12:43 PM ET MOSCOW, July 1 (Reuters) – Hosts Russia reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Sunday when they beat Spain 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Koke’s third penalty for Spain was saved by Igor Akinfeev who then saved Iago Aspas’s final shot. Russia will face either Croatia or Denmark, who
12:44 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN A high-level Philadelphia 76ers contingent is meeting with LeBron James‘ agent, Rich Paul, on Sunday in Los Angeles, league sources told ESPN. The Sixers have two young superstars, but the fit next to LeBron isn’t ideal. Are they the King’s best option to win now anyway? LeBron James did not
12:05 PM ET India arrived at Old Trafford early in the morning on a sunny Sunday in Manchester, for their first competitive training session two days out from the first of the three Twenty20s against England. Training sessions might never be the perfect lens to zoom in on who might make the XI or what
7:36 AM ET Defending champion Chris Froome will ride the Tour de France even if the owners of cycling’s biggest race want to prevent the four-times winner from appearing in this year’s event due to an ongoing doping investigation, his wife told Reuters. The Team Sky rider, who last week said he had every right
The transfer window is open, and Transfer Talk has the latest rumours making the rounds. Follow along with our daily blog throughout the summer. Fekir to Liverpool back on Liverpool’s move for Nabil Fekir appears to be back on after talks with Lyon resumed. The Mirror claims the previously agreed £53 million deal could be
5:59 AM BST Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd has slammed his team’s Super Rugby loss to the Brumbies. The early frontrunners for the title have lost three games in a row in a concerning form slump just two games out from the finals. The 24-12 defeat in Canberra means they have all but lost hope of
3:45 AM ET CLEVELAND — Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman spoke to both LeBron James and his agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, over the phone when NBA free agency officially opened at 12:01 a.m. ET Sunday, sources told ESPN. No matter where LeBron James chooses to take his talents next season, the 2018-19
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop recaps France’s thrilling 4-3 win over Argentina and thinks major changes are needed for the South American side. ESPN’s Dalton Cara captures the emotions of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, whose World Cup dreams ended on the same day. The FC panel put Argentina’s World Cup exit into context and how
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff TossZimbabwe chose to bowl v Pakistan In the opening game of the tri-series, newly appointed Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza put Pakistan in on a surface that looked like it would improve as the game went on. Zimbabwe benched Chris Mpofu and Malcom Waller, but besides that, opted for experience in
1:27 AM ET NEW YORK — An embarrassed and disappointed Sonny Gray opened up Saturday night about his inconsistent starts in the New York Yankees‘ pitching rotation just after scuffling through one of his worst outings in pinstripes. “That was embarrassing for me and for everybody in here,” Gray said in the home clubhouse. It