11:30 AM ET England defender Tyrone Mings has rejected the suggestion from UK Home Secretary Priti Patel that taking a knee is “gesture politics” and vowed the squad will continue “educating the minority” by promoting racial equality. Manager Gareth Southgate held two meetings with his players earlier this month at which they decided to carry
Month: June 2021
3:23 PM ET Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid have been admitted to next season’s Champions League despite their involvement in the proposed breakaway European Super League project. Admission letters have been sent to all Champions League participants, European football’s governing body UEFA has said. – Euro 2020 on ESPN: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S.
10:19 AM ET Jamie Vardy is one of the Premier League’s most recognisable players. Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images Premier League striker Jamie Vardy has bought a stake in U.S. football club Rochester Rhinos. The Rhinos have been out of action for four years, but are targeting a 2022 comeback. Vardy, 34, has said
12:00 PM ET Adriana Garcia Portugal‘s Cristiano Ronaldo‘s two-goal performance made history at Euro 2020 on Tuesday, making him the leading scorer in the Championship’s history with 11 goals in a record fifth tournament appearance. The Portugal captain overtook France great Michel Platini with his first goal in a 3-0 win over Hungary at the
3:25 PM ET Another day and another record for Cristiano Ronaldo. Just when the sands of time appear as though they are running out on the Portugal forward, he scores two late goals in a 3-0 Euro 2020 win against Hungary to remind the world that he still retains the incredible ability to put the
1:13 PM ET Former world No. 1 Andy Murray won in straight sets on his singles return on Tuesday ahead of this year’s Wimbledon Championships. The two-time Wimbledon champion won in an emotional comeback in his cinch Championship tournament opener against France’ Benoit Paire at the Queen’s Club in London. 1 Related Murray beat Paire
7:51 AM ET Editor’s note: The Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos Jr. lightweight title fight, and Franchon Crews-Dezurn’s super middleweight unification fight against Elin Cederroos were originally on this list before that card was postponed due to Lopez testing positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Multiple title fights. Famous names in exhibitions. A bunch of younger fighters in
1:01 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Lightning winger Blake Coleman was a “game-time decision” to play in Game 1 against the New York Islanders on Sunday. Not for injury, not for illness, but for childbirth. His wife, Jordan Coleman, went into labor the morning of Game 1. Blake Coleman said he decided to
1:47 PM ET Brooklyn Nets star James Harden is hopeful to play Game 5 against Milwaukee and will test his right hamstring before tipoff Tuesday night, sources told ESPN. Harden, pushing for a chance to play, participated in the Nets’ shootaround Tuesday morning with improvement in his right hamstring, and that prompted the team to
1:33 PM ET Associated Press BERLIN — Former Grand Slam champions Garbine Muguruza, Victoria Azarenka and Angelique Kerber were among the winners in the first round of the German Open on Tuesday. Muguruza saved both of the break points she faced in a 6-3, 6-2 win over Sorana Cirstea. That sets up a second-round meeting