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Weekend predictions: Will Rosenior exit stop Chelsea slide? Arsenal's collapse to continue?

Chelsea play their first match post-Rosenior, while Arsenal try to rebound from a crushing loss in the Premier League title race. Julien Laurens makes his predictions.

14hJulien Laurens
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Why Rosenior failed at Chelsea, and what club must change for next manager

Liam Rosenior couldn't win over Chelsea's players or fans as manager. Now the club's owners must reevaluate the structure that led to his appointment.

18hJames Olley
Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images

How Liam Rosenior's Chelsea stint unravelled in a winless (and goalless) run

The last time Chelsea went five league games without scoring was in 1912 -- the year the Titanic hit the iceberg... Metaphor alert!

2hAnirudh Menon

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INDIAN SPORTS DAILY UPDATES

Lakshya loses first match to Lai as India's Thomas & Uber Cup campaigns begin; Shooting Jr. World Cup, ISL continue: Indian Sports LIVE, April 24

Here are all the updates from Indian sports on April 24, 2026.

26mESPN staff
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NFL DRAFT

ROUND 2-3: FRIDAY ON ESPN AND ABC

Big winners, losers and value picks of Round 1: Kiper on a wild start to the NFL draft

Mel Kiper Jr. makes sense of the first round of the NFL draft, sizing up moves like the Makai Lemon, Caleb Downs and Ty Simpson picks.

4hMel Kiper Jr.
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Pick-by-pick takes on Round 1 of the NFL draft: How prospects fit with their new teams

Here's our NFL Nation reporters' look at the biggest questions for each Round 1 pick and how every player fits.

3hNFL Nation
1st Round - Complete
1st Round - Complete
Pick
POS
School
1
  • F. Mendoza
    QB
    Indiana
2
  • D. Bailey
    EDGE
    Texas Tech
3
  • J. Love
    RB
    Notre Dame
4
  • C. Tate
    WR
    Ohio State
5
  • A. Reese
    LB
    Ohio State

NBA PLAYOFFS

Sat5:00 AM
Series tied 1-1
  • Boston CelticsCelticsBOS
    1-1
  • Philadelphia 76ers76ersPHI
    1-1
East 1st Round - Game 3Series tied 1-1
East 1st Round - Game 3Series tied 1-1
Sat6:00 AM
LAL lead series 2-0
  • Los Angeles LakersLakersLAL
    2-0
  • Houston RocketsRocketsHOU
    0-2
West 1st Round - Game 3LAL lead series 2-0
West 1st Round - Game 3LAL lead series 2-0
Sat8:30 AM
Series tied 1-1
  • San Antonio SpursSpursSA
    1-1
  • Portland Trail BlazersTrail BlazersPOR
    1-1
West 1st Round - Game 3Series tied 1-1
West 1st Round - Game 3Series tied 1-1

INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE

ISL: Kerala Blasters score injury-time winner against Odisha to continue resurgence

A round-up of all the action from Matchweek 10 of ISL 2026.

16hESPN Staff
Shibu Preman / Focus Sports / ISL

ISL Musings: Bagan are top again, Mumbai finally lose, Blasters win but face big off-pitch fight

Plus, East Bengal and Bengaluru play out the game of the season.

2dAnirudh Menon
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  • Kerala Blasters FCKeralaKER
    2
  • Odisha FCOdishaOFC
    1
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2025-26 Indian Super League
5:30 PM
  • NorthEast United FCNorthEastNEU
  • FC GoaFC GoaGOA
2025-26 Indian Super League
2025-26 Indian Super League
Sat5:30 PM
  • Bengaluru FCBengaluruBFC
  • Mumbai City FCMumbai City MCFC
2025-26 Indian Super League
2025-26 Indian Super League
Sat8:00 PM
  • Jamshedpur FCJamshedpurJFC
  • Chennaiyin FCChennaiyinCFC
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2025-26 Indian Super League
Sun5:30 PM
  • Sporting Club DelhiSC DelhiSCD
  • Mohammedan SCMohammedanMOH
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2025-26 Indian Super League
Tues8:00 PM
  • SC East BengalEast BengalEBEN
  • Odisha FCOdishaOFC
2025-26 Indian Super League
2025-26 Indian Super League

FOOTBALL

Football's Watchability Rankings, 2025-26: How much fun is your team this season?

The Premier League's been a little boring at times this season, but there's brilliant, must-see football all over Europe if you know where to look. So check out our latest Watchability Rankings!

18hBill Connelly
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If the Premier League did an NFL-style draft, who would each team select?

In the spirit of NFL draft week, we created a Premier League version with all the drama and intrigue of the real thing.

22hSam Tighe
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PREMIER LEAGUE

TITLE RACE DRAMA

Arsenal and Man City's remaining Premier League fixtures compared as title race hots up

The Premier League title race is well and truly underway with Arsenal being chased down by Pep Guardiola's Manchester City in their hunt for a first top-flight trophy since 2004.

2hOlivia Pagden, David Cartlidge
Alex Livesey - Danehouse/Getty Images

Fine margins separate Man City and Arsenal in a heated Premier League title race

Manchester City's win over Burnley puts them top of the Premier League with five games to go, but their race with Arsenal might go until the very end.

1dRob Dawson

IT'S DRAFT DAY!

Our NFL draft-day mock: Yates' final predictions for all 32 picks, plus Kiper's notes

Field Yates projects the first 32 draft picks one last time -- including a trade -- and Mel Kiper Jr. shares what he's hearing heading into Round 1.

1dField Yates, Mel Kiper Jr.
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Miller's final NFL mock draft -- with Fowler's latest intel: Projecting 32 first-round picks

Matt Miller predicts every first-round pick for this year's NFL draft, and insider Jeremy Fowler shares everything he's hearing on the top prospects.

1dMatt Miller, Jeremy Fowler
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CHANGES ON THE WAY IN F1

F1's 2026 rule tweaks: What's changed after driver criticism, and will it make a difference?

Formula 1 has delivered a set of rules tweaks to its controversial 2026 regulations -- but what do they mean and will they appease drivers ahead of the Miami GP? ESPN's Laurence Edmondson explains.

3dLaurence Edmondson
Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images

F1 to tweak controversial rule changes

Formula 1 has agreed to a set of rule tweaks to address concerns about its controversial new cars ahead of the Miami Grand Prix on May 3.

4dNate Saunders

WEEKEND REVIEW

Cherki caper, Haaland power help Man City flatten Arsenal: MOTW

Man City flattened Arsenal to put another intriguing twist in a Premier League title race that promises to go down to the wire.

4dAnirudh Menon
Photo by Alex Livesey - Danehouse/Getty Images

Is the Premier League now Man City's to lose? PLUS: Bayern clinch Bundesliga, more

Man City's win over Arsenal has thrown the title race back in City's favor, plus Bayern clinch the Bundesliga and Man United beat Chelsea to move closer to a Champions League return. Gab Marcotti recaps the weekend.

4dGabriele Marcotti

Stats: Haaland's 11 powers City, Salah equals Gerrard's record 9, Bayern win record 34th title

ESPN brings you the best stats from this weekend's football action.

4dSunaadh Sagar

ISL HIGHLIGHTS

COURTESY FANCODE

WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS

PREVIEWING VAISHALI AND GUKESH'S CHANCES

D Gukesh vs Javokhir Sindarov: A way-too-early preview for the 2026 World Chess Championship

Gukesh vs Sindarov will be the youngest classical chess World Championship match in history, with a combined age of 39.

7dAnirudh Menon
ESPN

R Vaishali vs Ju Wenjun: A way-too-early preview for Women's World Chess Championship

Vaishali won the Women's Candidates tournament and booked her ticket to fighting for the ultimate prize in chess - the World Championship.

7dAaditya Narayan

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