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Former colleagues. Master and apprentice. Title rivals. Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta's relationship has cut across a range of strands over the years - and evolved along with their managerial styles. The pair go head to head at Etihad Stadium on Sunday in a match many have billed as a Premier League title decider. A

Ben SolakApr 16, 2026, 06:35 AM ET Close Ben Solak joined ESPN in 2024 as a national NFL analyst. He previously covered the NFL at The Ringer, Bleeding Green Nation and The Draft Network. Have you ever clicked on an NFL draft grades piece, scrolled down to your favorite team and been stunned by the

Spaniard Sergio Garcia, captain of the Fireballs team, said before Thursday's opening round of the LIV Mexico event that players were told this year that the tour will run for "many years". O'Neil's email did not say whether LIV Golf will continue beyond this season, although players were told at the previous event that funding

ESPN staffApr 16, 2026, 01:01 AM ET The NBA play-in tournament continued Wednesday as four teams looked to get one step closer to a playoff berth. An Eastern Conference matchup between the Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers kicked off the night. The 76ers won 109-97 to advance to face the second-seeded Boston Celtics on Sunday.

It could have been very different for Arne Slot's Liverpool against Paris St-Germain on Tuesday night. Trailing 2-0 from the first leg, the Reds were given a 64th-minute spot-kick which might have transformed the tie. Then the video assistant referee (VAR) stepped in to tell referee Maurizio Mariani he had made a mistake. For Slot

Apr 14, 2026, 10:41 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- LaMelo Ball made a layup with 4.7 seconds left in overtime, Miles Bridges blocked Davion Mitchell's attempt at a winning layup at the buzzer, and the Charlotte Hornets beat Miami 127-126 in a wild start to the NBA's play-in games, eliminating the Heat from the playoffs

Julian Alvarez's phone kept ringing, every day. It was Rodrigo de Paul, then Antoine Griezmann, then Giuliano Simeone, the Atletico Madrid's manager's son. And behind every call, pulling the strings, was Diego Simeone himself, firing messages into Alvarez's phone during the Copa America and the Paris Olympics of the summer of 2024. In the end

Michael VoepelApr 14, 2026, 01:55 AM ET Close Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women's college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. The UCLA Bruins made history with six players taken in the WNBA draft on Monday, and

Where does McIlroy rank among greats after Masters defence? Media caption, McIlroy holds nerve to win second successive Masters By BBC Sport golf reporter A surefire sign of a sports star who wants to achieve true greatness is the ability to recalibrate, realign and reach their next goal. Jack Nicklaus had that quality. Tiger Woods

Paolo UggettiApr 12, 2026, 10:10 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The expression on Rory McIlroy's face said it all. As he walked up to his ball so right of the 18th fairway at Augusta National that it was nearly on the 10th, he let out a deep sigh and shook his head. Of course, it