8:44 AM ET Neymar was Brazil’s matchwinner against Japan. Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images Neymar‘s penalty 13 minutes from time earned Brazil a 1-0 win over fellow World Cup qualifiers Japan at Tokyo’s National Stadium on Monday as the Paris Saint-Germain striker moved to within three goals of Pele’s all-time national scoring record. The forward coolly
6:41 AM ET Wales interim manager Rob Page has said the game against the United States men’s national team in Qatar is “winnable” after they qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 62 years. Wales secured a 1-0 win over Ukraine in their qualification playoff final on Sunday and will now play
5:30 AM ET The advent of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Premier League hasn’t gone smoothly since its introduction in 2019. Its introduction into English football was delayed, with the Premier League being the last of the “Big Five” leagues in Europe to adopt it. The Bundesliga and Serie A were early adopters
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff Following the Colorado Avalanche‘s 4-2 victory in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, the Edmonton Oilers are one loss away from a sweep. After a six-goal outburst in Game 1, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl & Co. have managed just two combined in the following two contests. Will the Oilers
6:43 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — American teenager Coco Gauff rose to a career-best No. 13 in the WTA rankings Monday after her runner-up finish to No. 1 Iga Swiatek at the French Open. Gauff, 18, of Florida, jumped 10 spots by getting to her first Grand Slam final before losing to Swiatek 6-1,
Dwaine Pretorius has started to believe he can do anything on a cricket field, thanks to MS Dhoni. After a season with the Chennai Super Kings, and four stints with Dhoni at the crease, Pretorius has had first-hand experience of how to combine calm and confidence to pull off a successful chase. “The biggest thing
6:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins‘ defense dominated the majority of the mandatory minicamp practices open to media last week, save a few splash plays on offense. But even those glimpses of brilliance, including big plays by running backs Chase Edmonds and ZaQuandre White, had to be taken with a grain
7:00 AM ET ESPN Betting Analysts The busy part of the 2022 NFL offseason is finally over. Teams around the league have rebuilt their rosters in free agency and through the draft, with most teams set. Our betting experts have everything you need to know to access each team’s win total and how they stack
3:09 AM BST And then there were four. Super Rugby Pacific’s quarterfinals played out as expected over the weekend, but not before the Brumbies were forced to fight off a determined Hurricanes outfit in Canberra. Each game, in fact, saw the underdogs rally, with even the Highlanders – who had only four wins during the
2:18 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Eleven seconds into Game 2, Draymond Green tied up Al Horford to force a jump ball before the Golden State Warriors forced a turnover. Green was intent on sending a message, not to the Boston Celtics, but one to his own team. Setting the tone by harassing Celtics ballhandlers