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Jul 9, 2023, 08:32 AM ET Spain and England’s under-21 teams were involved in multiple altercations during the European U21 Championship final on Saturday. Sam Barnes – Sportsfile/UEFA via Getty Images Spain FA president Luis Rubiales and under-21 international Sergio Gomez criticised the behaviour of England during the European U21 Championship final on Saturday. England beat
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Jul 9, 2023, 05:14 PM ET Christine Sinclair will travel to her sixth Women’s World Cup as she leads a 23-player Canada squad named on Sunday that is hungry to build on their breakthrough Olympic gold. Three-times Canadian Player of the Year Kadeisha Buchanan and her Chelsea team mate Jessie Fleming, who was named Canada’s
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Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 8, 2023, 04:20 PM ET Tight end Davon Mitchell, the No. 19 overall recruit in the 2025 ESPN Junior 300, committed to play football at Oklahoma on Saturday. Mitchell, a four-star prospect and the top-ranked tight end in the class, picked the Sooners over Alabama and Miami. The OU coaching
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England edged Spain 1-0 in the Under-21 European Championship final on Saturday to lift the title for the first time in 39 years thanks to a goal from Curtis Jones in Batumi, Georgia. Lee Carsley’s side executed a flawless campaign that did not see them concede a single goal, with five-time winners Spain unable to
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJul 8, 2023, 07:36 AM ET Close • 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 2018 LONDON — Andy Murray is not sure if he has played his final Wimbledon singles match but has
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ESPN News Services Jul 7, 2023, 12:53 PM ET No charges will be filed following a brief investigation into the altercation this week involving pop star Britney Spears, San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama and a member of the player’s security team, Las Vegas police said Friday. Spears had filed a police report, alleging battery
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Associated Press Jul 7, 2023, 09:24 PM ET SILVIS, Ill. — Cameron Young shot a 7-under 64 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead halfway through the John Deere Classic and put himself into position to erase an unwelcome distinction from his PGA Tour resume. Young was at 13-under 129 at TPC Deere Run, with
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJul 7, 2023, 01:40 PM ET Close • 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 2018 LONDON — Andy Murray‘s Wimbledon journey finished in the second round after Stefanos Tsitsipas prevailed in a two-day,
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Adriana Garcia Jul 7, 2023, 10:55 AM ET Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has questioned the future appointment of Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti as the country’s national team manager. Brazil Football Confederation (CBF) president Ednaldo Rodrigues said that Italian manager Ancelotti will coach Brazil at the 2024 Copa America after his contract
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Jul 7, 2023, 02:42 PM ET Former Wimbledon and U.S. Open finalist Kevin Anderson will return to professional tennis at the July 17-23 Hall of Fame Open in Newport, Rhode Island, organisers said on Friday. The big-serving South African, who announced his retirement in May 2022, has accepted a main draw wild card into the
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJul 7, 2023, 11:17 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee The Georgia football team’s spate of speeding-related incidents continued this week when freshman outside linebacker Samuel M’Pemba was ticketed Wednesday morning for going 88 miles per hour in a 55 mph
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Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 6, 2023, 06:58 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Dejounte Murray and the Atlanta Hawks have agreed in principal on a four-year contract extension worth up to $120 million, agent Rich Paul told ESPN. The deal can’t be
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Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 6, 2023, 11:21 PM ET Joseph Jonah-Ajonye is the latest addition to Georgia‘s stellar recruiting class, committing to the two-time defending national champion on Thursday night. Jonah-Ajonye is ranked No. 21 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300. The four-star defensive tackle from Oak Ridge High School in Texas becomes the
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Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 6, 2023, 05:57 PM ET Top 20 prospect Elijah Rushing committed to Arizona on Thursday. Rushing (No. 20 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300), a four-star defensive end from Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, Arizona, becomes the highest-ranked player to commit to Arizona since ESPN began ranking players in
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJul 6, 2023, 05:50 PM ET Close • 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 2018 LONDON — Andy Murray‘s bid to reach the third round of Wimbledon was halted by a local council
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Jul 6, 2023, 11:08 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo got a new club coach on Thursday when Al Nassr announced they hired fellow Portuguese compatriot Luís Castro. The Saudi Arabian club confirmed the appointment from a preseason training camp in Portugal. The length of the coach’s contract was not disclosed. Editor’s Picks Castro is the latest
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M.A. Voepel, ESPN.comJul 5, 2023, 07:12 PM ET Close M.A. Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. SILVIS, Illinois – After leading the Iowa Hawkeyes to their first NCAA women’s basketball championship game, being consensus
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Associated Press Jul 5, 2023, 10:44 AM ET DAVENPORT, Iowa — Antwun Echols, a boxer who twice lost to Bernard Hopkins in title fights, has died in Iowa. He was 51. Echols, known as “Kid Dynamite” because of his powerful punch, died Sunday in Davenport of complications from diabetes, according to his daughter, Antwunette Echols.
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