ESPN FC’s Craig Burley weighs in on Chelsea’s dominating win over Southampton and views the Blues as a real threat to win the league this season. ESPN FC’s Craig Burley weighs in on Chelsea’s dominating win over Southampton and views the Blues as a real threat to win the league this season. Chelsea get their
Month: October 2018
12:35 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Years after taking the last of his 444 international wickets, Shoaib Akhtar may have made another match-turning contribution for Pakistan – via a phone call to Mohammad Hafeez. With his international career seemingly winding down, and having been downgraded in Pakistan’s central contracts list, the 37-year-old Hafeez had contemplated retiring.
AC Milan enjoy a comfortable 3-1 win over Chievo ahead of their showdown with Inter in two weeks after the international break. AC Milan continued their fine form in front of goal on Sunday as they secured a 3-1 win over Chievo at the San Siro. A double from Gonzalo Higuain and Giacomo Bonaventura’s deflected
Wu Lei scored twice as Shanghai SIPG restored their four-point gap at the top of the Chinese Super League with a 5-0 thrashing of bottom-of-the-table Guizhou Zhicheng on Sunday. Wu was joined on the scoresheet by Wang Shenchao, Hulk and Elkeson, and the win keeps SIPG clear of seven-time defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande with just
12:23 PM ET Atletico Madrid defeated Real Betis 1-0 in a tight game on Sunday through a second-half strike from forward Angel Correa as coach Diego Simeone’s substitutions paid off. Atletico saw little of the ball against Betis but managed to keep the visitors at bay with shrewd defensive work and had far more chances
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India Under-19s 304 for 3 (Jaiswal 85, Simran 65*, Rawat 57, Badoni 52*) beat Sri Lanka Under-19s 160 (Madushka 49, Paranavithana 48, Tyagi 6-38) The victorious India Under-19s pose for a selfie Raton Gomes/BCB Compared the senior men’s and women’s Asia Cup finals this year, this was an anti-climax, as India
New York was in control early and never looked back, as the Red Bulls continued to roll on their quest for the Supporters Shield. The San Jose Earthquakes will announce former Chivas Guadalajara boss Matias Almeyda as their new manager on Monday. Quakes Epicenter were first to report the news, which was confirmed by ESPN.
11:31 AM ET The Buffalo Bills are prepared to bring in veteran quarterback Derek Anderson within the next 24 hours to provide rookie Josh Allen with an experienced mentor, league sources told ESPN. Anderson served as the backup during Cam Newton‘s first seven years with the Carolina Panthers, where current Bills coach Sean McDermott and
11:44 AM ET Everson Griffen, who already has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles, is not expected to return to the Minnesota Vikings “anytime soon,” according to one league source, as the Pro Bowl defensive end tends to his mental health. How long Griffin will be away from the Vikings remains
According to ESPN Stats & Info, Atlanta’s Ronald Acuna Jr. became the youngest player in postseason history to hit a grand slam with that second-inning blast, at 20 years, 293 days old. The previous record was by Mickey Mantle, who was 21 when he hit one in the 1953 World Series. I’m not sure if