Julien Laurens questions whether Joao Felix will be able to express himself at Atletico Madrid like he’s done with Benfica. At just 19 years old and after barely half a season of regular senior football, Joao Felix became the fourth-most expensive footballer in history when Atletico Madrid paid Benfica €126 million for the striker dubbed
Jul 25, 2019 Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 HOCKENHEIM, Germany — The Formula One paddock is a busy place that hosts a
2:24 AM BST Michael Cheika is happy to keep shuffling his cards ahead of September’s Rugby World Cup, admitting he would’ve liked to have made even more than five changes to the Wallabies’ starting side to play Argentina on Saturday. The Brisbane Test will be an audition of sorts for five-eighth Christian Leali’ifano and utility
2:12 AM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Mariners second baseman Tim Lopes was hit in the helmet by a pitch during his first major league start Thursday night. Lopes staggered away from the plate after getting beaned by a 91 mph fastball from Detroit Tigers starter Drew VerHagen in the fourth inning. The rookie initially
10:02 PM ET Diego Costa scored four goals as Real Madrid were embarrassed 7-3 by rivals Atletico Madrid in the final match of their United States tour in New Jersey on Friday. Real fielded a strong side once again, with new signings Eden Hazard and Luka Jovic starting up front and Gareth Bale again on
1:11 AM ET The defending PFL champions at featherweight and lightweight are the No. 1 seeds heading into the playoffs. Chris Wade ended his losing streak against Russian fighters in an impressive showing to close out PFL 5. The audience was thrilled by a fight that ended in a majority draw. It was a night
1:59 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Rishabh Pant played four matches for India in the 2019 World Cup, batting at No. 4 in each game. Scores of 32, 48, 4 and 32 seemed to suggest Pant had the potential to be the long-term solution for India, batting at that troublesome number. The No. 4 spot hasn’t
12:48 AM BST Steve Hansen has been pondering playing Richie Mo’unga and Beauden Barrett together for ‘quite a while’, the All Blacks coach said on Thursday, and Saturday’s Test against South Africa was just the right time to give it a go. Hansen sprung a surprise when he named his team for the Rugby Championship
11:10 PM ET Associated Press RENO, Nev. — David Lingmerth had nine birdies to take the lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the Barracuda Championship, the PGA Tour’s lone modified Stableford scoring system event. The Swede had 18 points at Montreaux Golf and Country Club under the format that awards eight points for
10:20 PM ET SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Cam Newton admittedly couldn’t throw more than 30 yards at the end of last season due to a sore right shoulder, so two completions of 40-plus yards in the first practice of training camp was a positive sign for the Carolina Panthers‘ ninth-year quarterback. “He’s healthy and ready to