Month: November 2022

1:56 PM ET Supporters were turned away from the FIFA Fan Festival in Al Bidda amid chaotic scenes due to overcrowding for the World Cup opener between hosts Qatar and Ecuador on Sunday. Security shut down access to the Fan Festival as it reached capacity and security services were pushed to physically hold back spectators
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5:31 PM ET Gareth Southgate said Mauricio Pochettino and Thomas Tuchel are eyeing up the England job because he has “made the impossible look possible.” Former Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain boss Pochettino said last week he was “open” to the idea of managing England if the role became available while Tuchel has privately circulated
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1:01 PM ET Ecuador eased past World Cup debutants Qatar 2-0 on Sunday with two goals from veteran striker Enner Valencia in the first opening-game defeat for a host nation in the tournament’s history. Valencia scored an early penalty and added a well-taken 31st-minute header to give the South Americans a commanding first-half lead as
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12:57 PM ET Harry Kane said he will wear a “OneLove” armband despite the threat of a fine and a yellow card at kickoff as a battle escalates between FIFA and various European Football Associations. Nine nations including Germany, Netherlands and Belgium agreed in September to wear the armband as a symbol of diversity, inclusion
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5:18 PM ET ESPN News Services No. 5 Tennessee not only lost to South Carolina on Saturday night; it also lost Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback Hendon Hooker, who tore the ACL in his left knee, the team announced Sunday. Hooker left the 63-38 defeat in the fourth quarter after falling and fumbling without being hit.
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3:23 PM ET Associated Press TURIN, Italy — Novak Djokovic claimed a record-equaling sixth ATP Finals title by beating the third-seeded Casper Ruud on Sunday to top a fantastic finish to the season for the Serb. Djokovic won 7-5, 6-3 to secure his first title at the event since 2015 and match Roger Federer’s record.
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3:25 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine said he and coach Billy Donovan are “all good” and that he doesn’t want to blow one game out of proportion after LaVine took issue with not playing down the stretch of Friday’s 108-107 loss to the Orlando Magic. LaVine, a two-time All-Star,
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11:57 AM ET NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving‘s eight-game suspension is over. The Brooklyn Nets guard has been cleared to play and will start Sunday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. It will mark his first game since he was suspended Nov. 3 for “harmful impact of his conduct” relating to social media posts around a
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