7:11 AM ET New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees turns 40 on Tuesday, two days after his eighth career playoff game — a victory over the reigning champion Philadelphia Eagles. Brees and the Saints will play host to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday (3:05 p.m. ET, Fox). If Brees
7:30 AM ET Both Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis have pointedly declined to pour more fuel on the raging Lleyton Hewitt firestorm after being forced out of the Australian Open in pain. There were eight Aussies in action on Day 2 of the Australian Open, but only two were able to join the eight local
Todibo’s signing for Barcelona has raised eyebrows, but everything in his career so far suggests that he is ready for the challenge. The little Stade Municipal in Les Lilas hasn’t changed much since the first time Jean-Clair Todibo walked in 10 years ago. It’s still located at the bottom of a big council estate, with
Australia left it late in their win over Syria on Tuesday. Tom Rogic smashed home an injury-time winner to earn defending champions Australia a 3-2 win over Syria on Tuesday evening and a place in the knockout rounds of the Asian Cup. The Celtic midfielder struck from 25 yards out to see off a determined
1. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Col C1 1 2. Auston Matthews, C, Tor C2 2 3. Connor McDavid, C, Edm C3 3 4. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TB RW1 4 5. Brad Marchand, LW, Bos LW1 5 6. Mikko Rantanen, RW, Col RW2 7 7. Mark Scheifele, C, Wpg C4 6 8. John Tavares, C, Tor C5
Own goals from Fulham’s Joe Bryan and Denis Odoi saw Burnley come from behind for a vital win. Own goals from Fulham’s Joe Bryan and Denis Odoi saw Burnley come from behind for a vital win. Own goals from Fulham’s Joe Bryan and Denis Odoi saw Burnley come from behind for a vital win. Fulham
After failing to find the all-important winning goal against Jordan, Palestine must wait to find out their Asia Cup fate. Tom Rogic’s injury-time winner over Syria confirmed Australia’s place in the Asia Cup knockout rounds. After an opening Asia Cup defeat to Jordan, Australia looked much more comfortable in a 3-0 win against Palestine. Uzbekistan
Dembele’s skills as a disruptive, creative and aggressive central midfielder probably won’t be found in the same player again. Promising young footballers are regularly compared to a current or former great and it’s usually based upon a couple of attributes: the new Thierry Henry, the new Lionel Messi, the new Ronaldo. They rarely live up
Craig Burley says Arsenal’s recent poor form was always expected, and the club have to respect Unai Emery’s treatment of Mesut Ozil. Sven Mislintat is set to leave Arsenal after a series of disagreements over the Gunners’ organisational structure and transfer strategy, a source within the club has confirmed. The 46-year-old head of recruitment had
David De Gea’s 11 saves helped Ole Gunnar Solskjaer become the first Man United manager to win his first six matches with a huge win at Tottenham. David De Gea’s 11 saves helped Ole Gunnar Solskjaer become the first Man United manager to win his first six matches with a huge win at Tottenham. Craig