The Socceroos will look to the A-League to replace injured star Daniel Arzani at the Asian Cup, with Dimi Petratos and Craig Goodwin name-checked by coach Graham Arnold as bolters for January’s tournament. Arzani confirmed a grim diagnosis of an ACL rupture this week by visiting specialists in Barcelona, an injury that will end his
Stewart Robson explains why despite impressive performances in recent weeks, Arsenal will need to improve defensively if they’re to challenge this season. Unai Emery says Arsenal have a lot of players who can score, but it’s important to keep creating chances to score. LONDON — Shkodran Mustafi has put Arsenal’s improved defensive performances this season
Andrea Conti has once again been banished to the sidelines after just returning from a year out. AC Milan defender Andrea Conti endured a mixed evening after making his long-awaited comeback from injury last week. The 24-year-old full-back started for Milan’s under-19 side in their game against Chievo on Friday evening — his first game
10:09 AM ET Some of the league’s current division leaders, like the Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins and Houston Texans, have gotten quite a bit from their rookies. On the flip side, the New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots each had just two rookies in uniform. It shows the differences in how teams see
8:00 AM ET IT HAD BEEN years, and it felt like even longer, since that many people stayed to watch the end of a Cleveland Browns game at First Energy Stadium. Trying to rush to an escalator, or elevator, was pointless. Almost everyone was caught in a slow-moving sea of orange and brown, a wave
8:55 AM ET The Atlanta Falcons signed former Oakland Raiders pass rusher Bruce Irvin to a one-year deal Wednesday. The Falcons plan to play Irvin, who was released by the Raiders this past Saturday, in this Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns, a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Irvin, 31, has just six tackles and
8:48 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Tony Bellew steps into the ring for Saturday’s world title challenge and the toughest fight of his life insisting he is not in awe
8:59 AM ET Japanese junior middleweight brawler Yoshihiro Kamegai, who participated in several memorable battles, has announced his retirement from boxing. Kamegai (27-5-2, 24 KOs), 35, who fought 10 times in the United States, including his final four bouts, made his announcement Tuesday on social media. Yoshihiro Kamegai says he has lost some of his
8:34 AM ET Former Michigan State defensive lineman and accused rapist Auston Robertson will be back in a Michigan court Wednesday when a pretrial hearing for his third-degree criminal sexual assault charge is held in Ingham County Circuit Court. Robertson, a 6-foot-4, 275-pound former four-star recruit from Wayne High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, was
Nov 6, 2018 With free agency underway, the offseason is going to pick up steam. What are the big questions facing all 30 teams? We start in the AL East, where the World Series title currently resides. Boston Red Sox: Who will be the closer in 2019? 2018 record: 108-542019 World Series odds: 6-1 The