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Jeff KassoufMay 29, 2025, 11:10 AM 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.Racing Louisville FC forward Kayla Fischer will serve a three-game suspension for a hair-pulling incident that resulted in a red card on Saturday, NWSL announced on Thursday.All major game misconduct events are reviewed by the NWSL’s Disciplinary Committee, which issued additional punishment.Fischer and Racing Louisville have the right to appeal the decision but are unlikely to do so, according…
Newcastle are back in the Champions League so what does that mean for their transfer plans? Will they keep hold of Alexander Isak? Sky Sports News’ Keith Downie has been answering all your questions ahead of the summer…’Newcastle could make four signings’Matt Lambie: What are the key areas Newcastle will look to strengthen this window? Keith Downie: Eddie Howe is looking for a new goalkeeper, a right-sided centre back, a right-winger and a forward who can play across the front.That’s the wish list if none of the big hitters were to leave. If a Bruno Guimaraes or an Anthony Gordon…
The club was invited to join Juventus at a commemorative service to mark the 40th anniversary of the disaster, which occurred on May 29, 1985.The memorial – ‘Verso Altrove’ – was officially inaugurated at the Continassa complex, home to Juventus’ headquarters and training centre, near the Allianz Stadium.Designed by renowned Italian artist Luca Vitone, the memorial is intended as a place of reflection, remembrance and hope. Set within a 2,000-square-metre area, the space features Ginkgo Biloba trees and a 66-metre-long ascending spiral pathway that guides visitors on a contemplative journey.Curated by respected art critic Luca Beatrice, whose vision was to…
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court upheld a state law Wednesday that bans most people under 21 from carrying a handgun in public.Under Georgia law, anyone ages 18 to 20 years old can possess handguns on their own property, in their car, at their business or for hunting, fishing and sport shooting. Those in the age group who have been trained by the military are exempt.Thomas Stephens, a 20-year-old man from Lumpkin County, sued Georgia after a probate court denied him a weapons carry license in 2023, when he was 18. Stephens asked the state to stop enforcing that…
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ former personal assistant testified Thursday that the hip-hop mogul sexually assaulted her, threw her into a swimming pool, dumped a bucket of ice on her head and slammed her arm into a door during a torturous eight-year tenure.The woman, testifying at Combs’ sex trafficking trial under the pseudonym “Mia,” has alleged that he put his hand up her dress, forced her to perform oral sex and climbed into her bed to have sex with her against her will. She touched on the allegations briefly at the start of her testimony and was…
LONDON (AP) — Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will return to Britain to defend themselves against rape, trafficking and other charges, their lawyers said Thursday.Prosecutors authorized charges in January 2024 against the Tates, dual U.S. and British citizens who moved to Romania in 2016. But the Crown Prosecution Service did not announce the charges involving several women until Wednesday.Lawyers said the brothers, who are currently facing charges in Romania, are at a disadvantage because British prosecutors have not shared any information with them about the charges.“These are historic allegations and our clients are not even being told who the…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Senior Iranian officials on Thursday dismissed speculation about an imminent nuclear deal with the United States, emphasizing that any agreement must fully lift sanctions and allow the country’s nuclear program to continue.“Iran is sincere about a diplomatic solution that will serve the interests of all sides. But getting there requires an agreement that will fully terminate all sanctions and uphold Iran’s nuclear rights—including enrichment,” Abbas Araghchi, the country’s foreign minister, wrote in a post on the X.Ali Shamkhani, a top advisor to the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on X that previous…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge declared Thursday that a man is mentally incompetent to stand trial on charges of stalking Jennifer Aniston and crashing his car through her front gate. The move in a Los Angeles County mental health court came after a second psychiatrist examined the defendant, Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, and reached the same conclusion as the first: that his mental health would not allow him to answer to felony charges of vandalism and stalking of the “Friends” star. “The court finds the defendant is not currently competent to stand trial,” Judge Maria Cavalluzzi said. “Criminal proceedings will…
Newcastle are back in the Champions League so what does that mean for their transfer plans? Will they keep hold of Alexander Isak? Sky Sports News’ Keith Downie has been answering all your questions ahead of the summer…’Newcastle could make four signings’Matt Lambie: What are the key areas Newcastle will look to strengthen this window? Keith Downie: Eddie Howe is looking for a new goalkeeper, a right-sided centre back, a right-winger and a forward who can play across the front.That’s the wish list if none of the big hitters were to leave. If a Bruno Guimaraes or an Anthony Gordon…
Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Ipswich striker Liam Delap, Sky Sports News understands.The Blues will meet Delap’s £30m release clause in his Ipswich contract following their relegation from the Premier League. Chelsea will now discuss personal terms with the player’s representatives, with discussions expected to be a formality ahead of an eventual medical.Champions League football is not the main reason Delap is joining Chelsea. Instead, the style of play, a young squad, opportunities to play and relationships with people already at Chelsea are understood to have played a part.Members of the Chelsea squad represent a known quantity to…