Vinicius Junior had a goal and an assist in Real Madrid’s Copa del Rey win on Wednesday. Real Madrid teenager Vinicius Junior was roundly praised for his eye-opening display in Wednesday’s Copa del Rey win over Leganes, with coaches and teammates tipping the former Flamengo star for greatness in the years ahead. With Gareth Bale,
Month: January 2019
Steve Nicol breaks down Manchester United’s latest win over Bournemouth and the turnaround of Paul Pogba since United sacked Jose Mourinho. Steve Nicol believes Manchester United’s success under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is due to a return of confidence in the post-Mourinho era. Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos says he has no influence on who is
3:19 AM ET LOS ANGELES — A week after suffering a lower back contusion and two days after missing 16 of the 20 shots he attempted in his return to the court, Kyle Kuzma scored a career-high 41 points in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 113-100 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. And he did
Sunil Chhetri during the game against UAE. There were many things that happened during the India-UAE match at the Asian Cup in Abu Dhabi on January 10 that locals don’t remember having happened before. India outshot their opponents in the first half, the UAE players went up to coach Alberto Zaccheroni at half time and
2:32 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin made his first appearance at Staples Center as an opponent Wednesday night after playing nearly eight seasons as a member of the LA Clippers. Griffin’s return was dampened by the Pistons’ 113-100 defeat to the Lakers, Detroit’s eighth loss in 10 games. After the
2:14 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Aliaksandra Sasnovich‘s impressive start to the season continued on Thursday with a straight-sets win over Timea Bacsinszky to advance to the Sydney International semifinals. The No. 33-ranked Sasnovich, who made it to the quarterfinals last week in Brisbane, was in control most of the way to beat the
2:16 AM ET HOUSTON — A dominant all-around performance in the Milwaukee Bucks‘ 116-109 road win over reigning MVP James Harden‘s Houston Rockets on Wednesday could have provided Giannis Antetokounmpo a massive platform to begin campaigning for the NBA’s most prestigious individual honor. Antetokounmpo, however, dismissed the early MVP discussion like he so often sidesteps
Anirudh Thapa scores India’s third goal with a delightful dink over the goalkeeper. After four matches of the group stages in Group A of the AFC Asian Cup, all four teams are in with a chance of making the round of 16, and none of the four teams has secured qualification to the next round
Manchester City beat Southampton to end their losing run, but Shaka Hislop and Steve Nicol examine why teams are no longer afraid of the champions. Manchester City were given early worries, but returned to winning ways with a 1-3 rout of Southampton at St Mary’s. Manchester City were given early worries, but returned to winning
Gab Marcotti reveals all the factors at play when it comes to whether or not Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen will make a move to Real Madrid. Real Madrid head coach Santiago Solari agrees with Luka Modric’s harsh assessment of the club’s run of poor form. Real Madrid’s Brahim Diaz insists the only club he ever thought