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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.
Man United fan groups exploring legal action against French authorities
Manchester United fans are exploring legal action after their horrendous treatment in France during last week’s Europa League tie.
United managed to throw away a 2-1 lead in the final seconds of the match and had to settle for a 2-2 draw against Olympique Lyonnais.
The second leg will be played at Old Trafford tomorrow evening with the match finely balanced.
United fans’ moods were only to get worse after their treatment in the French city, however.
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Apr 15, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler III (10) and guard Stephen Curry (30) meet after a play against the Memphis Grizzlies in the second quarter at the Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images
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Playoff Jimmy — or, should we say Play-in Jimmy — is back.
Jimmy Butler III scored 38 points, got to the free-throw line 18 times, grabbed seven rebounds, and dished out five assists — and the Warriors needed all of that on a night their offense was sluggish much of the game.
Despite the Golden State Warriors jumping out to a double-figure lead, including as big as 20 points, the Memphis Grizzlies climbed right back into the game and even took the lead in the fourth quarter.
With the game tight in the final frame and the No. 7 seed in the postseason on the line, Stephen Curry took the reigns.
Leading by two points wth under two minutes remaining, Curry drilled back-to-back triples before hitting four straight free throws to score Golden State’s last 10 points as the Warriors secured a 121-116 win over the Grizzlies in the Western Conference play-in game.