DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Ollie Watkins is, in his own words, a realist. He has never pictured himself playing at a major tournament for England — especially when, as a teenager learning his trade as a striker, he was sent on loan to English sixth-tier club Weston-super-Mare in 2015. So imagine what went through Watkins’
TORONTO (AP) — Alphonso Davies’ leg injury does not appear to be severe, and Canada coach Jesse Marsch left open the possibility his team’s top player could be available for Saturday’s Copa America third-place game. Davies limped off in the 71st minute of Tuesday night’s 2-0 semifinal loss to Argentina after his right leg was
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Dutch fans came to the stadium in a rousing march, 100,000 strong. It will feel like a long journey home. When Ollie Watkins’ added-time goal sealed a 2-1 win for England over the Netherlands in the Euro 2024 semifinals on Wednesday, it ended the orange-clad Dutch fans’ dream of a first
The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny. The Federal Prison Oversight Act, which the House passed in May, now goes to President Joe Biden
NEW YORK (AP) — Gregg Berhalter was fired as U.S. men’s soccer coach on Wednesday, nine days after his team’s first-round exit from the Copa America flamed doubts he was the right person to remain in charge for the 2026 World Cup. Berhalter’s second term as coach was cut short 10 months after he returned
The NBA has agreed to terms on its new media deal, an 11-year agreement worth $76 billion that assures player salaries will continue rising for the foreseeable future and one that will surely change how some viewers access the game for years to come. A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press that
DALLAS (AP) — It could take days or longer to fully restore power to the Houston area after Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas , leaving millions of residents in the dark and without air conditioning in searing summer heat. The slow pace of restoring power in America’s fourth-largest city has put CenterPoint Energy, Houston’s utility
WASHINGTON (AP) — In its most serious rebuke against Beijing, NATO allies on Wednesday called China a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war against Ukraine and expressed concerns over China’s nuclear arsenal and its capabilities in space. The sternly worded final communiqué, approved by the 32 NATO members at their summit in Washington, makes clear that
WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO is expected to use the summit this week to launch a new program to provide reliable military aid to Ukraine and help it get ready to join the alliance. The plan will supplement, but not replace, the two-year-old Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which was created by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s massive, debt-fueled passenger rail building program is not going to end with the administration of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador , but will instead double, he said Wednesday. López Obrador said his successor, president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum , is planning to build three passenger train lines running from the capital
