Luis Suarez has revealed that Real Madrid wanted to sign him as a replacement for Karim Benzema in 2014, with the France forward being heavily linked with Arsenal at the time.Suarez was plying his trade at Liverpool in 2014 and was coming off the back of European Golden Shoe and PFA Players’ Player of the Year campaign in which he bagged a thoroughly impressive 31 goals in 33 Premier League appearances.The striker was expected to leave Anfield following that stunning season in front of goal, with Barcelona eventually securing his signature for a reported £65m fee. Suarez would continue his…
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Before a reporter could even get the question out, Ian Machado Garry shut down the idea that Colby Covington would escape his clutches. Garry put Covington front and center following his win over Geoff Neal at UFC 298, and he wasn’t thrilled to entertain other potential opponents. “He doesn’t have a choice,” Garry said at the post-fight press conference for UFC 298. “He’s lost three title fights. He doesn’t have a choice. Sorry, I don’t mean to interrupt, but there is no other f****** option for him. Who else are they gonna put? He’s not going to sign the fight…
ATLANTA — The rundown of prospects competing at Sunday’s Under Armour Atlanta regional is as cream-of-the-crop as it gets. It’s the second of 14 stops after Orlando kicked off the tour last weekend.Atlanta’s group includes at least 26 Top247 prospects in the 2025 class alone, including seven offensive linemen, five edge rushers, four offensive linemen, and three defensive linemen. Breaking it down further, it includes four (quarterback Julian Lewis, EDGEs Jared Smith and Zion Grady, and defensive lineman Justus Terry) top-30 prospects.It also includes many soon-to-be households names in 2026, including a dozen top 100 prospects— defensive lineman JaReylan McCoy,…
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds Six degrees of Kevin Bacon, but a LeBron James edition … LeBron was in an All-Star Game with Shaq. Shaq was in one with Hakeem. Hakeem was in one with Kareem. Kareem was in one with Elgin. Elgin was in one with Dick McGuire. And Dick McGuire played in the first All-Star Game. – 10:42 AM
The New York Giants have been one of the worst-performing teams in the NFL over the past 10 years and, in fact, have been the worst team in the NFC over that period. Remarkably, Giants fans have not been crying in their proverbial beers over the team’s demise. In a recent poll of which NFL fan bases are the “drunkest,” the Giants’ faithful have been among the most sober. As part of our How America Drinks™ series, we analyzed over 28,000 anonymous BAC test results to determine which fanbase drank the most during the 2023-24 NFL season. New York Giants…
Marcus Smith has been ruled out of England’s Six Nations opener against ItalyAlex Mitchell has been unable to take part in training because of a leg woundEngland boss Steve Borthwick has already lost services of a raft of other backs By Chris Foy for the Daily Mail Published: 18:27 EST, 30 January 2024 | Updated: 19:00 EST, 30 January 2024 England’s pre-Six Nations injury crisis escalated on Tuesday as Marcus Smith was ruled out of their opener against Italy in Rome and Alex Mitchell emerged as another back-line doubt.Harlequins fly-half Smith limped out of training on Monday and was on crutches…
Quetta Gladiators 206 for 5 (Roy 75, Shakeel 74, Irshad 3-38) beat Peshawar Zalmi 190 for 6 (Babar 68, Ayub 42, Abrar 2-29) by 16 runsOpening batters Jason Roy and Saud Shakeel shared a beefy 157-run stand as a reshuffled Quetta Gladiators made a triumphant start in the Pakistan Super League with a 16-run win over Peshawar Zalmi on Sunday.Roy scored a breezy 75 off 48 balls and left-handed batter Shakeel, who waited for 33 games to get his first opportunity in the PSL, made an equally fine 74 off 47 deliveries that lifted Quetta to 206 for 5.Babar Azam…
While the majority of European leagues have just passed the halfway point of their seasons, that isn’t the case across the Atlantic Ocean. The Major League Soccer campaign in the United States kicks off shortly and that means that Lionel Messi is closing in on a return to competitive action. The Argentine isn’t the only superstar at the DRV PNK Stadium, with Luis Suarez the latest to join the sizeable ex-Barcelona contingent in Florida. So, when are Messi and his Inter Miami teammates back in action in MLS?Lionel Messi will want to win a first MLS title / Zach Sanderson/ISI…
Alexander Volkanovski has a clear explanation for how he lost his featherweight title: He just got beat. The UFC 298 main event saw a changing of the guard as Ilia Topuria left Volkanovski lying after landing a knockout blow against the fence, a result that made Topuria the new UFC champion at 145 pounds. Volkanovski was attempting to defend his title for a sixth consecutive time, but instead suffered his first-ever loss competing at featherweight. Volkanovski has kept a busy schedule in recent years, including a pair of high-profile title fight losses to lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, who knocked Volkanovski…
Alpharetta (Ga.) Cambridge offensive lineman Gabe Smith is one of the most coveted point of attack prospects in the Peach State.And the 6-foot-5, 315-pound Smith tells 247Sports he has several spring visits locked in.Beginning on March 23, Smith will make his way to Georgia Southern. He’ll be at Georgia Tech on March 30, Tennessee on April 1, Virginia Tech on April 2 and Miami on April 4. Liberty is set for April 6.Look for interest to continue to spike for Smith who also camped at Miami last summer and visited the previous spring.”I love Miami,” Smith said. “I’ve visited a…