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Espanyol 1-1 Barcelona: 5 Talking Points
The centre-back was unapologetic after celebrating his equaliser . Barcelona fans have been left sweating on the results of Gerard Pique's injury scan as the rest of his available teammates returned to training on Monday (5 February) to begin their preparations for the Copa del Rey second leg semi-final against Valencia on Thursday (8 February). [Full Article...]
Russian Olympic Committee yet to pay $15 million fine to IOC
Canadian athletes are steadily pouring into PyeongChang , South Korea, ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics . "The Panel's decision will be communicated as soon as possible thereafter", CAS added. - Two groups of Russian athletes seeking late entry for the Pyeongchang Olympics had their appeals adjourned Wednesday, leaving decisions on their participation to the eve of the opening ceremony at... [Full Article...]
Luiz Gustavo ravi pour Mitroglou — OM
Un triplé de Mitroglou , un autre pour Ocampos ont notamment marqué cette soirée. "On a respecté l'adversaire en marquant neuf buts". Hier soir, on a fait le travail tous ensemble, à 100%. [Full Article...]
Manchester United's Alexis Sanchez handed prison sentence for tax fraud in Spain
Sanchez is not the first player to be involved in tax fraud allegations while playing for Barcelona . Sanchez admitted to avoiding almost €1m in tax during his time at Barca. The 29-year-old has been fined $728,883 and will also repay the money to the authorities. He is one of a number of high-profile players to have fallen foul of the tax laws in Spain. [Full Article...]
LeBron says he's sticking with reeling Cavs
Sitting third in the Eastern Conference with 30 wins and 22 losses isn't the worst situation to be in, but for the 3-time defending Eastern Conference champions, it is not a place they want to be. "Right now, when we hit adversity, we go our separate ways", Cavaliers guard Isaiah Thomas said. "I just couldn't do it", James said after scoring 25 points. [Full Article...]
Evangelical preacher leads in Costa Rica presidential election
The two men are not related. Araya also warned that it was highly unlikely for a candidate to claim the 40 percent margin to win a first-round vote, meaning a second round between the top two will be held on April 1. Trained as a journalist, he got his start in politics as communications director for Citizens' Action and also was labour minister under current President Luis Guillermo Solis. [Full Article...]
Here's the first full trailer for 'Solo
Maybe that's because we literally just got that teaser yesterday, so I felt no real urgency this morning to see the movie in action. Solo: A Star Wars Story is set to release in both the United Kingdom and the USA on the 25th of May 2018. [Full Article...]
Are Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) Shares Fairly Valued?
Hm Payson & Company, which manages about $2.21B and $2.33B US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) by 113,705 shares to 131,334 shares, valued at $6.84M in 2017Q3, according to the filing. Nomura Holdings has invested 0.01% in Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC). Cantab Partners Llp has invested 0.04% in Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC). [Full Article...]
Alabama leads all schools with 14 invitees to 2018 NFL Combine
Offensive linemen are scheduled to have their on-field workouts, along with running backs, place kickers and special teams, on Friday, March 2. Tight end Hayden Hurst, cornerback JaMarcus King, linebacker Skai Moore and defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth all received invites to participate in the week-long showcase that puts the best college football players up against tests of physical and ment... [Full Article...]
More Russian athletes appeal Pyeongchang ban to CAS
The IOC has banned Russian Federation from the PyeongChang Winter Olympics over "systematic manipulation" of the anti-doping system in Sochi, but 169 athletes with no history of doping have been invited to compete as neutrals. Australia's John Coates, president of the court's governing body, said the tribunal would "thoroughly examine" the concerns raised by Bach and would issue details of the d... [Full Article...]
Police called to investigate burglary at Gronk's home
Baker said that "residential burglaries are pretty common everywhere". "I also got Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple involved, which is awesome". [There was no doubt] but I was obviously being cautious, too. The team didn't want to do it. He said he holds no grudge against Church, whom the National Football League fined $24,309 for the illegal, head-to-head hit. [Full Article...]
How Josh McDaniels' Hiring Impacts These Two Patriots Assistants
Since Bill Belichick became coach of the New England Patriots in 2000, he has seen multiple assistants leave for other jobs. I think Josh McDaniels wants to be multiple, he wants to throw the ball downfield, he has to have good running game and he's going to have to get his quarterback protected. [Full Article...]
SA batsmen train with five spinners ahead of third ODI
While Rabada comes across composed, there must be some panic in the ranks, especially because the batsmen just aren't putting up good enough totals. They have benefited from bowling slower in the air and daring batsmen to charge down the track and hit them. [Full Article...]
Chelsea's Olivier Giroud rejected big European trio to work with Antonio Conte
In the summer, we welcomed the arrivals of Willy Caballero, Antonio Rudiger, Alvaro Morata, Davide Zappacosta , Tiemoue Bakayoko and Danny Drinkwater. Although he didn't say "go to Chelsea ". With the 31-year-old already pondering his future, watching his employers invest £56 million in the Borussia Dortmund striker all but signalled the end of his time at the Emirates. [Full Article...]
Pep Guardiola backs Raheem Sterling to bounce back after horror miss
Danilo scored a superb, curling opener for Pep Guardiola's side but the visitors failed to take their chances, with Raheem Sterling missing an open goal inside the six-yard box. The striker volleyed Matt Lowton's cross to put Burnley back in the game. They are injured. I would like to have 18 players, but we had 17. "We are sad for the dropped two points but to come here and play the way ... [Full Article...]
