Scotland missed out on becoming the first country other than hosts Germany to book their place at Euro 2024 on Thursday night, losing 2-0 in Spain thanks to a pair of second half goals.The Scots had been in blistering form since the qualifying process began seven months ago, winning each of their first five games – including a 2-0 victory over Spain at Hampden Park.Those results had put them on the brink of Euro 2024 and a second successive European Championship finals after Euro 2020 had ended a 23-year absence from major tournaments.Victory at La Cartuja in Sevilla would have…
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According to Italian website Calciomercato, Chelsea have a distinct advantage over Juventus in the race to sign Strasbourg midfielder Habib Diarra. The London giants have signed several emerging players since their takeover from Clearlake Capital Group and a number of them are currently away on season-long loan deals. Chelsea are likely to continue with the same for the future and Calciomercato claim that this would offer them an advantage over Juventus in the pursuit of Diarra. Diarra is currently contracted to French top-flight club Strasbourg where Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has a majority stake since last season. As a result,…
Joe Pyfer made sure the fight was finished at UFC Vegas 80. At the latest UFC APEX card, Pyfer made it three wins in three octagon appearances with an arm-triangle choke submission of middleweight veteran Abdul Razak Alhassan. The submission didn’t just force a tap-out from Alhassan, it put him out cold, as Pyfer was left with no choice but to keep the squeeze on until referee Mark Smith officially stopped the bout. The fight-ending sequence was slightly muddled as Alhassan appeared to be making a tapping gesture, only with his fist instead of the flat of his hand, which…
(Photo: © Joshua S. Kelly-USA TODAY Sports, USA TODAY Sports) Top247 rank for 2011: 5-star | 99 rating | No. 9 overall | No. 1 wide receiver Summary: Watkins left South Fort Myers (Fla.) in 2011 as Lee County’s all-time leading receiver with 133 catches for 2,997 yards and 36 touchdowns. He hit the ground running during his freshman season at Clemson, totaling 82 receptions for 1,219 yards and 12 touchdowns en route to ACC Rookie of the Year and first-team All-America honors. After a quiet sophomore season, Watkins capped his Clemson career with a junior year for the ages in 2013.…
PHILADELPHIA — The Braves understand more than anyone how difficult it’s been to walk into Citizens Bank Park and leave with a victory in the postseason. And they received a swift reminder of that tall task Wednesday night in Game 3 of the National League Division Series, finding themselves on the wrong end of a 10-2 thumping from the Phillies and teetering on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 deficit in the series. But if you ask the Braves’ players and staff about their level of confidence, much of it hinges on who’s slated to take the bump for…
The Sixers have been underwhelmed by any trade offers they have received from the Los Angeles Clippers, James Harden’s preferred destination, but LA is working on trying to change that. The Sixers want either an impact player from the Clippers to remain in contention or they want a slew of draft picks that they can then flip to another team in order to acquire that impact player to help Joel Embiid contend. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on “NBA Today” that the Clippers are currently working on their offer and are expected to make a new offer to the Sixers soon.Source:…
Oct 11, 2023, 12:00 PM ETWeek 6 features a number of strong options in Eliminator Challenge. Three teams all have at least a 90% chance of winning their games, according to Mike Clay’s model. All three are double-digit favorites at Caesars Sportsbook.However, those three favorites are also three of the four best teams in the NFL, according to ESPN Analytics model, with the Buffalo Bills first, the Kansas City Chiefs third and the Miami Dolphins fourth. Each of the three has at least four remaining games where they will be at least 80% favorites after this week.While taking those favorites…
Head coach Warren Gatland says Wales are “not ready to go home” as they look to continue their World Cup journey with victory in their last-eight encounter with Argentina on Saturday in Marseille.This is Gatland’s fourth World Cup quarter final with Wales and he has reached the last four twice – in 2011 and in 2019.Fly-half Dan Biggar and full-back Liam Williams have been passed fit for Wales.READ MORE: You can’t blame Wales for World Cup draw – Gatland
Following two big losses in two matches to start the 2023 ODI World Cup, Australia captain Pat Cummins has said his side is “hurting” but that they must find a way to regroup and “make amends”.”I think if we want to be challenging, you [have] got to try and find a way in all conditions, and that’s for the bowlers try and take wickets and for the batters try and score runs,” Cummins told the host broadcaster after the match.”Probably not much needs to be said [to my team-mates] tonight. I think everyone’s hurting. We’ve got a few days and…
By Henrik Petersen Going through a difficult spell at Bayer Leverkusen, Robert Andrich admits his first call-up to the German national team came as a surprise. Photo: Bayer 04 Leverkusen It’s been a good season for Bayer Leverkusen so far, but a difficult one for Robert Andrich, who has struggled for regular playing time. With that in mind, the central midfielder was surprised to receive his first call-up to the German national team from new coach Julian Nagelsmann. ”The timing was very surprising for me, because things have been going better and better for me personally over the last five…