Sports

U.S. women’s soccer star Hope Solo, left, and her husband, former Seattle Seahawks football player Jerramy Stevens, leave court in Kirkland, Wash., in November. (Jordan Stead / Associated Press) The U.S. women’s soccer team is in Europe this week for a pair of friendlies, readying for the start of the World Cup in four months. … Read more

The NFL has been turned on its head earlier than normal. The Vikings, Chargers, Saints and Seahawks — all of whom missed the playoffs last season — are undefeated after two games. Welcome back to the NFL, Chargers coach John Harbaugh. Welcome to the big-boy chair, Seahawks coach Mike MacDonald. Welcome to a hot-seat reprieve, … Read more

Ex-England striker and Premier League legend Alan Shearer (Picture: Getty) Alan Shearer believes Arsenal have one key advantage over Manchester City as they look to dethrone Pep Guardiola’s side and finally end their wait for a Premier League title. The Gunners have challenged for the Premier League crown over the last two seasons but come … Read more

He Guoqiang is yet to drop a frame against Ronnie O’Sullivan (Picture: Getty Images) Ronnie O’Sullivan and He Guoqiang meet for the second time on Tuesday after the Rookie of the Year stunned the Rocket in their first encounter. The pair will play in the last 64 of the English Open in Brentwood with the … Read more

The scoreboard high above left field taunted them all night. It teased a dugout full of baseball players whose bats scratched out only one run over most of two days. It sneered at Sean Manaea, brilliant once again across seven innings, but on the hook for a loss when it was 1-0 for so long. … Read more

Rio Ferdinand recently visited Manchester United’s training ground (Picture: YouTube) Rio Ferdinand has revealed he spotted two Manchester United players doing extra training on a recent visit to Carrington. The Old Trafford legend visited United’s training ground last week to interview Erik ten Hag and admits he was tense given his separate interview with Cristiano … Read more

Arsenal are preparing for another season in the Champions League (Picture: Getty) Arsenal are once again in the hunt for the Premier League – but Owen Hargreaves believes it’s too soon to label Mikel Arteta’s side as contenders in the Champions League. Back in Europe’s premier club competition for a second successive season after a … Read more

The previous two days ended in disappointment for the Mets, and while the offense was mostly to blame, the bullpen came up short in the excruciating defeats. Monday night produced a different result that wouldn’t have been possible without impeccable work from three key relievers. Jose Butto, Edwin Diaz and Reed Garrett all tossed impressive … Read more

Grimace’s lore around the Mets’ 2024 season now has a permanent place at Citi Field.  The Mets introduced the Grimace seat on Monday ahead of their 2-1, extra-innings win over the Nationals in honor of the purple character from fast-food chain McDonald’s, who has turned into a bit of a good luck charm this year.  … Read more

When the season began, Jose Iglesias was an afterthought, a veteran toiling in the minor leagues. Now, he’s a critical piece to the Mets, made even more important with Francisco Lindor’s back injury that is likely to keep him out of this week’s series against the Nationals, if not longer. Monday night was a first: … Read more