3:57 PM ET The UFC has arrived at its final event of the year — and despite all the challenges of 2020, the promotion is closing out its schedule on a high note. UFC Fight Night on Saturday from the Apex facility in Las Vegas will feature 10 fighters ranked inside the top 10 of
News “It’s great to be back in the fold as a player and try to build on the good work that the guys have been doing” Kane Williamson and Sarah Raheem welcomed the birth of their first child Getty Images After welcoming the birth of his first child with his partner Sarah Raheem, New Zealand
3:49 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — As first anniversaries go, Mikel Arteta could definitely have asked for a better way to mark one year in charge of Arsenal. Yet all he got on Saturday was a seventh defeat in 10 Premier League games and a run of results that marks the club’s worst start to
11:57 AM ET The LA Galaxy is in advanced discussions with former Toronto FC head coach Greg Vanney to be the team’s next manager, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Grant Wahl was the first to report the current state of the talks. – Insider Notebook: Juventus propose Pogba-Dybala swap deal– MLS on ESPN+: Stream LIVE
3:05 PM ET Manchester City midfielder Sam Mewis has been named U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year for 2020. Following a stellar 2019 in which she helped lead the U.S. women’s national team to its fourth World Cup, Mewis continued her standout play at club level, first for North Carolina Courage and later for
12:14 PM ET Lionel Messi equalled Pele’s all-time record of 643 goals as Barcelona dropped more points with a 2-2 draw against Valencia at Camp Nou on Saturday. Valencia took the lead through Mouctar Diakhaby‘s header on 29 minutes, but Messi pulled Barca level deep into first-half stoppage time. Referee Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez pointed to
2:25 PM ET Everton‘s revival continued on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Arsenal in front of 2,000 fans at Goodison Park. A Rob Holding own goal and Yerry Mina strike on the stroke of halftime were enough to ensure that Nicolas Pepe‘s first-half penalty counted for nothing. Dawson: Arsenal must stick with Arteta but
12:24 PM ET Borussia Monchengladbach are set to be without striker Marcus Thuram, who was sent off for spitting in the 2-1 Bundesliga defeat to Hoffenheim on Saturday. Ryan Sessegnon scored a late goal to snatch win and stretch the hosts’ winless run to six games in all competitions. Gladbach’s Lars Stindl followed his hat-trick
10:30 AM ET Liverpool ensured they remain top of the Premier League on Christmas Day for the third year running with their most ruthless performance of the season as they beat Crystal Palace 7-0 at Selhurst Park — their biggest-ever away win in the top flight. In so many ways, being top of the holiday
4:00 PM ET ESPN News Services INDIANAPOLIS — Trey Sermon ran for a school-record 331 yards and two second-half touchdowns Saturday, helping No. 4 Ohio State rally for a 22-10 victory over Northwestern for a fourth consecutive Big Ten championship. The Buckeyes (6-0) will find out Sunday if they’ve done enough to earn one of