5:20 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Imagine, for a moment, that everything turns out perfectly from FC Barcelona’s point of view. Imagine that in a year’s time, the agreement to sell Arthur Melo to Juventus for €72m (with a further €10m in potential add-ons) and sign Miralem Pjanic from Juventus for €60m (plus €5m in
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6:20 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Zimbabwe’s three-match ODI tour of Australia in early August has been postponed due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Although the series, which was set to be played in northern Australia, had been included in the schedule put out last month it was always unlikely it would take place. A
5:58 PM ET As the scheduled start of NFL training camps gets closer, the NFL Players Association has instructed player agents to talk to all of their clients about risk factors that could make them more susceptible to severe illness as a result of the COVID-19 virus. In a letter sent to agents Monday, which
12:15 PM ET Steve KimESPN Highly regarded welterweight Vergil Ortiz will face veteran Samuel Vargas on July 24 in Golden Boy’s first fight card since the coronavirus pandemic put a halt to boxing events across the world in mid-March. The card will take place at the Fantasy Springs Casino Resort in Indio, California. “We’re just
12:23 PM ET Steve KimESPN Three-time world champion Jorge Linares (47-5, 29 KOs) will face Javier Fortuna (35-2-1, 24 KOs) on Aug. 28 at the Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino in Indio, California. After Linares dispatched Carlos Morales in four rounds on Feb. 14, a showdown with the undefeated Ryan Garcia was heavily bandied about
2:52 PM ET We have a confirmed Premier League title champion, Barcelona and Juventus have completed their long-awaited midfielder swap and we had some drama in the FA Cup quarterfinals. It’s Monday, and Gab Marcotti reacts to the biggest moments in the sport of football from the past week. Jump to: Liverpool should relax a
4:39 PM ET Associated Press One Championship will return to major competition with a show in Bangkok on July 31. The prominent Asia-based mixed martial arts promotion confirmed its plan Monday. One Championship hasn’t held an event featuring its top athletes since late February after the coronavirus pandemic shut down many public gatherings in the
4:38 PM ET Associated Press Monday marked the 10th day of self-isolation for Nick Watney, the minimum required for PGA Tour players who test positive for the new coronavirus. He said he is feeling good except for some minor fatigue, perhaps brought on by a major case of boredom, and except for the distinction of
3:48 PM ET Harris English on Monday became the fifth PGA Tour player to test positive for the coronavirus, learning the results at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit. English did not play last week’s Travelers Championship and traveled Monday to the event, where he was required to take a COVID-19 test prior to getting
4:03 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Red Wings plan to hold their training camp for the 2020-21 NHL season at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Red Wings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced the decision Monday to stay home instead of going to
11:25 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Jermaine Blackwood believes he has something to prove against the world’s leading bowlers, should he find himself back in West Indies’ line-up for the upcoming Test series against England. A measured 112 not out against England in April 2015, in just his sixth Test, remains Blackwood’s only international three-figure score.
2:47 PM ET The NHL announced Monday that of the more than 250 players to participate in voluntary practices since June 8, there have been 15 confirmed positive tests for the coronavirus, which is roughly a 6% positive rate. The league has administered more than 1,450 tests to players in that time. The NHL also
8:00 AM ET High school baseball in Japan is a noisy, communal, hyperkinetic affair. It starts right away, as coaches hit pregame infield practice with three baseballs going at once, one after another after another, and the constant collision of chatter resembles an aviary. It’s difficult to square this raucous spectacle with the perception of
Alex Zanardi has had a second operation as a result of the severe head injuries he suffered in a hand cycle accident. The 53-year-old Italian, a former Formula 1 driver turned four-time Paralympic gold medallist, collided with a lorry during a race in Pienza, Italy, on 19 June. A hospital statement said the surgery was
7:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Next week, 21 of the 22 teams participating in the NBA’s restart will begin trickling to Orlando to start isolating. But one team from beyond the state’s borders has already traveled to central Florida and kicked off what could amount to nearly four months away from home. While the Toronto
9:39 AM ET Johnny Manziel is at a point in his life where he’s ready to concede that his football career is probably “in the past.” The former Cleveland Browns quarterback made the declaration in an interview with the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal for a story that was published Saturday. “In the past, probably, is the way
10:59 AM ET In a town in northern Germany, far from TV cameras and the media glare, Sumit Nagal became the first Indian to win an international tournament in the Covid era. He should have been hundreds of miles away, preparing for Wimbledon; instead, he was holding aloft the winner’s trophy in the PSD Bank
10:00 AM ET Kiese Laymon Close Author of “Long Division” and “How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America” Associate professor of English and Africana Studies at Vassar College Editor’s note: This story about Ole Miss football was originally published on Oct. 14, 2015. Mississippi lawmakers voted on Sunday to retire the Confederate battle