(Football news) Kolo Touré is set to be appointed as the new manager of Wigan. The former Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool defender will succeed Leam Richardson, who was sacked this month after a run of terrible results. Touré has gone on to sign a three-and-a-half-year contract with Wigan after he left his coaching role at Leicester. He takes over at the DW Stadium with the club languishing in 22nd in the table having only won six of their 21 games, after winning promotion as League One champions under Richardson last season. Touré, who is a former Ivory Coast international…
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(Football news) The race to qualify from Group C is set to go right down to the wire, as Saudi Arabia and Mexico face each other off at the Lusail Stadium. With at least one of Argentina and Poland set to drop points this match becomes very important as all four sides are still in with a shot of progressing to the last-16. From the highs of defeating Argentina to the lows of a 2-0 loss to Poland, Herve Renard’s side were brought back down to earth at the weekend and missed the opportunity to seal a historic place in…
(Football news) Australia and Denmark are set to face each other at the Al Janoub Stadium, with France already through from Group D, this has become a winner-takes-all encounter. Australia going into this match have the upper hand after their win over Tunisia as a win for Denmark is a must to qualify for the knockout stages moving them into second with four points. Last match was just Australia’s third-ever World Cup win, and their first since 2010 when they beat Serbia in South Africa. Despite that win in 2010 it was not enough to take them through to the…
(Basketball news) The Indiana Pacers stunned the Los Angeles Lakers as they beat them 116-115 with a buzzer beat shot from Rookie Andrew Nembhard. For the Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton scored 24 points as he had 14 assists while rookie Bennedict Mathurin added 23 points, Buddy Hield had 15 points. The Indiana Pacers rallied from a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter for a stunning comeback. For the Lakers, Anthony Davis had 25 points and 13 rebounds while James had 21 points and seven rebounds, while Russell Westbrook scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half. With this result,…
(Football news) The current Bournemouth interim manager Gary O’Nei,l who has spent 12 matches as interim boss after Scott Parker who was sacked in August, has been handed the permanent managerial position for 18 months. The Cherries won four, drew four and lost four of their 12 games under the 39-year-old as they sit 14th in the Premier League. Bournemouth also held talks with former Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa but they preferred to give the former West Ham player the job. O’Neil took charge of the Cherries at the end of August following the sacking of Scott Parker and has…
(Football news) Christopher Nkunku is set to sign a pre contract agreement with Chelsea in the coming days after the Blues agreed a deal with RB Leipzig for more than €60 million plus add ons. Fabrizio Romano confirmed the imminent agreement between Chelsea and RB Leipzig for Christopher Nkunku as the 24-year-old forward is set to sign a long-term deal with the Blues and join the club after the season ends in 2023. Chelsea are going to make the signing official in the coming days. The 24-year-old attacker who recently had to drop out of the France World Cup squad…
(Football news) Ecuador are looking to seal qualification for the Round of 16 of the World Cup as they take on Senegal in what will be a winner-takes-all clash at the Khalifa International Stadium. The La Tri have been very impressive in Group A, with a win over Qatar and a draw against the Netherlands on matchday two, while Senegal have only recorded a victory over Qatar in their second match following a loss to the Netherlands in their first match. Ecuador have excelled in this year’s World Cup and lead the group with four points from their two matches…
(Basketball news) The Boston Celtics maintained their unbelievable start to the season after they beat the Washington Wizards 130-121. For the Celtics, Brown showed off his growth, leading the Celtics with a season-high 36 points as Malcolm Brogdon added 17 points and Derrick White finished with 15 points while starman Jayson Tatum missed his first game this season with a sprained left ankle. For the Wizards, Bradley Beal led the scoring with 30 points and Kristaps Porzingis added 21 points. With this result the Celtics improved their record to 9-1 at home as they lead the Eastern Conference standings with…
(Football news) Costa Rica put a major dent in Japan\’s hopes of reaching the World Cup last 16 as the island nation recovered from their hammering by Spain to claim a surprise 1-0 victory in Group E. Keysher Fuller\’s brilliant 81st-minute goal, which was subsequently Costa Rica\’s first shot on target stunned the Japanese fans in the stadium and left the group wide open. Japan\’s historic victory over Germany in their opening match coupled with Costa Rica\’s 7-0 drubbing by Spain cleared the way for Japan to reach the last 16 with a victory but they have to get a…
(Football news) Canada becomes the second team to have been knocked out of the 2022 World Cup after suffering a 4-1 defeat to Croatia. Alphonso Davies created history by scoring Canada\’s first goal in men\’s World Cup history as he opened the scoring with two minutes on the clock with a superb leaping header but Croatia scored two quick fire goals before half-time through strikes from Andrej Kramaric and Marko Livaja. Kramaric then rounded off an amazing performance when he added another with a well-taken strike on 70 minutes, and midfielder Lovro Majer netted Croatia\’s fourth in added time to…