Federico Chiesa scored twice as Italy secured a 5-2 home victory against North Macedonia in a Group C clash on Friday, giving them an edge ahead of a deciding encounter with Ukraine on Monday for a place at Euro 2024. The victory ensures that Italy only need a draw against Ukraine to secure a top-two
England ensured a top seeding at Euro 2024 with a laboured 2-0 home victory against Group C makeweights Malta on Friday that will not live long in the memory of an underwhelmed Wembley crowd. Until the 75th minute all that separated Gareth Southgate’s lacklustre side from 171st-ranked Malta was an early own goal by Enrico
ESPN News Services Nov 17, 2023, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona will take on Mexican giants Club América in a friendly match at Dallas’ Cotton Bowl on Dec. 21, the LaLiga club announced Friday. The game will be Barcelona’s last before their winter break and is scheduled just one day after they are
Nov 17, 2023, 05:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Giannis Antetokounmpo will return to the Milwaukee Bucks lineup for Friday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets, coach Adrian Griffin told reporters. Antetokounmpo sat out Wednesday’s win over the Toronto Raptors, missing his first game of the season, because of a strained right calf. He had been
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderNov 17, 2023, 05:29 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Open Extended Reactions The NBA is requiring Charlotte Hornets All-Star guard LaMelo Ball to cover a tattoo below his left ear that the league insists violates rules against exposing commercial logos on players’ bodies —
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterNov 17, 2023, 01:25 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
ESPN News Services Nov 17, 2023, 06:17 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart will miss three to five weeks with a sprained left foot, adding to Memphis’ already lengthy injury list. The Grizzlies provided more details about Smart’s injury Friday. The guard and the 2022 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, acquired
Nov 17, 2023, 02:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bradley Beal will miss at least the next three weeks as a lower back strain continues to plague the start of his tenure with the Phoenix Suns. In a statement, the Suns said the shooting guard will be re-evaluated in three weeks. Beal missed the team’s
Associated Press Nov 17, 2023, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — Alison Lee birdied four of her last five holes Friday to extend a hot streak that stretches from Saudi Arabia to South Korea to Florida. Her 8-under 64 gave her a share of the lead with Nasa Hataoka in the season-ending
Nov 17, 2023, 06:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Michigan‘s sudden change in how it was approaching the Big Ten’s ongoing suspension of football coach Jim Harbaugh in the past several days coincided with two new significant developments in the NCAA’s ongoing investigation into the Wolverines’ alleged cheating scheme, according to sources familiar with the