12:43 PM ET Rafael Nadal gave a much improved performance to advance into the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open on Thursday, dispatching Spanish compatriot and crowd favourite David Ferrer 6-3, 6-3. The world No. 2 had produced a scrappy display against Leonardo Mayer on Wednesday, losing a set for the first time in four years
11:35 AM BST English Premiership side Sale Sharks have signed South Africa lock Lood de Jager on a three-year deal, the first of a number of Springbok players set to move to European clubs after the World Cup in Japan. De Jager, 26, will leave Pretoria-based Super Rugby side the Bulls either at the start
8:00 AM ET We all know freshmen can’t enter the NFL draft. And with good reason. With the exceptions of once-in-a-generation prospects like Adrian Peterson, football players usually need at least three seasons to get ready for the physical maturity and speed of the game seen in the pros. But that doesn’t mean we can’t
10:56 AM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — As team orders continue to dictate the narrative at Ferrari this year, Charles Leclerc has hinted that he may not play along in all situations. 1 Related Ferrari has used team orders at all three of the opening races this year in an attempt to favour Leclerc’s teammate Sebastian
10:07 AM BST The Rugby Football Union (RFU) confirmed five anti-doping violations within both the professional and community game were discovered out of more than 800 tests conducted across all levels of rugby in England in the 2017-18 season. The programme carried out 739 tests within the professional game while 99 tests were conducted at
1:06 PM ET The NFL has sent a warning letter to Tom Coughlin, the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ executive vice president of football operations, about his criticism of players not attending voluntary offseason workouts, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano on Wednesday. Coughlin was not fined, but another source told Graziano that the letter warned Coughlin and
1:00 AM ET There is a woman in a wedding dress, walking. OK, actually it’s half of a wedding dress. The bottom is a white gown, the trim stained with red clay mud dust. The top is black, a jacket that appears to be sewn to the lower half, with a giant slanted white No.
Craig Burley and Frank Leboeuf feel both Eden Hazard and Chelsea would benefit from Hazard moving to Real Madrid. Maurizio Sarri has endured a difficult first season at Chelsea. Although they play Eintracht Frankfurt in the semifinals of the Europa League and sit in fourth place in the Premier League, with their top-four hopes in
Craig Burley and Frank Leboeuf feel both Eden Hazard and Chelsea would benefit from Hazard moving to Real Madrid. Maurizio Sarri has endured a difficult first season at Chelsea. Although they play Eintracht Frankfurt in the semifinals of the Europa League and sit in fourth place in the Premier League, with their top-four hopes in
Christian Pulisic needs a win on Saturday to break another Bundesliga record. United States star Christian Pulisic is on the brink of another Bundesliga record when Borussia Dortmund host FC Schalke 04 at the weekend. The future Chelsea midfielder can become the youngest player ever to win 50 Bundesliga games if he features in a