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Beth LindopAug 15, 2025, 06:41 PM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said he expects forward Federico Chiesa to stay at Anfield this season following his match-winning performance against Bournemouth on Friday.The Italy international has struggled for playing time since arriving in a £12 million ($16m) transfer from Juventus last summer, making just one Premier League start last term.- Liverpool find strength to beat Bournemouth in Premier League- Prem opener paused over report of racist abuse- Liverpool pay emotional tribute to Jota…

Jamie Carragher hit out at Liverpool’s “unbelievable” and “absolutely shocking” defending in their 4-2 win over Bournemouth – saying they will not retain their Premier League title if they continue with those standards.Liverpool won on an emotional night at Anfield thanks to late goals from Federico Chiesa and Mohamed Salah – but they were given a real scare by the Cherries as Antoine Semenyo’s quickfire double cancelled out goals either side of half-time by Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo. Both of Semenyo’s goals saw Liverpool caught out on the transition – with Bournemouth’s second goal seeing the young forward run…

Beth LindopCloseBeth LindopCorrespondentBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.Mark OgdenCloseMark OgdenSenior Writer, ESPN FCAug 15, 2025, 06:31 PM ETLiverpool launched the defense of their Premier League title with a dramatic 4-2 win against Bournemouth on a night when Anfield paid an emotional tribute to Diogo Jota. Goals from Federico Chiesa (88th minute) and Mohamed Salah (94th) sealed victory after Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo struck twice in the second half to cancel out goals from Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo.With the champions playing their first competitive fixture at Anfield since the tragic death…

LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool’s Premier League clash against Bournemouth at Anfield was delayed for three minutes during the first half following an allegation of “discriminatory abuse” from a supporter towards Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo.Referee Anthony Taylor approached rival managers Arne Slot and Andoni Iraola to inform them of the incident which was reported by Semenyo, a Ghana international.In a statement, the Premier League confirmed that a full investigation will now take place.”Tonight’s match between Liverpool Football Club and AFC Bournemouth was temporarily paused during the first half after a report of discriminatory abuse from the crowd, directed at Bournemouth’s Antoine…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The much-anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome and a flyover by screaming jets at a U.S. military base in Alaska but ended with a thud Friday after they conceded that they had failed to reach any agreements on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war.After about 2 1/2 hours of talks at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, the two men appeared before reporters for what had been billed as a joint news conference — but they took no questions.“We had an extremely productive meeting and many points…

On what Slot has asked him to do and if it’s natural for him to drop deeper at times…Yeah, I think it’s natural. I also changed my way to play here because I think it’s also different football, with more intensity. The defenders are stronger and we have tight space here. I had so much more space in Germany. That’s why I try to come, link and go, try to run behind. But we have to find the way to succeed with the details, because it’s not [enough to be] ‘good’ anymore and we just have to get better.On his…

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday to deny the Trump administration’s request to end a policy in place for nearly three decades that is meant to protect immigrant children in federal custody.U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles issued her ruling a week after holding a hearing with the federal government and legal advocates representing immigrant children in custody.Gee called last week’s hearing “déjà vu” after reminding the court of the federal government’s attempt to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement in 2019 under the first Trump administration. She repeated the sentiment in Friday’s order.“There is nothing…

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., on July 8, 2025. David A. Grogan | CNBCOpenAI is preparing to sell around $6 billion in stock as part of a secondary sale that would value the company at roughly $500 billion, CNBC confirmed Friday.The shares would be sold by current and former employees to investors including SoftBank, Dragoneer Investment Group and Thrive Capital, according to a person familiar with the negotiations who asked not to be named due to the confidential…

Aston Villa are confident another big-name player won’t need to follow Jacob Ramsey out of the club this summer to help comply with UEFA and the Premier League’s financial rules.Ramsey is set to join Villa’s opening-day opponents Newcastle for an initial £39m, a transfer that represents pure profit with the player having come through the club’s academy. But while there is little room for Villa to add significantly to their squad between now and Deadline Day on September 1, they believe the likes of Emi Martinez, Ollie Watkins, Morgan Rogers and Youri Tielemans will not be sold to keep them…

Yurou Guan | Moment | Getty ImagesUnder the Trump administration, more than 72,000 student loan borrowers who are likely eligible for debt forgiveness are stuck in a backlog of applications waiting for the relief.Some of them, like 46-year-old April Osteen, owe just a single payment. Others, like Dan Carrigg of Rhode Island, have been waiting a year for the government to respond to their application.”There are no updates,” Carrigg said. “They tell you nothing.”The program experiencing the challenges is known as Public Service Loan Forgiveness Buyback.That opportunity, first offered by the Biden administration, allows borrowers who qualify to have their…