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Manchester City slumped to yet another defeat on Saturday as the defending Premier League champions fell to a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa that, just to rub salt into the wound, saw their opponents leapfrog them in the table. The four-time reigning champions of England are finding their bid for a fifth consecutive crown tough […]

Oleksandr Usyk meets Tyson Fury for the WBC, WBO and WBA heavyweight world titles on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The fight is a rematch of Usyk’s split-decision victory over Fury in May. Fury was ahead on two scorecards after eight rounds (77-75, 77-75 and 76-76), but Usyk knocked down Fury in Round 9 and

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Oleksandr Usyk’s team requested the Middle East Professional Boxing Commission at Friday’s rules meeting to mandate that Tyson Fury trim his burly beard ahead of Saturday’s unified heavyweight championship rematch, sources told ESPN. Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) was clean-shaven in May when he was floored in Round 9 and lost a

Barcelona members (socios) ratified the club’s new long-term agreement with Nike at an emergency assembly on Saturday, with president Joan Laporta claiming the deal is the biggest of its kind ever signed. There were 419 votes in favour of the deal with the American corporation and 27 against, while 22 people abstained from voting. Barça

Luis Severino joined a videoconference on the Friday after Thanksgiving with an Athletics contingent that hoped to make him not only the ace of their staff, but one of the biggest, most consequential additions in franchise history. He was receptive but skeptical. “I had a lot of questions,” Severino recalled in Spanish. “Lots and lots.”

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany and RB Leipzig counterpart Marco Rose struggled to discuss Bayern’s 5-1 victory on Friday and a planned Christmas ceremony at the Allianz Arena was cut short after a vehicle was driven into crowds at a market in the northeastern German city of Magdeburg. Authorities described the incident as a deliberate

The Houston Astros and free agent first baseman Christian Walker have agreed to a three-year, $60 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN amid multiple reports Friday. The deal is pending a physical exam, a source told ESPN. The addition of Walker in all likelihood marks the end of Alex Bregman’s tenure in Houston, not to

UC Santa Barbara midfielder Manu Duah was selected No. 1 overall by San Diego FC in Friday’s 2025 MLS SuperDraft, making him the first draft pick in the expansion club’s history. Duah, a native of Ghana, played one season for the Gauchos and helped them notch six clean sheets in his 14 matches. He had

Dele Alli failed to create an impact for Everton during his time on Merseyside. Getty Dele Alli has confirmed his future lies away from Everton despite having continued training at the club since his contract expired in the summer. Alli joined Everton from Tottenham in January 2022 but went on to make just one Premier League

Atlanta United on Friday named Ronny Deila as the club’s head coach through the 2027 MLS season. Deila is making a return to MLS, having coached New York City FC to the MLS Cup in 2021. “We’re thrilled to welcome Ronny as the new head coach of Atlanta United,” club president and CEO Garth Lagerwey