8:30 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has spoken out against calls for a “circuit-break” shutdown to help reduce COVID-19 infections in the Premier League, with the Liverpool manager saying games should continue due to the safety measures in place within the sport. West Bromwich Albion manager Sam Allardyce said earlier this week that a temporary pause
Month: January 2021
11:08 AM ET Pundit and former England international Karen Carney has deleted her Twitter account after she received a wave of sexist abuse after being mocked by the Leeds United official account. Analysing Leeds’ 5-0 win over West Brom on Tuesday, Carney complimented the club for what they had achieved but also suggested that they
9:30 AM ET The Premier League’s handling of the postponement of Fulham‘s match at Tottenham Hotspur due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the west London club was “unprofessional” and could have been handled better, Spurs boss Jose Mourinho said on Friday. Fulham were forced to lodge a request with the Premier League to rearrange Wednesday’s
9:47 AM ET Associated Press Five Manchester City players are continuing to isolate and won’t be available for the game against Chelsea after contracting COVID-19, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. Ahead of Sunday’s trip to Stamford Bridge, City have returned to training after the virus outbreak led to the postponement of Monday’s Premier League
News Northamptonshire allrounder will be available for his county throughout 2021 season Gareth Berg, the Northamptonshire allrounder, has been appointed playing head coach of the Italian national side. Berg, who has been involved with Italian cricket since 2012, qualifying through his mother’s heritage, will continue to be available for Northamptonshire throughout this year’s county season.
1:26 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles is expected to return in time for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons despite being deemed a close contact with someone outside the facility who tested positive for COVID-19. That test is believed to be a false positive, Bowles has had no
12:10 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have reopened their facility and are planning to hold practice Friday afternoon after the latest round of COVID-19 testing produced no new positive results. The Browns had to shut down their practice facility the previous two days and canceled Thursday’s practice following consecutive days of positive
11:44 AM ET Auburn leading rusher Tank Bigsby will not be able to play in Friday’s VRBO Citrus Bowl matchup with Northwestern because of issues related to COVID-19, sources confirmed to ESPN. Bigsby, a freshman, rushed for 834 yards and averaged 6.0 yards per carry this season for the Tigers. AL.com first reported that Bigsby
9:40 AM ET Alabama is favored by more points than any team in the College Football Playoff’s brief history, but the majority of bettors have been undeterred by the historic point spread. The Crimson Tide are consensus 19.5-point favorites over Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl, the first of two CFP semifinals on Friday (4
8:00 AM ET Don’t look now, but the Ohio State Buckeyes and their fan base are feeling disrespected. They are agitated, irritated and aggravated. They are taking inventory of all the names of those who have attempted to diminish the Buckeyes’ College Football Playoff invite, from sportswriters and Dabo Swinney to sports radio jocks and