8:28 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti said he will pick a strong Real Madrid team this weekend hoping to celebrate a LaLiga title win, despite facing a Champions League semifinal second leg with Manchester City just four days later. Madrid’s 15-point lead over Barcelona and Sevilla at the top of the league
9:00 AM ET Zlatan Ibrahimovic told ESPN he is the best player ever to feature in Major League Soccer, having spent two years at the LA Galaxy. The Sweden forward moved to the United States in 2018 following 18 months in the Premier League with Manchester United, which was curtailed following a serious knee injury.
12:45 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona‘s Ronald Araujo has said money was not the most important factor after confirming he rejected more lucrative offers from the Premier League before signing a new deal with the Blaugrana this week. Araujo, 23, signed a contract extension on Friday that will keep him at Camp Nou
9:54 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said Jurgen Klopp’s decision to extend his contract at Liverpool will not sway his own thoughts about his Manchester City future. Klopp has penned a deal which will keep him at Anfield until 2026. Guardiola has a contract at City until the end of next season but
12:36 PM ET The consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly is in exclusive negotations to buy Premier League club Chelsea for $3 billion (£2.4bn), a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Boehly’s consortium was one of a number of bidders that had approached New York bank Raine with bids
12:58 PM ET Associated Press MUNICH — Botic van de Zandschulp upset second-seeded Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-1 to reach the BMW Open semifinals Friday. The Dutch player, who also defeated Ruud at the US Open last year, saved the only break point he faced and won 50% of his first-serve return points. Van de Zandschulp
The inaugural Pakistan Junior League will be played from October 1 to 15, featuring six teams and 19 games, at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. It is also understood that, after the PCB invited corporate entities to be a part of the tournament, there were as many as 24 companies that came forward with a desire to
7:00 AM ET Bob Arum at Top Rank headquarters in Las Vegas. Al Powers for ESPN ON THE SECOND FLOOR of the events center at Resorts World Las Vegas hotel and casino, Bob Arum takes small, careful steps. He moves slowly. His eyes look toward the floor with each step, as if the gravity of his
8:09 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Ask any serious MMA follower to name the top five submission fighters in UFC history and you’ll have Charles Oliveira (15 submissions) and Demian Maia (11) thrown back at you before the question is fully out of your mouth. They’re No. 1 and No. 2. They’re easy to list. After
8:30 AM ET NBA Insiders The NBA first-round playoff series between the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves has the makings of an all-time classic. We’ve seen young superstars Ja Morant and Anthony Edwards take their games to new heights — literally, in Morant’s case — Karl-Anthony Towns letting it fly from deep and some massive