We were well in control and we just gave Italy momentum by being less aggressive at the end and slipping off tackles. "He's coming back to form after a long lay-off". We've got to start well like they did and be physical with Ireland, exactly like England were. "What normally tends to happens from experience is that if you have been outmuscled at the weekend the emphasis in the build-up to the... [Full Article...]
Khabib Nurmagomedov has teased that he could be ready for another fight this summer. There were fighters who didn't fight for two years and didn't have their belts taken for a year and a half. "Honestly, I didn't recognise [the other celebrities in the crowd], apart from Leonardo DiCaprio ", Khabib said in an interview with Match TV (via RT). [Full Article...]
Manchester United are now playing some excellent football under their caretaker manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and are yet to lose a game since he took charge at the club back in December. Varane was close to joining United in 2012 but Zinedine Zidane, who was a Madrid director at the time, intervened to take him to Spain. He would cost a lot and it would need to be the right fit for United. [Full Article...]
Bobby Portis scored 30 points in his Washington debut, and the Wizards beat the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 119-106 on Friday night to end a three-game losing streak. The Wizards have failed to cover in five of their last six games. The Wizards shot 68.2 percent (15 of 22) in the quarter. The Cleveland Cavaliers are allowing 37.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.3 rebounds per gam... [Full Article...]
Facing a team that held them to 92 points in November, the Warriors led just 49-45 late in the second period before finishing the half 7-for-7, extending the advantage to 66-52 at half-time. Durant, who previously ripped media reports stating he wouldn't want to play with LeBron James , could be subject to penalty if he continues avoiding the press until next Saturday, when the National Basketball... [Full Article...]
Memphis discussed trades with multiple teams, but chose to keep its franchise point guard. The team values him as a mentor for rookie Jaren Jackson Jr., and Conley was not eager to be dealt, a separate ESPN report added. He is averaging 6.9 points, 2.2 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 18.3 minutes per game this season. Valanciunas is a solid player, but he doesn't make much sense for the Grizzlies long... [Full Article...]
That being the case, a permanent move away would not come as a surprise, but the feeling is that United are desperate to keep hold of the player, who signed a new two-year deal in the summer. United do not want to lose the goalkeeper, who joined them when he was 14 from Carlisle. Jadon Sancho is flying at Dortmund while Chelsea's Callum Hudson-Odoi was the subject of several bids from Bayern l... [Full Article...]
He said: "Once he [Sharp] sticks his foot out, he becomes active because the goalkeeper could think he's going to get a flick on it, so I totally understand why that part was offside". Smith said: "Billy Sharp is offside and the ball is then in the keeper's hands". I didn't think you could go for the ball with studs up, like he did. [Full Article...]