3:07 PM ET Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta has said the mid-season World Cup in Qatar is to blame for the number of injuries to players in recent weeks. Azpilicueta’s Chelsea teammate Reece James is expected to miss England‘s World Cup campaign with a knee injury sustained earlier this month, while Manchester United‘s Raphael Varane is
3:25 PM ET Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola joked he wanted striker Erling Haaland to lay off the food and drink during the mid-season break for the World Cup and come back fit to spearhead the club’s hunt for trophies in the second half of the season. Norway’s Haaland, who has scored 22 goals in
4:34 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — In the third minute of second-half stoppage time, with the score tied 1-1 in the National Women’s Soccer League semifinal between the Portland Thorns and the San Diego Wave, Thorns defender Meghan Klingenberg prepared to take a corner kick, and the entire north end of Providence Park roared as
Oct 22, 2022 Christian Horner was left furious after comments from McLaren counterpart Zak Brown. Clive Mason/Getty Images AUSTIN, Texas — Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says he was “appalled” by a rival’s accusations during Formula One’s cost cap controversy after McLaren CEO Zak Brown said a breach of the cap would constitute cheating. After
Oct 23, 2022 AUSTIN — Lance Stroll has been given a three-place grid drop at the next race in Mexico after the stewards found him “predominantly to blame” for his collision with Fernando Alonso at Sunday’s U.S. Grand Prix. The pair collided at high speed on the long straight between Turn 11 and Turn 12
5:25 PM ET J.T. Miller of the Vancouver Canucks doesn’t believe the sky is falling for his winless team and doesn’t care if fans’ jerseys are falling from the sky, either. Vancouver enters its Monday night home game against the Carolina Hurricanes as the NHL’s only winless team, having gone 0-4-2 to start the season.
5:49 PM ET ESPN News Services MONTREAL — When it comes to playing again, Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has a long way to go. There are some important steps along the way, too. Sidelined by a lingering knee injury, the 35-year-old Price is on long-term injured reserve, and there is no timetable for his
6:27 PM ET Fernando Alonso believes Formula One and the FIA’s race regulations are set for a crucial moment after his Alpine team appealed the penalty which knocked him out of the points at the U.S. Grand Prix. Alonso finished seventh in Austin, Texas, despite being sent airborne at one stage in a 200 mph
Phil Simmons has resigned as West Indies coach after his team crashed out in the first round of the T20 World Cup in Australia, an outcome he described as “unfathomable”. West Indies were eliminated after finishing bottom of their group in Hobart, beating Zimbabwe in their second game but losing to Scotland and Ireland either
2:51 PM ET Liz LozaESPN More like Matty on Ice … as Matt Ryan has been benched by Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich. Sam Ehlinger has been named the Colts’ starting quarterback for the remainder of the season. The news comes less than 10 days after it was reported that the Texas product had