England open their Six Nations campaign against Italy in Rome on Saturday Their pre-tournament training camp took them to Girona in sunny Spain It is the same training base as Girona, who currently top the LaLiga standings By Nik Simon for MailOnline Published: 04:22 EST, 31 January 2024 | Updated: 04:23 EST, 31 January 2024 Nestled between the Costa Brava coastline and the Pyrenees, it is easy to see why England’s rugby team followed Manchester City and Mexico to the five-star Camiral training base.It is the home of Girona FC, the surprise leaders in LaLiga, and Steve Borthwick will be hoping to share…
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Offspinner R Ashwin will rejoin the Indian team in Rajkot on the fourth day of the ongoing third Test against England, the BCCI has confirmed. He had left the city after play on the second day because of personal reasons and missed the third day’s play entirely.”The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is pleased to announce the return of R Ashwin to the squad after a brief absence due to a family emergency,” it said in a statement. “Both R Ashwin and the team management are pleased to confirm that he will be back in action on…
FROM GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM – Liverpool’s trip to Brentford on Saturday had real potential to go awry.Jurgen Klopp is, famously, not a fan of his side so often playing in Saturday’s early kick-off. The Reds had picked up only one point from their previous two Premier League visits to the Bees. The night before their latest encounter, Alisson had to withdraw with a hamstring injury, adding to their already lengthy list of absentees.In the first 30 minutes of the game, Brentford were able to impose themselves from open play as much as their usual set-piece bombardment, while Curtis Jones’s bright…
Ilia Topuria lived up the hype after delivering a brutal knockout to dethrone Alexander Volkanovski and become the new featherweight champion in the UFC 298 main event. It was another staggering performance from the undefeated Spaniard as Topuria followed through with his promise to march Volkanovski down and put him away before the final bell. Topuria delivered the finishing blow as he forced Volkanovski back towards the cage before unloading a right hook that absolutely demolished the long reigning featherweight king. Volkanovski crumbled to the canvas and Topuria began his celebration as he climbed to the top of the mountain…
The deal places him among the highest-paid coaches in college football. Per On3, last season retired Alabama head coach Nick Saban was the sport’s highest-paid coach ($11.4 million), followed by Clemson’s Dabo Swinney ($10.9 million) and Georgia’s Kirby Smart ($10.7 million).If that wasn’t enough, Sarkisian also gets two cars and access to a private jet for up to 20 hours per year. He’ll earn $250,000 with every appearance in the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff, and he’ll receive an extra quarter-million with each CFP win, up to $1.25 million with a national championship.In 2023, Sarkisian led Texas to its first…
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007 Steph Curry on who could be the next face of the league: “There’s a lot of guys to pick from in this group of 24 that are here. You see Luka, Ant, Shai, guys that are really coming into their prime, and they’re highly decorated already as All-Stars and (All-)NBA guys.” – 1:02 PM
George Ford has always had to battle with Owen Farrell for England’s No 10 shirtFarrell announced last year he would be stepping away from international rugby Ford is relishing the new-found opportunity to lead from the front for EnglandBy Chris Foy For Mailonline Published: 13:08 EST, 9 February 2024 | Updated: 13:26 EST, 9 February 2024 George never met Barry John, but as an experienced No 10 and rugby afficionado, England’s fly-half is well aware of the impact made by the Welsh playmaker who was known as ‘The King’.‘I’ve seen footage and know what a legend of the game he was…
BCCI secretary Jay Shah has categorically asked the centrally contracted India players to “prove” themselves in domestic cricket if they aspire to play for India and warned that non-participation will lead to “severe implications”. In a letter Shah wrote to the players earlier this week, which has been accessed by ESPNcricinfo, he said the “trend” of prioritising IPL over domestic cricket was a “cause for concern”.While saying that the board was proud of IPL’s success over the years, Shah wrote: “However, there is a trend that has started to emerge and is a cause for concern. Some players have begun…
Liverpool centre-back Ibrahima Konate has laughed off suggestions fellow Frenchman Kylian Mbappe could move to Anfield this summer.Mbappe has confirmed he will leave Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expires at the end of the campaign but has not yet struck an agreement with any club, leaving fans free to speculate about his future.While Real Madrid remain the overwhelming favourites to secure Mbappe’s signature, Liverpool have long been touted as potential suitors, but Konate does not expect his side to get a deal over the line.”In all honesty, do you really think he’s coming [to Liverpool]?” he laughed to Canal+ after…
Ian Machado Garry continued his winning ways at UFC 298, although the scorecards were probably a little too close to comfort for his liking. Displaying a slick striking arsenal over all three rounds and doing everything to avoid Geoff Neal’s tremendous power, Garry ultimately earned a split decision after three rounds. Two judges scored the fight 30-27 for Garry with the third judge giving Neal the fight with a 29-28 score. That was still enough for Garry to win but he heard a loud chorus of boos from the Anaheim crowd after he was announced as the victor. “Let them…