Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 07:54 AM ET UEFA has postponed Israel‘s European Championship qualifying game against host Kosovo that was due to take place on Sunday. The decision by European football’s governing body comes after Hamas, an Islamist militant group that governs Gaza, launched a deadly attack on Israel on Saturday. Israel formally declared
The English Football Association (FA) has said it is planning a series of measures to mark the victims of the Israel-Hamas war at Friday’s friendly between England and Australia but have resisted calls to light up the Wembley arch in the colours of Israel’s flag. Black armbands will be worn by both sets of players
Connor O’Halloran Oct 12, 2023, 09:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MONACO — United States forward Folarin Balogun has told ESPN that that the decision whether he remained at Arsenal last summer was out of his control. Balogun joined Monaco in a deal worth up to €40 million ($42m) last summer and has made a
Adriana Garcia Oct 12, 2023, 05:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Karim Benzema joined Al Ittihad this summer because he always wanted to live in Saudi Arabia and “help Saudi football grow.” The France forward, who won the Ballon d’Or in 2022, left Real Madrid after 14 years “to try a new challenge,” signing for
Oct 12, 2023, 07:58 AM ET Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris are two-time World Cup champions. Photo by Brad Smith/isiphotos.com/Getty Images Former United States women’s national team goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris filed for divorce this past September from Ali Krieger after nearly four years of marriage, according to public court documents from Seminole County, Fla. The couple, who
Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 12, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast
Open Extended Reactions Bernie Ecclestone, the former boss of Formula One, has pleaded guilty to a criminal tax fraud charge for failing to declare more than £400 million ($492 million) of overseas assets to the UK government. Ecclestone, 92, appeared at London’s Southwark Crown Court on Thursday in relation to a trust he held in
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerOct 12, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After leaving Manchester United in the summer, David de Gea has been making himself visible in in the city again this week as he continues to search for a new club. De Gea spent 12 largely successful seasons at Old Trafford, winning
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 12, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions NEWARK, N.J. — Hockey world domination wasn’t something the Hughes brothers discussed all that much while growing up. “You don’t even talk about it. You’re in the basement playing mini-sticks and it’s inconceivable,” Jack Hughes of
Oct 12, 2023, 07:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions On Saturday, Janibek Alimkhanuly has a chance to take over a division that used to be one of the best in boxing. With top middleweights like Canelo Alvarez, Gennadiy Golovkin, and Erislandy Lara fighting in heavier divisions or inactive, can Alimkhanuly, already the WBO champion, become