Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland continued their verbal jousting Thursday, with American fighter Strickland racially taunting middleweight champion Adesanya during the UFC 293 news conference. Strickland continued to mock Adesanya’s connections to China, where Adesanya started his professional…
Donny van de Beek has interest from Fenerbahce and Galatasaray but Manchester United are facing a race against time to offload the midfielder, sources have told ESPN. Van de Beek has been told by manager Erik ten Hag that he’s unlikely to…
Canada’s top surfers are riding the waves in Tahiti this week, testing the waters at Teahupo’o that will host next year’s Olympic surfing event. Dom Domic, executive director of Surf Canada, says it doesn’t get…
UFC will use the program ProhiBet to expand its compliance with gambling regulations by catching fighters and others around the sport trying to place bets, the promotion revealed Wednesday. Through ProhiBet, wagers made by prohibited…
Manchester United’s valuation on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) plunged by more than £500 million ($628 million) on Tuesday — its biggest daily percentage drop in value since being listed in 2012 — amid…
Canada’s last podium appearance at a major senior basketball tournament was in 1986, a bronze at the women’s World Cup. You have to go back 50 years before that, to the 1936 Olympics, for the…
Coco Gauff dealt just fine with the heat, the humidity, her big-hitting adversary and the task of trying to reach the US Open semifinals for the first time, defeating 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-0, 6-2 on…
Spain’s Women’s World Cup-winning coach Jorge Vilda was fired Tuesday by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) as the fallout from Luis Rubiales’ behavior continues. With Rubiales suspended as Spanish FA president for 90 days by FIFA after his…
Canada wrapped up a successful NORCECA senior women’s volleyball Continental Championship performance with a bronze medal after defeating Cuba in four sets (25-21, 25-17, 17-25, 25-16) in Quebec City on Sunday. The Canadian team entered…
Former Texas Tech star Ludvig Aberg will play for Europe in the upcoming Ryder Cup, less than four months after he turned pro. Aberg, from Sweden, was one of European captain Luke Donald’s six captain’s picks that were…
Former Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain defender Sergio Ramos is returning to his boyhood club Sevilla as a free agent, the LaLiga side stated on Monday. ESPN reported on Sunday that the 37-year-old was in advanced talks with the Spanish club after his contract with the Ligue…
Canada defeated the U.S. under-24 team 21-12 in the final of the 2023 FIBA Women’s 3X3 Basketball Series in Montreal on Sunday to secure its third title of the season on Canadian soil. Michelle Plouffe powered Canada in…
It’s amazing how much better Ciryl Gane looks in the Octagon when he’s not fighting Jon Jones. Gane (12-2) breezed to a second-round TKO over Serghei Spivac (16-4) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday inside Accor…
Goals deep in stoppage time by record signing Declan Rice and Gabriel Jesus earned Arsenal a sensational 3-1 victory over Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday. It looked as though both sides would have to settle for a point after United had a…
The Canadian men’s basketball team has punched their ticket to next summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. Canada beaten Spain 88-85 in a FIBA World Cup match on Sunday in Jakarta to advance to the quarterfinals of…
When Caroline Wozniacki finished off the biggest victory of her still-fresh comeback following 3½ years away from tennis, she sat in her US Open sideline chair, leaned forward and covered her face with both hands. Then she…
Canada continued its strong performance at the NORCECA women’s volleyball Continental Championship in Quebec City. The Canadian women defeated Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-23) Wednesday night, marking their second sweep in as many games. They defeated Mexico in their first…
Gareth Southgate has admitted his frustration at the “complex political aspects” of picking an England squad after keeping Jordan Henderson for next month’s Euro 2024 qualifiers versus Ukraine and Scotland. Raheem Sterling was left out despite making himself available following fitness…
The Ferrari F1 team will pay tribute to the company’s triumph at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours with a special livery on its cars at the Italian Grand Prix. Much like last year when…
Randal Kolo Muani refused to train with Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday and is pushing for a transfer, the German Bundesliga club stated Wednesday. Reports claimed on Wednesday that Kolo Muani is already in the French capital ahead of a potential…
There are no Canadians left in the singles tournaments at the U.S. Open. Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., was bounced from the Grand Slam tournament after a 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-4 loss to 22nd seed…
Mexico international Hirving “Chucky” Lozano has been given the green light by Napoli to undergo a medical with PSV Eindhoven for an expected transfer, sources told ESPN Netherlands. Dutch outlet Het Eindhovens Dagblad was the first to report the news, adding…
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a game-high 27 points and Canada overcame a sluggish first quarter to rout Latvia 101-75 on Tuesday at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. Canada trailed 23-13 after the first…
American Jack Sock will retire from tennis after the US Open, the former world No. 8 stated Sunday. Sock, 30, has collected four ATP singles titles and 17 tour-level doubles trophies, with the most notable crowns being…
Vinícius Júnior is set to miss eight Real Madrid games including their derby clash with Atletico Madrid, sources have told ESPN, after suffering a thigh injury in Friday’s 1-0 LaLiga win at Celta Vigo. “Following tests carried out on Vini. Jr by…
It was the elephant in the room many across the Canadian Paralympic Committee framework — and certainly the Canadian athletes — didn’t want to talk too much about in the lead up to the Tokyo…
Max Verstappen claimed a ninth consecutive Formula One victory at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday to match the record set by Sebastian Vettel in 2013. Verstappen overcame two heavy rain showers at either end…
Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 victory at Sheffield United on Sunday after Rodri scored an 88th-minute winner to secure their third win of the season. With the scores level at 1-1 and the…
RJ Barrett scored a game-high 17 points and Canada cruised to a 128-73 victory over Lebanon on Sunday at the FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup. All but two Canadians scored in double digits as Canada…
Max Holloway looks to remain in men’s featherweight title contention as he faces the Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung, in the main event at UFC Fight Night in Singapore on Saturday (8 a.m. ET on ESPN+, with…
