10:25 AM ET Brazilian police have arrested a man they believe hacked into Neymar‘s bank accounts and repeatedly stole sums of money amounting to more than $40,000, officials in Sao Paulo said. Police said the alleged hacker worked at an unnamed bank where the Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil forward and his business manager father had
7:26 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona are targeting low-cost defensive and midfield signings this summer — including a trio of Chelsea defenders — in order to go all out for Erling Haaland, sources have told ESPN. Barca know the competition for Haaland will be fierce, with Real Madrid, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain
1:00 PM ET Kepa Arrizabalaga is facing a fight to save his Chelsea career despite impressing in rival goalkeeper Edouard Mendy‘s absence, sources have told ESPN. The 27-year-old has kept four clean sheets in seven matches while Mendy was engaged at the Africa Cup of Nations, including Wednesday’s Club World Cup semifinal win over Al-Hilal
6:52 AM ET West Ham United forward Michail Antonio has questioned the reaction to teammate Kurt Zouma‘s cat-kicking incident and asked whether his actions were “worse than racism.” Zouma issued a public apology on Tuesday after a video emerged where the France international can be seen kicking and slapping his family pet. – ESPN+ viewers’
11:06 AM ET Douglas Costa has joined MLS club LA Galaxy on an initial loan after leaving Italian side Gremio. Silvio Avila/Getty Images The LA Galaxy have signed former Brazil attacker Douglas Costa, the team announced on Thursday. Costa, 31, had been on loan at boyhood club Gremio from Italian giants Juventus, but, after relegation to
11:34 AM ET Dave Tippett has been fired as Edmonton Oilers coach, a source confirmed to ESPN. Jay Woodcroft, coach of the Oilers’ American Hockey League affiliate Bakersfield Condors, has been promoted to work behind Edmonton’s bench. The shakeup came Thursday, following back-to-back losses against Vegas and Chicago by a combined score of 8-1. Tippett
6:24 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show John Riel Casimero will defend his WBO world bantamweight title in front of challenger Paul Butler’s home crowd at the M&S Bank Arena in
10:36 AM ET Team USA opened the Beijing Olympics men’s ice hockey tournament with an 8-0 win over China on Thursday, turning a close game into a blowout thanks to impressive offensive skill from their collection of young players. Forward Sean Farrell had a five-point game, scoring a hat trick and adding two assists. The
10:39 AM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — The Indian Open was canceled and the China Open was postponed as restrictions associated with the coronavirus pandemic continued to cause problems on golf’s European Tour. The Indian Open had been postponed from its original scheduled date of Feb. 17-20 but now will not take place
10:16 AM ET The NHL trade deadline is March 21. That’s a lot of runway for teams to fall out of playoff races, for general managers to lay the groundwork for deals and for rampant media conjecture about who stays and who goes. Here’s a look at the 10 most fascinating people at the trade