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NFL Expected to Hand Seahawks Star Punishment Over Patrick Mahomes Incident on SNF
The Seahawks may have ended Kansas City’s five-game win streak with a 20-3 win on Sunday, but one Seattle linebacker may end up paying for it. He went too far trying to keep Patrick Mahomes contained, and the win that looked so clean on the scoreboard could get expensive now. According to Heavy and Athlon […] The post NFL Expected to Hand Seahawks Star Punishment Over Patrick Mahomes Incident on SNF appeared first on EssentiallySports.
West Ham’s Viviane Asseyi: ‘When I was four I said I wanted to be like Zidane’
French forward on how the 1998 World Cup inspired her football dream, her Gabonese background and finding a new family in east LondonOn Saturday, once West Ham’s Viviane Asseyi was home from the match, she picked up her phone and called her mum. It has become almost ritualistic for them to speak after a game.On the other end came a familiar sound. “She was just laughing,” says Asseyi. “She was like: ‘Oh, you were so bad!’ She was laughing but that helped me. She knows that she can tell me anything and everything, I’m good, I’m not good. I will just keep going and working to be better.” Continue reading...
Dream say WNBA finals concerns went unheeded as teams prepare for 12.30pm Thursday start
Crucial Game 6 will take place on Thursday afternoonGame moved to larger State Farm Arena in AtlantaHawks’ NBA game on same day could not be movedThe Atlanta Dream say their concerns about finding a suitable home venue for the WNBA finals went unheeded as they prepare to play the Golden State Valkyries in a crucial Game 6 on Thursday.The Dream’s normal home, Gateway Center Arena, has a capacity of about 3,500 people. To accommodate the increased interest in the team during the finals, the Dream have played their two home games so far at the Atlanta Hawks’ State Farm Arena, which can seat more than 17,000 fans. Continue reading...
Indiana Fever star Has Two Words for Napheesa Collier After Lynx Star’s Jordan Brand Reveal
Napheesa Collier is giving fans another look at her partnership with the Jordan Brand, with a promotional post she shared on Instagram on Tuesday. The post, a carousel of pictures showcasing the Air Jordan 41, has now attracted a number of reactions from across the basketball world, including a notably warm two-word response from Indiana […] The post Indiana Fever star Has Two Words for Napheesa Collier After Lynx Star’s Jordan Brand Reveal appeared first on EssentiallySports.
NFL Insider Sounds Alarm on Josh Simmons’ Chiefs Future After Andy Reid & Patrick Mahomes Kick Him Out of Meeting
Josh Simmons’ future with the Chiefs looks shakier than ever. Ahead of the Broncos game, Andy Reid and the team placed Simmons on injured reserve, which is raising major red flags about his future. “Then he was placed on injured reserve, and there are a lot of questions about Josh Simmons, who has as talented […] The post NFL Insider Sounds Alarm on Josh Simmons’ Chiefs Future After Andy Reid & Patrick Mahomes Kick Him Out of Meeting appeared first on EssentiallySports.
“I Would Have Bet Everything”: 49ers Legend Terrell Owens Left Stunned After Kyle Shanahan’s Team Lost to Falcons
Former San Francisco 49ers player Terrell Owens might have few issues with the current roster. For instance, Owens called out 49ers wide receiver Mike Evans for his route running and speed. However, not in his wildest dreams did Owens expect San Francisco to accept a loss at the hands of the Atlanta Falcons. Still coping […] The post “I Would Have Bet Everything”: 49ers Legend Terrell Owens Left Stunned After Kyle Shanahan’s Team Lost to Falcons appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Lise Klaveness: ‘Certainly there are people that can challenge Infantino’
Norwegian federation president distances self from Fifa presidency but believes governing body can be reformedAs the rain whips around Oslo’s government quarter, Lise Klaveness is shielding herself from the wind, trying to work out tactics. “Of course we cannot probably do everything alone, but we have a voice, we have the right to speak, we have the right to suggest, so let’s see,” she says. “We will at least try to be a spearhead.”The president of the Norwegian Football Federation wants to re-engage Fifa, and other governing bodies, on the topic of remedy. A slightly arcane aspect of human rights policy in normal times, the importance of remedy became very clear in the aftermath of the World Cup in Qatar, when the families of those injured or killed in the work that led up to the tournament were left without financial compensation after Fifa chose to direct a legacy fund elsewhere. Continue reading...
Which footballers have scored in the same minute as their surname? | The Knowledge
Plus: the longest home droughts, pre-Christmas goal centuries and the first official club websitesMail us with all of your questions and answers“Justin Seven-Seven came on in the 75th minute and then scored in the 77th minute for West Brom Under-21s against Sutton United in the National League Cup. You have probably already guessed my question, but has anyone else ever scored in the same minute as their name?” wonders Peter Skilton.Readers of a certain age may recall Didier Six, the mercurial French winger who had a brief spell at Aston Villa in 1984-85. A number of you mentioned some or all of the following sixth-minute goals, which includes two in consecutive seasons against Bordeaux:Valenciennes 2-1 Nancy (agg: 2-3) Coupe de France quarter-final, 1975-76Valenciennes 3-2 Bordeaux Ligue 1, 1976-77Lens 2-0 Bordeaux Ligue 1, 1977-78VfB Stuttgart 5-1 Karlsruher Bundesliga, 1981-82Bundesliga 71 goals in 18 gamesChampions League 18 goals in 6 gamesDFB-Pokal 10 goals in 3 gamesFranz Beckenbauer Supercup 2 goals in 1 game Continue reading...
Kurtley Beale earns shock recall to Wallabies squad five years after last Test
Veteran could add to 95 caps as he returns aged 37Ramm and Thomas to also join Australia’s spring tourVeteran playmaker Kurtley Beale has been summoned for the Wallabies’ spring tour of the UK in a massive development ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup in Australia.Beale on Wednesday answered an SOS call from coach Les Kiss to join the squad for next month’s three Tests against England, Scotland and Wales before the inaugural Nations Championship finals in the UK from 21-23 November. Continue reading...
Rays battle from brink in 12th inning to stun Brewers and stave off World Series sweep
Tampa Bay force Game 5 with extra-innings rallyMilwaukee denied first World Series championshipBrewers still hold 3-1 lead in best-of-seven seriesJonny DeLuca and pinch-hitter Ben Williamson hits RBIs in a stunning 12th-inning rally, and the Tampa Bay Rays staved off World Series elimination with a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night that forced Game 5.Cooper Pratt hit a tiebreaking home run off Ian Seymour in the top of the 12th for his fourth hit of the game to make it 3-2 to the Brewers as Milwaukee neared a sweep and their first World Series title. Continue reading...
Cricket Australia takes $20m revenue hit from two-day Ashes Tests with more losses ahead
Governing body reports $82m surplus for the 2025-26 seasonCA projects two years of deficits with less interest in upcoming toursThe financial blow struck to Cricket Australia due to the pair of two-day Ashes Tests last summer amounted to $20m, hurting the sport’s bottom line as it prepares for multiple years of losses.The governing body reported a $82m surplus in 2025-26 supercharged by strong broadcast interest, ticket sales and commercial revenue associated with the men’s Ashes, the traditional peak in the four-year cycle adopted by Cricket Australia. Continue reading...
Rays Finally Remembered Who They Are In 12-Inning World Series Battle vs. Brewers
Facing elimination in Game 4 of the World Series, the Tampa Bay Rays finally showed the fight got them there.
