News Of World: December 2018

Monday, December 31, 2018

Mullen, Harbaugh end season on different notes as Florida dominates Michigan

The Gators and their offense are humming along, while the Wolverines end their third straight season with losses to Ohio State and a bowl opponent.

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Meet the 2019 NFL draft QB class: Everything you need to know

Get to know the next crop of rookie quarterbacks with scouting reports, insight from NFL personnel and what's next for the top 11 prospects.

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A mustache and a dream: Inside Gardner Minshew's wild year

Mustachioed cult hero Gardner Minshew started 2018 with a commitment to Alabama and ended with him becoming a star at Wazzu.

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Group of I-League clubs threaten to move court, FIFA over broadcast row

The owner of defending champions, Minerva Punjab, Ranjit Bajaj threatened to move court under the aegis of I-League (Private) Clubs Association if the All India Football Federation (AIFF) does not sort out the ongoing telecast row. A group of six I-League clubs -- defending champions Minerva Punjab, Chennai City, NEROCA, Aizawl, Gokulam Kerala and Shillong Lajong -- has demanded that all I-League matches must be broadcast with equal coverage like the Indian Super League (ISL), backed by AIFF's commercial and marketing partners IMG-Reliance, following an announcement earlier this month that only 30 of the remaining 61 matches will be broadcast.  The 2017-18 season had seen all 90 games broadcast in high definition (HD)...

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Weekend numbers: Ronaldo's missed 50, flying Reds and another PogBrace

The FC crew answer your tweets on the length of Unai Emery's honeymoon at Arsenal, Neil Warnock's success at Cardiff, New Year's resolutions and more. Manchester City beat Southampton to end their losing run, but Shaka Hislop and Steve Nicol examine why teams are no longer afraid of the champions. With a third successive win under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, ESPN FC's Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop assess the marked differences in Man United's play. Stewart Robson and Peter Walton discuss the big refereeing decisions from the weekend's football action. After Manchester City's win at Southampton, Steve Nicol says the returns of David Silva and Sergio Aguero will help steady the reigning champions. Steve Nicol breaks down Manchester United's latest win over Bournemouth and the turnaround of Paul Pogba since United sacked Jose Mourinho. Manchester United's star man Paul Pogba says he's happy with his teams recent offensive performances, after a 4-1 victory over Bournemouth at Old Trafford. ESPN take a look back at a year Paul Pogba will never forget. The guys respond to your tweets about Roberto Firmino, fantasy football and the struggle for a good Indian curry in America. Liverpool ended the year with a 5-1 thrashing of Arsenal, while Manchester United continued their impressive start under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, brushing aside Bournemouth 4-1. Over in Italy, Juventus entered the winter after a VAR-controversy fueled 2-1 win over Sampdoria thanks to a brace from... who else, Cristiano Ronaldo.  Here, then, are the best of the numbers from the last bit of footballing action in 2018. 6 Roberto Firmino's hat trick is the sixth in fixtures between Arsenal and Liverpool...

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Transfer Talk: Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey agrees deal to move to Juventus

Shaka Hislop examines the latest transfer rumours involving Aaron Ramsey, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Christian Pulisic, Chicharito and Toby Alderweireld. The transfer window for Europe's biggest clubs might be closed, but they are still working tirelessly behind the scenes to line up the arrival of their next star. Transfer Talk has been scouring the world's media to see who could be heading to your club when Jan. 1 arrives. TOP STORY: Ramsey agrees to join Juventus One of Italy's leading newspapers, Corielle dello Sport, claims Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has agreed to join Juventus. The daily newspaper claims confirmation of the Wales...

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Prem top saves of Week 20: Patricio's powerful punch

Relive the top saves from Week 20 of the 2018-19 Premier League season, as Rui Patricio denied Tottenham's Christian Eriksen with a diving stop.

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Prem top goals of Week 20: Camarasa connects

Relive the top goals from Week 20 of the 2018-19 Premier League season, including the game-winning goal from Cardiff's Victor Camarasa.

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Mexico national team: Five New Year's resolutions for El Tri in 2019

Atlanta United head coach Tata Martino shares his thoughts on Gregg Berhalter's fit for the USMNT and hints at what his managerial future might hold. It was far from an exciting year for the Mexican men's national team in 2018. Other than a historic 1-0 victory over Germany in the World Cup, it's difficult to find real signs of progress for El Tri. With 2019 rolling around, now appears to be a good time to look ahead to the potential progress and improvements that could be made. Here are five New Year's resolutions for the national team. 1. Transition in young talent The good news for fans of Mexico is that it's easy to create a long list of...

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Extra Time: Emery's Arsenal honeymoon; New Year's resolutions

The FC crew answer your tweets on the length of Unai Emery's honeymoon at Arsenal, Neil Warnock's success at Cardiff, New Year's resolutions and more.

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Man City don't scare opponents the way they did last season

Manchester City beat Southampton to end their losing run, but Shaka Hislop and Steve Nicol examine why teams are no longer afraid of the champions.

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Man United playing less restrictive, less risky football

With a third successive win under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, ESPN FC's Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop assess the marked differences in Man United's play.

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Did Man City escape justice on Southampton's penalty shout?

Shaka Hislop and Steve Nicol vehemently disagree on whether Southampton were wrongly denied a penalty minutes before Man City took a 2-1 lead.

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Tottenham's Harry Winks shrugs off criticism after shock loss to Wolves

Wolves put a dent in Spurs' title challenge with a resurgent second half performance to take all 3 points away from Wembley. Craig Burley and Dan Thomas recap another excellent day in the Premier League for Liverpool and round up all the other story lines from Saturday's fixtures. Dan Thomas and Craig Burley review Spurs' shock 3-1 defeat to Wolves, at Wembley. Wolves put a dent in Spurs' title challenge with a resurgent second half performance to take all 3 points away from Wembley. Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino reflects on his side's shock 3-1 defeat to Wolves, at Wembley Harry Kane says Tottenham were punished in the second half by Wolves for their lack of energy and hopes Spurs can bounce back to start 2019. Wolves put a dent in Spurs' title challenge with a resurgent second half performance to take all 3 points away from Wembley. Harry Winks has shrugged off criticism of Tottenham after their defeat to Wolves, saying the fact that the north Londoners have even been considered title contenders and are "fuming" at their first defeat in eight matches shows their progress, ambition and belief. Spurs climbed above reigning champions Manchester City into second place on Boxing Day, while remaining within six points of leaders Liverpool, but they then threw away a half-time lead and suffered a 3-1 home defeat to Nuno Espirito Santo's...

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On the spot: Did Salah dive?

Stewart Robson and Peter Walton discuss the big refereeing decisions from the weekend's football action.

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On the spot: Did Salah dive?

Stewart Robson and Peter Walton discuss the big refereeing decisions from the weekend's football action.

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Southampton 1-3 Manchester City: City survive Saints scare

Manchester City were given early worries, but returned to winning ways with a 1-3 rout of Southampton at St Mary's.

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Manchester United 4-1 Bournemouth: United win in style

Paul Pogba and Manchester United played with a swagger unseen at Old Trafford in recent memory, ripping Bournemouth apart for a third straight win.

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Liverpool make title statement, Fulham's Aboubakar Kamara earns 'luckiest man' label

Steve Nicol reveals his best XI from the 19th round of Premier League action, which receives praise from the rest of the FC crew. Following a weekend where Liverpool again certified their title credentials, Nick Miller runs the rule over the Premier League's biggest storylines. Performance of the weekend Here's the thing about Liverpool: there's still more to come. This is a team who look to be pacing the marathon run that is the Premier League perfectly/ Whereas before they might have sprinted from the off and been sick at the side of the road by the second mile, now they look to be calmly striding ahead of the competition,...

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Premier League: 27 goals in 90 seconds

From Liverpool's five-star performance to Paul Pogba's latest double for Man United, relive every Premier League goal from Week 20 in 90 seconds.

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Burnley 2-0 West Ham: Burnley hammers West Ham

First-half goals from Chris Wood and Dwight McNeil proved to be enough as Burnley defeat West Ham 2-0.

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Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea: Kante provides the winner

N'Golo Kante scored his third goal of the season early in the second half and that's all Chelsea would need as they defeat Crystal Palace 1-0.

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Manchester United 4-1 Bournemouth: United win in style

Paul Pogba and Manchester United played with a swagger unseen at Old Trafford in recent memory, ripping Bournemouth apart for a third straight win.

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The Roundup—Jazz bounce back, beat Knicks by 32

Coming off a disappointing home loss (to the 76ers) and playing without two of their core rotation players (Ricky Rubio and Jae Crowder),

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Danté Exum gets the starting nod and his first career double-double in the Jazz's win over the Knicks

An injury kept Ricky Rubio out of action on Saturday night, forcing Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder to shake up his starting lineup.

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Pac-12 caps worst December in decades as 5 fall

With five losses on Saturday's schedule, the men's college basketball season went from bad to worse for the Pac-12, which is assured of the worst December by a major conference in the past 20 years.

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