A Neymar-inspired Barca team fought back after losing the first leg 4-0 in Paris to beat PSG 6-1 on home turf. Sergi Roberto’s stoppage-time clincher understandably sparked scenes of wild celebration among the home fans, but UEFA have taken a dim view and hit the Spanish giants in the pocket. Their sanction also accounted for “improper conduct of the team” as they picked up five yellow cards in the match....
Jose Mourinho is ready to pull out all the stops to land Atletico Madrid attacker Antoine Griezmann in January, according to the Daily Star. While the plan was to go after the France international in the summer, with Romelu Lukaku and Zlatan Ibrahimovic both sidelined, Mourinho needs reinforcements up top immediately. Mourinho is willing to offer Griezmann £300,000 a week to get him to leave Atletico and snub Barcelona, who are also after the attacker....
The manga series went on hiatus in July 2019 due to the mangaka’s illness. It was announced that the manga would be nearing its climax that same month, and it resumed serialization in September 2019. RELATED: Key Crossover Anime Kaginado Getting 2nd Season in April NisiOisin’s Monogatari light novel series ran in Kodansha’s Mephisto, Pandora, and Bessatsu magazines from 2005-2021 in the Kodansha Box imprint, and features illustrations from Taiwanese illustrator Vofan....
Bale was substituted during the second half of last week’s 2-1 victory over the Bundesliga champions at the Allianz Arena and sat out the 3-2 win at Sporting Gijon in LaLiga on Saturday. Neville slams silent Conte The Wales forward was sidelined for three months due to ankle tendon surgery this season and was also laid low by calf issues last term. As such, Zidane is not willing to take any unnecessary risks with the 27-year-old....
The Welsh winger has not featured since he scored in the 3-1 win at Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Sept. 26. Bale suffered a calf injury during that clash and then later hurt his hamstring in training shortly before he was due to return. “The idea is that Bale plays, we will see how long that is for,” Zidane told a news conference on Monday. “He will be with us tomorrow....
The fashion house’s latest eyebrow-raising accessory is a collaboration with Frito-Lay and reported to come with a price tag of $1,800, according to Hypebeast. The Potato Chip Bag Clutch comes in yellow, red, green and blue, mimicking the graphics of the snack’s various flavors. “Balenciaga” branding will replace flavor names, but otherwise, the shiny, crinkly-textured purse could easily be mistaken for a real bag of chips. Although it looks like plastic, the handbag is made of leather with a metallic silver lining and zip closure at the top....
The defeat gave South Africa a 3-1 series victory, their first at home against Australia since 1969/70. Paine admitted that South Africa had outplayed Australia after losing the first Test in Durban. “We can’t hide from the fact that purely on skill they outplayed us,” he said. But he said he was disappointed at the lack of fight shown as Vernon Philander ripped through his team on the final morning....
France Football have announced the first five of a total of 30 nominees for the 2017 prize. Real Madrid duo Luka Modric and Marcelo, and Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante are the other names to be released first. The remaining candidates for football’s top individual prize will be announced throughout Monday. Last year’s award, which was the first since France Football and FIFA’s collaboration ended, was won by Cristiano Ronaldo, ahead of Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann....
Toronto striker Giovinco, who has 23 senior caps, has not featured in international football since October 2015, when he was a substitute in a 2-1 win over Norway in Euro 2016 qualifying. The 31-year-old is joined in coach Roberto Mancini’s latest squad by Sampdoria’s Gianluca Caprari, who is called up for the first time, while Marco Verratti, Alessandro Florenzi, Patrick Cutrone and Danilo D’Ambrosio return. Nice striker Balotelli has been omitted after a difficult start to the season in Ligue 1, as has Torino forward Andrea Belotti....
Set in an unnamed post-apocalyptic world, Code Vein sees the player taking on the role of a revenant (a vampire) that needs to consume blood to avoid becoming a creature called a “lost,” while the game itself will use precise combat and challenging enemies to keep players engaged with the concept. On the face of it, Code Vein is setup similarly to Dark Souls and if it can live up to that standard the developers will be pleased, but the title will also be looking to forge its own position within the genre....
The Challengers have a power-packed squad at their disposal for the upcoming edition of the tournament. Kennar Lewis and Will Jacks are genuine power-hitters and can change the course of matches in a jiffy. Sabbir Rahman will also look to have a decent campaign. Ben Howell has prior experience of playing in the BPL and is expected to be a vital asset for the Challengers. Afif Hossain Dhrubo, the pocket-size dynamite with the bat, is more than handy with his off-breaks as well....
A tender for the home series had been announced on July 15, but there have been no bids from broadcasters even after the deadline elapsed on Thursday. “We will have to discuss and sell the rights to those who bought the rights the last time,” BCB’s acting CEO, Nizamuddin Chowdhury said. “There were no bids within the given deadline. We will have to make sure of it or else the [New Zealand] series will be in jeopardy....
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first. It was an outstanding display of batting by the hosts who posted 508 runs in first innings. The debutant Shadman Islam played a solid knock scoring 76 runs. Bangladesh made 259 for 5 at the end of day 1. Captain Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah added 111 runs for the sixth wicket. Shakib made 80 runs before Mahmudullah and Liton Das added 92 runs for the seventh wicket....
Things looked bad for Banyana when Barba Banda scored the opening goal for Shepolopolo in the 21st minute before increasing their lead on the stroke of half-time through Grace Chanda. Zambia grabbed their third in the 73rd minute and it appeared the match was over as a contest. Just six minutes into the second half, Shepolopolo was awarded a penalty after the referee adjudged defender Noko Matlou to have fouled Chanda....
The “No Problem” rapper was the latest celebrity to take a ride with James Corden on Carpool Karaoke Tuesday night, and in between songs Chance spoke about his relationship with the Obamas and Jay-Z. It turns out that getting a call from either 44 or Hova is a stringent process. “I don’t have a number for [Obama], but I have a number for him … I have a person that I can call that will say, ‘OK, I’ll have him call you....
Guests will have access to the infinity pool that comes with loungers and a Barbie DJ booth. The upper deck features a sports court and meditation terrace. Guests can play dress-up with Barbie looks in the walk-in closet and can get creative in the hobby room. Then in the evening, there’s a fully stocked kitchen to prepare a meal that can be enjoyed in the outdoor dining area. Later, they can watch a movie at the home cinema....
Arsenal signed Bellerin from Barcelona’s academy in 2011 for a reported fee of €500,000 and have seen him rise through the ranks at Colney to make the right-back in the first team his – keeping out the likes of Mathieu Debuchy and Calum Chambers over the past two seasons. Bellerin has often been linked with a return to Barcelona but has always played it down citing that he’s happy in London and enjoys playing for the Gunners – especially under Arsene Wenger....
A 12-0 victory over Eldense proved to be the final straw for their demoralised foes, with the decision taken to cease all sporting activity. Neymar reaches 100 Barca goals Barca were in unforgiving mood on Saturday as they swept their way to a crushing win. It took them just seven minutes to open the scoring, and the goals flowed steadily from that point. Dani Romera and Jesus Alfaro helped themselves to first-half hat-tricks, while Alex Carbonell, Gerard Gumbau, Alberto Perea, Kaptoum, Marc Cardona and Nacho Abeledo also got in on the act....
The Catalan club’s star man had been under contract at Camp Nou until 2018, with speculation mounting that he will look to leave as negotiations over improved terms continued to drag on. That is not a view shared by Bartomeu, however, who is adamant that Messi had already signed the contract back in June, when Goal reported that a deal was close to being finalised. He told Sport: “It’s all agreed and signed....
Guillermo Amor played as a midfielder for Barcelona and has now taken over as the director of sporting relations for the first team at Barcelona. The former player also had a hand in the introduction of Riqui Puig and Ansu Fati to Barcelona’s first team. Guillermo Amor is a highly influential figure at Barcelona and his diplomatic answers to questions regarding Antoine Griezmann and Quique Setien reflect the current state of chaos at the club....
