The Barcelona player wanted Croatia to overcome their best achievement, which was getting third position in the FIFA World Cup in France 1998, reports Efe. “We worked several years together… I agree with what (Luka) Modric said the other day. It’s time to do something big with Croatia, although we know it will be a European Championship where there is a lot of quality,” he said at a press conference....
The Croatian midfielder concedes that the Brazilian forward is” one of the best players in the world”, but Barca have worked hard to cover his loss. Having seen Neymar leave for Paris Saint-Germain in a record-breaking €222 million deal, fears were raised regarding how those at Camp Nou would fare in his absence – especially when Ousmane Dembele suffered an untimely injury shortly after being drafted in as his €105m replacement....
Manchester United went ahead 2-0 through a Cristiano Ronaldo brace, only to see the relegation-threatened Canaries come roaring back to level the score. Ronaldo was there to rescue the club, bagging his hat-trick to give United the 3-2 win. The Red Devils supporters made sure that wasn’t all, however. There was a fan march before the game to protest the team’s ownership under the Glazer family, and the fans booed Paul Pogba off the field midway through the match as well....
Ramkumar battled hard before losing 6-3 4-6 6-7(2) 2-6 to Djere in the opening singles which lasted three hours and 11 minutes on the indoor clay court. Djere, ranked 86, had lost both his earlier Davis Cup matches before clashing with Ramkumar, ranked 135, at Kraljevo Sports Venue. The onus to bring India back is now on Prajnesh Gunneswaran, who will clash with world number 56 Dusan Lajovic. Ramkumar pulled away in the opening set with a break of serve in the sixth game....
Ramos: No retirement plans Monaco’s 18-year-old forward is one of Europe’s hottest commodities, reportedly attracting interest from Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United, among others. Mbappe made his France debut against Luxembourg last week, having scored 19 goals and amassed 11 assists in all competitions for Monaco this term, and Madrid captain Ramos has opened the door for the talented teenager. “I do not call the president [Florentino Perez] to consult me about signings, but the gates of Real Madrid are always open for the best players,” Ramos said ahead of Spain’s international friendly against France on Tuesday....
Meanwhile, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are still here and they’re going for their sixth NFL title in the rematch Sunday. Steven Jackson, a three-time Pro Bowl running back during his 12 seasons in the NFL, experienced the turnover with the Rams and briefly enjoyed the Patriots way. Selected by the Rams in the first round of the 2004 draft, Jackson had eight straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons for St. Louis....
But first I must understand what forces in the Japanese government are behind this. My friend gets a blank piece of paper and begins making circles. There is one for the prime minister’s office and one for the Diet, Japan’s parliament, and one for the information technology committee working for the prime minister, and one for the Ministry of Finance and several for other various ministries. My paper also has a rectangle labeled EFAC, but I forget what that stands for....
Melissa Hulls, the visitor and resource protection supervisor at Arches National Park, in eastern Utah, on August 12 responded to a radio call of possible domestic assault involving Petito, 22, and Laundrie, 23. Hulls arrived to find the couple pulled over by a Moab police officer inside the park and spoke with Petito, who was sitting in the back of a police cruiser sobbing. “I was probably more candid with her than I should’ve been,” Hulls said in an interview with Deseret News....
Just because Ryan McDonagh, Rick Nash, Derek Stepan, Antti Raanta, Michael Grabner and others were traded away over the past 12 months, that does not mean Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton is finished making over the club’s roster and organizational depth chart. In fact, he’s likely just entering the second phase after declaring a rebuild necessary in February. While Gorton restocked the coffers with a group of intriguing prospects in a variety of trades and recent draft selections, he still must ice a competitive team this fall....
Runaway leaders Celtic battered Rangers 5-1 in their last Scottish Premiership encounter in September, with Dembele bagging a hat-trick and Sinclair also on target. The Gers were much better on this occasion and deservedly took the lead through former Celtic striker Kenny Miller in the 12th minute. But Dembele, who was also the match-winner in a 1-0 Scottish League Cup win over the Gers in October, smashed home the equaliser shortly after Sinclair had hit the post....
Rodriguez got the call Sunday, a day after Double-A Frisco was knocked out of the Texas league playoffs. The 31-year-old infielder has been in the minor leagues over 13 seasons, and his 1,095 games in the minors are the most of any current player with no big-league experience. To make room on the 40-man roster, Texas transferred right-handed pitcher Yu Darvish from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list. The Rangers said Saturday that Darvish won’t pitch again this season because of right elbow inflammation....
This New York squad doesn't care about that, obviously. It will gladly take Saturday's 7-2 victory at Bell Centre, because it moves the franchise closer to its first Stanley Cup Final in 20 years. So, history isn't a big story line coming out of Game 1. What is important after the opener of this year's Eastern Conference finals? A set of four: Power move The Rangers broke open the game with three power-play tallies in the first 4:36 of the third period....
Aaron Ramsdale retained his place in goal following his impressive display against Norwich last time out. Fellow new signing Takehiro Tomiyasu once again started at right-back with Ben White partnering Gabriel at the heart of the defense. Thomas Partey also got his first start of the season after coming on as a substitute against Norwich. Arteta put out a very attacking lineup, with Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe, Martin Odegaard and Nicolas Pepe all starting....
RELATED: 10 Games To Play If You Liked Marvel’s Avengers After nearly a month with the game, players have started to get a sense for which abilities are worth building around, and which abilities leave more wanting. 18 Iron Man (Assault): Unibeam Iron Man can unleash a deadly energy beam from his arc reactor-powered RT node using his Unibeam Assault Heroic ability. Unibeam takes the bottom spot due to its relatively underwhelming DPS along with its clunkiness to use on multiple targets due to its unforgiving turn radius....
However, the fans will have to wait to witness the deadly Neymar-Messi duo as the Argentine came in for his dear friend Neymar in the 66th minute. By winning 2-0 away from home against Reims, PSG have picked up the maximum points from their 4 games since the start of the new season. The 9-time Ligue 1 champions maintain the top spot comfortably. Barring a couple of scares, the Parisians enjoyed domination over most of the game....
Unsurprisingly, the top defences in world football usually always have some of the best center-backs. A good center-back should be elite in the air and a strong physical presence, able to contain physical opposing strikers. Similarly, he also needs the recovery speed and athleticism to contain increasingly nimble opposition front men. In addition, the ability to play out from the back is also very important, with more top sides looking to control the position battle....
The shift in responsibilities in the modern game means that teams no longer rely on their strikers alone for the goals. The goal-scoring midfielder takes the burden off a misfiring striker or a heavily marked one and is also a menace for the opposition defenders. As always, goals scoring midfielders are almost as old as the game itself and the present generation is also blessed with a fine crop of such players....
RELATED: Rainbow Six Siege: 10 Tips For Playing On Consulate Because of this, there are certain things you’re going to have to keep in mind specifically when heading into Bank, so let’s get into 10 tips for playing here. 10 B LOCKERS/CCTV SITE Though the Basement site is one of the more viable sites on Bank, there’s a lot that needs to be accomplished in the prep phase. There are not two, not three, not even four, but five different ceiling hatches leading either directly into the objective site or an adjacent room....
