5:19 PM ET Alex Kirkland MADRID — Marco Asensio scored as Real Madrid beat Granada 1-0 on Sunday to increase their lead at the top of LaLiga to six points. Asensio’s spectacular 74th-minute strike, firing in from distance for his eighth goal of the season, was enough to give Madrid the win against a well-organised
Month: February 2022
6:17 PM ET Marc Overmars has left Ajax after complaints from female colleagues over inappropriate messages. ANP Sport via Getty Images Marc Overmars has resigned as Ajax Amsterdam‘s director of football after multiple complaints from female colleagues over inappropriate messages, the club confirmed on Sunday. “A series of inappropriate messages sent to several female colleagues over
4:57 PM ET Senegal beat Egypt 4-2 on penalties on Sunday to win their first ever Africa Cup of Nations. Getty Senegal defeated Egypt 4-2 on penalties in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final after the sides couldn’t be separated over 120 minutes of scoreless football. Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy made a fourth-round save to hand
6:00 PM ET LAS VEGAS — While a flag-football game may have been more competitive, that doesn’t mean the NFL’s all-stars had no pride in their showing and eventual outcome of what amounted to a two-hand touch game at the 2022 Pro Bowl. No live tackling to the ground? No matter. Not to the fans
6:09 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN The Dolphins are working on a deal with San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel to make him their next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. When a deal is done it will mark the end of a nearly month-long search since the Dolphins fired Brian Flores on Jan.
5:13 PM GMT France began their bid for a first Six Nations title since 2010 with a 37-10 bonus-point win over Italy at a rain-soaked Stade de France on Sunday, as winger Gabin Villiere ran in a hat-trick. Italy, looking for a first Championship win since 2015 and their first ever victory in Paris, took
3:53 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. In August, a T206 Honus Wagner baseball card set the stratospheric record for most expensive sports card of all
1:16 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Steelers didn’t have to look far to find their next defensive coordinator. The organization is finalizing a deal with senior defensive assistant and secondary coach Teryl Austin to replace outgoing defensive coordinator Keith Butler, who retired last month, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The sides are working out
2:24 PM ET LAS VEGAS — For the first time in its 71-year history, the NFL’s Pro Bowl is setting up shop in a city built on gambling and excess. Indeed, the game taking place at the corner of Dean Martin Drive and Al Davis Way at the Raiders‘ Allegiant Stadium not only represents a
Report The home side finished the Karachi leg of the tournament with a night to forget Islamabad United 177 for 6 (Stirling 39, Shadab 34, Jordan 2-36) beat Karachi Kings 135 for 9 (Nabi 47*, Shadab 4-15) by 42 runs The PSL is halfway through, and Karachi Kings have one foot out of the tournament.