7:39 PM ET Barcelona coach Quique Setien said bringing Antoine Griezmann on earlier against Atletico Madrid risked “destabilising” the team after leaving the Frenchman on the bench for the third time in four games. Griezmann came on in second-half stoppage time against his former side as Barca were held to a 2-2 draw which further
Month: July 2020
2:56 PM IST The president of the Barbados Cricket Association has called for the “immediate removal” of Phil Simmons as head coach of West Indies. Conde’ Riley, who is also on the board of directors of Cricket West Indies (CWI), has described Simmons’ decision to attend a family funeral as “inconsiderate and reckless” and claimed
8:00 AM ET AT A TIME when industries across America are facing a racial reckoning following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and the rising support of the Black Lives Matter movement, Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein spoke out recently about the homogeneity of today’s Major League Baseball front offices.
12:15 PM ET Steve KimESPN Highly regarded welterweight Vergil Ortiz will face veteran Samuel Vargas on July 24 in Golden Boy’s first fight card since the coronavirus pandemic put a halt to boxing events across the world in mid-March. The card will take place at the Fantasy Springs Casino Resort in Indio, California. “We’re just
12:01 AM ET NHL players that are due signing bonuses on July 1 are expected to be paid as scheduled, a source confirmed to ESPN. There is more than $300 million due to be paid to players on Wednesday, with the Toronto Maple Leafs leading the league with roughly $60 million owed. Contracts structured with
12:24 AM BST England lock Maro Itoje says the singing of ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ by fans at Twickenham makes him uneasy but the Rugby Football Union (RFU) should try to educate supporters on its origins rather than ban the popular anthem altogether. The song, believed to have been written by a slave in the
4:09 PM ET As teams finalize their traveling parties for the Orlando restart, several NBA general managers say that they’ve tried to quell concerns among staff members who might not feel comfortable attending during the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the concerned are at an age with higher risk and/or have underlying health issues. These GMs,
1:41 PM ET Let’s face it: At this point, amid the COVID-19 crisis, the first game is every team’s most important game of the season. Because that means we’re playing football. But for this exercise, let’s break it down and picture a season that goes on as it was regularly scheduled. If we can be
9:44 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Colorado Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich says he supports Ian Desmond‘s decision to sit out the 2020 season to focus on his young family and help rejuvenate youth baseball in his hometown in Florida. Bridich says he had a pair of recent conversations with the 34-year-old outfielder who
5:27 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former junior welterweight title contender Alex Saucedo (29-1, 19 KOs) returns to the ring for the first time in almost eight months to face Sonny Fredrickson (21-2, 14 KOs), in the main event of a Top Rank boxing card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday