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In its first public response to being closed on Monday, the commission issued a statement bemoaning a lack of cooperation by the UCI and confirmed its second public hearing, scheduled for Thursday, would not now take place. “Neither the UCI nor interested stakeholders have provided sufficient cooperation to enable the commission to do its job,” the statement said. “This failure to cooperate makes our task impossible. Therefore, the proposed hearing on 31 January 2013 will not take place....

Disturbances marred Marseille’s 2-1 win at San Mames on Thursday. Before the match, a stadium security guard suffered a neck wound caused by a sharp object, though his injuries were not serious. Once inside the stadium, Marseille supporters lit flares, some of which were dropped from their second-tier location onto the Athletic fans beneath, with charges ultimately brought against the club for setting off and throwing fireworks, as well as for general crowd disturbances....

From the 32 nations that have already qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, what would the UEFA combined XI look like? Note: This isn’t a combined XI from the UEFA Champions League UEFA - Manager and Formation For the manager of the UEFA XI, it’s very difficult to look beyond Pep Guardiola for what he has achieved in management in a relatively short career so far. The Catalan has claimed 23 trophies with three different clubs since the 2008/09 season, two of them coming this year, with Manchester City winning the EFL Cup and strolling to third Premier League win in the last 6 years, all while playing incredibly attractive football....

Second-half goals from Thorgan Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne saw Belgium complete a remarkable comeback after being 1-0 down inside two minutes. The result puts the Danish side’s chances of qualifying for the knockout stage in peril. Denmark, who unfortunately saw their star man Christian Eriksen suffer a life-threatening injury in their opening game, were the better side in the first half. They pressed high and seemed to have rattled Belgium from the start....

There was widespread disappointment all over England, as they had hoped that their lads would repeat the same trick last seen in 1966, when England defeated West Germany to lift the coveted prize for the first time. The truth, though, is that for the England fans to think that they were going to win the World Cup was far too unrealistic. England are simply not good enough. They have some elite footballers, the leading of whom is Harry Kane, the best No....

Add to that, a vengeful Joanna Jędrzejczyk, out to get her Strawweight Championship back from the recently crowned Rose Namajunas, and this card has all the makings of a classic. Not to mention the undercard which includes the likes of Anthony Pettis, Michael Chiesa, Felice Herrig & Karolina Kowalkiewicz. All of these fights are up in the air, and while this makes it hard to predict how things will end up, that certainly won’t stop us!...

In case you didn’t know… Having won the UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 223 by defeating Al Iaquinta, standout Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov will make his first UFC Lightweight Title defense tomorrow night at the T-Mobile Arena against the returning Conor McGregor. McGregor, who was the last person to officially hold the UFC 155-pound championship, will mark his return to the Octagon for the first time in two years since his championship winning bout over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205....

In case you didn’t know… At UFC 229, Khabib Nurmagomedov marked his first successful Lightweight Championship defense after winning the title at UFC 223 by beating Al Iaquinta, against former division champion Conor McGregor, who made his return to Octagon competition for the first time in almost two and a half years. Khabib, who pretty much dominated the fight from the get-go, had control of McGregor on the ground and didn’t allow the Irishman to create any particular opening, as The Eagle eventually won via submission when McGregor tapped out in the fourth round of the fight....

In case you didn’t know… Nik Lentz signed with the UFC in 2009 and made his debut at UFC 103, replacing an injuring Dan Lauzon and pulled off a major upset win over Rafaello Oliveira via split decision in his Octagon debut. In his second UFC fight, with Lentz once again being the underdog, faced Thiago Tavarez, with the fight ending in a majority draw. Throughout his next few bouts in the Octagon, Lentz scored huge wins over the likes of Tyson Griffin, Eiji Mitsuoka, and very recently scored a hard-fought win over Will Brooks at UFC Fight Night 121....

From Assassin’s Creed to Rayman, Ubisoft has hundreds of titles that gamers love to pour hours into, and the return of their annual autumn sale promises steep discounts for some of their most popular game series. Launching Thursday, September 29th, Ubisoft games will be up to 80% off, with the best discounts going to games and DLC some players will want to scoop up immediately. Gamers that have been waiting for a chance to get their hands on Farcry 6 for instance, will want to jump at the 60% off tag in the Ubisoft store....

All of that aside, one element of the comment stands out on how Ubisoft imagines NFT incorporation into games could go—a secondary marketplace. Now, microtransactions are nothing new, and marketplaces and in-game shops are any mainstay in a live-service game, but the idea here is that one player could sell an item that they were done with (or items, after completing a game) to each other. In some way, like a third-party charge, it’s assumed Ubisoft will also line its pockets with this transaction....

Starting with Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Ubisoft is pushing forward with a beta program for “Ubisoft Quartz,” a platform designed to integrate NFTs into the publisher’s games. “Digits,” the NFTs themselves that players will be able to claim and trade, are all unique blockchain-based items in-game that each come with unique serial numbers, just like more conventional examples of NFTs like art pieces. Problem is, even beyond the inherent negative impact on the environment from NFTs and blockchain, Ubisoft’s implementation of NFTs is unsustainable....

He had “just” 29 points at the half, ESPN’s Jeff Borzello reported. His other brother and teammate, LiAngelo, did not play due to injury, so LaMelo picked up the slack and then some. MORE: Ranking the NBA draft class prospects We’re talking about the same kid who called his halfcourt shot, after all. You can watch highlights of Ball’s insane night, including his 41-point fourth quarter, here: 

It says “Richard Hamilton” on the official release placing Hamilton into the Hall along with fellow greats Frank Selvy of Furman, Jimmy Walker of Providence and Larry Miller of North Carolina. But the guy who led UConn to the 1999 NCAA championship – the Huskies’ first – and who went on to become an NBA champion and All-Star always was best known as Rip. Coaches John Beilein, Lon Kruger and Jerry Krause will be inducted, and legends Jim Calhoun and Roy Williams, who were part of the founding class in 2006, will be honored at this year’s ceremony....

Taking place at ‘Tote on the Turf’ on Friday, 8th March 2019, the evening will also feature an interactive “Best of the Best” quiz which will pit attendees against each other in the hopes of winning an unforgettable photo experience alongside the UEFA Champions League trophy and the Portuguese superstar himself. Fans will be challenged to match Figo’s answers through an interactive voting pad, and the fan with the fastest and most accurate response will be crowned the winner....

A Wenger against Guardiola encounter will be fascinating to watch as the two brilliant managers raise the stakes and go one on one against each other. Will the Bavarians decimate Arsenal’sartillery or will Wenger’s Gunners gun Guardiola’s goons? We here at Soccersouls provide our readers three things which will ultimately decide the first leg at the Emirates. Guardiola’s micro tactics and deployment of Javi Martinez: Guardiola like former Bayern legendary manager Louis Van Gaal is perhaps one of the most proactive managers you can ever see in world football currently....

Many may have forgotten the impact of Ajax in the Champions League until the reigning champion’s humbling at their feet. They proved their mettle and pedigree against Bayern Munich in the group stage by holding them to a draw on both occasions and Real Madrid in the second leg like a real European powerhouse who have awoken from their slumber. Their youthful exuberance and vigour showed against a much more experienced but tired Real Madrid side who were humiliated 4-1 at the Bernabeu in the second leg even though they defeated them 2-1 in the first leg at the Johan Cruyff Arena, inflicting their first loss of the competition on them this season....

Ernesto Valverde’s men dominated the majority of possession, as you would expect in any game, but struggled to create any notable clear-cut chances albeit testing Samir Handanovic through Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho in the first half. The game continued to pan out in similar fashion in the second half as the home side were more than comfortable in conceding possession and maintaining their organised defensive shape. Malcom, who was reduced to tears after scoring the Spanish champions’ opening goal, seemed to have secured all three points, but Icardi popped up in the 87th minute to salvage a point for Luciano Spalletti’s men in Group B....

They won the game 2-1 to achieve just that, but it was far from a straightforward night. PSV had the better chances in the first half before Lionel Messi conjured up a brilliant goal to put his side ahead after the interval. Gerard Pique doubled Barcelona’s lead when he slotted home from Messi’s free-kick. Luuk de Jong pulled one back for the home side with a headed effort, but it proved to be nothing more than a consolation....