Eight years after surrendering their WAFU Cup of Nations title in a bewildering upset at home to Togo, Nigeria will get a chance to exact some measure of revenge against Les Aigles. The teams were drawn to face each other early in this year’s tournament, in a revised format that will see teams face each
6:51 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN It was a win more than a half century in the making. The St. Louis Blues defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 in overtime to take Game 2, but most importantly, win the franchise’s first-ever Stanley Cup Final game. Here’s everything you need to know about how Game 2 played out
Norway’s Erling Braut Haland scored a record nine goals for his team in a runaway 12-0 victory over Honduras at the U20 World Cup in Poland on Thursday. The 18-year-old RB Salzburg striker scored four times before the half and then added another five after to break the previous record for goals in a single
6:58 AM ET McLaren CEO Zak Brown has downplayed the prospect of his team entering IndyCar full-time next year to better prepare for another shot at the Indy 500, although the team could contest individual races before the next edition of the famous race. 1 Related Fernando Alonso failed to qualify for this year’s race
3:06 PM ET Germany cruised to a 2-0 victory over Chile in a friendly on Thursday. Photo by Armin Weigel/picture alliance via Getty Images Germany scored twice in a strong first half to beat Chile 2-0 in their last Women’s World Cup warmup match on Thursday, stretching their unbeaten run to 12 games ahead of the
Algeria have named Manchester City attacking midfielder Riyad Mahrez in their 23-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, but there was no place for Montpellier forward Andy Delort. French junior international Delort had hoped to debut for the side after announcing a switch of allegiance earlier this month, but has been left
6:31 AM BST Wallabies World Cup hopeful Lukhan Salakaia-Loto has a message for the men of the world: It’s not weak to speak. Nine months on from the sudden death of his stepfather, a period that has seen him help Queensland Reds teammate Izack Rodda through virtually the same scenario, Salakaia-Loto is still a work-in-progress.
Th LA Galaxy moved up to second in the Western Conference, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic involved in both goals of a 2-0 win over Sporting Kansas City. ESPN FC’s Herculez Gomez asks Walker Zimmerman about LAFC’s rivalry with the LA Galaxy and how he plans on stopping Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Zlatan Ibrahimovic told reporters he eats criticism
Kaku capitalized on a FC Cincinnati mistake and Omir Fernandez scored a diving header in Red Bulls’ 2-0 win. Struggling MLS expansion side FC Cincinnati on Wednesday hired a Eredivisie technical director Gerard Nijkamp as its general manager. The move to bring aboard Nijkamp from the club PEC Zwolle in Netherlands comes just over three
Dan Thomas and Gab Marcotti discuss reports that Antonio Conte isn’t factoring Mauro Icardi in his plans at Inter next season. ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson and Gab Marcotti debate whether or not Romelu Lukaku would be a good fit if Antonio Conte joins Inter Milan. Things got heated between ESPN FC pundits Stewart Robson and