ESPN News ServicesSep 20, 2024, 05:42 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsCristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring as Al Nassr defeated Al Ettifaq 3-0 and gave Stefano Pioli victory in his first game as coach of the Saudi Arabian club on Friday.The Italian, who led AC Mil... More »
Sep 20, 2024, 03:19 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsThe first edition of the annual FIFA Intercontinental Cup for club teams from around the world will have five matches, with European Champions League winners Real Madrid to play in the final on Dec. 18 in Doha, t... More »
ESPN News ServicesSep 20, 2024, 11:57 AM ETPremier League side Fulham have said they are investigating whether anyone associated with the club has been a victim of its late former owner Mohamed Al Fayed, who has been accused of raping and sexually abusing youn... More »
Englishman Karl Dickson is in charge of today’s contest, and here is talking about the latest law changes for the 2024/25 season. Not everyone in the game is happy with the direction of travel.It’s a beautiful dry and sunny afternoon in Sydney but a westerly b... More »
San Juan Hills coach Robert Frith knelt and draped his arm around his quarterback Timmy Herr in the minutes before kickoff in San Juan Capistrano.The coach and signal caller prayed — as they do before every game, basking in the calm before the storm. “It clear... More »
When I heard about the death of the 94-year-old billionaire businessman and former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed last year, my response wasn’t exactly charitable. Good riddance, I thought, to my one-time employer who had presided over a workplace rife with mis... More »
Anyone who's ever donated to a political campaign or group probably knows the score: You give money to a candidate or cause you support one time, and then you're deluged with messages begging for more. This experience has recently gotten an even bigger spotlig... More »
Rarely do we get the opportunity to hum a classic David Bowie song while thumbing through the latest science news, but this week we saw the return of spiders on Mars. No, they're not real arachnids scurrying across the Red Planet's surface — instead they're pa... More »
Katie Barnes, ESPN.comSep 20, 2024, 04:47 PM ETCloseKatie Barnes is a writer/reporter for ESPN.com. Follow them on Twitter at Katie_Barnes3.Open Extended ReactionsLos Angeles Sparks guard Layshia Clarendon, a leader in the WNBA's social justice initiatives, th... More »
Open Extended ReactionsWeek 4 is here as we dive into another weekend of college football madness.The biggest story going into Saturday's slate of games is if Arch Manning will get his first college start. After capturing the attention of fans, he'll have a lo... More »
NFL Nation, ESPNSep 20, 2024, 07:45 AM ETOpen Extended ReactionsThe Week 3 NFL schedule for the 2024 season is stacked with great matchups, and we've got you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend.Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the bigg... More »
Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 20, 2024, 11:35 AM ETCloseESPN MLB insiderAuthor of "The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports"Open Extended ReactionsMinutes before the MLB trade deadline in July, the Detroit Tigers shipped out t... More »