Month: March 2022

4:56 AM ET Adriana Garcia Shakhtar Donetsk‘s Brazilian players have arrived home after their ordeal to leave Kyiv, Ukraine, following Russia‘s invasion of the country. Thirteen Brazilian players from Shakhtar Donetsk, and Dynamo Kyiv striker Vitinho, had sought refuge with their families in a hotel in Ukraine’s capital last week and asked for help to
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7:15 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has emerged as a surprise short-term option as Manchester United explore contingency plans in their pursuit of a new manager, sources have told ESPN. Ancelotti has a close personal relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson, someone new United CEO Richard Arnold has sought advice from since
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4:20 PM ET Roman Abramovich rarely speaks in public, and so when the Chelsea owner released a statement on the club’s website this past Saturday, it felt like a significant moment. “During my nearly 20-year ownership of Chelsea FC, I have always viewed my role as a custodian of the club, whose job it is
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7:00 AM ET Now that we’re into March, many eyes are on the NHL’s transaction wire as the 2022 trade deadline approaches on March 21. But, February was no slouch for excitement either, with a wild All-Star Weekend and a number of individual performances that highlighted both superstars and under-the-radar contributors around the league. For
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6:05 AM ET The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) have suspended the 2022 Kremlin Cup following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it was announced on Tuesday. The Kremlin Cup was Russia’s first international pro tennis tournament when it was founded in 1990, with this year’s event set to take place
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4:26 PM ET MLBPA player leaders agreed unanimously not to accept MLB’s final proposal, and there was no deal on a new collective bargaining agreement before MLB’s 5 p.m. ET deadline. MLB had threatened to cancel its March 31 Opening Day without a new deal and commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed that Tuesday afternoon. “The calendar
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10:32 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, out with an upper-body injury, left the team to return home before the end of an American road trip and is considered week-to-week, coach Jay Woodcroft announced. With Edmonton in a tight battle for one of the final postseason spots in the
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10:41 PM ET Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse said Tuesday that OG Anunoby won’t need surgery to repair a fractured right ring finger that’s sidelined him for the past several days. Anunoby saw a hand specialist Monday. “The specialist said it was nearly healed, it’s getting better every day,” Nurse told reporters. “He’s able to
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