Pique was jeered by fans during a training session, with the Barcelona defender criticised for his support of the Catalan independence referendum. Spain 7/1 to win World Cup Viera, who was added to the squad on Monday, backed Pique and said the 91-time Spain international should be respected. “Everybody has their thoughts and freedom of opinion. If he thinks that way, we just have to respect it,” the Las Palmas attacker said....
The background Vijay Hazare Trophy is the elite A-List domestic tournament of India where all states and union territories battle it out to win the coveted trophy. Uttar Pradesh has won the tournament once when the team shared the trophy with Mumbai in 2004-05 while in the 2005-06 edition, they fell short in the final. Some top-class ODI players like Suresh Raina, Praveen Kumar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar have represented the state at the domestic level....
The latest look at the game comes courtesy of the Summer Game Fest’s live kickoff show. The free livestream had numerous world premieres, teasers, and trailers for all types of video games, from a Death Stranding: Director’s Cut announcement to the first extended look at the massively anticipated Elden Ring. RELATED: Valheim Details Some Plantable Onions, Other Big Changes Coming in Hearth and Home Update Tribes of Midgard is set in a world full of dark creatures, hidden gods, and abundant materials and treasures to be discovered, as players take on the role of a Midgard Viking living in a village home to the Seed of Yggdrasil, Norse mythology’s tree of life which is the last bastion protecting the Gods from the other Realms....
Dantzler, the starting defensive back, was trying to bring down Packers back AJ Dillon during the first quarter; while wrapping up with Dillon’s lower half, Minnesota’s Anthony Harris ran in to assist with the tackle. Harris’ thigh inadvertently collided with Dantzler’s head, causing Dantzler’s neck to snap backward. Dantzler remained on the ground at Lambeau Field as medical staff attended to him before a backboard was brought out to lift Dantzler onto the medical cart....
Speaking to reporters Thursday, the 14-year NFL veteran said he’s concerned the United States is “moving toward another civil rights war — literally, black and white and Mexican and Asian, everybody’s going to be fighting against each other.” MORE: Worst Colin Kaepernick takes Instead of offering more of his own thoughts on the situation, he turned several questions on the reporters. “You guys come in here every day and ask us about (expletive) that doesn’t matter really and nobody asks about the situation....
Further suggestion of Ponder's fall from grace came this week when the Vikings declined to pick up his contract option for 2015. Ponder will be paid $1.76 million for the coming season, and then can become an unrestricted free agent. Did we mention "bust"? Asked about that possibility, former Vikings quarterback Brad Johnson blanched. "I wouldn't ever put that on him,'' Johnson told the St. Paul Pioneer Press. "I think he's got more years left in him....
In the meantime, it was up to the Vikings to get past an Odell Beckham Jr.-less Giants team that had nothing to play for. Easier done than said, as it were. MORE: Best Week 16 photos | Clay Matthews calls BS on HGH report Behind Adrian Peterson’s seventh 100-yard performance of the season, Minnesota dominated Eli Manning and Co., coasting in frigid temperatures through a snoozer of a 49-17 win....
The 29-year-old was dropped for the 4-0 defeat by Chelsea on April 2 after pictures emerged of him apparently smoking a shisha pipe but an investigation by the Premier League’s bottom club resulted in no further punishment. The striker, who has only scored once this season, also missed Saturday’s 2-1 defeat by Bournemouth with a virus and Black said he and Agbonlahor had agreed that action was required. “We have decided together that we don’t think he’s up to the fitness levels of the Premier League at this moment in time,” Black was quoted as saying by the club’s website (www....
Quinerly was a top-ranked recruit coming out of high school, but he played less than a minute in the loss while putting up zero stats. In fact, he has played very few minutes all season with poor numbers (2.4 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 1.0 apg), so he naturally became frustrated, and he let the emotions get the best of him in a post to Instagram Stories. MORE: Duke’s Zion Williamson is something basketball has never seen...
The 26-year-old scored six goals in five league outings to help Javi Calleja’s men maintain an unbeaten run in the Spanish top-flight last month. Bakambu scored a hat-trick against Eibar on October 1, followed up with a brace in the Yellow Submarine’s victory at Girona on October 15 before grabbing a goal in a 4-0 thrashing of Las Palmas the following week. The former Sochaux and Bursaspor talisman saw off competition from Barcelona’s goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Valencia’s Gonçalo Guedes to win the monthly accolade....
The DR Congo international has been in highflying form for Javi Calleja’s men this campaign after scoring eight goals in 10 league games. With six goals in four league games in October, Bakambu challenges Barcelona’s goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Valencia’s Gonçalo Guedes for the award.
The 31-year-old, who scored five goals in 28 league appearances to help Villarreal finish fourth in La Liga in the 2015-16 campaign, was injured during his team’s 2-0 defeat at Deportivo La Coruna in a pre-season game. “The tests done on the player Roberto Soldado have confirmed that the Villarreal striker suffers an anterior cruciate ligament tear and a torn external meniscus in his right knee,” Villarreal said in a statement....
The 23-year-old Colombia international will move to Estadio de la Ceramica for a reported fee of €15million. “Jiangsu Suning’s Roger Martinez will be leaving for Villarreal after a transfer agreement was reached between the two parties,” a statement released by the Chinese Super League club said. “We would like to thank Martinez for every goal that he scored for us, and we wish him every success in a new environment and bigger stage to fulfil his potential....
Having followed in the footsteps of mentor Jose Mourinho at Porto to forge a reputation as one of the finest young bosses in world football, the Portuguese took the reins at Stamford Bridge at just 33 years of age. He would last only nine months in that post before taking on another Premier League challenge across London at White Hart Lane. Villas-Boas fared a little better with Spurs, making it through one full season before being moved on, but left English football aware that he had made several mistakes....
Trish Stratus is a WWE legend who won the WWE Women’s Championship on seven occasions, while she also held the Hardcore Championship once. She was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013. In a recent conversation with Renee Paquette on Oral Sessions, Trish Stratus stated that her rise to the top in WWE was a slow one. The turning point came when WWE asked fans about their favorite matches on house shows, and Stratus’ matches with Jazz on the live shows got a glowing review....
Before she started dating Triple H in 2000, Stephanie McMahon was forbidden from dating any wrestlers. Vince McMahon even forced his daughter to break up with Triple H at the beginning of their relationship before changing his mind. Speaking to Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Dr. Chris Featherstone, Russo discussed the alleged behind-the-scenes power struggle between Triple H and Vince McMahon right now in WWE. He also commented on Kevin Nash joking around with the WWE Chairman at Triple H and Stephanie’s wedding in 2003....
The Miz continued his victorious run over the Mysterios when he made quick work of Dominik with a Skull Crushing Finale. In the aftermath of the match, Rey Mysterio was checking on his son in the ring when Veer Mahaan decided to make his presence felt. Speaking with Dr. Chris Featherstone on Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Legion of RAW, Vince Russo questioned why Mahaan attacked Dominik Mysterio. The former WWE head writer mentioned that it made no sense for Mahaan to appear on RAW and randomly brutalize Dominik Mysterio....
Team medical personnel conducted tests Sunday after called Lecavalier back to Philadelphia. Lecavalier missed the past three games because of back spasms. He leads the Flyers with five power-play goals and has scored nine times overall. He is tied for fourth on the team with 14 points in 22 games. Lecavalier signed a five-year, $22.5 million contract in the offseason. Lecavalier, a 6-4, 208-pound center, spent 14 years with the Tampa Bay Lightning....
In the first half of Philadelphia’s matchup with Cleveland on Feb. 12, Joel Embiid did something, uh, quite rude to Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen. The dunk Game situation Embiid’s dunk came in the closing minutes of the first half and put the 76ers ahead by five points. Nothing too much to see here. He did finish the first half with 24 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field, though....
“I graduated college with a degree in design, and I redesigned some of the popular logos I think we can all agree are ugly,” she said in one of her videos with a straight face. She takes the time to review and point out what works and what doesn’t work in a company’s logo before showing off her creations for a few different brands. Zugay uses Adobe Illustrator, a program she has less experience in, for her designs, despite being “more of a Photoshop gal....
