5:08 AM ET Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Timo Werner from RB Leipzig. Werner, 24, will join the Premier League side in July, subject to a medical, after agreeing personal terms. “I am delighted to be signing for Chelsea, it is a very proud moment for me to be joining this great club,”
12:18 AM ET The Georgia Redcoat Band’s traditional postgame concert after Bulldog football games will have a new ending this fall. Acting director Brett Bawcum said he notified music school officials that “we are ending performances of ‘Tara’s Theme,’ effective immediately, and replacing it as our signature with “Georgia on My Mind.” Please see a
1:11 AM BST ESPN staff Former Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has rebuffed claims from Michael O’Connor about the team’s selection process and that there was a “disturbing” lack of training execution during last year’s failed Rugby World Cup campaign. In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald on Wednesday, O’Connor said Cheika had dominated team
11:06 AM IST Australia’s scheduled series against Zimbabwe in the top end in August looks certain to be cancelled after the head coach Justin Langer indicated he was planning to have the team ready to play by September in anticipation of a possible white-ball tour of England. On the day after Cricket Australia announced redundancies
7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN The start of a new decade is upon us with the 2020 NFL season. But before we get rolling with the ’20s, ESPN is taking a look back at the best — and worst — of the 2010s and naming the top players of the decade for all 32 teams.
8:29 PM ET Several former South Carolina football stars, including Marcus Lattimore and Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffrey, are leading a campaign to rename the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center on the school’s campus. The former Gamecocks — who also included Carolina Panthers running back Mike Davis and Shaq Wilson, now on the
5:37 PM ET The NBA Coaches Association fears new league standards and guidelines that could bar team staffers in high-risk categories for the coronavirus from attending the season’s restart in Orlando could “severely jeopardize” their future employment opportunities. NBCA executive director Dave Fogel and president Rick Carlisle have concerns that several assistants and three head
4:14 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN After several days of stalemate in the negotiations between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association, we may have some traction toward a deal to resume the 2020 season. After commissioner Rob Manfred and union chief Tony Clark met face-to-face, we’re seeing the sport move back toward discussions about
8:21 PM ET NBA Insiders Who will be the most important and exciting players to watch when the NBA returns next month? The league is set to restart action on July 30 in Florida with eight seeding games for each of 22 teams before a potential play-in series and then the standard playoffs. LeBron James
7:18 PM ET Even when everything looks and feels different, some things never change. One hundred days after the Premier League was forced to shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, English football returned with an easy Manchester City win against Arsenal and another showcase of David Luiz‘s ability to mess things up. Nobody was
2:27 PM ET HILTON HEAD, S.C. — The PGA Tour reported a second straight week of zero positive coronavirus tests with the RBC Heritage set to begin Thursday at Harbour Town Golf Links. The tour has yet to disclose the exact number of tests conducted, but it included the 90 or so players, caddies and
4:53 PM ET Associated Press Quarterback Kyler Murray says he’ll be kneeling during the national anthem this season. The Arizona Cardinals‘ emerging star — who was the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 — wasn’t particularly vocal about social issues during his first season but said that would change in the aftermath of
11:18 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — The controversial boxing promoter helping to arrange the all-British heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua has been dropped as an adviser to a Bahraini sports organization that is looking to bring high-profile bouts to the region. Daniel Kinahan was recently hired as special adviser to KHK
4:50 PM ET HILTON HEAD, S.C. — The coronavirus pandemic has been a disruptive force across the world, made worse for Davis Love III by a March fire that destroyed his home. Love, 56, a two-time U.S. Ryder Cup team captain and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, is playing for the first
5:12 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former WBO featherweight champion Oscar Valdez will face veteran Jayson Velez on July 21 at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. The bout will take place at 130 pounds, according to Frank Espinoza, Valdez’s manager. “The fight is done, we’re excited about it, Oscar is very happy to
4:20 PM ET ESPN.com staff With the 2020 baseball season hanging in the balance in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have been trading proposals to return to action. Here, we break down the details of the offers and counteroffers from the owners and the union as
1:15 PM BST Former England captain Chris Robshaw has signed a two-year deal with Major League Rugby (MLR) side San Diego Legion. The 33-year-old announced in February that he would leave Harlequins after 16 years at the club and was strongly linked to a move overseas with MLR a likely destination. And now after finishing
2:53 PM ET Associated Press Two-time major champion and former No. 1 Simona Halep says she does not “currently plan to play” at the 2020 US Open. Halep added in a statement emailed by her representative to the AP on Wednesday that her stance “is not set in stone.” Two-time major winner Simona Halep has