Neymar was the hero on Tuesday night with two first half goals as Barcelona enjoyed a relatively tranquil night at Camp Nou here, reports Xinhua. Despite the 3-1 win in the first leg and a difficult game next weekend, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique made no concessions to try and conserve tired legs and played what is probably his strongest side with Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez and Ivan Rakitic....
Robson-Kanu fired home from inside the area in the 81st minute following a neat pass by Aaron Ramsey to secure the three points after Bale had put the Welsh in front in the 10th with a free kick that deceived Slovakia keeper Matus Kozacik. Slovakia, who should have scored after five minutes when Marek Hamsik dribbled past three players only to see his goalbound shot cleared off the line by Ben Davies, equalised through substitute Ondrej Duda with his first touch on the hour....
‘Ronaldo right to snub media’ Reports in L’Equipe on Friday suggested Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane told Monaco’s highly sought-after teenage forward Kylian Mbappe that he would be willing to sell one of Los Blancos’ famed ‘BBC’ of Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo to sign him. Ronaldo’s own future in the Spanish capital remains in doubt with speculation he is keen to leave following accusations he defrauded Spanish tax authorities out of €14....
This series only lasted for a couple of years, but spawned multiple movies and spin-offs, including Knoxville’s Bad Grandpa character. The latest movie, Jackass Forever, was in production in 2020 before it was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but started up again in late 2020. It was announced Margera, who was a cast member, was no longer involved in February 2021. This was followed by a series of videos, in which he expressed his anger with the production team, particularly Knoxville, Tremaine and Jonze....
“I should probably be the commissioner of baseball,” Rose joked at a news conference Tuesday at his own sports bar and grill in Las Vegas, a day after new MLB commissioner Rob Manfred decided not to reinstate Rose from the lifetime ban given 26 years ago. Rose, who sat in front a “hit throne” constructed of wooden bats , said he has his gambling life under control and is a changed man, different from the one who gambled on games while he served as manager of the Reds....
West Indies were missing their established stars as many key players didn’t travel to Bangladesh citing COVID concerns. The 28-year-old Kyle Mayers grabbed the opportunity with both hands and etched his name in the history books. After the match, the left-handed batsman said he is looking to establish himself for West Indies in the long run. Bangladesh had declared at 223-8 in their second innings, setting West Indies a target of 395 to win in 130 overs....
Though Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have been mostly silent on the project since it was revealed almost two years ago, it seems that fans may be getting some news about the project sometime soon. Very recently, Bandai Namco Entertainment trademarked the phrase “Bandai Namco Next” which could hint at some kind of online presentation to share information about its upcoming titles, including Elden Ring. RELATED: Elden Ring Gameplay Details Revealed in Leaked Trailer...
Bang & Olufsen Launches Its New Bluetooth Speaker Well-known and quality-focused speaker company Bang & Olufsen (B&O) has released a brand-new Bluetooth speaker. Named the Beosound Explore, this device is the company’s offering for a more durable speaker. B&O’s Beosound Explore is made from aluminum, but looks a little like a baked beans can. From a company that’s known for its focus on design, this seems like a bit of an odd choice....
New Zealand skipper Tom Latham and Henry Nicholls were the joint-top scorers with 18 runs each. The southpaws added 34 runs for the fifth wicket, which was the highest in the innings. The visitors, who are playing their first international match since their World Test Championship (WTC) triumph in June, lost the wicket of debutant Rachin Ravindra on the third ball of the match. By the end of the fourth over, they were 9/4....
Shakib Al Hasan and Nurul Hasan were fined 25 per cent of their match fees and given one demerit point for their conduct in a dramatic climax to the clash in Colombo. Captain Shakib gestured for his batsmen to come off the field and remonstrated with the umpire after Mustafizur Rahman was run out in the final over, with the Tigers aggrieved a no-ball was not called. Confrontations between both sets of players and the umpires ensued in a messy ending as the teams battled to face India in the final....
Julie Goislard’s issues with the Société Générale branch at Clichy Centre could have been quickly resolved, but after 36 phone calls to the bank over several weeks went unanswered, she chose to escalate the situation on her own. Goislard, who runs the Villeneuve Bookstore in Clichy-la-Garenne in the Hauts-de-Seine, eventually got so frustrated with the bank’s long lines, lack of deposit envelopes and malfunctioning machines that she took to Twitter on October 2 to complain....
The 17-year-old from Pune had to dig deep to eke out a 6-4 2-6 7-6 (3) win over the reigning Under-16 national champion from Ahmedabad after battling hard for more than two hours in searing heat. The girls event was won by Rashmikaa S Bhamidipaty, who defeated Tanisha Kashyap in 6-4, 6-4. Banthia, ranked 59 in the world, had won the Indian leg last year as well but a last-minute injury prevented him from participating in the main event in Paris....
Speaking with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell on Wednesday after U.S. stock markets suffered their worst day of the year, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling 800 points, or three percent, Gene Sperling offered searing testimony of how Trump has handled the economy. “I think what we’re seeing Lawrence, is that our biggest fear with President Trump isn’t just economic nationalism, it is economic narcissism,” said Sperling, the director of the National Economic Council for Obama and Clinton....
De Jong is enjoying a fine start to life in LaLiga after swapping Eredivisie titleholders Ajax for Spanish champions Barca in the off-season. The 22-year-old was linked to Premier League champions Manchester City prior to his €75million transfer to Barca. Happy at Camp Nou, Barca and Netherlands midfielder De Jong compared the Premier League and LaLiga. “I used to think that LaLiga was the strongest football league in the world,” De Jong told The Mirror....
The Catalan side were awarded two spot-kicks in their recent record-breaking 6-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain, with Lionel Messi and Neymar converting. The Pogba lessons Conte could teach Mourinho In all, Barca have been awarded 31 Champions League penalties in the competition since 2003, scoring 23 and missing eight. Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich come second in the number of Champions League penalties taken since 2003-04, scoring 21 and not scoring seven....
Bale had not featured since scoring in September’s 3-1 Champions League win at Borussia Dortmund due to calf and groin injuries before being introduced as a second-half substitute during Tuesday’s Copa del Rey fourth-round tie against Fuenlabrada. It proved to be a dazzling cameo, with the Wales star creating both goals for Borja Mayoral in an otherwise laboured 2-2 draw with Madrid’s third-tier opponents that closed out a 4-2 aggregate win....
Bale came in for criticism during Madrid’s 2-2 draw at home to Valencia on Sunday, jeered by some supporters. The 28-year-old is preparing for Wales’ World Cup qualifiers against Austria and Moldova, and Coleman said Bale had learned how to deal with critics. “This latest episode won’t faze him at all,” Coleman said on Tuesday. “People wondered how he would handle it when he went to Real Madrid [in 2013] because you are like a film star there, but he absolutely cruised through it....
This year, the Ballon d’Or shortlist contains 11 Players who currently play in the Premier League. Of them, four players are from Liverpool, two each from Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspurs and one from Manchester United. Today, we rank the top five contenders for the Ballon d’Or 2018 among those 11. Who makes the cut and who misses the list? Read on to find out. #5 Harry Kane The English Striker was unlucky to not win his 3rd Premier League Golden Boot in as many years in the 2017/18 season because he was up against a phenomenal Mohamed Salah....
The Ballon d’Or remains the most prestigious individual honor in football, presented to the player deemed to be the world’s best. Many players simply had an outstanding season which include the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling, Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Bernardo Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo, Virgil van Dijk, Eden Hazard and many more. Here we take a look at top 5 contenders who could lift the Ballon d’Or this year....
