Month: April 2023

5:36 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Al Nassr routed Al Adalah 5-0 on Tuesday to keep the pressure up at the top of the Saudi Pro League standings. Ronaldo opened the scoring for the visitors five minutes before half-time with a penalty that the 38-year-old drilled into the bottom corner to give the

5:19 PM ET Juventus and Internazionale shared the spoils in an energetic 1-1 Coppa Italia semifinal first-leg draw on Tuesday, after a stoppage-time penalty by Romelu Lukaku cancelled out a late goal by home-side midfielder Juan Cuadrado. Juventus could have gone ahead through Angel Di Maria in the fourth minute, but Inter keeper Samir Handanovic

6:37 PM ET United States midfielder Julie Ertz said that a “love for the game” gave her the motivation to return to the national team after giving birth to her son last August. Ertz, 30, is taking part in her first USWNT camp since the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and hopes to see the field

4:48 PM ET Freiburg stunned favourites Bayern Munich 2-1 in their German Cup quarterfinal on Tuesday thanks to a second-half stoppage-time penalty from Lucas Hoeler. In a shock defeat for the Bavarians — and new coach Thomas Tuchel’s second game in charge — Hoeler sent keeper Yann Sommer the wrong way to book their spot

4:05 PM ET Associated Press Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior testified Tuesday against a Mallorca fan accused of racially insulting him at a LaLiga game, saying he will not accept an apology. Vinicius provided testimony to a judge analysing evidence against the fan accused of directing a racial slur at the Brazil forward in a

4:53 PM ET Chelsea and Liverpool were both left frustrated after a goalless draw at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday in the home side’s first game since the dismissal of Graham Potter as manager. Chelsea, under the charge of interim boss Bruno Saltor, were the better, more dangerous team but, as so often during Potter’s ill-fated

6:35 PM ET LONDON — Chelsea cannot afford to let their season drift like Tuesday’s performance against Liverpool did. Following Graham Potter’s sacking, the Blues are a club in stasis, temporarily guided by an interim head coach with no experience of leading a side at the highest level. Bruno Saltor, a member of Potter’s backroom

5:37 PM ET LONDON — Chelsea and Liverpool extended their miserable Premier League seasons by playing out a dismal goalless draw at Stamford Bridge in the home team’s first game since the sacking of manager Graham Potter. Reece James and Kai Havertz saw goals ruled out by VAR for Chelsea and Mateo Kovacic missed an