Steve Nicol explains how adding Eden Hazard puts Real Madrid in a better position to challenge Barcelona for next season’s La Liga title. Thousands of Real Madrid fans have turned out to greet new signing Eden Hazard at his unveiling following his club record transfer from Chelsea. Hazard made his first appearance before his new
1:54 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN BOSTON – Laila Anderson might be only 11 years old, but she swears she has a gift: She can always call who is going to score the first goal for her beloved St. Louis Blues. Before Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, Anderson told her mother it was going
shares Nathan Coulter-Nile pulls the ball to the boundary © Getty Images On a wet Tuesday night in March 2017, Nathan Coulter-Nile was concerned. Having batted in the indoor nets at Perth’s Revolution Sports, preparing for a WACA first-grade two-day final with his club side Subiaco-Floreat, he wondered aloud to a team-mate about whether
1:19 AM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Mike Moustakas hit a two-run homer during Milwaukee’s three-run 14th inning, and the Brewers struck out 15 times against Houston ace Justin Verlander before rallying for a 6-3 victory over the Astros on Wednesday night. Christian Yelich started the 14th with a single against rookie Cionel Perez
Brazil’s latest campaign for its first World Cup title might also be the Seleção’s last to be captained by perhaps the game’s greatest player. The team’s all-time top scorer (and the World Cup’s too) is the 33-year-old Marta, appearing in her fifth tournament wearing Brazil’s iconic No. 10. She might no longer be the attention-demanding
12:09 AM ET New safety measures designed to protect horses training and racing at Santa Anita will be overseen by a five-member team of independent veterinarians and stewards from the California Horse Racing Board, it was announced Wednesday night. The CHRB will work closely with The Stronach Group, which owns the facility, to implement the
11:23 PM BST Newly-announced British & Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland has ruled himself out of taking over from Eddie Jones as England coach, saying on Wednesday he sees his long-term future in Super Rugby in New Zealand. Gatland has a couple of more immediate tasks to keep him busy — leading Wales into this
8:00 AM ET We’ve all seen the ridiculous moon-orbiting blasts and never-ending barrage of home runs. On Sunday, the Nationals tied a record with four consecutive home runs. On Monday, the Diamondbacks and Phillies set a record by combining for 13 home runs. On Tuesday, the Braves hit four home runs in one inning. Jerad
11:19 PM ET If there was one lasting image from UFC 238 this past Saturday, chances are it was when women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko put Jessica Eye to sleep with a vicious head kick. The scene was frightening, really. Eye, the No. 1 contender, was out cold for several minutes as she was being
10:35 PM ET Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is in Las Vegas to fight, but by the look of things Wednesday, he might as well have been auditioning for his own stage show. The larger-than-life Fury, who defends his crown against Germany’s unbeaten Tom Schwarz on Saturday (ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET, with preliminaries on ESPN2