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Lewis Hamilton knighted in UK's New Year Honours List
He tops the tables in Formula 1 for most victories at 95, most pole positions at 98, most podiums at 165. That shouldn't be much of a surprise given the Briton's dominant season, which saw him break Michael Schumacher's record of 91 race wins - he now has 95 wins - as well as equalling the German in terms of the number of drivers' championships. [Full Article...]
Second Premier League match postponed this week due to COVID-19
The club conducted a further round of testing yesterday to determine the extent of the cluster - the results were not known by press time - while their training ground has been closed indefinitely with deep cleaning under way. Man City's game against Everton was postponed, with the current total of 18 positive results up from 11 last week, although Sheffield United's clash with Burnley this e... [Full Article...]
Real Madrid have a problem with Marcelo
Gifted with insane technical ability and the skill to drift past players easily, Ozil's 15/16 season was one of the best by a midfielder in modern history. "They've got to get that determination inside them, and when they feel exhausted they've got to fight that and say "I'm not exhausted, I'm going to run faster, I'm going to run again, I am going to try my best, I am going to keep going". [Full Article...]
Cougars-alum Zdeno Chara leaves B's for DC
Long-time Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara has agreed a one-year contract with the Washington Capitals , the National Hockey League team said on Wednesday. Chara, whose last season with the Bruins ended in a second-round playoff loss to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning, was a fan favorite in Boston where he was a force in all three zones. [Full Article...]
Premier League has 'no plans' to pause season despite coronavirus postponements
United's match at Burnley on Tuesday remained on, with the club saying those who tested positive had entered into a 10-day period of self-isolation in line with Premier League and government guidelines. Speaking after West Brom's 5-0 drubbing at the hands of Leeds United, Big Sam laid out his personal take. Southampton revealed that manager Ralph Hassenhuttl will not be in attendance for his... [Full Article...]
Monday, Dec. 28: Blazers 115, Lakers 107
After the Lakers saw the end of their streak of 59 straight victories when taking a lead into the fourth quarter (85-84), coach Frank Vogel will work on building team chemistry, with their bench contributing just 23 points overall. Trent scored 28 points in 24 minutes to power strong Portland bench play and CJ McCollum had 20 points with 11 assists. The NBA will not hear the loud cheering of w... [Full Article...]
NFL Player Receives $6.5 Million Salary in Bitcoin
Essentially, the right headlines should have been "NFL player converts half his salary to Bitcoin", as opposed to "NFL player gets paid in Bitcoin". "Some people just buy bitcoins as an investment, hoping that they'll go up in value". The fact that Bitcoin is going high as a rocket, it doesn't seem to be a bad idea to accept millions of dollars in the form of that currency. Russell Okung has n... [Full Article...]
Manchester United legend names ‘amazing’ duo he hopes they sign
Manchester United legend Louis Saha urged his former side to sign "amazing" duo Jadon Sancho and Jack Grealish. "I know less about Grealish but I think he would have fitted perfectly into this team". My choice of the two would be Sancho over Grealish. Pushed to pick one or the other Saha opted to choose the Dortmund winger, but insisted 'both players are fantastic and they'd improve any sid... [Full Article...]