4:18 AM ET Despite the financial downturn across the globe, clubs in Europe’s top five leagues still spent over €4.6 billion in the summer window — a drop of 43% when compared with 2019. And as the economic reality of COVID-19 hits hard in the next few months, free transfers will become even more important.
4:36 AM BST ESPN staff The Wallabies’ Auckland assignment just got easier … maybe. The venue where Australia hasn’t tasted success against their great rivals for 34 years – and the All Blacks are unbeaten at since 1994 – will this week take on a new name for the second Bledisloe Cup Test only. Forget
Riyan Parag, an 18-year-old Assam cricketer, wrapped up Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) win against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) on a celebratory note, with a smashing six and a groovy Bihu twirl. RR defeated SRH by five wickets in an exciting encounter, in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 fixture at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, in United Arab
1:10 AM ET On Sunday, a Dallas Cowboys team that had seemingly been going through a nightmare season saw its worst fears realized. In the third quarter, Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a gruesome ankle injury. If you were watching the play, you’re not going to forget what you saw for a long time.
12:00 AM ET THE OTHER DAY Jeanie Buss sent a text to Phil Jackson, the previous coach to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a title. This was not an unusual occurrence. The two have remained friends and talk often. But the reason for this text was extraordinary. Buss’ team was on the verge of
1:00 AM BST One of the most thrilling Bledisloe Cup encounters on record finished in a 16-all draw on Sunday evening in Wellington after nearly nine minutes of overtime. The gripping post-siren action saw both teams trying to snatch victory, each having genuine chances to do so. It also resulted in a swathe of criticism
1:20 AM ET Pedro GomezMLB Close ESPN’s Pedro Gomez covered the Oakland A’s home and away nearly every day from 1992-97 for the San Jose Mercury News and Sacramento Bee and then became the national baseball writer and later a general columnist at the Arizona Republic before becoming an ESPN bureau reporter in 2003. SAN
9:24 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Martin Laird looked like a winner with an improbable par save on the 71st hole of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, over the cart path, under the trees, between a pair of bunkers and an 18-foot putt. He had to return to the par-3 17th in
11:22 PM ET Patrick Mullins‘ first goal of the season gave Toronto FC a 1-0 road victory over FC Cincinnati on Sunday. Toronto clinched a playoff spot with the victory and extended its lead atop the MLS standings. Toronto FC is on a five-game winning streak and is 6-0-1 over their last seven games. FC
6:11 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch, leading a race he had to win, not once believed he was driving toward Victory Lane. NASCAR will crown a new champion this year, as the worst season of Busch’s career extended Sunday when he was knocked from the playoffs. It’s the earliest the reigning
9:55 PM ET Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn and general manager Thomas Dimitroff, who saw their team start 0-5 for the first time since 1997 after a Sunday loss to the Carolina Panthers, have been fired, the team announced. Quinn, 50, was in the midst of his sixth season and finished his time in Atlanta
10:04 PM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published on July 30, 2020 and has since been updated to reflect the Lakers winning the NBA championship. STANDING ACROSS FROM each other at center court, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James shook hands. The 2016 NBA All-Star Game was the first and only international All-Star Game
9:36 PM ET The upcoming football game between Baylor and No. 7 Oklahoma State has been postponed. The Bears and Cowboys were scheduled to meet on Oct. 17, but the Big 12 announced on Sunday night the game will be moved to Dec. 12. Baylor on Thursday suspended all football-related activities because the school needed
The Astros’ ALCS roster is out. Houston added reliever Chase De Jong for their matchup against Tampa Bay, giving them 14 pitchers and 14 position players. Dropped from the LDS round was outfielder Chas McCormick, who not only has not been used during the playoffs, but has yet to make his big-league debut. Bradford Doolittle,
7:35 PM ET Left winger Taylor Hall has signed a one-year, $8 million contract with the Buffalo Sabres, the team announced Sunday. Hall, 28, was the most coveted unrestricted free-agent forward available this offseason, and he spent the weekend listening to pitches from at least a half-dozen teams. Choosing the Sabres is a surprising move,
5:53 PM ET Associated Press CARY, N.C. — Ernie Els birdied the final two holes, running in a 40-footer in the rain on the last, for a 6-under 66 and a 1-stroke victory over Colin Montgomerie on Sunday in the SAS Championship. Els made the long putt on the par-4 18th three weeks after missing
5:52 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues signed free-agent forward Kyle Clifford to a two-year, $2 million contract Sunday. Clifford was a two-time Stanley Cup-winner in spending his first nine-plus seasons with the Los Angeles Kings, before being traded to Toronto in February. Selected by L.A. in the second round
British Cycling’s former technical director Shane Sutton blamed his “downfall” at the organisation on Dr Richard Freeman, a tribunal has been told. The medic claims he complained to senior management about Sutton’s “misuse of resources”, including an allegation the coach spent £6,000 of the organisation’s money on cosmetic dentistry. He says he fears that Sutton