By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Following persistent protests, the DFL has decided not to sell shares to outside investors. Photo: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0 In December, the German Football League (DFL) received the go-ahead from the majority of the 36 clubs in Germany’s top two leagues to pursue a multi-billion dollar deal with an outside investor. However, after weeks of intense protests by German football fans, who have thrown tennis balls and other objects onto pitches to show their discontent, the DFL has now announced that there will be no deal. ”In light of recent developments, it appears that continuing…
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said that Manchester United will carry out a fresh assessment on the future of Mason Greenwood, at least opening the door to the possibility that he plays for the club again.Greenwood, who was charged with assault, attempted rape and coercive control in the months following his 2022 arrest, was thought to have played his last game for United by the time he was loaned to Getafe towards the end of last summer’s transfer window.Having conducted their own internal investigation after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) dropped the case owing to the withdrawal of key witnesses and…
With a nickname like “Lefthand2God,” it’s no surprise that Danny Barlow packs a serious punch but even he couldn’t have imagined that he would score his first knockout in the UFC using a broken arm. This past Saturday night at UFC 298, Barlow battered Josh Quinlan with a barrage of punches and ended up with several knockdowns before the referee mercifully stopped the fight in the second round. Afterwards, Barlow noted that he likely broke his arm in the fight and an x-ray taken at a local hospital in Anaheim revealed that he had a clean break across his forearm.…
The 2023-24 college basketball regular season is entering the home stretch with March Madness quickly approaching. Conference play is heating up around the country, and the Big 12 Tournament will be here before we know it.The 2024 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament takes place at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The conference tournament gets underway with a pair of first-round games March 12 and concludes with the championship game March 16.Each of the league’s 14 teams are set to participate in the Big 12 Tournament, and the top six seeds in the conference receive a first-round bye.The Big…
Michael Scotto: There seems to be this false narrative out there that the Brooklyn Nets are building around Mikal Bridges as the No. 1 option. While Bridges is certainly a part of the core, and I’d include Cam Johnson and Nic Claxton – who, again, the Nets want to re-sign in unrestricted free agency – the ultimate plan is to add another star or two around Bridges via trade or free agency while Bridges is on a team-friendly contract for the next two seasons. Bridges said publicly at practice that he wants to remain a Net and wasn’t raised to want to leave when things get tough. I think…
Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 21, 2024, 06:00 AM ETCloseTim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus.PHILADELPHIA — Safe to say, the Eagles’ defense needs a lot of work.The unit finished 31st in passing yards allowed per game (252.7) and total touchdowns allowed (35), 30th in opponent third-down conversion rate (46%) and 29th in red zone efficiency (65%). Philadelphia went from 27 takeaways in 2022 to 18 last season and dropped from…
Kyle Steyn helped Scotland open their Six Nations campaign with victory in Wales before missing the game against FranceVenue: Murrayfield, Edinburgh Date: Saturday, 24 February Kick-off: 16:45 GMTCoverage: Watch live on BBC One, iPlayer and online from 16:00 GMT; commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Radio Scotland; live text on BBC Sport website & appHad all gone to plan, Kyle Steyn would have been playing for Scotland against France. Instead, he was helping his wife through a lengthy labour and screaming at the TV.Fast forward a fortnight and newborn daughter Arabella Rose will be watching from the stands…
Afghanistan 209 for 5 (Gurbaz 70, Dananjaya 2-37) beat Sri Lanka 206 for 5 (Kamindu 65*, Nissanka 60, Nabi 2-35) by three runs Afghanistan withstood onslaughts at both ends of the innings, first from Pathum Nissanka and then Kamindu Mendis, to close out a nervy three-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third T20I in Dambulla. It means Afghanistan end the series on a high, securing their solitary victory at the last time of asking; Sri Lanka win the series 2-1.The difference in the end proved to be the final two deliveries of the respective innings. Afghanistan, having elected to…
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Konrad Laimer returned to full training with Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Konrad Laimer.Photo: Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0 Bayern Munich have been boosted by the return of Konrad Laimer to team training. The Austria international trained with his teammates on Wednesday for the first time since suffering a calf injury last month. Laimer has missed the last five games in all competitions for the German champions. His return will be welcomed by Bayern as they look to end a three-match losing streak against RB Leipzig on Saturday. Laimer spent six years at Leipzig before joining Bayern last summer.More about…
Luke Shaw is at risk of missing Euro 2024 as Manchester United fear he could miss the rest of the 2023/24 season with a leg injury, a new report has claimed.The England international missed over three months of the campaign with a separate thigh problem before returning in late November, though another muscle issue left him out for another month.Shaw has started United’s last four Premier League after making his comeback in the 4-2 FA Cup win at Newport County in late January, but the Daily Mail say his last appearance has done some significant damage.28-year-old Shaw was brought off…