ESPN FC’s Craig Burley details the expectations for new managers Maurizio Sarri and Unai Emery ahead of Chelsea and Arsenal’s match this weekend. Southampton will travel to Brighton in the Carabao Cup in the only all-Premier League matchup of the second round. The 13 top-flight clubs not involved in the Champions League or Europa League
12:55 PM ET Tiger Woods hears a lot of screaming and hollering throughout the course of his rounds of golf — and occasionally some not-so-nice rhetoric as well. That happened recently during the final round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio two weeks ago, where a continually-heckling spectator got the attention of Woods’ caddie,
1:15 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Plenty of changes in the NASCAR Cup Series have occurred over the past year. Look no further than Thursday’s news that after 15 years in the Cup series, Kasey Kahne is retiring from
On Tuesday, FIFA showed that it had run out of patience with Nigeria due to the continued crisis in the country’s domestic football, and sent a letter warning that if the issues were not resolved by August 20, Nigeria would face instant suspension. The news prompted Nigeria’s acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, to call a meeting
12:05 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The Davis Cup will be decided with a season-ending, 18-team tournament beginning next year. The new format replaces the one in which the Davis Cup is played over four weekends throughout the year. The top team event in men’s tennis is often skipped by elite players
Aug 14, 2018 Nick DePaulaESPN There are three NBA players with an active Adidas signature sneaker line: reigning MVP James Harden, fellow first-team All-NBA guard Damian Lillard and Derrick Rose. Yes, Derrick Rose. The Minnesota Timberwolves point guard — who was named league MVP before Lillard even played an NBA game and was last named
10:56 AM ET Bellator MMA’s James Gallagher is planning a bantamweight title fight in December, in his native Ireland — and says it’s happening with or without the division’s defending champion, Darrion Caldwell. Gallagher (7-0) will make his 135-pound debut on Friday, when he meets Ricky Bandejas at Bellator 204 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
11:36 AM BST Danny Cipriani has been fined £2000 after he pleaded guilty to common assault and resisting arrest following an incident at a Jersey nightclub. England and Gloucester fly-half Cipriani was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday morning and, after appearing at Jersey Magistrates’ Court Thursday, was ordered to pay £1500 for resisting
11:48 AM ET The NHL season is rapidly approaching. To get you back in the right frame of mind and get you back up to speed, here’s a quick look at every team in the Eastern Conference through a fantasy lens. Atlantic Division Boston Bruins Our top-300 fantasy hockey rankings, from Connor McDavid right on
Atletico Madrid’s Diego Simeone hailed his side’s ability to break Real Madrid’s 18-year winning run in continental cup finals. Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa insists he has the utmost respect for Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos and will always shake hands and move on after the final whistle. Craig Burley explains how the absences of Zinedine