7:36 AM ET Martin Odegaard is expected to play for Real Madrid next season, multiple sources have told ESPN, after the club told Real Sociedad they want to end the 21-year-old’s loan spell early. The move is a shock for the Basque club, who had been convinced that the midfielder would spend a second season
9:52 AM ET The 2021 Tour de France will start in Brittany after Copenhagen’s staging of the Grand Depart was pushed back by a year due to a potential clash with football’s postponed European Championship, race organisers said on Monday. Brittany will also host the first four full stages of the race. 1 Related “Delighted
12:11 AM ET Miami Heat All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler loves being the man who sets the tone for his team. He enjoys the challenge that comes with bringing the high-level intensity each and every day for a team that believes it can contend in the Eastern Conference. That’s why Monday’s 114-92 win over T.J. Warren
9:34 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show There may be no fight fans in attendance, but when Northern Irish boxing duo Michael Conlan and Carl Frampton step back into the ring
8:14 AM ET Even with the added challenge of a global health pandemic, Season 4 of Dana White’s Contender Series got off to a prolific start last week in Las Vegas. The show’s first three seasons saw 80 new fighters sign with the UFC, including budding stars such as Sean O’Malley, Dan Ige and Maycee
12:05 PM ET Valtteri Bottas said Mercedes left the door wide open for Max Verstappen to win the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone. Bottas led away from pole position and controlled the early spell of the race, but Verstappen was on an alternate strategy and jumped ahead in the first pit-stop window. Bottas would
Aug 10, 2020 Daniel Ricciardo likened his spin at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix to the kind of incidents Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel has become known for in recent Formula One seasons. Vettel added to a long list of unforced spins on the opening lap at Silverstone, when he lost control of his car while driving
12:20 PM ET Former Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn has said 70th Anniversary race winner Max Verstappen reminds him of Formula One great Michael Schumacher. Brawn masterminded Schumacher’s seven world championships with Benetton (1994 and 1995) and Ferrari (2000-04) and was team boss at Mercedes when the German made his comeback from 2010-2012. Verstappen’s win
10:55 AM ET Saturday’s announcement that Juventus were hiring Andrea Pirlo as first-team manager made shockwaves, but it’s not the first time they’ve picked a former club legend with no experience as a number one. Ciro Ferrara was appointed with two games left in Juve’s 2008-09 campaign, and he stuck around the following season. Barcelona
9:55 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Tigers first baseman C.J. Cron exited Monday night’s 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox with a left knee injury. Cron was struck by Danny Mendick‘s hard-hit grounder in the fourth inning and stayed down for a while. He eventually walked off with some assistance. Detroit pitcher