The pair had been rivals for many years. First competing for the Ligue 1 Golden Boot award, but also for a few seasons as part of one of the biggest derbies in French football, Lyon vs. Saint-Etienne. It was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang vs. Alexandre Lacazette or Lacazette vs. Aubameyang. Opponents first and foremost, but also nice
USMNT’s Gregg Berhalter praises the Mexican Federation for their success in CONCACAF and says they’ve set the benchmark for MLS and U.S. Soccer. ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno breaks down Carlos Vela’s rocky relationship with the Mexico national team after announcing he won’t play in the 2019 Gold Cup. Mexico and PSV Eindhoven winger Hirving Lozano
5:43 AM ET MONTE CARLO, Monaco — Lewis Hamilton felt like he was carrying the spirit of Niki Lauda with him during his race to victory at the Monaco Grand Prix, which he has called one of the most challenging of his storied Formula One career. Despite a 60-lap debate with his team over the
2:42 AM BST Sam Bruce Close ESPN Associate Editor Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPNscrum after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Andy Withers Close ESPN
3:53 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Mahela Jayawardene had been invited to play a role in Sri Lanka’s World Cup campaign, but declined largely because he remains disillusioned with Sri Lanka Cricket’s general direction. Now a two-time IPL-winning coach, Jayawardene has in the past produced plans to overhaul Sri Lanka’s domestic cricket system, only for
1:32 AM ET ESPN News Services Few were happier to see Kevin Na‘s name added to the wall of champions at Colonial on Sunday than his caddie, Kenny Harms, who got to take home a blue 1973 Dodge Challenger. Na cruised to a four-shot victory over Tony Finau at the Charles Schwab Challenge to secure
12:07 AM BST New South Wales Waratahs hold only a slim mathematical chance of advancing to the Super Rugby playoffs, but the players are also aware they could be playing for places in Australia’s Rugby World Cup squad, Kurtley Beale says. The Waratahs, semi-finalists last year, were beaten 23-15 by the Jaguares in Sydney on
8:28 AM ET HOUSTON — Talking to the Boston Red Sox‘s coaching staff about Rafael Devers feels like talking to proud parents about their star child, with equal parts reverence for what he can do and hope for everything that might come down the road. The coaches talk about all the work Devers puts in,
11:39 PM ET Associated Press Martin Truex Jr. won the caution-filled Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday, beating Joey Logano and Kyle Busch in NASCAR’s longest race. Truex went four-wide on a restart with four laps to go to take the lead and held on to win the Coca-Cola 600 for the second
10:23 PM ET ESPN news services Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert was hospitalized Sunday after experiencing stroke-like symptoms, according to a statement released by Quicken Loans, the company Gilbert founded and chairs. The company’s statement did not indicate where Gilbert was hospitalized, but The Detroit News reported the 57-year-old was admitted to Beaumont Hospital, Royal