The second week of the World Cup in Rostov-on-Don began with the city s feverish support for their adopted team, Iceland.
Having three Iceland internationals on the books of FC Rostov ensured the locals would be backing Heimir Hallgrimsson s men against Croatia, but the Nordic underdogs were unable to progress to the round of 16.
Omnisport s team on the ground took the opportunity of a break ahead of the knockout stages to visit Volgograd by sleeper, where the city s tragic history proved a fascinating prelude to Poland s 1-0 win over Japan.
That result ensured the Samurai Blue would be heading to Rostov for the round of 16, and Belgium were later confirmed as their opponents, with the two teams now set to do battle on Monday.
Along with the football, we …
A Bassam Al-Hurayji own goal in the 100th minute of the match handed Al-Nassr a 1-1 draw against Al-Ahli and denied Ivan Toney a winning start to life in Saudi Arabia.
Franck Kessie looked to have won all three points for Al-Ahli with a wonderful effort from the outside of the box after 57 minutes, but Al-Nassr s pressure was rewarded late on when Al-Hurayji diverted Sultan Alghannam s cross into his own net.
The home side started the match well, with Sadio Mane seeing an early effort cleared off the line and Marcelo Brozovic testing Edouard Mendy from distance, but they were unable to find a way through in the first half.
Kessie had gone close just after the break, dragging his shot wide of the far post, but he was not to be denied a second time. He met a pullba…
Harry Kane equalled Gary Lineker as England s joint-highest goalscorer in major tournaments as he propelled the Three Lions into the Euro 2020 final.
Kane scored on the rebound after having a penalty saved by Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel in extra-time at Wembley on Wednesday.
It made it 2-1 to England, with Simon Kjaer s own goal having cancelled out Mikkel Damsgaard s opener.
Schmeichel got down to his left to keep out a relatively tame spot-kick – which was won contentiously by the excellent Raheem Sterling – yet the rebound fell kindly to Kane, who coolly tucked in his 10th goal in a major tournament.
That tally brings the England captain level with Three Lions great Lineker.
All of Kane s major-tournament goals have come with his …
For the eighth year in a row Juventus are the champions of Serie A, but their latest triumph may be their most impressive yet.
The competition has been simply obliterated, with Juve beaten only twice in the league this season as Cristiano Ronaldo rested up at Genoa and SPAL.
Napoli, the closest of the other contenders, have been unable to match Juve s searing pace and, despite having six matches still to play, their title hopes are already over after a 2-1 comeback win over Fiorentina crowned Juve again.
Ronaldo s arrival from Real Madrid might not have delivered the intended results in the Champions League, but it appears to have inspired Juve to new heights domestically.
Eight straight Scudetti sets a new record in Europe s top-five leagues, outrstrip…
Michu scored a brace for Swansea at Arsenal to give his side a 2-0 win.
Reading and Manchester United produced possibly the craziest half of Premier League football ever in yesterday’s late kick-off.
Manchester United were 4-3 up at half-time at the Madejski Stadium and that’s the way it stayed.
Reading started the scoring in just the 8th minute, Hal Robson-Kanu scoring with a superb half volley.
The visitors were back on level terms in the 13th minute, Brazilian midfielder Anderson lashing an effort past Adam Federici at the near post to level the scores.
United were in front on 16 minutes. Jay Tabb pushed Jonny Evans over in the penalty area and Wayne Rooney scored from the resulting spot-kick. Reading turned it around quickly though, the R…
For a club like Milan, 11 years make for a long wait.
Let alone the enormous hierarchical changes that have taken place at Casa Milan over that period, with turbulent changes of ownership and coaches that have impacted various transformations in approach both on and off the pitch, those 11 years in European football have witnessed a seismic tactical shift.
The Rossoneri s last Serie A title in 2010-11 sits as a stark contrast to this year s title charge that ended in success, glory sealed on Sunday with a 3-0 win at Sassuolo.
In 2010-11, the Scudetto was like a perfect storm – upon Massimiliano Allegri s hiring as coach, Alexandre Pato was coming into his own before injuries started to take their toll, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva were solidifying…
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It’s kind of crazy that the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys is the only game of the Wild Card round that isn’t a rematch, but even without that extra data, there is still plenty of value to be found when it comes to NFL player prop bets.
Dak Prescott and the Cowboys had one of the NFL’s best passing offenses this season but is this the air attack you should be focusing on when making your bets? Find out in our free player props and predictions for the 49ers vs. Cowboys.
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The Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars face off in a win-or-go-home clash on Saturday. The victor will claim the AFC South title and a trip to the postseason while the loser hits the golf links.
With so much on the line for both sides, we know that players for both teams will be giving 100%, which doesn’t always happen in the final week of the regular season.
That has me betting on big games from Trevor Lawrence and Derrick Henry while backing Tennessee’s stout run defense with my best Titans vs. Jaguars NFL prop picks for January 7.
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After almost knocking off the Chiefs in prime time last week, Zach Wilson and the New York Jets head to altitude to take on the Denver Broncos, who just gave up career-high numbers to Justin Fields last week before making a miraculous comeback. The home side has climbed to a 2.5-point favorite in the NFL odds with a total that is also heading north after sitting as low as 40 on the look-ahead.
With some confidence coming off a solid performance vs. the Chiefs and facing arguably the worst defense in football, should bettors be backing Wilson for a second straight profitable week?
Here are my free NFL picks and predictions for this Week 5 matchup of Jets vs. Broncos on October 8.