Jermain Defoe believes Harry Kane could have done better at the World Cup despite winning the golden boot and that it is only a matter of time before Marcus Rashford scores 20 goals a season. Jermain Defoe has told ESPN FC that Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford is a “special” talent that can become as
Month: October 2018
5:52 AM ET Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says he is not taking anything for granted as Lewis Hamilton closes in on a fifth world title. Sebastian Vettel is about to lose a championship he should have won, and it could taint his career forever. Our F1 team discusses the major talking points from the
5:44 AM ET Lance Armstrong has trolled Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas by offering a replacement for his stolen trophy. Current Le Tour champion Thomas made an appeal for the Coupe Omnisports to be returned after it went missing at the end of the Cycle Show, an exhibition of cycling brands in Birmingham, UK
4:52 AM ET Formula One champions Mercedes also dominated the sport’s virtual racetracks on Wednesday with British gamer Brendon Leigh starting the defence of his F1 Esports title with two wins in three races. The 19-year-old former kitchen porter, winner of the first Esports championship in Abu Dhabi last November before teams got involved, had
3:35 AM ET LAS VEGAS — LeBron James welcomed Lonzo Ball back to action Wednesday with a perfect alley-oop lob that Ball flushed with two hands on a well-executed give and go. The Los Angeles Lakers got their first glimpse of James and Ball, last year’s No. 2 overall pick, on the floor together and
2:13 AM BST It will be a Red Hill reunion at Ballymore next season with Peter Ryan joining his former rugby league teammate Brad Thorn on the Queensland Reds coaching staff. Thorn has pinched Ryan from the Brumbies to be the Reds’ defensive coach alongside returning attack coach Jim McKay in a coup for the
12:30 AM ET On Wednesday, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler sat down for an interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols to discuss returning to practice, his relationship with head coach Tom Thibodeau and his future with the organization. An edited transcript of the interview appears below: Nichols: You returned to practice for the first time with
11:10 PM ET Dillon Danis, Conor McGregor‘s teammate and one of his cornermen for his fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov last Saturday at UFC 229, has been accused of calling Nurmagomedov an anti-Muslim slur following Nurmagomedov’s victory over McGregor in Las Vegas. A brawl broke out immediately after the fight, when Nurmagomedov jumped over the cage
10:00 PM BST Jamie BraidwoodESPN Former Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll says Conor Murray’s decision to extend his contract with Munster and the Irish Rugby Football Union will encourage other players to stay in the country. Scrum-half Murray will now remain in Ireland until 2022, dismissing fears that he would leave Ireland to play elsewhere following
10:23 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Tight end Rob Gronkowski deflected any comparisons to Travis Kelce leading into Sunday night’s AFC showdown between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs, but praised Kelce as a “great player.” Expect a lot of shotgun formations, spread fields, option plays and other college concepts when the Patriots