By Peter Weis @PeterVicey BVB sporting director Sebastian Kehl – as quoted by Matthias Dersch of Germany’s preeminent footballing publication – dropped strong hints that Ivorian national team hero Sebastien Haller would very soon be given his chance at cracking the starting IX upon his return to his club team. Sebastien HallerMiensah02 CC-BY-SA 4.0 The “fairy-tale” ending to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations left Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller unable to complete his post-match interview. The 29-year-old – reflecting on a year during which he had to beat testicular cancer as well as contending with a place on…
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Chelsea blocked the possibility of struggling winger Mykhailo Mudryk leaving the club during the January transfer window amid interest from Bayern Munich, according to a report.Mudryk only arrived at Stamford Bridge the previous January after a sudden surge in form at Shakhtar Donetsk, impressing for the Ukrainian club in the Champions League in particular – Chelsea stole in ahead of Arsenal to strike a deal worth up to £89m if various add-ons are met.Yet Mudryk failed to score in his first 23 Chelsea appearances. Even now, the 23-year-old has only managed nine total goals and assists in 42 games to…
Cédric Doumbé may only have five MMA fights in his career thus far, but he believes there’s no other French fighter competing in the sport who can draw a bigger crowd at home. Doumbe, a 31-year-old kickboxer turned PFL prospect, said his previous fight at Accor Arena in Paris sold out in just 20 minutes. That led to a disagreement with UFC welterweight Benoit Saint Denis, who said Doumbe wasn’t the face of French MMA because he hadn’t accomplished enough. Instead, Saint Denis called former UFC interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane the current face of MMA in France. He added…
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Shams Charania @ShamsCharania Amid three months of frustrations, PJ Tucker will be away from the Los Angeles Clippers to reset mindset and is expected to rejoin the team after the All-Star break, sources say. Details in The Bounce at @TheAthletic: theathletic.com/5275013/2024/0… – 10:28 AM
Brady Henderson, ESPNFeb 14, 2024, 06:00 AM ETCloseBrady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Henderson covers the Seattle Seahawks. He joined ESPN in 2017 covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM. You can follow him via Twitter @BradyHenderson.SEATTLE — The Seahawks have a new head coach in Mike Macdonald, who replaces Pete Carroll after 14 seasons at the helm. They have a new decision-maker in John Schneider, their longtime general manager who now holds final say over personnel matters in the organization’s post-Carroll power structure.Could that combination also mean a new quarterback in 2024?That question comes to…
BBC Sport rugby union pundits Sam Warburton, Ugo Monye, John Barclay, Martin Johnson, Hamish Watson and Chris Paterson reveal who is the most romantic, what they would cook each other on Valentine’s Day and who their rugby soulmates are.WATCH MORE: A weekend in the life of rugby legend WarburtonWatch Six Nations Rugby Special on iPlayer.
Ben Stokes continued his return to operating as a fully functioning allrounder on Wednesday with a 20-minute bowling session in Rajkot, but will not bowl in England’s remaining three Tests in India.The England captain has been stepping up his bowling on this tour after an operation on his left knee at the end of November. Following a first walkthrough in the build-up to the second Test in Visakhapatnam, he has been gradually increasing his bowling, sending down three overs on Tuesday at about “70 percent” before a similar stint on Wednesday, a day out from the third Test.Stokes has reiterated…
Having explained why he chose not to employ the services of Naby Keïta in last Saturday’s home defeat to 1. FC Heidenheim, SV Werder Bremen trainer Ole Werner noted that the Guinean national team captain will also miss out on this Friday’s clash with Köln due to gastrointestinal issues. It might well be the case that, even though finally fit, the blockbuster summer signing might have great difficulty getting back into Werner’s XI. The team’s depth chart has stabilizing in the Guinean national team captain’s absence. Werner has noted that the 29-year-old must deal with competition. Werder were delighted to welcome…
Kylian Mbappe is still yet to decide on his future but is currently mulling over contract offers from Real Madrid and current club Paris Saint-Germain, 90min understands.The future of Mbappe remains unresolved with his deal at PSG up in the summer. There is a broad agreement over terms, but Mbappe is yet to give the green light to PSG, who won’t now alter their renewal proposal which has been on the table for quite some time.PSG’s are increasingly pessimistic about their chances of keeping Mbappe, with Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford, Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko and AC Milan’s…