LONDON — Let’s be brief when it comes to the “things we learned” from the Community Shield: good luck to the rest of the Premier League. Liverpool and Manchester City, the winners of the 2019-20 curtain raiser at Wembley, show zero signs of letting up. If anything, they look more determined than ever to shatter
Month: August 2019
2:46 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff On a pitch that Virat Kohli described as “sluggish”, West Indies finished with a below par 95 for 9 to go down by four wickets against India in the first T20I. West Indies captain Carlos Brathwaite pointed to his batsmen’s assessment and shot selection as the reasons behind the defeat.
10:25 PM ET Marco Fabian had two goals, Alejandro Bedoya, Kacper Przybylko and Fabrice-Jean Picault also scored goals as the Eastern Conference leading Philadelphia Union cruised to a 5-1 victory over 10-man D.C. United on Sunday night in Washington, D.C. The victory moved the Union (42 points), who have had at least a share of
Alejandro Bedoya grabs a mic on the field after scoring at D.C. United, urging Congress to take action on gun violence in light of recent tragedies. Philadelphia Union captain Alejandro Bedoya used his goal celebration in Sunday’s MLS game at DC United to call on Congress to act on gun violence, following a pair of
6:23 PM ET Colby Covington might be the biggest “heel” in professional mixed martial arts, but he’s also the UFC’s undisputed No. 1 welterweight contender. Covington (15-1) solidified the next shot at defending welterweight champion Kamaru Usman on Saturday, with a dominant, five-round performance against former champ Robbie Lawler. The 170-pound bout headlined UFC Fight
5:01 PM ET CANTON, Ohio — A combined 55 Pro Bowl selections, one of the league’s most successful owners and one of its formative personnel executives were represented among the eight newest enshrinees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019 on Saturday night at Tom Benson Stadium. Almost everyone who stepped to
12:28 AM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Nelson Cruz hit three home runs in a game for the second time in 10 days, powering the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins over the Kansas City Royals 11-3 on Saturday night. A day after he homered, doubled twice and drove in five runs, Cruz again had five
12:40 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Francisco Lindor is in the market for a new jersey. Lindor and Jason Kipnis homered during Cleveland’s five-run fifth inning, and the Indians beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2 on Saturday night. Cleveland’s rally came moments after Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield was shown on the scoreboard, sitting in
11:47 PM ET The Houston Astros spun the 12th no-hitter in franchise history, holding the Seattle Mariners hitless in a 9-0 victory in Minute Maid Park behind four pitchers — starting with Aaron Sanchez, who was making his Astros debut after going to Houston at the trade deadline. He could not have chosen a better
11:27 PM ET NEW YORK — Adam Kownacki’s dream is to become the first Polish fighter to win a heavyweight world title and he moved a step closer to getting his chance on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. With most in the crowd of 8,790 cheering Kownacki on, he won a unanimous decision