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Kasper Schmeichel has retired at the age of 39, with the Celtic and Denmark goalkeeper unable to recover sufficiently from a serious shoulder injury.Schmeichel, who was soon out of contract at Celtic, had been out of action since February and after consulting with surgeons has decided to end his playing career. “I believe that now is the right time,” the son of Manchester United great Peter told TV2 in his homeland.He suffered the injury during a Nations League quarter-final defeat to Portugal in March 2025 but played on with Denmark having used all of their substitutes.Schmeichel then aggravated the issue…
Why Lane Kiffin hired former LSU coach Ed Orgeron to join his staffNew LSU head coach Lane Kiffin explains mindset of hiring Ed Orgeron, former LSU head coach, to join his staff.Texas A&M’s Mike Elko says coaches’ opinions on the College Football Playoff are driven by self-interest.Elko stated that coaches, conferences, all advocate for playoff formats that serve own needs.Elko would like a unified leadership structure, but he says that’s unlikely to happen. Why? Self-interest.MIRAMAR BEACH, FL – Nobody’s going to listen to Mike Elko. He’s just a football coach.Nobody should listen to Elko, either — not on matters such…
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder are a win away from a return to the finals after Game 5 victory.Published On 27 May 202627 May 2026Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 to move within one win of a return to the NBA Finals on Tuesday.Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder punished an error-strewn performance by San Antonio to claim a victory which leaves the reigning NBA champions 3-2 up with two games remaining in the Western Conference finals.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSan Antonio had leveled the series at…
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs is facing five criminal charges after police responded to a disturbance complaint involving him over the weekend.Jacobs was arrested on Tuesday and booked into Brown County Jail in Wisconsin on charges of strangulation and suffocation, battery-domestic abuse, criminal damage to property-domestic abuse, disorderly conduct-domestic abuse and intimidation of a victim. Police were been dispatched to a complaint involving Jacobs on Saturday at 8.37am.Jacobs’ lawyers – David Chesnoff, Richard Schonfeld and Clarence Duchac – issued a joint statement on his behalf, which read: “Josh vehemently denies the allegations, and this matter is in the…
The history of Irish Test cricket will add another chapter this morning when Ireland take to the field against New Zealand for the first ever Test match between the two nations at Stormont in Belfast. The four-day fixture, with the match carrying the title of the Fáilte Solar Ireland v New Zealand Men’s Test Match, powered by Sigenergy, will run from 27-30 May, marking Ireland Men’s 13th Test since gaining Test status and offers another opportunity for the side to continue building its credentials in the longest format of the game. They have won three of their previous Tests. Stormont…
Nuno Espirito Santo will stay on as West Ham manager to lead their fight to get back to the Premier League at the first attempt.Nuno met with the club’s senior management on Monday in the wake of their relegation from the top flight.Although both parties could have severed ties without compensation, they decided to stick together in the hope Nuno will repeat his promotion campaign with Wolves in 2018.”We are pleased to confirm he has expressed his continued commitment to the club – as we have to him,” wrote the club in an open letter to supporters.”Nuno made it very…
Brownsburg wins Class 6A football state title, defeats Westfield 38-31Brownsburg wins Class 6A football state title by defeating Westfield 38-31 on Saturday, November 29, 2025.This article ranks the top 25 in-state high school football recruits from Indiana over the last quarter century, starting with the class of 2001.The list, compiled using various recruiting services, examines the careers of these athletes from college through the professional level.Several highly-touted prospects, like George Karlaftis and Sheldon Day, went on to have successful NFL careers.Other top recruits saw their careers derailed by injuries, off-field issues, or a failure to meet high expectations.Recruiting is an…
Knicks fans celebrate winning the eastern conference championship against the Cleveland Cavaliers on May 25, 2026 in New York City. The Knicks last reached the NBA Finals in 1999, falling to the Spurs, and are seeking their first championship since defeating the Lakers in 1973. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images/AFP OKLAHOMA CITY — Even before the New York Knicks won the Eastern Conference title, some of their fans took to the streets of Manhattan with a message. The chants: “We want Wemby! We want Wemby!” Article continues after this advertisement The Knicks have done their part, getting to the NBA Finals.…
NFL star has been taken into custody on five charges, including felony strangulation, according to Wisconsin police.Published On 27 May 202627 May 2026Green Bay Packers star running back Josh Jacobs was arrested on Tuesday on five charges, including three forms of domestic abuse, and booked into Brown County Jail in Green Bay, according to the Hobart/Lawrence (Wisconsin) Police Department.Jacobs, 28, faces domestic abuse charges of battery, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct, as well as intimidation of a victim and felony strangulation and suffocation.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listAt 8:37am on Saturday, the Hobart-Lawrence PD was dispatched…
Hasim Rahman, 53, will Wednesday announce a comeback that he hopes will lead to him becoming the oldest world heavyweight champion in history.Rahman, 50-9-2 (41 KOs), hasn’t fought since 2014 when he was outpointed over three rounds by Anthony Nansen during the Super 8 Heavyweight Tournament staged in New Zealand.It was clear, however, that ‘The Rock” had seen better days long before that. He was stopped in two rounds by Alexander Povetkin in 2012, four years after being clocked in seven by Wladimir Klitschko.At his best, Rahman was a hard-hitting heavyweight who stunned Lennox Lewis in April 2001, stopping the…