11:45 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has said it is “crazy” this weekend’s match against Mallorca is going ahead following a COVID-19 outbreak at the Catalan club. Barca have 10 confirmed positive cases among their first-team squad and a further seven players either suspended, injured or a doubt for the
News The Bangladesh seamers were accurate with the new ball and then picked up late wickets to restrict New Zealand to 258 for 5 on day one Bangladesh’s bowlers ensured that their team ended the first day of the Mount Maunganui Test feeling they are still in the hunt. It is not how they have
3:18 PM ET CHICAGO — Bears quarterback Andy Dalton will start Sunday in the team’s home finale against the New York Giants, coach Matt Nagy said Friday. Dalton got the nod over rookie Justin Fields, who remains hampered by an ankle injury. Last week’s starter, Nick Foles, will serve as Dalton’s backup, though Nagy didn’t
7:31 PM ET Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia quarterback Jarret Doege said Friday that he plans to transfer. Doege announced his decision on Twitter. “I will forever be grateful for the friendships and memories I’ve made at WVU over the past three years,” Doege said. “I am excited about the future and will
9:03 AM ET Associated Press U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was honored by Queen Elizabeth II in the British monarch’s annual New Year’s list on Friday following the teenager’s breakthrough performance at Flushing Meadows. The 19-year-old Raducanu, who became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title, was made an MBE — or Member
Report Heat had been 6 for 77 before James Bazley lifted them to a defendable total Brisbane Heat 8 for 150 (Bazley 44*, Ellis 3-41) beat Hobart Hurricanes 8 for 136 (Rogers 33*, Bartlett 4-30, Mujeeb 3-20) by 14 runs Xavier Bartlett bounced back from final-over heartache to help Brisbane Heat to a confidence-boosting 14-run
4:00 AM ET Real Madrid want to pair Kylian Mbappe with Erling Haaland in a forward line that would be the envy of world football — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Arsenal have plans to replace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Jump to: Arsenal’s list of Auba replacements | City goodwill towards Barca in Torres deal
3:56 AM ET LOS ANGELES — If 2022 goes anything for the Los Angeles Lakers like LeBron James‘ first game since turning 37, L.A. could have big things in store. James scored a season-high 43 points in just 29 minutes in the Lakers’ 139-106 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, dominating the action from the
11:00 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — For a glimpse into whether Stetson Bennett has anything to say to his many detractors, let us go back to the second quarter against Michigan on Friday night, with Georgia already up 20-3. Bennett took the snap and drifted slightly to his right before launching the ball down
1:00 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman and Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut led their respective teams to comfortable victories Saturday on the opening day of the 16-team ATP Cup tournament. Argentina beat Georgia 3-0, while Spain easily accounted for Chile by the same margin in the opening matches of the team-based tournament