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US President Donald Trump speaks with the press as he meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 13, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images India’s set to face a 50% tariff after the White House announced an additional 25% levy on the South Asian country Wednesday over its purchases of Russian oil. That’s now among the highest duties on any of the U.S.’ trading partners.New Delhi responded swiftly in a statement Wednesday, describing the U.S.’ decision to raise tariffs as “unfair, unjustified and unreasonable,” and that…

Jeff CarlisleAug 6, 2025, 09:18 PM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.Portland Timbers forward Santiago Moreno was a no-show for tonight’s Leagues Cup match with Club América in Austin, Texas, with the club telling ESPN in a statement that the absence was “unexcused” and that it is consulting with MLS on next steps, which will likely include disciplinary action.Moreno, 25, has been the subject of a transfer bid from Brazilian Serie A side Fluminense, but according to one team source, the Timbers feel the offer doesn’t match its valuation of the player.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedIf…

Jeff KassoufAug 6, 2025, 08:06 PM ETCloseJeff Kassouf covers women’s soccer for ESPN, focusing on the USWNT and NWSL. In 2009, he founded The Equalizer, a women’s soccer news outlet, and he previously won a Sports Emmy at NBC Sports and Olympics.The North Carolina Courage have fired head coach Sean Nahas, the club announced on Wednesday.Nahas has been the head coach of the team for nearly four years. The team’s statement on Wednesday was only two sentences, noting that Nahas’ contract had been “terminated.”The statement continued:”The North Carolina Courage remain focused on the continued development of the team and maintaining…

In a Wednesday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, DraftKings CEO Jason Robins questioned a new tax provision related to gambling in President Donald Trump’s megabill, calling it a “very strange change.””I do think it’s something that doesn’t makes sense,” he said. “If you can’t deduct all your losses, you know, how does that make sense that you pay income tax on something that’s not actually income.”Previously, gamblers could deduct all their losses from their winnings so that they are only paying taxes on net winnings. But the new rule makes it so that gamblers can only deduct 90% of their…

LAFC’s blockbuster summer signing Son Heung-Min said his move to the MLS club is a “dream come true” after a 10-year run with Tottenham Hotspur.”Good afternoon everyone, what can I say? A dream come true. L.A., what a city,” Son said at his introductory news conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday. “Obviously, I just want to thank the ownership, John [Thorrington, co-president and general manager], Bennett [Rosenthal, lead managing owner], I mean, they’ve been absolutely working so hard to get me here and to join LAFC.Editor’s Picks2 Related”I’m here, I’m more than happy, and so, so excited seeing all Korean…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers…DAILY MAIL Newcastle are weighing up a move for Aston Villa captain John McGinn this summer.Christian Eriksen is a target for Burnley as they try to build a squad capable of surviving in the Premier League this season. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The Transfer Show panel discusses Chelsea’s hopes during the window as they continue to chase Xavi Simons and Alejandro Garnacho. Estevao Willian will not be leaving on loan this summer and is part of Enzo Maresca’s first-team plans at Chelsea. West Ham, Fulham and…

THE GREATEST ASIAN player of all time. Whenever such GOAT conversations arise, there is bound to be debate and disagreement.It’s purely subjective and differs depending on an individual’s primary criteria: be it team success or individual accolades.Even so, Son Heung-min does indeed have an excellent case in being labelled Asian football’s greatest player of all time.At the very least, he is one of the leading candidates.And his legend, both in Asia as well as among the Tottenham Hotspur faithful, is now headed to America.Following an emotional Spurs farewell, the next chapter of Son’s career was confirmed on Wednesday when he…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon issued an injunction Wednesday temporarily stopping the mass cancellation of National Endowment for the Humanities grants to humanities councils around the country, saying the cancellations were likely unconstitutional.U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon, an appointee of President Barack Obama, issued a temporary stay on action taken in April by the National Endowment for the Humanities, saying the claims made by plaintiffs in the case were “likely to succeed on their claim that the withholding of the funds at issue in this case is unconstitutional.”Defendants’ conduct reflects a “deliberate decision to flout Congressional…

TORONTO (AP) — The leader of Canada’s most populous province said Wednesday he doesn’t trust U.S. President Donald Trump and expects the president to soon reopen the free trade agreement he agreed to in his first term.Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the federal government needs to prepare for that to happen this fall.Ford made the comments after the country’s provincial premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney met in private for the first time since Trump escalated his trade war by hitting Canada with a baseline 35% tariff last week.The new tariff, which took effect on Friday after the two countries…

A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country’s largest military bases on Wednesday has resurfaced questions about a long-standing army policy that largely prevents service members from carrying personal weapons on military installations. Soldiers in the area who witnessed the shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia “immediately and without hesitation” tackled the shooter to subdue him before law enforcement arrived, Brigadier Gen. John Lubas said at a news conference Wednesday.But they didn’t have firearms to shoot back because of a policy first enacted decades ago to ensure safety by limiting armed members on army bases to military…