Legendary Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman says Mikel Arteta’s man-management skills are better than what Arsene Wenger’s were during his time in charge.Arteta has led the Gunners back to the top of the Premier League table, building on last season’s title challenge rather than dwelling on the disappointment of throwing away a sizeable advantage to Manchester City.Arsenal have won 12 of their 17 games, drawing three and losing just two, and are a point ahead of Liverpool and surprise package Aston Villa. Defending champions Manchester City are fourth, five points back.Speaking to BetWay, former goalkeeper Seaman, who won three top division…
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Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly opened formal talks to sign Manchester United target and OGC Nice star Jean-Clair Todibo in January, as per Football London. Spurs have started the season with a very thin defensive department and following Micky van de Ven’s injury, Ange Postecoglou has been forced to use Ben Davies in the centre-back position. The Welshman is a left-back by traits but has done well amid the Netherlands international’s absence. So, it has been suggested that the Lilywhites have decided to strengthen their backline by signing a new defender. Several players have been mentioned as potential targets for Postecoglou’s…
By any measure possible, Colby Covington had an abysmal week at UFC 296. From the abhorrent comments he made about Leon Edwards’ late father at the pre-fight press conference to his lackluster performance while coming up short in his third attempt at becoming undisputed welterweight champion, the always outspoken Donald Trump acolyte limped out of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to a chorus of boos with a lopsided loss on his resume. UFC CEO Dana White went as far as saying Covington looked “slow and old” during his performance, which doesn’t exactly inspire confidence that the 35-year-old contender curried…
(Photo: PittsburghPanthers.com, USA TODAY Sports) 25. Kentucky Wildcats (226.4 points) Avg. player rating: 89.0 Commits: 20 With six four-stars and 13 of the the three-star variety expected to sign this week, Mark Stoops took the balanced approach for 2024 and has a class just inside the top 25. 24. Wisconsin Badgers (226.6) Avg. player rating: 88.9 Commits: 20 Ahead of Luke Fickell’s second season, Wisconsin needed to improve at the line of scrimmage and the Badgers feel like they’ve accomplished that goal. 23. UNC Tar Heels (228.1) Avg. player rating: 87.9 Commits: 27 Not interested in going crazy over the…
Why Edward Cabrera is an intriguing trade candidate \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”There have been only 10 K’s on changeups thrown 95 mph or faster in the entire pitch-tracking era. Cabrera is responsible for nine of them, including the record of 95.6 mph against the Brewers’ Christian Yelich in September.\n\nOpponents have hit just .180 with a .288 slugging percentage over 274 plate appearances against Cabrera’s changeup since 2022.\n\nYou can imagine why the pitch can be so difficult for batters to handle. His changeup is only separated by about 3 mph from his four-seamer and sinker, and all three pitches have nearly identical spin direction…
NBA: New York Knicks at Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) shoots the ball against the New York Knicks in…Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) shoots the ball against the New York Knicks in the first half at Crypto.com Arena.more © Kirby Lee | 2023-12-18 NBA: New York Knicks at Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23)] shoots the ball against New York Knicks center Isaiah…Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23)] shoots the ball against New York Knicks center Isaiah Hartenstein (55) in the first half at Crypto.com Arena.more © Kirby Lee |…
Brady Henderson, ESPNDec 19, 2023, 03:01 AM ETCloseBrady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Henderson covers the Seattle Seahawks. He joined ESPN in 2017 covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM. You can follow him via Twitter @BradyHenderson.SEATTLE — Pete Carroll had his hat on backward, reveling in a thrilling win that marked the end of the longest losing streak of his tenure as Seattle Seahawks head coach.Safety Julian Love had an ear-to-ear smile on his face, beaming as he broke down his two fourth-quarter interceptions.And Drew Lock had a lump in his throat, becoming emotional during…
Sam Graham has previously played for Bristol and HartpuryBack rower Sam Graham has signed a new deal to remain with Premiership side Northampton Saints beyond this season.Graham, 26, has featured 31 times for Saints since arriving from Championship club Doncaster in the summer of 2022.Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson says he has “been nothing but impressed” by Graham since first speaking to the player.”His desire to grow and develop as a player has been second to none since then,” Dowson told the club website.external-link”Sam does a lot of the unseen, ugly stuff out there on the field – the…
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has shattered the record for the most expensive player at an IPL auction after being signed by Kolkata Knight riders for INR 24.75 crore (US$2,982,000 approx.). He surpassed the winning INR 20.50 crore bid (US$2,470,000 approx.) that Sunrisers Hyderabad had made for Pat Cummins, Australia’s ODI World Cup winning captain, less than two hours earlier at the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai.Starc came up for bidding in the first set for fast bowlers – the fourth set of the day – and the battle for him began between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals. However, it…
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Sky Germany reports that VfB Stuttgart are working on the signing of Ao Tanaka from Fortuna Düsseldorf. VfB Stuttgart are believed to be working on a deal to sign Ao Tanaka from Fortuna Düsseldorf. Talks are already reported to be underway with the Japanese international’s representatives. Tanaka has a €5 million release clause in his contract, but with the 25-year-old central midfielder having a year and a half left on his deal with Fortuna, the second Bundesliga side could let him go for €3-4 million, the report claims. Tanaka will represent Japan at the Asian Cup in the…