However, the Lilywhites held on to seal a deserved win in their last game on home soil before a new stadium is built on the same site. Mauricio Pochettino elected to switch things up a bit in his formation, dropping Mousa Dembélé in favor of adding the dynamism of Heung-min Son in the attack. Lire la suite »
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Lavezzi apologises after insulting Chinese people
Lavezzi, who joined Hebei CFFC from Paris St Germain in a multi-million dollar deal past year, was pictured making the gesture while in team uniform, and both the player and the club released statements in an attempt to diffuse the situation. Lire la suite »
Jose Mourinho Looks To Europa League Final After Tottenham Hotspur Defeat
Moreover, United were besieged with injury troubles and Mourinho made it clear that it was impossible to fight on two fronts with just 15 players. It's as simple as that. Mourinho, whose United side face Ajax in the final in Stockholm on May 24, said: "They gave us a very hard match ". David De Gea did participate in the group stages, but Mourinho opted to give Romero some deserved playing time after Christmas where the Argentina global put in some impressive, assured performances, so ... Lire la suite »
Jason Puncheon wants to break the cycle of Crystal Palace relegation battles
Palace may effectively be safe by the time they play Hull . "You need to prepare better". The offside flag came to Hull's rescue, preventing Palace from extending their lead before the interval, where Marco Silva sacrificed two defenders for forwards Shaun Maloney and Jarrod Bowen . Lire la suite »
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho reflects on "hardest season" in management
Mourinho accepts it could well be seen as a season-defining match, but believes the groundwork put in during this taxing first season means the campaign has been a success already. "He's confrontational, the team don't play great football, they draw too many games and everyone is exhausted of the boring football". "We, Manchester United , for us it is more important to win titles than to finish top four", Mourinho told reporters. Lire la suite »
Football: Insultes visant Balotelli: trois mois avec sursis requis
Débuteront les procès de quinze hommes concernant les incidents qui ont eu lieu lors du match Bastia-OL, et celui d'un supporter bastiais pour des insultes racistes lancées à Mario Balotelli en janvier dernier. Il a lui aussi porté plainte, contre Jean-Michel Aulas et Anthony Lopes, d'un côté pour " dénonciations calomnieuses " des coups et blessures qu'il aurait porté à l'encontre du portier; de l'autre pour " violences, injures et menaces de mort " de la part du Portugais. Lire la suite »
Victor Wanyama insists Tottenham eyes on 'bigger things' than Arsenal
Tottenham finally above Arsenal on the table: after 22 years, 11 coaches and 50 games, Tottenham is finally the number 1 in the North London Derby after 2 goals from Alli & Kane. "We fell off at the end of last season, so it's important we continue to build on what we're doing". "Our target is to play for titles, so we are disappointed with our season because we aren't playing for a (league) title", Cech said. Lire la suite »
L'Argentin Oscar Trejo officialise son départ du TFC — Toulouse
Dans cette nouvelle étape de ma vie, j'ai besoin d'autres choses plus importantes que l'argent. Lire la suite »
Jardim ironise sur les trophées UNFP — Monaco
Moi je crois que je peux gagner le trophée de meilleur maçon portugais qui travaille en France, avait-il lâché en mai 2015. En lice pour l'élection du meilleur entraîneur de Ligue 1 de la saison, Leonardo Jardim, le coach de l'AS Monaco, a ironisé sur son absence de la short list les années précédentes. Lire la suite »
Osuna's 10th-inning HR helps Pirates beat Diamondbacks 6-4
Pittsburgh's Adam Frazier singled to open the game before Josh Harrison was hit by a pitch and McCutchen walked to load the bases. "We had a meeting four days ago, and I said 'Goldschmidt wasn't going to beat us, '" Hurdle said. Dripping blood, Chris Iannetta was taken to a hospital after a 93 miles per hour pitch hit him in the nose and mouth Friday night in Arizona's 11-4 win over the Pirates. Lire la suite »
Les Girondins dévoilent leur nouveau maillot — Bordeaux
Et pour l'équipementier qui, clin d'oeil du calendrier et des enjeux de la fin de saison, habillera aussi Marseille, à compter de l'exercice 2018-2019. Blanc, sur fond bleu marine. Dans le détails, ce nouveau maillot disponible dès à présent à la vente au prix de 84,99€ intègre la technologie PWR ACTV utilisant un bandage de haute performance athlétique et un système de compression à l'intérieur du vêtement. Lire la suite »
Demichelis met un terme à sa carrière
Avec la sélection argentine, Demichelis a disputé deux fois la Coupe du monde. Malaga est onzième de la Liga. Lire la suite »
Cavani tombe un sacré record — PSG
Après avoir dépassé Pauleta en pleine saison, l'Uruguayen fonce sur le record du meilleur buteur du club, Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Avec ses 35 unités en championnat cette saison, il a marqué plus de buts que Nancy (26), Bastia (29), Rennes (34) et autant que Caen cette saison. Lire la suite »
Luke Shaw to see specialist amid fears of big Man Utd setback
And tests have revealed the injury-plagued defender has ligament damage, and he will now visit a specialist to decide what is the best course of action to take to speed his recovery. Mourinho had blamed a packed "not human" April schedule as the reason for lagging behind. Juan Mata has called for Manchester United to treat all of their remaining fixtures as cup finals as they aim to qualify for the Champions League. Lire la suite »
Milbury, Jones pick Capitals to beat Penguins in Game 7
The last time the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals squared off in a Game 7, it was in 2009, and the win spring-boarded the Penguins to a Stanley Cup championship. Chris Nowinski, co-founder and executive director of the Concussion Legacy Foundation , thought Crosby's head hit the ice and boards, and that it would be hard for a spotter to differentiate between one or the other. Lire la suite »
Fit-again Rohit Sharma, Mohammad Shami returns in India's Champions Trophy squad
The four court-appointed administrators, who now supervise BCCI operations, however, instructed the board to ensure that the team continued their preparations to defend their title. The BCCI is furious over the ICC's decision last month to amend rules so that less money and power is held by cricket's major powers - England, India and Australia. Lire la suite »
Former Tottenham man congratulates West Ham, praises one Hammer
Last season, Chelsea were the club to shatter Spurs' Premier League trophy pursuit. We didn't play with the same...not intensity, but how we always play. "We managed to bring it back to four points but after today, it's almost impossible, but we will give it everything for the last three games ", added the 23-year-old England worldwide. Lire la suite »
Tottenham Hotspur Send White Hart Lane Off in Style (Videos, Photos)
Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction... As so often this season it was Eriksen's killer delivery that led to Tottenham's second goal - his wickedly curling free kick into the danger area touched home brilliantly by Kane with an outstretched leg. Lire la suite »
Madrid Open: Nadal top Goffin to reach semis
Djokovic won the match 6-1, 4-6, 7-5. A finalist in Madrid in 2014, Nishikori lost his last 10 matches against Djokovic , including in the semifinals in Madrid past year. It was Djokovic , who had dominated on the clay past year as he went on to win the Roland Garros title. Raphael comes to the semi-finals with a series of 13 consecutive victories, winning two titles in succession in Monte Carlo and Barcelona. Lire la suite »
Fernando Alonso will keep 2017 Indy 500 car for racing museum
There's no doubt that two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso is the best driver in the worst auto, with a McLaren that failed him on his out-lap in Free Practice 1. "We also need to raise our game with reliability and hopefully finish with both cars in this race". So much finger crossing for signs of progress appears wishful thinking for a team that has yet to score a point. Lire la suite »
Si Woo Kim Becomes Youngest Winner Of Players Championship
After holding off Ian Poulter and Louis Oosthuizen to be crowned victorious at TPC Sawgrass, Si Woo Kim became just the fourth player under the age of 22 to win on the PGA Tour. Stanley made his fourth birdie of the week at the par-3 17th island green, matching American Paul Azinger from 1987 as the only players to birdie the hole four times in one week. Lire la suite »
La Juventus passe en finale — Ligue des champions
Dès demain, on réfléchit aux 20 jours qui nous restent avant la finale. On fait un pas après l'autre pour aller au bout. C'est la neuvième finale en C1 pour les Turinois mais ne comptent que deux succès (1985 et 1996). Nous avons pris des risques et la Juventus menait à la pause, mais nous avons continué à bien jouer, nous voulions marquer ce but , insiste l'entraîneur de l'ASM . Lire la suite »
Long gets first Republic of Ireland call-up
He has suffered a torrid time with injuries over the years and had loan spells with Accrington Stanley, Rochdale, Portsmouth, Barnsley an MK Dons. O'Neill said: "Roy saw him play last week and he said he wouldn't discount". The Republic are unbeaten in their Group D campaign and lie second, level on points with leaders Serbia after five rounds of fixtures. Earlier this month, Westwood was voted Wednesday's player of the season. Lire la suite »
Scotland boss Gregor Townsend eagerly awaits World Cup clash with hosts Japan
Two-time defending champion New Zealand will play South Africa , Italy , Africa 1 and the Repechage victor in Pool B . The Six Nations winners face another tough start against France , three times losing finalists, and Argentina but England coach Eddie Jones scoffed at the idea it was a deadly draw. Lire la suite »
Edmonton Oilers vs. Anaheim Ducks - 5/7/17 NHL Pick, Odds, and Prediction
As in, despite the fact that Connor McDavid will nearly certainly win the Hart Trophy this season, the Oilers have proved in this playoff run that they're actually a sum of their parts. "Pretty great would be an understatement", Johansen said of the home fans. "Eventually, tempers are going to flare". 2015: Ducks blow a 3-2 series lead and lose Game 7 at home to Chicago. Lire la suite »