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Walcott: Judge me on my goals
You want to be part of something and Wayne feels Everton are really going to improve, ' he added. Walcott scored 19 goals last season, including 10 in the Premier League , but has become a peripheral figure this year, playing only 64 minutes off the bench despite Arsenal's indifferent Premier League campaign. [Full Article...]
Australian Open day two: Federer, Djokovic and Konta progress to second round
But let's be serious here, Federer continues to play the best tennis of anyone in the field and has been a machine in grand slam play. Federer was down 0-40 in the ninth game of the second set on Rod Laver Arena when he made a decision to bring it out. [Full Article...]
EPL: Wenger gives reasons for Arsenal's 2-1 loss to Bournemouth
Hector Bellerin gave Arsenal a 52nd-minute lead, but goals from Callum Wilson and Jordon Ibe in the space of five minutes earned the Cherries a historic triumph. "The team that fights against relegation will fight and you can not afford any concentration mistake", Wenger added. "I think if you look again at the second goal we made many mistakes and that is what we paid for", he said. [Full Article...]
Sebastian Gorka Has An Active Arrest Warrant Out On Him In Hungary
Gorka had not returned TheDC's request comment at the time of publication. It remained unclear when the crime was believed to have been committed, but Hungarian website 444, which first reported the warrant, said that it could have taken place in 2009 according to details on the police site. [Full Article...]
Philadelphia 76ers: Joel Embiid is finally OVER Rihanna
NBC Sports Philadelphia's Jessica Camerato had a chance to speak with the Sixers' All-Star prior to the team's divisional game with the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. It marked the first time a Sixer had scored at least 40 points inn a game since Allen Iverson had 45 on November 27, 2006. Embiid is the first starter from the 76ers since Allen Iverson in 2010-11 and the first 76ers to app... [Full Article...]
Anthony, Thunder cruise past Lakers
No, but he's making plays that the Lakers desperately need. Westbrook got Corey Brewer off balance with multiple crossover dribbles before blowing by him for a layup that gave the Thunder an 86-70 lead. A 3-pointer by Anthony made it 91-70 and forced the Lakers to call timeout late in the third quarter. As a team, the Lakers shot just 39 percent from the field and 12 of 35 from the three-point... [Full Article...]
Tom Brady misses practice with hand injury
The hand injury will continue to be monitored by the team leading up to the game on Sunday in which the team will host the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium. Brady appeared on the Patriots' weekly injury report several times during the latter half of the regular season with both an Achilles tendon and left shoulder injury. [Full Article...]
Defending champion Fleetwood upstages McIlroy, Johnson
I only missed one green and was never really outside 15-20 feet. "It was great", he said afterwards. "I'm very happy as that's probably the best opening round of the season I've ever had", declared the 34-year-old. "It was very stress free". "I don't really understand what all the debate is about because it doesn't matter how far it goes; it is about getting it in the hole". [Full Article...]
Carlos Carvalhal Showers Praise On Jordan Ayew After Incredible Strike
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Diogo Jota equalised in the 66th minute, but three minutes later, Wilfried Bony scored the victor for Swans . Carvalhal said: "In the five games I've been in charge we've won two, drawn two and lost one". Ayew has struggled to establish himself as a first-team regular at West Ham since his move to the club, netting 12 goals in 50 appearances. Swansea will now face League Two promotion contend... [Full Article...]
LeBron, Curry are captains, to draft NBA All-Star Game teams
The starters , and captains, for the 2018 NBA All Star Game have officially been announced so without further adieu, here are the 10 players. Durant has a strong case for winning the MVP over the first half of the season, and he's being rewarded with a starting spot in the All-Star Game. [Full Article...]
Australian Open: Novak Djokovic overcomes a slow start to beat Gael Monfils
Djokovic played some horrendous tennis to start the first set as Monfils took it 6-4. No matter how much you train in the heat, how much you like the heat, is very tough. Monfils appeared to be the player most troubled Thursday. The Frenchman fends off 4 break points until the end of the set to clinch it by 6-4, and it looked we are heading towards a big surprise on the Rod Laver Arena . [Full Article...]
Ghana maintains spot as Tunisia tops Africa — FIFA ranking
Coached by Englishman Stephen Constantine, the Indian team accumulated 13 points over the past month for a total of 333 points. Team India also broke into Top 100 last year in May for the first time in 21 years when they were placed at the 100th spot along with Nicaragua, Lithuania and Estonia. [Full Article...]
Why Danica Patrick called ending racing career with GoDaddy a 'perfect fit'
Patrick raced with sponsorship from the web hosting giant during her time in IndyCar and the early part of her NASCAR career before the company ended its motorsport interests in 2015. Patrick said the hormone process was "fine" until the end when she was not allowed to exercise for 10 days. "It doesn't mean sit and do nothing because then nothing would happen, but it also means respecting the pr... [Full Article...]
Russian Federation chooses impartial gray for Winter Olympians' outfits
Twice the number of Russian athletes were tested in November and December, as compared to those from any other country. The Court of Arbitration for Sport will begin appeals hearings on Monday for 39 Russian athletes disqualified from the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games for doping and banned for life from the Olympics. [Full Article...]
Nissan's Infiniti vehicles to go electric
Central to Infiniti's plans is the new Q Inspiration concept that is said to point to the next-generation Q70 sedan . A number of automakers have been making increasingly bold claims about how they're going to introduce more electrification into their vehicle ranges in the coming years. [Full Article...]
Matthew Snyder, grandson of KSU coach Bill Snyder, passes away
According to the Wichita Eagle , police spokeswoman Hali Rowland said that they are now investigating an unattended death. No cause of death has been made public and a Riley County [Kansas] Police Department spokesperson told KansasCity.com that the department was treating Matthew Snyder's death as an "unintended death". [Full Article...]
Powerful Pera sends ninth seed Konta out
Komta might have recognised her opponent Bernarda Pera from their days on the lower tiers, but it was a first time meeting - which can throw up its own challenges. The Croatian turned American had Konta under pressure from the start of the match, bringing up a break point in a hard fought opening game. Only then, when serving for the match, did Pera's nerves kick in and Konta broke back to lev... [Full Article...]
Man City defender Nicolas Otamendi extends contract until 2022
Phil Jones says memories of Manchester United's title collapse in 2012 means he has not given up hope of chasing down Manchester City this season. "He's a good player", said Jones. "It's another big game on Saturday against Burnley". With previous long-term absentees Adam Lallana and Danny Ings now back in the fold, Liverpool have nearly a complete squad to choose from for Monday's game wit... [Full Article...]
Sevilla approach Liverpool over Daniel Sturridge loan move
Sources have told ESPN FC that Liverpool would be open to selling Sturridge this window, but only if the offer is in line with the Merseyside club's demands. But they see Sturridge as a viable option if the talks with the out of favour Chelsea player fall through. From the time he joined the club in January 2013, to the end of the 2013/14 season, Sturridge scored an impressive 35 goals. [Full Article...]
De Gea happy to delay Man Utd contract talks
Mkhitaryan, who was brought to Old Trafford by Mourinho in his maiden transfer window, has made 63 appearances for Manchester United , scoring 13 goals and claiming 11 assists. "Just being part of this club is special in itself". In between the two first-half goals , Stoke had some moments of hope with injury-plagued Stephen Ireland, starting a league game for the first time in 996 days, c... [Full Article...]