Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola insists the club can still have what he believes is a successful season with the FA and League cups even if they lose against Liverpool. Manchester City will rely on current members of the squad to back up Fernandinho despite lacking a natural replacement for the holding midfielder, sources have told ESPN FC.
Month: January 2019
Sunil Chhetri will lead an inexperienced India side at this month’s Asian Cup. India captain Sunil Chhetri backs the squad’s young core to play out of their skins and test their Asian Cup opponents when they kick-start their campaign on Sunday. Coach Stephen Constantine has selected a 23-man squad whose average age is below 25
3:00 AM ET Big Picture But for one mad, self-destructive session, Pakistan might have maintained their grip on the first Test, but instead they have conceded a series lead and the pressure is on to bounce back at Newlands. A similar second-innings meltdown cost them the Test match, and the series, against New Zealand in
4:37 AM ET Formula One has always been a sport of compelling narratives. Though new ones will emerge during the new season, there are several topics we know we will be talking about for much of the year — we’ve outlined the biggest below. Vettel verses Leclerc Charles Leclerc will partner Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari
New Sydney FC signing Anthony Caceres speaks on why the Sky Blues are a perfect fit for him. Sydney FC have pivoted in their hunt for a speedy striker, with coach Steve Corica now keeping his options open to sign a target man during the transfer window. Corica has been outspoken about the need to
Ola Toivonen’s equaliser earned Melbourne Victory a point to send them top of the A-League. Central Coast’s torrid season continues after a poor performance against Wellington Phoenix left them four points adrift at the bottom of the table. Wellington coach Mark Rudan says midseason recruit Cillian Sheridan will provide much-needed competition in his strike force
The New Year may have been ushered in, but it was more of the same for clubs at the foot of the ladder. Rob Brooks has the A-League under a microscope in his weekly wrap-up. Talking point of the round Things are falling apart at the bottom of the table right now. That’s both figurative
2:31 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — The oft-asked question about Texas football got an emphatic answer on Tuesday night, at least as far as sophomore quarterback Sam Ehlinger was concerned. Ehlinger, who was named MVP in the No. 15 Longhorns’ 28-21 win over No. 5 Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, stood on stage during
12:00 AM ET PASADENA, Calif. — With 40 seconds left in the 105th Rose Bowl, Urban Meyer emphatically pumped his fists in the air one last time as Ohio State’s head coach with a victorious 28-23 score beaming on the north end zone scoreboard. As the clock ticked down to zero and Washington’s late comeback
2:08 AM ET New year, new Mambacita? Former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant announced Tuesday night that he and his wife, Vanessa, are expecting their fourth child — a baby girl, or as Bryant wrote, “another #mambacita.” The couple already has three daughters: Natalia, Gianna and Bianka. Bryant made the announcement on his Instagram