2:19 AM BST Sam Bruce Close ESPN Associate Editor Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPNscrum after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Andy Withers Close ESPN
Month: April 2019
English Premier League: Gabriel Jesus (90′) Crystal Palace 1-3 Manchester City Manchester City moved back ahead of Liverpool thanks to a brace from Raheem Sterling and a goal from Gabriel Jesus. Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah scored in Liverpool’s dominant victory over Chelsea, moving the Reds back ahead of Manchester City. Manchester City moved back
2:22 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — It is difficult to pinpoint the exact moment the Detroit Pistons‘ spirit broke, they took so many blows. Dwane Casey’s pregame announcement that Blake Griffin‘s knee was “too sore” for him to play in Game 1 of the team’s first-round NBA playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks foreshadowed
1:00 AM ET Justin Fields chatted casually with Dwayne Haskins as he lofted an effortless spiral down the field Saturday morning prior to his first public appearance in a Buckeyes uniform. The two quarterbacks — a record-setting, Heisman-contending, soon-to-be NFL millionaire and the 19-year-old newcomer expected to replace him — were just shooting the breeze.
11:29 PM ET ESPN News Services Arizona Diamondbacks closer Greg Holland threw a couple of tight inside pitches to the San Diego Padres‘ Francisco Mejia during Sunday’s ninth inning, raising questions about whether it was in retaliation for Padres pitchers hitting two Diamondbacks with pitches on Saturday in Phoenix. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said all
The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is closed, but you can click here to review all the deals. Transfer Talk will continue to scour the world’s media and set correspondents loose to see what’s on the agenda for the summer. Juve to unite ‘new Ronaldo’ with Ronaldo? Reports at AS claim representatives of Benfica
Arsenal secured their first clean sheet away from home this Premier League season and soared back into the top four with a 1-0 win over 10-man Watford. ESPN FC’s Craig Burley delves into Arsenal’s poor form on the road this season, after narrowly escaping 10-man Watford with three points. On the face of it, this
While Harry Kane’s injury is a major concern for Tottenham, Craig Burley says it could also be a curveball for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City. A big weekend of profit for the column with a couple of solid winners, including a 9/1 treble. It’s all about the Champions League again this week, and whether Manchester
7:01 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN The Best Sneakers of Game 1 After relying on hand-painted custom pairs of Adidas throughout his first two seasons to convey his “Spida” nickname and love for the Spider-Man comic series, Donovan Mitchell debuted his new signature shoe Sunday for the NBA playoffs, wrapping up a weekend of new, exciting
10:57 PM ET Well, that wasn’t very nice of the Houston Astros. The Seattle Mariners returned home from a road trip as the hottest team in baseball, owning a 13-2 record, mashing home runs like a beer league softball team and creating buzz around the sport as the early surprise team of 2019. Then this