4:24 PM ET Associated Press Kei Nishikori came back from a set down to beat Reilly Opelka in the first round of the Dubai Championships on Sunday, while Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retired from his match. Nishikori won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to set up a second-round match with David Goffin. The Japanese player faced only one break
Month: March 2021
Eoin Morgan said that he was pleased to have had the opportunity to play on a pitch that took England “out of our comfort zone” with both bat and ball in the second T20I in Ahmedabad, and that he expects another unfamiliar surface in the third game of the series on Tuesday. England struggled with
12:05 PM ET Kelechi Iheanacho celebrates his hat trick. ALEX PANTLING/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Kelechi Iheanacho scored a superb hat trick as Leicester City crushed bottom side Sheffield United 5-0 on Sunday to move second in the Premier League table. Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder left the club late on Saturday and coach Paul Heckingbottom, who
12:27 PM ET It was the Sam Kerr and Fran Kirby show at Vicarage Road on Sunday as the two forwards ran rampant against Bristol City to ensure Chelsea retained the Continental Cup with a 6-0 scoreline. Kerr secured a hat trick and an assist while Kirby scored two and set up the other four
12:38 PM ET Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was dropped from the starting line-up for Sunday’s north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur due to a “disciplinary issue,” manager Mikel Arteta said. A club spokesman said Aubameyang had committed a “breach of prematch protocol.” Sources told ESPN the forward had reported late to the training ground this
1:19 PM ET Juventus director Fabio Paratici said Cristiano Ronaldo represents the “future” of the club following rumours of a return to Real Madrid. Ronaldo was criticised for his role in Juve’s Champions League exit to FC Porto with ex-Bianconeri manager Fabio Capello having labelled his failure to block Sergio Oliveira‘s free kick which decided
3:01 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo scored a perfect hat-trick inside 32 minutes as Juventus bounced back from their midweek Champions League exit by beating Cagliari 3-1 away in Serie A on Sunday. The 36-year-old striker found the net with a header, a right-footed penalty and a left-foot shot and celebrated by pointing to his ear
2:24 PM ET A goal from Martin Odegaard and a Alexandre Lacazette penalty helped Arsenal come from behind to defeat 10-men Tottenham 2-1 in a dramatic north London derby at the Emirates on Sunday. Lacazette took the armband after captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had been dropped to the bench after breaching disciplinary protocols. Sources told ESPN
4:22 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho has accused his players of “hiding” and questioned whether referees were “tired” as Spurs lost 2-1 to Arsenal in Sunday’s north London derby. Spurs were second-best for long periods at Emirates Stadium despite taking the lead through a stunning Erik Lamela 33rd-minute rabona. – Olley: Arteta proves
3:35 PM ET This was a victory for Mikel Arteta as much as Arsenal. An afternoon that began with Arsenal facing unexpected disciplinary issues ended with victory over a Tottenham Hotspur who had Erik Lamela sent off after scoring a contender for goal of the season. The irony will not be lost on Arteta, who