Category Archives: Sports

Barca may need youth to get past Napoli, reach CL final 8 

Barcelona coach Quique Setién says that he is ready to count on youngsters Ansu Fati and Riqui Puig to eliminate Napoli and advance to the Champions League final eight in Portugal

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Aho, Reimer help Hurricanes beat Rangers 4-1 for sweep 

Sebastian Aho scored twice in the third period while James Reimer was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Tuesday night and sweep the Stanley Cup qualifier series

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Champions League last-16 ties: How they stand 

The UEFA Champions League returns on Friday with the remaining places at the final tournament in Lisbon up for grabs as Europe’s top clubs look to go all the way and lift the trophy on August 23 after a suspension of five months because of the coronavirus. It is nearly six months since officials in Lyon questioned the decision to allow the first leg to […]

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Roles reversed as Guardiola seeks to follow trail blazed by Zidane 

Zinedine Zidane may never have been hired as Real Madrid coach but for the success of Pep Guardiola at Barcelona, but it is Guardiola who now must follow the Frenchman’s example to complete his mission at Manchester City. Zidane’s Madrid travel to Manchester on Friday looking to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit from February as the Champions League […]

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Emotional Fulham boss Scott Parker reveals his role in Bryan’s surprise strike in play-off final 

Scott Parker revealed how he and two-goal hero Joe Bryan discussed pretending to cross while targeting Brentford goalkeeper David Raya’s near post before breaking the deadlock.

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WNBA Players Escalate Protest of Anti-BLM Team Owner, Kelly Loeffler 

Led by the members of the Atlanta Dream, players have begun wearing T-shirts supporting a political opponent of Senator Kelly Loeffler, who co-owns the Dream and has spoken against the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Grizzlies’ Jackson (torn meniscus) out for season 

The Grizzlies suffered a blow to their playoff hopes Tuesday when Jaren Jackson Jr. was ruled out for the rest of the season due to a torn meniscus in his left knee.

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WNBA players arrived at games wearing shirts opposing Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler 

The players wore shirts saying “Vote Warnock” in support of Loeffler’s opponent in race for a Georgia senate seat

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Saqlain Mushtaq urges Pakistan to target England’s ‘fragile’ batting order ahead of first Test 

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY ISAAN KHAN: Ahead of Pakistan’s three Tests against England, the 43-year-old gives an insight into why this country struggles to produce an influx of spinners.

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NHL Live Tracker: Wild vs. Canucks, Game 2 

The Vancouver Canucks look to even their best-of-five qualifying series with the Minnesota Wild in Game 2 in Edmonton. Follow all of the action with our NHL Live Tracker. The post Blue Jays show rust vs. Braves after weekend without games appeared first on Sportsnet.ca.

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Patterson apologizes for ‘unacceptable’ use of slur 

TCU coach Gary Patterson has apologized for repeating a racial slur when instructing a player to stop using the word in team meetings, which led to a group of players to skip practice.

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Ringside news LIVE: Mike Tyson LATEST, Cheeseman beats Egginton, Khabib comeback latest and SummerSlam updates 

MIKE TYSON will make his hotly-anticipated comeback to boxing in an eight-round exhibition match against Roy Jones Jr in California on September 12. Meanwhile, Anthony Joshua has laid out what upcoming opponent Tyson Fury must do to gain his respect. And Floyd Mayweather has been talking about his future plans, including the possibility of a […]

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Matt Dumba Spoke From His Heart, and the NHL Left Him Out to Dry 

Update: Ryan Reaves reversed course and kneeled for the anthem before Vegas’s game against Dallas, along with Robin Lehner, Tyler Seguin, and Jason Dickinson.Read more…

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The Latest: Leverkusen’s Amiri will miss Rangers game 

Bayer Leverkusen says midfielder Nadiem Amiri will miss its Europa League last-16 game against Rangers on Thursday after he had contact with someone believed to have the coronavirus

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Wigan place Richardson in charge of first team 

Wigan have placed assistant manager Leam Richardson in charge of the first team following Paul Cook’s resignation.

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