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Soccer: Mourinho returning to Chelsea with ‘no bad feelings’ – Reuters
LONDON Jose Mourinho, who was sacked as manager by Chelsea in December, said he would be going back to Stamford Bridge with his new Manchester United team on Sunday with “no bad feelings”. The Portuguese believes he can never be removed from the history of Chelsea, where he won three Premier League crowns in two spells in charge, and said he would always be grateful to the fans for their…
Ousman Manneh: The Gambian teenage refugee turned soccer star … – Quartz
When Ousman Manneh arrived in Germany as an unaccompanied 17 year old refugee from Gambia in 2014, he just wanted to survive. Two years later, he’s a professional soccer player and has scored his first league goal for Werder Bremen, a team in Germany’s top soccer division, Bundesliga. Shortly after arriving Germany, the young striker joined Blumenthaler SV, a fifth tier regional club in Bremen. Manneh scored 15 goals in…
Cycling: Orica-BikeExchange buoyed by 2017 Tour route | Reuters – Reuters
MELBOURNE Australian pro cycling team Orica-BikeExchange believes Team Sky’s stranglehold over the Tour de France may be loosened by the unconventional 2017 route and are relishing the prospect of a battle of “aggression” on the road. The course unveiled this week, which starts in Duesseldorf on July 1 and ends in Paris on July 23, is peppered with a number of steep climbs occurring early in stages. Organizers hope it…
Soccer: Mourinho returning to Chelsea with ‘no bad feelings’ – Reuters
LONDON Jose Mourinho, who was sacked as manager by Chelsea in December, said he would be going back to Stamford Bridge with his new Manchester United team on Sunday with “no bad feelings”. The Portuguese believes he can never be removed from the history of Chelsea, where he won three Premier League crowns in two spells in charge, and said he would always be grateful to the fans for their…
Cultivating hockey in the Arizona desert gave the NHL its next big star – Washington Post
TORONTO — In the middle of the Arizona desert was a rink, if you could call it that, with a sheet of ice about a third the size of regulation. And above the rink were some bleachers. And in the bleachers would sit a kid. And next to the kid would be a duffel bag. And in the duffel bag would be a dozen hockey jerseys, each a different color,…
British Cycling chief to step down – Financial Times
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The Olympics are facing a slow death, but there are ways to save them – Quartz
The Olympics are clearly in a mire. So few cities wanted to host the 2022 Winter Games that they’re going to be in Beijing—which is 55 and 100 miles from its two mountain venues, respectively, both of which barely have any snow. There are only three bidders left for 2024, the lowest number since 1984, when problems like shootings, terrorist attacks, and boycotts at previous Games had so tainted the…
Cycling: Orica-BikeExchange buoyed by 2017 Tour route – Reuters
MELBOURNE Australian pro cycling team Orica-BikeExchange believes Team Sky’s stranglehold over the Tour de France may be loosened by the unconventional 2017 route and are relishing the prospect of a battle of “aggression” on the road. The course unveiled this week, which starts in Duesseldorf on July 1 and ends in Paris on July 23, is peppered with a number of steep climbs occurring early in stages. Organizers hope it…
Heads up: Talladega weekend – Nascar
Here are the hot topics, trending news and key story lines to get you ready for this weekend’s races at Talladega Superspeedway. WEATHER Can you say “Chamber of Commerce weather?” That’s what you’ll get at Talladega. It’ll be sunny all weekend, with a high of 70 on Friday and a high of 68 on Saturday, with the temperature nosing up to 77 degrees on Sunday, according to the National Weather…
Understanding the decline in NASCAR attendance at Charlotte … – Charlotte Observer
Earlier this month, Paul and Lois McCarty packed up their truck and drove 10 hours down from Columbus, Ohio, for the Bank of America 500 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway – something they’ve been doing for the last 10 years. Both 66, the duo has been following NASCAR for most of their adult lives, though Paul points to the 1970s as the height of his fan experience. One reason? There…
Gray Gaulding to make Sprint Cup debut at Martinsville – Nascar
Statesville, N.C. — Eighteen-year-old NASCAR Next alumnus Gray Gaulding will take the next step in his career by making his debut in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS). Gaulding will drive the No. 30 Feed the Children Chevrolet for The Motorsports Group (TMG) at Martinsville Speedway on Oct. 30. “It’s exciting bringing a new partner into the series and to be making my NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut at a track…
Last set of Barone brothers adds to legacy with Michigan State soccer – MLive.com
Giuseppi “Joey” Barone recalled that when he moved from Italy to Grand Rapids at age 12, he gave up playing soccer for a while because, well, nobody really played soccer. “About four years, I didn’t play,” he lamented of his teenage years in the 1980s. That’s kind of funny to think about now since Barone’s name is synonymous with the sport around West Michigan and extending all the way to…
Canadian robbery nets more than $100000 worth of hockey sticks – Fox News
In what might possibly be most Canadian heist of all-time, a couple of thieves hauled away approximately $150,000 (CAD) worth of hockey sticks after rappelling into a Montreal store this week. It would only have been more Canadian had they left behind an apology note written on a Tim Hortons napkin. CTV reports that a man rappelled in through the roof of the MonkeySports hockey store in Montreal before stealing…
The economy isn’t all that’s hurting NASCAR attendance – but it’s a big part of it – Charlotte Observer
Earlier this month, Paul and Lois McCarty packed up their truck and drove 10 hours down from Columbus, Ohio, for the Bank of America 500 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway – something they’ve been doing for the last 10 years. Both 66, the duo has been following NASCAR for most of their adult lives, though Paul points to the 1970s as the height of his fan experience. One reason? There…
Just Being Himself, in a Professional Women’s Hockey League – The … – New York Times
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Just Being Himself, in a Professional Women’s Hockey League – New York Times
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join broadcasts for Talladega, Martinsville – Nascar
RELATED: Talladega schedule | Junior injury timeline Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join NBC’s broadcast team for parts of the network’s coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Talladega Superspeedway and Martinsville Speedway, NBC announced Wednesday on “NASCAR America.” Junior, who has not raced since July as he recovers from a concussion, will reunite with his former crew chief Steve Letarte and work alongside race announcer Rick…
The Five Months in Mexico That Shaped Pep Guardiola’s Philosophy – New York Times
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Just Being Himself, in a Professional Women’s Hockey League – New York Times
Photo The Buffalo Beauts’ Harrison Browne, who played last season as Hailey Browne, scored in his team’s season opener in the National Women’s Hockey League. Credit Brendan Bannon for The New York Times BUFFALO — He changed his voice mail recording and created a new email address. He updated his LinkedIn profile, too, to reflect his new name. With those details settled, and the National Women’s Hockey League season about…
Just Being Himself, in a Professional Women’s Hockey League – New York Times
Photo The Buffalo Beauts’ Harrison Browne, who played last season as Hailey Browne, scored in his team’s season opener in the National Women’s Hockey League. Credit Brendan Bannon for The New York Times BUFFALO — He changed his voice mail recording and created a new email address. He updated his LinkedIn profile, too, to reflect his new name. With those details settled, and the National Women’s Hockey League season about…
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