ESPN News Services Feb 23, 2024, 01:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Premier League rivals Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal will face off in a series of matches in the United States this summer, the clubs announced Friday. The preseason tour will begin with United taking on Arsenal on July 27 at the 70,000-seat SoFi
Bayer Leverkusen battled past Mainz 2-1 on Friday to go 11 points clear at the top of the league and set a new record for a Bundesliga club with their 33rd straight game without defeat across all competitions. The Bundesliga leaders went in front with Granit Xhaka‘s stunning effort from 20 metres in the third minute
Open Extended Reactions Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino has urged the match officials in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final not to feel any pressure to help Jurgen Klopp go out on a high at Liverpool. Klopp last month announced he will leave the club at the end of the season and this weekend’s showpiece at Wembley
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterFeb 23, 2024, 06:00 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions EDINBURGH, Scotland — Jamie George has said England are happy being the underdogs heading into Saturday’s
Associated Press Feb 23, 2024, 11:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Jasmine Paolini of Italy held off Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 7-6 (6) to advance to the final of the Dubai Championships on Friday. Paolini saved six set points in the second set to reach her first WTA 1000 final, where
Feb 23, 2024, 05:34 PM Open Extended Reactions Former England flanker Courtney Lawes will leave Northampton and join France second-tier side CA Brive at the end of the season. Lawes, 35, retired from international duty after the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France after earning 105 caps for his country. He has played over 270
Associated Press Feb 23, 2024, 11:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Kansas City Royals signed Austin Nola to a contract for the 2024 season on Friday, adding a veteran catcher to provide insurance behind Salvador Perez alongside young backup Freddy Fermin. Nola, 34, was released by the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday
Anthony Olivieri, ESPN.comFeb 23, 2024, 02:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WICHITA, Kan. — The bronze cleats from a Jackie Robinson statue that was cut at the ankles and stolen last month will be donated to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, the league’s executive director told ESPN on Friday. “We thought
Open Extended Reactions BAHRAIN — Max Verstappen’s rivals already know he will be world champion in 2024 according to Fernando Alonso, who said Red Bull’s current superiority perfectly sums up the “brutal” nature of Formula One. Verstappen won a record 18 grand prix victories in 2023 to claim a third straight championship. – Unlapped: How
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 23, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Steelers are on the hunt for a new starting center. The team announced the release of Mason Cole, who started 34