12:42 AM ET PITTSBURGH — A year ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers had the game’s best tailback-receiver tandem. Arguably, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger‘s best supporting cast was expected to elevate Pittsburgh to its first Super Bowl appearance since 2010. But a concoction of failed NFL business, broken trust and player conviction have forced the Steelers to rebuild
6:58 AM ET In the end, after weeks of consternation and grumbling and one prominent player suggesting the free-agent freeze could lead to a midseason player strike, Manny Machado received a contract commensurate with predictions at the start of the offseason: 10 years and $300 million. That the deal is with the San Diego Padres
Phil Foden and Manchester City put an end to Newport County’s FA Cup run, beating the League Two side at Rodney Parade to reach the quarterfinals. Shaka Hislop reveals his latest power rankings which see Manchester City keep hold of the top spot and Manchester United drop out. The parent company of Premier League champions
The FC crew answer your tweets on the repercussions if Juventus are knocked out of the UCL by Atleti, the video replays used by VAR and more. Following Atletico Madrid’s opener, ESPN FC’s Craig Burley and Alejandro Moreno saw a Juventus side that appeared ‘flustered and rattled.’ Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo left the Wanda Metropolitano
6:55 AM ET Roger Federer confirmed his participation for this year’s Madrid Open on Wednesday, marking his return to the European clay court season after two years away. The 20-times Grand Slam champion has not played this year since his Australian Open round of 16 defeat to Greek youngster Stefanos Tsitsipas in January. The US
6:18 AM GMT Melbourne Rebels captain and Wallaby Dane Haylett-Petty has signed a new deal which will see him remain with the Super Rugby club until the end of 2021. Haylett-Petty joins his coach David Wessels in re-committing this year to the club beyond the current season. The 29-year-old, who has 31 Test caps, said
2:18 PM ET Five-time Europa League winners Sevilla advanced to the round of 16 of the competition with a 2-0 home win over Lazio on Wednesday, scoring in each half to seal a 3-0 aggregate victory as both sides finished the game with 10 men. French forward Wissam Ben Yedder, scorer of the only goal
5:15 AM ET The US organisation Athlete Ally, which aims to support the rights of LGBT sportspeople, has cut ties with tennis champion Martina Navratilova, saying comments she made in a British newspaper were transphobic. Navratilova — an 18-time Grand Slam winner — argued it was “cheating” to allow transgender women to compete in female
Mike Mulvey’s side can close the gap with Brisbane at the bottom with a victory on Friday. Central Coast coach Mike Mulvey admits the staff and players are embarrassed to walk around Gosford as they lurch towards another horror finish to the season. However, the Mariners will have one more shot at keeping the race
shares Irfan Ansari, the Sharjah-based cricket coach who Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed had reported for making an approach with a view to engaging him in corruption, has been banned from all cricket-related activity for ten years. Sarfaraz had reported the approach – made during Pakistan’s series against Sri Lanka in the UAE in late