The Nigeria international teamed with the Foxes in the summer for a fee of £25 million but has failed to impress. He has been restricted to just 11 games for the first team, scoring once. And after the striker showed glimpses of his talent in the 4-3 penalty shootout loss to his erstwhile club, the Foxes tactician praised the youngster but urged him to ‘continue to work to improve.’...
Craig Shakespeare’s side are looking to restablish themselves at the top of the table after a disappointing defence of their title in 2016-17, and the Foxes know their home form will be vital. The first visitors to the King Power Stadium this time around are newly-promoted Brighton & Hove Albion, who themselves are also looking to recover from an opening day defeat. LEICESTER CITY INJURIES Shakespeare will be hopeful that Danny Drinkwater has shaken off the thigh strain that kept him out of the Arsenal defeat, but fellow midfielder Vicente Iborra is likely to be out for another week with a groin problem....
Lemieux scored twice to give him four career goals and the Winnipeg Jets ended 2018 on an upbeat note, defeating the slumping Edmonton Oilers 4-3 Monday night. The 22-year-old son of former NHL star Claude Lemieux entered with two goals in 31 games. “It felt great. It’s good to be a difference-maker,” Lemieux said. “I thought our line played really well tonight. That was the first time we’ve had that dynamic with (Andrew Copp) in the middle and (Jack Roslovic) on the wing....
The Sevilla defender has long been linked with a move to Camp Nou, and Manchester United have also been credited with an interest in securing his signature. Barca, though, edged ahead of United in the race to acquire Lenglet, with a €35 million (£31m/$41m) move on the verge of completion. The fee matches his release clause. Sources have confirmed to Goal that no decision has yet been taken over Lenglet’s future, but the 23-year-old is set to clarify his future at the end of the week....
The new Yoga 9i, Yoga 7i and Yoga 6 don’t introduce wholesale changes, but several refinements and tweaks should be a hit with buyers. Let’s start with the Yoga 9i, Lenovo’s flagship convertible laptop. The most obvious change here is a move to new 12th-gen Alder Lake CPUs, which Intel also announced at CES. Shifting to a new hybrid architecture is expected to benefit both performance and battery life, with a choice of Core i5-1240P or Core i7-1260P....
MWC might be largely about phones, but we’ve also got a range of new laptops from Lenovo that look interesting. The IdeaPad S340 could be your new budget friendly go-to laptop. The IdeaPad line-up for 2019 includes the more premium S540 and the C340 with ‘C’ standing for convertible. We’re most interested in the S340 which is a sort of follow up to the very popular IdeaPad 320S. Price & Availability Choosing a laptop sku (model) is hard enough at the best of times but the S340 comes in both AMD and Intel variations....
Everyone assembled knew James would not play a minute of college basketball. NCAA TOURNAMENT 2018: Selection Sunday show time, date, TV schedule His most recent pronouncement regarding college sports merits no more credibility. On Tuesday, James was asked by reporters about the scandal that has emerged in the game over the past five months, and the most impactful segment of his response included an assault on the integrity of people he’s most likely not met....
Fizdale admired James’ basketball intelligence, diligence and leadership as the Heat trekked to back-to-back NBA titles in 2012 and 2013. There are a lot of similarities in the way the two operate when it comes to basketball, but James will never be a head coach in the NBA, according to Fizdale. MORE: Biggest early-season disappointments “He would kill somebody. Perfection is like [his standard]. He wants perfection,” Fizdale told reporters Tuesday....
According to the New York Daily News, Bruce Reznick (Mr. Whammy) was moved from his normal spot during Friday’s game against the Cavs. Midway through the second quarter, Nets CEO Brett Yormark came up to Reznick. MORE: James willing to play in the post, doesn’t prefer it | Love is the next Bosh | Cuban rips refs “He said, ‘Do me a favor, please move back so that NBA security doesn’t throw you out,’” Reznick said at the half, per the Daily News....
But his time off the court is coming to an end. The team has announced that James will return to the starting lineup for tonight’s game against Cleveland. MORE: ‘Squid Game’ creator shouts red light in response to LeBron James criticism ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski originally gave Lakers fans hope when he reported Thursday on “NBA Today” that it is possible that James will play Friday vs. one of his former teams, the Cavaliers....
Looking beyond that, though, the Heat shot 57.7 percent and still lost to the Celtics. What that suggests is the Heat didn't play proper defense, and the numbers reflect that. The Celtics shot 51.7 percent from the field and hit 75 percent of their 3-pointers. This has been a trend for the Heat over their first seven games, and LeBron James addressed that problem head on. "We've been playing like s-- defensively," James said, according to Ethan Skolnick of Bleacher Report....
During the Cavs’ 113-105 loss to the Trail Blazers on Thursday night, one fan in Portland could be heard heckling James about Irving. The spectator asked, “Hey LeBron, where’s Kyrie?” James responded by saying, “At your mama’s house.” DYNAMIC DUO DIVORCED: Inside look at LeBron, Kyrie’s relationship James is probably used to hearing heckles from fans, and he seems like the type of person to mostly let things go. So it’s interesting that he chose to engage with this fan, especially in the way that he did....
At 33 and with an enormous number of accolades behind him, James was asked by reporters if he could see the end of his career. He simply responded: “I do not. I do not,” adding: “I’ve got too many sneakers to sell still”. James is proving to still be on the rise as he is averaging 27 points, eight rebounds and nine assists per game this season, and despite being a veteran in the league, he says he still feels “great”....
Appointed ahead of the 2017-18 season, Christiansen enjoyed a fine start to life at Elland Road but a seven-match winless run - including a shock FA Cup third-round defeat at fourth-tier Newport County - has prompted the club to dispense with his services. Leeds are now seeking their 10th full-time managerial appointment in the six years following Simon Grayson’s departure in February 2012. Sunday’s announcement came a day after a 4-1 home thrashing at the hands of Cardiff City, managed by one of the men to fill the Elland Road hotseat during that turbulent period, Neil Warnock....
Aston Villa forward Anwar El Ghazi was dismissed following a clash with Bamford during Sunday’s controversial 1-1 draw with Leeds at Elland Road. A melee had broken out in the aftermath of Mateusz Klich’s 72nd-minute opening goal, which was scored immediately after the hosts opted not to kick the ball out of play to allow Villa striker Jonathan Kodjia to receive treatment. However, television replays indicated contact between El Ghazi and Bamford was minimal, with the Villa midfielder having his suspension rescinded....
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hold an en banc rehearing in New Jersey’s fight against the NCAA and American professional sports leagues, which sued in 2014 when the state passed a law that legalized Las Vegas-style sports betting. MORE: Sports betting terms, lingo for beginners Here’s what you need to know about the hearing, which begins 11 a.m. ET Wednesday in Philadelphia: The back story — In 2009, New Jersey state senator Ray Lesniak (D-Union) filed a lawsuit in district court claiming that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, or PASPA, is unconstitutional....
That may be no surprise, considering the three states account for 27 percent of all franchises in those leagues. The sheer number of teams and their relative success make them fertile territory for legalizing sports gambling now that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed every state to offer it. “These states are the brass rings given the size of the populations and the potential opportunity,” said Sara Slane, a spokeswoman for the American Gaming Association....
RELATED: The Best Trinkets In Deathloop And, one of the more popular new characters, Ornn, is a bit unwieldy at first. He’s a high-cost 7-mana Champion in a game mode where low-cost cards reign supreme. That said, Ornn’s Equipment-based deck can absolutely work wonders if done correctly using the new Awakening content. So, let’s look at some of the best possible Relics that players can equip on him inLegends of Runeterra....
Ashton designed this LEGO set because he feels like people could do so much more to support and respect each other, whatever the differences are, regardless of skin color, sexual orientation, gender identity, or else. The LEGO set, called “Everyone is Awesome,” achieves this in a very delicate way, and that is by having 11 characters, each with their own background, hair, head, and body colored according to each of the stripes of the LGBTQ+ flag....
