For Qatar and UAE, investment in soccer has been ‘potentially worth its weight in gold’
Five years have passed since Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City last met in the Champions League, but both teams’ quests for European…
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For Qatar and UAE, investment in soccer has been ‘worth its weight in gold’
Five years have passed since Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City last met in the Champions League, but both teams’ quests for European…
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UTEP men’s golf enters final day at C-USA Championship in 10th Place
TEXARKANA, Arkansas – UTEP shot 9-over par in the second round of the 2021 Conference USA Men’s Golf Championship on Tuesday at Texarkana Country…
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Angels’ Shohei Ohtani becomes first pitcher since Babe Ruth to start game while leading MLB in homers
“Sultan of Swat,” meet “Sho Time.” On Monday, baseball’s Shohei Ohtani accomplished a feat not seen in nearly a century…
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Geno Hayes, former NFL and Florida State linebacker, dies at 33
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Florida State linebacker Geno Hayes died Monday at his family home in Valdosta, Georgia, according to his former…
Continue Reading Zlatan Ibrahimovic investigated by UEFA over ‘alleged financial interest’ in betting company
European football’s governing body UEFA has opened a disciplinary investigation into Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s “alleged financial…
Continue Reading Julian Nagelsmann to become new Bayern Munich coach
RB Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann will take over from Hansi Flick as Bayern Munich’s head coach next season after signing a five-year…
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Former NMSU football player Darien Johnson going viral for ab workouts
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – You may recognize former New Mexico State defensive back Darien Johnson, but these days it might help if he’s not wearing…
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UTEP softball drops games three and four to LA Tech, Miners remains in 5th Place
RUSTON, Louisiana – UTEP softball (9-23, 4-12 C-USA) was shutout, 2-0, in the opening contest of its double-header and lost, 3-2, in the nightcap…
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UTEP men’s golf in 9th after day one at C-USA Championship
TEXARKANA, Arkansas – UTEP closed out the first round of play at the 2021 Conference USA Men’s Golf Championship with the Miners finishing the day…
Continue Reading Lucrative Indian Premier League cricket tournament continues as India suffers alarming Covid-19 surge
Despite a devastating Covid-19 second wave killing thousands of people every day in India, the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament is…
Continue Reading Long before Colin Kaepernick knelt, a Black female athlete defied the US National Anthem, but she’s been largely forgotten
She laced up her boots and sped on to the skating rink. A seemingly innocuous act, except in 1952 during a time of racial segregation in the US, this…
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UTEP softball fails to get critical sweep of Louisiana Tech
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP softball needed a four-game sweep of Louisiana Tech in order to jump the Lady Techsters for four 4th place, and qualification…
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ABC-7 Xtra goes one-on-one with new UTEP basketball coach Joe Golding
New @UTEP_MBB head coach Joe Golding to Maynard of H&H Car Wash on getting to the NCAA Tournament: “we’re gonna get it done.” Watch my full…
Continue Reading Manchester City clinches fourth consecutive League Cup title as fans return to Wembley Stadium
Manchester City clinched a fourth consecutive League Cup title on Sunday after beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at Wembley. A late second-half header…
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Unorthodox offseason means unusual, unpredictable NFL draft on ABC-7
(Editor’s note: The 2021 NFL Draft begins Thursday with the first round (8 p.m. ET), followed by Rounds 2-3 on Friday, April 30 (7 p.m. ET) and…
Continue Reading English football is set to boycott social media over sustained racist abuse online
The world of English football is set to unite behind a social media boycott in a bid to combat the sustained racist abuse received by players online.…
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Montwood’s Ivan Escobar wins Texas 6A State Wrestling Title
EL PASO, Texas – Ivan Escobar won the biggest match for the biggest weight class in the biggest state. In high school wrestling, it doesn’t get…
Continue Reading The Los Angeles Dodgers, other California teams debut fully vaccinated seating section for home games
Fully vaccinated baseball fans won’t have to maintain social distancing this weekend at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers, reigning World…
Continue Reading The European Super League was three years in making. It took 48 hours to unravel
“Greed,” money and power. These were the three defining words of a week that shook European football’s very foundations. On April…
Continue Reading ‘Cryptic writing’ was found by police in the home of an ex-NFL player who fatally shot 6 in South Carolina
Nine firearms were found by officers at the home of Phillip Adams, the man police say shot and killed six people at the home of a doctor in Rock…
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UTEP softball heads to Ruston, LA with C-USA Tournament hopes on the line
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP softball (8-20, 3-9 C-USA) battles Louisiana Tech (15-23, 4-4 C-USA), the team one spot above the Miners in the Conference USA…
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El Paso couple to compete for $250k in new TV game show featuring NBA legend Dwayne Wade
EL PASO, Texas — A new television game show called “The Cube” is coming to the TBS cable network and will feature a Borderland couple, Samantha and…
Continue Reading Ryan Giggs charged with assault of two women and ‘coercive and controlling behaviour’
Former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs, who is the manager of the Welsh national football team, has been charged with assaulting two women and…
Continue Reading Zlatan Ibrahimović’s new AC Milan contract will allow him to join fabled club of Serie A’s quadragenarians
Zlatan Ibrahimović has signed a one-year contract extension at AC Milan that will enable him to play beyond his 40th birthday. “AC Milan is…
Continue Reading Terrence Clarke, Kentucky basketball player and NBA prospect, has died following a car accident in LA
Basketball player Terrence Clarke, who last month declared for the 2021 NBA draft after playing his freshman season for the University of Kentucky,…
Continue Reading Valentino Dixon: He was convicted for a crime he didn’t commit; now he’s selling art to the Obamas
Eight witnesses and a confession from the real perpetrator couldn’t save Valentino Dixon from being handed a prison sentence of nearly 40 years…
Continue Reading Barcelona remains committed to Super League, saying it would be ‘historical error’ to pull out
Ten of the 12 founding members might have officially pulled out of the European Super League, but Barcelona has reiterated its commitment to the…
Continue Reading Kentucky basketball player and NBA prospect Terrence Clarke dies following a car accident in LA
Basketball player Terrence Clarke, who last month declared for the 2021 NBA draft after playing his freshman season for the University of Kentucky,…
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NMSU women’s golf captures 10th WAC Championship
BOULDER CITY, Nevada – The NMSU women’s golf team continues to make history, and now they have their sights on the NCAA Tournament. Wednesday in…
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