Manchester United will be looking to continue their resurgence on Sunday afternoon when they travel to Kenilworth Road to face Luton Town.United’s meandering campaign was brought to life by their 3-2 comeback victory over Aston Villa on Boxing Day, with Ten Hag’s side enjoying a six-game unbeaten run in all competitions to kick-off 2024.Their new year upsurge has seen the Red Devils climb up to sixth in the Premier League table and within striking distance of the top four.Luton, meanwhile, were enjoying an impressive run of form of their own before they were surprisingly beaten at home by Sheffield United…
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The UFC 298 press conference video will feature many of the top stars for the UFC’s second pay-per-view of 2024 on Thursday evening. UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, featherweight challenger Ilia Topuria, former middleweight champ Robert Whittaker, middleweight standout Paulo Costa, welterweight standouts Ian Machado Garry and Geoff Neal, former bantamweight champ Henry Cejudo and contender Merab Dvalishvili are a few of those slated to appear at the UFC 298 press conference. The UFC 298 press conference is slated to begin at 8 p.m. ET.
The NCAA Tournament selection committee will reveals its top 16 seeds Saturday before several meaningful conference clashes are played across college basketball, giving us a glimpse into who they feel are the nation’s best coming down the stretch. Based on various metric and power rankings, we have a solid idea on who the committee will choose as its four No. 1 seeds as March Madness approaches, but the remaining picks are subjective and sure to change in the coming weeks.This weekend marks the eighth time the committee has published its top 16 seeds in mid-February and for the record, none…
Evan Sidery @esidery The Suns are interested in signing Danilo Gallinari, per @DuaneRankin (azcentral.com/story/sports/n…). Gallinari and Devin Booker’s father, Melvin, played together in Italy before he joined the NBA. A potential full circle moment for Gallinari and Booker, if he indeed signs with… pic.twitter.com/M40cEPagdD – 1:26 PM
Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 15, 2024, 04:11 PM ETCloseCourtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.CHICAGO — The Bears released veteran safety Eddie Jackson and guard Cody Whitehair, the team announced Thursday.Whitehair and Jackson, who were drafted by Chicago’s previous front office, were the Bears’ longest-tenured…
By Dan Biggar For The Mail On Sunday Published: 17:30 EST, 10 February 2024 | Updated: 21:12 EST, 10 February 2024 Wales came so close to another famous Twickenham victory before George Ford took control of the game. I thought the England fly-half produced a tactical masterclass in the final 30 minutes to guide his side to victory.It wasn’t pretty, but England will be very happy to be two wins from two in this Six Nations.I’m sure some people will have watched Saturday night’s game and been disappointed in terms of entertainment. There were lots of re-set scrums. Don’t get…
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel was unsurprisingly not happy after Wednesday’s 1-0 loss to Lazio. Thomas Tuchel.Photo: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0 Pressure is mounting on Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel after a 3-0 defeat to title rivals Bayer Leverkusen was followed by a 1-0 loss to Lazio in the Champions League on Wednesday. In a post-match interview, Tuchel said he was “frustrated and angry” at the defeat and that his team “lost their conviction” in the second half. ”We’re frustrated and angry about the defeat. I think we lost the game; I’m not sure Lazio won…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has welcomed the ambition of new investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS team, which is set to see Dan Ashworth appointed as sporting director.The influence of Ratcliffe’s has already been felt with the appointment of Omar Berrada as incoming chief executive, formerly in charge of football operations at the rival City Football Group. Ashworth is known to be specifically admired by Sir Dave Brailsford, Ratcliffe’s most trusted sporting advisor.It will mean someone else coming into the Old Trafford hierarchy, but Ten Hag is happy for the help and to see that his new…
Care to place a wager on the winner of the UFC 300 main event sweepstakes? Online oddsmaker Bovada just put up a line for the April 13 headliner that’s generated a frenzy of speculation as time ticks toward the banner event. Right now, there’s just one fight you can put your money on, and that’s a welterweight title fight between champ Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad. The fight has been teased by Edwards, and Muhammad has said UFC CEO Dana White has given assurances that UFC 300 will host the five-rounder. Yet with less than two months remaining, the UFC…
Overland Park (Kans.) Blue Valley linebacker Dawson Merritt picked up an Alabama offer on Wednesday.“I know about what kind of winning culture Alabama has which brings a crazy feeling to earn a scholarship offer from them,” he said. “Playing for Alabama is stuff you dream about as a kid.”Merritt hopes to visit the Tide and other programs in the spring but hasn’t locked those in yet.