5:30 PM ET Aramide Oladipo Jurgen Klopp has warned his Liverpool squad that any player who only wants to play Champions League football is free to leave. Liverpool’s hopes of finishing in the top four were dented after a 1-0 defeat to Chelsea on Thursday — the result meant the club have lost five successive
5:32 AM GMT The defiant NSW Waratahs maintain they boast a “championship-winning” roster despite suffering yet another historic Super Rugby AU defeat. Reeling from record losses to the Queensland Reds and Brumbies to start their 2021 campaign, the Waratahs on Friday night handed the Western Force their first Super Rugby victory since being booted out
India crushed England by an innings and 25 runs to seal the series 3-1 and qualify for WTC final.© BCCI India defeated England by an innings and 25 runs in the fourth and final Test to win the four-match series 3-1 and seal a place in the final of the inaugural edition of the World
1:16 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — John Hunter Nemechek beat boss Kyle Busch, ending Busch’s three-race winning streak at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with a victory in Friday night in the NASCAR Truck Series race. Nemechek this year stepped down two levels from the Cup Series to drive a truck for Kyle Busch
12:35 AM ET FLINT, Mich. — Claressa Shields wanted to make history on Friday night on multiple levels. The first part, she handled before she even stepped in the ring, headlining an all-women’s pay-per-view card. The second, she took care of in the ring in a way similar to all of her fights before. Shields
10:40 PM ET MESA, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani featured an upper-90s fastball and a wipeout splitter in his spring pitching debut Friday, a 41-pitch outing that seemed to validate the Los Angeles Angels‘ hopes that he can contribute as a two-way player this season. Ohtani, pitching two days after unleashing a 486-foot home run to
10:52 PM ET ESPN News Services Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy ripped Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson for what he called “a predatory hit” on defenseman Brandon Carlo early in Friday night’s game in TD Garden. Carlos went down after Wilson went hands-high to his head in the corner behind the Boston net, smashing the
8:38 PM ET Kansas has placed head football coach Les Miles on administrative leave and the university will conduct a full review to determine the appropriate next steps on his future, Jayhawks athletic director Jeff Long said in a statement Friday night. The decision came after reports into Miles’ conduct while coaching at LSU in
8:49 PM ET FLINT, Mich. — After a year of waiting, Claressa Shields faces Marie-Eve Dicaire in the main event of an all-women’s pay-per-view event Friday night at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. This will be the first boxing pay-per-view in 20 years to be headlined by a women’s fight, and a limited crowd
Sri Lanka‘s spinners bamboozled world champions West Indies to claim a 43-run win in the second Twenty20 International at Coolidge Cricket Ground on Friday. Having lost by four wickets in the opening game on Wednesday, in a game where West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard launched six sixes in an over, the tourists successfully defended 160
8:09 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have signed former Seattle Seahawks center Justin Britt to a one-year deal worth up to $5 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Britt, who did not play during the 2020 season after Seattle released him in April, indicated he is Houston-bound in an Instagram post. “I’M
4:43 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller will not face criminal charges after an investigation by the Parker (Colo.) Police Department earlier this year, according to the 18th Judicial District district attorney’s office. The office declined to file charges “based on our review of information that is currently available,” according to
3:35 PM ET Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell and center Rudy Gobert on Friday were both fined by the NBA for being critical of the officiating in Wednesday’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Mitchell, who was also reprimanded for his conduct while exiting the court, was docked $25,000 in the statement by NBA executive vice
8:47 PM ET Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley will replace Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker on Team Durant in Sunday’s All-Star Game, the NBA announced on Friday. Booker is unable to play in the game or participate in the 3-point contest because of a left knee sprain. Conley, 33, becomes a first-time All-Star in
6:44 PM ET Associated Press OCALA, Fla. — Jennifer Kupcho and Austin Ernst each shot their second straight 5-under 67 to share the second-round lead Friday in the LPGA Tour’s Drive On Championship. A day after playing most of the back nine with a migraine that blurs her vision, Kupcho had six birdies and a
6:32 PM ET As the Buffalo Sabres struggle through another calamitous season, first-year GM Kevyn Adams said that coach Ralph Krueger’s status is being evaluated but that frustrated star center Jack Eichel has not requested a trade. The Sabres are in last place in the East Division with a 6-12-3 record. Their .357 points percentage
7:11 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Corey Conners spent more time grinding out pars than chasing birdies, and that proved to be the right recipe Friday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational as Bay Hill began to bake under a warm sun. Conners surged into the lead with a 25-foot eagle putt on the
5:00 AM ET When Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund square off in another instalment of “Der Klassiker,” on Saturday (LIVE at 12:30 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN+ in the U.S.), the two Bundesliga giants will do so wearing their respective signature red and yellow-and-black kits. 2 Related Both clubs’ uniforms this season are suitably stylish outfits.