Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim said he fears Manchester United defender Lisandro Martínez suffered a “serious” injury after being taken off on a stretcher during Sunday’s 2-0 Premier League defeat against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford. Argentina international Martínez was substituted in the 82nd minute after lengthy treatment on the pitch following a seemingly innocuous
Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are attempting to bolster their attacking options by adding either Mathys Tel or Christopher Nkunku to Ruben Amorim’s squad on deadline day, sources have told ESPN. United are close to completing a deal with Aston Villa for Marcus Rashford to move to Villa Park on loan until the end of
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 2, 2025, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick labelled Lamine Yamal “a genius” after the forward’s devastating dribbling helped seal a 1-0 win against Alavés in LaLiga on Sunday. The 17-year-old set up Robert Lewandowski for the only goal of the game as Barça moved within
Arsenal delivered a statement of intent in the Premier League title race with a 5-1 hammering of champions Manchester City to close the gap at the top to six points on Sunday. Captain Martin Ødegaard gave Arsenal the lead in the second minute due to woeful City defending, and although Erling Haaland equalized after the
Feb 2, 2025, 02:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Arsenal secured their biggest win over Manchester City in 22 years on Sunday after thrashing Pep Guardiola’s side 5-1 at Emirates Stadium. Martin Ødegaard opened the scoring in the second minute after Manuel Akanji was caught in possession before Erling Haaland equalised 10 minutes
Greg WyshynskiFeb 2, 2025, 12:44 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman has been offered an in-person hearing from the NHL Department of Player Safety after driving Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stützle‘s head into the ice during Saturday night’s game. An in-person hearing is
Associated Press Feb 2, 2025, 12:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Finland is adding defensemen Henri Jokiharju of the Buffalo Sabres and Urho Vaakanainen of the New York Rangers to its roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off. The Finnish Ice Hockey Federation on Sunday named Jokiharju and Vaakanainen as injury replacements for Miro Heiskanen and
India’s coach Gautam Gambhir has lauded his players for embracing a high-risk approach, which fetched them high reward in the form of a 4-1 T20I series win over England. The approach especially came to the fore during the last two T20Is. Despite losing three wickets to fast bowler Saqib Mahmood in the second over in
Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER — It was the football equivalent of a cry for help by Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim. By selecting defensive midfielder Kobbie Mainoo as a center-forward in what resulted in a 2-0 home defeat against Crystal Palace, Amorim was making a desperate plea for somebody, somewhere, to end his team’s goal-scoring
Associated Press Feb 2, 2025, 09:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AL MAZROWIAH, Bahrain — English golfer Laurie Canter captured a second title on the European tour by beating Pablo Larrazábal and Daniel Brown in a playoff to win the Bahrain Championship on Sunday. The No. 89-ranked Canter made birdie at No. 18, the first