4:44 PM ET NBA great Shaquille O’Neal may not able to travel across the pond to support his favourite soccer club Northampton Town but his face will be in the stands during their League Two playoffs. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Although coronavirus guidelines mean matches will be played without spectators,
Month: June 2020
8:29 PM ET Associated Press In another twist due to the coronavirus pandemic, video game company EA Sports is playing a part in the return of two of Europe’s top-flight football leagues. Electronic Arts will supply crowd noise for Spain‘s La Liga and England‘s Premier League, which the company has gathered over the years for
6:00 PM ET Sevilla’s Argentine winger Lucas Ocampos produced a classy display to lead his side to a 2-0 home win over city rivals Real Betis on Thursday in the first La Liga game since the season was halted three months ago by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ocampos struck the post in the first half before
3:04 PM ET Major League Soccer held its draw for the MLS is Back Tournament as the league prepares to return to action at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on July 8 in Kissimmee, Florida. The Eastern Conference portion of the draw saw Canadian rivals Toronto FC and Montreal Impact drawn against one
4:53 PM ET Liverpool cruised to a 6-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers in a friendly behind closed doors at Anfield on Thursday as Jurgen Klopp’s side stepped up their preparations for the Premier League restart next week. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– The Premier League is back! All you need to
5:10 PM ET Major League Soccer’s plan for getting back on the field is now official, almost three months after the 2020 season shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The return will come in the form of a World-Cup style competition to be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Walt
7:52 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk said in a statement Thursday that she supports players making peaceful protests and players who choose to “use their platforms to advance us as
7:15 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said he regrets not signing Colin Kaepernick in 2017 and denied that a 2018 meeting with the quarterback was scuttled due to the team’s uncertainty about whether he planned to continue protesting during the national anthem. Speaking with reporters via videoconference Thursday, Carroll also
Jun 8, 2020 Former bantamweight champion Holly Holm will make her return to the Octagon against Mexican contender Irene Aldana on Aug. 1, sources said. The UFC originally planned to promote a pay-per-view event on Aug. 1, but that particular date has since been changed to a UFC Fight Night. It is expected to take
5:56 PM ET Ray Borg has withdrawn from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night bantamweight bout against Merab Dvalishvili because of personal reasons, the UFC said Thursday. Borg’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, told ESPN that Borg had a “family emergency.” Borg was absent from the card’s virtual media day Thursday and his withdrawal was announced afterward. New signee