10:52 AM ET Croatia clinched an automatic berth for next year’s World Cup finals in dramatic fashion as a late Fedor Kudryashov own goal gave them a 1-0 home win over Russia in their crunch Group D qualifier on Sunday. Croatia, the 2018 World Cup runners-up, jumped above Russia to top the standings on 23
Month: November 2021
2:02 PM ET Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan scored twice in their 4-1 World Cup qualifying victory over Armenia on Sunday to finish top of Group J with their seventh straight win under coach Hansi Flick. Already-qualified Germany, missing a dozen players through injury, suspension and COVID-19 quarantine and having made six changes to the team
4:37 PM ET Spain qualified for next year’s World Cup finals in Qatar by beating visitors Sweden 1-0 thanks to a goal by substitute Alvaro Morata late in the second half on Sunday. Spain, who won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, finished top of Group B with 19 points, four ahead of the
4:40 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo‘s hopes for the 2022 World Cup took a big blow as Serbia clinched an automatic berth to the tournament in a comeback 2-1 win over Portugal in their Group A qualifier on Sunday. A 90th-minute header by halftime substitute Aleksandar Mitrovi lifted Serbia into top spot on 20 points, three
5:12 PM ET Washington has fired football coach Jimmy Lake in his second season, the school announced Sunday. “Making a head coaching change in any sport is difficult, recognizing that the decision impacts coaches, staff, student-athletes and their families,” Washington athletic director Jen Cohen said in a statement. “However, as the steward of UW Athletics,
4:45 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 10 of the 2021 NFL season had big blowouts, a couple of unlikely upsets and … a tie. After suffering surprising losses last weekend, the Cowboys and Bills rebounded with big offensive days. Dallas and Buffalo were joined by New England in going north of 40 points in important
4:24 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Cleveland Browns defensive back Troy Hill was taken to a local hospital with a neck injury, after being immobilized and wheeled off the field during Sunday’s game at the New England Patriots. A Browns spokesman said that Hill did have movement in his extremities. Hill suffered the injury late
4:34 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — It didn’t take long for Cam Newton to make an impact in his return to the Carolina Panthers. The 32-year-old quarterback scored on a 2-yard run on Carolina’s fifth offensive play to give the Panthers a quick lead over the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. He followed that
3:17 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The head of the women’s professional tennis tour called for a full investigation of sexual assault allegations made by a two-time Grand Slam doubles champion from China against a former top government official in that country. Earlier this month, Peng Shuai, a former No. 1-ranked doubles
2:22 PM ET Associated Press Alabama jumped Cincinnati to No. 2 behind Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, and Oklahoma dropped eight spots to No. 12 after losing for the first time this season. Georgia is a unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank for the