2:17 PM ET Newly appointed RB Leipzig manager Jesse Marsch says he is a more confident and assured leader than when he joined FC Salzburg two seasons ago. With preseason just two days old, Marsch told reporters his fluency in German and ability to adapt to a different culture — not to mention the four
Month: July 2021
10:58 AM ET Houssem Aouar is a target for several teams other than Arsenal. Photo by Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images Arsenal are considering reviving their pursuit of Lyon‘s Houssem Aouar but will need to offload at least one more midfielder before making a formal offer, sources have told ESPN. It is understood that the 23-year-old
4:40 PM ET Nashville SC have acquired forward Ake Loba from Liga MX side Monterrey for a club record fee of $6.8 million, sources have confirmed to ESPN. MLSSoccer.com was the first to report the news. The deal contains a sell-on clause for Monterrey should Nashville later transfer the Ivory Coast native. – MLS on
3:13 PM ET Associated Press United States forward Indiana Vassilev was loaned from Aston Villa to Inter Miami CF on Wednesday for the rest of the Major League Soccer season. The 20-year-old from Savannah, Georgia, made his Aston Villa debut against Fulham in the FA Cup on Jan. 4, 2020, and made his Premier League
11:05 AM ET Barcelona have released a statement following a controversial video involving two senior players. Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Image Barcelona have apologised for the actions of Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele in a video that emerged over the weekend and say they are studying taking internal measures against the players. In the video, recorded
5:36 PM ET Harry Kane netted an extra-time goal as England beat Denmark 2-1 on Wednesday to advance to the 2020 European Championship final against Italy. In the first period of extra time, Kane knocked in the rebound after Denmark’s Kasper Schmeichel had saved his initial spot-kick attempt to give England the lead and earn
11:16 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — For about 20 minutes Wednesday at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic was not quite his indomitable, infallible self. After racing to a 5-0 lead at the outset, he dropped three consecutive games to his unheralded quarterfinal opponent, 48th-ranked Marton Fucsovics. He wasted five set points in the process, too. Soon
3:30 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — For all of the incredible achievements Roger Federer has managed in his incredible career, his exit from Wimbledon on Wednesday was a sad way to go out. But in some ways, watching the eight-time champion drift away, well beaten by a younger, faster man, was a reminder of
News Kyle Mayers and Kevin Sinclair have missed out on selection Shimron Hetmyer, Sheldon Cottrell and Roston Chase are set to make ODI comebacks during West Indies’ upcoming three-match series against Australia, which is set to begin on July 20 in Barbados. The trio had missed out on selection for the team’s last 50-overs assignment,
2:14 PM ET Former coach Tyrone Willingham has been reappointed to the College Football Playoff selection committee, and will serve a one-year term in place of former Texas A&M coach R.C. Slocum, who is stepping down for health reasons after two years on the committee. Slocum, 76, was diagnosed last month with a form of