Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 are separated by 19 points in the table but on Saturday, the two clubs will be uncomfortably close once more, forced to tussle with each other in the bear-pit of the Veltins-Arena. Proximity breeds contempt and it’s felt most keenly in the “Revier”, the post-industrialist heartland of German football, where
Raul Jimenez and Diogo Jota sparked the comeback for Wolves as they handed Chelsea their second loss of the season. Raul Jimenez and Diogo Jota sparked the comeback for Wolves as they handed Chelsea their second loss of the season. Raul Jimenez and Diogo Jota sparked the comeback for Wolves as they handed Chelsea their
Josh Sargent will be included in Werder Bremen’s matchday squad for the first time on Friday. United States international striker Josh Sargent could make his first appearance for German side Werder Bremen after the club announced he will be included in the matchday squad against Fortuna on Friday. Sargent, 18, signed with Bremen in February
The 2019 Women’s World Cup in France will be Marta’s fourth appearance in the tournament. ESPN: What are your expectations for the Women’s World Cup? And how is Brazil preparing for the tournament? Marta: We have been thinking about the World Cup for a long time, and it needs to be a long-term preparation because
Defending champions Manchester United were left stunned back in 2014 when Fulham’s Darren Bent equalized in the 94th minute at Old Trafford. Fulham’s Claudio Ranieri revealed both sets of fans singing his name made him very emotional and that he felt a draw was a fair result. Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is struggling to
4:48 AM ET You remember those yorkers. Those fast, swerving yorkers that Mitchell Starc unleashed in Auckland and Melbourne against New Zealand, the defining deliveries of the 2015 World Cup. You remember them more than you have witnessed them lately, because Starc hasn’t been able to produce them too often for a while. In the
Manchester United’s Jose Mourinho insists he is getting repeatedly frustrated by his side making the same mistakes every game but is happy with his side’s spirit. Man United and Arsenal played out an entertaining draw, with Jesse Lingard scoring an equaliser 74 seconds after the Gunners had regained the lead. Man United and Arsenal played
3:38 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After a whirlwind week in Laker Land in which Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and even Kevin Durant weighed in publicly about how LeBron James should play, or in Durant’s case what it’s like to play with him, James capped the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 4-0 homestand with 42 points in
1:59 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — The NBA’s Most Valuable Player award is officially given out based on how players perform over the course of the league’s 82-game regular season. In truth, though, the narratives that frame the race are set by the time Christmas rolls around. With less than three weeks until the
12:57 AM ET Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will return from a two-year absence to face John Lineker at UFC 233 on Jan. 26 in Anaheim. The UFC confirmed the 135-pound matchup, following an initial report by The Orange County Register. UFC 233 is slated to take place at Honda Center. Cruz (22-2) is