11:52 AM ET Aston Villa returned to the Premier League as goals from Anwar El Ghazi and John McGinn earned a 2-1 victory over Frank Lampard’s Derby side in the Championship playoff final at Wembley Stadium. El Ghazi made the breakthrough when he diverted in a cross just before the break, and McGinn capitalised on
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After another action-packed weekend in soccer, Gab Marcotti reflects on the big talking points in his latest edition of Monday Musings. Jump to: Is Valverde safe at Barca? | Inter secure top four | Bayern should give Kovac more time | Praise for Atalanta | Man City address their critics | And finally… Bas Dost Is
2:42 AM BST Sam Bruce Close ESPN Associate Editor Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPNscrum after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Andy Withers Close ESPN
Tigres’ Andre-Pierre Gignac led the celebrations as the club won its seventh Liga MX trophy.. LEON, Mexico — The highlight of Sunday’s Liga MX 2019 Clausura final second leg wasn’t Tigres lifting the trophy in Estadio Leon. It wasn’t even the guy dressed as a lion — Leon is “lion” in Spanish — who whisked
Steve Nicol says he feels guilty for doubting Liverpool could pull off a comeback against Barcelona and reach the Champions League final. Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop examine where things went wrong for Ajax, pointing out the instances in which their inexperience cost them against Tottenham. Lucas Moura scored a dramatic 96th-minute winner and hat
3:53 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Mahela Jayawardene had been invited to play a role in Sri Lanka’s World Cup campaign, but declined largely because he remains disillusioned with Sri Lanka Cricket’s general direction. Now a two-time IPL-winning coach, Jayawardene has in the past produced plans to overhaul Sri Lanka’s domestic cricket system, only for
1:32 AM ET ESPN News Services Few were happier to see Kevin Na‘s name added to the wall of champions at Colonial on Sunday than his caddie, Kenny Harms, who got to take home a blue 1973 Dodge Challenger. Na cruised to a four-shot victory over Tony Finau at the Charles Schwab Challenge to secure
Champions League finalists Tottenham booked their spot in next season’s competition following an entertaining draw against Everton. Lucas Moura cried as he watched back his stunning last minute winner that fired Spurs into the Champions League final. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol believes Tottenham’s defense will be more of a problem for Liverpool than Ajax’s would
12:07 AM BST New South Wales Waratahs hold only a slim mathematical chance of advancing to the Super Rugby playoffs, but the players are also aware they could be playing for places in Australia’s Rugby World Cup squad, Kurtley Beale says. The Waratahs, semi-finalists last year, were beaten 23-15 by the Jaguares in Sydney on
8:28 AM ET HOUSTON — Talking to the Boston Red Sox‘s coaching staff about Rafael Devers feels like talking to proud parents about their star child, with equal parts reverence for what he can do and hope for everything that might come down the road. The coaches talk about all the work Devers puts in,