Juventus booked their spot in the Champions League last 16 with two group matches to spare after a double from Argentine striker Paulo Dybala steered them to a 4-2 victory over Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday. Knowing they only needed…
Felix Auger-Aliassime stayed in contention for a place at the ATP Finals by defeating Italian qualifier Gianluca Mager 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 Tuesday in the first round of the Paris Masters. The ninth-seeded Auger-Aliassime from Montreal hit…
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff considers this year’s championship battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton could still be decided by an on-track collision at the final race. Formula One’s history is littered with titles…
Tottenham are in advanced talks to appoint Antonio Conte as their new manager after sacking Nuno Espirito Santo on Monday morning, sources have told ESPN. Nuno was removed after just 17 matches in charge following talks involving…
Canada won the decisive doubles match to secure a 2-1 upset triumph over defending champion France in Group A of the Billie Jean King Cup finals on Monday. After the two nations split the opening…
Jaron “Boots” Ennis is a can’t-miss fighter, and Saturday’s performance was the best proof yet. The Philly welterweight needed less than two minutes to dispatch veteran gatekeeper Thomas Dulorme by knockout in the first round…
Manchester City suffered a shock 2-0 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Wilfried Zaha scored early while Conor Gallagher grabbed a late second as City finished the match with 10 men after Aymeric Laporte was sent…
Jason Gunnlaugson, from Morris, Man., has secured his rink’s place at the Canadian Olympic curling trials after defeating Tanner Horgan 9-8 in the ‘A’ side final on Sunday at the pre-trials tournament in Liverpool, N.S. It will…
It’s rare to see a title fight featuring over 80 combined years of age, but Jan Blachowicz (38) and Glover Teixeira (42) have earned their spots by besting a string of young, elite talent. And while each has had…
Jose Uzcategui tested positive for the banned substance rEPO, multiple sources told ESPN, and he’s been pulled from his Nov. 13 bout with David Benavidez. Benavidez, ESPN’s No. 2 super middleweight, will now face Kyrone…
Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarter-finals at the Vienna Open after fighting through three sets to beat Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie on Thursday. The 21-year-old from Montreal bounced the 2021 Indian Wells champion in a taxing 2-6, 7-6…
Gennadiy Golovkin and Ryota Murata have agreed to a deal for a Dec. 29 middleweight title unification fight at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. A formal announcement is expected next week. The fight will…
Barcelona have sacked coach Ronald Koeman following Wednesday’s 1-0 LaLiga loss to Rayo Vallecano, their third defeat in their last four league matches. Following Koeman’s exit, sources have told ESPN that the club will open talks with Xavi Hernandez…
As far as homecomings go, the Canadian women’s team returned as conquering queens. Out of action since winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics, Canada completed the first leg of its “Celebration Tour” by recording consecutive…
Charlie Morton’s season ended in the third inning of the 2021 World Series. X-rays exposed that Morton, the Atlanta Braves’ veteran starting pitcher, suffered a fractured right fibula early in Game 1 on Tuesday night,…
Arsenal moved into the Carabao Cup quarterfinals with a triumph over fellow Premier League side Leeds United. Arsenal eased through with second-half goals from Calum Chambers and Edward Nketiah in a 2-0 win over struggling Leeds. Chambers opened the scoring in…
With just more than 100 days to go until the Winter Olympic are set to start in Beijing, Team Canada unveiled the new athlete kits from Lululemon, the organization’s official outfitter. This is what Canada’s Olympic and…
Max Verstappen stated he was not convinced Red Bull’s aggressive pit-stop strategy would help him beat Lewis Hamilton triumph at the U.S. Grand Prix. Verstappen lost the lead to Hamilton in Turn 1 but overtook…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is fighting to save his position as Manchester United manager, with sources telling ESPN that the 48-year-old had already lost the faith of a sizable number of his squad even before Sunday’s 5-0 defeat…
Sarah Fillier scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 3:58 left, and Canada defeated the United States 3-2 in Game 2 of the rivals’ nine-game pre-Olympic series on Monday night in Hartford, Conn. Victoria Bach…
It was a weird week, to say the least, but Saturday’s five-round main event between Marvin Vettori and Paulo Costa delivered as anticipated. Vettori (18-4-1) handed Costa (13-2) his second consecutive defeat, scoring a unanimous decision triumph in a…
Mohamed Salah scored a hat trick as Liverpool thrashed Manchester United 5-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday, putting pressure on United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. United were four goals down by halftime — the largest margin ever in their history…
The Raptors knew Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic would be a handful. But trying to limit the offensive machine on the second evening of back-to-back nights was one huge headache. After building a six-point lead…
Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event between former middleweight title challengers Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori has been changed to a 195-pound catchweight. The status of the fight was thrown into jeopardy on Wednesday, when Costa confirmed he was well above…
Six hundred days after they’d played a meaningful game in Toronto, the Raptors finally made their return. For some of them, coach Nick Nurse suggested, the emotion might have been too much. “It seemed to…
Erling Haaland will command wages of at least £30 million ($41m)-a-year if he leaves Borussia Dortmund for a new club next summer, sources have told ESPN, with Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Real Madrid all in the race to sign the Norway forward.…
In her first match since reaching the US Open semifinals and subsequently testing positive for COVID-19, Aryna Sabalenka defeated Ajla Tomljanovic, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-1, on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup…
Cristiano Ronaldo headed in an 81st-minute winner as Manchester United came from two goals behind to defeat Atalanta 3-2 in a pulsating Champions League Group F match at Old Trafford on Wednesday. After a poor…
With fans bellowing encouragement, the occasional smattering of applause after a quality shot and even the intermittent ringing of a cowbell, it certainly felt like old times at the curling rink on Wednesday. A long-awaited…
The Milwaukee Bucks handed out their championship rings and unveiled the banner for the franchise’s first championship in 50 years ahead of Tuesday night’s season-opening 127-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. “Milwaukee, we did it,” Bucks forward Khris Middleton said…
