Pep’s men opened the scoring in the 9th minute as Raheem Sterling rattled the netting after Kyle Walker’s shot was blocked inside the box. In under 5 minutes, City extended their lead as the ever-excellent Kevin De Bruyne drove in an inch-perfect grounded cross from the right flank for Gabriel Jesus to tap in. Dries Mertens missed a penalty in the 34th minute as Ederson saved a poorly struck shot with his feet....
Madrid comes into this game on the back of a tough away trip to the Basque Country in La Liga, coming away with a hard-fought draw. Athletic de Bilbao’s high press unnerved the away side, as Julen Lopetegui faced his first road-block in the league. Iker Muniain opened the scoring 32 minutes into the first half, as the Basque club made use of their high press to keep Madrid on their toes....
UEFA says Simeone has been fined 20,000 euros ($22,500) for improper conduct. Atletico beat Juventus 2-0 in Madrid last month. The return game in Turin is on Tuesday. Simeone turned to his team’s fans and made the gesture after Atletico defender Jose Maria Gimenez scored late in the first leg. The Argentine coach said the gesture showed he had the courage to make tough selection decisions. Two days later, he apologized....
Napoli’s French-born Koulibaly was targeted by monkey noises and racist chants at the San Siro, before being sent off for sarcastically applauding referee Paolo Mazzoleni. Three announcements were made over the loudspeaker imploring fans to stop the chants, but they continued. According to UEFA’s protocol, the match should have been suspended then but instead the game was allowed to continue. In a joint statement UEFA and players’ union FIFPro said Friday they were “very concerned by this unacceptable racist incident and by what appears on the surface to be a failure to respect the widely-recognised three-step anti-racism protocol....
Everyone thought that the fight would either be a non-title affair if Johnson came in at 205 pounds or below, or that the fight would be canceled. Magically, Cormier came back in just 2 minutes 24 seconds and lost the necessary 1.2 pounds and the fight is on. To add to the drama, Johnson came in at 11 ET on the nose and weighed in at 203.8. The New York State Athletic Executive Director sent an email in response to a Sporting News inquiry as to why Cormier was allowed to weigh-in again....
“I ask if you talkin’ about classics, do my name get brought up?” asked Kanye West on “Diamonds From Sierra Leone,” a Grammy Award-winning single off his second album, Late Registration. Although Edgar would never ask the question himself, it’s worth considering as the 36-year-old former champion and perennial contender readies to step into the Octagon against Brian Ortega on Saturday night in the co-main event of UFC 222....
That wasn’t the only highlight. After taking the microphone for his postfight interview, Cormier cut a promo on former UFC heavyweight champion and current WWE superstar Brock Lesnar, who was seated cageside. Cormier invited Lesnar into the Octagon and Lesnar promptly shoved Cormier as a mild fracas ensued. The two exchanged words before Lesnar grabbed the microphone and formally called out the new heavyweight champion. UFC 226 LIVE BLOG: Results, highlights from all the fights If the UFC wanted sports entertainment, it has it now....
Prior to every event, Under the Radar will cast the spotlight on an up-and-coming talent who shows the potential for growth in their division and isn’t getting enough attention as they head into battle. Name: Tatiana Suarez Record: 6-0 overall, 3-0 UFC Division: Strawweight Team: Millenia MMA Tatiana Suarez has superstar potential. Two years from now, it wouldn’t be at all surprising to see the Ultimate Fighter winner sitting atop the strawweight division, enjoying a dominant reign....
THE MAIN EVENT It doesn’t get bigger than the reigning double champ and the #1 pound for pound fighter in the world defending his newly earned heavyweight strap in the main event against the ever dangerous fan favourite Derrick Lewis. Stylistically and statistically DC is a huge favourite in this heavyweight title fight against Lewis. DC has time and again proved his mettle at the biggest stage of MMA and has truly established himself as a complete well-rounded fighter and not just a dominant wrestler which we all knew he was....
We will have almost six hours of fights to keep us occupied starting at 6:30 p.m. ET. The first three bouts will take place on ESPN+, and then the next four fights will be broadcast on ESPN before the five main card clashes take place on pay per view on ESPN+. UFC 249 betting odds (All odds via SportsInsider.com) Anthony Pettis -154 Donald Cerrone +134 These two veterans are both fan favorites, but they are both at a crossroads in their careers....
For some ideas on what it could do with the Star Wars game, Ubisoft doesn’t have to look any further than its own history. There are a plethora of games it could use as inspiration for different mechanics or ideas to include, and odd as it may seem, two of those games that should definitely be looked at are the newest iterations of the Ghost Recon franchise, as well as Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle....
That’s what No. 12 UCF can claim after its 34-27 Peach Bowl win over No. 7 Auburn, the presumed bigger, badder SEC team that was widely favored for its superiority in size, speed and physicality. It looks like none of that mattered to the 13-0 Knights, college football’s lone undefeated FBS team at the end of the season. MORE: Three takeaways from UCF’s Peach Bowl win This wasn’t a win in the vein of Boise State over Oklahoma in that legendary 2007 Fiesta Bowl: For 60 minutes Monday, UCF looked every bit Auburn’s equal....
That memorable night, when Ed O’Bannon scored 30 points in the upset against the defending champion Razorbacks, is the last in the Bruins’ illustrious history. The Pac-12 isn’t much better — the conference hasn’t won the NCAA Tournament since Arizona’s 1997 title. The conference had one Final Four appearance in the 2010s. UCLA had a 19-12 record under first-year coach Mick Cronin before the Pac-12 tournament was canceled because of COVID-19....
Minshew was treated to peak #Pac12AfterDark on Saturday, as Washington State (3-1, 0-1 Pac-12) coughed up a 32-point lead, turned the ball over at the worst times and eventually lost 67-63 to previously winless UCLA (1-3, 1-0) in Pullman. MORE: College football scores, updates from top-25 games High-scoring, defense-optional games like this one happen regularly across the country, but what makes Bruins-Cougars stand out are these startling stats: — 1,377 combined yards of total offense...
UCSB athletic department spokesman Bill Mahoney said Friday the man was arrested after the incident in the first half of Thursday night's game. He provided no other details and a spokesman for the campus police didn't immediately return phone calls Friday. MORE: Coach calls fan ‘crazy,’ ‘wasted’ Gauchos basketball coach Bob Williams apologized to Arnold for the incident in which the fan confronted Arnold while the coach was arguing a call that went against Hawaii....
Date and Time: 3 October 2018, 1.30 am IST All eyes will be on Old Trafford this Tuesday as 3-time Champions League winners Manchester United take on Spanish side Valencia FC. The Reds defeated the Swiss side Young Boys whereas Valencia lost to Italian champions Juventus last game week. The match will start at 1.30 am IST. Manchester United are yet to win a match at home after beating Leicester City 2-1 in the opening fixture of the English Premier League....
There are only six places left unclaimed in the 32-team group stage and six aggregate-goal playoff matchups that will decide them. Every playoff series except for Dynamo Kyiv vs. Benfica is on a knife’s edge heading into the second legs on Aug. 23-24. Benfica won 2-0 on the road, while FC Copenhagen, Bodo/Glimt, and Maccabi Haifa have narrow one-goal leads heading into Leg 2. The heavyweight matchup between Rangers and PSV Eindhoven finished 2-2 after Leg 1....
UEFA announced in January that goal-line technology would be installed for Euro 2016 and said in March that this season’s Champions League final in Milan and the Europa league final in Basel would also have the system in place. Hawk-Eye, used in the Premier League and Bundesliga, was chosen after various systems were trialled. The system uses seven cameras to track the flight of the ball, indicating to the referee via a vibration device whether a goal has been scored....
Their thoughts: Too many guys were looking like bodybuilders and getting away with it by being on testosterone replacement therapy or a performance-enhancing drug and cheating the system. MORE: Astonishing UFC photos | Five reasons to watch UFC 190 | UFC 190 odds, picks | “Rumble” admits mental mistake Fighters were failing tests and something had to be done. In June, the UFC announced that fighters would be subjected to year-round random drug testing starting July 1....
Thankfully, Edgar opted to stay on the card, shifting to the co-main event against surging contender Brian Ortega, while Cris Cyborg agreed to make a quick return to the cage to defend her featherweight title for a second time in just over 60 days days opposite newcomer Yana Kunitskaya. Here’s a look at what’s at stake on the UFC 222 main card. UFC 222: Predictions — Does Yana Kunitskaya have what it takes to upset Cris Cyborg?...
