1:28 PM ET The NBA suspended Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis for one game without pay for “aggressively confronting and making contact with a game official,” the league announced Wednesday. Sabonis was ejected in the Monday night game against the New York Knicks with 4:35 remaining in the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center in
Month: March 2022
12:56 PM ET Kevin Magnussen has completed a stunning return to Formula One with former team Haas as Nikita Mazepin‘s replacement, it was announced on Wednesday. Magnussen, a 29-year-old from Denmark, raced at Haas for four seasons between 2017 and 2020 before he and Romain Grosjean were dropped in favour of Mazepin and Mick Schumacher
News They join the list of high-profile owners like Lancer Capital of Manchester United FC Capri Global, a non-banking financial company based in India, has bagged one of the six franchises in the UAE T20 league, which is scheduled to be launched later this year. The acquisition is Capri Global’s maiden entry into cricket and
1:43 PM ET Atletico Mineiro’s rooster mascot prevented one of the Cruzeiro players from celebrating. Pedro Vilela/Getty Images The mascot of Brazilian league champions Atletico Mineiro has been banned for one game for “intimidatory” behaviour in last weekend’s city derby against Cruzeiro, the state football federation announced Tuesday. Atletico’s man-sized rooster mascot was behind the goal
9:57 AM ET Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has said uncertainty over the club’s ownership could be affecting contract talks with several key players and admitted fears are growing that defender Andreas Christensen will leave this summer. Barcelona and Bayern Munich are leading the race to sign Christensen, whose existing deal expires at the end of
8:55 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez said not a single player has said no to the club since he was appointed coach after being asked about a recent meeting with Erling Haaland. Borussia Dortmund striker Haaland reportedly met with Barca manager Xavi in Munich last Tuesday, where he is recovering
7:04 AM ET Roman Abramovich has received multiple bids for Chelsea but none have yet matched his £3 billion (3.94bn) valuation, sources have told ESPN. Potential interested parties have until March 15 to submit offers to the New York merchant bank Raine Group, appointed to handle the sale of the club. – Olley, Marcotti: What
5:14 AM ET Adriana Garcia Liga MX president Mikel Arriola has told ESPN that Mexico’s role as one of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup would have been in jeopardy had there not been a decisive response by the country’s football authorities to the fan violence that erupted on Saturday. The clashes between fans
12:29 PM ET Dutch prosecutors intend to press attempted murder charges against Spartak Moscow player Quincy Promes, they said on Wednesday, in order to ensure his case proceeds as quickly as possible. Promes was arrested in connection with a July 2020 stabbing in the Dutch town of Abcoude. It later emerged that the alleged victim
9:35 AM ET Associated Press Jessica Berman, a former executive for the NHL and the National Lacrosse League, has been named commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League. Berman replaces Lisa Baird, who resigned last October amid a scandal involving allegations of sexual harassment and coercion brought against one of the league’s most prominent coaches.