Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus‘ second-half goals gave West Ham a 2-0 win over Manchester United in the Premier League’s early game on Saturday. It is United’s 13th defeat in all competitions this season, and their fourth consecutive game without scoring. Bowen bundled home from close range in the 72nd minute after a lovely one-two
Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNDec 22, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderDec 23, 2023, 12:58 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Open Extended Reactions After missing a month with a left wrist injury, there is optimism that Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson could return as soon as Tuesday night against the Chicago Bulls, sources told ESPN.
Mike Coppinger Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Dec 23, 2023, 10:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A full day of fights headlined by Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin and Deontay
Associated Press Dec 23, 2023, 12:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The New York Mets must pay a record luxury tax of nearly $101 million after a fourth-place finish in their division, among an unprecedented eight teams that owe the penalty for the 2023 season. Owner Steve Cohen’s Mets finished with a
File image of Indian cricket team pacer Chetan Sakariya (right)© AFP The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction saw a distinct trend with fast bowlers being in demand. The top buys of the auction Mitchell Starc (Rs 24.75 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders) and Pat Cummins (Rs 20.50 crore, SunRisers Hyderabad) show that trend. Even the
Steve Nielsen has resigned from his role as sporting director of Formula 1’s governing body the FIA less than a year since being appointed. He was appointed in January 2023 with a mandate to improve the FIA’s race control operations after a series of controversies in recent years. No reason has been given for Nielsen’s
Dec 23, 2023, 08:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tara Moore was suspended in June 2022 for breaching anti-doping rules. Photo by Mike Owen/Getty Images Britain’s former No. 1-ranked doubles player Tara Moore has been cleared of an anti-doping rule violation after the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Saturday that she bore no fault
Mohammed Shami‘s absence will certainly leave a gaping hole in India’s planning but former South African pacer Fanie de Villiers believes that Rohit Sharma‘s men have the best chance of ending a 31-year wait for a Test series win in the Rainbow Nation. De Villiers, once a well-known exponent of the slower delivery in white
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 22, 2023, 05:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Pep Guardiola said he has “closed a chapter” at Manchester City after winning the Club World Cup. City won their fifth trophy of 2023 with a 4-0 win over Fluminense in Jeddah while completing the set for Guardiola, who has
The 2023 F1 season is over but it won’t be long until we are back in Bahrain for the start of the 2024 campaign. Now is your chance to test your knowledge on what happened this year. You have two minutes! Can you remember what happened in the 2023 F1 season? How to play Score:
ESPN News Services Dec 22, 2023, 11:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid played through an ankle injury to push his 30-10 streak to 13 games, finishing with 31 points and 10 rebounds in the Philadelphia 76ers‘ 121-111 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Embiid scored all 31 points after
After months of politicking, Florida State took its first official step toward leaving the ACC on Friday. Spurred into action by a College Football Playoff snub earlier this month, FSU voted to sue the ACC over the grant of rights. The school alleged restraint of trade, breach of contract and failure to perform over what
Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 22, 2023, 10:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Texas quarterback Maalik Murphy has verbally committed to join Duke, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. A formal announcement is expected soon, the sources said. He’ll be immediately eligible with three years remaining, giving first-year coach Manny Diaz a key building block to start
Tim Bontemps, ESPNDec 22, 2023, 07:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets forward Ben Simmons admitted Friday night that the lower back nerve impingement that’s sidelined him for nearly two months has him as frustrated as he’s ever been. “It’s probably one of the most frustrating points in my career just
Records tumbled at the Indian Premier League (IPL) Players Auction earlier this week in Dubai as Australia pacer Mitchell Starc drew a staggering Rs 24.75 crore from the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), becoming the most expensive buy in the history of the Players Auction. Starc surpassed his teammate Pat Cummins, who was roped in buy
Associated Press Dec 22, 2023, 09:50 PM ET Ryan Minor, the Baltimore Orioles infielder who became part of baseball history when he replaced Cal Ripken at the end of his record-setting consecutive games streak in 1998, has died. He was 49. The University of Oklahoma — where Minor starred in baseball and basketball — said
Stephen Holder, ESPNDec 22, 2023, 03:00 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national