11:12 AM ET Qatar claimed the country’s first Asian Cup title on Friday. KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images Almoez Ali scored with a spectacular overhead kick for a record ninth goal of the Asian Cup to set Qatar on their way to a first continental title with a stunning 3-1 win over four-times champions Japan on Friday. Ali’s
Month: February 2019
2:52 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The San Diego Padres met with free-agent outfielder Bryce Harper on Thursday in Las Vegas, sources familiar with the meeting told ESPN, officially adding a suitor to a list of teams that
Fabio Quagliarella has outscored Cristiano Ronaldo this season. Sampdoria’s 36-year-old striker Fabio Quagliarella has been included in Italy coach Roberto Mancini’s 32-man Italy squad for a training camp next week. Quagliarella, who last played for Italy in a friendly against Romania more than eight years ago, is Serie A’s top scorer this season with 16
The Exploding Heads recap Transfer Deadline Day where a few big names were linked with moves, but the day has become a shadow of itself. Turkish second division side Elazigspor set a new record when they signed and registered 22 players in less than two hours on transfer deadline day. Elazigspor achieved the feat after
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino tells ESPN where Spurs fall short in their pursuit of Europe’s elite clubs. Striker Vincent Janssen will be part of Tottenham’s Premier League squad for the rest of the season after no deadline day move for him materialised, manager Mauricio Pochettino has said. Spurs had hoped to sell Janssen — who
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol and the FC crew discuss the ‘antsy’ atmosphere at Anfield and the pressure associated with a tight Premier League title race. LIVERPOOL, England — Jurgen Klopp has said manpower issues were the reason for why only one half of the pitch was cleared of snow at half-time of Liverpool’s 1-1 draw
12:12 AM ET New York Knicks president Steve Mills said Kristaps Porzingis wasn’t fully bought in to the team’s plans for the future, which is one reason why the franchise decided to honor his trade request by sending him to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. “We feel like we did the right thing,” Mills said
The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs closed on Thursday. Click here for all the deals and keep track of who has joined the big boys, but Transfer Talk will continue to scour the world’s media and set correspondents loose to see what’s on the agenda for the summer. Bayern will be back for Hudson-Odoi Goal reports that defending
12:00 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 — Wade Phillips is the Los Angeles Rams‘ 71-year-old defensive coordinator who, after arriving in Atlanta, descended the steps of the team charter plane wearing a
1:19 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Keith Kirkwood was an undrafted rookie receiver from Temple and a long shot to make the New Orleans Saints‘ roster in early August, when he caught a touchdown pass from Drew Brees during a scrimmage at Tulane’s Yulman Stadium. After the practice, Kirkwood said he and Brees were the