Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 17, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s been a chastening transfer window for Manchester United so far, but one which should give new minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe a good idea of exactly what needs to change at Old Trafford. The British billionaire, not yet in charge of football operations
Open Extended Reactions You may have seen the headlines about the Premier League‘s new domestic “record TV deal” being worth £6.7 billion ($8.4bn) for the 2025-2029 cycle, and your eyes might have glazed over as they often do around big numbers. You may have thought, “OK, it’s the most successful soccer league in the world,
ESPN News Services Jan 17, 2024, 10:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic invited a heckling spectator to confront him face-to-face Wednesday at the Australian Open. During the fourth set of his second-round match against local favorite Alexei Popyrin, Djokovic walked to the back of the court and yelled at the
It was a sensational batting display from Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma as he slammed a brilliant century in the third T20I encounter against Afghanistan in Bengaluru on Wednesday. This was the fifth T20I century for Rohit and he became the first batter ever to achieve the feat in the shortest format of the
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 17, 2024, 09:58 AM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions England have named Jamie George as captain for the Six Nations but there is no spot
Associated Press Jan 16, 2024, 02:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Former Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle was hired by the club as a pitching strategist on Tuesday. The Nationals said the 37-year-old Doolittle, who announced his retirement as a player in September, will “serve as a liaison between the analytics department and
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 17, 2024, 07:55 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions In recent weeks, the push to globalize golf has ignited discussions involving PGA Tour standout Rory McIlroy and the departing DP World Tour CEO,
Jan 16, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ross Bjork has made the jump from Texas A&M to Ohio State to be the new athletic director for the Buckeyes, it was announced Tuesday. Bjork’s hiring brings a paradigm shift for Ohio State athletics in the wake of the retirement of longtime athletic director Gene
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2024, 04:12 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin told Pittsburgh Steelers players and coaches Tuesday that he plans to coach the team in 2024, a day after he
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJan 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Figuring out who will win this year’s Calder Trophy has turned into something of a complex discussion — all because of what happened on Jan. 5. That’s the day Chicago Blackhawks star
ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2024, 10:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Jannik Sinner continued his hot streak of form to race into the third round of the Australian Open for the third successive year with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 win over Dutch qualifier Jesper De Jong on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Italian
One of the finest performers for India in 2023, Shubman Gill hasn’t done much justice to his talent in 2024. After a poor show in the first T20I against Afghanistan, Gill was dropped in favour of Yashasvi Jaiswal for the opening spot. Jaiswal grabbed his chance with both hands, scoring a half-century in the second
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 17, 2024, 01:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Before Tuesday night’s showdown between the Philadelphia 76ers and the defending champion Denver Nuggets, 76ers coach Nick Nurse was asked about the head-to-head battle between the top two finishers in the past three MVP races: 76ers center Joel Embiid and Nuggets counterpart
Associated Press Jan 16, 2024, 08:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The Oakland Athletics were given approval from Major League Baseball and the players’ association to receive revenue sharing money this year even if a binding agreement to construct a ballpark in Las Vegas was not in place by the Monday deadline
Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 16, 2024, 11:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arizona has agreed to a five-year deal to make San Jose State‘s Brent Brennan the school’s next football coach, according to a source. Brennan, who just finished his seventh season as San Jose State’s head coach, was a finalist for the Arizona job in
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2024, 10:57 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Falcons are making inquiries of the biggest names available this head-coaching cycle. The Falcons announced Tuesday they
Jan 16, 2024, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s a damp start to the second round of the 2024 Australian Open, with rain setting in around Melbourne Park. Nevertheless, with a roof over three courts, we will see action, with Ons Jabeur, Alex De Minaur, Coco Gauff, and Jannik Sinner all in action. Follow
Jan 16, 2024, 09:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit Red Wings forward Patrick Kane has a lower-body injury that is not related to his hip, coach Derek Lalonde said Tuesday. Kane will miss the remainder of the Red Wings’ road trip and the club’s training staff will check on his progress when the club