‘We are the Champions’ played over the public address system as Newcastle United players and staff glanced at the medals around their necks on the podium before captain Jamaal Lascelles lifted the trophy aloft. Cue the fireworks and ticker tape. It may have only been the Diriyah Season Cup, but Newcastle supporters and the club’s …
If the NBA has a magic number, it’s 100. Wilt Chamberlain’s single-game scoring record. A perfect shooting percentage. And the rule pretty much seemed to be that if a team scored 100 points in a game, it probably was going to walk off the floor as a winner. Not anymore. Put simply, 100 doesn’t guarantee …
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Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the collapse of the European Super League. The most revolutionary project in the history of the club game started to formally unravel when Chelsea issued a statement that they would be withdrawing. Other clubs soon followed suit — some of them adding very public apologies to …
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The World Cup quarter-finals continue on Saturday and our tipster Jones Knows takes to the prediction chair to dig out some juicy betting angles. Morocco vs Portugal, Saturday 3pm Any winners for Jones Knows in the last 16? Morocco vs Spain to go to penalties (11/2) Seven or more South Korea shots vs Brazil (Evs) …
When an NBA team is over the salary cap and wants to make a trade, certain rules in the Collective Bargaining Agreement dictate how much salary the team is permitted to take back. We’ve outlined these rules in detail in our glossary entry on the traded player exception. Essentially, in most cases, an over-the-cap team …
With the COVID-19 pandemic subsiding, European soccer teams are touring the USA for offseason training again in bulk. Last year, a handful of European clubs made the trip over to the United States. Notably, Everton won the Florida Cup against Colombian side Millionarios. Still, the majority of the major European clubs held off with limited …
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The only solution to the overwhelming greed at the top of European football is intervention by the European Union. That was the key take-away from the final panel of the third day of Play the Game 2022, entitled ‘Billionaires and breakaways: Is that the future of football?’, as a distinguished line-up exposed multiple instances of …
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MANCHESTER, England — The roads around Old Trafford were gridlocked in the buildup to kick-off, and men in hi-vis jackets were charging £20 and more for spaces on waste ground that had been turned into popup car parks for the night. This is what usually happens when Manchester United play at home, but the fact …
If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, help is available. The National Sexual Violence Hotline is available 24/7 with free, anonymous help by calling 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or online at rainn.org. Warning: The following article contains allegations of sexual assault. Golden State Warriors forward Anthony Lamb was accused of rape in a civil …
cnn — Attendances in women’s football have undergone a remarkable rise in recent years and, across the world, records have tumbled. At the Camp Nou, Barcelona Femení consecutive sets world records for the highest attendance at a women’s football match, with 91,648 fans watching the Catalans take on VfL Wolfsberg earlier this year; England women’s …
