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Evenepoel concedes Vuelta lead to Martinez, Kuss takes stage six
Evenepoel concedes Vuelta lead to Martinez, Kuss takes stage six
Sepp Kuss soloed to victory on the sixth stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday, as reigning champion Remco Evenepoel gave away the leader's...
2023-08-31 23:48
Shaun White documentary spells out the tough choices the snowboarder made for his sport and himself
Shaun White documentary spells out the tough choices the snowboarder made for his sport and himself
Years after their sport was hoisted onto the Olympic stage, the idea of riding for big money and gold medals still felt dirty to most pro snowboarders
2023-07-05 22:53
'Miss you so much': Shaquil Barrett posts heartbreaking tribute for late daughter Arrayah, 2
'Miss you so much': Shaquil Barrett posts heartbreaking tribute for late daughter Arrayah, 2
Police were called to the scene after 2-year-old Arrayah slipped into a pool on Sunday, April 30, in Tampa's Beach Park area
2023-05-11 16:52
Dimitar Berbatov warns Harry Kane not to ‘tarnish’ Tottenham legacy by leaving
Dimitar Berbatov warns Harry Kane not to ‘tarnish’ Tottenham legacy by leaving
Harry Kane would not want to risk tarnishing his Tottenham legacy by leaving the club in the summer, according to former Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov. After another turbulent campaign at Tottenham which will end without silverware, England captain Kane has been strongly linked with a big-money move to Manchester United. Berbatov helped Spurs lift the League Cup in February 2008, which remains the club’s last trophy, before making the switch from White Hart Lane to Old Trafford just over six months later. Kane is set to enter the final year of his Spurs contract during the summer, but recently spoke of his determination to restore a strong culture at the club, which is now on a third manager of the season. Berbatov, who went on to win the Premier League twice with United, can empathise with Kane’s dilemma, but believes the 29-year-old’s heart remains very much at Tottenham where he is now the record goalscorer. “I can understand and can relate to his situation. I feel for him, but at the same time I think he is going to stay at Spurs,” Berbatov told the PA news agency. “His legacy now is so great that he cannot force himself to tarnish it – when you say Spurs, it is Harry Kane and when you say Harry Kane, it is Spurs. “They are connected forever because he is the leading goalscorer of the team, of the country (England national team) and probably is going to break Alan Shearer’s record for most goals in the Premier League as well. “So it is down to him to know what is important for him – (for) his legacy with Spurs, which is unbelievable now. “(As for) personal records, it is important also to win something before he is finished playing football. It is up to him to decide.” Former Bulgaria striker Berbatov, speaking on behalf of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, added: “At one point, Spurs are probably going to win something and produce more consistency. “Every season they have that intent, that this is going to be the defining season, but so far, it didn’t work. “At one point, I am sure it is going to work, but when is that going to be? I don’t know.” Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has also come in for criticism in the wake of a campaign which saw the departures of head coach Antonio Conte and then Cristian Stellini, with Ryan Mason eventually stepping in until the end of the season. Every season Spurs start with a big expectation based on everything they have in their disposal Dimitar Berbatov Berbatov believes there has to be a sense of collective responsibility from the training ground to the board room. “Again they are not at the place that they wanted to be in the start of the season. It is nothing new and everybody connected with Spurs knows it,” said Berbatov, who scored 46 goals over a two-year spell with Tottenham. “Every season Spurs start with a big expectation based on everything they have in their disposal – a great stadium, the great facility to train, great players as well. “But while the season is progressing, even if they start strong, then they are declining and that inconsistency kicks in and they start to suffer from it.” Berbatov added: “It is a shared responsibility – probably 40 per cent the manager, 40 per cent the players and 20 per cent goes to the owners, the people running the club, because it has been a long time since winning a trophy like when I was there. “At one point Spurs reached the Champions League final and they had a great run with (Mauricio) Pochettino. “But most of the time that disappointment is there because (after) starting on a strong foot, then slowly and surely they continue to drop down (the table) and don’t achieve what they have wanted to achieve at the end of the season.” While Tottenham may be well out of the running for a top-four finish, they could yet still qualify for Europe again via one of the other UEFA competitions. Berbatov, 42, hopes another of his old clubs Bayer Leverkusen can go on to reach this season’s Europa League final – if they can get past Roma, now managed by former Spurs boss Jose Mourinho. “They have another leg, another obstacle in the case of (Jose) Mourinho and his (Roma) team, but I think they can manage to do it,” said Berbatov. “With me being at the final to watch in person, I would like to see them there.” :: Dimitar Berbatov featured in Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s 2022/23 UEFA Europa League campaign content, Mission Masterclass. You can view episode two in full on UEFA’s official YouTube channel
2023-05-17 16:19
Houston Rockets' Kevin Porter Jr. fractured girlfriend's vertebrae in NYC assault, prosecutors say
Houston Rockets' Kevin Porter Jr. fractured girlfriend's vertebrae in NYC assault, prosecutors say
Prosecutors say Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr.’s alleged attack on his girlfriend at a New York City hotel left the woman with a fractured neck vertebrae and a cut above her right eye
2023-09-13 00:26
Chelsea monitoring Victor Osimhen situation amid threats to sue Napoli
Chelsea monitoring Victor Osimhen situation amid threats to sue Napoli
Chelsea remain interested in Victor Osimhen amid reports the striker could sue Napoli for a controversial and disparaging post on TikTok.
2023-09-27 18:29
3 Mets who could be traded after Steve Cohen's alarming press conference
3 Mets who could be traded after Steve Cohen's alarming press conference
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen didn't rule out selling at the trade deadline if the team didn't improve. Here are three players who could move.The New York Mets aren't living up to the lofty expectations that were set after all of the money they spent this offseason. Entering Wed...
2023-06-29 07:24
Rob Manfred gaslights Athletics fans for reverse boycott game
Rob Manfred gaslights Athletics fans for reverse boycott game
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred gaslit Oakland Athletics for their reverse boycott game to protest the team moving to Las Vegas.It seems like a foregone conclusion that the Athletics will be moving to Las Vegas. On Wednesday, the Nevada state legislature approved $380 million in taxpayer funds to h...
2023-06-16 04:26
Football to bid farewell to Sir Bobby Charlton on Monday
Football to bid farewell to Sir Bobby Charlton on Monday
Football will pay tribute to one of its biggest stars on Monday as the game bids farewell to Sir Bobby Charlton. Fans and members of the public have been invited to play their part in a celebration of the World Cup-winner’s life and glittering career before a private funeral service at Manchester Cathedral. Thousands are expected to line the streets as the funeral cortege arrives at Old Trafford, where he is commemorated along with former team-mates Denis Law and George Best in the “United Trinity” statue, from Chester Road at around 1.30pm. The cortege will pass through a guard of honour comprising members of the club’s Under-18 and Under-21 squads and the statue before setting off for the cathedral via the A56, Trinity Way, Chapel Street and Victoria Bridge. Around 1,000 invited guests, including Sir Alex Ferguson, members of the club’s 1968 European Cup-winning team, players from the current first-team squad and leading sporting figures, are expected to attend the service, which is scheduled to start at 2pm and will be led by Canon Nigel Ashworth. The ceremony, which will not be filmed or broadcast, will include eulogies and tributes from former United chief executive David Gill, former Manchester United Foundation chief executive John Shiels and a personal tribute from Charlton’s family. Hymns will include Abide With Me, which is traditionally sung before the FA Cup final, Jerusalem and a rendition of How Great Thou Art by opera singer Russell Watson. The Charlton family and Manchester United would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of love and respect towards Sir Bobby Manchester United statement A United statement read: “It is expected that up to 1,000 guests will attend the cathedral to pay their respects to Sir Bobby and celebrate his incredible life as a husband, father, grandfather and, of course, as one of the finest footballers this country has ever produced. “The Charlton family and Manchester United would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of love and respect towards Sir Bobby.” The family has requested donations in lieu of flowers to a series of charities close to Charlton’s heart, the Sir Bobby Charlton Foundation, the Children’s Adventure Farm Trust, the Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s UK. The Ashington-born midfielder, who made 758 appearances and scored 249 goals for the Red Devils in a glittering 17-year playing career, died at the age of 86 last month. He survived the 1958 Munich Air Disaster which claimed the lives of eight of his fellow Busby Babes and went on to win the World Cup with England in 1966 alongside older brother Jack and the European Cup with United two years later. Charlton returned to the club with which he had made his name as a director in 1984 and continued to serve both it and football in general as a much-admired ambassador until his latter years. His stature in the game was reflected in the tributes which poured in after the news of his death was announced. Ferguson, who guided the club back to the pinnacle of European football under his watchful gaze, described him as a “tower of strength” during his 26-year spell at the helm. In a eulogy published in the matchday programme ahead of the derby against Manchester City, Ferguson wrote: “It’s no surprise to me that we’ve seen tributes to Sir Bobby from everywhere in the world, on every TV channel and in every newspaper, because he was without question the greatest English player of all time. “People loved him because of all those thunderbolt goals, but it was more than that. My dad used to say that humility in success is a sign of greatness, and that was Bobby. “He never used to boast about his own achievements; it was always about the team and the club.”
2023-11-13 12:48
Yankees' Steinbrenner irked by A's and other low-spenders, says it's 'not good for the game'
Yankees' Steinbrenner irked by A's and other low-spenders, says it's 'not good for the game'
The New York Yankees’ Hal Steinbrenner says he’s open to other baseball owners’ consideration of proposing a salary cap for 2027, but only if small-market teams like the Oakland Athletics are subject to a payroll floor, too
2023-06-14 05:55
Last-chance saloon for Nantes: French powerhouse fighting relegation on final day
Last-chance saloon for Nantes: French powerhouse fighting relegation on final day
There is still a glimmer of hope at Nantes that the eight-time champion can avoid relegation 11 years after its last season in the second-tier of French soccer
2023-06-01 18:49
3 NFL quarterbacks who must be benched after Week 12
3 NFL quarterbacks who must be benched after Week 12
We've arrived in Week 12 of the NFL season and there are still a few QBs worthy of benching.
2023-11-27 06:47