France manager Didier Deschamps spoke before Friday's game with Italy about using the Nations League as an opportunity to test new players, and after their 3-1 defeat in Paris, that plan has not changed.

Harry Kane has admitted he is yet to fully get over England's Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain but vowed to use the disappointment as "fire in my belly" to win the 2026 World Cup.

The NFL's first game in the Southern Hemisphere was an offensive back-and-forth affair.

A total audience average of 28.9 million watched the Chiefs beat the Ravens on Thursday, making it the most-watched NFL kickoff game since it started in 2002.

The Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez suffered a bruised left foot after being hit by a pitch Friday night, and manager Dave Roberts said he is likely to land on the injured list.

Mark Vientos hit a pair of two-run homers, including a leadoff shot in the 10th inning that sent the Mets past the Reds 6-4 for their eighth consecutive victory.

Connor Stalions, the analyst who was allegedly the mastermind behind Michigan's sign-stealing operation, is now an interim high school head coach.

Yankees GM Brian Cashman said Alex Verdugo will remain in left field with the Yankees while top prospect Jasson Dominguez will stay in the minors, saying the decision gives the team "the best chance to win."

Ja'Marr Chase says he would be willing to play this season even if he and the Bengals cannot agree to an extension. But whether Chase is on the field Week 1 against the Patriots will be up to him.

Niners running back Christian McCaffrey, who has missed most of training camp with a calf and Achilles injury, believes he will not only be playing but handling his usual workload in the opener against the Jets.

Anthony Rizzo, who played nine seasons for Chicago before being traded to the Yankees in 2021, was "trying to hold it together" as the Cubs celebrated his return.

Steven Bergwijn has hit back at Ronald Koeman and said he has no desire to play for the Netherlands coach after he criticised the winger's move to Saudi Arabia.

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Top-ranked Jannik Sinner finished off a 7-5, 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over Jack Draper to reach his first final at the US Open after they simultaneously received treatment from trainers on a humid afternoon Friday.

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Led by Patrick Mahomes and rookie Xavier Worthy, the Chiefs picked up where they left off in the Super Bowl.

Steelers QB Russell Wilson was limited in Friday's practice after aggravating his calf injury, casting doubt about his availability for Sunday's game vs. Atlanta.

Jalen Ramsey has agreed to a new three-year extension with the Dolphins that will pay him $24.1 million per year, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Shipping the NFL all the way to São Paulo was an exhaustive undertaking for everyone involved.

Ryan Gravenberch has said the clarity Arne Slot gives to his role in the Liverpool team and the confidence he gets from the manager has helped him make a brilliant start to the new season.