8:46 AM ET Inter Milan‘s Serie A game at Bologna descended into farce on Thursday as the hosts failed to turn up after the team were placed into quarantine. Rising COVID-19 cases in the Bologna squad meant the local health authority (ASL) placed the team into quarantine for 7-10 days from Wednesday, meaning they could
Month: January 2022
7:49 AM ET Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has tested positive for COVID-19 upon arriving in Cameroon for the Africa Cup of Nations after a video emerged of him partying with teammates in Dubai on the eve of the tournament. The 32-year-old now has to self-isolate and is a major doubt for Gabon‘s opening two matches against Comoros
7:00 AM ET Ed Woodward will leave his role as executive vice-chairman at Manchester United at the end of January, nine months after announcing his intention to step down from the position in the wake of the failed attempt by several European clubs — including United — to launch a breakaway Super League. The 50-year-old,
7:25 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19 which has forced 21 players and staff to isolate, including manager Pep Guardiola. City announced on Thursday that Guardiola and assistant Juanma Lillo have both returned positive tests ahead of the FA Cup third round tie at Swindon Town. – Stream
11:24 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Lawyers for Los Angeles County have failed to persuade a federal judge to end Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit over gruesome photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, her daughter Gianna and seven others. U.S. District Judge John F. Walter on Wednesday rejected a county
7:01 AM ET Associated Press Novak Djokovic spent a day confined to a Melbourne hotel waiting for a court ruling and dealing with the prospect of deportation from Australia because of an issue related to his visa application. The 20-time major champion from Serbia will spend at least another night in immigration detention, probably even
11:34 AM ET Real Salt Lake‘s ownership nightmare is finally over. Seventeen months after then-owner Dell Loy Hansen was found to have made racist comments, and overseen a misogynistic, toxic work environment, MLS and RSL announced that Blackstone Group executive David Blitzer and Ryan Smith’s Smith Entertainment Group have purchased the team and its associated
9:30 AM ET When the elevator doors slide open on the third floor of Manchester United‘s offices in London’s exclusive Mayfair district, you’re immediately greeted by full-size replicas of the Premier League and Champions League trophies. For the past eight-and-a-half years, Ed Woodward has had to walk past them, tormented by their presence, every time
8:00 AM ET John Buccigross Close SportsCenter anchor John Buccigross joined ESPN as an anchor in October 1996. He currently can be seen as an anchor on “SportsCenter.” Buccigross frequently contributes to ESPN.com during the season. Steve Richards For the men’s college hockey community, all roads lead to Boston, site of the 2022 NCAA Frozen
9:00 AM ET Here’s the scenario: You’re at your job, toiling away for the bosses, trying to do your best work. Over in the corner is the person who previously held your job for 12 years. Someone who, based on the statistics, performed your job more successfully than anyone in your company’s history. He doesn’t