6:14 PM ET TURIN, Italy — Thomas Tuchel probably didn’t need a reminder of the difficulty in competing on two fronts this season, but Manchester City and now Juventus have given him just that in the space of five days. The chaotic circumstances surrounding his arrival at Stamford Bridge in January — replacing fan favourite
6:15 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United can still do late drama. A game they should have lost ended in a 2-1 victory over Villarreal thanks to a winner deep into stoppage time from Cristiano Ronaldo. It was one of those nights when United’s No.7 seemed so much on the periphery that
4:45 PM ET Julia Budd, the former Bellator women’s featherweight champion, has signed a contract with PFL, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Budd will make her debut Oct. 27 on the undercard of PFL’s championship event in Hollywood, Florida, against an opponent to be determined. She will then be a part of PFL’s season structure
3:55 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is the latest big-name tennis player to drop out of the BNP Paribas Open set for next month in the Southern California desert. “I am sorry I won’t get to see my fans in Indian Wells and play in the desert, my favourite
4:17 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic overcame 10 double-faults and some first-set frustration to grab 12 of the last 13 games against qualifier Maddison Inglis on Wednesday and reach the third round of the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic. The third-seeded Bencic got past 130th-ranked Inglis 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 at
3:02 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets wide receiver Jeff Smith suffered a concussion after being involved in a car accident while driving to the team’s facility on Wednesday morning. Smith was diagnosed by team doctors at the facility and was kept out of practice. Coach Robert Saleh didn’t mention the accident
2:39 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — For all that Aaron Rodgers has done in his career, he has never started a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lambeau Field nor has he played against Ben Roethlisberger in nearly 11 years. That will change Sunday, barring injury or anything else unforeseen, when the Steelers play
Report Rajasthan Royals looked good for a big score with Evin Lewis going strong, but his wicket triggered a terminal collapse Rajasthan Royals 153 for 3 (Maxwell 50*, Bharat 44, Mustafizur 2-20) beat Rajasthan Royals 149 for 9 (Lewis 58, Jaiswal 31, Harshal 3-34, Shahbaz 2-10, Chahal 2-18) by seven wickets Rajasthan Royals were in
2:05 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — His smile even before he answered the question seemed to indicate Patrick Mahomes‘ feelings on the Kansas City Chiefs‘ signing of wide receiver Josh Gordon. Then Mahomes’ words confirmed it. “Everywhere he’s been, he’s kind of dominated,” Mahomes said Wednesday of Gordon, who was to join the Chiefs
1:57 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — On the first day of practice as he prepares his New England Patriots team to face quarterback Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, coach Bill Belichick brought his sense of humor to Wednesday morning’s news conference. “What’s going on? Got any stories this week?” he asked upon arrival,