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Henry denies telling Sanchez to leave Arsenal
I will give my best once I signed . "Because we are doing 120 percent". Everyone knows he's a fantastic player, he's an assist king! While Henrikh Mkhitaryan , who has moved the other way, is a thoughtful, sometimes inspired player, Sanchez is a firecracker. [Full Article...]
IOC releases list of possible players for Olympic Athletes from Russian Federation team
Sergei Plotnikov, Anton Belov, Alexei Bereglazov and Mikhail Naumenkov were also told by the IOC they could not compete for the "Olympic Athletes from Russia" team. According to sports agent Andrew Mitkova, the International Olympic Committee was not allowed to the Olympics in Pyeongchang any party to the scandalous games of 2014 in Sochi. [Full Article...]
Panthers followed protocol in Newton concussion evaluation
Newton ran headlong into New Orleans defensive tackle David Onyemata and was bowled over backward during the fourth quarter of Carolina's 31-26 loss. "I think this shows how irresponsible people can be in offering an opinion without the facts". He was taken to the medical tent on the Panthers' sideline. [Full Article...]
Simona Halep defeats Karolina Pliskova
They inspire me just being cool. "Last night was really tough", said Halep. It's still early in the season, but it's safe to say that Kerber is back to being a feared player in tournaments given last years struggles. "She obviously is wonderful at getting lots of balls back and makes you feel like you have to go for bigger shots than you would against other players, because, you know, she's go... [Full Article...]
Morata, Fabregas ruled out of Arsenal clash
The tie is evenly poised following a tense, goalless first leg at Stamford Bridge a fortnight ago but the Premier League champions' hopes of making it to Wembley will be severely dented in light of the injuries suffered by their Spanish duo. [Full Article...]
United sign Sanchez from Arsenal in swap deal for Mkhitaryan
Sanchez spent three years at Barcelona, winning La Liga in 2013 before twice lifting the FA Cup with Arsenal but his relationship with the club soured after he tried to orchestrate a move to United's rivals Manchester City in the summer. [Full Article...]
Chelsea don't need another striker — Hazard
When it's not me it has to be one of the other players. Manchester City. The strikers, (Gabriel) Jesus and (Sergio) Aguero, are not big. It's now time to predict the Gunners' side for the visit of Chelsea. "I would like to think that anyone not in the starting XI wouldn't have been happy not to be in the XI, and anyone not in the squad wouldn't be happy". [Full Article...]
How Arsenal legend Thierry Henry made Alexis Sanchez choose Manchester United
It has been widely reported that Sanchez will earn a pre-tax salary of £500,000 ($697,000, 569,000 euros) a week at Old Trafford. Armenia worldwide winger Mkhitaryan, also 29, fell out of favour with United manager Mourinho after just 18 months at Old Trafford. [Full Article...]
A-Rod to ESPN for 'Sunday Night Baseball'
Now, in the broadcast booth for ESPN . Boone was a long-time ESPN Sunday Baseball analyst before the Yankees hired him to replace Joe Girardi as manager, despite having no previous MLB managing or coaching experience. He's also remained in the spotlight because of his romance with Jennifer Lopez. Alex Rodriguez surprisingly has become one of baseball's most popular broadcasters, and he'll s... [Full Article...]
Campaign finance watchdog calls for investigation into Trump-Stormy Daniels payment
Daniels reportedly claimed that she and Trump had an affair for nearly a year in 2006 and claimed he was bad in bed. They said that the payment was an unreported in-kind contribution to Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and they asked the DOJ and FEC to investigate this possible violation. [Full Article...]
Volunteers conduct annual Homeless Outreach Population Estimate across NYC
Ridley-Thomas will participate in the count in the San Fernando Valley "because every night thousands of men, women, and families, with nowhere else to go, are sleeping on the streets of Los Angeles County", Ridley-Thomas said. As of last year's count, there were 2,413 unsheltered homeless individuals living in Riverside County, with almost 500 living in the Coachella Valley. [Full Article...]
Phil Neville deletes Twitter account after old tweet gathers momentum
Neville, who as been given a contract until the end of the 2021 European Championships worth in excess of £120,000-a-year, said: "I am honoured to be given the chance to lead England ". She cited his " enthusiasm, passion and desire for the role " as the most impressive parts of his interview. "Morning men couple of hours cricket be4 work sets me up nicely for the day", Neville wrote at the tim... [Full Article...]
Sanchez pictured in Man Utd shirt with transfer now imminent
Henrikh Mkhitaryan arrived in London on Saturday night as he prepared to secure his move to The Gunners. The Armenian worldwide, who joined the Red Devils from Borussia Dortmund in 2016, will leave Old Trafford after a brief spell. Not long after the move was completed, Sanchez took the opportunity to set the record straight after criticism from a number of "former" Arsenal players. [Full Article...]
Barcelona Confirm That Javier Mascherano Will Leave The Club This Month
Barcelona Football Club on Tuesday announced that Javier Mascherano will leave the Catalan club after seven and a half seasons and head for the budding and lucrative Chinese League. The Argentina worldwide admitted last month that his time at the Camp Nou was coming to an end after struggling for game time under new Barca head coach Ernesto Valverde . [Full Article...]
Manchester United highest revenue generating club in football
The Premier League club generated £581m revenue last season while Real Madrid, which held top spot for 11 years, was second with £579.7m. The 21st edition of the Deloitte Football Money League shows United edging Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid, who move above Barcelona. [Full Article...]
Patriots favored by 5-6 points over Eagles in Super Bowl
The Herald quoted Matthew Slater, the Patriots' special teams captain, on Gronkowski . "That is exactly how I thought, right or wrong". Of the past 13 Super Bowl , 12 of the wins have gone to the team wearing white. "I got like 46 texts right after the game and everybody is like 'hey by the way if I can get to the game, '" tackle Nate Solder told WBZ-TV. "This team is definitely, I feel... [Full Article...]
The latest development in Arsenal's pursuit of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Dortmund are reportedly willing to part with Aboumeyang for £60 million while recent reports from Germany indicate that they are looking for a possible player plus cash deal which could see Arsenal star Olivier Giroud move the other way. [Full Article...]
Kobe Bryant Fans Defend Laker Star's Oscar Nomination Amid Time's Up Movement
Thanks to the genius of Glen Keane and John Williams for taking my poem to this level. Keane illustrated the sketches in the film, which showed images of Bryant from his childhood through the end of his National Basketball Association career. [Full Article...]
Kyrgios upbeat regardless of falling quick but once more at dwelling Slam
Wilander insists 49th-ranked Edmund is no one-trick pony, though, as he showed during his 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory to become only the sixth British player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal in the professional era. They are the night match on Rod Laver Arena with Wozniacki taking on Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro immediately afterwards as the stakes are raised in quarter-final action. [Full Article...]
Wenger: Mkhitaryan and Ozil can play together
While most of the coverage of January's longest-running transfer saga focused on Alexis Sanchez's arrival at Manchester United , Arsenal have undeniably got themselves a brilliantly talented player in return in the form of Henrikh Mkhitaryan . [Full Article...]