Such displays are said to have drawn the attention of Liverpool and Arsenal, but the 21-year-old is all focused on continuing his talking on the pitch. “I don’t think about this,” Ndidi told The Sun. “Any move to a bigger club will take care of itself if I keep doing my thing. “Claude [Puel] is always making sure everyone knows what their target is and what we have to do....
Leicester City come into this game on the back of a 1-1 draw against Frank Lampard’s Everton in the league. An early first-half goal from England international Harvey Barnes for Leicester City was canceled out by a late second-half goal from Brazilian attacker Richarlison for Everton. Aston Villa, on the other hand, lost 4-0 to Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur in the league. A hat-trick from South Korean forward Son Heung-min and a goal from Swedish winger Dejan Kulusevski sealed the deal for Tottenham Hotspur....
The Australian made a bright start to the PGA Tour event in Kapalua on Thursday, holing eight birdies on his way to the outright lead. Leishman, a two-time winner on the Tour last year, produced four birdies in five holes on the front nine before finishing with two on his final four. He leads American Brian Harman and Venezuelan Jhonattan Vegas, who opened with 68s at the star-studded event....
Christophe Lemaitre, seen as Europe’s biggest hope to break Jamaican and US sprinting hegemony, wrapped up a French sprint triple here on Sunday. The 22-year-old added the 200m title to the 100m he won on Saturday in a wind-assisted 9.94 seconds, and was also part of his Aix-les-Bains club’s winning 4x100m relay team on Friday. In the 200m, Lemaitre clocked 20.31sec to finish ahead of Ben Bassaw, who claimed second in 20....
It took him quite some time to actually say those words, of course. Why get straight to the point when you can unnecessarily drag things out and infuriate an entire fan base? “The Decision,” an unprecedented ESPN special that brought an end to one of the wildest free-agency periods in sports history, was instantly viewed as a total PR failure more than a decade ago. Fans and pundits alike ripped James and ESPN for the poorly organized show, setting the stage for a season of LeBron and the Heat playing the league’s biggest villains....
The Cavaliers forward set a new record for career points scored in an All-Star Game, scoring 13 points during Sunday’s iteration in Toronto to pass the all-time mark previously held by Bryant. But James downplayed the accomplishment afterward. MORE: Westbrook grabs All-Star MVP honors | Best photos of the All-Star Game “It means absolutely nothing,” James told reporters. “I’m just blessed to be a part of All-Star Weekend. “...
The league concluded he “engaged in conduct that clearly violated common workplace standards, as reflected in team and league rules and policies.” MORE: Inside NBA’s historic fine, suspension of Suns owner The penalty for Sarver is not only the largest in NBA history, but also the maximum fine allowed by NBA rule, according to the Associated Press, however, many were displeased with the punishment, including Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James who took to Twitter today, saying “our league definitely got this wrong....
James scored 20 points with 12 assists and 10 rebounds Sunday to lead the Cavs to a 99-94 victory over the visiting Bulls. MORE: Irving, Smith make crazy shots | George returns to standing ovation | Rose hopes to be back this week It was the first triple-double for James in a Cavaliers uniform since May 13, 2010 and the 38th of his career. James previously had a triple-double in November, but the NBA took away an assist following a customary statistical review of Cleveland’s 118-111 win over New Orleans on Nov....
Silas, who won three championships as a player with the Boston Celtics (1974,1976, and 1979), coached a number of teams between 1980 and 2012, one of those being the Cleveland Cavaliers during LeBron James’ first seasons in the NBA (2003-2005). MORE: NBA world mourns death of Paul Silas As his first coach in NBA, Silas and LeBron share a special bond, with the Los Angeles Lakers star paying tribute to the veteran head coach following their 124-117 win over the Pistons....
He did that and then some Sunday, earning his third NBA Finals MVP trophy after leading the Cavaliers to a 93-89 win over Golden State in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, improbably becoming the first team in history to erase a 3-1 deficit to win a championship series. MORE: Get Cavs Championship gear | NBA mock draft James’ dominant Finals performance culminated in Game 7 with a triple-double of 27 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists....
James reportedly has been wearing a soft cast and underwent two MRIs on his hand since the incident. MORE: Warriors claim third title in four years Brian Windhorst of ESPN later added that swelling on James’ hand was “so bad after Game 1 that the imaging that they took couldn’t even determine if it was a break.” The three-time NBA champion spoke on the injury and how it occurred after Game 4....
The four-time NBA MVP surpassed Jordan for career points as he tallied 31 for the Los Angeles Lakers in their loss to the Denver Nuggets. While it looks poised to be a disappointing first season in LA for James, who appears in line to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2005, he can console himself with another outstanding individual achievement. However, while Jordan is now in his rear-view mirror in terms of points, James still has three more NBA greats to surpass to become the league’s all-time leading scorer, and that may be a tall task for the 34-year-old....
James crumbled to the floor after the shot in obvious pain and with a bloody nose after taking an Ibaka hand to the face. He left the court with a towel covering his face. James passed a concussion test but didn't talk to reporters after the Heat's victory, instead sitting in front of his locker with a towel draped over his head. The team was off Friday. James has missed one game this season....
James has spent several days in Rio preparing for Saturday’s NBA preseason game against his former Miami Heat teammates, but reiterated on Friday that it’s too early to make a decision about the Olympics. MORE: Bosh to Love: Playing with LeBron ’extremely frustrating’ | LeBron selling $17 million home | Coach contracts James says “I’m undecided. It’s not until 2016. I got two years. I got a long time.”...
Now the Pumas will attempt to do the same when they play the Wallabies on Saturday in a Rugby Championship match on the Gold Coast south of Brisbane and end a 35-year losing streak. The Pumas and Wallabies first met in a test match in 1983, and Argentina won 18-3 in Brisbane. But the visitors lost 29-13 in Sydney the following week and the national side hasn’t won in Australia since....
The 19-year-old, who has been of interest to Leeds United and Nottingham Forest, has been ruled out for eight weeks - scuppering any opportunity of leaving the Gunners on loan as originally planned. Arsenal 23/10 to beat Liverpool Polish youth international Bielik was expected to spend the season out on loan in a bid to gain further first team experience with his game time limited at Emirates Stadium. Goal understands that manager Arsene Wenger was hesitant on letting the youngster leave even though his chances of featuring in the first team were likely to be restricted to League Cup opportunities....
The final trio of episodes is directed by Young Heller, Alicia Chan, and Stanley von Medvey, in that order. Episode 10 is written by Jennifer Muro, who previously penned episode 5. Episode 11 was written by Eugene Son, of episode 3, and Travis Willingham. The season finale was a joint effort by Brandon Auman and Sam Riegel. RELATED: The Legend Of Vox Machina Adds Some Impressive Guest Voices To Its Cast...
After parting ways with Rod Stewart, Appice became an in-demand session player and sideman, playing with the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Stanley Clarke, Ted Nugent, Pink Floyd, and Paul Stanley of KISS. He was also part of Blue Murder and King Kobra, which both had major label deals in the 1980s. He has released a lot of solo albums under the Guitar Zeus moniker, most recently 2009’s Carmine Appice’s Guitar Zeus: Conquering Heroes....
WWE made the return of legends an annual affair for several years when they would present Old School RAW and this would then allow the new crop of talent to interact with the stars who paved the way. This led to some interesting segments including The Shield on Piper’s Pit and even Jake “The Snake” Roberts dropping Damien on Dean Ambrose. WWE has a lot to live up to on this week’s episode of RAW with almost 30 legends set to be in attendance....
This LEGO Sonic set has a lot of features for fans of all ages. Minifigures of Sonic and Dr. Eggman are included, and details like the Chaos Emeralds and a life counter in the bottom corner of the set really make it feel like it’s been taken right out of the games. When this set was revealed, LEGO didn’t say whether or not fans could expect more Sonic sets in the future, but if the LEGO Super Mario line has proved anything, there’s a lot of potential in creating sets out of various iconic locations....
