2:53 PM ET Lyon could only manage a home draw against Zenit. Getty Lyon started their Champions League group stage campaign in disappointing fashion as they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday. Memphis Depay‘s penalty cancelled out Sardar Azmoun‘s first-half opener as the French side, who have drawn six
Month: September 2019
Craig Burley slams Maurizio Sarri for blaming the temperature in Florence for Juventus’ lacklustre draw against Fiorentina. Juventus’ Gonzalo Higuain reacted furiously to being shown up in a training drill, by kicking the coach and taking his anger out on an advertisement board. Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has called Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo a
6:18 AM ET Formula One legend Stirling Moss is making slow progress in his return to health, his wife has said, as he turns 90 years old. At the start of 2018 Moss retired from public life in order to focus on his health and spend more time with his family. Moss had fallen ill
Gab Marcotti recommends closed-door games to punish fans following the racist chants directed at Romelu Lukaku during Inter’s win over Cagliari. ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti gives reasons why Inter Milan have yet to condemn their own ultras’ statement of support of Cagliari’s racist chants towards Romelu Lukaku. Serie A club Cagliari again escaped sanctions over
This should be about the game. About a club, Paris Saint-Germain, taking yet another crack at winning the biggest prize in club football after three straight seasons of controversial exits by wafer-thin margins. And their visitors Real Madrid, the game’s ultimate blue-bloods, halfway in rebuild mode as they pursue their 14th European Cup as an
Amsterdam police say they have detained about 100 Lille fans ahead of the French club’s Champions League match against Ajax. Police said in a tweet Tuesday that the fans were detained for offenses including disrupting public order, setting off fireworks and violence. The fans were gathered at a metro station near the Johan Cruyff Arena,
3:51 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Fernando Verdasco enjoyed a comfortable start at the Moselle Open with a straight sets victory over Steve Darcis. The No. 5 seed only needed 69 minutes to secure a 6-2, 6-2 win over the Belgian to reach the second round of the tournament. The
11:50 PM ET Associated Press Teenage striker Erling Braut Haaland introduced himself to the Champions League with a hat trick Tuesday as Salzburg hammered Genk 6-2. The 19-year-old Norwegian gave Salzburg the lead in the second minute and added two more on counterattacks in the 34th and 45th. Haaland is the third-youngest player to score
Adelaide United have continued their FFA Cup defence with a 1-0 quarterfinal win against Newcastle, while Central Coast scored a last-gasp knockout of Hume City. The Reds’ victory was sealed by a first-half Al Hassan Toure tap-in on Tuesday night in Adelaide. But in Melbourne, Central Coast endured a jittery quarterfinal against Victorian Premier League
10:58 PM ET Alex Malcolm Perth Scorchers have formally appointed former captain Simon Katich in a strategic list management and mentoring role, as part of their revamp of the list and coaching staff ahead of Big Bash League 2019-20. Katich, who was recently appointed as the head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL