Ryne Sandberg made the announcement Thursday, nearly seven months after he announced he had metastatic prostate cancer.

Erik ten Hag defended his role in Manchester United's recruitment policy, saying he has not asked the club to specifically target players he has worked with in the past.

Ajax Amsterdam and Panathinaikos set a UEFA competition record with 34 penalties needed to decide their shootout in the Europa League third qualifying round on Thursday.

Lifelong Ipswich fan Ed Sheeran has bought a small stake in the club ahead of their return to the Premier League.

U.S. defender Mark McKenzie is on the verge of joining Ligue 1 side Toulouse from Genk, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Joao Mendes, the son of legendary Brazil forward Ronaldinho, is close to signing with English Championship side Burnley.

Ange Postecoglou has said Tottenham have suspended Yves Bissouma for Monday's Premier League opener against Leicester City after the midfielder posted footage on social media of himself inhaling laughing gas.

Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to become the new United States coach with the responsibility of leading the team into the 2026 World Cup, a sources told ESPN on Thursday.

Both divisional and wild-card races are getting only more intense -- and are making for some exciting baseball.

Hideki Matsuyama lost his wallet in London and his caddie and coach for the start of the FedEx Cup playoffs, but finished the day in second at the St. Jude Championship. Chris Kirk leads the event after making a hole-in-one for an opening round 64.

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Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said Thursday he remains hopeful he will be able to work out a contract extension.

Russell Wilson will play in the Steelers' exhibition game against the Bills on Saturday night as long as he doesn't experience any setbacks to his calf injury.

Newcastle United have announced that midfielder Sandro Tonali can return to competitive football on Aug. 28 after the completion of a 10-month ban for breaching gambling rules in Italy.

The LA Galaxy have completed the signing of former Borussia Dortmund and Germany attacking midfielder Marco Reus.

The father of 17-year-old Barcelona and Spain star Lamine Yamal has been hospitalised after being stabbed in a parking lot near Barcelona, Spanish police have confirmed to ESPN.

Kylian Mbappé said there's "no limit" to how many goals he and Real Madrid can score this season, after getting off the mark in his debut as the club lifted the UEFA Super Cup with a 2-0 win over Atalanta.

Xherdan Shaqiri and the Chicago Fire have agreed to a contract termination, bringing an end to the Switzerland midfielder's disappointing spell at the MLS club, it was announced Wednesday.

Bruno Fernandes says he had "concrete offers" to leave Manchester United before deciding to extend his contract at the club.

Dricus du Plessis spoke to ESPN about his gym in Pretoria, his legacy and why he says he's Africa's champ.