8:21 PM ET FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s weekend will be full as he’ll be in Rio de Janeiro for Saturday’s Copa America final between Argentina and Brazil before charging across the Atlantic to London for Sunday’s decider of Euro 2020 between England and Italy (watch the Euro final at 3 p.m. ET Sunday on ESPN
Month: July 2021
2:24 PM ET LONDON — For the first time in Wimbledon history, Italy has a contender in the men’s singles final. Matteo Berrettini was struggling for words on the court as he attempted to contemplate what he had achieved. First, there was the exhaustion and relief from beating the valiant Hubert Hurkacz in four sets
4:51 PM BST Christian Scotland-Williamson has rejoined professional rugby and signed for Harlequins after three years on the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad, the London club announced on Friday. The 28-year-old began his rugby career at Worcester Warriors but left in 2018 to pursue a move to the United States with the National Football League’s International
3:56 PM ET Associated Press Former NHL defenseman Bryan “Bugsy” Watson, who played for Scotty Bowman and with Doug Harvey and coached Wayne Gretzky, has died. He was 78. A Washington Capitals spokesperson said Friday that Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns the team, learned of his death Thursday from a member of Watson’s family.
3:30 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. The “Space Jam: A New Legacy” soundtrack sees the OG film’s soundtrack Seal, Quad City DJ’s, Busta
3:59 PM ET Simon Cambers When Denis Shapovalov stepped out to play Novak Djokovic in the semifinals at Wimbledon on Friday, the Canadian knew that to win he would probably have to play near-perfect tennis and take his chances. For long periods of an enthralling battle on Centre Court, he managed the first task with
4:27 PM ET World number one Jon Rahm felt there was still plenty of room for improvement despite grabbing a share of lead with an impressive six-under-par 65 in the second round of the Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club on Friday. Rahm stepped up his preparations for next week’s British Open by posting seven
3:38 PM BST The British & Irish Lions touring party returned a negative set of COVID-19 tests on Friday allowing coach Warren Gatland to make 13 changes to the team facing the Cell C Sharks in Pretoria on Saturday after several days of disruption. Hooker Jamie George will captain the Lions’ third game on their
10:51 AM BST Lindsay du Plessis The British & Irish Lions will continue on their tour to South Africa as is, even in the face of coronavirus upheavals across three teams, says Lions tour director Ben Calveley. The Lions, who recorded their first COVID positive case on Wednesday, have seen one tour match reorganised already,
1:36 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Matthew Dellavedova is taking his game back Down Under. The former Cleveland Cavaliers point guard signed a three-year contract Friday with Melbourne United, the defending champion in Australia’s National Basketball League. Dellavedova, known as “Delly” to teammates and fans, had two stints over six seasons with Cleveland, which