Month: April 2023

4:33 PM ET ROSEMONT, Ill. — After decades as a media and professional sports executive, Tony Petitti will implement a leadership style rooted in innovation and collaboration to the Big Ten Conference. Introduced Friday as the seventh commissioner in Big Ten history, Petitti previously served as president of sports entertainment at gaming company Activision Blizzard,
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2:39 PM ET Aerial view of Cuauhtemoc Stadium in Puebla with the Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl volcanoes in the background. Hector Vivas/Getty Images The top flight Mexican league match between Club Puebla and Club Tijuana has been rescheduled for Saturday due to the activity of the Popocatepetl volcano, Liga MX said. The Popocatepetl volcano, in the Mexican
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4:33 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the scoresheet on Friday, heading in the opening goal in Al Nassr‘s 4-0 victory over Al Raed in the Saudi Pro League. The Portuguese star struck inside four minutes, meeting a cross from the right by Sultan Al-Ghannam and heading down into the corner of the net from
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1:58 PM ET Italian Air Force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori (Tricolour Arrows) spreads smoke with the colors of the Italian flag over the city in front of the Vesuvius volcano earlier this month. Antonio Balasco/KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty Images Napoli fans preparing to celebrate the club’s first Italian league title since 1990 have been told to steer
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12:55 PM ET Welsh legend Gareth Bale won’t be coming out of retirement to play for Wrexham next season, despite the pleas of the club’s Hollywood actor co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. After Wrexham earned promotion to the English Football League (EFL) last weekend, McElhenney responded to a congratulatory message from Bale with an
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4:45 PM ET Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund‘s title chances suffered a serious blow on Friday after they stumbled to a 1-1 draw at struggling VfL Bochum in the mini Ruhr derby with four games left to play. Dortmund are on 61 points, two points clear of second-placed Bayern Munich, who will take over the lead
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3:26 PM ET Three weeks after he announced his UFC retirement after competing at UFC 287 in his hometown of Miami, Jorge Masvidal is a busy man. He’s promoting his Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA show next week and is excited to announce his next Gamebred Boxing card in the near future. Fighting and martial arts have
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3:32 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Running back Giovani Bernard, who spent the past two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, on Friday announced that he is retiring after 10 NFL seasons. “I came into this league grateful,” Bernard posted to Twitter. “… And now fast forward 10 years, I leave humbled. Humbled by the
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