Feb 24, 2025, 04:57 AM ET Neymar showed he still has plenty of magic left after a long injury layoff by scoring a fantastic goal directly from a corner for Santos on Sunday. His 27th minute strike in Santos’ 3-0 win at Internacional de Limeira in the Paulista Championship was so impressive that it drew […]
Feb 23, 2025, 04:15 PM ET Antony was sent off for a late lunge on Getafe’s Juan Iglesias. Getty Manchester United loanee Antony was shown a straight red card during Real Betis‘ 2-1 win over Getafe on Sunday. Antony was penalised in injury time for lunging at Getafe defender Juan Iglesias‘ ankle while charging him down. […]
Feb 23, 2025, 09:52 PM ET Anders Dreyer scored a brace and Carlos Dos Santos recorded three saves for his first career clean sheet as visiting San Diego FC stunned defending MLS champ LA Galaxy 2-0 on Sunday in the season-opening match for both teams in Carson, California. It began as a celebration for both […]
Feb 23, 2025, 06:24 PM ET Former world No. 1 Venus Williams will not play in the upcoming BNP Paribas Open. The tournament announced in a news release Wednesday that the 44-year-old Williams was given a wild card for entry and would play in the 1000-level event, which begins March 2 in Indian Wells, California. […]
Feb 23, 2025, 09:32 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Justin Bieber and Steve Carell laced up their skates along with Hockey Hall of Famers Rob Blake, Mark Messier, Cammi Granato and Jeremy Roenick on Sunday afternoon to support relief funds for the Los Angeles fires. The Los Angeles Kings and the National Hockey League held […]
Feb 22, 2025, 09:48 PM ET Former United States national team and MLS goalkeeper Tony Meola is recovering after suffering a heart attack Thursday, one day before his 56th birthday. Meola underwent an unspecified procedure after the heart attack. He told Front Row Soccer that he ran four miles last Saturday and had the heart […]
Brett OkamotoFeb 23, 2025, 12:21 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun A key bantamweight matchup between Song Yadong and Henry Cejudo came to an unfortunate conclusion Saturday, one that might require the UFC to book an immediate rematch. Yadong (22-8-1) defeated Cejudo (16-5) by […]
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 22, 2025, 06:20 PM ET Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said his side must “improve a lot,” despite winning 2-0 away at Las Palmas on Saturday to return to the top of LaLiga. Atlético Madrid leapfrogged Barça by beating Valencia earlier in the day, but second-half goals from substitutes Dani Olmo […]
Dmitry Bivol avenged his 2024 loss to Artur Beterbiev, defeating his rival by majority decision for the undisputed light heavyweight championship early Sunday morning at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The rematch was set 133 days after Beterbiev won a narrow majority decision in October, and the second fight was every bit as good […]
Feb 22, 2025, 05:44 PM ET LOS ANGELES — When the NHL draft comes to Los Angeles this summer, expect a lot more Gary Bettman. On Saturday, the league formally announced that the 2025 NHL draft will take place June 27 and 28 at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theatre, confirming a report from ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski […]