In the battle against Covid-19, Europe is looking back at a summer of squandered opportunities. With the virus suppressed following months of intensive social restrictions last spring, European leaders quickly moved to accelerate the reopening of society to try to spur an economic recovery. But pockets of infection persisted, and few countries had put in…
TEL AVIV—Israel and Sudan agreed to normalize ties in a U.S.-brokered deal on Friday, the White House said, ending decades of hostility as one of Africa’s largest countries joined a broader diplomatic realignment in the Middle East. The deal helps Sudan emerge from international isolation after the U.S. sanctioned it in the 1990s for harboring…
Economic activity in the U.S. grew at the fastest pace in more than a year and a half as businesses anticipated greater demand, an easing of coronavirus-related restrictions and less uncertainty following November’s election, surveys of purchasing managers showed....
With a second wave of coronavirus infections sweeping through Europe, one of the continent’s smallest countries is attempting a big response: Slovakia will try to test every adult over the next two weeks. The government on Friday began its mass testing campaign in the north of the country, which has been hit hard by the…
MEXICO CITY—Following the stunning arrest of Mexico’s former defense minister on drug charges in the U.S., Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is backing away from a cleanup of the Mexican army and has shifted some blame to U.S. officials. On Oct. 17, two days after the detention of Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, the president began…
In the battle against Covid-19, Europe is looking back at a summer of squandered opportunities. With the virus suppressed following months of intensive social restrictions last spring, European leaders quickly moved to accelerate the reopening of society to try to spur an economic recovery. But pockets of infection persisted, and few countries had put in…
TEL AVIV—Israel and Sudan agreed to normalize ties in a U.S.-brokered deal on Friday, the White House said, ending decades of hostility as one of Africa’s largest countries joined a broader diplomatic realignment in the Middle East. The deal helps Sudan emerge from international isolation after the U.S. sanctioned it in the 1990s for harboring…
Economic activity in the U.S. grew at the fastest pace in more than a year and a half as businesses anticipated greater demand, an easing of coronavirus-related restrictions and less uncertainty following November’s election, surveys of purchasing managers showed....
With a second wave of coronavirus infections sweeping through Europe, one of the continent’s smallest countries is attempting a big response: Slovakia will try to test every adult over the next two weeks. The government on Friday began its mass testing campaign in the north of the country, which has been hit hard by the…
MEXICO CITY—Following the stunning arrest of Mexico’s former defense minister on drug charges in the U.S., Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is backing away from a cleanup of the Mexican army and has shifted some blame to U.S. officials. On Oct. 17, two days after the detention of Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, the president began…
Can Idris Elba beat Ken Block?The superstar and stunt driver star in the Quibi show Elba vs. Block, where they face off in a series of crazy car challenges on the new short-form video platform.Talk about a hometown hero.Annapolis native Travis Pastrana took to the air over Maryland’s capital on Thursday as he jumped a…
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he and former President Barack Obama "made a mistake" by failing to achieve comprehensive immigration reform during their eight years in office. "It took too long to get right," Biden said during the second and final presidential debate in Nashville. The former vice president also suggested that he would be more effective…
President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden set Twitter ablaze on Thursday night during the final presidential debate -- but despite several political hot takes, the event didn't appear to change many minds. With Election Day less than two weeks away, the showdown offered both major party standard bearers their last chance to make their case in front of a…
The Big Ten is back.It is the first week of the college football season for the Big Ten Conference, after officials postponed and then reneged on their decision over the course of a couple of months. Fans will finally get to see other top schools like Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan play this season.The…
Everton have climbed to the top of the Premier League table | Jan Kruger/Getty Images
What a week this has been.
Football completely lost its mind this week. We saw some ridiculous scorelines, some unbelievable team performances and the kind of individual showings which don’t come about too often.
Ranking the performances from such a special week deserves help from an equally special year in cinema – 1976.
The time has come to re-evaluate our relationship, Max.”
“So I see.”
“I don’t like the way this script of ours has turned out. It’s turning into a seedy little drama.”
“You’re going to cancel the show?”
“Right.” (Network)
Juventus‘ meeting with Napoli was cancelled due to COVID-19, but Ronaldo still had to turn up (in style) for what was one of the strangest moments of the season so far.
14. Ansu Fati (Down 4)
Fati struggled against Sevilla | David Ramos/Getty Images
Vardy drew a blank against West Ham | Marc Atkins/Getty Images
12. James Rodríguez (New Entry)
Rodriguez has taken the Premier League by storm | Jan Kruger/Getty Images
Berghuis has begun the season in scintillating form | ANP Sport/Getty Images
10. Robert Lewandowski (New Entry)
Lewandowski had Bayern back to their best | Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images
Son came back from injury to torment Man Utd | Pool/Getty Images
8. Jack Grealish (New Entry)
Grealish tore Liverpool apart | Marc Atkins/Getty Images
Ganago is tearing it up in Ligue 1 | FRANCOIS LO PRESTI/Getty Images
6. Alejandro Gómez (Up 2)
Gomez’s hot start to the season continued | Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images
Mbappe was on the score sheet again | Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images
4. Andrej Kramarić (Down 1)
Kramaric has been electric in the Bundesliga | Matthias Hangst/Getty Images
Haaland netted twice this week | DeFodi Images/Getty Images
2. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (-)
Calvert-Lewin is in the form of his life | Pool/Getty Images
Eric Gay/Associated PressARLINGTON, Texas — Go ahead, pick your poison.You're on the hill against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and first up is the guy who may get his second MVP in three years. You'd better not feed Mookie a cookie.So yep, work around Mookie Betts as best you can. Then comes Corey Seager, who was…
David Becker/Associated PressMariah Bell, Nathan Chen and the pairs teams of Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Brandon Frazier and Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue were the big winners on Friday at Skate America in Las Vegas. Bell and Chen finished first in the women's and men's short programs, respectively, while Scimeca Knierim and Frazier were No. 1 in pairs…
Vasha Hunt/Associated PressNick Saban originally built Alabama into a powerhouse program thanks to an intimidating defense, but the Crimson Tide head coach concedes the way to win in 2020 is with offense.Speaking to ESPN's Chris Low, Saban explained why "good defense doesn't beat good offense anymore" in college football: "It's just like last week. Georgia has…
Can Idris Elba beat Ken Block?The superstar and stunt driver star in the Quibi show Elba vs. Block, where they face off in a series of crazy car challenges on the new short-form video platform.Talk about a hometown hero.Annapolis native Travis Pastrana took to the air over Maryland’s capital on Thursday as he jumped a…
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he and former President Barack Obama "made a mistake" by failing to achieve comprehensive immigration reform during their eight years in office. "It took too long to get right," Biden said during the second and final presidential debate in Nashville. The former vice president also suggested that he would be more effective…
President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden set Twitter ablaze on Thursday night during the final presidential debate -- but despite several political hot takes, the event didn't appear to change many minds. With Election Day less than two weeks away, the showdown offered both major party standard bearers their last chance to make their case in front of a…
The Big Ten is back.It is the first week of the college football season for the Big Ten Conference, after officials postponed and then reneged on their decision over the course of a couple of months. Fans will finally get to see other top schools like Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan play this season.The…
President Trump and 2020 Democratic nominee Joe Biden sparred over their respective health care plans during Thursday night's debate.Biden pitched an updated version of former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act (ACA), popularly known as ObamaCare, and he called it BidenCare."What I'm going to do is pass ObamaCare with a public option — become BidenCare," the Democratic…
