Steve Nicol recaps Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sensational start as Man United manager with a 5-1 win over Cardiff City. Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the top four is not out of reach after beginning his reign with a 5-1 win over Cardiff City. United are eight points adrift of the Champions League places
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos says he has no influence on who is the manager of Real Madrid. Real Madrid boss Santiago Solari said his side’s three consecutive Club World Cup titles will be difficult to repeat after Saturday’s 4-1 final victory over hosts Al Ain in Abu Dhabi. Al Ain had two early chances
Ousmane Dembele and Lionel Messi both found the net for Barcelona who enjoyed a comfortable win at the Camp Nou. Jordi Alba was Barcelona’s best against Celta Vigo, producing a sublime assist for Barca’s second. BARCELONA, Spain — Goals from Ousmane Dembele and Lionel Messi helped Barcelona end the calendar year with a comfortable 2-0
2:50 AM ET Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will return to competition against Francis Ngannou in February, according to UFC president Dana White. The heavyweight matchup will headline UFC Fight Night on Feb. 17 in Phoenix. It will mark the first UFC main card to air exclusively on ESPN television. A UFC Fight Night
2:58 AM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James defended his comments about wanting to play with Pelicans star Anthony Davis, rattling off the names of several other stars he would love to team with and rejecting the notion that he did anything wrong. Speaking with reporters after Friday’s 112-104 win over New Orleans, James was
Melbourne City captain Scott Jamieson has proposed peace talks with sidelined striker Bruno Fornaroli to help the A-League club find their shooting boots. City dug out a 1-1 draw with Melbourne Victory on Saturday night with a 92nd minute equaliser, scored by Dario Vidosic and assisted by Jamieson. The skipper had an incident-packed night but
Melbourne Victory’s 1-1 draw with Melbourne City was the worst result Ola Toivonen has experienced in Australia but he doesn’t think their derby rivals have been their toughest opponents. The Swedish striker was on target once again when he put Victory ahead in the Melbourne derby with a simple volleyed finish from a superb Kosta
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sydney Sixers 3 for 166 (Perry 103*) beat Brisbane Heat 7 for 155 (Jonassen 33, Burns 2-9) by 11 runs For the second time this season, Ellyse Perry completed a T20 century even as it seemed like time was running out. And she did it in some style as well.
8:37 AM ET Executives with other teams have watched the machinations of the Los Angeles Dodgers this winter with a couple of competing thoughts: While Cincinnati takes its chances on improving with Yasiel Puig & Co., L.A. now might have the payroll space to pursue Bryce Harper. From the seven players changing hands to the
12:51 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — The Boston Celtics kept the locker room closed for 36 minutes following Friday night’s 120-107 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks here at TD Garden, holding a team meeting to clear the air after losing a third straight game. “Much needed,” Celtics guard Kyrie Irving said of the discussion.