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It means nothing now, but Frank’s ill-fated reign started quite well following his appointment last June. Tottenham lost just one of their opening 10 matches of the season in all competitions.But when Tottenham finally sacked Frank in February, the only surprise was that it didn’t happen sooner.Indeed, Venkatesham and sporting director Johan Lange faced heavy criticism from fans for prolonging Frank’s tenure for as long as they did.”There’s been plenty of coverage that the club was passive during this period. And that’s absolutely not true,” insisted Venkatesham.In weighing up Frank’s future, Venkatesham says the club considered results, the probability of…

Fun moment after the NBC panel spent a lot of time — fairly and sternly — criticizing Victor Wembanyama’s play tonight.Maria Taylor lightened the mood by asking Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady what it felt like in their first postseason trips:💬 “Y’all remember what it felt like? Were we extra tired? Did we feel like Wemby.” Carter started:💬 “We got swept … My first one, I was tired after the first game.”McGrady next:💬 “I was a bench player.” Then Anthony:💬 “At 22, I think I won one game.” For the record, Carter (23) and McGrady (20) were both…

Packers running back Josh Jacobs was arrested in Wisconsin on domestic abuse and other charges, according to a press release from the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department.  Hobart-Lawrence officers were dispatched to a “disturbance complaint” involving Jacobs on Saturday morning. Jacobs turned himself in to authorities, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, and was booked into Brown County Jail on five charges: battery/domestic abuse, criminal damage to property/domestic abuse, disorderly conduct/domestic abuse, strangulation and suffocation, and intimidation of a victim.  Josh Jacobs of the Green Bay Packers runs with the ball during an NFL wild card playoff game against the Chicago Bears at…

Bourne were knocked off top spot in the Lincolnshire Premier League Premier Division after suffering an agonising defeat on Saturday.They were beaten by just one run at Bracebridge Heath after coming so close to chasing down their target after their Lincoln hosts made 252-3.Jordan Temple (64) and Dan Freeman (59) spearheaded the run chase with Yuvi Ranaut (27) adding some late impetus.Billingborough captain Dylan Garfoot. Photo: Chris LowndesRanaut was the final wicket to fall off the last ball of the innings after being run out trying to bring Bourne level.The defeat dropped Bourne to third place with Sleaford surging into…

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander overcame a slow start to score 32 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 to move within one win of a second consecutive NBA Finals appearance.Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first four shots of game five of the Western Conference finals in Oklahoma City, but recovered with five consecutive points to help the Thunder overturn an early eight-point deficit.The hosts took an 11-point lead into half-time before scoring the first nine points of the third quarter to pull away and take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.Two-time MVP Gilgeous-Alexander made only seven of his…

As the Northwestern community looks toward Ryan Field’s reopening on Oct. 2, the North Shore community will be watching for a later date: Oct. 16. On that day, Evanston Township High School and New Trier High School will face off at the stadium in the latest battle of their storied rivalry, the University and Ryan Sports Development announced Tuesday in a press conference at Welsh-Ryan Arena. “In 143 days, Evanston will be competing with New Trier in Illinois’ greatest rivalry in college football’s greatest arena,” ETHS Athletic Director Chris Livatino said at the press conference.  The game’s relocation to Ryan…

Victor Wembanyama was held to a series-low 20 points as the San Antonio Spurs suffered a 127-114 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.Wembanyama, who has had 41-point and 33-point outings in winning efforts during the series, never seemed to get fully rolling as the Spurs fell 3-2 behind in the best-of-seven series. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points, while Alex Caruso led another strong bench effort with 22 as the Thunder moved one win away from a return trip to the NBA Finals. Image: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points as Oklahoma City Thunder…

The awkward situation at Fox got a little more awkward on Tuesday night, at the annual Sports Emmys awards.Greg Olsen, the No. 2 NFL analyst at Fox, won the award for Outstanding Personality/Event Analyst. The other nominees included Tom Brady, Fox’s No. 1 NFL analyst.It was awkward last year, too. After Brady’s first year after supplanting Olsen as the top analyst at Fox, Olsen was nominated for the award. Brady was not. (Brady’s long-time on-field nemesis, Peyton Manning, won the trophy.)Olsen continues to be stuck behind Brady, while waiting for the top spot to possibly open at another network. And…

The match took place at Ventnor CC on Thursday, May 21, with Cornwall batting first and reaching 219 for 6 from their 45 overs. The top scorers for Cornwall were captain Sean Hooper with 52 and former England goalkeeper Nigel Martyn with 43. Ali Cotton was the standout bowler for the Isle of Wight, taking 3-50. READ MORE: Isle of Wight triathlete qualifies for European Championships Ex-England goalkeeper Nigel Martyn (Image: Ash Goldsmith) In response, the Isle of Wight lost an early wicket but quickly found their rhythm. Andy Day, who scored 75 off 70 balls, including four sixes, and…

Still a town at the time – it wasn’t granted city status until 1992 – Sunderland was a different world to the one in which Gregoire had grown up. Born in 1958 in the Toxteth area of Liverpool to Windrush Generation parents from the Caribbean island of Dominica, he was raised in Bradford, another multi-cultural city.By contrast, according to the Census figures, barely 1% of a Sunderland population approaching 300,000 in 1981 was of African-Caribbean origin.A fifth of the League’s 92 clubs had yet to sign a black player by 1978, the year Nottingham Forest’s Viv Anderson became the first…