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Tom HamiltonJun 5, 2025, 09:00 AM ETClose• 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 2018Lauren James has been included in Sarina Wiegman’s 23-player England squad for Euro 2025, while Michelle Agyemang has also got the nod.Following the retirements of Mary Earps and Fran Kirby, and the absence of Millie Bright as she prioritises her mental and physical health, the big question mark was whether James would make the cut. She injured her hamstring in April while playing for England against Belgium and…
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke Thursday and agreed that officials from the U.S. and China will meet soon for more talks to resolve an ongoing trade war.Trump said he had a “very good” call with Xi for about 90 minutes, which focused “almost entirely” on trade.The call “resulted in a very positive conclusion for both Countries,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.He said that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will represent the U.S. in the renewed trade talks.Trade officials from the countries last met in May…
Published 2 hours ago By Liverpool FCLiverpool will begin their 2025-26 pre-season schedule against Preston North End at Deepdale on Sunday July 13, kick-off 3pm BST.Arne Slot’s side will face the Championship team ahead of the club’s pre-season tour of Asia, where they are scheduled to play AC Milan in Hong Kong, China on July 26 and J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan on July 30. The Reds met Preston in a behind-closed-doors match at the AXA Training Centre during last season’s pre-season programme. The Premier League champions will return for duty in the week beginning July 7…
Konate’s delight at being part of a championship-winning team is balanced out by a hunger for more, though, as he already sets sights on adding further success.“I didn’t start the first match of the season, but I came on at half-time. From that point on, the objective in my head was clear: I wanted to win everything this season and leave no stone unturned,” he told The Athletic on international duty with France.“Give nobody a chance, whether that’s the rivals for my position or my opponents. And that’s pretty much what happened. I’m very happy with the season we had.”The…
Barcelona have failed in a bid to sign Liverpool winger Luis Díaz, sources have told ESPN, with the player later saying he is open to a move away from Anfield this summer.Díaz, 28, has emerged as a leading target for the LaLiga champions, who are also considering a move for Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford.But sources have told ESPN that Liverpool have rejected an approach from the Spanish club this week and made it clear that they have no intention of offloading the Colombia international.Díaz, a £37.5 million ($50.9m) signing from FC Porto in January 2022, was a key figure…
Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to drive awareness and education around key sustainability issues and to inspire positive action.Mediterranean monk seals, with their big, round eyes and gentle appearance, are cleverer than they look. Known for their sneaky tactic of snatching the catch from fishing nets and sometimes ripping them in the process, they have not been popular with fishermen, with some deliberately killing seals in retaliation.The mammal, which was once widespread across…
Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to drive awareness and education around key sustainability issues and to inspire positive action.20,000 years ago, stone-age humans engraved depictions of wild horses onto cave walls. Over the millennia that followed, the horses were driven to the brink of extinction by hunting, interbreeding, and environmental change.Today, only one species of wild horse remains. Known as the Przewalski’s horse, the short, stocky, zebra-like animal once roamed throughout Europe and…
CNN — MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said President Donald Trump had an influence on the decision to remove Pete Rose from baseball’s permanently ineligible list. With no major votes are expected to take place at this week’s quarterly MLB owners meetings in New York, Manfred discussed Trump’s influence on Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson’s reinstatement, the automated ball-strike (ABS) system and more on Wednesday. Last month, MLB announced Rose and Jackson were among a list of players reinstated from baseball’s permanently ineligible list. Rose, who died last year, was banned in 1989 for accusations of gambling on the game as…
CNN — Playing safe is not an option for wildlife photographer Greg du Toit. The South African has spent the past two decades photographing lions, rhinos and elephants, embracing more adventure and danger than most people will experience in a lifetime. Unlike many in his field, du Toit says he doesn’t use bait, camera traps, digital manipulation, captive bred animals or drones. All he needs is his Nikon camera, a chance to get close to his subject, the right natural light, and a lot of patience. It’s a combination that has won him international accolades, including Wildlife Photographer of the…
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), at the Hertie School in Berlin, Germany, on Monday, May 26, 2025.Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe European Central Bank on Thursday announced a 25 basis point interest rate trim and lowered its inflation expectations on the back of a stronger euro and lower energy costs.This takes the deposit facility rate to 2%, down from a mid-2023 high of 4%. Ahead of the announcement, traders had been pricing in an almost 99% chance of the quarter-point cut according to LSEG data.”In particular, the decision to lower the deposit facility rate – the…