Eric KarabellOct 3, 2025, 07:10 AM ET Close Eric Karabell is a senior writer for fantasy baseball, football and basketball at ESPN. Eric is a charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame and author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments”. Charlotte Hornets PG LaMelo Ball averaged a career-high 25.2 PPG last season, along with 7.4…
MADRID: Real Madrid host Villarreal on Saturday aiming to get their La Liga campaign back on track after a punishing derby defeat last weekend. Xabi Alonso’s side’s perfect start to the campaign came to a juddering halt with a 5-2 beating by rivals Atletico Madrid, with the repercussions from it felt over the past week….
British star Patricia Routledge, best known for her role as social climber Hyacinth Bucket in sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, has died. She was 96. “We are deeply saddened to confirm the passing of Dame Patricia Routledge, who died peacefully in her sleep this morning surrounded by love,” said Routledge’s agent in a statement given to…
BERLIN: The Bundesliga’s top four are set to collide this weekend, giving the in-form sides a chance to measure where they stand against title favourites Bayern Munich. Leaders Bayern travel to fourth-placed Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, just hours after Borussia Dortmund host RB Leipzig as second meets third. Bayern have exploded out of the blocks…
Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Pixel 8 and later support Display P3 wide color gamut. P3 delivers richer, more accurate colors than sRGB. Photos may look dull on devices that don’t support P3. One reason why the Pixel phones are so popular is the camera. There’s a depth,…
Matt BowenOct 3, 2025, 06:56 AM ET Close Matt Bowen is a fantasy football and NFL writer for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2015, writes regularly for ESPN+ and spent multiple years on “NFL Matchup.” After graduating from the University of Iowa, Matt played safety in the NFL for St. Louis, Green Bay, Washington and…
Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway are set to star in Alone at Dawn, a war drama that Ron Howard is directing for Amazon MGM. The feature project falls under Amazon MGM’s recently renewed first-look film deal with Brian Grazer and Howard’s Imagine Entertainment, which is one of the production entities backing the film. Alone at…
Sarah RainsfordSouthern Europe correspondent, in Rome Thousands protest in Italy in support of Palestinians and the Gaza aid flotilla Workers in Italy joined a general strike on Friday, not for better pay or conditions, but in solidarity with the people of Gaza. Large crowds took to the streets of multiple cities amid a growing wave…
US President Donald Trump seized on Hamas’s willingness to discuss a ceasefire on Friday, declaring that Israel must “immediately” stop its bombing campaign in Gaza to clear the way for negotiations. Describing it as a “big”, “special” and “unprecedented” day in a short video shared on his social media, Trump added, “we’re very close to…
LONDON: South Africa are firm favourites to wrap up a second straight Rugby Championship title for the first time when they face Argentina at Twickenham on Saturday in a competition with an uncertain future. This year’s tournament has been one of the most exciting and unpredictable since Argentina joined South Africa, New Zealand and Australia…
