Ademola Lookman marked his first English Premier League start since 2018-19 with his first top-flight goal in three years as Fulham put their first points on the board at the weekend, while Victor Osimhen took a stand for Nigerians back home during a sublime display in Napoli’s 4-1 victory over Atalanta. Lookman has, at times […]
Merseyside Police are investigating “unacceptable” online threats made towards Everton duo Jordan Pickford and Richarlison after the 2-2 draw in the derby against Liverpool on Saturday. Goalkeeper Pickford made a challenge on Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk which forced the defender to leave the field after five minutes. As a result, the defender suffered an anterior […]
The Atlanta Braves made another baserunning mistake with a lead in the National League Championship Series. This one was much more costly. The Braves ruined a promising fourth inning by running into a wild double play before the bats went cold in a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 on Sunday […]
Game 7 of the National League Championship Series began to look bleak in the top of the fourth, when there were two on, none out, and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts already had to deploy Blake Treinen, one of his most trusted high-leverage relievers. “That wasn’t part of the scenarios,” Roberts said, smiling, after […]
With a 1-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Hockenson in the third quarter during the Detroit Lions’ 34-16 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, the 32-year-old quarterback completed the journey of throwing a TD pass against every other team in the NFL. Stafford had played Jacksonville twice before in his career, and threw for over 250 yards […]
After another dismal Sunday at TIAA Bank Field, one thing became perfectly clear: The No. 1 overall pick is definitely in play for the Jacksonville Jaguars. It didn’t look that way after the first two weeks after beating Indianapolis in the season opener and playing Tennessee tight in Nashville, where they’ve struggled to keep games […]
Spain coach Luis Enrique has defended David De Gea after the Manchester United goalkeeper put in another disappointing display for his country in a 1-0 loss to Ukraine in the UEFA Nations League. Viktor Tsygankov’s 76th minute winner on Tuesday night saw De Gea caught out of position as Spain suffered their first defeat since […]
It was meant to be a summer of possibilities for Manchester United, but as they prepare for their first game since transfer deadline day, there are again more questions than answers. Top targets missed, holes in the squad not filled, forgotten players still in the squad and growing fan frustration has become a familiar storyline […]
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier exited in the sixth inning of Game 3 of the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros after being hit by a pitch and suffering a left hand contusion Tuesday night. The team announced that X-rays were negative and he was day-to-day. “My hand feels like it got […]
Eight days ago, before the first of what the Los Angeles Dodgers hope are three postseason rounds at Globe Life Field, Justin Turner and Mookie Betts gathered the team in right field to talk about the challenge that awaited them. Turner and Betts had planned the meeting in advance. They wanted to emphasize what was […]