Napoli’s Carlo Ancelotti believes their 3-0 loss to Sampdoria was down to going into the match with a negative mental attitude that will need to be corrected. Sampdoria’s rescheduled Serie A fixture against Fiorentina on Wednesday Sept. 19 has been put back to a 7.00 p.m. local time kick-off after complaints from fans about its
9:36 AM ET China’s No. 1 seed Zhang Shuai defeated home favourite Nao Hibino to reach the quarterfinals of the Japan Women’s Open. Hibino — the last remaining Japanese player after recording a shock win over Eugenie Bouchard in round one — raced into a 4-1 lead, dropping just eight points in the first five
9:45 AM ET MARINA BAY, Singapore — Fernando Alonso says he still hasn’t fully recovered from last month’s dramatic first corner accident in Belgium which saw himself, Nico Hulkenberg and Charles Leclerc all retire from the race immediately. The two-time world champion was seen wearing strapping across his right hand and wrist on Thursday in
8:56 AM BST Handre Pollard and Malcolm Marx have returned to the Springboks starting side for their must-win Rugby Championship clash with the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday. Flyhalf Pollard and hooker Marx were surprise omissions from coach Rassie Erasmus’s starting side last week against Australia, which the Wallabies won 23-18 in Brisbane. Pollard
9:59 AM ET Japanese-American golfer Tadd Fujikawa is believed to be the first openly gay male professional golfer after he discussed his sexuality in an Instagram post. Fujikawa, 27, said he hoped to inspire love and understanding by revealing his sexuality and also discussed mental health awareness on World Suicide Prevention Day. The Hawaii-born golfer
7:52 AM ET Masters champion Patrick Reed claims the U.S. will go into this year’s Ryder Cup as underdogs, as the country’s golfers seek to end their overseas winning drought in Paris. Reed will be a key member of Jim Furyk‘s team as the Americans seek to defend the title won in commanding fashion at
shares Paul Collingwood remains unsure about his future © Getty Images The handshakes with his team mates at the end of Durham’s victory over Sussex at Emirates Riverside on Wednesday said it all: Paul Collingwood, the former England batsman, has decided to end his first-class career at 42. Collingwood will not be short of
3:25 AM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Wayne Gretzky says the NHL should again allow its players to compete in the Winter Olympics because sending the world’s top hockey players is “always much better for everyone.” Speaking to The Associated Press, the National Hockey League’s all-time leading scorer says he hopes the league and players
8:36 AM ET Here’s the hypothesis: The American League MVP race is arguably the greatest MVP race ever. Here’s the evidence: We already have six position players with a WAR of 7.0 or higher, plus a seventh candidate who is merely chasing a Triple Crown. To have so many players performing at such a high
2:38 AM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon often says a team has to go out and take what it desires because nothing is going to be given in baseball — not over 162 games. The Milwaukee Brewers are heeding Maddon’s advice, as two September series wins over their rivals have brought them