The roof at Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, sustained major damage because of high winds associated with Hurricane Milton, which made landfall Wednesday along Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm.Pictures and video on social media showed most of the fabric covering the domed roof torn off.Capt. Garth Swingle of St. Petersburg Fire Rescue told ABC News that there has been contact with the people […]

Oct 10, 2024, 01:00 PM ETBritish-born Panathinaikos and Greece defender George Baldock, who spent seven seasons at Sheffield United, has been found dead in his Athens home. He was 31.Police said Baldock's body was found late Wednesday in his swimming pool in the southern suburb of Glyfada. The cause of death was not immediately clear.Police spokeswoman Konstantina Dimoglidou said there is no initial indication the death was suspicious.She told The […]

Title holders Barcelona were beaten 2-0 by Manchester City on Wednesday to start their defence in the Women's Champions League with a rare loss in the group stage.Man City outplayed the two-time defending champions in the first half, taking a 36th-minute lead when Naomi Layzell was brave at a corner, and had to repel waves of Barcelona attacks before sealing the win.Jamaica forward Bunny Shaw ran clear in the 77th […]

United States midfielder Brenden Aaronson said he has "unfinished business" with Leeds United after returning to the Championship team for the 2024-25 season.Aaronson first joined Leeds in May 2022 from Red Bull Salzburg, signing a five-year contract with the club. He played in England for a year before being loaned to Bundesliga side Union Berlin for the 2023-24 season, where he managed two goals and two assists in 38 appearances […]

Colombia national team head coach Nestor Lorenzo has accused Bolivia of spying on his side ahead of their 2026 World Cup qualifying match on Thursday at Municipal Stadium El Alto.He said the Colombian Football Federation will be filing a formal complaint on the matter and submitting photographic evidence to make the case."It is unfortunate that they send you to spy and all that," Lorenzo said at a news conference Wednesday. […]

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Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag has said his team's start to the season is no cause for panic despite only winning two of their opening six Premier League games.Ten Hag, whose contract was extended in the summer despite United's ownership sounding out potential replacements, is facing growing scrutiny as his team sit 13th in the table after their 3-0 home drubbing by Tottenham Hotspur last Sunday.Editor's Picks2 Related"We […]

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 2, 2024, 07:27 AM ETClose• Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins said he hopes to put down an England marker when he faces Bayern Munich in the Champions League tonight with Harry Kane in a race to be fit.Kane picked up an […]

Sam MarsdenMoises LlorensOct 2, 2024, 08:51 AM ETWojciech Szczęsny has completed his shock move to Barcelona to help manage the Catalan club's goalkeeper crisis after Marc-André ter Stegen's long-term injury.Editor's Picks2 Related"FC Barcelona and Wojciech Szczęsny have reached an agreement for the goalkeeper to join the Club until 30 June 2025," the club statement said."The Polish keeper comes to the Club in unusual circumstances but there is no doubt that […]