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Arteta concerned over Saka’s durability as forward faces possible six-week absence
Arteta: ‘We need to understand how to manage his load’Max Dowman could play against Everton on SaturdayMikel Arteta has expressed concern over Bukayo Saka’s robustness after a series of injuries to the forward in the past year and as he awaits further news on how long he will be out for with a thigh issue.Saka is set for an MRI scan after limping off in the 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich in the Champions League, with Arteta revealing the 25-year-old had “quite a lot of fluid in the area so it was difficult to understand the extent of the injury”. Saka will definitely miss Saturday’s game against Evertonand, it is understood, Arsenal fear it could be a grade-two tear that could potentially keep him out for up to six weeks. Continue reading...
Premier League news: Spurs’ nine injuries ‘normal’, says De Zerbi; ‘emotional control’ keeps Blues red-free
Tottenham manager insists medical team not to blame as more key players drop out while Alonso happy with Chelsea’s new-found discipline Continue reading...
Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders unionize after years of fighting for fair pay
Team elects to voluntarily recognize unionSquad members have advocated for better wagesThe Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders have unionized after years of advocating for fair pay and better wages.The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Association (DCCA) was voluntarily recognized by the Cowboys as the collective bargaining representative for the cheerleading squad, according to a Friday news release. The recognition came after “meaningful discussion” between the Cowboys organization and the DCCA, and the parties are set to begin collective bargaining. Continue reading...
Flau’jae Johnson Shares Heartfelt Reaction After Earning Team USA Call-Up for 2026 FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup
The schedule is set; pools are in place and so is the US Team for the 3×3 Women’s AmeriCup 2026. The defending champions are sending their best four for the tournament, all with WNBA experience, to San Salvador, El Salvador, to bring the title home. One of them tasked with the job is Flau’jae Johnson, […] The post Flau’jae Johnson Shares Heartfelt Reaction After Earning Team USA Call-Up for 2026 FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup appeared first on EssentiallySports.
“Should Be Embarrassed”: Cardinals Insider Lashes Out at Franchise Over Being Banned from Larry Fitzgerald’s HOF Ceremony
Larry Fitzgerald is finally getting the farewell Arizona Cardinals fans have waited years to see. But as the franchise prepares to honor its legendary wide receiver, a longtime Cardinals insider criticized the organization. “Press conference today for Larry Fitzgerald going into Ring of Honor, jersey retired & getting HOF ring, yet as someone covering team […] The post “Should Be Embarrassed”: Cardinals Insider Lashes Out at Franchise Over Being Banned from Larry Fitzgerald’s HOF Ceremony appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Enciso rescues point in storm for Ipswich to deny Nottingham Forest
Amid a Suffolk squall, winds whipping in, a constant drum of rain, an encounter full of half-chances, mistakes and questions. Do Ipswich have the stones to deal with the big league this time? Perhaps so. How long can Nottingham Forest’s dip sustain before their president, Evangelos Marinakis, takes his usual course of action. Perhaps not much longer.Ipswich’s Gary O’Neil should be the happier manager, Forest creating the cleaner opportunities, only for familiar failings to count against them. A first-half exchange of goals, both owing much to defensive laxness, determined the result. Continue reading...
Cheltenham’s racing return provides romance over jumps and 20-1 shock
Outsider Kingofthefrontier wins Sharp Novices’ HurdleTrainer John Dawson gets better of Dan SkeltonThe jumping game increasingly resembles the Flat when it comes to the concentration of racing power in ever fewer trainers’ hands, but the opening day of Cheltenham’s new season – the first, in fact, since Gold Cup day in March – brought a reminder that romance has not been drained entirely from the winter code.Dan Skelton, who dethroned Willie Mullins to become the new champion over jumps last season, had already trained 115 winners in the current campaign before racing on Friday, nearly halfway towards Martin Pipe’s all-time record of 243. John Dawson, by contrast, had sent out a total of six winners from his yard in North Yorkshire since May 2023. Continue reading...
NWSL drops controversial criteria around ‘Rodman Rule’ in settlement with NWSLPA
Any player will be eligible for High Impact Player statusRequirements had included top 100, marketability listsSides also resolve grievance on Rodman contract refusalThe NWSL and the NWSL Players Association have reached a settlement to drop the restrictive criteria around the controversial High Impact Player (HIP) rule, allowing any player to earn the league’s highest salaries.The NWSL introduced the rule late last year, allowing teams to spend an additional $1m above the salary cap to sign star players. Players with the designation had to meet one of eight criteria, ranging from US national team minutes and Ballon d’Or recognition to NWSL Best XI honors to media lists, including the Guardian’s Top 100 and a ranking that ordered athletes by marketability. Continue reading...
Change captain? Play the kids? How to solve the problems at Manchester United
The beleaguered Michael Carrick’s job is on the line, but there are steps he can take to revive the stricken clubThe big question as Bournemouth arrive for Sunday’s 2pm kick-off at Old Trafford is whether Michael Carrick will show his authority by stripping the captaincy from Bruno Fernandes and/or dropping Manchester United’s five-times player of the year. On Friday, Carrick refused to deny he may do so, but the bigger picture concerns whether cashing in on the Portuguese and his fellow mutineer, Lisandro Martínez, in the winter window would be prescient to initiate a new era. Fernandes and Martínez are out of contract in the close season (the club has an extra year’s option in both cases) and, judging by recent behaviour, intend to leave. So yielding, say, £40m and £25m respectively for them in January would allow investment as the rebuild begins. Even a few days on, Fernandes’s words in Como seem incredible: “It’s a decision from the staff to not press man-to-man and sometimes leave space behind and try to get the ball, wait for them, but sometimes when you give space to these teams they get confidence,” he said after Wednesday’s 4-1 humiliation. Fernandes’s open questioning of the tactics is a challenge to the head coach’s authority and we wait to see how/if Carrick will face it down. If Carrick acts and proves he is not a lame duck then even if he is removed a favour is done for his successor. Continue reading...
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Vincent Kompany taken to hospital after collapsing at Bayern training
Bayern Munich head coach had been nursing a virusCoach ‘undergoing thorough examinations’, club sayVincent Kompany has been taken to hospital after the Bayern Munich coach felt unwell during training on Friday.The Belgian, who had been nursing a virus in recent days, was coaching his team before feeling unwell and being taken to hospital. Continue reading...
Wallaroos complete Scotland sweep as retiring Smith gets standing ovation despite red
Women’s rugby union: Australia 38-31 ScotlandCecilia Smith ‘sorry’ for red card on final Wallaroos gameThe Wallaroos completed their three-game sweep over Scotland with a 38-31 win on Friday in a spicy contest that featured biting accusations and a string of yellow cards.Australia produced plenty of classy moments in Canberrabut again lacked discipline in tackles and around the ruck to keep the tourists in it. The hosts received four yellow cards, with the retiring centre Cecilia Smith earning two of those to finish her 34-Test career on a red. Continue reading...
