Month: May 2022

8:31 AM ET SAO PAULO — Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was arrested in Brazil on Wednesday for illegally carrying a gun while boarding a private plane to Switzerland, local police said on Thursday. The Brazilian police found an undocumented LW Seecamp .32 pistol in Ecclestone’s luggage during an X-ray screening, police said in
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11:50 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Make that 30 in a row for Iga Swiatek. The top-ranked Swiatek routed Alison Riske 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the third round of the French Open and extend the longest winning streak in women’s tennis since Serena Williams won 34 in a row in 2013. The
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10:41 AM ET Michelle Wie West, who was the youngest player to ever qualify for an LPGA event at age 12, plans to step away from competitive golf after next week’s U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles in Southern Pines, North Carolina, she told Golfweek in a story published Thursday. Wie West, 32, said she
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10:34 AM ET ESPN News Services Josh Donaldson has apologized to Jackie Robinson’s wife and family for using the barrier-breaking Hall of Famer’s name in reference to Tim Anderson last week, saying Robinson “was a true American hero” and that he holds his name “in the highest regard.” Donaldson issued his apology as part of
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7:20 AM ET Moises Llorens Rodrigo Faez AS Monaco midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni‘s transfer to Real Madrid has been held up due to a tax issue, multiple sources have confirmed ESPN. LaLiga champions Madrid are prepared to pay around €80 million to land Tchouameni, who joined Monaco for €20m from Bordeaux in 2020. However, the Spanish
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6:40 AM ET The exodus at Manchester City is continuing as they announced on Thursday that defender Lucy Bronze will leave the club at the end of her contract this summer. Georgia Stanway, Caroline Weir and Karima Benameur Taieb have also said that they will leave the club this summer. – Euro 2022: England’s kit
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7:24 AM ET Investcorp said an agreement wasn’t reached to buy AC Milan. Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images Investcorp and U.S. fund Elliott have ended talks over the buyout of Italian champions AC Milan, a top executive of the Bahrain-domiciled asset manager said on Thursday. Reuters reported last week that Investcorp had put on hold its plans
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7:45 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United CEO Richard Arnold has called on fans to have patience with new manager Erik ten Hag, insisting that “success will not be achieved overnight.” Ten Hag officially took over on Monday after a season which saw United finish sixth in the Premier League and drop out of the
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