North Macedonia‘s Enis Bardhi stunning free kick cancelled out Ciro Immobile‘s header to earn the hosts a 1-1 home draw against Italy in Group C in their Euro 2024 qualifier on Saturday, spoiling Luciano Spalletti’s debut as the Azzurri coach. Italy dominated the game and Immobile netted with a cushioned header just after the break,
Month: September 2023
Associated Press Sep 9, 2023, 02:56 PM ET Arsenal terminated the contract of former club-record signing Nicolas Pépé on Saturday, letting the winger leave on a free transfer. Arsenal paid £72 million ($90m) to sign Pepê from French club Lille in 2019 but will get nothing for his departure, with the Ivory Coast international reportedly
England fought back to salvage a 1-1 draw in their Euro 2024 qualifier against Ukraine on Saturday to stay four points clear atop Group C after Kyle Walker scored from a sublime pass by Harry Kane for his first international goal. England dominated possession but Ukraine opened the scoring against the run of play in
Sep 9, 2023, 11:24 AM ET Congo and Gambia‘s African Cup of Nations qualifier in Marrakech will go ahead as scheduled on Sunday despite the powerful earthquake that struck the city on Friday night and has killed more than 1,000 people and injured hundreds more. However, Saturday’s match between Morocco and Liberia in Agadir, some
Euro 2024 hosts Germany slumped to a shock 4-1 home loss to Japan in their international friendly on Saturday, deepening the sense of crisis hanging over them after their third straight loss less than nine months before the continental tournament. The four-time world champions, who crashed out of last year’s World Cup group stage after
Sep 9, 2023, 12:36 PM ET The Atlanta Braves on Saturday recalled rookie left-hander Dylan Dodd from Triple-A Gwinnett and optioned right-hander Ben Heller to Triple-A. Dodd, 25, is 2-1 with a 7.40 ERA, eight walks and 12 strikeouts in 24⅓ innings over five starts for Atlanta after making his major league debut in April.
Associated Press Sep 9, 2023, 02:22 PM ET NEW YORK — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich was scratched from Saturday’s game against the New York Yankees because of lower back soreness. Yelich was slated to lead off before the two-time All-Star was dropped from the starting lineup about 10 minutes before first pitch. Rookie Sal
Sep 9, 2023, 11:37 AM ET Seattle Mariners right-hander George Kirby regrets one pitch from Friday night and didn’t even want to be on the mound when it happened. Kirby gave up a game-tying two-run homer to Tampa Bay‘s René Pinto in the seventh inning on what was his 102nd and final pitch of the
Associated Press Sep 9, 2023, 03:55 PM ET NEW YORK — Back at Yankee Stadium and hearing the cheers at age 49, Derek Jeter had some advice for the team he led to five titles. “I’m working on rebranding the name Old-Timers’ to something else,” he said. “When you’re playing, when you’re on the bench
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterSep 9, 2023, 04:01 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for