Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 3, 2023, 09:24 AM ET Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim remains committed to buying 100 percent of Manchester United, according to a source, while British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe is considering an offer to purchase only a minority stake. Ratcliffe, through his chemical company INEOS, has offered to buy a majority shareholding in
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Oct 3, 2023, 02:15 PM ET Real Madrid defender Nacho Fernández has been given a three-game suspension after his sending off in LaLiga on Saturday, leaving the club with just one senior available centre-back — Antonio Rüdiger — ahead of a run of crucial league games, including the Clasico against Barcelona
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 3, 2023, 12:42 PM ET Pep Guardiola says referees and VARs are in danger of taking centre stage while encouraging officials to “step back” following the controversy during Liverpool‘s defeat to Tottenham on Saturday. Premier League officiating is under the spotlight after Luis Díaz‘s goal for Liverpool at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Adriana Garcia Oct 3, 2023, 07:50 AM ET Inter Miami managing owner Jorge Mas has said he is open to his team playing a game at Barcelona to allow Lionel Messi to bid farewell to his fans. Since Messi left Barca for Paris Saint-Germain free agent in August 2021, there has been talk of a
PGMOL has admitted “standards fell short of expectations” after releasing audio of the VAR discussion that led to a Luis Díaz goal for Liverpool being incorrectly ruled out for offside. The audio was released in full on the Premier League website, along with a full account of what went wrong and a lengthy statement from
Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 12:55 PM ET NEWTON, Iowa — NASCAR announced Tuesday that it will finally bring its top Cup Series to Iowa for the first time. Cup Series drivers will race at Iowa Speedway in Newton in June 2024, a weekend that will also include the second-tier Xfinity Series at the track
Oct 3, 2023, 02:30 PM ET It. Is. On. Eight teams are in action today as the 2023 MLB playoffs begin with the best-of-three wild-card round. The Game 1 action starts in the American League, with the Texas Rangers visiting the Tampa Bay Rays (3 p.m. ET, ABC), followed by the Toronto Blue Jays at
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 3, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are closing in on
ESPN News Services Oct 3, 2023, 09:40 AM ET Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young defended his team’s postseason-clinching celebration, saying he thinks it is “ridiculous that that’s even a subject” and ripping a Houston Astros reporter’s “pretty poor journalism” for a “classless” comparison of the in-state rivals’ celebrations. Young weighed in on what has
Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 12:37 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Michael Lorenzen, Byron Buxton, Johnny Cueto and Jonathan Hernandez were among the players left off rosters for wild-card series that started Tuesday, while the Texas Rangers made the surprise inclusion of former top draft pick Matt Bush. The Minnesota Twins included Carlos Correa and rookie