The Melbourne Rebels are looking for their in-form prop Toby Smith to lift against his former side, the Chiefs, as their Super Rugby season goes on the line. Trailing the Waratahs and Brumbies in the Australian conference standings, the Rebels must beat the two-time champions in Hamilton on Saturday to keep alive their slim chance of playing finals. Rebels coach Tony McGahan said he hoped New Zealand-born Smith could find an edge against the Chiefs,…
Mauricio Pochettino’s side will be looking to bounce back from their north London derby defeat by piling the misery on a struggling Saints team Tottenham will look to bounce back from their loss in the north London derby with a game against relegation candidates Southampton. Spurs were comprehensively beaten 4-2 by Arsenal at the weekend at the Emirates whilst Southampton threw away a two-goal lead to draw with Manchester United. The Saints appointed former RB Leipzig…
Jean-Michel Aulas discussed rumours surrounding the club’s prized duo, insisting that he is not planning to sanction winter departures Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has rejected the notion that Houssem Aouar could leave the club, while also addressing transfer rumours surrounding Memphis Depay. Aouar was heavily linked with Liverpool and Barcelona during the summer transfer window, but he instead opted to sign a new long-term contract with the French side. His performances at the start of…
The MLS commissioner says the league will almost certainly go past the previous benchmark for expansion FC Cincinnati is set to become the 24th team in MLS in 2019. Inter Miami and Nashville will follow soon after with Austin expected to join the fray as well. At some point, MLS will reach the much-discussed number of 28 teams and, according to MLS commissioner Don Garber, the league will almost certainly roll right past it. Speaking…
The 61-year-old played a massive role in the Bianconeri’s resurgence but, having been surprisingly let go, he is now set to join their bitter rivals The news that Beppe Marotta was leaving Juventus took everybody surprise, even Massimiliano Allegri. Marotta announced moments after the Bianconeri’s victory over Napoli in Turin on September 28 that his eight-year stint as sporting director would come to an end the following month due to the club’s desire “to enact…
The Manchester United defender scored on his own net in Wednesday’s match, prompting quite a reaction on social media Twitter had plenty to say on Wednesday afternoon as Phil Jones provided a calamitous own goal in Manchester United’s Champions League clash with Valencia. With Manchester United already trailing 1-0, Jones scored a stunning own goal, all but ending his side’s hopes of a comeback. In pursuit of a pass played through to Michy Batshuayi, Jones…
Another big victory has Tottenham fans thinking they can win the title, but the manager wants to remain grounded Mauricio Pochettino has told Tottenham fans to keep dreaming of Premier League glory but insists he will keep his own feet on the ground. Spurs followed up a 6-2 win at Everton with a 5-0 demolition of Bournemouth on Wednesday, lifting them above Manchester City into second place in the table. Pochettino’s side remain six points adrift…
The Senegalese midfielder was controversially sent off in Napoli’s defeat to Inter at the San Siro Napoli manager Carlo Ancelotti has said that defender Kalidou Koulibaly was subjected to monkey chants all throughout Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat at Inter. Koulibaly was sent off with 10 minutes to play in a scoreless match at San Siro, as he was given a yellow card for a foul and then a second yellow for sarcastically applauding the referee. That red…
The controversial centre-back did not hide his disgust post-match, hitting out at the referee and the lack of VAR used in Los Blancos’ LaLiga defeat. Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos was scathing of the refereeing in his team’s shock loss at home to Real Sociedad, labelling the official’s performance as “scandalous”. Madrid lost further ground in the La Liga title race following Sunday’s 2-0 defeat against visiting Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabeu, where Vinicius Junior…
The manager believes there is no replacement in his team Fernandinho and Sergio Aguero. Fernandinho’s bravura display in Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Premier League title rivals Liverpool proved he is irreplaceable, according to manager Pep Guardiola. The Premier League champions closed to within four points of Jurgen Klopp’s leaders at the summit thanks to goals from Sergio Aguero and Leroy Sane either side of Roberto Firmino’s second-half equaliser. Fernandinho sat out City’s back-to-back defeats…