1:24 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — All that talk about the Next Generation players — you know, the under-25ers scoring all the headlines and upsets here in Melbourne, the guys poised to take the baton from the aging Big Four and usher a new era into the game: Let’s shelve that for now. Because after
English football is bad for your health. According to a study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, teams that play in leagues without a winter break lose players to, on average, 303 more days of injuries than their contemporaries in competitions that take time off around Christmas and New Year’s. This weekend also sees
Virgil van Dijk’s price tag was so high in large part because of the value he brings moving in two directions — attacking and defending. If the sum seemed absurd, it was because we had not been paying attention. Liverpool’s signing of Virgil van Dijk in January 2018 was first regarded by many as coming
6:54 AM ET Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Australia — The one thing we can tell you for certain ahead of the Petra Kvitova–Naomi Osaka battle for the Australian Open title is that nothing is certain. While so many previous finals have had clear-cut favorites, this one does not. Kvitova and Osaka are playing next-level tennis. The
Former Premier League referee Peter Walton joins Stewart Robson to discuss the big refereeing decisions in Liverpool’s win over Crystal Palace. Liverpool have completed the signing of 16-year-old French defender Billy Koumetio from US Orleans for a nominal fee, a source has told ESPN FC. Koumetio spent a period on trial with Liverpool in 2018
shares Umesh Yadav is congratulated after one of his wickets © KCA Vidarbha 208 (Fazal 75, Jaffer 34, Warrier 5-57, Thampi 3-64) beat Kerala 106 (Umesh 7-48, Gurbani 3-38) and 91 (Umesh 5-31, Thakur 4-28) by an innings and 11 runs Umesh Yadav took his best-ever match figures as Vidarbha stormed into the Ranji
Steve Nicol and Raphael Honigstein agree Gonzalo Higuain will help Chelsea score goals, but they also think it increases the club’s pressure to perform. Olivier Giroud has welcomed the fresh competition that Gonzalo Higuain will bring to Chelsea as the Argentine striker prepares to make his debut in the FA Cup against Sheffield Wednesday on
Thierry Henry surely didn’t realise at the time what a negative impact one decision would have on his tenure as Monaco manager. But on December 11, on the eve of his team’s Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund, he went too far. That day, Henry humiliated his 20-year-old goalkeeper, Loic Badiashile, for not properly pushing
Matt Miazga has been recalled from his loan at Nantes and joined Reading. United States defender Matt Miazga has been recalled by Chelsea from his unsuccessful loan spell at French club Nantes and loaned to relegation-threatened English Championship side Reading for the rest of the season. With help from former Tottenham and Liverpool director of
Stevie Nicol and Paul Mariner delve into Thierry Henry’s suspension at AS Monaco as the club have gotten worse in the three months he’s been in charge. Monaco are set to make a surprise move by re-appointing Leonardo Jardim as the club’s manager following the sacking of Thierry Henry, sources at the club have told ESPN