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Injured Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira unlikely to play vs Newcastle United
Ozil missed Arsenal's 3-1 Premier League win over London rivals West Ham last month through illness but returned to the team for a 3-2 defeat of Cardiff City . "For me it is a new moment, for us and for every player", Emery told a news conference on Thursday. He's working well. He is OK. But he is feeling like I am feeling. [Full Article...]
Liverpool need Bayern's mentality to win titles - Shaqiri
Now regarded as one of the best pundits in England, during his playing career Neville was known for his rabid love for Manchester United and his run-ins against Liverpool . Sadly, they didn't win a title, but now we try to make a step forward and win honours. The two sides boast some of the best attackers and sturdiest defences in the league, so unsurprisingly they can provide a very strong... [Full Article...]
Ray Allen pays tribute to Reggie Miller in Hall of Fame speech
Canada's Nash, an eight-time NBA All-Star, ranks third in all-time NBA assists and has the highest career free-throw accuracy percentage, 90.4 percent, in league history over 19 NBA seasons. "I'm truly humbled to be here". A group of guys that I played after the end of my career, did their research, they called the National Basketball Association office and so I just want to say thank you. [Full Article...]
US Open Umpire Makes First Public Statement
It defended Ramos in a statement on Monday: " Carlos Ramos is one of the most experienced and respected umpires in tennis". But lately - as shown by a recent spate of worldwide sporting squabbles, from Nike's Colin Kaepernick ad to the Serena Williams saga - this ideal of apolitical sport has slowly revealed itself to be a luxury of a select few, a privilege only afforded to those who h... [Full Article...]
Tottenham battling with Barcelona and Real Madrid for Ajax wonderkid
Barcelona have stepped up their pursuit of de Jong this week amid fears of Tottenham hijacking their move with reports suggesting the London club had seen their opening gambit of £45million rebuffed. The Catalans can't afford to let him slip out of their grasp due to him being the flawless heir for Sergio Busquets, and even more importantly they can't afford to let Real sign him because they al... [Full Article...]
Seattle Storm Wins WNBA Championship
A February trade sent her to a franchise that needed her exact skill set. Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart and Jewell Loyd were the main pieces in the Seattle Storm's march to the 2018 WNBA Championship. Stewart was the league MVP and was selected the Finals MVP after averaging 25.6 points in the three games. "Defensively, they had a better identity this year". [Full Article...]
Rashford ahead of Kane and Cristiano, says Southgate
The Manchester-born striker has been in and out of the United starting XI ever since Jose Mourinho became manager in 2016, but Southgate insists the Portuguese coach is a "huge admirer". "Yes he is (a special talent)", Southgate said of Rashford after seeing him score the only goal in Tuesday's friendly win over Switzerland. " It's not my business to interfere with club managers , they have ... [Full Article...]
President George Weah played 79 minutes for Liberia against Nigeria
The 51-year-old showed some superb skills against the Super Eagles as he played for 79 minutes before he was substituted. Weah is a son of Liberia President George Weah , a former FIFA Player of the Year, and Carter-Vickers is a son of former National Basketball Association player Howard Carter. [Full Article...]