3:59 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain are facing one of the game’s greatest challenges as they aim for victory at Manchester United in a pivotal Champions League Group H game on Wednesday, coach Thomas Tuchel said. Last year’s runners-up, PSG are second on six points, three adrift of United and ahead of RB Leipzig, who face
Month: December 2020
2:26 PM ET Premier League clubs will face new restrictions on the signing of players from outside the UK from the January 2021 transfer window as a consequence of Brexit — the vote of the UK to leave the European Union (EU). The regulations will make it tougher for Premier League clubs to sign non-UK
2:32 PM ET Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has suffered a hamstring injury and will miss at least a week of action, manager Jurgen Klopp said on Tuesday. Confirming the injury ahead of Liverpool’s Champions League group stage match against Ajax Amsterdam, Klopp tabbed Caoimhin Kelleher with getting the start over Adrian. “Alisson doesn’t have COVID. He
2:40 PM ET NEW YORK — Major league baseball players are giving $500,000 to support minor leaguers whose season was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Major League Baseball Players Association said Tuesday that money will be donated through the Major League Baseball Players Trust to More Than Baseball, a not-for-profit that benefits minor
2:58 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians rookie reliever Cam Hill underwent surgery on his right wrist after being involved in a car accident in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hill shared details of the incident on his Instagram account, saying he was “very blessed to only bang up my wrist. Surgery went really well, most importantly
11:55 AM ET The Boston Red Sox agreed to a one-year, $8.3 million deal for the 2021 season with left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez on Tuesday, a source confirmed to ESPN. Rodriguez, 27, had been eligible for arbitration. Tuesday is the deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players. He did not pitch last season after
3:43 PM ET Associated Press FULLERTON, Calif. — Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda has been moved out of intensive care, although he remains hospitalized in Southern California. Los Angeles Dodgers spokesperson Steve Brener said Tuesday that the team’s former manager, who is 93, is doing rehab at a hospital in Orange County. Lasorda has
3:14 PM ET The New York Mets have reached agreement on a two-year contract with right-handed reliever Trevor May, sources confirm to ESPN. The deal is pending a physical and could be official as soon as Wednesday, the sources said. May, 31, was 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA and two saves in 24 appearances for
3:17 PM ET The expansion Seattle Kraken haven’t established a timeline for naming their first head coach, citing uncertainty regarding the 2020-21 NHL season. “No real rush on the timeline there. We still don’t have an understanding of what the 2020-21 season is going to look like, and how many games that they’ll play,” general
7:41 PM GMT South Africa’s national teams face tougher transformation targets aimed at ensuring that by the 2022-23 season they field a side with seven players of colour. The new measures may have already kicked in though have yet to be made public, and see an increased requirement on the number of black African players