Real Madrid set a year-best in club history after taking the Club World Cup with a narrow victory over Gremio on Saturday. We have time to prepare for the game and there are no excuses. A superb free-kick from Cristiano Ronaldo broke the deadlock after 53 minutes, the five-time Ballon d'Or victor clipping the ball over the wall and into the bottom corner. Read More »
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Conor McGregor Money Fight declared second richest in history
Former five-weight world champion Mayweather stopped Irish UFC fighter McGregor in the 10th round. McGregor hasn't competed in the UFC since 2016 when he won the lightweight championship with a second round TKO against Eddie Alvarez. Tagged the "Fight of the Century" the Mayweather-Pacquiao bout took over six years in negotiations but eventually failed to live up to the hype with the Filipino southpaw nursing an injury. Read More »
Ex-wife of National Basketball Association star Lorenzen Wright charged with his murder
Wright-Robinson has been arrested in Riverside, California, about an hour east of Los Angeles, in connection with her ex-husband's death, investigators said this weekend. Wright's body was found in suburban Memphis on July 28, 2010, 10 days after the 34-year-old was reported missing. Wright was questioned about her involvement by Sports Illustrated in 2015 as part of a collaborative effort by the magazine and Fox Sports 1. Read More »
Ajinkya Rahane's father runs auto over 67-year-old woman, arrested
According to media reports, Rahane's father, was going out at four o'clock in the morning at his Hyundai I-20 on National Highway 4. The woman was taken to nearby hospital with the help of several locals, where she succumbed to her injuries. Read More »
Going, Going, Gone...Tigers Trade Veteran Ian Kinsler
Detroit received 18-year-old right-hander Wilkel Hernandez and 23-year-old outfielder Troy Montgomery in the trade. Kinsiler will make $11 million in the final year of his contract. Upton's signing solved the Angels left field problem and the acquisition of Kinsler should upgrade second base where Danny Espinosa the projected starter prior to the trade hit just.162 across 77 games in 2017. Read More »
Rep. Pete King: Bannon 'Does Not Belong on the National Stage'
But now Moore is at once a historical footnote and the political football in a Republican blame game that started within minutes of Democrat Doug Jones being declared the victor Tuesday night. "It was nearly a moral issue". Rep. King made similar remarks on MSNBC, saying Steve Bannon " looks like a disheveled drunk". "Shelby, and Condi Rice and all that, Little Bobby Corker, all the establishment out there doesn't have Trump's back at all ", Bannon said , suggesting they are just ... Read More »
India beat Sri Lanka by 141 runs at Mohali
I was injured before that and didn't play any cricket. "In the first two 200s as well I got the century in the 38th over and I kept telling myself to hold my shape and hit through the line". This one as well, we had to comeback in the series, it was my first captaincy stint, also as a batsman I wanted to do well. "So, all the three double hundreds are important for me, as it has helped my team". Read More »
David Silva hails special Man City win on heels of 'difficult' derby
City made history on Wednesday when they claimed their 15th successive top-flight victory by outclassing lowly Swansea City 4-0. David Silva was the chief destroyer, scoring twice either side of half-time while Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero were also on target. Read More »
Shea Patterson can lead Jim Harbaugh, Michigan to elusive Big Ten championship
Patterson will have to wait and see if the NCAA will grant him immediate eligibility after a number of sanctions were handed down to Ole Miss, and Paul Finebaum believes the ability to play Patterson in 2018 would make MI title contenders. The Rebels aren't allowed to play in a bowl game next season after a self-imposed bowl ban this year. He threw for 1,533 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior, after throwing for 2,428 yards and 38 touchdowns as a junior and 2,655 yards and 34 touchdowns as a ... Read More »
Arsene Wenger explains Alexis Sanchez's poor display against Southampton
Granit Xhaka and Aaron Ramsey will be the central midfield pairing while Hector Bellerin and Sead Kolasinac will start in the wing-back slots. The Gunners had a good response to going behind, dominating possession and taking the game towards the hosts in the first half and hour, but the Saints nearly had a second on the half-hour mark when a James Ward-Prowse cross caused chaos in the Arsenal box. Read More »
Rooney scores from the spot as Merseyside derby ends 1-1
Lovren was still protesting with officials after the final whistle while Klopp argued with a Sky Sports television interviewer. The Liverpool legend spoke about that moment with the club's official website, saying: "Especially after all the stick I've had off Bluenoses over the years, it was nice to beat them, beat them comfortably and to bag three and keep the match ball". Read More »
Blizzard finally bests Adam Vinatieri, who badly misses 33-yard FG
The players are now playing with several inches of snow on the field, and there is no sign of the storm stopping soon. "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these Colts from finding new and ridiculous ways to lose games", is the convenient corruption of the mail carrier's creed. Read More »
Garoppolo leads 49ers to 26-16 win over Texans
Lamar Miller will also hope he can end the recent resurgence of the 49ers' run defense, which has given up just 152 yards in the last two weeks. Tom Savage was replaced at quarterback during Sunday's Houston Texans game against the San Francisco 49ers after appearing to spasm following a hit in the end zone. Read More »
Josh Gordon catches 1st TD pass in 1456 days
Then with 5:12 to go in the second quarter, Kizer threw his second touchdown pass of the game to running back Duke Johnson . The Packers took advantage of another opportunity and tied the game 21-21 on a 1-yard touchdown pass from Hundley to Adams with 17 seconds remaining. Read More »
Celebrities Send Messages Of Support To Bullied Tennessee Student
The video has been viewed over 15.7 million times in just a few days, and it's caught the attention of some major figures in the Knoxville area and the wider world at large via the hashtag #standwithkeaton. Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown and Suits star Patrick J. Adams also gave Keaton a shout out. The tearful young man became a voice for many who have been victims of bullying. Read More »
Russia's Winter Olympics Ban Doesn't Carry Over to Steep's New Olympics DLC
But then on Thursday, Sanders, who should have realized that she might be asked about Haley's comments, said "no official decision" had been made about United States participation. At the same time, the IOC intends to respect the rights of clean athletes, allowing them to participate in the upcoming games as "Olympic Athletes of Russian Federation". Read More »
We'll have to disappear if World Cup goes badly, says Messi
People want results and, if they don't get results, they want new faces ". Having been drawn with Nigeria, Iceland and Croatia in Group D in next year's tournament, the five-time Ballon d'Or victor expressed worries about the threat posed by the Super Eagles to his country's chances of reaching the second round. Read More »
Alabama's Jeremy Pruitt set to take Tennessee gig
Under Pruitt, Alabama ranked No. 1 nationally in scoring defense, No. 1 in yards per play and No. 2 in total defense in 2017. Saban famously didn't want Lane Kiffin to remain on staff after he agreed to take the FAU job, though his relationship with Saban was always a bit chilly even at the best of times. Read More »
MS Dhoni set to join CSK squad for IPL 2018 edition
CSK and RR were banned from the IPL for two seasons in July 2015 following some of their team owners' involvement in corruption. Either way, a franchise can retain or use RTM for a maximum of three players in the auction. IPL franchises will be able to retain a maximum of five players through a combination of pre-auction retention and Right To Match (RTM) cards, the governing council of the tournament chaired by Rajiv Shukla resolved on Wednesday (December 6). Read More »
UM's Harbaugh takes Twitter dig at MSU's Dantonio
Michigan State will be making its first Holiday Bowl appearance and first appearance in California since the 2014 Rose Bowl Game when it defeated Stanford, 24-20. "Washington State is excited to be invited to the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl ", said WSU Interim Director of Athletics John Johnson. Read More »