6:40 PM ET (Adds details) PARIS, Nov 2 (Reuters) – French champions Paris St Germain beat Lille 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Friday to break the record for the best start to a season in Europe’s top five leagues with their 12th successive win. France forward Kylian Mbappe and Brazilian Neymar scored the goals as
Month: November 2018
MANCHESTER, England — Jose Mourinho is keen to make sure Anthony Martial develops into a “top player” at Manchester United and not somewhere else. The Frenchman is in talks with United about extending his current deal that is due to expire in 2020 if the club trigger their one-year extension. After a run of four
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes the pressure on Marcus Rashford is “too high.” The striker has scored three goals in four games for England this season but his club form has been questioned after finding the net just once in 10 appearances. In the week that saw Rashford turn 21, his
Mauricio Pochettino says his players can be confident that he will be staying at Tottenham when they are deciding their own futures — but he believes they should be devoting themselves to the club rather than him. Dele Alli, who signed a new six-year contract this week, has stated that Spurs’ manager was “a massive
LONDON — If there’s one thing Unai Emery thinks he can learn from Jurgen Klopp, it’s to smile more. The Arsenal coach will go up against Klopp on Saturday for the first time since besting the German in the 2016 Europa League final with Sevilla, knowing that this Liverpool side has come a long way
Argentine President Mauricio Macri is allowing opposing fans to attend the Copa Libertadores final between Boca Juniors and River Plate this month. The decision is at odds with a 2013 ban on visiting fans in Argentine football that is aimed at reducing violence and is expected to be a major security challenge for authorities. But
3:25 AM ET Associated Press SHIGA, Japan — So Yeon Ryu shot a 7-under 65 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Toto Japan Classic. Nasa Hataoka of Japan and South Koreans Jiyai Shin and In-Kyung Kim were a stroke back after rounds of 66 on Friday. Ten other players were
2:16 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — When Gordon Hayward went up to attempt to block a layup try by Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton midway through the second quarter of the Celtics’ 117-113 victory at TD Garden, it looked like simply one moment among many in what easily was Hayward’s best game of the
6:25 PM ET Marc J. Spears OAKLAND, Calif. — Can you see DeMarcus Cousins possibly returning to the New Orleans Pelicans as a free agent next offseason? Pelicans star forward Anthony Davis can. “He will be a free agent next year. Hopefully, down the line we can reconnect,” Davis told ESPN’s The Undefeated on Wednesday
1:17 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jon Gruden stood by his claim that players are “dying” to play for the Oakland Raiders in 2019, adding that he doesn’t believe his current players took it as a message that they are not good enough. “I’m just trying to get people excited about the Oakland Raiders,”