Daniele De Rossi was a one club man before he moved to Argentina. Towards the end of their careers, many modern footballing greats look to wind down their playing days in China or the United States — as well as the financial inducements, there is the pleasure of boosting the culture of football in places
11:32 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Nelson Cruz homered for the seventh time in his last five games, and the slugging Minnesota Twins became the fastest team to reach 200 homers in major league history during a 6-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. Max Kepler hit a three-run drive in
12:25 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jofra Archer has revealed he was in “excruciating” pain as he battled a side injury during the second half of the World Cup. The tournament finished with him bowling the dramatic tied Super Over that enabled England to win the title on boundary countback. Archer sustained the injury against Afghanistan,
9:07 PM ET Associated Press RENO, Nev. — Tom Hoge topped the Barracuda Championship leaderboard with 21 points Friday when second-round play at Montreaux Golf and Country Club was suspended for the day after a long delay because of lightning and heavy rain. Hoge scored eight points in the second round, finishing with five birdies
8:51 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — In a move that seemed increasingly likely in recent days, the Seattle Seahawks and All-Pro linebacker Bobby Wagner have agreed to terms on a three-year extension worth $54 million with $40.2 million guaranteed, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal, which Wagner negotiated himself, makes
7:44 PM ET LSU added ESPN 300 defensive tackle Jaquelin Roy to its 2020 class for a second time on Friday. Roy, the No. 69-ranked recruit overall, had been committed to the Tigers since September 2018, but decommitted in February, 2019. After taking visits, Roy named a top three of Alabama, LSU and Texas A&M,
7:14 PM ET Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Hollendorfer is now allowed to train and race horses at Del Mar following a ruling Friday in a San Diego courtroom. Hollendorfer had sued Del Mar earlier this month after the Southern California racetrack refused to allow him to enter races during the track’s meet or keep
7:17 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Matthew Fitzpatrick shot a 6-under 64 on Friday in the FedEx St. Jude Invitational to take a two-stroke lead into the weekend at the World Golf Championships event. The 24-year-old Englishman birdied the first four holes and finished with seven birdies and a bogey. He took the
5:39 PM ET ESPN News Services Max Scherzer, who was only so-so in his return from the injured list Thursday night in a 8-7 loss to the Rockies, had an MRI Friday that revealed a small strain in his back. The Washington Nationals ace told reporters that he had an injection and will take two
3:00 AM ET Australia 226 for 3 (Lanning 133*, Mooney 54) beat England 133 for 9 (Winfield 33, Schutt 3-25) by 93 runs Not content to have retained the Ashes, Australia captain Meg Lanning ground England into the dirt with a record-breaking knock before her bowlers ensured their opponents stayed down, consigning them to their