data-mm-id=”_gf4zujpa2″>The world has spent the last 24 hours collectively mourning the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna. Tuesday night was supposed to be the latest edition of L.A's cross-town rivalry with the Lakers facing off agains the Clippers for the third time this season. That game has been postponed in the wake of Bryant's death. The league sent out an announcement explaining the decision: Lakers-Clippers has been postponed pic.twitter.com/R3QyOAK3oG— Blake Murphy (@BlakeMurphyODC) January 27, 2020This doesn't come as a huge surprise. Everyone was rocked by this news, and Bryant's legacy in Los Angeles in particular makes it gut-wrenching for everyone in the city, Clippers or Lakers fan. The Lakers will next play on Friday night vs. the Blazers, while the Clippers will play on Thursday evening against the Kings.
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The game
Athletic had a surprisingly strong start to the game, pushing the hosts back during the opening minutes and forcing several corners. However, they failed to make it count and in the eighth minute, Real were already ahead. It was their first proper attacking move, which ended with Rodrygo Goes blasting the ball into the top corner from around 20 yards.
Some 15 minutes later, things got worse for Bilbao, with defender Yeray Alvarez forced to leave the pitch through injury. Dani Vivian was called from the bench to take his place in the heart of defence.
For the rest of the first …
Competition: Euro 2016
Market: Vardy to make England squad for the Euros
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Leicester City forward Jamie Vardy was called up for the England national team by manager Roy Hodgson this season, and has been impressing for the Three Lions. Domestically, he‘s one of the most in-form players in the Premier League early into the new campaign, and now all the talk is on his chances making the squad to travel to France for the 2016 European Championships.
Picking up where he left off last season, the 28-year-old has scored seven goals in eight Premier League games, and looks to be an important part of the England squad currently. Vardy possesses excessive pace, as well as high-levels of industry and stamina. He’s been terrorising defenders in 2015, and could …
Brendan Rodgers has left Leicester City by mutual agreement with the Foxes in the bottom three of the Premier League.
Rodgers leaves the King Power Stadium having led Leicester to their first FA Cup trophy in the 2020-2021 campaign as well as the Europa Conference League semi-final last term.
But this season has been a far cry from his previous successes, with a dismal run of just two wins in their past 13 Premier League matches leaving the Foxes in the drop zone.
Leicester fell to a sixth defeat in their previous seven in all competitions on Saturday against fellow strugglers Crystal Palace, as Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a 94th-minute winner, with the Foxes mustering just three shots compared to the London side s 31.
With just 10 matches left to fight f…
Brentford have secured the services of Ben Mee on a two-year deal after the defender left Burnley at the end of his contract.
The centre-back played over 300 times for the Clarets, joining in 2011 on an initial one-year loan before signing a permanent deal at the end of that season.
He won promotion to the Premier League at Turf Moor twice, in 2014 and 2016.
Burnley endured a torrid 2021-22 season though, with long-term manager Sean Dyche losing his job in April with his team four points from safety.
Mee, who had suffered a season-ending calf injury, joined the temporary coaching staff until the end of the season, but they were unable to save themselves from relegation afnd a 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United on the last day sent them down to the Champio…
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Scotland suffered the heaviest defeat in an opening game at any European Championship on Friday, being routed 5-1 by a rampant Germany team in Munich.
Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz, Niclas Fullkrug and Emre Can all scored for the hosts, while Ryan Porteous was sent off for a horror challenge on Ilkay Gundogan.
It was the first time Scotland had conceded five or more goals in a game since a 5-1 friendly defeat to the United States in 2012, and the first time in a competitive match since a 6-0 loss to the Netherlands in Euro 2004 qualifying 21 years ago.…
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Mbappe is the leading marksman in Ligue 1 this season with 12 goals – one ahead of team-mate Neymar – while Messi tops the assists chart with 10, having also found the net seven times.
The France international was heavily linked with a free transfer to Real Madrid last season, but eventually signed a new three-year deal with the reigning Ligue 1 champions in May.
Many believed financial gain played a significant factor in Mbappe s decision, while reports have also suggested the 23-year-old has recently been reconsidering whether he wants to remain at the club.
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Dean Huijsen has completed a £12.6million move to Bournemouth from Juventus, the club confirmed on Tuesday.
Huijsen, who made just one senior appearance for Juventus, has signed a six-year deal with Andoni Iraola s side.
The 19-year-old spent the second half of the 2023-24 season on loan with Roma, making 14 league appearances and scoring twice.
Huijsen helped the Giallorossi to a sixth place finish in Serie A, keeping four clean sheets across all of his outings.
The Dutch defender s addition fits in with Iraola s possession philosophy, completing 393 of his 451 attempted passes last season, a pass accuracy of 87.14%.
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Julio Cesar believes his former club Inter have all the possibilities to retain their Serie A title after a productive weekend for the Nerazzurri in the Scudetto race.
Simone Inzaghi s side beat Hellas Verona on Saturday before seeing title rivals Napoli lose at home to Fiorentina and league leaders Milan draw 0-0 at Torino.
Inter now sit second, ahead of Napoli on goal difference and two points behind Milan, but with a game in hand on both and a superior goal difference.
Speaking with Stats Perform courtesy of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Cesar compared the current Inter team to the one he played in, which won a treble in the 2009-10 season.
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The Three Lions endured another flat display in front of goal, with Bukayo Saka s ruled out first-half effort the only real moment of quality from Gareth Southgate s side.
An injection of pace from substitute Cole Palmer threatened to spark England into life, but a winning goal eluded them as they finished with just five points from their three group games.
Despite the draw, England topped Group C following Serbia s goalless draw with Denmark, meaning they avoided a last-16 tie against hosts Germany. Matjaz Kek s side, meanwhile, secured their place in the knockout stages for the first time ever at a major tournament.
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