Author: Michael

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been speaking to the media before Saturday’s Premier League game against West Ham at London Stadium (kick-off 20:00).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:

Guardiola tried to brush past questions on the 3-0 loss against Real Madrid: “We are used to these kind of situations. So, next one…”
On his team selections: “We won or lose against Madrid? We lost, so it was a bad selection. We won or lose at Newcastle? So the selection was good.

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DRAMMEN, Norway (AP) — Norwegian cross-country skiing star Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo said Friday he sustained a concussion from a fall in a World Cup race a day earlier but that he was “all good in the hood.”
Klaebo, one of the stars of the recent Milan Cortina Games, said he would “take some days off” to recover after his crash involving U.S. skier Ben Ogden during on Thursday.
Klaebo posted a photo of himself giving a thumbs-up from a hospital bed, and he included audio of the Bee Gees disco hit “Stayin’ Alive.

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Manchester United aim to rebound from the first loss of Michael Carrick’s tenure as caretaker manager when Aston Villa come to Old Trafford on Saturday.
The Red Devils were surprised by 10-man Newcastle United when William Osula’s counterattacking golazo halted their unbeaten run at 11 and dropped Carrick’s record to 6-1-1 since taking the reins from ousted boss Ruben Amorim.
United have 51 points, above Villa on goal differential and three better than Chelsea and Liverpool in the race for a top-five spot.

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Cornerback Cobie Durant appeared in 17 games last season for the Los Angeles Rams. File Photo by Mark Black/UPI
March 13 (UPI) — The Dallas Cowboys agreed to a one-year, $5.5 million contract with free agent cornerback Cobie Bryant, his agent, Malki Kawa, confirmed Friday.
Durant, 28, registered 40 combined tackles, seven passes defensed, three interceptions, including one for a score, and a fumble recovery over 17 appearances last season for the Los Angeles Rams
The 5-foot-11, 181-pound defensive back entered the league as a fourth-round pick by the Rams in the 2022 NFL Draft.

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Report: Newcastle United ready to push to sign highly-rated midfielder
Newcastle Transfer Focus Turns to Lamine Camara Amid Midfield Planning

Newcastle United’s draw with Barcelona offered encouragement, a performance that suggested the club still carries the intensity and resilience that defined its rise under Eddie Howe. Yet, as highlighted in reporting from iNews, that 1-1 result also exposed deeper structural issues within the squad. Recruitment decisions made over the past year continue to shape Newcastle’s prospects, and attention is already turning towards the summer window.

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