Neymar became the world’s most expensive player when he moved to the French capital in a staggering €222 million deal. Neymar 12/1 to be Champions League top scorer Ronaldinho had previously urged his compatriot to “follow his heart” as speculation surrounding his future swirled. However, he has now expressed his disappointment that the 25-year-old eventually opted to move to the Ligue 1 giants. Chelsea don’t look like title contenders...
The Portugal star hit four goals - the 50th hat-trick of his career - to take his tally to 21 from his last 11 appearances across all competitions. After a stuttering first half of the 2017-18 campaign in which he scored just four times in LaLiga, Ronaldo has now been on target in each of his last eight games domestically and in Europe, netting 17 times across that span....
The 32-year-old, who helped Real win the Champions League and La Liga last season, is one of seven Real players on the list - the most from any team. Should the Portugal forward triumph, he will equal the record of his great rival and five-times winner Lionel Messi of Barcelona, who is also nominated. The only other Barca player in the running is Luis Suarez, while Paris St Germain’s Neymar and Edinson Cavani are also included on the shortlist....
Get 5/1 on Real defending UCL crown The four-time Ballon d’Or winner was linked with a shock exit from the Santiago Bernabeu earlier in the close-season, with Paris Saint-Germain and former employers Manchester United believed to be among those interested. Ronaldo led Madrid to four trophies last season, including the Champions League and a first La Liga crown since 2012. The 32-year-old – who is contracted until 2021 – wants more of the same, saying a repeat of that campaign would do just fine....
Ronaldo has been accused of rape by Kathryn Mayorga, who says the player assaulted her in Las Vegas in 2009. He has denied the accusation. Ronaldo was left off the squad for Portugal’s second game in the UEFA Nations League at Poland on Oct. 11 and a friendly match in Glasgow against Scotland three days later. Portugal coach Fernando Santos said Ronaldo also will not be called up for the next round of international games in November....
Ronaldo will be presented as a Juve player on Monday after nine trophy-laden years at the Santiago Bernabeu that have also seen him become the Spanish club’s all-time leading goalscorer. Achieving that level of success can lead to a player becoming stale and former Madrid attacking midfielder Kaka says Ronaldo knows now is the right time to seek a new challenge elsewhere. “I think Cristiano is a very experienced player now, 33 years old so he knows and understands the situation very well,” the Brazilian told Omnisport....
Rocksteady made the announcement on Twitter, sharing an image of Superman with a Suicide Squad logo on his head in the shape of a target. This seems to imply that the Suicide Squad game will be about the titular squad attempting to kill Superman, though it’s possible their ambition will extend to the entire Justice League. Previously, leaks and rumors suggested that the subtitle for the Suicide Squad game would be Kill the Justice League, so maybe players will face off against many other famous DC heroes throughout the game....
The former U.S. Open champion will be back in town and wants to have his game with him. “Coming back to New York is certainly not a place where I want to not play well,” Roddick said. He will play fellow tennis Hall of Famer Jim Courier on Feb. 9 in an exhibition match to kick off the New York Open, event organizers announced Wednesday. Wimbledon finalist and defending champion Kevin Anderson and top American John Isner headline the field in February for the second year of the ATP Tour event, which Roddick won three times when it was based in Memphis, Tennessee....
Days after Van Ass claiming he has been sacked and Batra refuting the suggestions, IBN Live reports that HI President has confirmed the news saying, “Paul van Ass had his personal problems. He is not a good coach.” The 54-year-old had alleged that Batra broke the sanctity of the pitch by storming in after India’s narrow win against Malaysia at the recently concluded Hockey World League semis in Belgium. However, Dr....
Yesterday yielded another example of the Ebert Paradigm, as the writer expressed interest for an article written to criticize Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us - catching heat for his own views as a result. The story begins in the online New York news publication Capital, where on Wednesday, Stephen Boone posted an editorial responding to the excited E3 reception for The Last of Us’ gameplay presentation. Boone, who didn’t attend the event but replayed its live feed, uses The Last of Us to expand on a larger claim that the industry is being diminished by “loud, assaultive, photorealistic game design that rewards wispy attention spans while demanding minimal problem-solving skills of its players....
Nadal overcame a second set fightback from Greek youngster Tsitsipas to claim a 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) victory in just under 1hr 45mins. The win gave the 32-year-old Spaniard a record-extending 33rd trophy at the elite Masters level as well as his 80th title. However, Nadal later raised doubts about he would be chasing the 81st title at next week’s event in Cincinnati, refusing to confirm that he would play the event as scheduled....
The bizarre incident occurred on December 27 during a 6 p.m. showing of “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” that the teen was attending with some friends, local media outlet WKRG reported. At one point during the showing, the friends saw what looked like a rat running along the aisle by their feet, the teen’s mother Dana Whitton told WKRG. The group put their feet up as the small creature ran past....
And every match delivered, meaning that WrestleMania 35 on Sunday night has big shoes to fill. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Here are the G1 Supercard match grades and a recap courtesy of SN’s Steven Muehlhausen. ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard Pre-Show Grades Honor Rumble Muehlhausen: A fun way to get the talent that wasn’t going to be on the main card on the show at such a historical event....
The Indian-Romanian tennis pair of Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea entered the men’s doubles quarterfinals after receiving a walkover at the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy here on Wednesday. The second seeds were supposed to play the Cypriot-Russian combination of Marcos Baghdatis and Mikhail Youzhny, who pulled out of the draw. Bopanna and Mergea will next take on the local wildcard pair of Marius Copil and Adrian Ungur on the clay courts here on Thursday....
Ibrahimovic escapes red card The Argentina international arrived at the Red Devils from Sporting CP for a fee of £17 million in the summer of 2014, having scored seven times in 61 outings for the Portuguese giants. However, it has taken him two-and-a-half years for him to find the net in the league for United. This astonishing wait is the seventh longest for United in the Premier League era, with the six players who have poorer records all also being defenders....
The Italian club have an option of buying the Polish international at the end of the loan spell for a fee of around £3.5 million. With Petr Cech’s arriving from Chelsea on a four-year contract, Szczesny understandably doesn’t see his long-term future at The Emirates. Wenger had hinted after Cech’s transfer was completed, that either of his second choice goalkeepers in David Ospina or Szczesny could leave the club....
“He’s on another level – a great player who can play anywhere you put him,” Spalletti told reporters after Thursday’s Coppa Italia round of 16 tie. “He needs space though because that’s when he really comes into his element. If you pen him in, he finds it harder. When he’s able to play on instinct, he becomes a real handful.” Nainggolan has been the driving force in midfield this season, leading Roma to second in the Serie A table, one point behind leaders Juventus....
The Serie A outfit are resigned to losing the 25-year-old, with Inter primed to recruit him after thrashing out personal terms, although Paris Saint-Germain are also set to make a push for the Greece international. Klopp could retire after Liverpool And having already looked at Sakho in the previous two off-seasons, Roma are again evaluating an approach for the Frenchman - impressing on loan at Crystal Palace - ahead of 2017-18....
Defrel came on as a 58th-minute substitute for Diego Perotti in Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Genoa, and was injured during that fixture. It has not been stated how much time Defrel will miss, but Roma confirmed via a statement on Monday that he will go through a recovery process. The statement read: “The club’s medical staff have issued the following update on the condition of forward Gregoire Defrel. “On Monday morning Gregoire Defrel underwent medical evaluations which confirmed the striker suffered severe trauma to the left kneecap during Sunday’s game against Genoa....
