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Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal will miss Spain’s World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Turkey as he continues to manage an ongoing groin issue.Yamal, 18, was called up by Spain last week, but underwent a small procedure in Barcelona on Monday, unbeknownst to the Royal Spanish Football Federation [RFEF], to try and fix the problem.The RFEF have said they are “surprised” by Barça’s decision not to inform them of the situation, but accept that Yamal needs 7-10 days’ rest and have therefore allowed him to return to Barcelona.”The RFEF’s medical services wish to express their surprise and concern after learning at…
Israeli actor Gal Gadot has been awarded Israel’s Genesis Prize in recognition of her strong support for the country at a time when many in the entertainment industry have criticized it over the war in Gaza.Describing herself as a “proud Jew and a proud Israeli,” the “Wonder Woman” star, who at times has paid a personal price for her advocacy, said she would donate the $1 million prize to organizations committed to helping Israel recover from the trauma of its two-year war against Hamas.“Israel has endured unimaginable pain,” she said in a statement released by the prize on Tuesday. “Now…
NEW YORK (AP) — Sally Kirkland, a one-time model who became a regular on stage, film and TV, best known for sharing the screen with Paul Newman and Robert Redford in “The Sting” and her Oscar-nominated title role in the 1987 movie “Anna,” has died. She was 84.Her representative, Michael Greene, said Kirkland died Tuesday morning at a Palm Springs hospice. Friends established a GoFundMe account this fall for her medical care. They said she had fractured four bones in her neck, right wrist and left hip. While recovering, she also developed infections, requiring hospitalization and rehab. Kirkland acted in…
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Lionel Messi and the world champion Argentina soccer team are expected to be special guests this week as the southern African nation of Angola celebrates the 50th anniversary of its independence from Portugal.The events began Wednesday.Angola has organized an exhibition game between its national team and Argentina for Friday, reportedly at a cost of $13 million to attract the World Cup holders. The game is at Angola’s 11 November Stadium, named after its independence day.Argentina’s squad will arrive in Angola on Thursday, according to the Argentine soccer federation.Angola’s celebrations began with a ceremony at…
ByHeart, a manufacturer of organic baby formula, recalled all of its products sold nationwide Tuesday, days after some batches were recalled in an expanding outbreak of infant botulism.At least 15 babies in 12 states have been sickened in the outbreak since August, with more cases pending, according to state and federal health officials. All of the infants were hospitalized after consuming ByHeart formula, officials said. No deaths have been reported.ByHeart officials expanded the voluntary recall from two lots announced Saturday to all products in consumers’ homes and in stores. That includes ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula and Anywhere Pack pouches…
Published 5 minutes ago By Sam WilliamsSee when and where Liverpool’s international contingent will be in action during November.All kick-off times are GMT.Conor Bradley – Northern IrelandSlovakia v Northern Ireland – Friday November 14, 7.45pm (World Cup qualifier)Northern Ireland v Luxembourg – Monday November 17, 7.45pm (World Cup qualifier)Hugo Ekitike, Ibrahima Konate – FranceFrance v Ukraine – Thursday November 13, 7.45pm (World Cup qualifier)Azerbaijan v France – Sunday November 16, 5pm (World Cup qualifier)Wataru Endo – JapanJapan v Ghana – Friday November 14, 10.20am (Friendly)Japan v Bolivia – Tuesday November 18, 10.15am (Friendly)Cody Gakpo, Ryan Gravenberch, Virgil van Dijk –…
Graham HunterNov 11, 2025, 03:11 AM ETCloseGraham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team.Barcelona manager Hansi Flick didn’t come out for his post-match news conference at Celta Vigo on Sunday sword in hand, dressed in the gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius’ leather tunic, roaring, “Are you not entertained?!” But he should have.Chin jutted out, hostile stare, arms akimbo, challenging everyone present with Russell Crowe’s “Gladiator” follow-up line” Is this not why you are here?”Flick’s LaLiga champions had just completed their fourth of match the season that yielded six or more…
Nov 11, 2025, 03:08 AM ETParis Saint-Germain have been one of the top women’s clubs in Europe in recent years and are the only side to have broken up the 18-year domestic dominance of OL Lyonnes by going unbeaten to win the French Première Ligue title in 2020-21. But since that success, they have finished at least 10 points behind their rivals three times.The Parisian side have also been mainstays in the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) over the last decade, making four semifinal appearances in the last six seasons, while finishing runners-up in 2015 and 2017. But last season,…
Scott Bain is in contention to earn his first Scotland cap in over six years after fearing staying at Celtic for too long had ruined his chance of another call-up. The Falkirk goalkeeper is in Steve Clarke’s squad for the World Cup qualifying group finale as Scotland prepare to take on Greece and Denmark. The former Dundee player won the last of his three caps in a 2-0 success over San Marino in March 2019 but a space opened up when Angus Gunn suffered a knee injury. Image: Bain (R) has flown to Turkey with his Scotland team mates for…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (L) and the CEO of the SoftBank Group Masayoshi Son pose during an AI event in Tokyo on November 13, 2024.Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in U.S. chipmaker Nvidia for $5.83 billion as the Japanese giant looks to capitalize on its “all in” bet on ChatGPT maker OpenAI.The firm said in its earnings statement that it sold 32.1 million Nvidia shares in October. It also disclosed that it sold part of its T-Mobile stake for $9.17 billion.”We want to provide a lot of investment opportunities for…