Liverpool have signed forward Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday. ESPN reported that the transfer fee is around £37 million ($45m). PSV did not disclose the value of the deal, but general manager Marcel Brands…
Canada needed a response after a miserable 48 hours. Connor Bedard — as he’s done so often in his young career — delivered with lethal precision. The 17-year-old phenom had a hat trick and four…
Rey Vargas and O’Shaquie Foster will meet for the WBC vacant junior lightweight title on Feb. 11 at The Alamodome in San Antonio, sources tell ESPN. Subriel Matias and Jeremias Ponce will vie for the…
Marcus Rashford found the net again as Manchester United eased past Nottingham Forest 3-0 on Tuesday, with the England international scoring in successive games since returning from World Cup duty in Qatar. First-half goals from Rashford and Anthony Martial and a late third from Fred at…
Former Toronto Raptors guard Norm Powell took a trip down memory lane in his return but was just as pleased to leave Toronto with a triumph with his Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. Powell scored…
Jermell Charlo suffered a broken left hand, and his Jan. 28 undisputed junior middleweight title fight versus Tim Tszyu has been postponed, Charlo announced Saturday. The fight for Charlo’s four 154-pound titles, which was set…
Arsenal padded their lead in the Premier League with a barnstorming, come-from-behind 3-1 victory over West Ham United at the Emirates on Monday night. Arsene Wenger looked on from the stands in north London for the first time…
Brandt Clarke could feel excitement building in the Canadian locker room. A talented, ultra-skilled roster featuring three NHL players and the presumptive top pick at the 2023 draft was giddy at the thought of impressing…
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has suspended UFC fighter Jeff Molina, according to Molina’s page on official MMA online recordkeeper mixedmartialarts.com. The reason for the suspension is not listed. A source with access to the…
Harry Kane shook off his World Cup disappointment to spark a Tottenham Hotspur revival in an entertaining 2-2 draw at Brentford on Monday as the Premier League roared back to life. An early goal by Vitaly Janelt and Ivan Toney’s close-range strike shortly…
There’s an argument to be made that 2022 was the most successful year in Canadian golf. Brooke Henderson, Mackenzie Hughes, and Adam Svensson’s combined four wins between the LPGA and PGA Tours were highlights of…
The Josh Taylor-Jack Catterall rematch for Taylor’s lineal and WBO junior welterweight championship has been rescheduled to March 4 in Glasgow, Scotland, sources told ESPN. The return fight between ESPN’s top two 140-pounders will take…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has informed Lisandro Martinez to be ready for the restart of the Premier League despite his World Cup celebrations. Martinez returned to Argentina with the rest of the squad following victory over France in Qatar…
Reece Howden led Canada to the top at the ski cross World Cup podium in Innichen, Italy, on Thursday. The 24-year-old Cultus Lake, B.C., native struck gold in the men’s ski cross race for his first victory…
Scotland international Finn Russell will join Bath after the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the Premiership side announced on Tuesday. Russell has spent four years with French side Racing 92, scoring 272 points in 66 matches…
Lionel Messi has agreed in principle to stay at PSG next season but negotiations are yet to start over a new deal, sources have told ESPN. Messi is out of contract in June after two years…
Pascal Siakam scored a career-high 52 points and the Toronto Raptors snapped the New York Knicks’ NBA-leading eight-game winning streak 113-106 Wednesday night. “It’s cool,” Siakam said of posting his first 50-point game at Madison…
Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm will return to the Octagon versus Yana Kunitskaya on March 25, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Holm (14-6) has not fought since May because of an undisclosed injury that required surgery earlier…
Chelsea have appointed Christopher Vivell as technical director after his departure from RB Leipzig, the Premier League club revealed on Wednesday. Vivell left Leipzig earlier this year, with the Bundesliga side citing “differing views” in the statement…
Canadians littered the ski cross World Cup podium on Wednesday in Innichen, Italy. Reece Howden and Brady Leman scored silver and bronze, respectively, while Marielle Thompson took bronze on the women’s side. Canadian men composed…
Venus Williams has been awarded a wild-card entry to play at the Australian Open next month, 25 years after she played the Grand Slam tournament for the first time. The 42-year-old Williams has reached the final…
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has made winning LaLiga this season a priority in a bid to “bring stability” back to the Catalan club, accepting he is under pressure to deliver success after a summer of spending.…
Tobias Harris hit a 3-pointer in overtime that put Philadelphia ahead to stay, and Joel Embiid had 28 points, 11 rebounds and four assists as the 76ers extended their winning streak to a season-best five…
Ryan Garcia has decided to forgo a Jan. 28 junior welterweight tuneup fight against Mercito Gesta to focus on a planned April 15 superfight versus Gervonta Davis at 136 pounds in Las Vegas. The decision…
Karim Benzema has announced his retirement from international football on his 35th birthday, just a day after France suffered a heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat to Argentina in the World Cup final on Sunday. The 2022 Ballon d’Or winner missed the tournament…
Canada’s Maggie Mac Neil swam to her second world record and third gold medal on the final day of the world short course championships in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday. Mac Neil, from London. Ont., picked…
The rights to the Eimantas Stanionis-Vergil Ortiz Jr. WBA “regular” welterweight title fight were won by Oritz’s promoter, Golden Boy, with a commitment of $2.3 million at Monday’s purse bid at the sanctioning body’s convention…
Spain midfielder Sergio Busquets has announced his retirement from international football after his country’s World Cup exit at the hands of Morocco in the round of 16. Busquets, 34, was the only remaining survivor of the Spain side that won…
Canada’s Maggie Mac Neil set a new world record on her way to her second gold medal at the world short course championships in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday. The Canadian blazed to a time of…
Mick Schumacher has joined Mercedes as reserve driver after Ferrari ended its four-year affiliation with him. Schumacher, the son of seven-time world champion and Ferrari legend Michael, was looking for his next move in Formula…
