Angel Di Maria set to leave Juventus amid MLS and Saudi Arabia interest
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2023-05-25 20:49
Hannah Waddingham makes controversial statement during British Grand Prix appearance
Hannah Waddingham caused a stir during an appearance at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix over the weekend, when she made a joke about her love of Lewis Hamilton that was sure to divide fans. The actor was being interviewed by Channel 4 when she made the remark, referencing the British driver's controversial title loss to Max Verstappen last season. "I've waited a long time to be here", she said, before quipping: "Am I allowed to say that I'm very much looking forward to seeing Lewis Hamilton, eight-time champion?" Hamilton would've been the eight-time champion, had Verstappen not taken the win. Click here to sign up for our newsletters
2023-07-10 17:49
Katie Zelem keen to do club and family proud with Manchester United triumph
Manchester United captain Katie Zelem is keenly aware both club and family bragging rights will be on the line when she leads out her side at Wembley for Sunday’s Women’s FA Cup final. The midfielder’s Women’s Super League-leading Red Devils will look to unseat FA Cup holders Chelsea and claim a first major domestic trophy when they meet at the home of English football, which has sold out for the first time in the competition’s history. It was at the old Wembley where, 34 years ago, Zelem’s dad Alan likes to remind his daughter he was between the posts for Macclesfield when they lost 1-0 to Telford in the FA Trophy final – a milestone the 27-year-old hopes to overtake with a win this weekend. “He tells me this all the time. That was my dad’s career highlight for sure,” said Zelem. “If you ever get the chance to meet him I’m sure he’ll tell you he played at Wembley in a cup final and unfortunately they got beat. So hopefully it will be a different outcome for us. “But as soon as we made it to Wembley he texts me saying, ‘you’re always copying me’. Hopefully I’ll be able to dig out a photo of him there and me there.” Football runs in Zelem’s blood. Alan’s twin brother Peter was also a professional footballer with spells at clubs including Burnley and Wolves, but it was his niece who would, in November 2021, become the Zelem who could boast she played for England. Manchester native Katie started playing on boys’ teams with Failsworth Dynamos before she was scouted by Manchester United aged eight, and she remained in their youth system before joining Liverpool in 2013 – five years before United would form their current women’s side. A spell at Juventus followed before Zelem returned to her girlhood club, where her 11 goals from 23 appearances helped earn United promotion to the WSL in their debut season. Four years later her side remain on course for double silverware, with Chelsea – four points back in the WSL but with two games in hand – their main challengers in both competitions. A maiden Women’s Champions League berth is also tantalisingly close after three consecutive fourth-placed finishes. Zelem, who at eight was a men’s Champions League flagbearer at Old Trafford, said: “Whenever anybody asks me, Manchester United always lives firmly in my heart and captaining Manchester United, making my United debut and certainly this moment will be up there with my highlights. “It’s a club that I’ve been at for a really long time now and supported my whole life and I think that’s what childhood dreams are made of. “It’s crazy, really. I think even just from joining the women’s team, it’s been five years and it feels like it’s been forever, it literally feels like the only club I’ve been at. “And although it feels like forever it’s flown by. I think if you look back to where we were then to where we are now it’s a crazy journey. It’s been a real roller coaster with ups and downs. “We’ve certainly come on leaps and bounds to be honest, from being with some girls that have never played full-time or never had professional contracts to now being at this stage of the season, competing for the double, I think it’s almost immeasurable. “If in another five years we’re that far advanced then Manchester United will certainly be one of the biggest teams in Europe. I’m so proud to have been a part of the whole journey.”
2023-05-10 19:20
Analysis: Novak Djokovic has 23 Slams, so is he the ‘GOAT’? He leaves that debate to others
Novak Djokovic's 23 Grand Slam titles put him atop the list for the most in history by a man
2023-06-12 18:47
MLB power rankings: Ranking which teams are under the most pressure before the MLB trade deadline
MLB power rankings: The teams under the most pressure before the MLB trade deadlineWith the MLB trade deadline in just over two weeks, there are plenty of MLB teams feeling the heat. But which ones are under the most pressure with August 1 looming?Every team will have a different approach at...
2023-07-17 22:16
5 NBA players primed for a bounce-back season in 2023
Despite the Nuggets being crowned NBA Champions less than two months ago, the 2023-24 NBA season is quicly approaching. It is a fresh slate for every team and player, and a chance to make a statement.NBA players primed for a bounce-back season: 5. LaMelo BallA former NBA Rookie of the Year and A...
2023-08-09 21:16
Biggest-ever Asian Games ready for liftoff in China after Covid delay
The biggest Asian Games in history, boasting about 12,000 competitors -- more than the Olympics -- will open on Saturday in the Chinese city of Hangzhou after...
2023-09-21 12:23
US suffer first loss at Basketball World Cup
The United States suffered their first defeat of the Basketball World Cup on Sunday, going down 110-104 to Lithuania but...
2023-09-03 22:53
French President Macron: 'There can't, obviously, be a Russian flag at the Paris Games'
French President Emmanuel Macron says the Russian flag has no place at next year’s Paris Olympics because of the war crimes committed by Vladimir Putin’s regime in Ukraine
2023-09-08 00:52
Pete Alonso brings deadly karma on Mets: 'Throw it again!'
Off to a strong 4-1 start against the division-rival Braves last night, Pete Alonso did the unthinkable: He poked the bear and woke up a sleeping first-place team. You would think he'd know better as 'The Polar Bear.'This is the do-or-die series for the 2023 New York Mets.The ...
2023-06-07 21:20
Ex-Juventus president Andrea Agnelli banned for another 16 months
Former Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has been banned from soccer for another 16 months after he was charged with fraud for the way he handled player salary cuts during the coronavirus pandemic
2023-07-11 00:49
Schneider has 4 hits and 4 RBIs, Chapman drives in 3 as the Blue Jays rout the Red Sox 13-1
Davis Schneider went 4 for 5 with a homer and four RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a weekend sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 13-1 rout
2023-08-07 05:17
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