Feb 23, 2024, 04:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One’s preseason testing was halted for a second successive day on Friday by a loose drain cover at Bahrain’s Sakhir circuit. The track action resumed after repairs at Turn 11 with the usual lunch break dropped and the session scheduled to run until 7 p.m.
Feb 23, 2024, 08:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The growth of MMA in the past couple of decades has been astronomical. Fighters from every major continent have won championships across the UFC, PFL and Bellator, and the three promotions already have cards scheduled outside the United States in 2024, including Canada, Mexico, Saudi Arabia,
Open Extended Reactions BAHRAIN — Max Verstappen and his Red Bull team will leave Formula One’s preseason test feeling confident they can sweep all challengers again in 2024. At the end of running on Friday’s final day it was Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, not Verstappen, top of the order, but all the chatter this week has
India’s debutant fast bowler Akash Deep had his hand on his head when the no-ball siren went off during the fourth over of the day in Ranchi. He had just sent Zak Crawley’s off stump cartwheeling with a nip-backer for what would have been his first Test wicket, but the replay showed he had overstepped.
James Regan Feb 23, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Malo Gusto has said youth is not an excuse for Chelsea‘s failures this season and targeted beating Liverpool in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final in order to galvanise the team and push them on from their midtable Premier League struggles. Having endured patches of poor
Feb 23, 2024, 03:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois could return from his ACL injury at the end of April, sources have told ESPN. The Belgium international underwent surgery after rupturing his ACL in his left knee in training in August last year. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
Tom Chambers Feb 23, 2024, 06:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Mikel Arteta has said that his team need to learn how to be “tricky” and “streetwise” in certain situations following Arsenal’s Champions League first-leg defeat to Porto on Wednesday. Statistics showed that the ball was only in play for around 50 minutes
Adriana Garcia Feb 23, 2024, 05:18 AM ET LaLiga has postponed Valencia and Levante‘s games this weekend at the clubs’ request following a deadly fire in the Spanish city on Thursday. At least four people died and up to 15 are missing following the massive blaze that ripped through two joined apartment blocks, according to
Feb 23, 2024, 06:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has said he is hopeful Mohamed Salah will be fit for Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Chelsea, but said his participation remains in doubt. Both Salah and Darwin Núñez missed Wednesday’s match against Luton Town after featuring for Liverpool at Brentford
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 23, 2024, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said he expects Manchester United to “make a step forward” under new minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, but added he’s “not worried” about the British billionaire’s comments that he wants to knock Manchester City “off their perch.” Ratcliffe’s stake in United was