Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera scored in the first half to lift Jose Mourinho’s side to a 2-1 win over Gareth Bale and Real Madrid. The dust is starting to settle in Madrid after Cristiano Ronaldo’s exit, and Sid Lowe explains why the mood is so good in the Real camp. Shaka Hislop explains how
Month: August 2018
2:23 PM ET Washington Nationals reliever Shawn Kelley was frustrated over the “mixed messages” he received from the umpiring crew — not over being summoned to pitch in a blowout game — when he slammed his glove to the ground in anger during Tuesday’s 25-4 victory over the New York Mets, his agent told ESPN.
2:27 PM ET CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers received a commitment from free agent guard David Nwaba on Wednesday, a team source told ESPN. Nwaba, a 6-4 2-guard out of Cal Poly, averaged 7.9 points on 47.8 percent shooting (34.6 percent from 3) and 4.7 rebounds for the Chicago Bulls last season, which was his second
2:08 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — With training camp advancing and the regular season closing in, the Philadelphia Eagles are asking quarterback Carson Wentz to do less in practice, not more. Wentz was held out of team drills for the third consecutive session Wednesday after participating in 11-on-11s last week. “My understanding is the coaches, trainers
Robert Lewandowski, Arturo Vidal and others make up today’s Transfer Rater, but who’s most likely to make a move before the summer window closes? It’s August, and that means there’s less than two weeks left in the English transfer window, and the others will close soon after. Which players are likeliest to move before then?
2:21 PM ET The ex-wife of former Ohio State assistant football coach Zach Smith, who was fired in July, says several people close to Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer, including his wife, knew of a 2015 accusation of domestic violence against her husband. “All the [coaches’] wives knew,” Courtney Smith told college football reporter Brett McMurphy
12:43 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Mercedes junior driver George Russell finished this week’s in-season test at the Hungaroring at the top of the timesheets after clocking a new track record on Wednesday afternoon. The F2 championship leader beat the record set by Antonio Giovinazzi in the Ferrari on Tuesday by 0.073s with a best
1:11 PM ET AKRON, Ohio — About to embark on the most hectic stretch of golf he has played in years, Tiger Woods said Wednesday he began to realize a few months ago that this was possible — and he prepared for it. Woods, who qualified at the last minute for this week’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Jose Mourinho is unsure whether Anthony Martial will be staying at the club, after the player went home during their pre-season tour of the United States. With Jose Mourinho’s antics reaching a tipping point this preseason, the FC panel examine the effect it’s having on Man United’s dressing room. Raphael Honigstein dives into Manchester United’s
1:00 PM ET George Dobell England have not given up hope that Ben Stokes could be available for the second Test starting at Lord’s on August 9. Stokes is due in court in Bristol on August 6 – the day after the Edgbaston Test is scheduled to finish – to face a charge of affray