28+ min ago (1017+ words) Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso has vigorously come out and defended his side following their lacklustre 2-2 draw vs. Elche in LaLiga. (0:56) With Real Madrid top of LaLiga and snugly inside the crucial top eight positions of the UEFA Champions League ahead of their midweek fixture at Olympiacos, there should be absolutely no possibility of their manager Xabi Alonso being in a precarious position. But, sadly, this is the most political, most unforgiving club anywhere in the world of football and, therefore, he is. And he'll know he is. Imminent job loss? No, absolutely not. But there are wolves at the door and someone at his club is either encouraging, or allowing, them to snarl. In Sunday's 2-2 draw at promoted Elche, Madrid were outplayed, trailed twice to goals from Madrid youth products (Aleix Febas and "lvaro Rodr'guez) and only equalized, late…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (367+ words) INDIANAPOLIS -- Just two years ago, the Detroit Pistons set an NBA record for the consecutive losses in a single NBA season with 28. Now, they seemingly can't lose. The Pistons tied a team record Monday night with their 13th straight victory, beating the Indiana Pacers 122-117. They matched winning streaks by their 1990 and 2004 NBA championship teams and improved to 15-2. "It's amazing," Pistons star Cade Cunningham said. "We play for the Detroit Pistons, man. A historic franchise. So to be able to make history for a historic franchise like this -- it's special." It's a stunning turnaround for a franchise that started the 2023-24 season with a 3-36 record and finished with 14 wins. The Pistons have a chance to surpass all the great Detroit teams, including the "Bad Boys" from back in the day. And it's only fitting that these Pistons, like those old Isiah Thomas-led teams,…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago (695+ words) Nedum Onuoha explains how the Manchester City fans would react to Vincent Kompany being the manager to take over from Pep Guardiola in the future. (1:58) At some point in the not-too-distant future, Manchester City will have to hire a coach to succeed Pep Guardiola. Nobody knows if that will be next year, the year after or even three years down the line, but right now, the man who is becoming the obvious candidate is Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany. I have known Kompany -- let's call him Vinny from now on -- for almost 20 years, going back to when we met through a mutual friend while he was playing for Hamburg in 2008, and I now believe that he really can be the guy who succeeds Pep at City. - Man City's Guardiola 'ashamed' of altercation with cameraman - Why everyone is talking about Bayern Munich's…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago (520+ words) Shaka Hislop talks about Chelsea's chances to challenge Arsenal in the Premier League title race. (2:48) RB Leipzig midfielder Assan Ou'draogo is a target for Chelsea and Manchester United, while Paris Saint-Germain will go up against Real Madrid to sign Bayern Munich defender Dayot Upamecano. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers home page | Men's grades | Women's grades - Source: Columbus' Nancy near deal with Celtic - Jess Fishlock extends Seattle stay until '26 - Van Dijk: Players need to fix 'mess' of a season Dimitar Berbatov discusses Manchester United's disappointing 1-0 defeat to ten-man Everton at Old Trafford. - Manchester City is one of the clubs to have considered a move for Real Madrid winger Rodrygo but are only likely to make an approach if Savinho goes to Tottenham Hotspur. (Football Insider) - Napoli have the most concrete interest in…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago (816+ words) Christian McCaffrey finds pay dirt to pad the 49ers' lead in the third quarter. (0:22) SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- While the bruised and battered San Francisco 49ers haven't won in aesthetically pleasing fashion often this season, they still have found ways to win. It happened again Monday night, as the Niners overcame a litany of first-half mistakes to knock off the Carolina Panthers 20-9 in a game that figures to be pivotal in the NFC playoff chase. With the win, the 49ers improve to 8-4, including 7-2 against NFC opponents. Carolina fell to 6-6 on the season and 4-3 in NFC games. According to ESPN's Football Power Index, the Niners bolstered their playoff hopes from 86% to 91.3% and put the Panthers' chances in peril, as they dropped from 22.7% to 18%. Even on a night when quarterback Brock Purdy provided plenty of opportunities for the Panthers to establish a lead and perhaps steal…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago (1096+ words) Nikola Jokic shows little emotion after nailing this half-court heave at the buzzer for Denver. (0:19) The NBA is now streaming on Disney+ Philippines as part of a new multi-year agreement. This week is shaping up to be a jam-packed one for Filipino hoop junkies, with five NBA games on deck on Disney+ Philippines -- headlined by a stacked triple-header on Nov. 27. The action opens with the East-leading Detroit Pistons taking on the Boston Celtics, followed by a 2025 Western Conference finals rematch between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Capping the slate is a showdown between West rivals Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors. Disney+ is the new home of the NBA in the Philippines. Watch Live from Nov. 20 The excitement continues into the weekend with a marquee matchup between the Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns on Nov. 30, before…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago (531+ words) LAS VEGAS -- With a matchup against Tennessee looming on Tuesday in the Players Era Festival, Kelvin Sampson said Monday night's close call against Syracuse and the double-digit lead they squandered in the final minutes on Monday wasn't the byproduct of an unfocused team. "We're not good enough to look ahead," Sampson said after his team's 78-74 overtime win against Syracuse. "You saw the way we played [Monday]. I see it every day. Some days we're better than others. This is not last year's team. I'm not saying they can't be eventually, but they're certainly not now. Look at the mistakes we make." Tuesday's meeting against the Vols will be a rematch of last year's Elite Eight game between the two teams. In that matchup, Houston won 69-50 to advance to the Final Four. A win on Tuesday could propel the Cougars to…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago (651+ words) Dimitar Berbatov reacts to Idrissa Gueye's bizarre red card after slapping his own teammate Michael Keane. (1:06) David Moyes refused to condemn Idrissa Gueye after the Everton midfielder was sent off for clashing with his own teammate in the team's 1-0 win over Manchester United on Monday as he likes his "players fighting each other, if someone didn't do the right action." Gueye saw red 13 minutes in to the game, squaring up to teammate Michael Keane and slapping the defender as they argued over a misplaced pass which gave Bruno Fernandes a shooting chance he could not convert. That left Everton under the cosh but Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's fine 29th-minute goal gave them the lead, they then fought doggedly to defend against an increasingly frustrated United side who saw a five-game unbeaten run come to an end. "I like my players fighting each…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago (142+ words) Indian sports can get quite action-packed and it's quite easy to miss out on important news and results. That's where we come in -- ESPN's daily Indian sports blog has all the updates from the world of Indian sports as well as the news, scores, schedule, results and commentary that comes with it. November is here and brings with a whole new set of sports events. You can see details of other events in our 2025 sporting calendar. Here are all the updates from Indian sports on November 25, 2025. Hockey: The Indian hockey team's match against Belgium in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup will resume this morning, after being postponed last night due to heavy rain. Badminton: The Syed Modi Super 300 event begins in Lucknow today. Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: India's match against Belgium was postponed due to heavy rain....

3+ hour, 53+ min ago (172+ words) Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani will play for Team Japan in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, he announced on social media Monday night. Japan will be looking to repeat after winning gold in the 2023 Classic. Ohtani won the tournament's MVP award and memorably struck out former teammate Mike Trout for the final out of the deciding game against Team USA. Ohtani, who returned to the mound this past season after not pitching for nearly two years following a second repair of his ulnar collateral ligament. He did not say in his post whether he would be pitching for Japan. The WBC kicks off on March 5, with Japan beginning group play in Pool C along with Australia, South Korea, Czechia and Chinese Taipei. Team USA will be in Pool B. Team USA has already received commitments from stars Aaron Judge, Cal Raleigh…...