Month: August 2021

7:15 AM ET While the Olympic boxing tournament was going on in Tokyo, on the outskirts of the city in Kashima, Brazil and Mexico threatened to go toe-to-toe in the soccer semifinal.. In the end, no-one landed the knockout blow. Mexico, so free scoring throughout the competition, concentrated more on defence, aware that at the

3:31 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are hopeful of having Aaron Wan-Bissaka available for the start of the new season despite the defender picking up an injury, sources have told ESPN. Wan-Bissaka was passed fit to travel to United’s preseason camp in St. Andrews, Scotland but has been given an individual training programme as

5:57 AM ET ESPN staff Rugby Australia and Football Australia are investigating allegations of misbehavior from athletes on the flight home from the Tokyo Olympic Games. The Australian Olympic Committee was made aware of incidents involving the men’s rugby sevens team and the Olyroos on the Japan Airlines flight on July 30. It’s believed the

5:40 AM ET FIFA are working with WHO and ASEAN on the ReachOut initiative. Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images FIFA has announced a new campaign to raise awareness of mental health conditions and encourage people to seek help when needed. ReachOut, launched in conjunction with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),

6:56 AM ET Brazil beat Mexico 4-1 on penalties in their men’s Olympic football semifinal in Saitama on Tuesday following a 0-0 draw after extra-time. The match was a repeat of the London 2012 Olympic final, which Mexico won 2-1. – Men’s Olympics soccer bracket and fixtures Brazil, the holders having won gold in their

5:53 AM ET Arsenal have been dealt a significant blow on the eve of the new Premier League season with Thomas Partey set to miss the opening weeks with an ankle injury, sources have told ESPN. The 28-year-old is expected to see a specialist later this week after limping off during the first half of

3:42 AM ET United States women’s national team forward Alex Morgan has said she is “devastated” that they will not compete for the Olympic gold medal, while Megan Rapinoe said she was “gutted” about the defeat to Canada. The USWNT lost 1-0 to their North American rivals on Monday at Tokyo 2020, ending their campaign

7:22 AM ET Harry Kane missed a second day of Tottenham‘s preseason on Tuesday but is expected to report back to the club’s training ground before the end of the week, sources have told ESPN. The 28-year-old was due at Hotspur Way on Monday after being given an extended break following England‘s run to the

5:00 AM ET The Gold Cup is complete, and after a topsy-turvy, 120-minute battle in Las Vegas on Sunday night, Gregg Berhalter’s U.S. team walked away deserving winners over rivals Mexico and made it two trophies out of two attempts over their neighbors this summer, having won the CONCACAF Nations League at the beginning of