Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly planning to boycott this year's Ballon d'Or award ceremony having learnt about the victor. It's perhaps no surprise that the Croatian icon is the odds-on 2/5 favourite to scoop the Ballon d'Or , ahead of former teammate Ronaldo at 5/1, Griezmann (8/1), Varane (10/1), and Mbappe (12/1), whereas...
Saturday night in Los Angeles, one of the biggest heavyweight showdowns in recent memory will take place. "I'll be satisfied with (either Fury or Joshua), to be honest". "I had a holy hand upon me tonight and brought me back". "I'm going to go home and enjoy Christmas and sit down with my team and recalculate". "It's no secret that Joshua did n...
In the dressing room row, the Daily Record claim that Mourinho labelled Pogba a "virus". The former Spurs midfielder stated that the trajectory of both clubs so far this season and in recent years suggests that the move away from Tottenham will be a step down for the player.
The last English side to play in the Olympic Stadium were Liverpool as they lost last season's Champions League final to Real Madrid but this contest - watched by a minimal crowd - was never going to live up to such an occasion. Smith-Rowe appeared to have scored his second of the night just after the hour mark but it was ruled out - perhps harsh...
The arrival of Zinedine Zidane as coach brought a new challenge for Isco , who played the final of the Champions League in their 11th triumph in the tournament and with his goals and assists, knocked down doors to become an essential piece of the side which won the league title in the Frenchman's second season.
Atletico Madrid extended their advantage at the top of Group A with a 2-0 win over already-eliminated Monaco . 'PSV played well. They were very lively on the counter-attack and the balls we lost meant they were able to get into unsafe positions and even hit the woodwork a few times .
To remedy the situation, the basketball star promised to send Morrison a pair of Curry 5s immediately and make sure she was one of the first to score a pair of his upcoming Curry 6s. When asked about the significance of Curry being sidelined, Smith said: "I think the real losers are the fans [ Raptors ]". "We are correcting this NOW!" On top of t...
Ball sprained his ankle as he was backpedaling and landed on a Nuggets player who was on the floor. "But he wanted to give it a go". He's taken over the major responsibility of running the point, since Rajon Rondo has been recovering from a broken hand, and he's apparently not taking orders from the coaching staff on how to do so.
Chasing a comfortable target, Australia raced to victory in 15.1 overs with Gardner and captain Meg Lanning remaining unbeaten on 33 and 28 respectively. Danni Wyatt started brilliantly, but we kept losing wickets at key times and weren't able to post a total that was competitive. "We knew there would be dew, more dew than there was in the ...
The second leg of the final of the Copa Libertadores was billed as a glorious highlight in the tournament's 58-year history - the first ever meeting of Buenos Aires' age-old rivals, Boca Juniors and River Plate. "We were clearly at a disadvantage yesterday and at a sporting disadvantage today", Boca coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto told rep...
Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini struck a controversial stoppage-time victor to bring blessed relief to Old Trafford after a laboured 1-0 win over Young Boys edged them into the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday. However, Mourinho rejected suggestions that his players find it easier to play away and laughed off a suggestion that p...
But the most memorable moment was saved for the slowdown lap after the grand prix when his McLaren was flanked by Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes and Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari before all three stopped on the pit straight to perform donuts.
I think that has a massive effect on the club. "There was not enough intensity and not enough desire". "They are spoilt kids now, the kids of today have a different life, an easier environment and I'm talking about the people around the players".
Brown coached at North Carolina for 10 years before being hired by Texas in 1997. Brown's 244 career victories rank 10th among FBS coaches. Brown came to UNC after three seasons (11-21) at Tulane and with a 6-5 season as the head coach at Appalachian State on his resume.
One of the more acutely affected was Boca captain and midfielder Pablo Perez , who was hit in the eye by a shard of glass. It had earlier been delayed from 5pm to 6pm due to the bus attack. Footage taken before the match was scheduled to start appeared to show a young girl having flares taped to her body beneath her clothing in an apparent att...
Kubica thanked all those who had helped him through the dark times that followed his life-changing crash when a steel guardrail penetrated his vehicle and arm in a minor rally in north-west Italy . He had completed a successful F1 test with Renault in 2016 F1 auto before driving the contemporary Renault and Williams cars in Hungary and Abu Dh...
And Glenn Murray created yet more history for Brighton , but it wasn't enough for victory against Leicester , with their game ending 1-1 . Winning this game would put a marker down and give the team a tremendous sense of confidence going into a tough period of the season.
Hamilton's lap time of 1min 34.794secs was another new track record in a season in which the cars have gone quicker than ever. Ricciardo was next, Bottas third, and Hamilton fourth about one second behind. We tried everything and gave it everything we had. "Looking forward to tomorrow, getting in the auto for the last time this year and challengi...
Obviously we can't be sure but let's see what happens when they inevitably meet in the Champions League now! Ramos later released a statement denying he has ever been involved in any form of doping. The newspaper says the case was handled by AEPSAD and, in its response to the reports, the organisation sought to clarify is position, although...
On a blustery cold night with snow blanketing the turf at Martin Stadium, Gaskin found enough traction to carry the Huskies into the Pac-12 championship game and ruin yet again the title hopes of Washington State . The Cougars finished the season with a 10-2, 7-2 record. "Teaching beats I never thought I would have to teach". That seemed out of ...
But Ireland's form fell off a cliff over the last 18-months. "He won't have players like Shay Given, Richard Dunne, Damien Duff and Robbie Keane to build a team around and while it may have been time for Martin O'Neill to move on, his successor has a hard task".
City are also top of their Champions League group with just two matchdays remaining. Guardiola this week reiterated his desire to manage in global football one day while speaking at an academic conference in Liverpool . Pellegrini deployed an attractive style of play at the Etihad Stadium and Guardiola added: 'When you are a blind guy you reco...
Take a look above. Approximately 10 minutes later, while the athlete was waiting for assistance, a black Honda Civic also lost control and hit the center median, collided with a concrete wall and then rear-ended Curry's Porche, according to a CHP Facebook post .
Mane's new contract follows attacking team-mates Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino also committing their futures to the club with new deals this year. That is mainly down to Klopp's handling of him, with the 25-year-old being eased into the fold, and the German is stunned to learn of links to the likes of AC Milan and Juventus.
Wall, 28, is a five-time All-Star. John Wall was interviewed recently regarding the possible trades that might happen in the near future and he is really honest that the trade might possibly happen and pointed out some possible teams where he can land.
It set the Bears up for their second touchdown of the day when Daniel connected with running back Tarik Cohen in the end zone, a near duplicate of a first-quarter play that Daniel had overthrown Cohen on. His three years with Dallas seems like another man's 13 years. He and Nagy adjusted to tight Lions coverage near the line of scrimmage by sprea...
On Wednesday, Durant was recording a podcast with Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports when the suspension came down. I think they'll be fine. Durant has since shut down talk of the incident, telling reporters, "Don't ask me about that again", after being asked on Friday where his and Green's relationship stood.
Whack. It gets better: "Embarrassment has replaced the pride they used to take in playing the "Australian Way", a euphemism for playing in a hard, overtly aggressive and arrogant manner, which gave primacy to the end result and cared little about the means adopted".
Patrick Reed and Danny Willett shared the lead after a dramatic late birdie spree at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. "I am not going to lie, it would be an wonderful thing to win, but regardless of what happens, with where my body, mind, golf is and just looking in the long-term of my career, this is pretty good".
He is yet to comment on the latest allegations, and his family on the NSW Central Coast told 9 News "there'll be no comment". A two-time Dally M Medallist, Hayne is one of the biggest names in the NRL . Detectives have now charged the 30-year-old with aggravated sexual assault and inflict actual bodily harm. The investigation stems from an all...