7:29 PM ET Associated Press Qatar World Cup organizers have admitted that workers were exploited while contracted for FIFA’s preparation tournaments in the Gulf State. The acknowledgement of failings came after an investigation by Amnesty International which said security guards were forced to work in conditions it called “forced labor” by exceeding the 60-hour maximum
Month: April 2022
4:32 PM ET Everton fell deeper into relegation trouble with Burnley‘s Maxwel Cornet striking an 85th minute winner as the home side fought back to beat Frank Lampard’s team 3-2 at Turf Moor on Wednesday to move within a point of the Merseysiders. The win is a major boost for 18th-placed Burnley who are on
4:53 PM ET Villarreal inflicted Bayern Munich’s first away defeat in the Champions League for almost five years as they took a 1-0 advantage from their quarterfinal first leg at the Estadio de la Ceramica on Wednesday. Arnaut Danjuma scored the only goal of the game after just eight minutes as he turned in a
7:05 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Karim Benzema is “better every day, like wine,” Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said after the forward scored another hat trick in a 3-1 Champions League quarterfinal first leg win at Chelsea on Wednesday. Benzema scored two headers in three first-half minutes at Stamford Bridge, and added a
12:11 PM ET Mark Ogden Rob Dawson Manchester United are set to finalise the appointment of Erik ten Hag as the club’s next manager, sources have told ESPN. The 52-year-old, who was interviewed by United last month, had been on a four-man shortlist alongside Paris Saint-Germain‘s Mauricio Pochettino, Spain coach Luis Enrique and Sevilla‘s Julen
6:59 PM ET LONDON — At least Stamford Bridge got to see a top striker settle a big game at last. The awkward truth for Chelsea and Thomas Tuchel is that it was Karim Benzema, a 34-year-old somehow improving with age, turning this Champions League quarterfinal tie perhaps irrevocably in Real Madrid‘s favour in Wednesday’s
4:19 PM ET After a foot fracture sidelined him for nearly two months, Los Angeles Clippers guard Norman Powell plans to make his return to the lineup against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night, sources said. Powell, who was upgraded to “questionable” for the game this afternoon, intends to warm up pregame before a final
7:42 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday that while there was no specific discussion of the impending arbitration between Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers, he said his bigger concern moving forward is “a trend of star players not participating in a full complement of games,” and hopes
7:10 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Philadelphia 76ers listed guard Matisse Thybulle as “ineligible to play” in Thursday’s game in Toronto against the Raptors, a sign Thybulle could also be unable to play in the three road games of a potential playoff series between the two franchises. Last week, ESPN asked the four teams atop
6:34 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Michael Mmoh beat Sam Querrey 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday in the second round of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. Mmoh, who had a bye into the second round after No. 1 seed Casper Ruud dropped out because of a wisdom tooth problem, advanced to a tour-level quarterfinal