5:38 AM ET Liam Brickhill Born in Johannesburg, schooled at Westville Boys’ High, and fluent in Afrikaans, Mickey Arthur is as South African as they come. But Arthur hasn’t been here for five years, having last visited for a family funeral, and his intentions for this homecoming are clear: “I’ll make no secret of it,
Football fever gripped Vietnam again on Saturday night as thousands of fans flocked to the streets of the capital Hanoi to celebrate their country’s victory over Malaysia in the AFF Cup final. Nguyen Anh Duc’s sixth minute volley secured a first regional title since 2008 for Vietnam and after the final whistle the streets around
Ten years after winning their first AFF Suzuki Cup, Vietnam won a second on Saturday, turning the streets of Hanoi and Saigon red with delight as fans celebrated 3-2 aggregate victory over Malaysia. In the end, Vietnam were just a little too good for their regional rivals over the two legs. And the same was
12:02 PM ET * Newcastle celebrated an important 1-0 win at Huddersfield * Huddersfeld dominated a scrappy first half * Rondon fired Newcastle ahead against the run of play * Dubravka denied the hosts an equaliser with a fine save * The visitors repelled Huddersfield’s late pressure * Huddersfield next host Southampton, Newcastle at home
Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League as two goals from Gabriel Jesus and another by substitute Raheem Sterling secured a 3-1 home win over Everton. They went in front after 22 minutes when Yerry Mina gave the ball away inside his own half and Fernandinho played it to Leroy Sane, whose
3:23 AM ET Sacramento Kings rookie Marvin Bagley III will be sidelined at least 10 days after an MRI revealed a bone bruise in his left knee, the team announced Friday night. The Kings said he will be re-evaluated in 10-14 days. Bagley suffered the injury in the second quarter of Friday’s 130-125 loss to
2:47 AM ET DENVER — As the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder assembled for a jump ball with 33.8 seconds to go in Denver’s 109-98 victory Friday, Russell Westbrook and Jamal Murray got cross with each other, bringing both teams together for a small squabble. After a review, both players were assessed technical fouls.
2:23 AM ET Michael Chandler, one of the longtime faces of Bellator MMA, is a lightweight champion again. Chandler (19-4) became the first three-time champion in Bellator history on Friday, defeating Brent Primus (8-1) via unanimous decision at Bellator 212 in Honolulu. Chandler won back his 155-pound title, which he surrendered to Primus in a
1:51 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Through 24 minutes of Friday night’s game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers, Joel Embiid was unstoppable. He tossed around every defender Indiana threw at him like a rag doll, drawing one foul after another. He was a beast on the boards, bullying his way to the
12:49 AM ET Steve KimESPN In what ended up being an entertaining battle, Gilberto Ramirez barely retained his WBO super middleweight title, edging Jesse Hart in a 12-round majority decision Friday night at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. Two judges scored the bout 115-113 for Ramirez, and the third scored it 114-114.