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Ireland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said Cristiano Ronaldo was wrong to blame him for the red card he suffered as Portugal fell to a World Cup qualifying defeat on Thursday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner exchanged words with Hallgrimsson after being sent off during Portugal’s 2-0 defeat in Dublin. Ronaldo said before the game the … Continue reading “Ronaldo Red ‘Nothing To Do With Me’ – Ireland Coach”
Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for an elbow as his Portugal side lost 2-0 against Ireland on Thursday and blew another chance to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Troy Parrott struck twice in the first half to keep Ireland’s hopes of reaching next summer’s tournament alive with a famous victory against Ronaldo and … Continue reading “Ronaldo Sent Off As Ireland Stun Portugal In World Cup Qualifier”
The modest crowd inside the Stade Prince Moulay Hassan were entertained in the first half of Nigeria and Gabon’s clash in the CAF World Cup play-off match. Despite several chances and a contentious penalty shout, Gabon’s defence survived several scares but managed to starve Nigeria’s attacking intent as the half ended goalless. Victor Osimhen drew … Continue reading “World Cup Playoff: Super Eagles Leave it Late, Smash Gabon 4-1 to Advance to Final”
The Charlotte Hornets had a plan entering the 2025 NBA Draft. The team had two bonafide stars in LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller, but needed a glue guy to be the No. 3 to put it all together. Fate had it that the ideal prospect was there for them in Duke’s Kon Knueppel, whose basketball … Continue reading “LaMelo Ball needs to be traded, for his good and the Hornets’”
The only safe prediction for Week 11 is that it will be a better week of football than Week 10. It was an ugly, ugly week around the NFL with the games just being … bad. There was very little compelling, with only Buccaneers-Patriots and Bears-Giants being enjoyable. As we approach the sprint to the … Continue reading “NFL Expert Picks for Week 11 of 2025”
Week 11 of the 2025 NFL season kicks off tonight with an AFC East rivalry featuring the New York Jets visiting the New England Patriots. New England enters as a heavy 12.5-point home favorite, with an over/under of 43.5. The division-leading Pats are looking to run their win streak up to eight while the Jets … Continue reading “Best DFS picks for Jets at Patriots in Week 11”
Professional soccer in the United States aligning with the rest of the world? Say it ain’t so. However, it is with the announcement late Thursday that Major League Soccer will align its calendar beginning in summer 2027 to a traditional calendar akin to the world’s top leagues. Typically, that timeline runs from August to May … Continue reading “Major League Soccer is aligning its schedule with the rest of the world. Here’s why.”
Another week in the NFL has come and gone and given that Thanksgiving is well within our sights we know that things are starting to become very serious. Several teams are establishing themselves as very real (Patriots) while others are slipping up (Bills). Some are keeping form that suggests January success (Colts) while others share … Continue reading “Are the Buffalo Bills cooked?”
Fantasy footballers, Ravens fans, and fans of watching an MVP player have had to go without Jackson this year for a three game stretch due to a hamstring, and now he missed practice on Wednesday due to a knee injury. It is still early and we are into the second half of the season when … Continue reading “Lamar Jackson dealing with knee injury ahead of Week 11”
The Los Angeles Clippers wanted to make Nikola Jokic a scorer coming into their Wednesday night matchup. It made sense for a few reasons. Jokic’s best skill is his passing, and when he really gets going as a playmaker his Denver Nuggets teammates can get red-hot from behind the three-point line. Denver was also playing … Continue reading “Nikola Jokic was already the NBA’s best player. Now he’s even better”