MUSCATINE, Iowa {KWQC} – A West Liberty soccer player returned from Barcelona and has been asked to return to continue training with FC Barcelona’s development camp.10-year-old Xavi Hernandez continues to excel for his Pearl City Soccer Club in Muscatine and the FC Barcelona academy in Chicago.In November, FC Barcelona discovered him and they took him and his family to Barcelona to train in their development camp.”The development we saw reassured us that at this age, he has very good potential to go very far,” said Diana Hernandez, Xavi’s mother.Xavi is named after the Barcelona legend and current coach, but seeing…
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Two of LaLiga’s top 10 goal-scorers will be on display when Alvaro Morata (14 goals) and Atletico Madrid host Robert Lewandowski (12) and FC Barcelona on March 17, 2024.Watch this match and other LaLiga games all year long on ESPN+!atlético madrid vs barcelona game informationWhen: Sunday, March 17, 2024, 4:00 PM ETWhere: Civitas Metropolitano in Madrid, SpainTV: ESPN Deportes and ESPN+live stream: Watch on ESPN+!Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona InsightsIn 28 games so far this season, Atlético Madrid are fourth in LaLiga with 54 goals, and Barcelona are eighth with 34 goals.In LaLiga this season, Barcelona’s 57 goals in 28 matches…
Iceland has declared a state of emergency after the volcano erupted for the fourth time in three months.The eruption opened a nearly 2-mile-long crack between the Stora-Skogfell and Hagafell mountains on the Reykjanes Peninsula, according to Iceland’s meteorological office, which had been warning for weeks about an eruption due to magma accumulating underground.The volcanic eruption has slowed considerably, but the eruption has not yet ended, according to an update issued Sunday by Iceland’s meteorological office. Lava continues to flow from the fissure, and a lava front extends west and south, now about 820 feet from Sudurstrandervegur – the main road…
This year the winter was almost mild and for the most part there was hardly any white on the ground, and at least one major blizzard was predicted, which turned out to be a bust.But it is estimated that the winter of 2023-2024 will bring farewell showers to at least parts of Massachusetts and northern New England by the first day of spring.A snow storm is expected to hit parts of New York, Vermont and parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire from Tuesday through Wednesday as spring begins, according to the National Weather Service.The spring equinox, the moment when the…
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Two years ago, the last time Iga Swiatek and Maria Sakkari played a tennis match, there were some big implications — but at the time, no one knew how big. They met in the BNP Paribas Open final and Swiatek won by a regular count 6–4, 6–1. Under-the-radar awards: With Swiatek ranked No. 4 and Sakkari ranked No. 6, both players moved up to the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. This proved crucial when world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty retired a week later – and Swiatek, not Sakkari, was catapulted to the 28th No. 1.th…
Here’s what you need to know about the Miami Open, including the draw, who is playing and the schedule, live coverage of the tournament on Sky Sports…Andy Murray has been drawn against Matteo Berrettini in the first round. The winner will face Tomás Martín Echeverri in the second round. Three-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1 ranked player Murray, now ranked No. 61, had announced earlier this month that he would like to hang up his racket after the Paris Olympics this summer.Murray was last playing at Indian Wells, where he defeated David Goffin in straight sets in the…
March 18, 2024, 07:50 am ETIn another busy weekend of women’s football across Europe, Wolfsburg’s defeat to Hoffenheim was a major upset. Elsewhere, Chelsea hit back at Arsenal, Levante were held to another draw as the second leg of the Italian season began.- Stream on ESPN+: NWSL, LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)Nusken fills the gap for Chelsea’s strikerOne of Chelsea’s problems this season has been a lack of balance, following the loss of star striker Sam Kerr to an ACL injury when they do not have a natural center forward on the pitch. Emma Hayes’s first choice as a false number…
This illustration taken in Paris on April 20, 2018 shows apps from Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple, as well as a reflection of binary code displayed on a tablet screen.Lionel Bonaventure AFP | getty imagesAlphabet Shares rose more than 7% on Monday morning after a report from the tech giant Apple Negotiations are underway to license Gemini for future iPhones. Apple shares were up more than 2%.Gemini is Google’s suite of generative artificial intelligence tools, ranging from chatbots to coding assistants.According to a Bloomberg report, Apple is in talks with Alphabet-owned Google to license the iPhone maker and build its…
Buckingham Palace was forced to deny reports of the death of King Charles III on Monday after Russian media circulated reports based on a suspicious-looking “announcement”. The March 18 statement, bearing the seal of the British monarch’s official London residence, said: “The following announcement is made by royal communication. “The king passed away unexpectedly yesterday afternoon.” The palace issued a statement to the Russian state-run TASS news agency denying the report. King Charles is not dead, despite a Russian report claiming he is. Royal Household/WPA Pool/Shutterstock “We are pleased to confirm that the King is continuing to conduct official and…
Several British embassies are dismissing as “fake” reports claiming that King Charles III has died. “We would like to inform you that news of the death of King Charles III is fake,” it wrote on a social media account of the British Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine. Posted on Monday on XWhich was earlier known as Twitter. British Embassy in Azerbaijan shared a similar message Writing on Monday, “We inform you that reports regarding the death of King Charles III are fake!” These statements come after rumors spread online and baseless russian media report That the 75-year-old British monarch had died.…