8:36 AM ET Zinedine Zidane will reject the opportunity to return to club management in order to take over from Didier Deschamps as coach of the France national team, sources have told ESPN. As reported in L’Equipe on Friday, sources have said the former Real Madrid manager is ready to wait for Deschamps’ tenure to
Month: July 2021
11:03 AM ET Not all Gold Cups are created equal. The edition of the biennial CONCACAF tournament taking place immediately after a World Cup year usually takes on greater importance. This was especially true when a spot in the now-defunct FIFA Confederations Cup was at stake. Even in 2019, with no such prize on the
6:59 AM ET On April 6, 2013, MMA coach Mark Henry was at Ericsson Global Arena in Stockholm to corner one of his fighters. It was the same card that featured the UFC debut of Conor McGregor. McGregor earned a KO-of-the-night bonus with a first-round stoppage of Marcus Brimage. Henry, watching from the locker room,
News “I think everyone knows there is a big gulf in the teams. But we do have match-winners,” he says about facing South Africa Andy Balbirnie has said there will be “no excuses” if his Ireland team fail to qualify for the 2023 World Cup, after a slow start to the Super League campaign which
4:54 AM ET James OlleySenior Writer, ESPN FC Close Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email AC Milan are closing in on a deal to sign Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud for €2 million, sources have told ESPN. Chelsea triggered an option last month to extend his contract by a further 12 months but
9:00 AM ET An announced crowd of 18,110 fans watched the Tampa Bay Lightning win the Stanley Cup on Wednesday night. That’s 18,110 more fans than attended their home opener on Jan. 13 against the Chicago Blackhawks at Amalie Arena, and 18,110 more fans than saw them raise last season’s Stanley Cup in the Edmonton,
7:08 AM ET Connor O’Halloran A fan was ejected from the Scottish Open on Friday after removing a club from Rory McIlroy‘s bag and taking some practice swings. The spectator walked up to McIlroy on the 10th tee at the European Tour event at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick before removing a club from
8:18 AM ET This is it. This is our reward for 16 months that saw the world turned inside out. Sixteen months that saw that most reliable of metronomes dictating our weekly routine stop entirely for three months, before returning in a weird fashion: no fans, masked coaches on the benches and echoes in what
6:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — For Jared Goff, this offseason has been different for a number of reasons. For starters, the California native is now quarterback of the Detroit Lions after five seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. Then, when he glanced around the Lions’ practice facility during OTAs, he noticed a uniqueness
6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN After leading the NFL in sacks over the final 10 weeks of last season, the Seattle Seahawks: Factor in strong safety Jamal Adams (who set the NFL’s sack record for a defensive back with 9.5) as well as other returning players, and the Seahawks are as deep off the edge