The FC crew feel recent statements by Barcelona players about Ousmane Dembele are an effort to help him regain focus and form at the club. BARCELONA — Ernesto Valverde feels some of the coverage of Ousmane Dembele’s struggles at Barcelona has been cruel, but says the French forward is under no more pressure than anyone
1:31 PM ET New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold will sit for the second straight game with a foot injury, coach Todd Bowles confirmed Friday. The move sets up the second-oldest quarterback matchup in NFL history: Josh McCown, 39, against the New England Patriots’ Tom Brady, 41. It’s either going to be the largest gap
Hosts Ghana will play no further part in the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations after being held 1-1 by Cameroon in their final Group A game at the Accra Sports Stadium. The Black Queens were pipped in the final standings by Mali, who twice came back from behind to beat Algeria 3-2 to progress.
1:01 PM ET The Haas Formula One team says it has launched a protest against rivals Force India at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in a bid to seek ‘equality’ over a long-running prize money dispute. The protest hearing took place in Abu Dhabi on Friday and the race stewards are currently deliberating over the
1:02 PM ET The star of the show is light heavyweight world titleholder Dmitry Bivol, who has not even entered his prime but already is one of the best in the division. But former champion Jean Pascal, written off long ago by most as a shot fighter, is aiming for one last stand when he
12:13 PM GMT Chris M Jones Conor O’Shea is determined to be the best-prepared foreign coach at next year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan. The ground work has been set after a two-Test tour of the country in June and a recent fact-finding mission that replicated every journey, training camp and match day experience his
1:05 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN ATLANTA — When the Boston Celtics face the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena Friday night, they’ll become the latest team to see Hawks forward Vince Carter still serving as an effective role player despite him rapidly approaching his 42nd birthday. Kyrie Irving tweeted about the profane dismissal of Thanksgiving
Sweden’s World Cup-bound national women’s team will return to South Africa for a second year running to face Banyana Banyana in an international friendly in January.
The Swedes, ranked ninth in the world, will take advantage of warm weather to train as they build towards the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France next year.
12:29 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN While NHL participation in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has yet to be determined, one of its biggest stars of all-time has committed to be the face of ice hockey at that event: Jaromir Jagr. The 46-year-old legend, who is second to Wayne Gretzky in NHL career points (1,921), has
shares Play 01:11 ‘Pakistan won’t take us lightly now’ Big Picture Even the most ardent Pakistan supporters will have struggled to suppress a grin at their team’s comedy of errors on a fantastical fourth afternoon in Abu Dhabi. The humour is unlikely to have spread to the dressing room, however, where a devastated set