Sebastian Salazar catches up with Josef Martinez and Miguel Almiron after the star duo powered Atlanta United to the Eastern Conference finals. The two best teams in MLS during the regular season will meet for a spot in the MLS Cup Final. The FC crew break down the tie and make their picks. Paul Mariner
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Galatasaray winger Yunus Akgun has attracted interest from Chelsea, Juventus, Wolfsburg and Benfica, sources have told ESPN FC. The four clubs sent scouts to keep tabs on Akgun during the Turkey Under-19s’ 1-0 victory over England U19s at Manavgat, Antalya on Tuesday. The victory saw Turkey top the group and progress to the elite qualifying
6:20 PM ET Alaves spurned the chance to go top of La Liga on Friday with a 1-0 defeat at Leganes, who moved out of the relegation zone thanks to Youssef En-Nesyri’s goal. The striker fired home three minutes before half-time after Jonathan Silva cut the ball back into his path to delight a raucous
6:08 AM ET Aaron Rai fired a course-record 9-under-par 61 to surge into a four-shot lead after the second round of the Hong Kong Open on Friday. The 23-year-old Englishman took full advantage of perfect scoring conditions for the early starters in Fanling, sinking six birdies in his first nine holes. Three more birdies ensured
5:09 AM ET ABU DHABI — Having declined the opportunity to do so in previous seasons, Lewis Hamilton has been granted permission to run the number one on his Mercedes for this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It’s been a while… but the #1 is back in @F1! #AbuDhabiGP 🇦🇪 #F1 pic.twitter.com/1vgcfSq9dg — Mercedes-AMG F1
4:10 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel has received a one-Test suspension from the ICC, following an incident in the Chattogram Test wherein he made physical contact with Bangladesh’s Imrul Kayes. This means Gabriel will not be available for the second Test of the series, which will be played in Mirpur
4:14 AM ET Former world cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew has confirmed his retirement from boxing aged 35. Bellew (30-3-1, 20 KOs) was defeated in his last fight by WBA-WBO-IBF king Oleksandr Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) on Nov. 10 in Manchester as he attempted to become the undisputed world champion. In a video message posted on
2:46 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Thomas Detry thought the rainy, windy and generally awful conditions were so bad at Metropolitan Golf Club on Friday that they wouldn’t be able to finish the round. When they did, he and Belgium teammate Thomas Pieters were tied for the lead with South Korea at the
2:10 AM GMT New Zealand coach Steve Hansen has leapt to the defence of his captain Kieran Read in the wake of criticism of recent performances by the 117-cap veteran. Hansen, at a news conference ahead of Saturday’s fixture against Italy, hit out at reports suggesting the 33-year-old loose forward may no longer be good
12:45 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank gave coach Dan Quinn a vote of confidence after Thursday’s 31-17 loss dropped the Falcons to 4-7 and all but ended their playoff hopes. Blank expressed total faith in Quinn, who guided the Falcons to the 2016 Super Bowl. “Absolutely. We love our coach,”