ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol has had enough of people hating on Mesut Ozil and believes he’d be an asset to D.C. United and MLS. Craig Burley explains why Arsenal could break back into the top four this season after getting off to a winning start against Newcastle. Arsenal open the season with a narrow win
Month: August 2019
12:28 AM ET ESPN staff and AAP The record books will say Karen Khachanov beat Nick Kyrgios two sets to one in a second-round match in Cincinnati on Wednesday, but that tells virtually none of the actual story. It was another ride on the Kyrgios roller coaster, mixing sublime tennis, some on-court humour, with swearing
Faith begins when reason ends. You get to the outer limits of your rational tether and then you take that big leap. It’s not necessarily a bad thing: Belief is central to sports. History is filled with stories of those who believed in themselves, thereby achieving great things. There’s also a rich trove of “outside-the-box”
12:27 AM ET As CBA negotiations between the NFL and the NFLPA continue to make little progress, the NFLPA has issued a “work stoppage guide” to its players to help them prepare in case of a strike or lockout following the 2020 season. Sources on both sides of the negotiations continue to insist a work
4:17 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The inaugural season of the Euro T20 Slam has been cancelled, just two weeks before the tournament had been scheduled to start. The tournament’s organisers released a statement saying that “the board of the Euro T20 Slam, funding partners and franchise owners of this exciting new T20 tournament have reluctantly
United States women’s soccer co-captain Megan Rapinoe says players have not closed the door on resolving their equal pay dispute U.S. Soccer out of court, but any conversations with the federation must begin with women’s players receiving equal pay to their male counterparts. Rapinoe and teammate Christen Press appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and
12:30 PM ET Maybe Mets fans can take solace in the idea that perhaps Justin Dunn was never destined to pitch for their team anyway. Dunn grew up in Freeport, Long Island, 23 miles from Citi Field and attended games as a kid there and at old Shea Stadium. When the Mets drafted Dunn in
11:53 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — One reunion got off to a great start, while another was anything but impressive, as new Philadelphia Phillies hitting coach Charlie Manuel saw his lineup score 11 runs on Wednesday — eight of them against former Phillies star Cole Hamels. Hamels got a hero’s welcome back to Philadelphia then promptly
11:58 PM ET Attorneys representing lawyer Michael Avenatti filed a court motion on Wednesday that alleges that a Nike employee at least approved under-the-table payments to former Duke star Zion Williamson and ex-Indiana star Romeo Langford when they were still in high school in February 2017. The alleged offers — $35,000 or more for Williamson
Julien Laurens discusses Zinedine Zidane’s future at Real Madrid after reports claimed he is unhappy his transfer requests have not been fulfilled. The FC crew examine Zinedine Zidane’s options for how he’ll manage Gareth Bale, with the Welshman content to stay and fight at Real Madrid. Sid Lowe provides the latest surrounding Neymar’s future amid