The FC crew answer your tweets on Santi Solari’s future at Real Madrid, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s chances of becoming Man United’s permanent manager & more. The column landed a 4/1 winner over the weekend as Portsmouth beat Norwich in the FA Cup. It’s all about the Carabao Cup this week though as the competition reached
Jordan beat holders Australia in the opening match of the Asian Cup. Australia midfielder Tom Rogic is a doubt for the Socceroos’ second Asian Cup group game against Palestine on Friday due to a hand injury, assistant coach Rene Meulensteen has said. Australian media reported that Rogic broke a bone in his hand during the
2:23 AM ET Sidharth Monga in Sydney India’s captain and coach are both World Cup winners, but they rate this series win in Australia higher than those triumphs, albeit for different reasons. Ravi Shastri, the coach, was part of the India squad that won the 1983 World Cup although he didn’t play in the final.
12:04 AM ET Brazilian UFC fighter Polyana Viana thwarted a man’s attempt to take her cellphone this weekend, according to her account of the situation provided to MMAJunkie.com. Viana, 26, told MMAJunkie she was waiting for a ride-share in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday evening when a suspicious man approached and demanded her phone. Viana
9:58 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — After a 108-86 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves dropped the Los Angeles Lakers to 1-5 without LeBron James this season, Lakers coach Luke Walton said he wants to see more fire from his team’s two former lottery picks, Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram, as they try to make it through
11:43 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — Xander Schauffele never had a better round or a more peculiar ending. After holing out for two eagles, and closing with four birdies over his last five holes for an 11-under 62, he chose to wait inside the scoring trailer to see if it would be enough
3:37 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The ball bounced off the left upright, kicked the crossbar and trickled to the ground, altering the trajectory of two NFL franchises. Had Cody Parkey‘s 43-yard field goal attempt sailed through the
10:46 PM ET Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will face Pedro Munhoz at UFC 235 on March 2, according to UFC president Dana White. White broke the news to ESPN on Sunday. The UFC 235 pay-per-view is scheduled to take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Garbrandt (11-2) is coming off back-to-back losses
9:56 PM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Sydney is set to host the finals of the inaugural ATP Cup men’s team competition next January in an overhaul of the Australian swing for men’s tennis ahead of the season-opening Grand Slam tournament. Kei Nishikori has finally snapped a title drought that stretched 52 tournaments, nine finals
2:39 AM ET ESPN News Services ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia safety J.R. Reed and kicker Rodrigo Blankenship say they are returning for their senior seasons, giving the Bulldogs good news two days after the offense lost four juniors to the NFL draft. Reed and Blankenship announced their decisions Sunday on Twitter. Reed, second on the