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Newcastle have enjoyed a productive week heading into the match with a 6-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur followed up by a 4-1 triumph at Everton on Thursday night. Eddie Howe’s side currently sit third in the Premier League table having won seven of their last eight matches while Southampton sit bottom looking to end an eight game winless run. The Saints have still picked up some encouraging draws against the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur but still find themselves six points from safety following a 1-0 defeat against Bournemouth. Southampton skipper James Ward-Prowse and Romain Perraud were both withdrawn with fitness concerns during the match and will be assessed ahead of…
WARSAW, Poland — An American basketball player with a professional Polish women’s club was beaten and left with a head injury midweek with the attacker later detained, according to officials and reports in Polish media on Sunday. Mikayla Cowling, who plays for VBW Arka Gdynia, was attacked late Wednesday in a music club in Gdansk, a city in northern Poland, according to the RMF FM broadcaster, which also quoted the club saying the “brutal beating” left her with a fractured eye socket, among other injuries. Gdansk is a neighboring city to Gdynia on the Baltic coast. “I am outraged that such a…
Liverpool’s absentee list has a familiar look for this weekend’s Premier League visit of Nottingham Forest to Merseyside. The Reds remain without stalwart left-back Andy Robertson for Sunday’s encounter at Anfield, with the Scotland captain having suffered a shoulder injury while playing against Spain in a Euro 2024 qualifier during the recent international period. It was said initially that Robertson would likely require surgery, with that operation having been completed this week as he now begins his rehabilitation with a time frame for a return to action unclear. Back-up Kostas Tsimikas deputised for Liverpool on the left of defence during last weekend’s Merseyside…
Preston North End are back at Deepdale again for their second home game in five days as they host early season favourites Championship at Deepdale. The Lilywhites drew 1-1 with Millwall in the early Saturday kick-off in front of the Sky Sports television cameras. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen gave Ryan Lowe’s men a dream start but Zian Flemming pulled a goal back before the half-time whistle. Neither side could find that allusive second goal and Preston had to settle for a point. North End’s form has dropped since the last international break and given they had a perfect home record before West Brom’s 4-0 thrashing…
Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi was on media duties with Premier League Productions’ Nigerian reporter Anita Nneka Jones this week to discuss his remarkable rise in football, from humble beginnings to scoring in seven consecutive English Premier League games. Awoniyi was a member of the Golden Eaglets squad that won the 2013 Fifa U17 World Cup and two years later he earned a dream move to Premier League giants Liverpool but left the club on a permanent basis in 2021 without making his first team debut due to a work permit obstacle. After a season in Germany with Union Berlin, he…
Wayne Rooney has had a disappointing start to life as Birmingham manager, losing his first two matches in charge of the Blues without scoring. They face a tough task in their third game under the former England striker, visiting a resurgent Southampton side that are unbeaten in their last five games and are up to fifth in the second tier as a result. Southampton will welcome back Ryan Manning after his one-game suspension but Jack Stephens, Ross Stewart and Juan Larios are still injured. Che Adams and Taylor Harwood-Bellis are also doubts for the Saints. Juninho Bacuna is suspended for…
Even with the constant evolution of basketball, a talented big anchoring the post never quite seems to go out of style, with many of the most recognizable names in women’s college basketball building their celebrity right in the painted area. Continuing with NCAA.com’s season preview for the 2023-24 women’s college basketball season, here’s a look at the sport’s ten 10 scorers in the post: Rising to a ring-kissing star during LSU’s run to the 2023 national championship, Reese’s tournament dominance — the Tigers forward averaged 21 points and a stunning 15 rebounds across six games — offered newly engrossed viewers…
A strike by referees at the ongoing Atlantic Conference Ibadan Playoffs of the 2023 Nigeria Basketball Premier League on Friday disrupted matches at the centre. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the officials embarked on the strike because of unpaid allowances, leading to the stoppage of the day’s first match. They claimed that they were yet to be paid any of the allowances for feeding and accommodation since the competition tipped off on Sunday. A referee who spoke with NAN on condition of anonymity said the umpires at the competition had been using their personal funds to run…
College hoops’ season is less than two weeks out. The longest offseason traverse in major American sports is almost over. Hallelujah. With the season under a fortnight away, I am proud to present to you our biggest preseason piece of content each year: A master ranking of the sport. Below, you’ll find capsules for the 101 best teams in men’s college basketball. If you came looking for a general scan of the top of college hoops or an in-depth look at why I’ve decided to underrate the likes of NC State and Indiana again, you’re in luck! This protracted primer offers more…
Tottenham Hotspur extended their winning run in the Premier League to four matches with victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, maintaining their lead at the top of the table. The meteoric rise under Ange Postecoglou’s stewardship has been nothing short of exemplary, and against the Eagles, while not at their best, Spurs got the job done and brandished their title-winning credentials after securing a 2-1 victory. Whereby last season only brought misery and a fourth managerial dismissal in as many years following Antonio Conte’s sacking in March, there is now a tangible possibility that silverware – a premium so agonisingly out of reach for so long at…