Associated Press Mar 2, 2025, 06:13 PM ET WASHINGTON — Maxim Naumov wept on his knees at the end of his performance honoring his parents, wiped away tears as he skated off the ice and held an electric candle in the air as applause rained down. Amber Glenn broke down when she finished skating, and…
David Da Costa is off and running. The Portland Timbers’ new Designated Player No. 10 scored his first MLS goal on Saturday night, bending home a free kick to earn a 1-0 victory over Austin FC at Providence Park. But here’s the question: Was it a shot or a cross? The Portuguese midfielder, acquired last…
Oh my word. D.C. United forward Jacob Murrell salvaged a 2-2 draw with Chicago Fire FC on Saturday night – beating goalkeeper Chris Brady with an audacious, looping bicycle kick in the 96th minute at Soldier Field. It was the 20-year-old’s second career MLS goal, earning D.C. a crucial road point and canceling out Hugo…
San Diego FC’s debut MLS season reached another milestone on Saturday night. A week after beating defending MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy, 2-0, in their first-ever game, the league’s newest club played in front of a historic number of fans for their inaugural home match at Snapdragon Stadium against St. Louis CITY SC. The recorded…
CHESTER, Pa. – They’re off to a stunning start. After missing the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs last season for the first time since 2017, the Philadelphia Union delivered yet another statement performance Saturday night, downing FC Cincinnati, 4-1, in front of a sellout Subaru Park crowd in their 2025 home opener. Just like Matchday 1’s…
National Writer: Charles Boehm Charlotte FC supporters reminded the rest of MLS just how large, loud and proud their fanbase is on Saturday afternoon, as a spirited crowd of 51,002 packed sunny Bank of America Stadium for their 2025 home opener, producing the vibrant atmosphere that’s become their specialty since their 2022 arrival in the…
The run-up to Ramadan is traditionally a time for people in Tunisia to get their copper kitchen utensils polished. While it’s a month of fasting and prayer for Muslims worldwide, it also sees families gathering before dawn and after dusk to eat together. It is a busy period for artisans in Kairouan, a city known…
Egypt’s top diplomat says his country’s plan to rebuild Gaza after 16 months of war is practical and can be achieved without forcing people to leave. Badr Abdelatty was speaking after meeting with the Palestinian prime minister days ahead of an Arab summit in Cairo to announce the Egyptian plan. The Israeli military campaign in…
A four-year-old child became the second person to die of Ebola in Uganda since the outbreak was announced in late January, the World Health Organization said on Saturday. On Tuesday, Ugandan health officials confirmed that the country had recorded 10 infections with the Sudan strain of the virus. The death of the child is seen as a…
Namibia’s founding president, Sam Nujoma, who steered the country to freedom from apartheid South Africa, was laid to rest in the country’s Heroes Acre cemetery on Saturday. It was attended by his widow, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren and African leaders past and present. They described Nujoma as an African icon, and a man of principles…
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