The last of Saturday’s 15:30 kickoffs to conclude produced a massive result highly relevant to the 2023/24 German Bundesliga relegation race. Nenad Bjelica’s 1. FC Union Berlin have pulled Wolfsburg into the relegation fray with a huge home win.Wolfsburg’s hero from last week Majer picked up right where he left off, placing the hosting Berliners under early pressure with some quality moves. Majer set up WOB striker Jonas Wind on the games first real chance in the 6th. Two minutes later, FCU striker Kevin Volland shot wide at the other end. Matters calmed down considerably after the early chances and…
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Mauricio Pochettino has denied that Chelsea’s struggles this season are down to the young players in his squad, instead arguing the Blues are still gelling as a squad.Chelsea have made a clear effort to buy young players since the arrivals of Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital and have often been accused of lacking the necessary experience to win games in the Premier League.Asked whether he agrees with that criticism, Pochettino argued the age of his players was irrelevant and instead pointed to the fact the team is full of players who are still learning how to play alongside one another.”I…
Dricus du Plessis claimed the UFC middleweight title with a win over Sean Strickland, but Gregory Rodrigues doesn’t consider him to be the best 185-pounder on the planet. Rodrigues, who faces longtime octagon veteran Brad Tavares in the main card of UFC Vegas 86 on Saturday in Las Vegas, said on MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca podcast that today’s best middleweight is likely to be crowned on Feb. 24, when PFL champion Impa Kasanganay battles undefeated Bellator titleholder Johnny Eblen in Saudi Arabia. “I respect Dricus, but I don’t see him holding that belt for a long time,” Rodrigues said. “And…
(Photo: USA TODAY Sports) NFL job: Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator After four seasons at Boston College, including a bowl victory to end 2023, Jeff Hafley had enough. Hafley’s return to the NFL — where he previously served as a defensive backs coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers — comes as a result of college football’s changing landscape, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported. Hafley has a strong recruiting reputation, which requires major time commitments that do not exist as an NFL coordinator. “He wants to go coach football again in a league that is all…
Fred Katz @FredKatz The Knicks’ payroll is a little more than $2 million short of the luxury tax after the trade. They’ll need to bring in at least one more player to meet the minimum of 14. Could hold onto Taj Gibson, who’s on a 10-day contract now, find someone else or add two guys. – 12:50 PM
Feb 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ETIn the Mexican state of Michoacán, celebrations around this time of year center on the guacamole bowl instead of the Super Bowl.That’s because each year, the premier sporting event in the U.S. serves as the main source of income for hundreds of families south of the border who ensure that 138,000 tons of avocados are ripe in time for kickoff on Super Bowl Sunday.Millions of fans plan to enjoy the Feb. 11 matchup pitting the San Francisco 49ers against the Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium with a side of guacamole. Much like…
Skipper Finn Russell says he believes Scotland were denied a legitimate game-winning try after a TMO decision to rule out left France victorious at Murrayfield.
Akash Deep had just finished bowling a spell during Bengal’s Ranji Trophy game against Kerala in Thumba and was manning the boundary line, when everyone in the Bengal dressing room started clapping in unison and congratulating him. He had just received his maiden call-up to the India Test squad, for the last three matches against England, a reward for his performances in red-ball cricket for Bengal and India A over the past season.”I was hopeful that in the near future I might get a Test call-up if I keep performing but I didn’t expect that it would come by the…
By Peter Weis @PeterVicey Widespread fan protests in arenas across the Bundesrepublik have once again prevented all of the Bundesliga’s 15:30 kickoffs from finishing at the same time. Only four of the five simultaneous fixtures have concluded as of this piece’s filing. Frank Schmidt’s 1. FC Heidenheim presently stand as the only top flight club to emerge victorious. Frankfurt, Leipzig, and Gladbach all drew respective opponents Bochum, Augsburg, and Darmstadt. Photo: Biso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dino Toppmöller’s Eintracht Frankfurt have followed up their disappointing trip to Köln last week with a 1-1 draw against VfL Bochum in…
Manchester United are keen to strike a deal to sign Juventus centre-back Dean Huijsen this summer, according to a report.United are expected to be in the market for a new centre-back at the end of the season and may end up needing more than one new face after manager Erik ten Hag admitted the futures of both Raphael Varane and Jonny Evans have yet to be decided.According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, one of the names on United’s shortlist is 18-year-old Huijsen, who has caught the eye since joining Roma on loan in January.Huijsen, who made his Juventus debut in…