Manchester United are eyeing a move for Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez with Erik ten Hag personally making a request to sign him, according to a report by Spanish publication Fichajes. The Dutch coach believes that Martinez could help the club reach a competitive level. Man Utd have struggled to perform consistently this season but the last few weeks have looked more promising. Despite not convincing with their performances, they have managed to secure some vital wins. The Italian side need to make a sale to balance their books and might consider selling one of their prized assets in Martinez.…
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UFC 298 has lost a fight just days before the event is scheduled to take place. Middleweight Tresean Gore suffered an injury that will prevent him from competing on Saturday and so his fight with A.J. Dobson has been pulled from the card. UFC officials announced the change on Tuesday. Gore was expected to return to action for the first time since 2022 when he scored a win over Josh Fremd. He was also scheduled to face rising middleweight star Bo Nickal this past July but a different injury prevented him from competing in that fight as well. With Gore…
Who are college football’s most talented teams in 2024 and which rosters added impactful players? In the first sweetheart rankings at 247Sports, circle various additions and position groups across the top 25 that are worthy of love heading into spring practice.College football staffs which haven’t yet started spring drills are combing over their rosters, trying to put together a malleable two-deep coming out of National Signing Day. Newcomers bring a renewed sense of optimism and if they’re talented, engage in immediate position battles for reps, which is exactly what coaches want to see this time of year.There are several gems which haven’t yet arrived…
In 2020, my wife digitized the many cassette tapes of my interviews from 35 years of writing about pro basketball. In there was a gem I had never listened to, from an April 1991 game between the Washington Bullets and the Lakers. Jerry Krause, the Bulls GM at the time, had worked for both organizations as a scout and now some years later had come to the game in Washington in a moment of immense pride, to quietly show off a bit and perhaps even gloat. His Bulls were playing very well that spring and seemed on the brink doing…
Stephen Holder, ESPNFeb 13, 2024, 06:00 AM ETCloseStephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest. He has chronicled the NFL since 2005, covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2005-2013 and the Colts since 2013. He has previously worked for the Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times, Indianapolis Star and The Athletic.Surrounded by a sea of NFL stars under the Florida sun, the…
Six Nations Rugby Special’s Chris Ashton says this England side are “not there yet” despite their opening two victories over Italy and Wales in the 2024 Six Nations.WATCH MORE: England 16-14 Wales highlightsWatch Six Nations Rugby Special on iPlayer.
Trent Boult is back in New Zealand’s squad as they prepare for the T20 World Cup with a three-match T20I series at home against Australia, which begins on February 21 in Wellington.The left-arm seamer, though, has been picked for only the second and third T20Is. He is currently with MI Emirates in UAE’s ILT20 league, where his franchise has made it to the knockouts. Should MI Emirates make Saturday’s final, Boult will only have a six-day break before he lines up for New Zealand in the second T20I in Auckland.Boult’s return is a significant boost to a New Zealand side…
While referee Michael Oliver took a screwdriver to his audio equipment in the Selhurst Park tunnel before the second half, the Crystal Palace DJ filled the extended break with ‘Three Little Birds’ by Bob Marley and The Wailers. Chelsea fans burst into an a cappella version of the chorus when Conor Gallagher fired the visitors level within two minutes of the delayed restart. After Gallagher blasted Chelsea to an unlikely victory in stoppage time, every little thing briefly felt like it would be alright for the west London outfit.However, Chelsea were willing to offload Gallagher for the right price during…
Chelsea are reportedly scouting Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez ahead of a potential summer move, according to journalist Ben Jacobs on SPTC. The 20-year-old Hungarian defender has established himself as a key player for the Cherries in the Premier League this season and his performances have been hugely impressive. It appears his potential has caught the eye of Chelsea as Ben Jacobs claims the Blues have sent scouts to keep a close eye on Kerkez ahead of a possible swoop at the end of the season. It will be interesting to see if Chelsea follow up on their interest with a…
Randy Brown ran into UFC commentator and top 15 welterweight Michael Chiesa in the halls of UFC APEX this past Saturday at UFC Vegas 85. Chiesa was working the desk for the ESPN+ event, while Brown was fighting on it – and fighting very well, if a blistering first-round knockout of Muslim Salikhov was any indication. Brown’s respect for Chiesa reached back to his days as an amateur MMA fighter watching The Ultimate Fighter 15, which Chiesa won decisively. But those warm feelings had cooled as he’d sought to climb the welterweight rankings with a fight. “I was just like,…