Estimated Reading Time: 32 minutes With Super Bowl 59 ending only days ago, the NFL world will take one of the very few true breaks during the offseason. The few weeks between the end of the playoffs and the start of the NFL Combine offer every organization a chance to re-assess its current roster before the … Read more
A consortium led by former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan has bought London Irish out of administration. London Irish went bust in June 2023 with more than £30m of unpaid bills and have been looking for investment since. Jordan had a team in F1 from 1991 to 2005 and was a former shareholder of … Read more
‘The subject is over’: Pep on Vini Jr snubbing Ballon d’Or award Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, … Read more
Jeff CarlisleFeb 11, 2025, 11:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. The return of Chelsea forward Catarina Macario highlights the 23-player United States women’s national team roster selected by manager Emma Hayes for the 2025 SheBelieves Cup. The U.S. women’s national team, ranked No. 1 in … Read more
WNBA expansion: Which cities are in the running to earn the 16th team? As free agency kicked off last month and star players began shuffling around the WNBA, another important date loomed on the league’s calendar. Bids for the 16th WNBA franchise were due on Jan. 30, according to a league source briefed on the … Read more
Arne Slot defended his team selection after his much-changed Liverpool side crashed out of the FA Cup to Championship bottom-club Plymouth. The Premier League leaders had been big pre-match favourites to march into round five of the competition, with talk of a possible quadruple even beginning to build following their qualification for the Carabao Cup … Read more
‘Disappointing’ – Postecoglou on Spurs missing out on EFL Cup final Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The … Read more
Mohamed Salah: Liverpool are better equipped for this season Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, … Read more
David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images NFL fans didn’t have to wait until Sunday to see Super Bowl action start in New Orleans. Streamers Kai Cenat and IShowSpeed joined former NFL players like Cam Newton in a celebrity flag football game streamed Saturday on the NFL’s YouTube channel. Newton showed off his skills at quarterback … Read more
Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer STORRS, Conn. — The first trickles of sloshed and saddened UConn fans descended from the upper level of Gampel Pavilion with 3:11 remaining in a game that was supposed to reanimate the two-time defending national champions but instead devolved into the passing of a conference torch from one … Read more