5:01 AM ET Ukraine’s new shirt for Euro 2020 has been called a political provocation in Russia.’ Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images The head of the Ukrainian football association has caused outrage in Russia by unveiling a new national team shirt emblazoned with a map of Ukraine that includes Crimea. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine
Month: June 2021
5:09 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Cristiano Ronaldo‘s representatives are continuing to gauge interest from some of Europe’s top clubs despite holding talks with Juventus over the Portugal captain’s future, sources have told ESPN. Ronaldo has a year left on his contract with Juventus but that has not stopped intermediaries assessing whether there is appetite elsewhere
5:50 AM ET France coach Didier Deschamps has taken aim at Jose Mourinho’s spell at Tottenham after the Portuguese claimed it would be a failure if the World Cup winners don’t win the European Championship this summer. Les Bleus are looking to become the first side since Spain (2008-2012) to win back-to-back tournaments and replicate
7:34 AM ET Pep Guardiola wants Jack Grealish as part of Manchester City‘s summer squad strengthening programme, with sources telling ESPN that the City manager regards the Aston Villa midfielder as important a target as Tottenham forward Harry Kane. Grealish, in contention to be in the starting lineup for England‘s Euro 2020 opener against Croatia
8:00 AM ET Daniel Levy has a problem at Tottenham Hotspur. It is now approaching two months since the club sacked Jose Mourinho as manager and the chairman is finding it tough to land a replacement. In Levy’s eyes, Spurs are one of the Premier League’s so-called “Big Six,” with a stadium and training ground
7:10 AM ET NFL NationESPN Nine NFL teams open their mandatory three-day minicamps this week, with the rest of the teams to follow next week (except for the Philadelphia Eagles have elected not to have a minicamp this offseason.) Most of the practices will be Tuesday through Thursday, though the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay
7:00 AM ET Multiple Contributors The Chicago Cubs have exceeded preseason expectations so far in 2021. Entering Monday’s series opener against the San Diego Padres (10 p.m. ET on ESPN), the Cubs are now seven games over .500 at 33-26 and in a tight battle with the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals for the
7:00 AM ET After no first-round series in the Eastern Conference went more than five games, here we are in the second round with two star-studded matchups. Can two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks get past the Brooklyn Nets‘ Big Three of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden? How much will the
6:00 AM ET ATLANTA — Matt Ryan didn’t even want to think about it last month, back when the Atlanta Falcons trading Julio Jones was more of a possibility than reality. The quarterback didn’t want to entertain what the Falcons would look like without one of the best receivers in franchise history. Ryan didn’t want
7:00 AM ET UNIONDALE, NY — Mathew Barzal skated back onto the ice after the New York Islanders‘ Game 4 win. Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum had been raucous all night, and Barzal gave the fans one more chance to roar as the game’s first star, pumping his fist and screaming “let’s go!” as he saluted