Team USA’s Nelly Korda teed off in the final round in the women’s Olympic golf competition at Kasumigaseki Country Club, gold medal winner and fellow Team USA member Xander Schauffele tweeted her a special message: “Bring home the gold @NellyKorda! I’ll be rooting for you tonight.” For 54 holes
10:40 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Josh Taylor is coming home to defend his undisputed championship. Taylor and Jack Catterall have agreed to terms for a Dec. 18 fight at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, sources told ESPN, and all four 140-pound belts will be on the line. Exact TV plans haven’t been finalized, but
4:00 AM ET The summer transfer window is into its final month for the major European leagues, which means the biggest clubs are looking to make a splash in the market before the new season begins. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Man City’s Bernardo Silva could
9:47 AM ET Rob Dawson Bruno Fernandes was on target for Manchester United in their victory against Everton. Jan Kruger/Getty Images Manchester United ended their summer schedule with a comfortable 4-0 win over Everton at Old Trafford on Saturday. Mason Greenwood, Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot got the goals as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team
9:01 AM ET Adriana Garcia Lionel Messi will give a farewell news conference on Sunday at 12 p.m. CET (6 a.m. ET) at the Camp Nou, hours before Barcelona play the Joan Gamper trophy. Sources had told ESPN the 34-year-old had reached an agreement to sign a new five-year deal at Camp Nou, extending his
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8:05 AM ET Things are changing in the UFC’s heavyweight division. Over the past 10 years, the weight class has revolved around a handful of familiar names — relatively older names at that. For a long time, this small collection of veterans held off the up-and-comers and battled for the UFC championship among themselves. That
News Who can travel to the UAE, who can’t, who can move from one bubble to another, and other questions answered With IPL 2021 scheduled to resume in the UAE on September 19, here’s a lowdown on various bio-bubble protocols that players and teams will have to follow. What are the prerequisites for travelling to