11:30 AM ET Rodrigo Faez Gabriele Marcotti Manchester City and Cristiano Ronaldo are close to reaching an agreement over a sensational move to the Etihad Stadium, sources have told ESPN. Sources told ESPN that City boss Pep Guardiola and Ronaldo spoke on the phone on Thursday morning ahead of his possible departure from Juventus. –
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is likely to suffer a grid penalty at some point this season for exceeding his permitted engine allocation. Honda has discovered that the power-unit in Verstappen’s car when he crashed with Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix cannot be repaired. Verstappen is already on his third of three allowed engines.
11:26 AM ET Forward Andrei Svechnikov has agreed to an eight-year, $62 million deal with the Carolina Hurricanes, it was announced Thursday. The 21-year-old Svechnikov had 15 goals and 27 assists in 55 games last season — his third with the team. The deal has an average annual value of $7.75 million. “Andrei is one
10:03 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills wide receivers Isaiah McKenzie and Cole Beasley on Thursday disclosed they were fined for violating the NFL’s COVID-19 protocol. McKenzie tweeted out a picture of the letter he was sent by the NFL detailing multiple documented violations of the protocol. He said he was fined
Golfer, new papa Rory McIlroy says he’s mentally and physically exhausted After playing in 34 tournaments in 15 months, golfer Rory McIlroy says he’s physically and mentally exhausted. McIlroy says he has been struggling to find balance between playing golf and being a new father. He plans a two-week break before the Ryder Cup. 4h
7:30 AM ET When asked last month about the possibility of a 12-team College Football Playoff, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was blunt in his disapproval. “Our team isn’t for it,” he said. “They don’t want to play more games. And to be honest with you, I don’t know if there’s 12 teams good enough.” How
7:00 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith THE GOLF CART is already moving when the driver, Ben Askren, waves his hand for me to get in. The tour of the Funky Farms ranch has begun. It’s a wild, rocky ride over 11 acres of property 20 miles east of Milwaukee. Funky Farms is tucked into a suburban
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes will make “a step forward” in the second half of the Formula 1 season. Hamilton leads Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by eight points heading into this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix as F1 returns after a three-week break. Hamilton said: “We have definitely upped our game. We have also, during the break,
Sunil Narine will be in action playing for Trinbago Knight Riders against Guyana Amazon Warriors.© CPL/Twitter The Caribbean Premier League 2021 begins Thursday with Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) taking on Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR). Kieron Pollard-led TKR have the likes of Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, and Sunil Narine in action while Guyana, led
Venue: Tokyo, Japan Dates: 24 August-5 September Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Follow on Radio 5 Live and on the BBC Sport website Lee Pearson won his 12th Paralympic title as Great Britain took five golds across four sports on day two of the Tokyo Paralympics. The Para-equestrian rider, who made his debut at
8:00 AM ET NBA Insiders The peak of NBA free agency is in the rearview. The full 2021-22 season schedule has been released. Training camps can officially open on Sept 28. Still, there are a few potential moves that remain unresolved. Will the Philadelphia 76ers trade Ben Simmons? How much longer will Damian Lillard remain
Venue: Tokyo, Japan Dates: 24 August-5 September Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Follow on Radio 5 Live and on the BBC Sport website “At this very moment in time, this is at the top. It’s the best thing I’ve done.” August 2021 is a month to be remembered for all the right reasons. The
7:58 AM BST ESPN staff Almost a week after relations between Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby soured, RA have confirmed Optus Stadium in Perth will host Bledisloe III with a Father’s Day afternoon clash on September 5. This will be the first time Australia have hosted an afternoon Bledisloe clash in 25-years, with the
7:33 AM ET The 29th season of The Ultimate Fighter will officially come to its conclusion on Saturday, at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Bantamweight finalists Ricky Turcios (10-2) and Brady Hiestand (5-1) and middleweight finalists Bryan Battle (5-1) and Gilbert Urbina (6-1) will square up with a guaranteed UFC contract on the line.
1:12 PM ET Mike Rothstein The undercard of the Shakur Stevenson-Jamel Herring WBO 130-pound title fight has added some more intrigue. Nico Ali Walsh will have his second professional fight and Olympic silver medalist Duke Ragan will both be fighting in State Farm Arena on Oct. 23 against yet-to-be-named opponents, a source told ESPN. The
5:23 AM BST Captain Sam Whitelock and first-choice halves Richie Mo’unga and Aaron Smith have been left out of the All Blacks’ travelling squad for next week’s Rugby Championship Test against Australia in Perth with the players expecting babies. The All Blacks did not name a replacement skipper for lock Whitelock in the 35-man squad
4:07 AM ET SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. — tired, frustrated, maybe even a little bored from all that time standing in the outfield — couldn’t help but crack a smile as he approached third base on his home run trot. The San Diego Padres hadn’t produced a hit in 10 innings and hadn’t
2:53 AM BST The United States has long been dubbed the sleeping giant of world rugby. But such has been the slow rate of growth, one wonders whether the giant will actually ever wake from its slumber. There have, however, been positive signs over the past few years with Major League Rugby bedding down its