7:53 AM ET Barcara Banda celebrates with her Zambia teammates during the epic draw with China. Kohei Chibahara/AFP via Getty Images Zambia’s Copper Queens held China 4-4 in an Olympic thriller on Saturday, with China-based Barbra Banda becoming the first player — male or female — to score consecutive hat tricks at the tournament, while Wang
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10:42 AM ET Associated Press Vivianne Miedema celebrates with her teammates after opening the scoring for Netherlands. Koki Nagahama/Getty Images Dominique Janssen‘s 79th-minute goal pulled Netherlands into a 3-3 draw with Brazil on Saturday in women’s football at the Tokyo Olympics. Vivianne Miedema gave the Dutch the early lead in the third minute but Debinha countered
8:20 AM ET Team GB progressed into the Olympics quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory over hosts Japan on Saturday. Ellen White scored a late header to earn the victory to and settle a tough contest against a stubborn Japan side. – Women’s Olympics soccer bracket and fixtures White has been the star of Team GB
8:22 AM ET Fridolina Rolfo celebrate with her teammates after putting Sweden ahead against the Matildas. Francois Nel/Getty Images The Matildas have been left to rue what might have been as Sam Kerr scored a brace but had a penalty saved in a dramatic 4-2 Olympics loss to Sweden. Kerr twice headed home to give Australia
10:53 AM ET Jack Grealish is getting close to a desired move to Manchester City. Marvin Ibo Guengoer/Getty Images Euro 2020 and the Copa America are over and the summer transfer window is open, leaving Europe’s biggest clubs clear to make a splash in the market. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official
2:00 PM ET Caitlin Murray It was bad enough that the U.S. women’s national team lost 3-0 to Sweden to open its Tokyo Olympics. But the way the USWNT lost made the result feel somehow worse and more significant. Now, the question USWNT fans will be asking — and that the USWNT players might be
4:19 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Liverpool beat Bundesliga side Mainz 1-0 in a preseason friendly for the two clubs as they squared off in Austria. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access An own goal from Mainz’s Luca Kilia in the 86th
12:37 PM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona will take on Juventus at the Camp Nou in the Joan Gamper Trophy on Aug. 8 in what could see a potential match-up between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Sources have told ESPN that Barca are struggling to make room for Messi to be registered in time for the
3:45 PM ET Omar Flores Aldana Erik Aguirre, center, wore a jersey with an upside-down Mexico flag. no_source Mexico midfielder Erick Aguirre lined up for Thursday’s Olympic soccer opener against France with his country’s flag displayed upside-down on his jersey, an oversight that could draw a disciplinary measure from the government against the Mexican Olympic Committee
7:58 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have completed the signing of Jadon Sancho, the club have confirmed on Friday. Borussia Dortmund had previously confirmed the agreement, stating on July 1 that the transfer fee is “fixed” at €85 million ($99.98m). United also confirmed that the deal had been initially agreed to, subject to a