Feb 5, 2025, 05:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The head of Spain’s refereeing body, Luis Medina Cantalejo, has hit back at Real Madrid‘s accusations of “manipulation and adulteration” of the competition by officials, insisting that “my colleagues and I are not corrupt.” Madrid’s board sent an open letter to the Spanish football federation (RFEF)
Month: February 2025
Feb 5, 2025, 06:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Emma Hayes has said her aims for the United States women’s national team go beyond just winning and has spoken of wanting to build a program that “sets the bar for the global game.” Hayes, who took over as USWNT head coach last summer after a
Open Extended Reactions The Premier League believes its referees are setting a model for VAR that other leagues want to follow as the latest stats showed video review errors are down 35% on last season. After 23 rounds of the 2023-24 campaign, the Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel had logged 20 mistakes, and at the
Feb 5, 2025, 04:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool boss Arne Slot has confirmed that Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss the second leg of their Carabao Cup semifinal against Tottenham on Thursday. Alexander-Arnold went off in the 70th minute of Liverpool’s Premier League clash against Bournemouth on Saturday with a thigh injury. “He is going
Laurence EdmondsonFeb 5, 2025, 05:42 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Zhou Guanyu became the first Chinese F1 driver in 2022. Getty Former Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu has been confirmed as one of Ferrari’s reserve drivers for the 2025 season alongside Antonio Giovinazzi. The pair will
Mike CoppingerFeb 5, 2025, 01:48 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Janibek Alimkhanuly will defend his IBF and WBO middleweight titles vs. Anauel Ngamissengue on
ESPN News Services Feb 4, 2025, 11:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 878th career goal into an empty net with 0.1 seconds left on the clock to move closer to Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and the Washington Capitals defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 6-3 on Tuesday
Dre Waters Feb 4, 2025, 11:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The TGL’s inaugural season continued on Tuesday night as Boston Common Golf and Los Angeles Golf Club clashed in the fifth match of the year. Los Angeles beat Boston 6-2. TGL is a new team golf league where opposing teams go head-to-head in a
Cameron Green is hopeful of playing some Sheffield Shield cricket for Western Australia before the end of the domestic summer and is eyeing off a stint in county cricket to get himself in the selection mix as a batter only for the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s in June. Green has
ESPN News Services Feb 4, 2025, 05:41 PM ET MAITLAND, Fla. — The 34-year-old son of NBA great Michael Jordan was arrested early Tuesday in central Florida on a misdemeanor drug charge after police officers found his car stuck on railroad tracks minutes before a commuter train was scheduled to pass, authorities said. Marcus Jordan