QPR have backed their U18 side for abandoning a game amid alleged abuse. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) confirmed to ESPN FC on Friday that it has opened an investigation following Queen Park Rangers’ claims their under-18 players suffered racist abuse during a friendly in Seville last week. QPR youth coach Paul Furlong instructed his
This year’s Bundesliga season is upon us and so it seems only right to identify some intriguing themes for the coming months. With Bayern Munich having just advanced to a seventh successive championship, the Bavarians look like the obvious favourites for this year’s title, but that doesn’t account for some interesting developments elsewhere in the
3:26 AM ET Former world No. 1 Andy Murray will not feature in the doubles at the US Open this month in order to focus on his singles career. The Scot had planned to play in the men’s doubles at Flushing Meadows, having been playing doubles with mixed success after undergoing hip surgery earlier this
Chelsea’s Frank Lampard is ”disgusted” by the online racist abuse towards striker Tammy Abraham after he missed their fifth penalty in their Super Cup defeat to Liverpool. Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has said he was “disgusted” by the abuse received by forward Tammy Abraham following their defeat to Liverpool in the UEFA Super Cup. Abraham’s
3:27 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — One Miami Dolphins fan couldn’t stop talking about his new favorite player while watching joint practices in Tampa Wednesday. It wasn’t a quarterback such as Josh Rosen or Ryan Fitzpatrick, or even cornerback Xavien Howard or possibly running back Kenyan Drake. It was undrafted rookie Preston Williams, a 6-foot-5,
1:38 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Thursday night was another example of how the NFL is trying to figure out Arizona Cardinals rookie quarterback Kyler Murray. Murray was twice flagged for false starts in the first quarter of Thursday night’s preseason game against the Oakland Raiders because of his cadence, in which Murray claps for
9:30 PM ET The MLS’ Western Conference playoff race is getting tight. Only five points separate second place from eighth, with the top seven teams making the postseason. Two of those teams will meet Saturday night, when the Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles Galaxy play in Carson, Calif. The Galaxy (13-11-1, 40 points) moved from
9:17 PM ET Davy Arnaud makes his debut as head coach of the Dynamo on Saturday when Houston plays host to the Colorado Rapids. Arnaud, 39, was promoted from his assistant’s job of the past three seasons to interim coach when Wilmer Cabrera was fired on Tuesday. The Dynamo (9-13-3, 30 points) have lost four
9:12 PM ET The Columbus Crew try to extend their unbeaten streak to six games and keep their flickering postseason hopes alive when they host Toronto FC at Mapfre Stadium on Saturday. It will likely be a case of too little, too late for the Crew (7-14-5, 26 points). Yes, they’re 2-0-3 mark in the
12:54 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals cornerback Robert Alford has a fractured tibia after he was injured during an outdoor practice Tuesday, a source confirmed to ESPN. A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Alford is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks. After Arizona’s 33-26 preseason loss to the Oakland