Ramires has spent the last two years in the CSL after Jiangsu paid a reported £25million to sign him from Chelsea. But the 2014-15 Premier League winner, who has not played for the national team since his time at Stamford Bridge, is open to a return to Europe. Inter have long been linked with moving for the 30-year-old and Ramires is eager to link up with Luciano Spalletti’s side, with the San Siro club and Suning sharing the same parent company....
Unfortunately for the centre-back and his new boss Frank Lampard, Chelsea’s 4-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford was not a great time for nominative determinism. Lampard earned praise for his strong, decisive call in allowing David Luiz to join Arsenal on transfer deadline day this week, meaning Zouma played his first Chelsea game since loan stints at Stoke City and Everton over the past two seasons. An absent-minded pass across his own penalty area in the seventh minute almost allowed Anthony Martial to open the scoring....
Beckham was a key part of the Rams’ 34-11 rout over Arizona in the wild-card round. He had four catches for 54 yards and a touchdown and completed another pass for 40 yards that set up a touchdown two plays later. MORE: OBJ shows off passing, receiving abilities in win over Cardinals While much was made of Beckham’s performance and his midseason resurgence after struggling in Cleveland earlier this season, Beckham cashed in on more than clout and good press following the win....
Fisher’s firing did little to improve things, as the Rams were still dysfunctional in a 24-3 loss that was every bit the “poopfest” expected by Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman. MORE: Week 15 NFL Power Rankings Neither offense could muster much, but the Rams were especially bad. The Rams, already dead last in total offense, mustered only 173 yards on Thursday, 113 yards below their season average. Rookie quarterback Jared Goff was 13 of 25 for 135 yards while consistently missing open receivers....
McVay said Monday that Cooks and Kupp did not display any concussion symptoms the day after both were hurt in a 33-31 comeback win at Seattle. “We’re hopeful to get good positive results with how Cooper and Brandin come back, and if we get them back, then we know that would be a big boost to our offense,” McVay said. Cooks was evaluated for a concussion after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit from Seahawks safety Tedric Thompson late in the second quarter, a play McVay said he did not believe was made with any malicious intent....
The Rams have held internal discussions about signing Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, according to ESPN. Citing a source, ESPN said the Rams are monitoring Manning’s situation in Denver. MORE: QBs who hung on too long | Best of Manning | Worst of Manning The 39-year-old still has a year remaining on his contract with the Broncos, but he’s coming off one of the worst statistical years of his 18-year career....
MADD CEO Debbie Weir told Sporting News the Rams will become the 15th NFL team to offer a designated-driver program on game days, through MADD’s Southern California chapter. The program will debut in L.A. on Oct. 9 when the Rams host the Bills, a franchise that enjoys one of the league’s most successful MADD programs with almost 20,000 registered drivers. MORE: Bills confront reality of drinking culture The agreement with the Rams expands the partnership between MADD and the NFL that began in 2010....
Rams star Gurley missed the last two games of the regular season because of a knee injury. Head coach Sean McVay told reporters he believes the 24-year-old will face the Cowboys on Saturday. “Todd’s good, he’s feeling good,” McVay said on Sunday. “He’s been in good spirits. So, I would anticipate that he would be ready to practice and be good to go this week.” Gurley, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, has tallied 1,251 yards and 17 scores on the ground in 2018....
In his recent book, “Dogs and Demons,” long-time Japan resident Alex Kerr passionately rips into his adopted country, excoriating it for, among other things, diverting huge amounts of money to constructing monstrous-and monstrously expensive-“monuments” that have no connection to the Japanese character and often serve no reasonable purpose at all except enriching insiders and proving a misguided civic boost to its host locality. After reading Kerr’s book and listening to his rants over dinner in Tokyo a few weeks ago, I’ve been looking at the country through his eyes and finding plenty of examples....
The comedian and internet personality, known for the parodies “GOP Dropout” and “Randy Rainbow Interviews Donald Trump,” takes aim at the president’s refusal to wear a face mask in this hilarious video. Rainbow appears to interview the president at a press conference. “Covid cases continue to rise around the country,” Rainbow begins. He goes on to say that President Trump asked to slow down testing to make the numbers look better, and isn’t requiring people to wear masks at his rallies....
The Rangers are now investigating the incident, according to the Morning News, writing in a statement that they are “truly sorry that this family was subjected to this offensive behavior at Saturday’s game.” Jessica Romero, the boy’s mother, wrote in a Facebook post that the man complained about having Hispanic families sitting in front of and behind them at the stadium. The Romero family is Hispanic. According to Ramon Romero, the boy’s father, most of the racist comments occurred when he had left the section to purchase a hot dog....
To make room on the 40-man roster, right-handed pitchers Tony Barnette (strained right lat) and Matt Bush (right elbow strain) have been transferred from the 10- to the 60-day disabled list. The Rangers, mired in last place in the AL West, announced the trade on Sunday prior to a game at Detroit and said corresponding moves on the 25-man roster will be made once the players report. The 32-year-old Gearrin has a 1-1 record with one save and a 4....
Celtic played one of their games in hand on Saturday, and lost 2-1 to St. Mirren. The Hoops still have two games in hand over Rangers, but are 23 points behind their great rivals at the moment. Rangers have earned 72 points from 26 games so far, with three draws and 23 wins in those games. Steven Gerrard’s side have also had a week’s rest ahead of this game. They played against Hibernian last Wednesday, and won that game 1-0....
Senior goalkeeper Savita has been named as the vice- captain of the side. The team selected by Hockey India for the upcoming Asia Cup has five changes from their Europe Tour of Netherlands and Belgium. Experienced defender Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam makes a comeback into the team while forwards Navneet Kaur, Navjot Kaur and Sonika have also been included. Apart from the inclusions, the goal will be kept by Savita and Rajani Etimarpu while Deep Grace Ekka, Sunita Lakra, Suman Devi Thoudam and Gurjit Kaur will man the defence....
The champions are 14th in the table after 13 top-flight matches, only two points clear of the relegation zone despite having spent big-money ahead of the 2016-17 season. Memphis was warned off United move Islam Slimani, Ahmed Musa and Nampalys Mendy all arrived at the King Power Stadium for eight-figure fees, but the club’s best performances have been reserved for the Champions League, where they have already qualified for the last 16....
Vardy has not scored for his club since early September and has netted just three times in 17 appearances for them this season, a stark contrast to last term when his 24 goals powered the Foxes to an unprecedented Premier League title. “I never lost confidence in Jamie Vardy. I have managed a lot of goal-scorers. It’s not possible to score all the time. I tried to help him, just to break the unluckiness,” Ranieri told reporters on Thursday....
Strikers are the most valuable commodities in football these days. The reason why everyone likes the way Manchester City, PSG, and Liverpool play is because of their attacking football and the number of breathtaking goals they score. Players who have scored at least 20 goals in League and European competitions are only ranked in this article. The ranking is based on shot conversion rate. There are a plenty of prolific goal scorers plying their trade in Europe this season, but not all of them are as clinical as the 10 forwards on this list....
You will hear this said many times between now and the start of the NCAA Tournament. You will hear it said almost as often as you will hear about this season’s “historically bad bubble.” As with most seasons, though, there are only a few teams likely to win the 2017 NCAA championship. Leaving aside the 2014 UConn phenomenon, which defied logic and precedent in so many ways, championship teams generally meet a number of prerequisites: effective offenses and defenses; solid to elite point guard direction; size to defend the goal; the ability to create offense against strong defense or in late-clock situations; and NBA-level talent....
