12:49 PM ET Former France and Barcelona defender Eric Abidal will be questioned by the police in the next few days over the alleged attack on Paris Saint-Germain’s Kheira Hamraoui. Prosecutor Maryvonne Caillibotte told the media on Monday that the 42-year-old will be “quizzed soon” as part of the investigation. Sources have told ESPN that
5:23 PM ET A Messi and Neymar meeting is off the books after the Brazilian was ruled out against Argentina. MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images Argentina captain Lionel Messi is fit again and will start their World Cup qualifier at home to Brazil on Tuesday but Neymar will miss out for the visitors after feeling pain
4:34 PM ET England clinched their spot at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with a 10-0 away win over San Marino to top Group I on Monday night as Harry Kane scored a second hat trick in as many matches and ended the match with four goals. The game was largely a formality for
7:24 PM ET Australian Jack Della Maddalena says he’ll be targeting a “headline finish” when he fights Warlley Alves at UFC 270 in January next year. Della Maddalena (10-2), who earned his way onto the UFC roster after a unanimous decision win over Ange Loosa as part of Dana White’s Contender Series, is stoked to
7:29 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The World Series champion Atlanta Braves added depth at catcher by signing Manny Pina to a two-year, $8 million contract Monday. He will make $3.5 million next season and $4.5 million in 2023. The contract also includes a $4 million club option for 2024 with no buyout. The
5:26 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Yankees hired former Mets manager Luis Rojas as their third-base coach on Monday, a month after he lost his job with the crosstown rivals. Rojas managed the Mets for the past two seasons. The team declined its 2022 option for him on Oct. 4, a day
6:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Julio Lugo, who played for seven teams in a 12-year major league career and was the shortstop for Boston’s 2007 World Series championship team, has died, the Red Sox said. He was 45. The cause of death was presumed to be a heart attack, Lugo’s family told ESPN’s Enrique
7:23 PM ET Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Iga Swiatek departed the WTA Finals with a win after spoiling Paula Badosa‘s birthday 7-5, 6-4 on Monday. The Pole couldn’t advance from her group after losing her first two singles matches but got to finish her two-title season with a smile. She also ended Badosa’s eight-match
7:27 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn placekicker Anders Carlson is out for the season with an ACL injury while quarterback Bo Nix had season-ending ankle surgery. Coach Bryan Harsin said that Monday’s surgery on Nix was successful, ending his season and his streak of 34 consecutive starts. Carlson and Nix were both
6:47 PM ET Grambling State University announced Monday that head football coach Broderick Fobbs has been fired after eight seasons. Linebackers and special teams coordinator Terrence Graves will serve as the interim head coach for the 48th annual Bayou Classic against Southern University. Graves is in his seventh season with the Tigers, who are 3-7