6:44 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood has admitted he made “a huge mistake” after he was axed from the England squad for breaching COVID-19 protocols to meet two women while on international duty in Iceland. Greenwood, 18, and teammate Phil Foden, 20, have been sent home by manager Gareth Southgate after
Month: September 2020
4:24 AM ET Chelsea are confident are securing a deal for Rennes goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, sources have told ESPN, with talks ongoing over a deal likely to be worth an initial £18 million. That could rise to as much as £25m as the Premier League club look to find a new No. 1 to replace
6:12 AM ET Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin has become the second largest shareholder in eco-friendly football club Forest Green Rovers, it was announced on Tuesday. The League Two side have adopted a number of environmentally-friendly measures, from using electric vehicles, to vegan-only meals for players, staff and supporters. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– The
2:23 AM ET Kawhi Leonard‘s middle finger already had a storied history before it was the lone instrument used to block a power dunk attempt by Jamal Murray on Monday. That finger is engraved on the underside of Leonard’s Toronto Raptors championship ring, a piece of symbolism that needs no interpretation. Then there’s the federal
1:28 AM ET The LA Clippers took a 2-1 series lead over the Denver Nuggets on Monday, overcoming a dominant 32-point, 12-rebound, 8-assist game from Nikola Jokic. Jokic’s primary defender, Ivica Zubac, fouled out in 22 minutes, as he struggled to handle Jokic’s combination of size and skill, but Clippers guard Patrick Beverley pointed to
2:48 AM ET Six times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton, an outspoken campaigner for the environment and sustainability, is entering his own team in a new Extreme E electric off-road series highlighting climate change. The first race is scheduled for early 2021 and Hamilton’s team will be known as X44, referring to the Mercedes driver’s
11:17 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN With 1:12 left in the third quarter of the Toronto Raptors‘ blowout loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 5 Monday night, frustrations started to boil over for the defending champions. Raptors guard Kyle Lowry committed a personal foul on Boston’s Jayson Tatum, sending him to the line. Lowry had
10:13 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — After the Boston Celtics dropped Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Toronto Raptors, they said they had to play better, smarter and harder to regain control of the series in Game 5. The Celtics then proceeded to go out and do
6:35 PM ET NEW YORK — This US Open began under a gray cloud of suspicion, with fans, as well as pundits, talking about asterisks and the coronavirus-mandated prohibition of fans. In the absence of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic was expected by many to cruise to the title. Serena Williams had looked
12:00 AM ET Danny Ainge was no different than most other Boston Celtics fans in the waning seconds of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. With just 0.5 seconds until victory, his team poised to take a commanding 3-0 lead over the defending champion Toronto Raptors, Boston’s president of basketball operations hollered at his