ESPN FC’s Sid Lowe shares his thoughts on how Barcelona should proceed with Ernesto Valverde as his UCL failures continue to overshadow his tenure. Dani Alves recalls what it’s like to play for Pep Guardiola and reminisces on his time playing alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar. BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi has backed Ernesto Valverde
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3:41 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — The Laver Cup is getting official status from the men’s tennis tour. The ATP says it has reached an agreement to make the tournament an official part of the yearly calendar, although no ranking points will be awarded to competitors. Roger Federer and his management team played a
7:41 AM BST It may be a tough pill to swallow for Brumbies fans, but having David Pocock sit out the rest of Super Rugby serves a much higher purpose. With the World Cup now under four months away, Pocock must be given every opportunity to be in peak condition by the time the Wallabies
2:53 AM ET MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks had been shading Kawhi Leonard for days, taking away the largest, strongest and most decisive right hand in basketball. But with his Toronto Raptors trailing by a bucket inside of nine minutes remaining in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals that’s knotted at 2-2, Leonard got
2:25 AM ET Australian featherweight Alexander Volkanovski has revealed he could have lost his leg after a nasty blood infection saw him rushed to hospital in Chile while en route back to Australia. Having just defeated Brazilian Jose Aldo at UFC 237 in Rio de Janeiro in what he describes as the most clinical performance
2:20 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s faith in his team remained unshaken after Thursday night’s 105-99 loss in Game 5. Sure, the loss gave the Toronto Raptors a 3-2 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Sure, the Bucks had never trailed in this series. But when Antetokounmpo was asked about whether
Leipzig and Bayern do battle in Berlin this Saturday. Will the giants complete a league/cup double or will the Bundesliga’s third-best team this season finally grab a trophy? The final game of the 2018-19 season in Germany is Saturday’s DFB Pokal (German Cup) final between Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig. Will the Bavarians complete a
2:51 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — In a quiet moment after the Toronto Raptors pulled off a 105-99 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals to take a 3-2 lead in this best-of-seven series and move within one win of the franchise’s first trip to the NBA Finals,
1:35 AM ET Marc RaimondiESPN The Professional Fighters League kicked off two of its deepest 2019 divisions — lightweight and featherweight — on Thursday night. And things did not disappoint. Natan Schulte and Lance Palmer, the defending champions at 155 and 145 pounds, respectively, both started off with victories. Movlid Khaibulaev pulled off the fastest
9:00 AM ET BALTIMORE — As he angrily picked himself up off his belly in the ninth inning Thursday, Aaron Hicks put a scowl on his face and took his mind to one place: over the fence. “I wanted to get up and hit a homer,” the New York Yankees center fielder said. About 100