IFK Göteborg midfielder Melvin Koliqi has revealed his desire to play for Chelsea in an interview with Alingsås Tidning via SportWitness. The 17-year-old midfielder is a part of the Swedish club’s academy and he is highly rated around Europe with Chelsea among a host of top clubs reportedly showing an interest. The Blues appear to have an advantage in the race as Koliqi has now confirmed it’s his ‘dream’ to play for Chelsea as he’s a boyhood fan of the club. Koliqi said: “I dream of playing in the Premier League with Chelsea, it’s my favourite team,” he said. Koliqi has…
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Unbeaten middleweight contender, Khamzat Chimaev appears to have firmly ruled himself out of the running to take main event honors at UFC 300 in April, following reports earlier today that the promotion’s “top choice” for the event’s headliner would see the Chechen challenger rival, Leon Edwards for the undisputed welterweight title. Chimaev, the current number nine ranked middleweight contender, has been sidelined since he co-headlined UFC 294 back in October in Abu Dhabi, UAE, landing a close, majority decision win over former undisputed champion, Kamaru Usman. Making his middleweight division return, Chimaev had most recently forced a catchweight fight with…
UCLA hired DeShaun Foster as their new head coach on Monday, and judging by the reaction of the players, the move is a popular one. Foster had previously served as the team’s running backs coach, but left for the same position with the Las Vegas Raiders last week. Things changed when Chip Kelly left, however, and Foster was brought back to the Bruins as the head coach. UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond made the surprise announcement to the team, and the room went nuts.
Sam Amick @sam_amick ICYMI, why Draymond Green vs. Jusuf Nurkic, Part II, was exactly what the surging Warriors needed, @TheAthletic Sidenote: Golden State, which was 24th in defensive rating through Jan. 30, has league’s 4th-best mark since (they’re 6-1 in that span 👀). theathletic.com/5266932/2024/0… – 5:45 PM
Feb 12, 2024, 08:51 AM ETPatrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs capitalized on the NFL’s postseason overtime rules to once again beat the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl.While several Chiefs players and coaches said they had a prepared strategy in the event that the Super Bowl went to overtime, multiple 49ers players admitted they were not even aware of the rules.”I didn’t even know about the new playoff overtime rule, so it was a surprise to me,” Niners defensive lineman Arik Armstead said. “I didn’t even really know what was going on in terms of that.”Sunday night’s…
By Alex Bywater For Mailonline Published: 04:31 EST, 12 February 2024 | Updated: 04:31 EST, 12 February 2024 Louis Rees-Zammit is loving every minute after swapping rugby for American football and declared on Sunday night ‘his pursuit to be in the NFL is alive.’But the now ex-Wales wing admitted he was ‘jealous’ and ‘gutted’ as he watched his former side beaten by England in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday from Florida.Rees-Zammit was one of rugby’s biggest names. But he shocked the sport in which he’s grown up in January when he left his club side Gloucester with immediate…
South Africa 220 for 6 (de Swardt 55*, Bedingham 39, Ravindra 3-33) vs New ZealandRuan de Swardt and Shaun von Berg dug deep to pull South Africa out of a hole on a typically attritional day of Test cricket. New Zealand’s seamers prised out the top-order batters and were economical. Rachin Ravindra found purchase and dismantled the middle order but the numbers 7 and 8 were resilient saw off 27 overs in the extended final session.The day started with captain Neil Brand springing a surprise at the toss by batting first on a grassy pitch and going with two spinners.…
Two second-half goals from Conor Gallagher against his former loan team helped Chelsea earn a much-needed 3-1 victory at Crystal Palace on Monday night.The Blues fell behind in the 30th minute when Jefferson Lerma struck powerfully from distance but were improved in the second period, equalising through Gallagher’s first two minutes after half-time.The former Eagles midfielder popped up again in the 91st minute to finish a flowing move before Enzo Fernandez wrapped up the scoring with a stylish effort.How the game unfoldedPalace, on the back of two home league wins on the bounce, were without key figures Eberechi Eze, Michael…
Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone loves Power Slap — just don’t expect him to ever participate in it. On Friday night, the controversial upstart promotion’s sixth event went down in Las Vegas and drew a plethora of combat sports stars, online influencers, and celebrities. Also on hand for the festivities was the UFC Hall of Famer who offered an interesting endorsement for Dana White’s latest pet project. “I love it,” Cerrone said. “This is, like, if you just want to watch knockout, knockout, knockout, and hear CTE brain damage, this is the event” (h/t MMA Fighting). The UFC CEO has been pushing Power…
UCLA has named a new head football coach after Chip Kelly’s departure.UCLA on Monday announced that they have hired DeShaun Foster as head coach. Athletic director Martin Jarmond said the school conducted a “comprehensive search” and that Foster “resonated from the start and throughout the whole process.”“This is a dream come true,” Foster said in a statement. “I always envisioned being a Bruin ever since I was young, and now being the head coach at my alma mater is such a surreal feeling, and I’m grateful for this opportunity. The foundation of this program will be built on discipline, respect…