Hazard, Mbappe or Neymar? Meunier picks Varane for Ballon d´Or
Eden Hazard is on a par with Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, according to Thomas Meunier, but the Belgium defender would pick Raphael Varane ahead of all three to win the…Read more
Monthly Archives: ottobre 2018
Thompson: Italy and AC Milan are in good hands with Donnarumma
Transitions are never easy, especially when it comes to replacing a legend like Gianluigi Buffon. But 19-year-old Gigio Donnarumma's got it covered. Read more
Zidane to Bayern just rumours, says Thiago
The prospect of Zinedine Zidane taking over as head coach of Bayern Munich is “just rumours”, according to midfielder Thiago Alcantara. Pressure is growing on Niko Kovac after Bayern failed…Read more
How an 0-for-45 slump shaped Craig Counsell’s managerial career
When it became abundantly clear that Counsell's best playing days were behind him, it set off a series of events that turned one of Milwaukee's own into a perfect fit…Read more
An October blueprint: What playoff baseball looks like in 2018
Pitching duels to remember and moving the runner over? Gone. Bullpenning and home run-bashing leadoff hitters? Here to stay. This is what does and doesn't happen in a modern postseason. Read more
Giggs rules Bale out of Spain friendly
Gareth Bale will miss Wales' friendly with Spain on Thursday due to “muscle fatigue”, national team coach Ryan Giggs has confirmed. Bale, who sat out the surprise Champions League loss…Read more
Cora aced first postseason test with Red Sox
This is a baseball world where you sometimes get the idea that it's general managers and all their analytics trying to manage these games, and even control them from upstairs.…Read more
World Select Team makes campus call at ASU
Thirty-one players aged 16-20 from 11 different countries who were selected to be part of the third MLB College Showcase. The group is in Arizona this week getting coaching, training…Read more
Belgian football clubs, agents, referees investigated for alleged corruption
Anderlecht and Club Brugge have been raided by police as part of a wide-ranging investigation into alleged corruption in Belgian football. Top clubs, agents and referees were targets of police…Read more
Inside Joel Embiid’s sneaker free agency
The behind-the-scenes moments that led Joel Embiid to sign with Under Armour, and why he says his decision is about more than shoes. Read more