Month: February 2021

3:10 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The NBA’s most high-profile star, LeBron James, eviscerated the league’s plans to hold an All-Star Game in Atlanta in March while COVID-19 restrictions continue to have a grip on the regular season. “I have zero energy and zero excitement about an All-Star Game this year,” James said after the
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6:17 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams withdrew from an Australian Open tuneup tournament citing a right shoulder injury on Friday within hours of setting up a semifinal match against top-ranked Ash Barty. The 23-time Grand Slam champion usually doesn’t play in a tournament in the week before a Grand Slam event,
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6:04 AM ET Formula One could start the season with two races in Bahrain due to the COVID-19 pandemic but is still confident of putting on a record 23 rounds, chief executive Stefano Domenicali said on Thursday. The current schedule has the Gulf kingdom opening on March 28, followed by Imola in Italy on April
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5:23 AM ET Former Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo has joined Saudi Arabia’s Al Shabab from Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Ighalo, who spent the last year on loan at Old Trafford, was unveiled by the Riyadh-based team in a video posted on the club’s
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5:41 AM ET Adriana Garcia The Spanish Football Federation’s Competition Committee has opened disciplinary proceedings after Brazilian striker Vinicius Tanque suffered racist abuse during a third division league game at Atletico Madrid’s B team last weekend. While fans are not allowed at first and second division games in Spain due to COVID-19 restrictions, supporters can
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4:10 AM ET The president of Italian Serie C side Novara has resigned after police stopped him with a bag containing €2000,000 ($240,000), which he could not explain. Marcello Cianci, 50, was detained by the financial police in the southern region of Reggio Calabria and the money was seized. – Stream LIVE games and replays
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