Barca missed the chance to move eight points clear of second-placed Real Madrid , but did manage to restore their six-point gap at the top. Ernesto Valverde's men returned in much more positive mood and Messi curled a 53rd-minute free-kick just over, although the Argentina worldwide was growing increasingly irritated by Bilbao's physical approach to marking him. [Full Article...]
Warren Gatland's side is now on an 11-Test winning streak. "A lot of people will write us off, which is a good position to be in", Gatland said. 'We're playing the greatest Welsh side ever, ' he said after his side thrashed France. And Ball, who started alongside Alun Wyn Jones in Wales' second row that day, added: "To lose a game like that was gutting from a personal point of view, and I k... [Full Article...]
The 37-year-old was unable to defend his Melbourne Park crown at the start of this campaign after suffering a fourth-round defeat at the hands of Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. Djokovic, who dispatched Nadal in three sets to win in Melbourne, tops the rankings from the Spaniard, with Federer slipping from third to sixth. Exactly a year after Roger Federer regained the No1 ranking in Rotterdam, ha... [Full Article...]
Carlyle led the Ducks to a 21-26 record this season, which ranks worst in the Western Conference. "We have a tradition of success in Anaheim and we need to get back to that". Carlyle was sacked after a slow start to the 2011-12 season and was hired by the Maple Leafs . He signed a two-year extension in December and is under contract through the 2021-22 season. [Full Article...]
With 20 laps to go in the 75-lap All-Star event, which features drivers who scored a Cup series pole in 2018, Jimmie Johnson went for a move along the inside of race leader Paul Menard on the backstretch. The victory was Johnson's third in the non-points Clash . In the last five races (only going back that far because of all the vehicle and team changes since then) the average starting spot... [Full Article...]
Keemo Paul (9) followed but Shane Dowrich provided some stern resistance with a dogged 38, before he was out lbw to Stuart Broad. Fans and pundits couldn't believe what they'd seen. First, it was Shai Hope who carelessly edged one to gully while attempting a drive and then off the very next ball, a rising delivery took Roston Chase's outside edge with gully coming into play once again. [Full Article...]
The Warriors scored the next 13 points, with DeMarcus Cousins contributing two dunks to a flurry that produced a 101-94 lead with 5:46 to go. Draymond Green got ejected at the end of the 3rd quarter after being upset with the referee's non-call on Kelly Oubre Jr . [Full Article...]
While he felt that speculation of a run for the title was overblown, he said United could still have some influence over who wins the league. Solskjaer revealed Glazer congratulated his players after the game, but he didn't reveal too many details about his discussions with the American businessman. [Full Article...]