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Real Madrid presidential candidate Enrique Riquelme has launched his campaign by promising to develop the club’s training ground into a hub for fans including swimming pools, padel courts and a basketball arena.Renewables tycoon Riquelme is standing against Florentino Perez in the first presidential election in 20 years featuring a challenger.Perez announced the election during an extraordinary news conference earlier this month in which he criticised journalists and La Liga and spoke of an “organised campaign” against him.The 79-year-old has been in office since 2009 – and was previously president between 2000 and 2006 – but has overseen two successive trophyless…
After three consecutive home games, Nebraska football will begin conference play on the road in East Lansing against Michigan State. The Spartans, after going a combined 9-15 under Jonathan Smith in two years at the helm, are welcoming in a new head coach. Pat Fitzgerald, a familiar name to Husker fans, led the Northwestern Wildcats for 17 years, becoming one of the winningest head coaches in Big Ten history. Now, he’ll look to revive a program that went 11-2 just five years ago. Here’s an early look at what Michigan State is expected to bring to the table this fall,…
If there is one thing upon which the NFL prides itself, it’s parity. The league’s ability to tout a franchise’s ability to turn things around in an instant, to find themselves in the thick of the championship conversation, gives every fan base a reason to believe when we kick off a new season.Take last year, for example. Both the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots were on the outside looking in on the playoffs in 2024, only to each find themselves playing in Super Bowl LX the following year. That’s how quickly things can change in the NFL. Want even…
Kent Spitfires welcome their cross-Thames rivals Essex to the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury for a Friday night under lights in the Vitality Blast this Friday, 29 May.Get your Battle of the Bridge tickets nowPrices rise at 11:59pm the day before the match.Entry is INCLUDED in all Kent Memberships, White Ball Passes & Youth/Junior Season Tickets! What can I expect at the St Lawrence Ground during the Vitality Blast?All-action Vitality Blast T20 cricket isn’t just about fireworks on the field – expect pumping music, t-shirt giveaways in our Vitality scatterblasts, an interval challenge and much more.Enjoy a food village, multiple…
United States manager Mauricio Pochettino has hit back at criticism over the way he informed players whether or not they had made his 26-man squad for the World Cup.According to The Athletic, the former Tottenham and Paris St-Germain boss emailed players who were left out.In contrast, Pochettino sent video messages to the 26 players included in the squad.Speaking on ESPN’s Futbol Americas show, former US forward Herculez Gomez – who praised ex-US manager Jurgen Klinsmann for informing him of his omission from the 2014 World Cup squad via voicemail – said it was inexcusable for Pochettino not to call those…
The presence of the Italian World Cup winners Andrea Pirlo and Marco Materazzi in Russia for a sports event has sparked outrage. The former players signed autographs and posed for selfies with Kremlin supporters on the day Moscow launched one of its most brutal missile attacks on Kyiv.The former Juventus and Milan midfielder Pirlo, one of the defining figures of Italian football and now manager of United FC in Dubai, was photographed on Sunday alongside the Russian striker Artem Dzyuba, during “Football Day” celebrations at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium. Shortly after the start of the full-scale invasion, Dzyuba, Russia’s former captain,…
There are surprises in the NFL every single year, but the AFC South ended up being one of the most interesting divisions this past season. The Jacksonville Jaguars came out of seemingly nowhere with Liam Coen to win the division with a 13-4 record. The Houston Texans weren’t too far behind at 12-5 thanks to one of the best defenses in the league.The Indianapolis Colts looked like the best team in the NFL after an 8-2 start, but then the wheels fell off as Daniel Jones attempted to play through a fractured fibula. As for the Tennessee Titans, they are still…
Joe Goossen had never accepted a fighter seeking to stage a comeback, but Frankie Duarte was different.Duarte, whose death from a brain tumor was announced Tuesday, not only impressed Goossen with his aggressive fighting style, he came to Goossen after suffering through several years of heroin addiction, and maintained sincerity throughout.International Boxing Hall of Fame trainer Goossen on Tuesday recalled Duarte, 71, as a heartfelt human and “impossible to hurt” boxer who may have never won a world title during his 1973-1989 career, but did capture the interest of devout Southern California fight fans drawn to his magnetic style.“A sweetheart…
Essex Cricket is pleased to announce a partnership with City of Dreams and Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts for the 2026 season. The agreement will see City of Dreams and Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts become the official white-ball trouser sponsor of both the Essex Men’s and Women’s teams for the Vitality Blast and Metro Bank One Day Cup campaigns. On the agreement, Sheikh Hassan, Partnerships Manager at Essex Cricket, said: “This is an exciting partnership for the Club, and we are pleased to welcome Cinnamon Hotels and City of Dreams as our trouser sponsor for white-ball fixtures. “As well as this,…
Barcelona have joined Bayern Munich in the race to sign Newcastle United forward Anthony Gordon.The La Liga champions hold an interest in the England international and are in talks with Newcastle over a potential deal.Although Barca have had financial restrictions in recent years, the club are understood to have the ability to spend whatever is generated from player sales.Bayern Munich have also held formal discussions with Newcastle, but BBC Sport previously reported there was a gap in valuation between the two clubs.Newcastle chief executive David Hopkinson made it clear they will only sell players on “our terms” in March.The club…