By Jonathan Dicks @Jonathan_Dicks Lowly Union face a reeling Hoffenheim side, who could reportedly lose their manager if they do not get a result on Matchday 22. Pellegrino MatarazzoTSG 1899 Hoffenheim Hoffenheim TSG haven’t won a match this calendar year and have only claimed all three points once in their last 12 league matches. After starting the season with four wins in five games, it’s been a disaster for Pellegrino Matarazzo, who will likely be without a job if they suffer defeat on Saturday. Hoffenheim haven’t found any trouble scoring, but their problem has been a defense which has allowed the…
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After seven years of absence from the UEFA Champions League, Arsenal returned to Europe’s premier continental competition this season.The Gunners are aiming to win a first European trophy since the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1994, but will have to overcome the likes of Manchester City, Real Madrid and Inter if they want to be crowned champions. With plenty of challenges on the horizon, how can the Gunners make it to the final at Wembley come the end of the season? Arsenal made little fuss of qualification / Fran Santiago/GettyImagesArsenal may have spent a number of years away from the…
Max Holloway expects his three-time past opponent Alexander Volkanovski will walk out of UFC 298 as featherweight champion, and also feels confident that the promotion did undefeated challenger Ilia Topuria a favor. Holloway, a former 145-pound champion before dropping the title to Volkanovski at UFC 245 in 2019, is scheduled to face Justin Gaethje in a lightweight bout for the “BMF” title at UFC 300. Topuria earned his shot after defeating Josh Emmett at UFC Jacksonville this past June, and many fans and pundits alike were calling for a fight between Topuria and Holloway before the 27-year-old got his title…
A highly-recruited Midwestern offensive tackle names his six finalists and will see all of them in the spring.
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced today at NBA All-Star Weekend 2024 the selection of 14 Finalists from the following committees: North American, Women’s, Men’s Veterans, Women’s Veterans, International, and Contributors. The Finalists will then be put forward to the Honors Committee to be considered for election as members of the Class of 2024. The new class will be announced in Phoenix on April 6 at the NCAA Men’s Final Four. North American Committee Finalists (in alphabetical order): Chauncey Billups, Vince Carter, Michael Cooper, Walter Davis, Bo Ryan, Charles SmithSource: NBA.com
New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones went down with a torn ACL in Week 9 and didn’t have his reparative surgery until Thanksgiving. Because of that, many assumed Jones wouldn’t be ready to start the 2024 regular season. However, the injury itself was clean, and the surgery was successful. Since then, Jones has been hard at work — never taking a day off — in an effort to return not only by Week 1 of next season but by the start of training camp. General manager Joe Schoen now shares that same optimism. “He’s doing well. He’s running in a…
Ealing Trailfinders beat Northampton Saints in pool stage of the Premiership Rugby CupFor years, facilities at Ealing Trailfinders were deemed inadequate for hosting rugby’s biggest clubs, and they were denied entry to the top tier.But this weekend, the west Londoners will play host to 11-time Premiership champions Leicester Tigers as the two clubs face off for a place in the Rugby Cup final.”There’s a buzz around the club this week; we want to test ourselves against the biggest clubs in England,” director of rugby Ben Ward told BBC Radio London.This is the first season Championship clubs have been entered into…
New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson faces up to a year on the sidelines after being diagnosed with another stress fracture of his back.The latest injury is in the same part of the back as the one which he had previous surgery on last year although is a new fracture. He won’t undergo an operation on this occasion.”The last few days have been some of my most challenging but I am hugely grateful for the support I’ve received from my partner, family, team-mates, support staff and medical professionals,” Jamieson said in a statement. “I know injuries are part of life…
By Jonathan Dicks @Jonathan_Dicks Dortmund are looking good to start the new year, as they travel to face a struggling Wolfsburg team and their under-fire trainer Niko Kovac. Wolfsburg After a decent start to the campaign, Wolfsburg haven’t won in their last six league games and have now fallen to 12th place. This weekend could be the end of Niko Kovac’s tenure unless he’s somehow able to get a result. VfL have really struggled to score and they bought Kevin Behrens in the winter window to hopefully ease that problem and free up Jonas Wind. It hasn’t quite worked out so…
One of the most intriguing 2023/24 Champions League last-16 ties sees the champions of Spain and Italy collide when Napoli meet Barcelona.The Diego Maradona connection makes this European clash all the more special and the clubs have been recent opponents in recent times, last squaring off in the 2021/22 Europa League when Barca were victorious.The two sides would go on to claim their respective national league titles the following season, but moods have dropped so far in 2023/24, with neither champion in contention to retain their crown.Barca’s defence of La Liga has fallen apart and they are clearly capable of…