Brazil’s Uol news portal said on Tuesday that Barcelona scouts were in the northern Italian city Bergamo on Sunday to watch Peres play in Roma’s 1-2 defeat to Atalanta, reports Xinhua. The report added that Peres has a 20 million-euro buyout clause as part of a complex agreement with his former club Torino. The 26-year-old was also said to be on Barcelona’s radar during the last European transfer window....
Forward Iker Muniain scored the winner in the 70th minute after Bilbao's incessant pressure recovered the ball and sparked a counterattack inside Barcelona's half. Neymar was once again tagged to pick up Messi's goal-scoring duties, but when he wasn't frustrated by slippery footing Bilbao's defense got the better of him. Barcelona was left level on points with Atletico Madrid and three points ahead of Real Madrid after both title rivals won on Saturday....
In Case You Didn’t Know Nigerian international Odin Ighalo had been plying his trade with Changchun Yatai in the Chinese Super League since moving from Premier League side Watford in 2017. The Nigerian spent two seasons with the club before making his move to Shanghai Shenhua this year. The Nigerian finished top scorer of Changchun Yatai in both the seasons but failed to steer his side to safety last season despite scoring 21 goals and finishing second in the top scoring chart....
The World No.7 pair tamed Jwala and Ashwini 21-16, 21-8 in only 31 minutes at the 9,200-seater Ballerup Super Arena. This is the World No.21 pair’s seventh loss in as many meetings against the Chinese combine. Qing and Yunlei dominated from the start to take a massive 15-7 lead in the first game. However, the 2011 World Championship bronze medallists closed to gap to 13-15 before the Chinese raced away to take the game....
Putting America back to work will be Job One for Bill Clinton. Already, the rumor mills in Little Rock and Washington are running overtime speculating about how the new administration will do it. Some Clinton advisers predict a $60 billion infusion of federal money for public-works projects soon after the Inauguration. Others insist he will stick by his more modest campaign pledge to increase spending on roads, sewage-treatment plants and the like by $20 billion a year....
The legendary golfer suffered leg injuries after he was involved in a vehicle rollover traffic collision in Los Angeles. In a statement on Twitter, the L.A. County Sheriff’s department confirmed Woods was the only passenger in the vehicle. Despite earlier reports that firefighters and paramedics had to use the “jaws of life” just to extract Woods out of the car, department Captain James Powers said in a TV interview that the “jaws of life” were on the scene but had not been used to remove Woods from the car....
With former Texans star Deshaun Watson now a member of the Browns, Mayfield is looking for a new team. The market for the 26-year-old isn’t exactly booming at the moment, however. MORE: Handing out free agency grades for all 32 NFL teams The Colts acquired Matt Ryan to be their starting QB. The Panthers reportedly aren’t interested in Mayfield. The Seahawks could get involved with Russell Wilson gone, though there has been more speculation than solid reporting linking them to Mayfield....
RELATED: 10 Ways The Elder Scrolls Could Be A Dungeons & Dragons 5e Campaign Setting Interestingly, D&D players might want to try applying rules in the TTRPG when building their adventurers. Additionally, thinking of the game from a D&D standpoint might make certain elements of party-creation much easier. As Baldur’s Gate 3 is currently in early access, only six Classes are available. However, the full release should include all 12 Classes....
Bale will undergo tests on Saturday to diagnose the extent of the problem after being forced off at half-time at the Estadio de la Ceramica, where Real Madrid drew 2-2. “We think the injury is not too serious,” Solari said at a press conference on Saturday. “He will go through tests today and we all hope he is back with us quickly.” Expectations were high for Bale this season following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo last summer but his rhythm has been disrupted by fitness issues....
“It’s a prize from FIFA and it seems a pity that no World Cup winners were nominated,” Griezmann, who helped France to World Cup glory in Russia this summer, told Spanish sports daily AS. Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, World Cup finalist Luka Modric of Croatia and Egyptian Mohamed Salah, who enjoyed a stunning campaign with Liverpool last season, were the three players nominated by FIFA for the world ruling body’s top prize....
On the second spot is Cristiano Ronaldo, who finished with 478 points, while Griezmann, with 414 points, finished third. However, the fact that Lionel Messi only finished fifth with 280 points and outside the top three for the first time in the last 10 years has surprised football fans all over the world. The Ballon d’Or 30-man shortlist had a wide array of players from the top four leagues of Europe and the Premier League had 11 representatives of its own....
The 26-year-old has scored four goals in his opening four games of 2014 having returned from a spell out on the sidelines, though lost his Ballon d'Or crown to Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo. Despite losing the tag of best player on the planet, the Blaugrana attacker believes he can bounce back with top performances in 2013-14 and, in the summer, at the World Cup with the Albiceleste. "I'm very happy," Messi told Perform....
The Orioles are in fourth place in the American League East with 79 wins and have a winning percentage of 0.523. They have a positive home record of 44-33 and are 5-5 in their last ten matchups. The Astros are in top spot in the American League West with 100 wins and a winning percentage of 0.654. They have a positive away record of 50-30 and are 7-3 in their last ten matchups....
The hosts have reason to rejoice as their ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal is back after a pretty long injury layoff. The Chattogram-born southpaw was among the leading run-scorers in the 2022 edition of the Bangabandu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Mustafizur Rahman was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament and he’ll be looking to carry his form into the 50-over games. Shakib Al Hasan must be high on confidence after his team, Fortune Barishal, finished as the runners-up in the BPL....
Obama issued a statement on Twitter shortly after news broke that Harris would be on Biden’s ticket for the November election. He said that choosing a vice president has “the first important decision a president makes,” before complimenting the decision making of the man he chose to be his running mate in 2008. “Joe Biden nailed this decision,” Obama said. “By choosing Kamala Harris as America’s next vice president he’s underscored his own judgement and character....
Jordan’s call-up comes after he made his only appearance for England in the final game of the T20 series in Australia last month. He impressed in the One-Day Internationals (ODI) in Australia too this winter and also in the limited overs series against the Aussies at the end of last summer. England will play three ODIs and three T20Is in the West Indies from Feb 28 to March 13 before heading to Bangladesh prior to their opening game against New Zealand on March 22....
Messi revealed this week that he has been managing a fitness concern since December, explaining his absence from Argentina’s friendly against Morocco. But the Barca captain was named in Ernesto Valverde’s starting XI on Saturday and scored both goals as the LaLiga leaders took another step towards the title. A tough week might have impacted other forwards, but Busquets always expects the unexpected from Messi. “He is so important for us and he had a great game,” Busquets said....
Despite holding a narrow LaLiga lead when the season resumed, Barcelona have slipped four points behind their great rivals and only four rounds of games remain. A coronation for Zinedine Zidane’s team appears inevitable, given they have won seven straight fixtures since the league’s suspension ended. But Setien is refusing to wave the white flag, saying on Tuesday: “Of course we can still win LaLiga. Mathematics says it. We have to keep hope until the final day....
The first half saw the Blaugrana absolutely dominate the game and the ball. Bilbao can count themselves lucky to have gone just two goals down at the end of the half. Paco Alcacer started the proceedings with a fine poacher’s goal. Lionel Messi then doubled the lead from outside of the box with a fierce strike. The second half was more balanced as Barcelona took their foot off the pedal....
