8:33 AM ET Associated Press Women’s World Cup co-hosts Australia and New Zealand urged FIFA on Wednesday not to sign a sponsor deal with the tourism authority of Saudi Arabia where “rights of women remain severely restricted.” Leaders of the two national football federations warned in a letter to FIFA, including president Gianni Infantino, that
Month: February 2023
1:28 PM ET Kazuyoshi Miura’s legendary career will continue in Portugal. Hiroki Watanabe/Getty Images Kazuyoshi Miura will continue his professional career in Portugal at the age of 55 after the former Japan striker joined second-tier Oliveirense on loan from Yokohama FC, the Portuguese club said on Wednesday. Miura, who turns 56 this month, will enter his
11:02 AM ET Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba will not make his long-awaited comeback when his side host Lazio in the Coppa Italia quarterfinals on Thursday, coach Massimiliano Allegri said, but striker Dusan Vlahovic is likely to start. Both Pogba and Vlahovic are returning from lengthy injury absences and were named on the bench in Serie
7:34 AM ET Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha has been chairman at Leicester since 2018. Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images Leicester City chairman has paid the outstanding debt of the Premier League club to its parent King Power International (KPI) by converting more than £194 million ($239.03m) in loans into equity, the club said on Wednesday. The club’s chairman Aiyawatt
6:11 AM ET LaLiga has hit out at the Premier League for “cheating” and “doping” after an analysis from Deloitte’s Sports Business Group said clubs spent a record £815 million ($1 billion) in the January transfer window. The biggest spenders were Chelsea, responsible for 37% of the total — equivalent to more than the combined
6:33 AM ET Hakim Ziyech will not join Paris Saint-Germain on loan from Chelsea due to late paperwork causing the deal not to be registered by the French football governing body (LFP), sources have told ESPN. Sources have told ESPN that PSG argue Chelsea were late to send the paperwork to finalise the transfer due
12:56 PM ET San Diego Wave forward Alex Morgan, OL Reign forward Megan Rapinoe and Portland Thorns defender Becky Sauerbrunn highlight the 23-player U.S. women’s national team roster for the SheBelieves Cup. The competition includes Brazil, Japan, and Olympic champions Canada in the four-team competition. All three teams qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World
1:34 PM ET Shane Beamer and South Carolina closed out the 2023 recruiting cycle Wednesday with the signing of four-star athlete Nyckoles Harbor, who is ranked No. 39 in the ESPN 300. Harbor made his announcement on “College Football Live” on ESPN2. “We’ve been prioritizing the triangle: athletics, academics and then just being there overall,
1:18 PM ET Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline will have an opportunity to call plays this spring, but coach Ryan Day told reporters on Wednesday he won’t decide if he’s going to relinquish the play-calling duties this fall for another “few months.” Hartline, 36, also coaches the Buckeyes’ wide receivers and was promoted to
11:36 AM ET With many of the PGA Tour’s biggest stars taking the week off before teeing it up in Phoenix during Super Bowl week, the golf world’s attention shifts back to the Middle East, where hopefully someone is shaking that palm tree to find Patrick Reed’s ball. A handful of PGA Tour members and