4:05 AM ET Burnley striker Chris Wood has signed for Newcastle. Photo by Rich Linley – CameraSport via Getty Images Newcastle United have signed striker Chris Wood from relegation rivals Burnley on a two-and-a-half year deal, the club has announced, with sources telling ESPN the move is worth £25 million. The New Zealand international is the
4:16 AM ET Aston Villa have seen off competition from Chelsea to complete the signing of Lucas Digne from Everton, it was announced on Thursday. Digne, 28 ends his four-year stay at Goodison Park to join Steven Gerrard’s side on a permanent deal. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN?
11:56 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — The Boston Bruins are red hot, Tuukka Rask is back in uniform and all of a sudden, the East has another elite team in a conference full of them. Brad Marchand posted his fifth career hat trick and Linus Ullmark stopped 24 shots as the Bruins handled
11:45 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian Open draw was delayed at least 75 minutes Thursday amid uncertainty over top-ranked Novak Djokovic‘s visa status. The draw, to determine the men’s and women’s singles brackets at the year’s first tennis major, was scheduled to be held at 3 p.m. local time in Melbourne,
News Travis Head returns to the middle order while the attack is still to be confirmed with Scott Boland needing to pass a fitness test Australia’s bowling attack is still to be finalised with captain Pat Cummins confirming Scott Boland would need to pass a fitness test on his rib injury to play in Hobart.
7:42 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The 2022 January transfer window is open (find out when it closes here), and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Arsenal’s Mari set for Serie A
10:59 PM ET Shaquille O’Neal, who became a partial owner of the Sacramento Kings in 2013, announced on social media Wednesday that he has officially sold his interest in the NBA club. O’Neal, 49, who retired from the NBA in 2011 and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016, posted on his
11:16 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Bulls forward Derrick Jones Jr. had to be helped to the locker room during Wednesday’s 138-112 loss to the Brooklyn Nets after landing awkwardly on his right leg 36 seconds into the game. The Bulls announced Jones would not return for the remainder of the game due to
5:41 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is planning to have surgery to address a lingering abdominal injury, sources told ESPN. A final decision on the procedure and the timeline are expected to be determined after consultations with doctors this week. The procedure is likely to keep Lillard out at least 6 to
6:45 PM ET With the NBA trade deadline a month away, Ben Simmons‘ agent — Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul — met with Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey and general manager Elton Brand on Wednesday, and the sides remain at a stalemate over the All-Star guard’s immediate future, sources told ESPN. Simmons