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Manchester United ground out a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa on Sunday in a Premier League game steeped in speculation about the future of the visitors’ under-fire manager Erik ten Hag. The draw sends Unai Emery’s team into the international break fifth in the table on 14 points after seven games, while United are languishing

Andreas Hale, ESPNOct 2, 2024, 09:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boxing superstar Terence Crawford said he rejected a deal to fight UFC great Conor McGregor because he didn’t want to participate in a mixed martial arts fight. In separate interviews, both Crawford and McGregor revealed that Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General

Oct 3, 2024, 05:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A number of interesting boxing rematches could be made — or not — in the next few weeks, and two world champions are making title defenses this weekend. A possible second fight between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney seems to be farther away following Haney’s recent

Scott Robertson will name a 36-man squad for the All Blacks five-Test northern tour on Monday. The All Blacks carried the same squad size for the Rugby Championship, leaving little wriggle room for selection shocks. Robertson will embrace a degree of flexibility with a further 29 players joining the second-tier All Blacks XV, with some

Associated Press Oct 3, 2024, 09:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Sixth-ranked Coco Gauff again made a slow start and had to rally to beat Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 to make the China Open semifinals on Thursday. Gauff will next play Paula Badosa of Spain, who earlier ended local wild

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2024, 06:53 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Following the first day of Los Angeles Lakers training

NFL Nation reporters Oct 2, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’ve witnessed a tumultuous first month of the 2024 NFL season under center. Quarterback play has been up and down, as evidenced by the league’s 202.8 passing yards per game so far — the lowest average through four weeks in more than two

Sep 30, 2024, 08:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions On the heels of a weekend that brought more big developments than any other so far this season, the College Football Power Rankings have been shaken up accordingly. In a game fans won’t forget anytime soon, Alabama and Georgia put on a show that had us

Sep 30, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MLB playoffs are here! Starting with this week’s wild-card series (beginning Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. ET on ABC), it’s sure to be another thrilling October of postseason baseball. We’ve got you covered with everything you need to know, from the first pitch of the

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 1, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Lucas Raymond had that breakout player aura last season. The Detroit Red Wings winger had a strong rookie season in 2021-22, followed by a dip in production. He entered last season primed to break out, thanks

Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 05:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Xander Schauffele ran off four straight birdies to lead an onslaught of red scores on the board Sunday and the Americans made the outcome as inevitable as it usually is, winning the Presidents Cup for the 10th straight time. Sam Burns completed

Sep 29, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Another entertaining weekend of European football action is in the books, with the main headlines going to Cole Palmer as he scored four goals in the first half to help Chelsea get a 4-2 win over Brighton & Hove Albion. Elsewhere in the Premier League, Arsenal

Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 07:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Ross Chastain finally got to smash a watermelon for the first time this season Sunday at Kansas Speedway. Smashed the hopes of a bunch of playoff drivers trying to earn an automatic berth in the next round, too. The seventh-generation

Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 28, 2024, 07:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Behind a savage first-round beating, Renato Moicano defeated Benoît Saint Denis by doctor’s stoppage after two rounds Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Paris. Moicano denied the rabid fans at the Accor Arena a reason to celebrate, ravaging Saint Denis

Sep 28, 2024, 06:49 PM Open Extended Reactions Fullback Aphelele Fassi and flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit scored two tries each as South Africa claimed the 2024 Rugby Championship with a comprehensive 48-7 victory over Argentina at a festive Mbombela Stadium on Saturday. Wing Cheslin Kolbe, hooker Malcolm Marx and centre Jesse Kriel also crossed for

Sep 25, 2024, 07:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions This weekend belongs to women’s boxing. Three title fights divided in three boxing cards will take place in New York, Georgia and Sheffield, England. On Friday at The Theater inside Madison Square Garden, Sandy Ryan will make the first defense of her WBO welterweight title against

Associated Press Sep 27, 2024, 07:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — No. 3-ranked Carlos Alcaraz withstood a heavy barrage from big-serving Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to win 6-4, 6-4 in the China Open first round on Friday. Second-seeded Alcaraz took both of his break point opportunities, despite the No. 51-ranked Frenchman regularly sending down

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterSep 26, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions DENVER — With a blue banner commemorating

NFL Nation, ESPNSep 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to Week 4 of the 2024 NFL season. The undefeated Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers continued to turn heads in Week 3. Meanwhile, the San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins each lost their second straight games. The New Orleans Saints‘ high-powered

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Marty Smith Close Marty Smith ESPN ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR Sep 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ATHENS, Ga. —