Nigeria find themselves in a goalkeeping pickle as they prepare to face South Africa in what is shaping up to be one of the biggest grudge matches of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series. It’s an unfortunately familiar state of affairs. Just before the first game of the campaign, the Super Eagles were
Month: November 2018
3:45 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ESPN presents the best player in the world of the week, celebrating the player that has the best stats, impact or storyline to earn the honor. To nominate someone, please email us here by midnight on Monday each week. Photos and context are encouraged! We’re not sure if there’s a
3:39 PM ET Associated Press Ottawa forward Mark Stone dismissed the latest drama to the Senators season as a “hiccup” and said the team is already repairing the frayed relationship between players and coaches that was laid bare in a video. The video showed seven Senators players during an Uber ride in Phoenix last month
Nov 7, 2018 Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports The two NASCAR Xfinity Series full-time drivers who have combined to win 35 percent of the races this year — and the only ones with more than one win this season — face
2:10 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin is getting backup quarterback Jack Coan ready to play this weekend at No. 21 Penn State with starter Alex Hornibrook listed as questionable because of another head injury. Hornibrook was in the concussion protocol for the second time in three weeks after getting hurt in last
1:49 PM GMT England flanker Tom Curry will miss the rest of the November internationals after being ruled out with an ankle injury. Curry limped off shortly after half time in England’s 12-11 win against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday before leaving the stadium on crutches. England head coach Eddie Jones says rugby union
2:54 AM ET Andy Murray has confirmed that he will play at the Open Sud de France as part of his comeback in early 2019. The ATP 250 tournament takes place in Montpellier from Feb. 3-10, a week after the Australian Open. Former world No. 1 Murray is expected to compete in Melbourne and has
9:18 AM ET Umar Farooq Several PSL franchises have embarked on a warpath with the UAE-based T10 league, writing a letter to the PCB chairman Ehsan Mani to express alarm at the encroachment of the T10 league into what they consider their territory. The letter, which ESPNcricinfo has obtained a copy of, “highlights serious concerns”,
11:44 AM ET Karen Khachanov‘s impressive win against new No. 1 Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s Paris Masters final established the 22-year-old Russian as the latest in an impressive list of players hailed as the “Next Big Thing.” It’s a popular pastime, finding the successors to the Big Four. Khachanov is a rangy 6-foot-6 power-server whose
10:42 AM ET Tennessee Titans safety Kevin Byard said he expected the Cowboys to “knock my head off” after he paid homage to Terrell Owens on Monday night by celebrating his game-changing interception by celebrating on the star at AT&T Stadium. Byard’s first-quarter interception of Dak Prescott in the end zone came after the Cowboys