Barcelona’s injury crisis deepened on Wednesday evening as Robert Lewandowski hobbled of the Estadio do Dragao pitch during the clash with Porto in the Champions League.The Barcelona forward was substituted after 34 minutes with an ankle injury, adding his name to a growing list of absentees in Catalonia. The likes of Frenkie de Jong, Pedri and Raphinha are all fitness doubts at present, with Xavi casting a nervous eye to El Clasico in a few weeks’ time.Lewandowski’s replacement Ferran Torres scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory in midweek, but there is no like-for-like replacement for the former Bayern…
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Manchester United forward Jadon Sancho is eyeing a move away from Old Trafford this winter and could return to former club Borussia Dortmund, according to Sky Sports News. Sancho has been frozen out by Erik Ten Hag and is no closer to making up with the Dutch boss, so his future at Manchester United is in serious doubt. Sancho has appeared just three times in the Premier League for the Red Devils, who have lost six times in 10 matches in all competitions this season. Despite Antony’s short-lived exclusion and multiple injuries surrounding the first-team, the ex-Manchester City attacker has…
Dana White wants to up the ante for the UFC’s next Mexican Independence Day event. Following the critically acclaimed debut of U2’s concert series at The Sphere, the UFC CEO revealed he’s all in on taking a show to Las Vegas’ new $2.3 billion state-of-the-art venue. “It’s not [just] a, ‘check it out,’” White said Tuesday night in Las Vegas. “I’m sure you guys that are here in Vegas, everybody was buzzing about the U2 concert on Saturday. “They said it was incredible. The guys from MSG, whom I have a great relationship with the guys who own it, MSG…
(Photo: © John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports, USA TODAY Sports) 247Sports transfer rank: No. 47 overall, No. 5 tight end Prieskorn transferred from Memphis to Ole Miss after a breakout season in 2022, during which he caught 48 passes for 602 yards and seven touchdowns. He was widely recognized as one of the top overall tight ends in the country with a future in the NFL. However, through five games at Ole Miss, he has only managed four catches for 62 yards and no touchdowns. If Prieskorn had stayed at Memphis, he likely would have had more than 70 targets…
It’s time for the top team in the American League to take the field. The AL East champion Orioles (101-61) begin their playoff run in the American League Division Series against the Rangers (90-72) on Saturday. Game 1 in Baltimore is set for 1 p.m. ET on FS1. The Rangers are coming off a two-game sweep of the Rays in the Wild Card Series. Now they face the team that topped the Rays for the division crown. The Orioles and Rangers split their season series, 3-3, with the O’s taking two of three games in Texas in April and the…
Ramona Shelburne: Joel Embiid, the NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player, has committed to play for Team USA at the Paris 2024 Olympics, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Embiid informed Team USA executive director Grant Hill of his decision on Thursday morning, sources said, just days after the two quietly met for close to an hour in Ft Collins, Colo., where the Sixers are holding training camp. Embiid, who was born in Cameroon and holds both French and American citizenship, has been at the center of an intense recruiting battle over which country he will represent at the Olympics. He ultimately…
Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterMay 9, 2023, 06:00 AM ETCloseJeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff has been a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selectors since 1999. He has attended every scouting combine since 1987.ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Even though the Denver Broncos waved around the league’s biggest checkbook in free agency and tried to make the most of…
Jack Willis’ injury will prompt Steve Borthwick to call up a replacement for the knockout stageEngland flanker Jack Willis is out of England’s Rugby World Cup campaign after suffering a neck injury in the 71-0 win over Chile.A replacement for the 26-year-old, who has endured a string of serious injuries, is expected to arrive in France at the start of next week.Willis’ brother Tom, who plays for Saracens, and Northampton’s Tom Pearson are contenders to be called up. Alex Dombrandt, Sam Underhill and Zach Mercer might also be considered.”We are obviously really disappointed for Jack, he has been an important…
New Zealand 283 for 1 (Conway 152*, Ravindra 123*) beat England 282 for 9 (Root 77, Henry 3-48, Santner 2-37) by nine wicketsRevenge for the final of the 2019 World Cup was never going to come in the first match of the 2023 edition. But a nine-wicket demolition of England in the Ahmedabad curtain-raiser will have provided New Zealand ample satisfaction. The defending champions have been battered, comprehensively, wearing what might end up being one of the most emphatic beatings of the tournament.Pursuit of a target of 283 came with 82 balls to spare thanks to a brutal southpaw combination,…
Owen Farrell (left) missed the first two games of England’s Rugby World Cup campaign after his red card in a warm-up game against WalesVenue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Date: Saturday, 7 October Kick-off: 16:45 BSTCoverage: Commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live, plus text updates on the BBC Sport website and appGeorge Ford and Owen Farrell will start together as fly-half and inside centre for the first time since March 2021 when England take on Samoa on Saturday.Their partnership, a key part of the run to the 2019 Rugby World Cup final, has been disrupted by injury and Marcus Smith’s emergence as…