2:52 PM BST A consortium of investors has agreed terms to acquire a majority controlling stake in Premiership side Saracens for £32 million ($43m), the club said on Saturday. Saracens, four times Premiership champions and three times European Cup winners in the last five years, were relegated last season as punishment for multiple salary cap
Month: October 2021
1:23 PM ET LONDON — There was a point on Saturday when things felt depressingly familiar for Timo Werner. Chelsea were 1-0 up against Southampton courtesy of Trevoh Chalobah‘s ninth-minute header when the 25-year-old rose to head home a Callum Hudson-Odoi cross for a much-needed, confidence-boosting goal that may well have settled the contest. However,
12:37 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski will not travel to New England on Saturday and is out for Sunday night’s game against the Patriots because of his rib injury, the team announced. Buccaneers linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul also did not travel with the team and is out with hand and shoulder injuries.
1:25 PM ET After not missing a game in his NFL career, Indianapolis Colts guard Quenton Nelson will be out for at least three weeks after being placed on injured reserve Saturday with a high right ankle sprain. Nelson had already been set to miss his first game since entering the NFL as the No.
1:19 PM ET PITTSBURGH — For the second game in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be without one of their top receivers. Chase Claypool was downgraded to out against the Green Bay Packers, the team announced Saturday, because of a hamstring injury suffered in practice. Claypool was limited in Thursday’s practice with the injury,
12:37 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski is not traveling to New England on Saturday and will be out for Sunday night’s game against the Patriots because of his rib injury, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Gronkowski had been considered unlikely to play, as he was listed as doubtful and did not
8:31 AM ET Barcelona president Joan Laporta made a surprise move on Saturday, declaring that Ronald Koeman is safe in his job as Barcelona coach. Koeman is under mounting pressure at Camp Nou, with Barcelona going into the weekend seventh in LaLiga and suffering back-to-back 3-0 defeats to open their Champions League campaign. The Barcelona
10:45 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer defended his decision to rest Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the 1-1 draw with Everton on Saturday. Ronaldo has scored five goals since returning to Old Trafford, but was left on the bench against Rafael Benitez’s side along with Paul Pogba and Jadon Sancho. –
9:25 AM ET Manchester United endured another frustrating afternoon in the Premier League as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Everton at Old Trafford. Anthony Martial put United ahead on 42 minutes before Andros Townsend levelled things up just after the hour mark. In a late twist, Yerry Mina‘s late effort was ruled
11:56 AM ET Chelsea needed late strikes from Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell to secure a 3-1 win over 10-man Southampton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Trevoh Chalobah put Chelsea ahead early on but James Ward-Prowse converted from the penalty spot in the second half before getting sent off for a reckless tackle. – Stream