By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Fabrizio Romano reports that Liverpool and Tottenham are among the clubs interested in Gladbach’s Ko Itakura. Photo: Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach center back Ko Itakura has attracted the interest of several European top clubs, according to Fabrizio Romano. According to the Italian transfer market insider, Liverpool and Tottenham are among the clubs keeping tabs on the Japanese defender. Liverpool are believed to have sent scouts to watch him on a number of occasions, while Tottenham manager Ante Postecoglou was already keen to sign the 26-year-old when he was in charge of Celtic. Itakura has spent much of this…
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Goals from Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo and a brace from Mohamed Salah were enough to secure Liverpool a crucial 4-2 win over Newcastle United. The Reds were thoroughly dominant at Anfield on New Year’s Day, having 32 attempts on goal and accumulating an xG over seven (the highest in the league’s history). Had it not been for an in-form Martin Dubravka and an out-of-form Darwin Nunez, Liverpool could’ve thumped Newcastle. The win sees Liverpool open up a three point lead atop of the Premier League table, while Newcastle drop down to ninth in the table. How the game unfoldedAttacking toward…
According to respected journalist Ben Jacobs, Chelsea could explore a pre-contract agreement to sign Napoli striker Victor Osimhen at the end of the campaign. The Nigerian star recently signed a new long-term contract with the Italian champions, but he could still leave this summer due to a release clause of £112 million included in the renewal. In an update on Simon Phillips’ Substack, Phillips has now revealed that it would be impossible for Chelsea to sign Osimhen in January and a summer transfer is more realistic. The journalist went further to say that the Blues could secure a pre-contract agreement for next…
Joe Pyfer will face an opponent he truly respects in his first UFC main event, but he doesn’t expect the judges to be needed. Pyfer meets Jack Hermansson in the main event of the UFC’s Feb. 10 fight card in Las Vegas. Pyfer expects the perennial middleweight contender to show a lot of heart, but when it’s all said and done, the Contender Series standout believes his intangibles will be far too much. “I don’t think his boxing is all that good,” Pyfer said recently on The MMA Hour. “I think that he’s a tough guy. I think he’s got…
SAN ANTONIO — Chattanooga (Tenn.) McCallie School three-star cornerback Marcellus Barnes Jr. is just about ready to announce his college commitment. The 5-11, 165-pounder will do exactly that on Saturday at the 2024 All-American Bowl.Syracuse, Georgia and Ole Miss are the finalists for the No. 41 cornerback in American. Ahead of his decision, he spoke with 247Sports about all three schools.Syracuse: “Coach Fran is one of the first coaches I was able to connect with early on in my recruitment. We built our relationship ever since the spring and heading into my senior year. Everything is great. I feel they…
NHL Winter Classic at Mariners’ T-Mobile Park \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”It was a fun tribute by the Kraken to the Seattle landmark, famous for its fish market stalls.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”OEmbed”,”html”:”YEET!!! 🐟 s/o @filson for the arrival fits 🤝 pic.twitter.com/GjzlkptObe— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) January 1, 2024\n\n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Some Mariners stars past and present were also part of the festivities, via baseball cards adorning a goalie helmet. Krakens goalkeeper Joey Daccord even made like Randy Johnson with a shutout, stopping 35 shots in a 3-0 victory.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”OEmbed”,”html”:”Kraken goalie Joey Daccord’s mask for the NHL Winter Classic is designed with baseball cards of Mariners legends 🔥(via ___shifty___ / IG) pic.twitter.com/hFoP6eLXgc— Cut4…
Considering the Sixers will head to Chicago to face the Bulls on Saturday to complete the four-game road trip, there is no sense having Embiid make the trip for one game. Therefore, the big fella has been ruled out against Chicago. However, coach Nick Nurse is optimistic he will return when the Sixers get back home to face the Bulls again on Jan. 2. “He’s on the court again,” Nurse told reporters before the game. “He’s still a little sore, but he was on the court again today. Just try to make sure that he’s a little bit better before…
Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNJan 1, 2024, 01:06 PM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018.Miami Dolphins pass-rusher Bradley Chubb suffered a torn ACL in his right knee in Sunday’s 56-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, ending his season, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.Chubb went down with a noncontact injury late in the fourth quarter…
Timoney has scored five tries in his last three Ulster gamesLeinster (14) 21Tries: Healy, Russell, Sheehan Cons: Prendergast 2, Byrne Ulster (19) 22Tries: Timoney 2, Stockdale Cons: Cooney 2 Pens: CooneyUlster claimed a famous win at the RDS as they beat Leinster in a pulsating United Rugby Championship contest in Dublin. Ulster raced ahead with tries from Nick Timoney and Jacob Stockdale but Leinster fought back to level. Another try from Timoney gave Ulster a 19-14 lead at the break and they survived relentless Leinster second-half pressure to hold on for the win.The away triumph is a third successive victory…
Following a successful stint with the Afghanistan men’s cricket team, former England batter Jonathan Trott’s contract as head coach has been extended for a year. His 18-month tenure came to an end with 2023 but the ACB has chosen to keep him for 2024 as well.Afghanistan made excellent gains on the field last year, which culminated in their performance in the ODI World Cup where they beat Pakistan, England, Sri Lanka and Netherlands. They were also within reach of victory over the eventual champions Australia until Glenn Maxwell played one of the greatest innings of all time.Trott spoke to ESPNcricinfo…