11:19 AM ET The initial assessment of Neymar’s left ankle injury is “reassuring,” Paris Saint-Germain said on Monday while Neymar himself said he was grateful because the injury “could have been worse.” The Brazil forward was stretchered off in stoppage time on Sunday when PSG lost at home to Lyon 1-0 to drop to third
1:45 PM ET Associated Press Chinese tech giant Huawei wants to talk to Barcelona and France star Antoine Griezmann about its human rights record. The Barcelona forward had promoted Huawei’s smartphones in advertisements but cut ties last week because of “strong suspicions” the company had tested facial recognition software intended to help China’s surveillance of
12:16 PM ET The 2020 MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew got right back to work, acquiring veteran goalkeeper Evan Bush in a trade with the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Whitecaps will receive $125,000 in general allocation money in exchange, the Crew announced Monday. The deal was completed during Sunday’s half-day trade window. – Carlisle: Crew deliver
7:46 AM ET Manchester United were drawn against Real Sociedad in the Europa League round of 32, while Arsenal will take on Benfica. United dropped into the Europa League following their elimination from the Champions League at the group stage and face a tricky clash against the La Liga leaders. The two sides met in
12:24 PM ET It was another wild weekend in soccer as Real Madrid shrugged off “crisis” talk to beat Atletico in the derby, the top three in England (Tottenham, Liverpool, Chelsea) all dropped points, Bayern’s flaws are proving hard to paper over and Dortmund responded to a humiliating defeat by firing manager Lucien Favre. The
1:20 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — 23XI Racing announced a full slate of sponsorship Monday to back the new NASCAR team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin. DoorDash, McDonald’s, Columbia Sportswear, Dr Pepper and Root Insurance were all named “founding partners” for the No. 23 Toyota Camry that Bubba Wallace will drive
11:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” For those who believe modern society has grown soft and that’s why Cleveland’s baseball team no longer will be called the Indians in the near future, a quick history lesson. In 1972,
Report Johnson Charles smashed 76 and Wanindu Hasaranga took 3 for 15 to see off Dambulla Viiking Jaffna Stallions 165 for 9 (Charles 76, Fernando 39, Pushpakumara 2-24) beat Dambulla Viiking 128 (Tharanga 33, Hasaranga 3-15) by 37 runs How the game played out The Jaffna Stallions will meet the Galle Gladiators in the finals
7:00 AM ET Multiple Contributors “In Barcelona, on Dec. 14, 2000, in the presence of [Josep Maria] Minguella and Horacio [Gaggioli], Carles Rexach, FC Barcelona’s sporting director, hereby agrees, under his responsibility and regardless of any dissenting opinions, to sign the player Lionel Messi provided that we keep to the amounts agreed upon.” The above
1:09 PM ET Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips was named the next ACC commissioner on Monday. Phillips, who has led Northwestern’s athletic department since April 2008, will replace John Swofford, who is set to retire as ACC commissioner in June after 24 years leading the conference. “Jim is well-respected throughout college athletics and knows the