7:31 AM ET “The Colosseum. Oh, you should see the Colosseum, Spaniard. Fifty-thousand Romans. Watching every movement of your sword. Willing you to make that killer blow. The silence before you strike. And the noise afterwards. It rises. It rises up like … like a storm. As if you were the thunder god himself.” —
Month: February 2022
Big Picture For the last four editions of the U-19 World Cup, the tournament has essentially been a contest to see who gets to face India in the final. The four-time champions are the competition’s most dominant team, and they once again start as favourites. But they started as favourites in the final 2020 too
3:45 AM ET Manchester United are plotting a midfield overhaul after a quiet January window — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. Jump to: Spotify Camp Nou? | West Ham wary of Rice interest | Real Madrid keen on Brazil wonder kid | Dembele seeks bumper pay deal | Why Jones’ United exit broke down
3:25 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The LA Clippers might find out more about whether Paul George will play again this season when he undergoes an MRI on his right elbow on Feb. 24, but head coach Ty Lue did not sound optimistic about a potential Kawhi Leonard return this season. After the Clippers squeezed
10:40 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Joe Ingles appreciates all the well-wishes and support he has received in the days following his serious knee injury, but the Utah Jazz forward wants to make one thing clear: His NBA career is not over. The 34-year-old Ingles, who will soon undergo surgery to repair the torn
10:49 AM ET David Law matched the lowest round of his DP World Tour career as he opened up a two-shot lead heading into the weekend at the 2022 Ras Al Khaimah Championship on Friday. The Scot chipped in twice for eagle on the way to carding a superb 64 that took him to 14
7:08 AM ET FIFA’s ground-breaking new limb-tracking VAR offside technology disallowed its first-ever goal at the Club World Cup on Thursday ahead of its roll out at the World Cup in Qatar later this year. Alameri Zayed thought he had scored his second goal of the game in first-half stoppage time for Al-Jazira of the
6:28 AM ET Adriana Garcia Honduras midfielder Devron Garcia has said he felt like he was “hitting a concrete block” whenever he struck the ball in Wednesday’s 3-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to the U.S. men’s national team due to the sub-zero conditions the game was played in. The temperature reading at kick-off at the
6:43 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said the club are still very much interested in signing Fulham midfielder Fabio Carvalho in the summer, after a January move broke down at the final hour. Sources told ESPN on Wednesday that the club were still interested in signing the 19-year-old and Klopp confirmed that the club
10:13 AM ET Adriana Garcia Athletic Club face Valencia in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey. Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Athletic Club head coach Marcelino will take on his former club Valencia in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey. (Stream live on ESPN+ on Feb. 9) Rayo Vallecano, the only team left in the