5:39 PM ET LONDON — Harry Kane started this season seeking a move away from Tottenham, but he will end it spearheading a late surge for Champions League qualification. The North London derby is his fixture: Kane was already the all-time top goal scorer in these games before netting a brace on Thursday, which extended
Month: May 2022
6:56 PM BST The U.S. bid is hoping to generate ticket revenue close to $1 billion from the 2031 and 2033 Rugby World Cups while the tournaments could be moved to prevent a scheduling clash with the NFL. It is estimated the total outlay on staging the 2031 men’s World Cup and 2033 women’s World
5:18 PM ET Real Madrid crushed bottom-side Levante 6-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday night in a match that saw Vinicius Junior net a hat trick and Karim Benzema continue continue his rampant goalscoring form in LaLiga this season. The result means last-place Levante, who have 29 points from 36 matches, are relegated to
2:22 PM ET Aston Villa have completed the permanent signing of Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona, the two clubs announced Thursday. Barcelona said they had accepted a €20 million transfer fee with Barca also inserting a sell-on clause of 50% for any future transfer. Coutinho, who joined Villa on loan in January, became Barcelona’s record signing
6:22 PM ET New Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said reviving the fortunes of the Premier League club will be a major challenge, the Dutchman said in his first comments about his new job some 24 hours after steering Ajax Amsterdam to a third successive Eredivisie title. The 52-year-old Ten Hag is leaving Ajax
6:49 PM ET Antonio Conte has told Mikel Arteta to stop complaining after the Arsenal boss voiced his dismay at referee Paul Tierney following Tottenham’s 3-0 win over the Gunners. Harry Kane put Spurs in front from the penalty spot on 22 minutes after Cedric Soares was adjudged to have fouled Son Heung-Min in the
4:38 PM ET Harry Kane celebrates after opening the scoring for Tottenham against Arsenal from the penalty spot. Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images Tottenham kept their Champions League hopes very much alive with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Arsenal in a one-sided North London derby on Thursday. In a match of huge implications at the Tottenham Hotspur
5:30 PM ET Associated Press CANTON, Ohio — The Pro Football Hall of Fame has hired Anthony Munoz as its first chief football relationship officer. The hall said Thursday that the 1998 inductee will engage with current and prospective business partners and sponsors, be involved in philanthropic efforts for the museum and promote the hall’s
6:22 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A hearing on whether former Raiders coach Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell will be done through arbitration or heard at trial here is set for May 25, court records show. Oral arguments are expected to be heard from both sides in the hearing in
5:14 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Gino Cappelletti, an original member of the Boston Patriots in 1960 and the American Football League’s Most Valuable Player in 1964, has died. He was 89, according to the team. Cappelletti was one of only three players to play in every game in the AFL’s 10-year history, along with