AP sources: Chicago Cubs hire Craig Counsell as manager, replacing David Ross
CHICAGO (AP) — AP sources: Chicago Cubs hire Craig Counsell as manager, replacing David Ross.
CHICAGO (AP) — AP sources: Chicago Cubs hire Craig Counsell as manager, replacing David Ross.
David de Gea is open to a move to Newcastle United should Eddie Howe decide to target another goalkeeper in the wake of the loss of Nick Pope.
Nemanja Matic has revealed that Jadon Sancho and Paul Pogba were frequently guilty of being late as the former Manchester United midfielder lifted the lid on the alarming indiscipline during his time at the club.
Arsenal did not pay £105 million for Declan Rice so he could score last-minute winners. They bought him to mould games, rather than win them. But such is the midfielder’s sheer force of personality, and such is his taste for match-defining moments, that it seems there can be no stopping him when he decides to seize the occasion for his own.
Jürgen Klopp said: ‘It doesn’t look great,’ when asked about the doctor’s view on the injury Jöel Matip sustained in Liverpool’s win over Fulham
Japanese tennis superstar Naomi Osaka is gearing up for her highly anticipated comeback, as seen in a practice video she recently shared on social media. Catch up: Osaka, 26, has not played competitively since September 2022, when she withdrew from her game at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo after falling ill. The Japanese Olympian and former Women's Tennis Association No. 1-ranked player then announced her pregnancy in January and welcomed her baby daughter with rapper Cordae in July.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is not prepared to reassign Trent Alexander-Arnold as a midfielder and stressed he will continue to use his vice-captain as best befits his side. The 25-year-old was hugely influential in Sunday’s dramatic late comeback to beat Fulham 4-3, stepping into the number six position for the final 30 minutes and scoring the 88th-minute winner. Alexander-Arnold’s development from an attacking right-back criticised for his defensive short-comings to a hybrid role continues on an upward curve since it was first implemented in April.
While it has been in vogue among the nobility and the gentry for years as a leisure activity, the popularity of professional snooker as a spectator sport is not at par with that of other disciplines. Even in the world of tabletop sports, table tennis and chess take precedence over it. However, there are a few names from the pool enclave whose skills make them well-known; Ronnie O’Sullivan is a member of that club. A part of the global snooker landscape for over three decades, O’Sullivan is argua
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was name-checked by friend and former colleague Pep Guardiola in the aftermath of Manchester City’s 3-3 draw with Tottenham. Guardiola refused to be drawn on the decision of Simon Hooper not to play an advantage late in the game as City broke through on goal – saying he would “not do a Mikel Arteta comment”. It was a clear reference to former City assistant Arteta, who is still awaiting the outcome of a Football Association charge after he labelled the decision of VAR to award Anthony Gordon’s goal in a recent 1-0 loss to Newcastle as “embarrassing” and “a disgrace”.
Harry Redknapp has come out of retirement to lend a hand to the UK's "worst performing football team". It has been seven years since the former West Ham, Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, QPR and Portsmouth manager was last in the dugout. Cwm Albion was formed more than 100 years ago and currently play in the Swansea Senior League.
Antony has upbraided former Manchester United players for their “malicious” criticism of him
When the final whistle blew on Arsenal’s victory over Wolves on Saturday, Oleksandr Zinchenko did not celebrate with any of his team-mates. While the rest of the Arsenal players pumped their fists and exchanged congratulatory pats on the back, he instead walked alone towards the other side of the pitch.
The Yankees have a new outfielder, but not THAT new outfielder.
James Harden felt betrayed by Daryl Morey when the max deal he was promised never materialized.
Another weekend, another Premier League goal fest. Dejan Kulusevski’s dramatic 90th minute equaliser in Tottenham’s 3-3 draw against champions Manchester City was the 24th goal scored in five matches on Sunday alone and 442nd in the competition this season.
Jon Rahm’s Ryder Cup future has been thrown into doubt with speculation intensifying that he will imminently sign a record £450 million deal with LIV and join alongside another former world No 1 and one of Europe’s promising young players.
It’s unclear what Ron DeSantis thinks that hypothetical lawsuit would accomplish.
The most important player in Girona’s history moved more mountains to fire up their irresistible charge in the title race
If WSL and Championship clubs can agree to split revenue and support the FA-established NewCo then meaningful progress can be made in England
The Los Angeles City Council has approved an amendment meant to assuage concerns that a rodeo ban would unfairly block equestrian events of cultural significance.
Erik ten Hag has admitted ‘one or two’ players have questioned his mode of play but insisted there was no disorder at Manchester United