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St Kilda is still a chance of making the finals after claiming a shock 21-point win over fourth-placed Brisbane The top-four Lions were favoured to claim another four points against the mid-table Saints to set up a last-round battle for the lucrative prize against Melbourne next week, but the home side stole the limelight with a memorable 8.7 (55) to 5.4 (34) upset win. SAINTS v LIONS Full match coverage and stats The result will see Melbourne claim the McClelland-Trophy treasure, with Collingwood one game and nearly 18 percentage points behind. Brisbane’s chance to claim the $1m bounty went begging after it was…
The English Ice Hockey Association (EIHA) says it will be mandatory to wear a neck guard during “all on-ice activities” from 2024 onwards. The announcement comes following the death of Nottingham Panthers forward Adam Johnson. Johnson died after suffering a serious cut to his neck from a skate during Saturday’s Challenge Cup match against the Sheffield Steelers. BBC Sport understands Johnson was not wearing a neck guard Players in the UK are allowed to play without neck guards once they turn 18. The EIHA, which oversees all levels of ice hockey in the England below the Elite League – the top…
In the wake of Adam Johnson’s tragic death during this weekend’s game due to a terrifying “freak accident,” a hockey team has implemented a new rule. Star player for the Nottingham Panthers Johnson passed away on Saturday night (October 28) during a game at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena versus the Sheffield Steelers. During the derby match, in front of over 8,000 spectators, Sheffield Steelers player Matt Petgrave inadvertently sliced the American hockey player in the neck. A bystander compared the scenario to “a bad dream I can’t wake up from,” stating that Johnson’s colleagues surrounded him in a protective circle to…
Tribute to Luis Diaz after Liverpool’s first goal following his parents’ kidnapping Jurgen Klopp and his Liverpool side have returned to the top four of the Premier League after defeating Nottingham Forest, 3-0 but importantly paid tribute to Luis Diaz who is absent on personal grounds Liverpool beat Forest at Anfield in a match overshadowed by what happened to Diaz’s family in Colombia as his parents were kidnapped on Saturday evening in Barrancas. The winger was not at the match and Diogo Jota, after scoring the opener, remembered him by showing his shirt to the stands. The second goal of the match was finished by Darwin Nunez from Dominik…
Euro Paper Talk: Postecoglou intensifies Tottenham bid to sign red-hot Mexican striker; Liverpool ‘in talks’ with Bundesliga sensation. Ange Postecoglou is ready to ramp up Tottenham’s pursuit of a prolific Feyenoord striker who would add even more firepower to his side, while Liverpool are said to be in talks over a deal to sign a young Schalke midfielder – all in Thursday’s Euro Paper Talk. Tottenham are expected to step up their pursuit of prolific Feyenoord striker Santiago Gimenez after learning of AC Milan’s interest in the forward. Spurs are one of a number of teams who have been in pursuit…
Star winger Nicolai Vallys of Brøndby is being watched by Championship team Southampton, but they have competition from Manchester United and Aston Villa of the Premier League. The Danish team defeated FC Nordsjaelland 2-1 in the Superliga on Sunday, but they are still in a tight title fight with Champions League rivals Copenhagen early in the season. With the victory, Vallys gave his team all three points. According to Scandinavian outlet t Ekstra Blade(via Sport Witness), the Saints sent scouts to Denmark yesterday to watch Vallys in action for Brøndby and certainly will have been left impressed by his performance. The 27-year-old…
Ice hockey player Adam Johnson was killed in a tragic “freak accident,” and one witness described it as “a bad dream.” Star player for the Nottingham Panthers Johnson passed away on Saturday night (October 28) at the Utilita Arena during a game against the Sheffield Steelers. During the game, with over 8,000 spectators on the sidelines, Sheffield Steelers player Matt Petgrave inadvertently slashed the American hockey player in the neck. The’major medical emergency’ prompted Sheffield stadium patrons to evacuate. Witnesses said that his girlfriend ran onto the ice and started to pray for him after the horrifying accident. Witnesses also…
The Green Bay Packers’ 2023 NFL season is going to be difficult, but we didn’t anticipate it would be this difficult. After losing to the Minnesota Vikings 24-10 on Sunday, the team lost its fourth straight game, and they haven’t won in more than a month. They are playing uninspired football and making the same mistakes over and over again. It’s a difficult time when their defense appears to be the most capable group the Packers have; over the last three weeks, they have held teams to manageable scores, giving up an average of 20 points per game, but they…
FIFA banned ousted former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from the sport for three years on Monday for misconduct at the Women’s World Cup final where he forcibly kissed a player on the lips at the trophy ceremony. FIFA did not publish details of the verdict reached by its disciplinary committee judges, who had investigated charges relating to “basic rules of decent conduct” and “behaving in a way that brings the sport of football and/or FIFA into disrepute.” Rubiales also is under criminal investigation in Spain for kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after the team’s 1-0 victory…
The Women’s Tennis Association has been accused by world no. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of disrespecting players by holding the current WTA Finals in Cancun. The renowned end-of-season tournament started on Sunday, and Sabalenka was upset that players couldn’t practice in the makeshift arena until the day before. When she did get a chance to test the surface, she found it to be dangerously uneven. Suggested by “I am really dissatisfied with the WTA and my experience at the WTA Finals thus far. I feel like the WTA is really disrespecting me as a player. In social media, she wrote, “I…