Open Extended Reactions John Stones branded Manchester City‘s performance in the final 30 minutes as “unacceptable” as they were thrashed 5-1 by Arsenal on Sunday. After briefly levelling the game at 1-1, City conceded four second-half goals at the Emirates, including three in the final half hour. Stones apologised for the display before criticising the
Month: February 2025
Feb 2, 2025, 03:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal remain well adrift of relentless Premier League leaders Liverpool despite a 5-1 hammering of Manchester City on Sunday, but midfielder Declan Rice said there is a determination to hunt the Reds down. Rice provided two assists as Arsenal sent a reminder to Liverpool that the
Feb 2, 2025, 02:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erling Haaland‘s father, former Manchester City midfielder Alf-Inge Haaland, has aimed a dig at Arsenal after the north London club thrashed Pep Guardiola’s side 5-1 at the Emirates on Sunday. Responding to a post on X by Arsenal after the full-time whistle, Alf-Inge Haaland aimed a
Feb 2, 2025, 05:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Marcus Rashford has joined Aston Villa on loan from Manchester United, bringing to an end the saga around the England international’s future. Rashford, 27, had not featured in a matchday squad for United since a Europa League win over Viktoria Plzen on Dec. 12 as head
Michael DiRoccoFeb 2, 2025, 07:50 PM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter
Associated Press Feb 2, 2025, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HASSELT, Belgium — Belgium advanced to the second round of Davis Cup qualifying in bizarre fashion Sunday after Chile tennis player Cristian Garin was accidentally knocked over by his opponent. Belgium’s Zizou Bergs was celebrating winning a game in the third set that left
Adam RittenbergFeb 2, 2025, 07:00 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Alabama is set to hire Ryan Grubb as offensive coordinator, reuniting him with Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer, sources told ESPN. Grubb served as offensive coordinator under DeBoer at Washington in 2022 and
Tom HamiltonFeb 2, 2025, 06:00 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions DUBLIN — England’s Ben Earl is adamant “the dam will break” and the team will start turning their
Associated Press Feb 2, 2025, 04:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tage Thompson had a goal and two assists before leaving the game in the third period after taking a check to the head, and the Buffalo Sabres held on to beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Sunday. JJ Peterka, Ryan
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