2:46 PM ET An average of 915,000 viewers tuned in to watch the Portland Thorns collect their third National Women’s Soccer League Championship against Kansas City on Saturday, setting a record for the most-watched game in league history, broadcaster CBS said. It marked a 71% increase over last year’s audience at a critical time for
1:52 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Toni Kroos has said he still has not decided whether he will retire or extend his Real Madrid contract next summer. Kroos, 32, has been in some of the best form of his career this season, helping Madrid to top LaLiga and their Champions League group. – Stream
3:54 PM ET Atletico Madrid failed to even qualify for the Europa League. MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP via Getty Images Goals from Mehdi Taremi and Stephen Eustaquio helped Porto to a 2-1 win against Atletico Madrid which meant they finished top of their Champions League group and condemned Atletico to an early European exit. Porto had already qualified
3:05 PM ET Nashville SC midfielder Hany Mukhtar has been named the 2022 Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player after a season in which he scored 23 goals to win the Golden Boot, the league announced Tuesday. Mukhtar won 48.03% of the vote from players, club technical staff and the media, far ahead of second-placed
4:40 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Former Chicago Fire coach Veljko Paunovic was named as the next manager of Chivas on Monday. Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Liga MX’s Chivas announced the hiring of Veljko Paunovic — former coach for MLS’ Chicago Fire FC and Championship side Reading FC — as manager on Monday night. Club president Amaury
5:15 PM ET Associated Press Tottenham’s Son Heung-Min is helped off the field after colliding with a Marseille defender Getty Images Tottenham forward Son Heung-Min was substituted midway through the first half of a Champions League match at Marseille on Tuesday after taking a shoulder to his face in a collision with an opponent. The South
2:49 PM ET Jurgen Klopp’s agent has insisted the Liverpool boss has “no intention” of resigning despite his side’s difficult start to the season. Liverpool’s 2-1 loss against Leeds United at the weekend was their fourth Premier League defeat of the season, two more than they suffered throughout the whole of the previous campaign. –
4:12 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The WBA on Tuesday ordered a fight between Amanda Serrano and Erika Cruz for the undisputed featherweight title, according to the organization’s Twitter account. The sides will have 30 days to close a deal before a purse bid is ordered. Serrano (43-2-1, 30 KOs) holds the WBO, WBA and IBF
4:09 PM ET Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders said he will not allow his players to leave their hotel this weekend when they face Texas Southern in Houston, where rapper Takeoff, 28, was shot and killed at a bowling alley early Tuesday morning. Sanders said family members and friends who want to see players
2:42 PM BST After a entree serving of Test rugby at the weekend, we’re set for the main course over three delicious sittings in November. From Edinburgh to Cardiff, London to Paris, and a few other cities in between, it really is smorgasbord of rugby action over the next few weeks. Read on for all