By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo has come under a lot of criticism this season and he’s clearly been listening. On Sunday, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner snubbed former teammate Gary Neville ahead of Manchester United’s Premier League match against West Ham following recent criticism from the television pundit. Neville had criticized Ronaldo’s “unacceptable” behavior
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Max Verstappen may be having a record-breaking season on the track but he’s far from happy with some of the media coverage he has been receiving lately. The Dutchman, who has retained his world title and broke the record for most race wins in a single season, refused to speak to
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, Angus Watson and George Ramsay, CNN Iranian soccer player Sardar Azmoun has been picked in the nation’s squad for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar despite public comments supporting anti-government protests. Azmoun, who plays for German club Bayer Leverkusen, is a star player for the Iranian side. The player has posted multiple
Continue Reading By CNN Sport staff Tom Brady has opened up about his divorce from wife of 13 years Gisele Bundchen, saying that he’s focusing on his family and football in the midst of a “very amicable situation.” “I think there is a lot of professionals in life that go through things that they deal with at
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Monday night proved a haunting evening for Joe Burrow. The Cincinnati Bengals lost convincingly to their AFC North division rivals, the Cleveland Browns, on Monday Night Football, their chastening 32-13 loss falling on Halloween. Burrow threw an interception on the opening drive of the game before throwing two touchdowns late on
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By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Spain’s Pedri González will highlight the list of teenagers who could make an impact at the World Cup. Others include England’s Jude Bellingham, Germany’s Jamal Musiala and American teammates Gio Reyna and Yunus Musah. All five players are 19. Reyna will turn 20 on Nov. 13
Continue Reading By Alasdair Howorth and Amanda Davies, CNN England manager Gareth Southgate has a lot on his plate as the World Cup in Qatar grows ever closer. He is trying to turn around an England football team enduring its worst run of form since 1992, while facing an ever-growing injury list. All this as he prepares
Continue Reading By Alasdair Howorth and Amanda Davies, CNN England manager Gareth Southgate has a lot on his plate as the World Cup in Qatar grows ever closer. He is trying to turn around an England football team enduring its worst run of form since 1992, while facing an ever-growing injury list. All this as he prepares
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan soccer coach Hajime Moriyasu repeated his aim again for the World Cup. He says: “Our goal for the tournament is to reach the quarterfinal — and least. We know it won’t be easy.” This is an understatement. Japan is in Group E with Germany and
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George hit a go-ahead jumper with six seconds remaining and the Los Angeles Clippers edged past the Houston Rockets 95-93 to snap a four-game losing streak. George finished with 35 points on a night when Kawhi Leonard and John Wall sat out. K.J. Martin
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — D.C. United forward Taxi Fountas will not be disciplined by Major League Soccer after the league said it found credible an allegation he used racially abusive language toward Miami defender Aimé Mabika during a match on Sept. 18 but could not find corroborating evidence. The league said in a statement it
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Even before the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season are unveiled Tuesday night, it is clear which teams still have a chance to play for a national championship. A glance at the conference standings reveals 14 contenders, all in the Power Five. Sorry, there will
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Mana Shim, a former player for the National Women’s Soccer League and the U.S. under-23 national team, will chair the U.S. Soccer Federation’s taskforce to prevent the abuse and harassment of women that was found to be systemic in the sport. The USSF created a participant safety taskforce following a report issued
Continue Reading MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — French-bred six-year-old Gold Trip has won the 162nd running of the Melbourne Cup ahead of Emissary and High Emocean over 3,200 meters in Australia’s most famous horse race. One of five runners for co-trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace in the race, Gold Trip was ridden by Mark Zahra. More than
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Maria Sakkari has edged Jessica Pegula 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) across more than two hours of big-hitting baseline action in front of a sparse crowd as round-robin singles play began at the season-ending WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas. Sakkari will next face Aryna
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOY’S SOCCER SOUTHERN BOONE (4) MEXICO (0) FINAL FULTON (2) HELIAS (3) FINAL FATIMA (8) CALVARY LUTHERAN (0) FINAL OSAGE (7) MONETT (2) FINAL BOONVILLE (1) ST. PAUL LUTHERAN (0) FINAL
Continue Reading By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lauri Markkanen had 31 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 121-105 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. Malik Beasley scored a season-high 18 points off the bench for the Jazz. Mike Conley and Collin Sexton added 15 apiece. Utah made 19
Continue Reading By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 36 points to lift the Brooklyn Nets to a much-needed 116-109 win over the Indiana Pacers Monday night. Durant authored some personal and franchise history in Brooklyn’s second win of the season (2-5). With two first quarter free throws, Durant passed Vince
Continue Reading By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carl Grundstrom scored two goals in Los Angeles’ four-goal second period, and the Kings beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1. Gabriel Vilardi, Anze Kopitar and Arthur Kaliyev also scored for the Kings, who have won three of four. Jonathan Quick stopped 27 shots. Alexey Toropchenko scored
Continue Reading By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored the winning goal in a shootout after tying the game in the second period, and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals 3-2. Stefan Noesen also scored for Carolina in regulation. Martin Necas had two assists, and Frederik Andersen made 18 saves. Alex
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