4:25 PM ET Sheffield United announced on Saturday that manager Chris Wilder has left the club by mutual consent, with the team bottom of the Premier League standings on 14 points. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The Yorkshire club announced the expected news on its website after rumours had been circulating
Month: March 2021
10:45 AM ET Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has become the first Premier League player to not take a knee before a game since the demonstration began last season. Players and officials have been taking a knee before games since protests began following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 while in
10:45 AM ET These are tough times for Christian Pulisic at Chelsea. The United States captain is fighting for his future at Stamford Bridge, but even on the rare occasion that he gets the chance to impress coach Thomas Tuchel, the odds appear to be stacked against him. For the first time since Tuchel replaced
3:43 PM ET Associated Press DOHA, Qatar — Nikoloz Basilashvili downed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the final of the Qatar Open for his fourth ATP title. The Georgian earned the first two break points at 3-2 in the second set, and he took his chance before going on to close out the
4:25 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Garbine Muguruza ended her almost two-year wait for a title with a 7-6 (6), 6-3 win against Barbora Krejcikova in the final of the Dubai Championships on Saturday. “It means a lot,” the ninth-seeded Muguruza said, “it’s never easy to win.” In her third
3:59 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – No. 1-ranked Dustin Johnson said Saturday that he will not participate in the men’s Olympic golf tournament in Tokyo this summer. Citing the hectic schedule that surrounds this year’s Summer Games, postponed from 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, Johnson — the reigning FedEx Cup champion —
4:40 PM ET UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards will finally step back into the cage to face Belal Muhammad in the main event of Saturday’s Fight Night in Las Vegas. Edwards has not fought since July 20, 2019, more than 19 months ago. The layoff has been due to myriad reasons, including COVID-19 lockdowns, canceled
1:17 PM ET Formula One commentary legend Murray Walker has died aged 97, the British Racing Drivers’ Club confirmed on Saturday. Walker was the lead commentator on British TV for over two decades, working for the BBC between 1976 and 1996 and ITV between 1996 and 2001. A BRDC statement read: “It is with great
2:57 PM ET Associated Press Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev will bid for his 10th career title when he meets unseeded Pierre-Hugues Herbert in an unusual-looking Open 13 final. Sunday’s decider pits two-time Grand Slam runner-up Medvedev against a player who owns all four majors in doubles but has never won a singles title, and is ranked
2:56 PM ET Running back Emmanuel Henderson announced his commitment to Alabama on Saturday, choosing the Crimson Tide over offers from some of the biggest programs in the country, including Auburn, Georgia, Clemson and others. Henderson, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound back out of Geneva County High School in Hartford, Alabama, is the No. 12-ranked recruit overall