Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad spoke about his links with a member of the Bin Laden family on Thursday. The Saudi prince who has taken full control of Premier League club Sheffield United says he would be happy to do business with the family of Osama bin Laden, insisting it “is not a disgraced name or
Month: September 2019
Alejandro Moreno examines how Lionel Messi impacted the game during the final 30 minutes of Barcelona’s scoreless draw against Dortmund. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi each have five Ballons d’Or, but does the Portugal star have an argument to deserving more? The Argentina football federation has appealed a three-month ban CONMEBOL handed to Lionel Messi this
6:26 AM BST TOKYO, Japan — The Wallabies made a solid start to the Rugby World Cup four years ago and Michael Cheika and his fellow selectors’ decisions have ensured they are best placed to repeat that performance against Fiji on Saturday. The location and conditions may be significantly different but the opposition from that
ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno says a merger between MLS and Liga MX will not work because of the huge structural differences of the sport in the United States. The 2019 MLS Expansion Draft will take place on Nov. 19, with Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC able to select five players each, the league announced
5:00 AM BST Beauden Barrett will start at fullback for New Zealand in their World Cup Pool B opener against South Africa in Yokohama on Saturday after coach Steve Hansen retained Richie Mo’unga at flyhalf. Barrett has played most of his career at flyhalf but has been shifted to fullback this year in order to
4:00 AM BST ESPN staff and Reuters David Pocock and Michael Hooper will team up alongside one another for the first time this year after Michael Cheika opted for their twin breakdown threat for Australia’s World Cup opener against Fiji. Pocock’s move to No. 6 at the expense of Lukhan Salakaia-Loto and Rory Arnold’s return
The Timbers Army went silent for the first 33 minutes of Friday’s match against the archrival Seattle Sounders. LAS VEGAS — MLS executives met with several supporter groups on Thursday to discuss the league’s ban on displaying political signage at matches, and in particular the Iron Front flag. The meeting concluded with MLS agreeing to
1:10 AM ET When middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez and light heavyweight titlist Sergey Kovalev moved close to each other and stood face-to-face for the requisite staredown on Wednesday evening, the size difference between the two was stark. The 6-foot Kovalev, who packs tremendous power, is quite obviously a much larger man than the 5-foot-8
11:44 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Stephen Vogt hit a two-run homer and the Giants beat the Red Sox 11-3 on Wednesday night, giving Bruce Bochy his 2,000th career victory as a manager in the majors. Bochy became just the 11th manager to achieve 2,000 wins, reaching the milestone with just 10 games remaining
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi each have five Ballons d’Or, but does the Portugal star have an argument to deserving more? Alejandro Moreno examines how Lionel Messi impacted the game during the final 30 minutes of Barcelona’s scoreless draw against Dortmund. ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens weighs in on 16-year-old Ansu Fati’s impact at Barcelona so