FFA boss David Gallop announces the sacking of Matildas coach Alen Stajcic just five months before the World Cup. Storm clouds around FFA’s decision to sack Matildas coach Alen Stajcic should bring their downpour within a week, as the jilted coach considers his options and the governing body mulls over his replacement. Both parties are
Month: February 2019
From the heroics of Lionel Messi and Gervinho to PSG’s first defeat of the season, here’s how the top clubs in Europe fared at the weekend. This weekend was all about the Albiceleste, with a trio of Argentines delivering a combined total of seven goals to earn vital wins for their clubs. Our global editors
Part of the luxury of being Pep Guardiola is, evidently, confidence of the sort that lets you take risks that others might not. On Tuesday, his Manchester City side lost at St. James’ Park against a Newcastle team that had previously won just three of 12 home Premier League games. In those circumstances, page 17
3:26 AM GMT ESPN staff Stephen Larkham has paid the price for the Wallabies’ woeful attack across a 4-9 Test season in 2018, losing his job as one of Michael Cheika’s assistant coaches. Larkham will instead “transition” into a new High Performance role at Rugby Australia [RA], the former Wallabies fly-half to focus on skills,
2:46 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball ATLANTA — Leading up to Super Bowl LIII, Sean McVay said he needed to get running back Todd Gurley involved in the game. On Sunday, in a
During his 27th birthday celebration, an emotional Neymar spoke about his desire to return to the pitch. Julien Laurens predicts how Thomas Tuchel will set up his starting XI against Manchester United, with star-player Neymar sidelined for 10 weeks. Injured Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar has told friends and family that he wished he had “a
8:15 AM ET At the end of a dour Super Bowl in Atlanta only a mother could love, it really shouldn’t have been a surprise that Bill Belichick was the one standing triumphant. Last year, Tom Brady produced what was arguably the greatest single performance in Super Bowl history, only for Belichick’s defense to get
1:09 AM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The Oakland Raiders are in talks with the Giants about playing their home games next season at Oracle Park in San Francisco. A person with knowledge of the negotiations said Sunday night the two sides are in discussions, but no deal has been reached. The person spoke
12:49 AM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Jared Goff trudged to the Los Angeles Rams‘ bench, his face a mask of confusion and despair while the Patriots celebrated their interception behind him. Sean McVay left the sideline and leaned into his ear. The coach didn’t say much, but he encouraged his quarterback to learn from
Feb 4, 2018 The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook had nearly 450 prop bets and over 1,000 ways to bet Super Bowl LIII. Here is a rundown of some of the interesting ones that cashed, as well as some that were big decisions for the SuperBook. MVP Julian Edelman (25-1) Edelman was a force, especially in