Every year on NBA All-Star weekend, we at 90min take the opportunity to join in with the festivities and have a little bit of fun ourselves.An all-star game in football would be a logistical nightmare, but it’s still exciting to plot out what one may look like.Last year, Sean Walsh and Jack Gallagher picked their teams in a draft format in line with the NBA’s playground style. Thankfully, the NBA has reverted to traditional old east-vs-west regime and ensured such detailed and tactical planning won’t be needed this time around.East against west doesn’t make much sense in the context of…
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Vicente Luque will now face Joaquin Buckley in the co-main event of UFC Atlantic City on March 30, multiple people with knowledge of the situation confirmed to MMA Fighting. UFC CEO Dana White originally announced that Luque (22-9-1) would be competing against Sean Brady that night at the Boardwalk Hall, however the welterweight match was never a done deal since Brady was still recovering from an injury when offered the bout. This will be Luque’s third attempt to compete after back-to-back matches failed to come to fruition. Most recently, Ian Machado Garry withdrew from their Dec. 16 clash at UFC…
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Eric Koreen @ekoreen ‘Topes lose. 127-125. RJ misses a turn-around jumper after Ben Sheppard plays some great defence. 29/12/8 for Barnes, 23 and 9 for for Barrett. 23/7/5 for Siakam, 21/12/4 for Haliburton. Good night for the Raps’ own pick, bad night for the Pacers pick. – 9:57 PM
Feb 16, 2024, 01:25 PM ETKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two juveniles were charged with crimes connected to the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally, authorities said Friday, as the city tries to recover in the aftermath of the violence.A news release from the Jackson County Family Court said the juveniles were charged Thursday and are being detained in the county’s Juvenile Detention Center “on gun-related and resisting arrest charges.” The release said it is “anticipated that additional charges are expected in the future as the investigation by the Kansas City Police Department continues.”No further information was…
Venter’s try gave Edinburgh momentum in a game they had been treading water inZebre: (10) 19Tries: Garcia Con: Montemauri Pens: Montemauri 3, PrisciantelliEdinburgh: (3) 25Tries: Venter, Penalty, Cherry Cons: Healy 2 Pen: HealyEdinburgh scored three second-half tries to fight back against Zebre in Italy and move up to fourth in the United Rugby Championship table. Simone Gesi’s darting break fed Gonzalo Garcia to gave Zebre an early lead that helped the home side to a 10-3 lead after a low-quality opening period. However Boan Venter’s try and a penalty try gave improved Edinburgh the lead midway through the second period.Dave…
Mohammad Hafeez’s stint as Pakistan cricket’s supremo has formally ended, as he readies to return to the TV studios ahead of the ninth season of the PSL. Hafeez was team director and de facto head coach of the men’s national team, overseeing tours to Australia and New Zealand. But one day before the start of the PSL, he announced on social media that his stint had been “cut short” by the “new chairmanship” of the board, referring to Mohsin Naqvi who is the new PCB chairman.”I accepted the new role as a director PCB with great passion to make positive…
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Granit Xhaka has been confirmed fit for Bayer Leverkusen’s trip to Heidenheim. Exequiel Palacios, on the other hand, is not quite ready to return to action. Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso has confirmed that Granit Xhaka is available for Saturday’s trip to Heidenheim. The midfield pivot has shaken off a muscle problem and is fully fit. ”Everything is fine with Granit. He is ready for tomorrow,” said Xabi Alonso at a press conference on Friday. Exequiel Palacios, by contrast, is not quite ready to return from the muscle injury that has sidelined him for several weeks. ”Maybe it will…
FROM KINGSMEADOW – Manchester City put in an inspired performance to defeat reigning WSL champions Chelsea 1-0 on Friday, blowing the title race wide open and ending the Blues’ run of 22 games unbeaten at home in the league.Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw helped City in their race for the title by netting the winning goal in the 14th minute, continuing her own quest for the Golden Boot in the process.Her impressive strike dented Chelsea’s impressive home record, while before this meeting, Chelsea had defeated City in their last six home games in the WSL.Shaw’s goal was the product of brilliance from…
Marcos Rogerio de Lima wants another go-round with Derrick Lewis and is confident the “The Black Beast” won’t be able to replicate his performance at UFC 291. De Lima, who now faces last-minute fill-in Junior Tafa at UFC 298 after Junior replaced his brother Justin Tafa for Saturday’s card, said on MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca podcast that he still needs to rematch Lewis after losing the first match in just 33 seconds in July 2023, and he knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that he beats Lewis nine times out of 10. “I was in my best shape that…