3:31 PM ET Major League Soccer has announced a new, expanded playoff format that will see nine teams from each conference qualify for the postseason, with the addition of a “wild card” round and a best-of-three series in round 1. The new format will take effect for the 2023 season, which begins on Saturday. –
4:54 PM ET Real Madrid turned on the class in a comprehensive, come-from-behind 5-2 win over Liverpool in their Champions League round-of-16 first leg at Anfield on Tuesday night as both Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema netted a pair of goals. The rematch of last year’s final — won by Madrid — was a thriller,
10:11 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar sustained ankle ligament damage in Sunday’s 4-3 Ligue 1 win over Lille, the French club said late on Tuesday. Brazilian forward Neymar, who scored PSG’s second goal in the 17th minute, was stretchered off the field in tears early in the second half after colliding with Lille’s Benjamin
6:36 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti said Real Madrid are “no way” through to the Champions League quarterfinals, despite inflicting Liverpool‘s biggest-ever home defeat in Europe with a 5-2 round of 16 first-leg victory at Anfield. Madrid’s win, which came after being 2-0 down inside 14 minutes, is second only to Ajax’s 5-1 European Cup victory
10:15 PM GMT The Waratahs and Wallabies have received a huge vote of confidence after Angus Bell re-signed with Australian rugby through 2027, but there is upheaval elsewhere with Taniela Tupou and coach Dan McKellar both reported to be on the move. Bell, 22, has put pen to paper on a new four-year deal that
8:20 PM ET ESPN News Services The Minnesota Twins on Tuesday agreed to a contract with veteran infielder Donovan Solano, according to multiple reports. The deal is for one year at the major-league level, according to The Athletic, and gives the Twins depth at several positions and a decent bat at the bottom of the
9:01 PM ET Former Arkansas and NFL running back Peyton Hillis said Tuesday that he expects to make a full recovery after being hospitalized earlier this year when he reportedly rescued several people during a swimming accident in Florida. As part of a lengthy social media post — his first since the incident — Hillis
8:35 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie have carried over their momentum from last week’s tournament to the Rio Open. Finalists two days earlier in Buenos Aires, Norrie advanced to the round of 16 in the clay-court event on Tuesday, while Alcaraz was a game away
4:16 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone is considering giving All-Star outfielder Aaron Judge some reps in left field this spring, and that’s all well and good with the team captain. “I did mention it to him,
6:38 PM ET Swingman Will Barton reached agreement on a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards and will become a free agent, the team announced Tuesday. Barton, 32, will be playoff-eligible provided he signs with a new team ahead of the March 1 deadline. He was making $14.375 million in the final year of his