Associated Press Jan 21, 2025, 10:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ohio State was No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the season Tuesday after beating Notre Dame for its first national championship since 2014. The Buckeyes (14-2) received every first-place vote following their mostly dominant run through the
Jan 21, 2025, 11:36 AM Open Extended Reactions Warren Gatland is backing his Wales team to spring some shocks amid their record losing run. Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images Coach Warren Gatland is counting on some returning old heads to lead his young Wales squad in the Six Nations and create a siege mentality following a
Laurence Edmondson, Senior Writer, F1Jan 21, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Following an overhaul of Haas’ trackside engineering team, Laura Mueller will become Esteban Ocon‘s race engineer this season while Carine Cridelich will join from rivals Racing Bulls as head of strategy
Jan 21, 2025, 09:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Greg Norman says he wants to talk with Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods to discuss how the superstar golfers have benefited from LIV Golf and the upheaval that the Saudi-backed tour has created in the sport. Norman served as LIV Golf’s commissioner and CEO upon its
Jos Buttler, England’s captain, says he doesn’t believe a boycott of Afghanistan cricket is “the way to go”, ahead of the men’s teams’ scheduled meeting in next month’s Champions Trophy. The contest, set for Lahore on February 26, has come under sustained political scrutiny in the past few weeks, following a letter from Labour MP
Tim Vickery, South American Football ColumnistJan 21, 2025, 06:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Just days after turning 19, Vitor Reis has joined Manchester City from Palmeiras in a reported €35 million deal. In doing so, Reis became the most expensive centre-back ever to be signed from Brazil. So what’s his story, and why has
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 21, 2025, 05:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Xabi Alonso has said he is “very calm” despite being linked to taking charge at Real Madrid, with speculation over the future of Carlo Ancelotti. Alonso, who spent five years as a Real Madrid player and also began his coaching career at
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 21, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City have completed the signing of defender Vitor Reis from Palmeiras, the club confirmed on Tuesday. The deal is worth €35 million ($36.2m) for the 19-year-old Brazil youth international. He’s signed a four-and-a-half year contract until 2029. Reis is the second summer signing
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 21, 2025, 08:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé has admitted he was “thinking a lot” as he struggled to adapt to life at Real Madrid, saying he “couldn’t do any worse” before turning his form around in recent weeks. Mbappé now looks close to peak form, having scored
Rodrigo Faez, Madrid correspondentJan 21, 2025, 07:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti has denied that he has made his mind up to leave Real Madrid this summer, saying “I won’t decide my departure date from this club.” Spanish radio station Onda Cero had reported on Monday that Ancelotti — whose contract runs until