COLUMBUS, Ohio — When Gene Smith and Ryan Day met after the season, the athletic director made it clear he was going “all in” on football. Ohio State heavily investing in football is hardly new, but after three consecutive losses to Michigan, Smith wanted to take it up a notch before retiring this summer. Smith […]
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 4, 2024, 01:24 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 IPSWICH, England — Manager Kieran McKenna could walk on the River Orwell which flows past the Ipswich Town […]
Great Britain secured three golds in the time trial events at the Para-cycling Road World Cup in Ostend, Belgium. Daphne Schrager (WC2) and Fran Brown (WC1) were both victorious before the tandem pair of Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl claimed the WB event. Lora Fachie and Corrine Hall were third behind Unwin and Holl while […]
Manchester City duo Phil Foden and Khadija Shaw have each been named footballer of the year by the Football Writers’ Association. Foden, 23, has scored 24 goals and provided 10 assists in 50 appearances in all competitions for City this term. The England midfielder received 42% of the vote for the men’s award, beating Declan […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Shell has announced a first-quarter net income of $7.7 billion, surpassing all expectations following disturbances in the Red Sea and Russia that boosted profits in oil trading and refining. The firm also revealed […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Israeli officials to improve the facilitation of humanitarian aid supplies to Gaza amid warnings from the United Nations and aid agencies of a looming famine in parts of the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. Blinken on Wednesday travelled to Kerem Shalom, an Israeli entry point into Gaza about 3km […]
A voter enters the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter Elementary School in New Orleans to cast a ballot in the 2022 elections. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP A voter enters the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter Elementary School in New Orleans to cast a ballot in the 2022 elections. Gerald […]
“Really poor” attendances at both Women’s Scottish Cup semi-finals does not mean they should be played away from Hampden Park, according to Behind the Goals hosts Leanne Crichton and Rachel Corsie. Rangers beat Celtic 2-0 in front of fewer than 3,000 fans, while Hearts’ 3-0 victory over Spartans was watched by under 1,000 at the […]
The stench of death filled the halls of Gaza City’s Ahli Arab Hospital. Bodies – many already decomposing – lay in heaps on the floor, next to injured patients writhing in pain. Amid the chaos and suffering, one of Naifa Rizq al-Sawada’s relatives was methodically searching for signs of the family’s 92-year-old matriarch. Naifa had […]
PHOENIX — Fresh off, arguably, the most important performance of his young career, Anthony Edwards sat in front of the world with a white tank top and an all-black Atlanta Braves fitted cap that sat loose, hovering just above his crisp hairline — making him look more like an extra in Outkast’s “Player’s Ball” video […]