Amid another video assistant referee controversy, Rob Brooks breaks down the highlights and lowlights of this weekend’s A-League action. Talking point of the weekend For the second straight week, VAR stole the headlines during what should have been the game of the round. The Sydney derby, which ended in a 2-0 win to Sydney FC,
8:44 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Xander Schauffele gave the Americans a sweep of the World Golf Championships and quickly put a winless sophomore season behind him. Schauffele made birdie on his final three holes Sunday, the last one a 2-putt birdie from about 30 feet on the par-5 18th hole to beat Tony
4:29 AM ET Mohammad IsamESPN Two months after completing a five-year ban for match-fixing, Mohammad Ashraful has found his way back into the Bangladesh Premier League. The 34-year old batsman was picked up by Chittagong Vikings during the player draft for the sixth season of the tournament which begins on January 5. May 31, 2013
Orlando Pirates are basking in the glory of yet more Soweto Derby success as Saturday’s 2-1 win over arch rivals Kaizer Chiefs ensured their unbeaten run in the ‘clasico’ of South African football stretched to 10 games. Pirates coach Micho Sredojevic, whose four derbies have delivered two wins and two draws, hailed the performance of
2:00 AM ET STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State demolished Texas’ playoff dreams Saturday. While demolishing the Longhorns’ defense along the way. After struggling offensively for much of the season, Oklahoma State exploded for 260 yards in the first quarter alone, the second-most yards Texas had given up in any quarter over the past 15 years,
8:16 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN While the opening week’s sneakers around the league were more about blatant flashiness and contrasting colors to take advantage of the NBA’s new footwear rules, to close the month out, players looked to highlight causes and people close to them with their kicks. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month,
3:13 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Chris Sale stood in the back of the dugout as the World Series was slipping away and started screaming. “He’s got two pitches!” the Boston Red Sox ace hollered to his left among a stream of profanities, referring to Los Angeles Dodgers starter Rich Hill. Then he
2:25 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers saw a four-run lead turn into a five-run deficit in the final three innings in Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night, prompting a 9-6 loss and an overwhelming 3-1 series deficit to the Boston Red Sox. The sudden collapse was ignited by
2:16 AM ET Anthony Smith continued his surge in the light heavyweight division, choking out former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir at 4:26 of the third round via rear-naked choke on Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. A former middleweight, Smith (30-13) moved to 3-0 in the past
1:35 AM ET SAN ANTONIO — With the Los Angeles Lakers trailing the San Antonio Spurs by three with 15.9 seconds remaining, Rajon Rondo had a clear path toward the basket but opted to pass up an open layup in hopes of finding a 3-point shooter for the tie. Passed by LeBron James for sixth