Bayern Munich honorary president Uli Hoeness is confident that England captain Harry Kane will switch to the club from Tottenham this summer. Hoeness, Bayern’s former president who recently returned for a consulting role, told journalists at the team’s training camp on Saturday…
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot will represent Canada at the Olympics for a second time next July in Paris. In his first attempt at the automatic qualifying standard of three minutes, 33.50 second in the men’s 1,500 metres, the…
Boston Celtics forward/center Kristaps Porzingis has signed a new two-year, $60 million extension — keeping him under contract for $96 million through the 2025-’26 season, his agents Jeff Schwartz and Janis Porzingis of Excel Sports Management told ESPN…
Juventus have initiated the procedure to pull out of the European Super League (ESL) project, the Italian club said Thursday. Juventus stated they had started a discussion on their exit with Real Madrid and Barcelona, the other clubs left in…
Just 22, Jayde Riviere already has a glittering soccer resume. And she is expected to add to that reputation at the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The fullback from Markham, Ont., who…
Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals at Wimbledon for the second straight time, with a one-year break in between because she was banned from the tournament in 2022. Sabalenka, a Belarusian who is seeded second at the…
Barcelona have confirmed the signing of forward Vitor Roque from Athletico-PR for a fee of around €40 million ($44m). ESPN reported last week that Barca had agreed a deal with the Brazilian club and Roque, 18, has penned a contract with the Catalan club…
Canada’s Brent Lakatos is back on a familiar step of the podium. The Dorval, Que., native, who gained four silver medals at the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics, claimed another silver medal on Tuesday in the T53 400-metre…
Daniel Ricciardo has made a shock return to Formula One as Nyck de Vries’ replacement at Red Bull’s second team, AlphaTauri, for the rest of the season. Ricciardo, who took a step away from racing this year…
Christian Pulisic is closing in on a move from Chelsea to AC Milan with the United States forward due to undergo a medical at the Italian club within the next 24 hours, sources told ESPN. Pulisic, 24, who joined Chelsea in a…
John Herdman still feels the sting of Sunday’s penalty shootout loss to the U.S. at the Gold Cup. But the Canada coach considers the tournament will pay real dividends in the future. The 45th-ranked Canadian…
Max Verstappen eased to a 99-point lead in this year’s Formula One championship with victory at the British Grand Prix, as Lando Norris held off fellow Briton Lewis Hamilton for second place on home turf.…
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou stated he wants Harry Kane to stay at the club, but admitted he has not received “any assurances” about the player’s future amid reports of interest from Bayern Munich in the England captain. Sources have told ESPN that…
Less than a day after a heartbreaking loss to the United States in the women’s AmeriCup basketball tournament, Canada bounced back with an 80-73 triumph over Puerto Rico in Sunday’s third-place final in León, Mexico. Canada,…
Yair Rodriguez had his best moment of the fight, landing a grazing kick that snapped Alexander Volkanovski’s head back then following with a combination, including a left that landed flush to Volkanovski’s jaw. Volkanovski nodded his head…
David de Gea has announced he is leaving Manchester United this summer and has said that now is the right time to undertake a new challenge in his career. The goalkeeper failed to agree terms on a new…
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was ousted from the men’s draw at Wimbledon after suffering a fourth-round, four-set loss to Roman Safiullin of Russia on Sunday in London. Safiullin, ranked 92nd in the world, downed Shapovalov, of…
For the 11th consecutive year to kick off the summer, UFC will open up its doors in Las Vegas to International Fight Week festivities that are highlighted by a pay-per-view fight card inside T-Mobile Arena. …
Cristiano Ronaldo got a new club coach on Thursday when Al Nassr announced they hired fellow Portuguese compatriot Luís Castro. The Saudi Arabian club confirmed the appointment from a preseason training camp in Portugal. The length…
Wimbledon announced its mixed doubles draw Wednesday in an event headlined by the pairings of Austin Krajicek and Jessica Pegula, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa, and Jamie Murray and Taylor Townsend. Top-seeded Krajicek and Pegula are the highest-ranked American doubles players at No. 1…
Manchester United have indicated to Inter Milan that they are ready to offer £40 million ($51m) for goalkeeper Andre Onana, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Talks with Onana’s representatives, which started last week, have been productive and United…
Canada got exactly what it wanted advancing to the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals. Junior Hoilett, Jonathan Osorio, Jayden Nelson and Liam Millar scored as Canada topped Cuba 4-2 in their group stage finale on Tuesday…
Defending Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina came from a set down on Centre Court to defeat American Shelby Rogers 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round on Tuesday. Ons Jabeur, last year’s Wimbledon runner-up, made a solid start to her…
Luis Enrique will be presented as Paris Saint-Germain’s new head coach with the departure of Christophe Galtier to be announced imminently. ESPN had initially reported on June 6 that PSG sporting director Luis Campos had informed…
Canada captain Milan Borjan will miss the remainder of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with an undisclosed injury. Canada Soccer says the goalkeeper has returned to Europe so that he can recover ahead of the 2023-24…
The Red Bull Ring will continue to host Formula One until at least 2030, it was revealed on Sunday. F1 had already agreed an extension with the venue until 2027 earlier this year and have…
Atletico Madrid are closing in on a deal for Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta after announcing the signing of Celta Vigo’s Javi Galan, sources have told ESPN. Versatile defender Azpilicueta has one year left on his Chelsea contract but sources have told ESPN…
Leylah Fernandez moved on while Felix Auger-Aliassime suffered an upset loss in first-round action Monday at Wimbledon in England. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., routed Ukraine’s Kateryna Baindl 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to post her first career…
Former UFC double champion Henry Cejudo revealed last Thursday he has a partially torn right shoulder and is out of his scheduled UFC 292 matchup with Marlon “Chito” Vera on Aug. 19 in Boston. Cejudo made the announcement on…