1:59 AM ET Mexico has four center-forwards in training for its World Cup warmup matches this week but will take only three strikers to Qatar and Javier Hernandez will not be in either group, coach Tata Martino confirmed Tuesday night. Martino ruled out ‘Chicharito’ from an appearance in his fourth World Cup while speaking on
2:23 AM ET Eric Dier was banned for four matches after a clash with a fan in 2020. Tess Derry/EMPICS/PA Images via Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur defender Eric Dier said fan behaviour at football games is a serious problem and that he feels “too uncomfortable” for his family to attend away matches. The Premier League said
2:16 AM ET Chelsea have sacked their commerical director. Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Chelsea said they have terminated commercial director Damian Willoughby’s employment with immediate effect after receiving evidence he had sent “inappropriate messages” before being appointed by the Premier League side. Willoughby began working at Chelsea earlier this month following the club’s takeover by an investment
5:37 AM ET Adriana Garcia Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest men’s international goalscorer in September. Gualter Fatia/Getty Images Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has said he will not retire from international duty after the World Cup and wants to compete at Euro 2024. Manchester United forward said the “road is not over yet” for him when speaking
4:02 AM ET While he is on the fence about playing for the chaotic Nigeria national team, Toronto Raptors center Precious Achiuwa is all in when it comes to the NBA, and is aiming for a Championship ring. Achiuwa says he has done a lot of growing up since being traded to the Raptors from
England Women will play a five-day Test match against Australia as part of an Ashes campaign in 2023 in which they will return to the country’s major venues. It will be only the second scheduled women’s Test of that length, after Australia hosted England at North Sydney Oval in 1992. The Test will take place
1:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” NEW YORK — In the middle of the trot for the most noteworthy and historic home run in more than a decade, one that took Aaron Judge to a level graced by
12:45 AM ET North Carolina freshman quarterback Drake Maye apologized Tuesday evening for taking a shot at rival NC State earlier in the day, saying that his remark was meant as a joke but was “inappropriate.” Maye, while meeting with the media to discuss the Tar Heels’ upcoming game on Saturday against Notre Dame, was
11:16 PM ET Eddie Alvarez and ONE Championship have agreed upon his release, the decorated MMA fighter wrote Tuesday night on Twitter. Alvarez, a former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion, wrote that he left ONE “amicably” and is “officially a free agent.” Alvarez signed with ONE as a free agent from the UFC in October
10:30 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays ace Shane McClanahan was pulled in the fifth inning with neck tightness during a 5-0 loss to the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. “He did not want to come out, was not happy about that, but we’re trying to make the best