By Peter Weis @PeterVicey The German FA officially announced the make-up date for Wednesday’s postponed Gladbach-Saarbrücken Pokal fixture on Friday. LuwigsparkstadionSaar-Seb CC-BY-SA 4.0 A DFB Pokal quarterfinal fixture between Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1. FC Saarbrücken – postponed this past Wednesday due to heavy rainfall and a waterlogged pitch – has been rescheduled for March 12th. The German FA confirmed the make-up date for the match on Friday. Kickoff at the Ludwigsparkstadion is scheduled for 20:30 on that particular Tuesday. Wednesday’s rearranged fixture will not affect the draw for the DFB-Pokal semis, scheduled to take place this Saturday after the 21st…
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Liverpool returned to the summit of the Premier League on Saturday, beating a spirited Burnley side 3-1 at Anfield.Two headers cancelled one another out in the first half at Anfield, Diogo Jota putting the Reds in front before Dara O’Shea equalised from a corner at the other end just before the break. Luis Diaz netted shortly after the break to put Liverpool back in front, with Darwin Nunez securing the points with ten minutes to play after a fourth header of the game gave the Reds a two-goal cushion. There was plenty of pressure on Liverpool to perform against struggling…
Liverpool are reportedly monitoring the current situation of Tosin Adarabioyo at Fulham before making a potential swoop for him in the upcoming transfer window, as per the Standard. The Englishman has entered the final six months of his current contract and hasn’t decided to sign an extension with the Cottagers yet. So, it looks highly likely that the defender will leave the West London club for free at the end of this season. Now, according to the report by the Standard(via TEAMtalk), Liverpool are looking to sign a new defender as a potential replacement for Joel Matip – whose current…
Jack Hermansson reminded fans why he’s been a fixture in the UFC’s middleweight rankings by battling through early adversity to steal momentum before outworking the dangerous Joe Pyfer over 25 minutes in the main event of UFC Vegas 86. Following Saturday’s Fight Night event at the UFC APEX, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Eric Jackman, and Alexander K. Lee react to Hermansson’s veteran showing in victory, discuss what we learned about Pyfer in defeat, and why people shouldn’t be too quick to write him off. Additionally, the panel talks Dan Ige’s brutal first-round knockout win over Andre Fili in the co-main…
When Elijah Burress was sifting through school options and speaking with receiver coaches, he was looking for a certain feel and connection.And he had his father, former NFL receiver Plaxico Burress, in the background for support.After a recent visit to Notre Dame, the Wayne (N.J.) DePaul receiver prospect figured he found his home, and he announced his commitment Saturday.
Austin Krell @NBAKrell The Sixers have replaced their native tough guy and veteran ball-handler with one fell swoop, a source confirmed to @973espn. Kyle Lowry is coming. If they can get healthy for the playoffs, I don’t think there’s any question they got better this week: 973espn.com/source-sixers-… – 10:48 PM
Kansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt spent 14 years with the New York Giants — first as a defensive assistant and quality control coach, then as a defensive assistant, but the majority of his tenure with the team was as a secondary coach and safeties coach. Even though he’s with the Chiefs now, Merritt still hopes to return to New York one day. A few years ago, Merritt ran into Giants co-owner John Mara at a league event and made it clear he’d love to return. “I said it’s getting close to the time for me to come…
Watch as England head coach Steve Borthwick gives his verdict after England recover from being behind at half time to edge past Wales 16-14 in a hard-fought Six Nations clash at Twickenham. Match Report: England recover to edge past youthful WalesAvailable to UK users only
By Peter Weis @PeterVicey VfB trainer Sebastian Hoeneß provided squad updates ahead of tomorrow’s league showdown with FSV Mainz 05 at his Saturday presser. Speaking at a Saturday pre-match press conference, VfB Stuttgart trainer Sebastian Hoeneß wished to make clear that he took upcoming league opponents FSV Mainz 05 seriously despite the fact that Jan Siewert’s side have looked especially poor in their last two fixtures. The VfB gaffer noted that his team prepared to welcome an “intense and compact” squad to the MHP-Arena. ”The team invests an incredible amount and are difficult to play against,” Hoeneß said, “It’s hard to…
FROM TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM – Tottenham summoned a dramatic second-half turnaround capped by Brennan Johnson’s late winner to steal victory over Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.The Seagulls went ahead in north London as Pascal Gross converted from the penalty spot after Danny Welbeck was brought down, but Spurs railled and dragged themselves level when Pape Matar Sarr finished on the rebound.A winner looked unlikely to emerge but Son Heung-min’s late cross was powered into the roof of the net by Johnson in the 97th minute to earn the hosts a momentous victory.How the game unfoldedTottenham welcomed club…