Mateo Kovacic’s goal was his first in the Premier League this season. Photo by Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images Champions Manchester City provisionally climbed to the top of the Premier League table after thrashing lowly Luton Town 5-1 on Saturday, with Daiki Hashioka scoring an own goal off his face and Erling Haaland netting his
João Félix netted a brilliant bicycle kick to earn depleted Barcelona a 1-0 La Liga win at relegation-threatened Cádiz on Saturday as manager Xavi Hernandez rested key players ahead of their Champions League quarterfinal against Paris Saint-Germain. Barça moved to 70 points, eight behind leaders Real Madrid, whom they will face in El Clasico at
photo caption=”Aurelien Tchouameni got the only goal for Real Madrid at Mallorca on Saturday.”> Aurelien Tchouameni struck early in the second half to give Real Madrid a 1-0 win away at Mallorca in LaLiga on Saturday as they rested key players ahead of their Champions League quarterfinal against Manchester City. The win lifted Real to
Tom Chambers Apr 13, 2024, 04:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOURNEMOUTH, England — Erik ten Hag has denied that Manchester United are out of the race to qualify for next season’s Champions League after the team’s 2-2 draw with Bournemouth on Saturday. United, who have won just one of their past seven matches in
Wrexham beat Forest Green 6-0 on Saturday to earn promotion for a second-straight season as their movie-script story under Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney continues. MK Dons and Barrow dropped points, meaning Wrexham’s victory secured promotion to League One — English football’s third-tier — and another step closer to their owners’ dream of
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 13, 2024, 06:24 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions AUGUSTA, Ga. — For the second day in a row on Saturday, Tiger Woods made Masters history. Only this time, it was a mark
Associated Press Apr 13, 2024, 06:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SALT LAKE CITY — Cam Rising is right on schedule in his comeback from a severe knee injury. Rising led the offense for three series in Utah’s spring football game Saturday. The senior quarterback had a strong outing in his first live game since
Associated Press Apr 13, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONACO — Casper Ruud finally got the better of Novak Djokovic, beating the top-ranked Serb 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 on Saturday to set up a Monte Carlo Masters final against two-time champion Stefanos Tsitsipas. Tsitsipas won the earlier semifinal against a tiring Jannik Sinner 6-4,
Associated Press Apr 13, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Texas Rangers reliever Brock Burke broke his non-throwing hand while punching a wall following a poor outing Friday night against the Houston Astros. Manager Bruce Bochy said Burke, who is a left-hander, broke his right hand when he punched the wall “out
Associated Press Apr 13, 2024, 05:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Colorado Rockies outfielder Kris Bryant left Saturday’s game at Toronto in the fourth inning because of a stiff back. A four-time All-Star and the 2016 NL MVP, Bryant crashed into the outfield wall after making a catch on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s deep