A difficult day in sports mixes results, business and governance, with a major cup upset in England, a blockbuster U.S. broadcasting deal, and Formula 1 laying out a bigger sprint schedule. Off the field, football’s culture-war flashpoints also return, drawing attention away from...
A difficult day in sports mixes results, business and governance, with a major cup upset in England, a blockbuster U.S. broadcasting deal, and Formula 1 laying out a bigger sprint schedule. Off the field, football’s culture-war flashpoints also return, drawing attention away from play itself.
Manchester United crash out of the League Cup after blowing a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 at home to Brighton. United appear in control before Brighton score three times to complete a late turnaround at Old Trafford, turning the tie into one of the competition’s standout upsets.
Joe Buck agrees to a major ESPN extension that keeps him on “Monday Night Football” into the next decade. The new deal is widely valued at about six years and roughly $108 million, reinforcing Buck’s place as one of the most prominent and highest-paid play-by-play voices in U.S. sports television.
Formula 1 unveils its 2027 calendar with 24 Grands Prix and an expanded sprint program rising from six weekends to 10. Monaco is set to host a sprint for the first time, while Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and other confirmed venues are included in the larger short-format schedule.
Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior and Ibrahima Konaté draw criticism after appearing to obscure part of a pre-match solidarity message on shirts backing Ceuta. The reaction shifts attention from Real Madrid’s league action and puts player presentation and political symbolism back at the center of football debate.
Top Sport stories
- NBC helicopter crash kills three while covering Los Angeles bus accident (44 sources)
- NBC L.A. news helicopter crashes, killing three including journalist and pilot (16 sources)
- Brighton come back to beat Manchester United 3-2 and knock them out of the League Cup (11 sources)
- News helicopter crashes near Chatsworth metro bus wreck, killing at least one (9 sources)
- Mbappé, Vinícius and Konaté criticized for obscuring Ceuta solidarity shirts (9 sources)
- F1 announces 2027 calendar with 10 sprint races and Monaco debut (9 sources)
- Joe Buck agrees to $108M ESPN extension for “Monday Night Football” (9 sources)
- Ronald Koeman announces death of his wife Bartina at 65 after cancer battle (8 sources)
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