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Oct 28, 2025, 09:57 AM ETPep Guardiola has said that James Trafford is destined to become England’s No.1 “sooner or later.”Trafford, a Manchester City academy product, rejoined the club this summer having spent two years with Burnley with the likely view of becoming Guardiola’s starting goalkeeper following Ederson’s move to Turkey.But after starting City’s first three matches in the Premier League, he has been second choice behind Gianluigi Donnarumma following the Italian’s deadline day arrival at the Etihad.Trafford is in line to take his place between the sticks for City in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup fourth-round tie against Swansea City.”Only I…

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois jury has begun deliberations in the first-degree murder trial of a sheriff’s deputy who shot Sonya Massey, a Black woman in her home who had called 911 for help and was later killed because of the way she was handling a pan of hot water. The nine-woman, three-man jury received the case just after 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Jurors must decide whether Sean Grayson, 31, is guilty of murder for fatally shooting Massey in her Springfield home. Grayson and another deputy answered Massey’s emergency call reporting a prowler outside the 36-year-old woman’s home early on…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from pulling sexual education funding over curricula mentioning diverse gender identities.U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken issued the preliminary injunction Monday as part of a lawsuit filed against the Health and Human Services Department by 16 states and the District of Columbia, which argued that pulling such money violated the separation of powers and federal law. The complaint, filed last month, says the department is attempting to force the states to “rewrite sexual health curricula to erase entire categories of students.” It describes the action as…

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian court s have ordered some of the country’s most prominent human rights organizations to halt activities, deepening concerns about the erosion of freedoms and shrinking space for groups that challenge those in power.Mnemty, an anti-racism nongovernmental organization, became the latest group to receive a one-month suspension order on Tuesday, its spokesperson Zied Rouin said. Its president, Saadia Mosbah, has been detained since May 2024 along with several other migrant rights activists, as a once-vibrant post–Arab Spring civil society has steadily been eroded throughout the tenure of President Kais Saied.Mnemty’s announcement came less than a week…

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Mali told American citizens Tuesday to leave the country by plane because of the threats of terrorism and a severe fuel crisis stemming from a jihadi group’s blockade of fuel tankers entering the landlocked West African nation.“U.S. citizens should depart using commercial aviation, as overland routes to neighboring countries may not be safe for travel due to terrorist attacks along national highways,” the U.S. Embassy in Bamako said on its website.It was the embassy’s second alert in three days after an Oct. 25 advisory for U.S. citizens not to travel to Mali…

Manchester United bosses are quietly satisfied with their progress after securing three straight wins for the first time in 18 months – but know there is still much to do before the men’s team can compete regularly at the top of the table.The team’s recent run of impressive results has not been met with overt celebrations in the executive offices at the Carrington training ground. Rather, it has reassured the club hierarchy that the tough decisions taken are starting to have an impact on the pitch and strengthened their resolve to continue with the long-term plan. Ruben Amorim has targeted…

Oct 28, 2025, 09:04 AM ETAtlanta United players bumped chests. The coaching staff linked arms. Team executives hugged. Why shouldn’t they celebrate? They’d just bounced Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF from the 2024 MLS postseason, pulling off one of the biggest playoff upsets in American sports history.It was a huge upset, right? Right?Whether you find it maddening or irresistible, MLS’s fine margins remain a key part of the league. Even against the best of the best, like last year’s Miami team that set a single-season points record, struggling teams still have a chance to win thanks to closely controlled…

Aid groups have warned that the medical situation in Gaza remains unchanged, as Israeli restrictions continue to bar the entry of almost all medical supplies and equipment amid a fragile ceasefire. Lena Dajani, a mutual aid volunteer who coordinates medical aid in Gaza, reported that “almost every doctor I’ve spoken to has said that nothing has changed in the healthcare sector” since the ceasefire came into effect on 10 October. While health workers are no longer inundated with waves of casualties from bombardments and shootings at aid distribution sites, they continue to grapple with a lack of basic medical supplies…

Alex KirklandRodrigo FaezOct 28, 2025, 08:09 AM ETFormer Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has defended Vinícius Júnior’s angry reaction at being taken off in the Clásico, saying “I never liked being substituted either” but admitted that the winger may come to wish he had better controlled his anger.Vinícius was visibly upset at being withdrawn by coach Xabi Alonso in the 72nd minute of Madrid’s 2-1 LaLiga win over Barcelona on Sunday, questioning the decision whilst still on the pitch, and then heading straight down the tunnel.ESPN has reported that the relationship between Vinícius and Alonso is now strained, with the…

Beth LindopOct 28, 2025, 07:25 AM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.For Arne Slot, this was a career first. As the Liverpool boss stood on the touchline at Brentford on Saturday night, he was serenaded with chants of: “You’re getting sacked in the morning” from the home supporters as they watched their team romp to a 3-2 victory over the Premier League champions.It was Liverpool’s fourth successive league defeat — following losses to Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Manchester United — and, as Slot admitted in his post-match news conference, one…