10:18 AM ET Associated Press The cost of attending the World Cup final is up to 46% higher in Qatar than the previous tournament in Russia, fans discovered on Wednesday as tickets went on sale. The steep rise in the prices for the FIFA showpiece match contrasts with the group stage seeing a reduction in
8:34 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti has said that Eden Hazard and Gareth Bale could have contributed more to Real Madrid‘s season so far, but denied issues with either player, and discussions of departures during this month’s transfer window. Both Hazard and Bale are fit and available for Madrid’s Copa del Rey
8:04 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said Ousmane Dembele is free to leave the club this month if he doesn’t renew his contract at Camp Nou. Dembele, 24, is into the final six months of his deal with Barca and sources at the club have told ESPN they believe it
6:41 AM ET UFC has announced it will host a fight night in the UK, which will be the first time in three years. The event, to be held in London on March 19th, is the first of its kind since Jorge Masvidal recorded a stunning knockout win over Liverpool’s Darren Till at the O2
3:11 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Klay Thompson knew he needed to use the same patience he learned over the past 2½ years and apply it to his shot coming back. And for the most part, it looked to have paid off in the Golden State Warriors‘ 102-86 win over the Detroit Pistons
3:30 AM ET What’s next for Erling Haaland? After a weekend in which the 21-year-old Borussia Dortmund striker told Viaplay that he felt pressured by his club to “make a decision soon” over his future, there is every chance that one of the best players in the world will be on the move in the
6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN INGLEWOOD, Calif. — If one moment captured how soundly the Los Angeles Rams beat the Arizona Cardinals, it was Odell Beckham Jr.’s completion to Cam Akers down the right sideline. Everything seemed to work for the Rams’ offense, even a receiver throwing deep to a running back on a trick
9:37 AM ET McLaren have talked with the Volkswagen Group, whose Audi and Porsche brands have been linked to future Formula One entry, but nothing has been agreed, according to team boss Zak Brown. German newspaper F.A.Z. has reported that Volkswagen’s supervisory board will decide at the end of February whether both Audi and luxury
9:46 AM ET Michigan State freshman linebacker Ma’a Gaoteote, a top-100 recruit, has entered the transfer portal. Gaoteote recorded seven tackles and a forced fumble in eight games as a reserve for the Spartans, who went 11-2 and finished No. 9 nationally. ESPN rated the 6-foot-1, 245-pound Gaoteote as the No. 11 outside linebacker and
8:31 AM ET ESPN News Services The University of Michigan has agreed to a $490 million settlement with hundreds of people who say they were sexually assaulted by a former sports doctor at the school, those involved in the agreement said Wednesday. Attorney Parker Stinar said that 1,050 people will share in the settlement, which