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New arrivals and major errors have led to goalkeeping dilemmas on both sides of Manchester ahead of the derby at the Etihad Stadium this Sunday, live on Sky Sports.In the blue corner, Champions League winner and Euro 2020 hero Gianluigi Donnarumma has joined Pep Guardiola’s squad, throwing James Trafford’s spot in the starting line-up into question despite only signing from Burnley in July. In the red corner, Senne Lammens’ £18.2m arrival from Royal Antwerp on Deadline Day sealed the immediate future of Andre Onana after a catalogue of high-profile mistakes, with a move to Trabzonspor now confirmed for the Cameroon…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel next week in a show of support for the country before the UN meets for what is expected to be a contentious debate on the creation of a Palestinian state, the State Department said Friday.Despite tensions between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, notably over Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar, Rubio will arrive in Israel on Sunday for a two-day visit. He is expected to travel to a controversial archeological site in East Jerusalem, which the Palestinians claim for the capital of an eventual…
Shaun White and Nina Dobrev have called off their engagement and brought an end to their five-year relationship, a person close to the couple told The Associated Press.The three-time Olympic champion snowboarder and the former star of “The Vampire Diaries” made a mutual decision to part, according to the person.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.People magazine first reported the breakup.White, 39, and Dobrev, 36, went public about their relationship in 2020. One of their first Instagram posts, which came toward the start of the COVID lockdown, showed Dobrev giving a “quarantine haircut”…
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — When sculptor Bobby Zokaites moved to Phoenix in the summer of 2011, walking the half mile to classes at Arizona State University in triple-digit heat felt risky. He learned to find shade along his route — resting in a stoplight’s sliver of it, dodging the sizzling sun at each opportunity.“It was pretty crazy,” he recalled.Those experiences influenced one of Zokaites’ latest projects: he was one of nine artists commissioned this year to bring shade to the region.Across the U.S., cities are weaving art, science and community engagement to protect people from extreme heat and…
On transfer deadline day…A lot of things happened on the last day, which is not always the situation because last season we hardly did anything during the whole window, but the thing that pleases me most, of course, is getting Alex – the deal for Alex – over the line. Richard [Hughes], ownership, everyone involved worked so hard to get that deal done and it’s very good for the club, for our fans, for the players, for me, that all the work they’ve put in resulted in Alex signing for us.On how ready Isak is to play and whether he…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sterling K. Brown has three Emmys, including best actor in a drama for “This Is Us.”His friend, “This Is Us” creator Dan Fogelman, has none, despite nine nominations.Both are heading into Sunday’s Emmy Awards with fresh nominations, this time for the first season of their new collaboration, “Paradise.”Fogelman is not overly jealous of his buddy’s trophies. He has a bottle of scotch that he cherishes just as much. “After Sterling won his first Emmy for ‘This Is Us,’ not his first Emmy in life, but his first ‘This Is Us’ Emmy, I’d had a dinner party…
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The head of the U.S. military’s Central Command held talks Friday with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus in a rare meeting between the new Syrian leader and a top U.S. military officer.The visit by Adm. Brad Cooper included U.S. Ambassador and Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack, Central Command said. The two officials met al-Sharaa at the presidential palace in the Syrian capital. Al-Sharaa’s office issued a statement saying they discussed political and military cooperation and how to boost security and stability in Syria as it struggles to recover after the country’s nearly 14-year…
Nicolas Raskin will miss Rangers’ Scottish Premiership clash with Hearts as Russell Martin tells him he has to regain “trust” at the club. The head coach has confirmed he will not be in the squad for tomorrow’s match at Ibrox despite returning to first-team training after international duty with Belgium. Raskin was left out of the squad to face Celtic last month and has not been a regular starter under Martin, despite being one of Rangers’ stand-out players last season. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Raskin was left out of the Rangers squad for their…
Beth LindopSep 12, 2025, 05:00 AM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.When Alexander Isak was promoted to the AIK first team at the age of 16, one of his coaches made a telling request.”I said to him ‘Hey Alex … I took you to the first team here, so when you go to Real Madrid or another big club, you’ll take me with you,'” Peter Wennberg, who coached Isak at both youth and senior levels during his time in Sweden, told ESPN.Almost a decade on, Wennberg’s tongue-in-cheek demand appears prophetic,…
Ian DarkeSep 12, 2025, 05:00 AM ETCloseDarke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.Only three gameweeks have been played in the Premier League season, and already some observers are handing the title to Liverpool. The defending champions have spent nearly £450 million to improve their squad, and they are the only team with three wins to start the 2025-26 campaign.…