VILLARREAL: Villarreal moved closer to securing third place in La Liga with a 1-1 draw at Real Oviedo on Thursday, while another defeat left Sevilla teetering on the brink of the relegation zone. Nicolas Pepe’s first-half penalty looked to have been enough to send Villarreal seven points clear of Atletico Madrid, but Ilyas Chaira’s strike…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Fernando Mendoza shared the moment of being selected first overall in the NFL Draft with his family from home on Thursday night. He was seen hugging his family, including his mother Elsa Mendoza, in a moment of celebration. Despite being projected to be the first overall pick,…
Andrea AdelsonApr 23, 2026, 03:49 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Multiple Authors Whit Babcock on Thursday announced his retirement as Virginia Tech athletic director after 12 years leading the Hokies and will transition to a role advising the university president and new AD. On July…
Myron MedcalfApr 23, 2026, 03:23 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Multiple Authors Craig Robinson, the executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, said Thursday that communication with coaches about the proposed timing of Charlie Baker’s five-for-five eligibility proposal that could alter collegiate…
Myron MedcalfApr 23, 2026, 01:59 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Multiple Authors Days after the state’s governor criticized the move, Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart announced Thursday that he will forgo a $1 million retirement gig that had been widely criticized. Earlier this year,…
Rawalpindiz’s Naseem Shah reacts during their PSL 11 match against Islamabad United at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on April 23, 2026. — PSL Pacer Naseem Shah faced an injury scare during a Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 match between Rawalpindiz and Islamabad United at National Bank Stadium on Thursday. The incident occurred on…
SANDY, Utah — Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suárez scored one minute apart late in the second half, and Dayne St. Clair earned his second clean sheet of the season as Inter Miami beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 on Wednesday night. Miami (5-1-3) is unbeaten in its last eight regular-season games to sit in second in…
New Sri Lanka head coach Gary Kirsten says understanding the island’s cricketing identity will be central to rebuilding the team for the World Cup. The 58-year-old former South Africa opener started last week on a two-year contract that will see him in charge for the 50-over World Cup next year. “I need to understand the…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Anyone need a QB? Chances are, Heisman and national championship winner Fernando Mendoza will go No. 1 to the Raiders in the 2026 NFL Draft. But which signal-caller will hear his name second? Could it be Alabama’s Ty Simpson? This past season, Simpson threw for 3,567 yards,…
Late national karate player Arzoo Haider Ali poses for a photo after winning a medal. — Instagram/ hska_2004 National karate player Arzoo Haider Ali, who was injured after falling from a scooty last week, died at a private hospital in Quetta on Wednesday, confirmed the Balochistan sports secretary. Arzoo was admitted to the intensive care unit…