6:45 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Atletico Madrid‘s players will not give LaLiga champions Real Madrid a guard of honour ahead of Sunday’s derby, the club has said, calling the idea “an attempt at ridicule” and “an exaggerated, artificial controversy.” Madrid will visit Atletico’s Wanda Metropolitano stadium having already wrapped up the LaLiga title
Month: May 2022
9:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Raphael Varane has said he is “excited” to work with incoming manager Erik ten Hag at Manchester United after seeing first-hand what the Dutchman can do. Varane was part of the Real Madrid team which was knocked out of the Champions League by Ten Hag’s Ajax in 2019 and the
8:39 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti said his Real Madrid side must be prepared to “take risks” against Manchester City on Wednesday if they want to overturn a 4-3 first leg deficit to go through to the Champions League final. Madrid have made a habit of dramatic comebacks in this season’s knockout
2:49 AM ET PHOENIX — One of the most anticipated matchups of the NBA postseason’s second round, pitting Defensive Player of the Year runner-up Mikal Bridges against perennial MVP candidate Luka Doncic, was a mismatch in the Dallas Mavericks‘ favor during Monday’s Game 1. But it didn’t matter. Doncic scorched the top-seeded Phoenix Suns for
7:00 AM ET Had you given Diego Maradona’s jersey to any England fan after that 1986 World Cup quarterfinal, chances are they’d have either torn the blue Argentina jersey to shreds, or set it on fire. Now the one worn by Argentina’s Maradona when he scored two of the most famous goals in World Cup
7:00 AM ET The journey from the green room to the stage Thursday night in Las Vegas was a short one, lasting about one minute and 100 steps. It was enough time for NC State offensive tackle Ikem Ekwonu to reflect on the longer one he had just completed, from Pop Warner to three-star college
8:00 AM ET Four Game 1s are in the books in the NBA’s conference semifinals. The Milwaukee Bucks handed the Boston Celtics their first playoff defeat, as Giannis Antetokounmpo proved too much for the league’s No. 1-ranked defense. (If you didn’t catch the game, this is the only highlight you need.) The Golden State Warriors
Ben Stokes, England’s new Test captain, says he expects a team of “selfless” cricketers to take the field alongside him, starting with next month’s first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s, as the squad begins the process of turning around a run of form in which they have achieved one victory in their past 17
7:00 AM ET Conference USA is the ultimate home for transients, a place for programs looking to either move up in life or avoid moving down. It has at least temporarily housed 25 current FBS teams, a number that grows to 48 if non-football and affiliate programs are included. That number will grow by four
7:00 AM ET Spring practice is over. The NFL draft has come and gone. College football is headed to its offseason, which once meant exactly that, though not anymore. Sunday was the deadline for entering the transfer portal and still being eligible for this upcoming season. More than 2,000 players entered the portal during the