Tottenham Hotspur have had a €60 million ($62.5m) offer accepted by Bayern Munich on Thursday for their French forward Mathys Tel, sources have told ESPN. Tel, 19, has decided to leave the German side and is attracting a lot of interest from English clubs. Bayern wanted €60m for the France under-21 international and Spurs have […]
About a decade ago, Mike Smith tried to capture the sour mood of the patrons in his neighborhood bar, Joe Kool’s. For years, their favorite sports teams endured winless seasons, playoff droughts and epic collapses, so he designed a T-shirt that included a map of southern Ontario with London in the middle and lines connecting […]
Jan 30, 2025, 06:26 PM ET Ruben Amorim insisted that despite his difficult start as Manchester United manager, his side must target winning the Europa League after booking their round-of-16 spot with a 2-0 victory at Steaua Bucharest on Thursday. Amorim became the first United manager to lose five of his first 10 games in […]
During intense questioning Thursday by members of the Senate health committee about his plan to keep a financial stake in major vaccine litigation, Robert F. Kennedy said that he would give away his rights to fees that might flow from it. It appears to be a reversal from the details of the government ethics agreement […]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Nodding out his window in a small, nondescript building inside Daytona International Speedway’s infield, Chris Baynes can smile about it now. But two decades ago, it was a serious matter demanding immediate attention, and it just so happened to be his first day on the job. Baynes, DIS’ senior director of […]
PA Media A woman accused of spying for Russia thought she was assisting her boyfriend with police work, she has told a court. Appearing at the Old Bailey, Vanya Gaberova said she was misled by Biser Dzhambazov, who claimed they were working on legitimate operations linked to Interpol. Ms Gaberova, 30, Katrin Ivanova, 33, and […]
The 119th Congress began, as it so often has in recent years, with calls from Republican politicians for wrestling down the national debt, which is near a record level relative to the size of the economy. But this time, the G.O.P. had company: Progressive economists and budget wonks, who have often dismissed finger-wagging about debt […]
Jeff CarlisleJan 30, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Denver was officially announced as the NWSL’s 16th team on Thursday and will begin play in 2026. The ownership group is led by Rob Cohen, the chairman and CEO of IMA Financial Group, who will […]
Royal Mail should only deliver second-class letters every other weekday and not on Saturdays to protect the future of the UK’s postal industry, the industry regulator has proposed. Ofcom said the Universal Service Obligation (USO) must be reformed as people send fewer letters every year but stamp prices keep rising. The one-price-goes-anywhere USO means Royal […]
Jan 30, 2025, 04:30 AM ET After eight matches played across four months, we finally know the 24 teams that will continue in the new UEFA Champions League format through to the knockout rounds. It’s been a big departure from the old way, with those eight four-team groups having become like a trusted old friend […]