7:12 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — and you can find out when the windows open here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. TOP STORY: Could Ronaldo really join Messi at Barcelona? Can you imagine Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi playing together
Month: August 2020
5:15 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Austin Lindberg After five weeks of consistent drama from the group stage through the knockout rounds, the MLS is Back Tournament has come to an end, with the Portland Timbers crowned deserving champions of
4:13 AM ET Mexico’s Sergio Perez will return to Formula One duty for the Racing Point team at the Spanish Grand Prix after testing negative for COVID-19. Sky-high temperatures and F1 politics – there’s plenty to discuss ahead of the sixth race of the 2020 season.Listen to the latest episode Perez missed the two weeks
12:20 AM ET The Chicago Cubs don’t want to think about it as taking advantage of another team’s situation, but the evidence keeps mounting: While opponents struggle to deal with coronavirus-related issues, the first-place team in the NL Central standings continues to be a model for the league off the field while dominating the competition
1:36 PM ET Newly signed Bellator MMA light heavyweight Corey Anderson said a recent health scare and wisdom from two-time UFC champion Daniel Cormier were behind his recent promotional switch. Anderson (13-5) secured his release from UFC last week — despite two fights remaining on his contract — and immediately signed a deal with Bellator.
10:29 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Ramnaresh Sarwan, assistant coach of the Jamaica Tallawahs, has decided to exit the CPL bio-secure bubble in Trinidad ahead of the upcoming season due to personal reasons, as per reports. Vinod Maharaj and Ryan Austin have been named assistants to head coach Floyd Reifer. Michael Hall, CPL Director of Operations,
4:58 PM ET Associated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The Baseball Hall of Fame’s class of 2020 has to wait a year to get inducted because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the careers of Derek Jeter, Ted Simmons, Larry Walker and Marvin Miller are already being celebrated at the shrine. The museum’s Inductees Exhibit is now
5:56 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Miami Marlins sidelined by a coronavirus outbreak are all asymptomatic, and some have applied for reinstatement, manager Don Mattingly said Wednesday. The Marlins placed 17 players on the injured list last week following an outbreak in Philadelphia that forced seven games to be postponed. The infected
5:02 PM ET The Boston Red Sox have placed outfielder Andrew Benintendi on the 10-day injured list because of a strained right rib cage. The outfielder suffered the injury in Tuesday night’s loss to the Tampa Bay Rays when he fell while going from first base to third base in the eighth inning. X-rays were
5:57 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Yankees star Aaron Judge was out of the lineup Wednesday night because of tightness in his lower body and it was uncertain whether the oft-injured slugger would return for the start of a weekend series against Boston. “I hope so but that’s, in a lot of ways,