And by everyone, we mean those who vote in the coaches and Harris human polls. MORE: BCS standings | AP poll | Harris poll | Coaches poll Week after week, Baylor has gained ground on the elite of the BCS pack in the human polls, and now sits .001 points behind No. 3 Ohio State in the rankings. Now, it’s style points for Baylor and Ohio State — two teams hoping No....
Beach Soccer – Overview Beach soccer, also known as beach football, is a variant of association football played on a beach or sand. Beach soccer is a young and fun sport with specific characteristics designed to create a fun atmosphere, wide-reaching entertainment package that is bound by the passion of football. The irregularity of the soft-sand playing surface leads to a different style of play with a greater degree of improvisation....
Cincinnati named Kiel, a former five-star quarterback who transferred from Notre Dame in 2013. Kiel had been a commit to LSU in the recruiting process. “The first few days were a little shaky,” Kiel said in an interview with the Associated Press. “I think I came out anxious and excited. I think that got me to play a little uncomfortable. So at times I have to calm down and relax and play the game I love, not do too much....
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The 34-year-old appeared to jar his knee when he stood on top of the ball during the second half of his side’s 2-2 Bundesliga draw away to Hertha Berlin on Sunday. Bayern 13/2 to win Champions League Tests have since revealed the extent of the damage and initial reports suggest he is facing up to three months out of action. “We’re sorry Franck has hurt himself,” chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said via the club’s official website....
German Bundesliga giants FC Bayern Munich landed in Doha, Qatar on Monday, January 2 afternoon for their week-long mid-season training camp ahead of the friendly against the Indian national team at the Audi Football Summit in New Delhi. FC Bayern are staying at the Grand Heritage hotel, which is part of the beautiful Aspire Sports Complex in Doha, an unbelievable world class sporting facility. FC Bayern had their first feel of the beautiful lush green on Tuesday morning and while they where training on one pitch, the adjacent field was being used by French Ligue 1 leaders FC Paris Saint-Germain and from Wednesday onwards Bundesliga rivals FC Schalke 04 will also join them in Doha....
The German record champions fought back as a brace from Robert Lewandowski and a goal from Arjen Robben were enough to cancel out Mainz’ early opener through Jhon Cordoba on Friday evening, reported Xinhua. Mainz began strongly and opened the scoring just four minutes into the game as Cordoba capitalised on a pinpoint through ball from Yunus Malli to beat goalkeeper Manuel Neuer for a bright start at their home ground....
Bayern and RB Leipzig are yet to make an official announcement, but Nagelsmann himself has already agreed to become the new manager at Munich. Earlier, reports had emerged that Leipzig will demand €30 million for Nagelsmann’s release, which would make the transaction the most expensive one for a coach. Bayern Munich have been linked with Nagelsmann in the past as well. So the reports of the Bavarian giants moving for the Leipzig boss do not come as a surprise....
German publication Bild suggested interim boss Flick could be kept on as an assistant at Allianz Arena if the Bundesliga side succeed in prising Tuchel from Paris Saint-Germain. Flick took charge in a caretaker capacity following Niko Kovac’s departure in November and has overseen four wins and a defeat in all competitions. Chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge reaffirmed his support for the 54-year-old following the weekend loss to Bayer Leverkusen, a result midfielder Goretzka insisted was not Flick’s fault....
After several productive sessions with the bat against a Cricket Australia XI in Townsville – Mark Stoneman and Dawid Malan both hitting centuries – the tourists struggled to make inroads on Saturday and had to settle for a draw after taking only one wicket. England enjoyed success in the first innings as the CA XI were dismissed for 250, and when the visitors posted 515 in reply a victory looked to be on the cards....
Yet somehow, Baylor keeps falling. And the three one-loss teams in front of the 8-1 Bears — none of which has better wins — keep pulling away. “I can politic for our team, and that’s winning every time we step on the field,” Baylor coach Art Briles said. Even that hasn’t been enough. Only in some strange, make-up-the-rules-as-we-go-along College Football Playoff selection committee does a weak non-conference schedule overshadow a win over current top-five team TCU, and an emasculation of another top-25 team (Oklahoma) on the road....
The Panthers owner hired the 44-year-old Rhule on Tuesday to become the team’s next head coach. He replaces Ron Rivera, who was fired with four games remaining in the 2019 season. The deal is worth $62 million over seven seasons, with incentives to make even more for winning. said a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team has not released contract details....
Nintendo has been quiet about the outcome of the Super Smash Bros. ballot which allowed players to nominate their choices for upcoming DLC characters for the game. Today, however, they announced that Bayonetta was the clear-cut choice for the game, as she was ranked as the #1 most requested character by Europeans, and one of the top five for North American users of the ballot. Bayonetta will feature a special fighting style based on her in-game combos and Witch Time ability, which will slow down other characters when in-range....
Bayonetta 3’s multiverse has been a widely speculated premise ever since its re-reveal last year, with details and trailers this year showing off the appearance of multiple Bayonettas. This latest trailer seems to confirm this theory, as multiple variants of the umbra witch are shown throughout the trailer, with the video’s title even stating “Bayonettas Everywhere?!” RELATED: Bayonetta 3 Trailer Spotlights New Combat Mechanics, Viola Gameplay This Bayonetta 3 trailer starts off on a sad note, where a Bayonetta who bears resemblance to her first appearance is killed by a mysterious figure, shattering into red crystals as she tells the young Viola to leave....
“I told our guys at the end of the third quarter, ‘This is going to be our best win of the season,’” Pierce said. It certainly wasn’t their prettiest with 24 turnovers, but the Hawks made just enough hustle plays to overcome blowing a 22-point lead and beat Minnesota 123-120 in overtime Friday night. Kent Bazemore scored 23 points and John Collins added 21 to back up Pierce’s boast....
BBL 2020-21 is upon us, and we will again see colourful bats being thrown in the air to decide the course of play. While the change did see people complaining of the game veering away from its purest form, stakeholders stated that the BBL seeks to attract the attention of youth and wants people hooked from the very first event of the match. BBL wanted a bat that was of symmetrical weight, said Kookaburra executive There was another school of thought which rubbished the change by saying that the bat flip would be unfair and less reliable as compared to the flip of a coin....
The Melbourne Renegades have been rooted to the bottom of the Big bash points table and are currently on a six-game losing run in the BBL. Heavy defeats have become a norm for the Melbourne side this season and it was more of the same when they faced the Perth Scorchers last time out. A resurgent Scorchers side blew the Renegades out of the park, beating them by 96 runs....
Smith and Warner were supposed to captain their respective franchises Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad in this edition but had stepped down in the wake of the scandal and CA’s sanction paved the way for BCCI to ban the duo. “They (Cricket Australia) have banned two players and we are also barring these two players from this year’s IPL,” IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla told reporters today. “We wanted everything in our own hands....
“BCCI is concerned and determined to safeguard its integrity. The Code of Ethics when formed would define important core values for behaviour and conduct within the BCCI. It would be a good way of ensuring that administrators and officials refrain from anything that could be harmful to BCCI’s aims and objectives,” BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya said in a statement. BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said: “The code would describe the minimum requirements for conduct and behavioural expectations....
New Delhi, Jan 11 (PTI) The BCCI last month paid former national selector Jatin Paranjape Rs 43.20 lakh as professional fees from February to September, 2017 – a period during which he was no longer the national selector. Paranjape was removed from his post last January as per Lodha Committee diktat which did not allow non-Test cricketers to be national selectors. Accordingly, Paranjape and Gagan Khoda, who have only played ODIs for India, had to leave the selection panel which was then pruned to three....
