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By Henrik Petersen Deniz Undav has won the Bundesliga Player of the Month award for January. VfB Stuttgart forward Deniz Undav has been voted the Bundesliga’s Player of the Month for January. The 27-year-old saw off competition from Alejandro Grimaldo, Piero Hincapié (both Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) and Niels Nkounkou (Eintracht Frankfurt). ”I’m delighted to have been voted as Player of the Month again,” Undav, who also won the November award, told VfB Stuttgart’s website. ”The trophy doesn’t just belong to me, though. It’s just a lot of fun to play and perform…

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Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has admitted there is “no hiding” from the fact that the German giants have hit a bump in the road but has called on the squad to fight their way past it.Bayern fell to a surprise 1-0 defeat away to Lazio in the Champions League on Wednesday night, failing to muster a single shot on target despite 17 attempts at goal. That came only days after a comprehensive 3-0 loss against Bundesliga title rivals Bayer Leverkusen.For a club of Bayern’s stature, it has been a disastrous week.”In the first half we started well, we had…

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MMA

Alexander Volkanovski caught Ilia Topuria jumping the gun. On Saturday, Volkanovski and Topuria face off in the main event of UFC 298 with Volkanovski’s featherweight championship on the line, and earlier this week, the two men got a little preview of what’s in store during a tense but friendly backstage run-in. A clip posted by UFC on social media shows Topuria taking the belt for a spin when Volkanovski walks by and chirps at his trash-talking challenger. The two featherweights exchange a few words, but it’s all in good fun as they prepare to do battle on Saturday. “May as…

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With College Football 25 officially launching later this year following this week’s teaser trailer reveal, it’s time to finally get excited about EA Sports’ new rendition of the video game title all love. Updated rosters, uniforms, stadiums, the transfer portal — this is going to have it all, and we’re anxious to see which players are going to be the game’s best later this summer ahead of the 2024 season.Like all video game-based ratings systems, we’re going with the widely-accepted categories with our projections — speed, agility, awareness, throw power, accuracy, tackling, etcetera. There’s a number of All-American candidates returning…

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Feb 15, 2024, 12:09 PM ETKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities in Kansas City said Thursday that the mass shooting that left one person dead and 22 injured at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration appeared to have stemmed from a dispute among several people.Police Chief Stacey Graves said Thursday that the total number of victims is 23, including Lisa Lopez-Galvan, who was killed in the shooting. Graves said that the 22 people injured in the shooting ranged between the ages of 8 and 47 years old and that half of the injured were under the age of 16.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedFire Chief…

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Keenan was forced off after 55 minutes in Ireland’s win over ItalyIreland are hopeful that full-back Hugo Keenan will be available for their Six Nations match against Wales in Dublin despite his knee injury. Keenan went off injured in the second half of Ireland’s 36-0 win over Italy on Sunday, with head coach Andy Farrell saying he had a “bang on his knee”. The Leinster player, 27, did not train on Thursday. But forwards coach Paul O’Connell says Ireland are “hopeful” Keenan will recover to face Wales on 24 February.O’Connell also said centre Garry Ringrose is in “good shape” and…

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By Henrik Petersen VfB Stuttgart will be without Alex Nübel once again when they face Darmstadt on Saturday. Anthony Rouault will also miss the game. Photo: Jeollo, Vfb-exklusiv.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 After missing VfB Stuttgart’s 3-1 win over Mainz with a hip problem last week, Alexander Nübel remains unavailable for Saturday’s Bundesliga clash with Darmstadt. ”Alex hasn’t trained this week. It’s nothing serious but he’s still restricted in certain movements,” said Stuttgart coach Sebastian Hoeness at a press conference on Thursday, at which he confirmed that Fabian Bredlow will fill in again. Anthony Rouault will miss the game as well…

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Kylian Mbappe has informed Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi that he plans to leave the club this summer.Having entered the final 12 months of his deal, Mbappe had promised Al-Khelaifi that he would inform him personally once a decision has been reached.90min understands that confirmation has now arrived, with Mbappe making it clear he will leave the club this summer, but the terms of his departure from the French capital are yet to be finalised.PSG have not commented publicly and are unlikely to do so until Mbappe’s impending departure has been fully signed off.Mbappe has not decided on his next…

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MMA

The amount of questions surrounding the UFC featherweight championship main event of UFC 298 between Alexander Volkanovski and Ilia Topuria are astounding — not just heading into the fight, but the roads both fighters will take based on the result. Can Volkanovski continue his 145-pound dominance, or will the incredibly confident Topuria be put on the rocket ship to superstardom? On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel will preview Saturday’s main event, the stakes involved for both Volkanovski and Topuria, and where the champion goes, win or lose. Additionally, topics include the rest of the UFC 298…

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