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Newcastle vs Crystal Palace Betting Tips

Newcastle to win to nil – 9/4 Bet365
Jacob Murphy to score or assist – 5/4 William Hill

Eddie Howe will be missing once again for Newcastle as his side take on Crystal Palace on Wednesday night looking to move up to third in the Premier League table (7.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event).
The Magpies boss is recovering from pneumonia which forced him to miss Sunday’s 4-1 win over Manchester United and Jason Tindall and Graeme Jones will remain in charge for this match and Saturday’s trip to Aston Villa.

There are just a few days to go before the Los Angeles Lakers begin their quest for their 18th NBA championship with Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. It will be the first time since 2012 that they have begun a playoff series at Crypto.com Arena (formerly known as Staples Center), and their fans will surely bring tons of energy and passion.
Game 1 on Saturday will start at 5:30 p.m. Pacific time and will be aired on ABC. The dates for all other games in the series have now been set, as well as the times for the first four contests.

The 2024-2025 NBA G League season is now complete. That means Bronny James’ first year as a professional basketball player is officially in the books.
James spent the season on a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, playing the majority of the year with the team’s G League affiliate South Bay. While he received call ups to the NBA on occasion, he will not be able to participate in the team’s postseason contests, meaning that his season is now complete.
In a recent story, USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Zillgitt evaluated James’ first year as a pro.

The Commanders have shown significant interest in running backs throughout the draft process, and have one more meeting set up with a dynamic back who can add a lot to Washington’s offense in more than one way. Washington is hosting former Texas Longhorn RB Jaydon Blue for a visit before the draft, per Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 in Houston, Texas.

Texas @TexasFootball speedy running back Jaydon Blue @KLEINCAINFB visiting #Bills today #Commanders next, previously #Steelers#Eagles#Texans#Broncos@KPRC2https://t.

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Welcome to Uefa Champions League Squares – the BBC Sport game which you can play alongside the live match action.

Ancelotti Reveals Azzurri Snub and Liverpool Tidbit
The future of Carlo Ancelotti will be on the line in the return leg of the Champions League’s quarter-finals, as Real Madrid will attempt to mount an improbable three-goal comeback over Arsenal, and in the final La Liga rounds, as Los Blancos are four points behind Barcelona, Fabrizio Romano informs (via OneFootball).
In the meantime, he disclosed that he turned down the opportunity of helming the Azzurri in the past in an interview with RSI.

“I said no to the Italian national team.

Pete Wilkins has stepped down as head coach of Connacht with “a heavy heart” after Saturday’s Challenge Cup defeat by Racing 92.
The French side came out on top in a 43-40 thriller in Galway to book their place in the semi-finals.
Wilkins spent eight years at Connacht, who are 13th in the United Rugby Championship table, and became head coach in 2023.
“During this season, I have been having some very open and honest discussions about my future at the club.,” Wilkins said in a statement.

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LOS ANGELES – Carson McEntire hit his second home run of the season and drove in three to send sixth-ranked Oregon State to a 7-1 win over No. 10 UCLA Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
McEntire singled in a run in the second and then drove a pitch off the left field foul pole in the fourth to drive in the Beavers’ (27-7) third and fourth runs of the night.

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Fears that Glasgow 2026 might be the last-ever Commonwealth Games have been alleviated after seven nations lodged official expressions of interest to host in 2030 or 2034.
Scotland’s largest city stepped in last year with plans for a scaled-back Games next summer after the Australia state of Victoria withdrew for financial reasons.
Those proposed changes to the event – fewer sports, fewer athletes, fewer venues – have lessened the cost and enticed other potential hosts to look at future stagings.

Real Madrid are the defending European champions – and despite the odds being against them some pundits are still tipping them to go through against Arsenal [Getty Images]
“Anything can happen.”
Those were the words of Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, the most successful boss in Champions League history, after his side’s 3-0 defeat by Arsenal in the first leg of their quarter-final at Emirates Stadium last week.
The phrase is a football cliche but, when it comes to 15-time champions of Europe Real Madrid and the Champions League, it is often true.