In December 2020, with no fans in arenas and lines of credit and loans to owners growing, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league was taking a fresh look at the idea of expanding after nearly two decades. In the three-plus years since he floated the concept, an entire industry has developed as great anticipation […]
Liverpool’s set pieces steer Slot & Co. to win in Milan
Szoboszlai’s second-half goal capped a good evening for Liverpool, who rallied from an early deficit to beat Milan in their Champions League opener. Vasile Mihai-Antonio/Getty Images MILAN, Italy — Liverpool cruised to a 3-1 Champions League win against AC Milan in their opening game of the new expanded competition, but Arne Slot’s team had to […]
As new-look Champions League begins, here’s how the format works
The UEFA Champions League is back, but not how we’ve ever seen it before. Some changes are simple, others are more complicated, and a few might seem a bit of a mystery until we get to the knockout rounds in February. So, what is the new format? How did the draw work? And what will […]
Jamshedpur dramatic late winner against Goa caps matchweek 1 of ISL 2024-25
The ISL can be a hectic affair with matches happening almost daily (sometimes twice a day) so to help you keep track of all the goings on, we will be putting out this rolling report after every match herein on. In this report, we look at all the games that will happen in the days […]
Arsenal’s ugly win, Real Madrid’s midfield, more soccer news
Club football returned after a two-week international break and delivered a ton of talking points across the top European leagues. In the Premier League, Arsenal got an ugly (but effective) win over their north London rivals, Tottenham, while Liverpool took a big step back with a shock home defeat to Nottingham Forest. In LaLiga, Kylian […]
Birmingham 3-1 Wrexham (17 Sep, 2024) Game Analysis
BIRMINGHAM, England — Tom Brady took the bragging rights over Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds in the game dubbed the “Hollywood derby” as Birmingham City ended Wrexham’s unbeaten start to life in League One with a commanding 3-1 victory at St Andrew’s on Monday evening. The match played out in front of a crowd including […]
The VAR Review: Why Timber wasn’t sent off for Arsenal vs. Spurs
Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. In this week’s VAR Review: Why […]
No Rice, no Ødegaard, no problem: Arsenal top Spurs in derby
LONDON — Arsenal overcame the absence of key midfielders Declan Rice and Martin Ødegaard to win the North London derby at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and move into second in the Premier League ahead of next week’s clash with leaders Manchester City. Gabriel’s 64th-minute header was enough to seal a 1-0 win against Ange Postecoglou’s […]
College football Week 3 highlights – top plays, games, takeaways
If college football were a cartoon, there would’ve been a moment last December, just after the committee snubbed an undefeated Florida State team from the playoff, when Mike Norvell would’ve concluded this was as bad as things could get, all while unknowingly standing beneath a piano perilously being lifted up to a 20th-floor window. Of […]
UFC 306 live: O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili results and analysis
Sean O’Malley makes the second defense of his UFC men’s bantamweight championship against Merab Dvalishvili in the main event of two-title-fight UFC 306 on Saturday, Sept. 14, in Las Vegas. The event, which the fight promotion is billing as Noche UFC becauase it falls on Mexican Independence Day weekend, also features a women’s flyweight title […]