WOLVERHAMPTON, England — Rob Edwards has been tasked with performing the great escape for Wolverhampton in the Premier League. Wolves hired Edwards as manager on Wednesday as the replacement for Vitor Pereira, who was fired on Nov. 2 with the team in last place in the Premier League and still without a win. That remains…
BERGAMO, Italy — Former Monza and Fiorentina coach Raffaele Palladino was named Atalanta’s new manager on Tuesday. Palladino replaces Ivan Jurić, who was fired on Monday amid a seven-match winless streak in Serie A that has left Atalanta in 13th place. The sacking came two days after a 3-0 loss at home to promoted Sassuolo….
BEIJING — China is likely to overdeliver on the modest goals the government has set to cut carbon pollution, experts say. The question is whether that will be enough to help the world curb warming? That’s important ahead of the annual United Nations climate conference, known as COP30, which is being hosted in Brazil and…
MANCHESTER, England — Thomas Tuchel, are you watching? Phil Foden sent an emphatic reminder to England’s head coach with two brilliantly taken goals in Manchester City’s 4-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday. Tuchel will name his latest England squad this week after overlooking Foden so far this season and with…
MILAN — Inter Milan forward Marcus Thuram made his long-awaited return from injury after more than a month on the sidelines. Thuram was brought on in the 71st minute of Wednesday’s Champions League match against Kairat, with Inter leading 2-1. It was Thuram’s first appearance since pulling a hamstring in a 3-0 win over Slavia…
LONDON — The largest-ever exhibition of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s fashion, including the opulent gowns she wore for her wedding and coronation, will go on display at Buckingham Palace next year to mark the centenary of her birth, officials said Tuesday. The landmark royal exhibition will feature some 200 items — about half of…
LIVERPOOL, England — Alexander Isak is a doubt for Liverpool’s Premier League game at Brentford on Saturday after picking up a groin injury against Eintracht Frankfurt this week. The Sweden international — a British-record signing — was withdrawn at halftime of Liverpool’s 5-1 win in the Champions League on Wednesday, but Liverpool manager Arne Slot…
BARCELONA, Spain — Real Madrid and a red-hot Kylian Mbappé host Barcelona on Sunday aiming to hit back at their rivals after losing all four clasicos last season. Mbappé has scored a La Liga-leading 10 goals in nine rounds – four more than his nearest chaser – and another five goals in the Champions League…
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands — American international Sergino Dest failed to start in PSV Eindhoven’s stunning win against Napoli on Tuesday because he turned up late for the Champions League match, his coach Peter Bosz said. Bosz said in an interview with broadcaster Ziggo Sport that Dest had to face the consequences for breaching team rules. “Sergino…
MADRID — Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City return to the Champions League with Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland enjoying red-hot starts to their seasons. They all found the net in their teams’ league victories this weekend to extend impressive scoring runs. Each has scored at least once in all but one…