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Spurs have bright future, Chelsea in trouble
There's only one team in London looking at a bright future and for the first time in a long time, it's Tottenham as Chelsea are spiralling down.

Chelsea
Football

'Conte can't wait to leave Chelsea'
Antonio Conte "can't wait to leave Chelsea" after becoming disillusioned with a lack of influence in the club's transfer policy, says Gianluca Vialli.


Chelsea
Football

Conte: Chelsea having the season we deserve.
Antonio Conte addresses more questions surrounding his future at Chelsea and concedes the Blues deserve to sit in fifth after their 3-1 defeat to Tottenham.


NBA
LIVE: NBA Action
Follow the live action as Spurs host the high-flying Rockets, the Wizards take on the Bulls, and the Clippers travel to the Pacers.


NBA Scoreboard
1-2 April games | Follow the action-play by play
Top Sports Headlines
Boxing
Joshua vs. Parker
Boxing
Joshua vs. Parker: What we learned
What did we learn from Anthony Joshua's unanimous points win over Joseph Parker to unify three versions of the world heavyweight title?

Boxing
Unstoppable Joshua leaves Cardiff wanting more
Despite another fight in Wales stifled by refereeing, Anthony Joshua continued his march towards complete dominance of the heavyweight division -- and his raucous supporters will follow him every step of the way.

Boxing
Bunce: It wasn't a slugfest, but it was important.
ESPN's Tom Hamilton and Steve Bunce recap Anthony Joshua's heavyweight championship win over Joseph Parker in Cardiff.

South Africa v Australia
4th Test, Johannesburg
SA v Australia
4th Test
Voges: We saw some real fight from Australia.
Adam Voges joins Adam Collins to talk about Australia's fight even though South Africa are well ahead

AUS tour of SA 2017-18
Australia made to grind as SA stretch lead to 401
Tim Paine and Pat Cummins showed fight with the bat, and Cummins was a constant threat with the ball, too, but South Africa remained firmly in control of the match, and almost certain to complete a historic home series win against Australia


Arsenal
Football


Arsenal
Football

Lacazette, Aubameyang show promise vs. Stoke
The work of Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang lifted Arsenal to victory vs. Stoke and showed plenty of promise for the future.


English Premier League
Arsenal flatter to deceive vs. Stoke
The cliche says that a good side can win without playing well but few will think that Arsenal are "back" after three late goals to beat Stoke.


Arsenal
Football

Arsenal want top-4 over Europa - Maitland-Niles
Ainsley Maitland-Niles insists finishing in the Premier League top four remains Arsenal's only focus, despite reaching the Europa League quarterfinals

Men's College Basketball
March Madness
NCAAM
From FBI to Final Four, all the moments from a wild hoops season
From UCLA's trip to China, to the FBI, to Louisville vacating a title, to the rise and fall of Trae Young, to Alabama playing 3-on-5, to a 16 over a 1 ... you get the idea. On the eve of the last day of the season, look back at the wild ride to get here.

NCAAM
The best team (Villanova), the hottest team (Michigan) and a fitting title game come Monday night
The drama is out of the NCAA tournament, and that's OK. That's because on Monday night, two teams that should be playing for the national title are playing for the national title.

NCAAM
Michigan and Villanova dominate en route to the national championship.
Relive the Final Four with the sights and sounds of the jubilation and heartbreak.

Football Headlines

LA Galaxy
Zlatan Introduces Himself To MLS


LA Galaxy
Football

Ibrahimovic's debut bodes well for MLS challenge
Zlatan Ibrahimovic arrived with a bang, but whether the Galaxy star can sustain his goal-scoring form in L.A. will be what determines his MLS legacy.


Major League Soccer
Zlatan delivers goals, hope for LA Galaxy
It took Zlatan Ibrahimovic just 20 minutes to show what he can do for the LA Galaxy and Major League Soccer. "The lion is hungry," and so are we.


LA Galaxy
Football

LA Galaxy 4-3 LAFC: Zlatan heroic in first LA derby.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice off the bench in his MLS debut to lead LA Galaxy past LAFC after trailing 3-0 in the clubs' first ever meeting.


Tennis
ATP and WTA news and insights
news - uk tennis
Isner wins Miami Open for biggest career title
John Isner wins the Miami Open, his first 1000-level win in his 14-year career. Isner is the first American to win the tournament since Andy Roddick in 2010.

Tennis
Stephens wins maiden Miami Open title.
US Open champion Sloane Stephens defeated French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 6-1 to clinch the Miami Open title.

Tennis
A winner's trophy, a slice of pizza and a day to remember for Sloane Stephens
From victory lane at the Miami Open to her favorite pizza joint, perhaps for the final time, it was quite a day for Sloane Stephens.


NFL
Talking Points

Patriots
NFL

Gronk 'pretty certain' he'll return, sources say
Despite Rob Gronkowski's giving serious consideration to retirement because of physical and mental fatigue, sources say the Patriots tight end is "pretty certain" he'll come back as long as quarterback Tom Brady remains with the team.


NFL
Guide to NFL's new rules: What to know about approved, tabled and rejected proposals
The revised catch rule wasn't even the biggest news out of Orlando. Here's what the ban on lowering heads to initiate contact and other changes mean.


NFL
Breaking down the NFL's new catch rule.
ESPN's Phil Murphy and Mark Brown explain the modifications made to the NFL's catch rule in hopes of eradicating frustrations.

European Talking Points
News and insights from across Europe's big leagues

Juventus
Football

Cuadrado: Juve 'haven't won anything yet'
Juan Cuadrado warned the title race is not done yet after Juventus opened up a four-point lead at the top of Serie A.


Bayern Munich
Football

Bayern's Heynckes: 6-0 'statement of intent'
Jupp Heynckes wanted Bayern Munich to deliver "a real statement of intent" against Borussia Dortmund and got his wish.


Spanish Primera División
La Liga: Messi salvages draw; Bale lifts Real
Lionel Messi came off the bench to net a stunning last-minute equaliser as La Liga leaders Barcelona fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2.


Premier League

English Premier League
Pep planning for UCL, not City's Prem title
Pep Guardiola told Manchester City to forget about winning the Premier League title against Manchester United and focus on the Champions League.


Manchester United
Football

Sanchez finally finds his feet at United
Alexis Sanchez turned in one of his finest performances in a Manchester United shirt to date with an 8/10 display against Swansea.


English Premier League
Prem: City one game from title; United win
Ruthless Manchester City swept aside Everton 3-1 to set up the chance to win the Premier League title with victory over Manchester United next week.


NBA Game Recaps
31 March-1 April results, stats and facts

NBA
Warriors' McCaw injured in scary fall as team beats Kings
Golden State guard Patrick McCaw left on a stretcher late in the third quarter of the Warriors' 112-96 win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night after a terrifying thud to the floor following an undercut by Vince Carter that appeared unintentional.


NBA
Nets deny Heat a clincher, beat them in overtime
Caris Levert scored with about a half-minute left in overtime to put Brooklyn up for good, Dwyane Wade missed on a play where he thought he got fouled at the buzzer and the Nets beat the Miami Heat 110-109 on Saturday night.


NBA
Morris scores 25 then ejected as Celtics beat East-leading Raptors
Marcus Morris had 25 points and nine rebounds before getting ejected in the closing seconds, and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Eastern Conference-leading Toronto Raptors 110-99 on Saturday night.

Basketball
SA-born Nash inducted into basketball Hall of Fame

NBA
SA-born Nash among Hall of Fame headliners
South Africa-born Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, Ray Allen and Grant Hill headline the 2018 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class. Other inductees include Maurice Cheeks, longtime coach Lefty Driesell and women's basketball standouts Katie Smith and Tina Thompson.


NBA
HOF election hasn't sunk in for Steve Nash.
Steve Nash shares how a 2007 trip to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame proved to foreshadow his own HOF election.

Golf
Men's, women's and seniors' tour news and insights
Golf
Poulter, Hossler share lead at Houston Open
Ian Poulter's 7-under 65 on Saturday not only earned him a share of the lead at the Houston Open but also kept his bid for an invitation to next week's Masters alive.

espnw
Lindberg takes 3-shot ANA lead as Park falters
Pernilla Lindberg holds a 3-shot lead at the ANA Inspiration heading into the final round.

Tiger Woods
Augusta awaits the Tiger
Tiger thankful for 'second chance on life'
Tiger Woods, who has won the Masters four times, says everything about playing at Augusta is a "golfer's heaven."

Formula 1
Bahrain Grand Prix next on 8 April
Haas
Haas optimistic strong form will continue in Bahrain
Haas boss Guenther Steiner is sure his team can prevent a repeat of the pit-stop mistakes which ruined its Australian Grand Prix and continue its strong form in Bahrain.

Formula 1
Force India encouraged by 'huge' car potential
Force India is confident it can find big performance steps at upcoming races despite its slow start to the season at the Australian Grand Prix.

Formula 1
F1's big data project
Kate Walker looks at the research-based approach Formula One has taken to understanding its fanbase since the arrival of Liberty Media at the start of 2017.


Super Rugby
Round 7 recap
items that appeared on this index
Strauss scores a hat trick in crucial Bulls win
Bulls hooker Adriaan Strauss celebrated becoming South Africa's most capped Super Rugby player with a hat trick of tries in his team's 33-23 win over the Stormers at Loftus Versfeld.

Folau injured in Waratahs' scrappy win
The NSW Waratahs have hung on for a brave 24-17 Super Rugby victory over the Brumbies, doing it on the road without injured superstar Israel Folau.

Super Rugby
Sharks shrug off Blues fightback
The Sharks have shrugged off second-half fightback from the Blues to grab a 63-40 win in a turbo-charged Super Rugby match at Eden Park.


Angola
NCAAM

De Sousa's parents journey from Angola to The Final Four.
Treavor Scales caught up with Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa to discuss how he feels about his parents seeing him play for Kansas for the first time.


South Africa
MLB

Ngoepe goes 2-for-2 in Blue Jays regular-season debut.
South Africa's Gift Ngoepe was a perfect 2-for-2 on plays to him in the Blue Jays second game of the season and his regular-season debut with the team.


Kenya
Two Oceans Marathon

Kenya's Kemboi wins men's Two Oceans Marathon
Justin Kemboi became the second Kenyan to win the Two Oceans Ultra Marathon when he crossed the finish line in a time of three hours nine minutes 19 seconds (3:09:19) in Cape Town on Saturday.


Joel Embiid
76ers' Cameroonian star suffers serious injury


76ers
NBA

Embiid has surgery to fix fractured orbital bone
Joel Embiid has had surgery to fix an orbital bone fracture around his left eye, an injury suffered after the 7-footer collided with teammate Markelle Fultz during a game.


76ers
NBA

Embiid injury is a major downer for Philly.
Rachel Nichols says it seems unfair that right before the playoffs and while the 76ers are playing well, they lose Joel Embiid.


76ers
NBA

How Joel Embiid's injury could change the NBA playoffs
What impact will Embiid's absence have on the 76ers and the rest of the Eastern Conference? And when will he return?

Must Reads
Stories you might have missed, but shouldn't...
Cricket
Rabada a cut above the rest - Barnes
Former Proteas bowling coach and current Cricket South Africa's high-performance manager Vincent Barnes says Kagiso Rabada's aggression is a key weapon in his armoury.

WNBA
Black women dominating in sports the past 20 years
There can be no discussion of influence of women in sports without mentioning groundbreaking black athletes. Think Venus and Serena Williams, Marion Jones, Simone Manuel, Gabby Douglas and the WNBA.


Yankees
MLB

The Evil Empire Strikes Back! Why the Yankees being good is great for baseball
From Bronx die-hards and displaced New Yorkers cheering them on to rivals rooting against them, when the Yankees are relevant, fans tune in.


NBA
11 players who could change the face of basketball
Who will change the game and basketball culture next? These current and future NBA stars could be the new trendsetters.

Golovkin vs. Alvarez
Decision on 5 May rematch still to be taken
Boxing
Mayweather: GGG, Canelo should still fight
Floyd Mayweather insists the fight between Gennady Golovkin and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez should still happen despite the Mexican fighter having tested positive for Clenbuterol.

Boxing
Canelo-GGG II unlikely as NSAC files complaint
With the rematch between unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez in doubt, the hearing on Alvarez's positive drug test may be moved back to April 18.

Boxing
Candidates to step in to face GGG if Canelo gets longer suspension
There's a chance the Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin rematch won't happen on May 5 due to Alvarez's two positive tests. But don't you worry. Dan Rafael has a list of possible opponents that could step in to face GGG if needed.

Women's Sport
Insights across the world of women's sport
NCAAW
Remembering the night Mississippi State slayed the 111-0 UConn Huskies
Mississippi State faced long odds and a tortured history when it met UConn in the 2017 NCAA tournament semifinal. Those in the arena recount how the Bulldogs pulled off an upset that was a year in the making.

Tennis
Is there reason to doubt Serena?
New mom Serena Williams was sent home too soon from Indian Wells and Miami. D'Arcy Maine and Katie Barnes sort through their feelings on what the icon's comeback to tennis means and what we should expect in the coming months.

espnw
Inbee Park finding the joy in golf again
Don't count out Inbee Park at the ANA Inspiration. She likes being under the radar after years of competing with the demands required of being the world's top-ranked player.


Morocco
North African nation bidding for 2026 rights


Morocco
Football

Morocco's 2026 World Cup bid explained
Can Morocco win their bid to host the 2026 World Cup and become only the second African country to stage the planet's biggest football competition?


Morocco
Football

Morocco chief talks World Cup bid strength
The chief executive of the Morocco 2026 bid committee, told Mark Ogden why Morocco is ready to host the World Cup in eight years.


FIFA World Cup
FIFA: Infantino won't meddle in '26 bid contest
FIFA maintained on Wednesday that its president won't meddle in the 2026 World Cup bidding contest and reminded Morocco to abide by the rules.

MMA
Fight news and insights
MMA
Coming to grips with grappling control: Nurmagomedov on top
Legend has it that UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov used to wrestle bears as a kid. Whatever his youthful training methods, statistics show that he has become the most dominant ground fighter at 155 pounds.

MMA
Leon Edwards wants to face Cerrone or Masvidal in July
After a fight against countryman Darren Till failed to come together for a May Fight Night card in Liverpool, English welterweight Leon Edwards has turned his attention towards Donald Cerrone and Jorge Masvidal with hopes of making a fight in July.

MMA
Till set for hometown fight with Thompson
Darren Till has the opportunity to put himself firmly in the frame to challenge for the UFC welterweight title when he takes on number one-ranked fighter Stephen Thompson.


WrestleMania 34
Ronda Rousey Set For WWE Debut
MMA
Rousey focused on present, moving on from past
Ronda Rousey was the UFC's first women's champion and MMA's most dominant fighter. But that was in the past. She's in the WWE now, doing what makes her happy.

MMA
Rousey describes 'falling out of love' with MMA.
Ronda Rousey tells Brett Okamoto that she is looking for "an honorable way out" of MMA as she transitions to a career in the WWE.

FIGHTERS
Ronda Rousey's grueling WWE workout.
Take an inside look at the former UFC champ Ronda Rousey's four-hour workout routine as she prepares for her WWE in-ring debut at WrestleMania 34.


Zimbabwe boxing
Manyuchi keen to host rematch vs. Abduqaxorov

Manyuchi pushing for WBC title rematch in Harare
Former World Boxing Council silver welterweight champion Charles Manyuchi is pushing to stage the forthcoming rematch between himself and Qudratillo Abduqaxorov in Harare.

ESPN Dominant 20
Football
The Dominant 20: Marta is No. 9
espnW's Julie Foudy examines how the legend of Marta, a five-time FIFA Player of the Year, has grown despite the struggle for equality in her native Brazil.

espnw
The Dominant 20: Serena Williams is No. 12
It's difficult to imagine a time when Serena Williams didn't rule fans' hearts and minds, but as ESPN's Howard Bryant reflects, the respect was hard-won.

Formula 1
The Dominant 20: Michael Schumacher's magic and the hope that comes with it
The best Formula One driver alive now lives in the most uncertain of states. ESPN's Wright Thompson looks at the world he left behind.

ESPN Dominant 20
The Dominant 20
In celebration of ESPN The Magazine's 20th anniversary, Peter Keating's crunched the numbers to find the most dominant athletes of our time.

The Dominant 20: The biggest questions we know you have about our list
Peter Keating answers all the burning questions we know you're asking about how he compiled The Dominant 20 athletes list.

The Dominant 20: Tiger tops our list, but how close is he to great again?
In celebration of ESPN The Magazine's 20th anniversary, we honor the 20 most dominant athletes of the past 20 years. Topping the list: Tiger Woods. Why? He explains to Marty Smith the keys to those 13 major wins from 1999 to 2008.
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