3:35 PM ET Nike founder Phil Knight and Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Alan Smolinisky have delivered a written offer of more than $2 billion to purchase Portland Trail Blazers and are in serious talks to acquire the team, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Knight and Smolinisky have been engaged in discussions with the Paul Allen
Month: June 2022
After a staggering first day of punch and counter-punch at Lord’s, Durham’s debutant Matthew Potts promised there would be no let-up in England’s pedal-to-the-metal approach in the first LV= Insurance Test against New Zealand, after warming to the theme of a chaotic day with the standout figures of 4 for 13 in 9.2 overs. If
Jun 1, 2022 Neymar scored twice to give Brazil the win. Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images Neymar scored a pair of penalties to move to within four goals of Pele at the top of the men’s all-time scoring list as Brazil cruised to a 5-1 win over fellow World Cup qualifiers South Korea at Seoul World
10:15 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Argentina won the men’s Finalissima against Italy at Wembley. (Photo by Kristian Skeie – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images) A women’s Finalissima between the winners of this year’s Women’s Euro and Copa America Femenina will be played in Europe, European football’s governing body UEFA said on Thursday.
10:55 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah said he would trade all the individual honours he won this season for a chance to replay last Saturday’s 1-0 Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid. The Egypt international won the Premier League’s playmaker of the season award and shared
8:44 AM ET Craig Napier said he was inspired to come out by Jake Daniels. Photo by Sammy Turner/SNS Group via Getty Images Scottish referee Craig Napier came out as gay on Thursday, becoming the first openly gay figure in the Scottish game since late Hearts forward Justin Fashanu in the mid-1990s. The Category One official
Jun 1, 2022 The third edition of the UEFA Nations League begins in June 2022. Here’s a guide for all you need to know about the competition. JUMP TO: Format | Groups | Fixtures | Final Four | Promotion/Relegation | Euro 2024 qualifying What is the UEFA Nations League? It is a competition between the
3:02 PM ET The French camp was full of joy and vitality until the sad news of Deschamps’ father broke on Tuesday. From here, it’s all business as their Nations League defense begins. FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images Up to that point, everything was going perfectly well. Didier Deschamps had welcomed 23 very happy France players
12:22 PM ET ESPN News Services PARIS — Coco Gauff sat plain-faced in her French Open changeover chair after moving one set away from her first Grand Slam final at 18 — just 18! — and calmly snacked on some cut-up pieces of pineapple and other fruit, seemingly without a care in the world. Her
1:21 PM ET Associated Press Chase Young doesn’t know exactly what he needs to see or feel to know he’s ready to play football again. “I’m just going to have to feel it,” he said. Young isn’t there yet, though the star pass-rusher has returned to the Washington Commanders‘ practice facility to continue rehabbing a