It is the calm after the storm, a few days on from Brentford’s breathless draw at home to Liverpool. The ground is empty, lighting rigs occupy the pitch and a couple of blocks behind the dugouts, Christian Nørgaard raises one of the challenges of such memorable occasions under the lights: the insomnia that invariably follows.
“I slept around 2.30am or 3am,” he says. “For a new stadium, it already has a lot of great memories, with the win against Arsenal and the draw against Liverpool – two amazing games. Liverpool was a late game, a crazy game and that makes it harder to fall asleep at night. The Ryder Cup was on so that made it a bit easier – I could watch a bit of that.”
Nørgaard grins but, as well…
Manchester United s Paul Pogba has devised a cunning plan to beat three-time 100 metre Olympic champion Usain Bolt in a race a motorbike!
Bolt cemented his place in the history books in Rio on Sunday as he claimed a third successive gold medal in the 100m final, beating rival Justin Gatlin by eight hundredths of a second.
The victory is the first rung on the ladder towards an unprecedented triple triple of sprint titles for the Jamaican, with the 200m and 4x100m relay still to come.
Bolt s rivals on the track have been unable to beat him on the world s biggest stage for the past three Games but Pogba the world s most expensive footballer believes he can do it.
The Frenchman took to Twitter to congratulate Bolt, and posted a picture of his plan to end the …
Germany manager Oliver Bierhoff says the Euro 2008 side can emulate their Euro 1996-winning predecessors after finally breaking their 12-year winless streak in the competition.
When Bierhoff scored the golden goal which won the Euro 1996 final, giving Germany their third European title, few Germans imagined it would be another 12 years before their side would again win another Euro championship game.
But having returned home early and winless from both Euro 2000 and 2004, the German public was restless for victory before Sunday s Group B win over Poland in Klagenfurt, but their team delivered an impressive 2-0 victory.
I am happy we have broken the jinx and all the preparation work has paid off, said a relieved Bierhoff on Monday.
We can be happy we …
Versatile Bayern Munich player Joshua Kimmich has been named Germany s Player of the Year for 2017.
The 22-year-old had a breakthrough year, forcing his way into the Bayern team and helping a young Germany squad to glory at the Confederations Cup.
Kimmich s emergence for club and country has helped to fill the gaping void left by the surprise early retirement of Philipp Lahm at the end of last season.
And Kimmich s reward was top spot in the supporter poll for Germany s Player of the Year for 2017, having received more than 20,000 votes.
The fans have voted for Joshua as the Player of the Year 2017
He was followed by Julian and .
— Germany (@DFB_Team_EN)
Kimmich played 1,260 minutes for Germany in 2017 and only mi…
England s team in Russia are similar to Spain s World Cup winners of 2010, according to Luis Garcia.
Gareth Southgate s men overcame Colombia in the last 16 to move into a quarter-final clash against Sweden Saturday.
Garcia, who played 20 games for Spain, feels there are similarities between England and his nation s successful 2010 outfit.
At least they are here. They are continuing in this World Cup which is something many people probably wouldn t say at the beginning of this competition, he said Wednesday.
What I see different, and I can compare them to the Spanish team of 2010, they are young, they are young players in that team, they want to do something big for their country.
They showed [against Colombia] that in the end, even though the…
Monday Night Football is normally the Grand Finale of the week. But with COVID wreaking havoc on the Week 15 slate, this Monday matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears is one of four final games.
If you can’t lock down a wager on the side or the total for this NFC North rivalry, bookies offer plenty of alternative options. We scour the massive betting menu and give our free NFL prop picks and predictions for Monday Night Football in Week 15.
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The Philadelphia Eagles will put their perfect 8-0 record on the line when they host the Washington Commanders at Lincoln Financial Field, as we broke down in our Monday Night Football picks and predictions.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts has been integral to the Eagles’ success this season, and the NFL Week 10 finale should be no different. We’ve given you the best MNF prop picks but check out my three favorite Jalen Hurts prop picks for Monday Night Football below.
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Week 15 odds include a matchup between the Falcons and Panthers that only a mother could love, but if you’re looking into the NFL odds for defensive player props, you might like what you see as well.
Not only are two offensively incompetent teams playing but messy tropical weather should mean lots of tackling opportunities for hard-nosed linebacker Kaden Elliss.
I’m also fading Cowboys end DeMarcus Lawrence in a marquee matchup while backing Nick Bosa to abuse a Cardinals rookie. Here are my best free sack and tackle NFL picks for Week 14.
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The final week of the NFL preseason kicks off on Thursday night with a matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals.
Despite these two teams having joint practices this week, we should still see some decent action from some of the starters, and my Colts vs Bengals predictions see that edge siding with Indy.
Find out why as my NFL picks break down this Aug 22 preseason matchup.
Colts vs Bengals prediction
My best betColts -6.5 (-110 DraftKings)
My analysisLast week, the Indianapolis Colts rested all their starters and opted to instead get them some time in this matchup. Head coach Shane Steichen said the starters will play about a quarter and a half in this matchup with the Bengals. This means we will …
It is the calm after the storm, a few days on from Brentford’s breathless draw at home to Liverpool. The ground is empty, lighting rigs occupy the pitch and a couple of blocks behind the dugouts, Christian Nørgaard raises one of the challenges of such memorable occasions under the lights: the insomnia that invariably follows.
“I slept around 2.30am or 3am,” he says. “For a new stadium, it already has a lot of great memories, with the win against Arsenal and the draw against Liverpool – two amazing games. Liverpool was a late game, a crazy game and that makes it harder to fall asleep at night. The Ryder Cup was on so that made it a bit easier – I could watch a bit of that.”
Nørgaard grins but, as well…