Mexico has been desperate to play games on the road against tough opposition and, while Lionel Messi might not be with the Argentina squad, the upcoming matches against La Albiceleste on Friday (Cordoba) and Nov. 20 (Mendoza) will be stern tests to end the year for El Tri. These past few months have been a
BURTON, England — Wayne Rooney has defended his decision to make a farewell appearance for England and hopes it becomes a tradition for players to be honoured. The D.C. United forward will win his 120th England cap on Thursday after Gareth Southgate sanctioned an appearance in the friendly with the United States at Wembley, two
11:23 AM ET Mike ClayESPN Writer Close Fantasy football, NFL analyst for ESPN.com Member of Pro Football Writers of America Founding director of Pro Football Focus Fantasy 2013 FSTA award winner for most accurate preseason rankings The Fantasy 32 analyzes the NFL from a fantasy perspective, with at least one mention of each of the
11:49 AM ET ESPN News Services Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson has had his 20-game suspension reduced to 14 by a neutral arbitrator and is eligible to play immediately. Wilson has already served 16 games of his suspension for an illegal check to the head of St. Louis forward Oskar Sundqvist in each team’s preseason
5:14 AM ET Understandable but not justifiable — that was the view of Formula One’s motorsport managing director, Ross Brawn, after watching the altercation between Max Verstappen and Esteban Ocon after Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix. Verstappen’s anger was triggered by Ocon taking him out of the lead of the race and, once the chequered flag
The Philippines prevailed 1-0 over Singapore in Group B courtesy of a late winner by Patrick Reichelt. Sven-Goran Eriksson started his stint as Philippines head coach with a 1-0 win over Singapore in their AFF Suzuki Cup opener on Tuesday evening. The former England manager was appointed last month to lead Philippines through the tournament
11:01 AM ET Repercussions were inevitable when the PGA Tour made drastic changes to its schedule, and a big consequence dropped Tuesday in Dubai: Rory McIlroy is considering giving up his European Tour membership in 2019. The Northern Irishman who has played both the PGA Tour and European Tour for all but one year since
5:09 PM ET Six-times champion Roger Federer avoided an early exit from the ATP Finals as he rediscovered his form to outclass Austria’s Dominic Thiem 6-2, 6-3 at the 02 Arena on Tuesday. The Swiss maestro found himself with his back to the wall after an error-strewn loss to Kei Nishikori in his opening round-robin
10:39 AM ET Kevin Anderson is on the verge of qualifying for the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals after thrashing Kei Nishikori in London on Tuesday. No.4 seed Anderson won 6-0, 6-1 in just 64 minutes to secure his second win of the week, following his opening victory over Dominic Thiem on Monday.
1:12 PM ET Sarah Langs The Cy Young Award is given to the best pitcher in each league. Voting for the 2018 National League award winner might codify how pitchers are assessed to be “the best” in this day and age of baseball analysis. Pitcher wins are no longer considered the be-all, end-all in terms