Kompany leaving Manchester City for player-manager role at Anderlecht
Vincent Kompany announced an end to 11 trophy-laden years at Manchester City on Sunday. The next stop in his career will be Anderlecht, where he began his football career at…
Football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal. Unqualified, the word football is understood to refer to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears.
4 areas where Guardiola could strengthen cup-hoarding Manchester City
Pep Guardiola isn’t resting on his laurels. On the day of Manchester City’s FA Cup final meeting against Watford, The Telegraph’s James Ducker reported the Spaniard’s side could be set…
Ranking the top 50 Premier League players this season: 10-1
With the 2018-19 Premier League season now in the books, theScore is ranking the top 50 performers from a topsy-turvy campaign. Who shone brightest over the past nine months? Let…
Manchester City and the art of the tap-in
Perfection, according to Pep Guardiola, is impossible to obtain. But that doesn’t stop him from trying to achieve it. To Guardiola, the perfect goal isn’t necessarily a howitzer from distance…
ATP Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent’s court.
5 storylines to watch at French Open
The tennis world descends on Paris for the second Grand Slam of the season. Will a familiar face add a French Open title to their trophy cabinet or is a…
3 essential questions to be answered at the French Open
The second Grand Slam of the season has arrived with all eyes of the tennis world on Paris and Roland-Garros for the next two weeks. theScore’s Joe Wolfond and Devang…
Tiafoe hopes to meet LeBron after mimicking celebrations
Frances Tiafoe channeled LeBron James throughout his run at the Australian Open and now hopes to get the chance to meet the Los Angeles Lakers star. The 21-year-old American, who…
Kyrie Irving, Nick Kyrgios collaborate on tennis sneaker
Kyrie Irving is bringing together the basketball and tennis worlds for his latest sneaker project. The Boston Celtics point guard collaborated with Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios on a new…
BASEBALL
Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of nine players each, who take turns batting and fielding. The batting team attempts to score runs by hitting a ball that is thrown by the pitcher with a bat swung by the batter, then running counter-clockwise around a series of four bases: first, second, third, and home plate.
Fantasy Baseball Digest: Surprises, busts from season's opening 3rd
As we approach the end of MLB’s second month, it’s a perfect time to reflect on some of the surprise producers and disappointments of the fantasy baseball season. One caveat…
Brewers' Counsell rips umpire after ejection
Craig Counsell’s Saturday afternoon ended a little earlier than expected, as the manager was ejected for arguing balls and strikes. After he was thrown out, the Milwaukee Brewers manager got…
Relationships form the heart of this book about pitchers and their craft
Tyler Kepner’s love affair with Steve Carlton dates back almost four decades. Kepner was 6 when he attended his first game, which just happened to be Game 5 of the…
Humbled and hungry, Michael Chavis is causing best kind of problem for Red Sox
Michael Chavis arrived in the big leagues hungry. Literally. A frantic, harried journey from Syracuse to Tampa Bay on April 19 didn’t even get Chavis – the most heralded prospect…
NASCAR
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the sport’s highest level of professional competition. It is consequently the most popular and most profitable NASCAR series. Since 2001, the Sprint Cup season has consisted of 36 races over 10 months.
Watch: Skydiver gets caught in fence at NASCAR Cup championship race
What happens at a NASCAR race when it gets windy? Skydivers… stuck in a fence. pic.twitter.com/PexO0NxXU9 — NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 18, 2018 It was a windy start to…
Man in Earnhardt-inspired car arrested after leading police on chase
A 43-year-old man was arrested in Arkansas after leading police on a six-mile chase in a Ford Mustang with a No. 3 painted on the door, much like the famous…
Look: Chase Elliott to debut new Mountain Dew paint scheme at Bristol
Chase Elliott’s No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will sport a new look in time for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 15. The teal paint scheme…
NASCAR moves up start of Atlanta race due to threat of rain
The Associated Press 5m ago Brian Lawdermilk / Getty Images Sport / Getty HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) The start of Sunday’s Monster Energy Cup race has been moved up one hour…
Rugby
Rugby is a sport that people play around the world. Many people play rugby in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy, France, South Africa, Argentina, Japan,USA, Canada the Pacific Islands and some 100+ other countries. It is the World’s premier oval ball football and is usually just called “rugby”.
Tale of the Tape: Examining the field in the 40-yard dash tournament
Ted Ginn Jr.’s open challenge to anyone to best him in a foot race has culminated in a 40-yard dash tournament that will feature numerous NFLers. The event, titled “40…
Fantasy: 7 players who will lead you to a title in 2019
Find positional rankings, additional analysis, and subscribe to push notifications in the NFL Fantasy News section. No fantasy manager’s draft plan should rigidly classify any player as a “must-own,” but…
Predicting every NFL team's breakout rookie
With rookie minicamps in the rearview mirror and mandatory minicamps set to start in June, theScore is highlighting one first-year player from each NFL team with the best opportunity to…
Ranking each team's chances of winning a Super Bowl in the next 3 years
The NFL often stands for “Not For Long,” as significant changes occur every campaign. One season’s contenders can fall flat the next, and quick rebuilds often elevate last-place squads to…