Canadian freestyle skier Evan McEachran put an end to a two-year wait when he captured slopestyle bronze at the World Cup stop in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., on Sunday. The 24-year-old from Oakville, Ont., posted a score of 93.00 on his second…
WBA-IBF-WBO world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch with Anthony Joshua is likely to take place in the United Kingdom in April, according to Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn. The Ukrainian southpaw acquired the belts from Joshua…
Liverpool came from a goal down to win 4-1 against third-tier Shrewsbury Town in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday (stream select games on ESPN+ in the U.S.). Liverpool midfielder Fabinho scored twice, including a first-half…
Felix Auger-Aliassime clinched the ATP Cup title for Canada on Sunday with a 7-6 (3), 6-3 singles triumph over Roberto Bautista Agut to give his country an insurmountable 2-0 lead versus Spain. Denis Shapovalov opened…
Two long-standing championship rivalries will be settled at UFC 272 in March, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Wednesday. Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will meet Max Holloway in a highly anticipated trilogy fight, while bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling will look…
Aston Villa have agreed a deal to sign former Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho on loan from Barcelona until the end of the season, the Premier League club revealed on Friday. The agreement, which is subject to the player completing a medical and…
Canadian RJ Barrett banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the New York Knicks 108-105 comeback triumph over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. Evan Fournier scored a career-high 41 points, and the…
Novak Djokovic’s opportunity to play for a 10th Australian Open title was thrown into limbo Thursday when the country denied him entry and canceled his visa because he failed to meet the requirements for an…
Philippe Coutinho is open to leaving Barcelona this month and five Premier League clubs, counting Aston Villa, have expressed an interest in signing him on loan. Coutinho’s agent Kia Joorabchian is working in collaboration with Barca to find a…
Bayern Munich says Canadian star Alphonso Davies has joined the list of players to test positive for COVID-19. The Bundesliga club stated the 21-year-old fullback from Edmonton is well and self-isolating at home. The COVID…
Daniil Medvedev and Roman Safiullin won their singles matches before combining to win the doubles Tuesday to give defending champion Russia a sweep of Australia and first place in Group B at the ATP Cup. Russia is 2-0…
Liverpool have formally requested the postponement of Thursday’s Carabao Cup semifinal first-leg tie versus Arsenal due to a further outbreak of COVID-19 cases at the club’s training complex, which led to the cancellation of first-team training on…
Daniil Medvedev and Roman Safiullin won their singles matches before combining to win the doubles Tuesday to give defending champion Russia a sweep of Australia and first place in Group B at the ATP Cup.…
After a two-year layoff with significant injuries, there’s optimism that Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson will make his return versus the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. A final decision on Thompson’s debut is expected to be made once the Warriors return…
Romelu Lukaku is expected to stay at Chelsea following clear-the-air talks with head coach Thomas Tuchel, sources told ESPN. The 28-year-old was dropped for Sunday’s 2-2 draw versus Liverpool with Tuchel concerned about the “noise” created by an unsanctioned interview Lukaku gave to Sky…
Canadian tennis star Leylah Fernandez kicked off her 2022 season with a victory on Monday, defeating Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3, 6-4 in first-round action at the Adelaide International in Australia. Fernandez converted 86 per cent…
Luis Ortiz survived two knockdowns to score a sixth-round stoppage of Charles Martin in a heavyweight bout Saturday night at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida. Ortiz (33-2, 28 KOs) badly buckled Martin with an…
Chelsea and Liverpool were both dealt a significant blow in the Premier League title race as they played out a thrilling and breathless 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge with Christian Pulisic netting the hosts’ equalizer, a result that leaves leaders Manchester…
Canada’s Brendan Mackay continued his hot streak in his hometown of Calgary winning a second successive World Cup gold medal in the men’s ski halfpipe on Saturday. Mackay, 24, was one of three Canadians to…
England trio Owen Farrell, Jamie George and Manu Tuilagi are anticipated to be fit for selection for the Six Nations which starts on Feb. 5. Both Farrell and George were injured in England’s 32-15 win over Australia on Nov. 13,…
Manchester United moved up to sixth in the Premier League thanks to a 3-1 victory over struggling Burnley at Old Trafford on Thursday to maintain their undefeated start under interim manager Ralf Rangnick. After the poor display in…
Canada’s Brendan Mackay saved his best run for last en route to winning the gold medal in the men’s ski halfpipe World Cup on Thursday, leading a group of three Canadians to win medals in Calgary. The Calgary native scored…
French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has tested positive for COVID-19, casting doubt on her place in the Australian Open beginning Jan. 17. The 30-year-old Russian confirmed she has the coronavirus and is isolating after arriving in Australia…
Barcelona have made Alvaro Morata their top target for January following the signing of Ferran Torres for €55 million, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Morata, 29, is on loan at Juventus from Atletico Madrid, but sources told ESPN he is ready to cut…
Featherweight (Mean) Hakeem Dawodu is one of four Canadians lined up for a UFC Fight Night card Feb. 5 in Las Vegas. Middleweight Marc-Andre (PowerBar) Barriault, flyweight Malcolm (X) Gordon and bantamweight Alexis Davis will…
Kyrie Irving returned to Brooklyn Nets practice for the first time since the preseason and stated he understood why the team decided to have him be away due to New York City’s vaccine mandate. “I understood their decision…
Ralf Rangnick has said Manchester United have not made as much progress as he had hoped in the first month of his reign. The German stay undefeated in four games as interim coach but his team were…
Canada’s Connor Bedard became the youngest player to score four goals in a single world junior men’s hockey championship match on Tuesday in Edmonton. The 16-year-old from North Vancouver, B.C., propelled Canada to an 11-2…
UFC Hall of Famer Rashad Evans is returning from retirement — and now his adversary is set. Evans, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, will face Gabriel Checco on the Eagle FC United States debut card Jan. 28 in…
Manchester United have rejected a loan offer from Sevilla for striker Anthony Martial. Martial has told manager Ralf Rangnick he wants to leave in January but United have turned down an approach from the Spanish side because they only…
