Many Las Vegas and offshore sportsbooks have posted odds for the second jewel of the Triple Crown, and Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah is the betting favorite. Here’s a full list of odds from Wynn, via the Louisville Courier-Journal. MORE: Preakness time, TV schedule | Triple Crown winners The draw for the 140th running of the Preakness will take place Wednesday, which could slightly alter the odds. The field is limited to 14 horses....
With the announcement that Alexa Bliss will reveal RAW’s MITB competitors next week, we thought we’d take this chance to predict the 8 men that will be competing in the Ladder match come May 19. Here, I predict every competitor in the 2019 Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder match: #8 Smackdown Live - Lars Sullivan In Money in the Bank ladder match, it’s often the high-fliers that can steal the show, but as we saw at NXT Takeover: New Orleans, Sullivan is capable of some impressive spots when ladders are available to him....
Seattle will rely on its Legion of Boom against New England in Sunday’s Super Bowl, and one future Hall of Famer believes the Patriots’ ability (or inability) to create those basketball-like mismatches against certain Seahawks will be the difference in such an assumed close contest. “That’s pretty much everything,” retired tight end Tony Gonzalez told Sporting News, explaining how teams always — always — look to “exploit” opponents’ weaknesses when game planning....
The Phenom is a well-deserved inductee, having had one of the longest and most consistent runs in the company’s history. Over his illustrious career, the Last Outlaw has reinvented himself through different personas such as the Prince of Darkness, The American Badass, and Big Evil. Due to his impressive in-ring career and immaculate protection of kayfabe, Taker was always assured of headlining the Hall of Fame when his time came....
Bernie Ecclestone hinted that Schumacher may not be around for the next season, while Schumacher himself clarified that he will make a decision regarding his future only in October. My personal opinion is that Schumacher will leave, and Mercedes may pry out Nico Hulkenberg from Force India as a replacement for him to maintain their all-German line up. Lewis Hamilton has not yet put pen to paper on his new contract at Mclaren, and even though his management team have stated that they are in extended discussions with Mclaren regarding this, the very fact that it has taken so long to what many thought would be a foregone conclusion, makes one wonder if he will stay or go....
The woman, who was not named, was eventually let into the hospital in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, two hours later when medics noticed blood pooling by her feet, her niece said in a social media post. She underwent emergency surgery, but her unborn child didn’t survive. ER staff at the privately run Xi’an Gaoxin Hospital had denied entry to the woman because the test proving she was free of the coronavirus had expired four hours earlier, her relative said....
The pregnant woman revealed why she lied on Reddit’s popular Am I The A**hole forum, under username u/loawren, as she explained that she, 23, and her fiancé, 25, were “really excited” about their first child. She said their families have been excited and helping them plan, along with her fiancé’s mom, her future mother-in-law. She wrote: “She’s a very stubborn person and hasn’t really accepted me as apart of the family yet, she always tells my fiancé how he could do so much better than me and that he’s fallen into the trap of having “my” child....
The PBL 2018 auction took place on Monday and a staggering total of 133 players were up to be traded. There were some of the biggest stars of the badminton world like Saina Nehwal, Srikanth Kidambi and PV Sindhu, who are the icon players of India. Apart from these, stars like world champion Viktor Axelsen, former World No. 1 Son Wan Ho, women’s singles World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying were some of the top grabs....
The primary reason for such high-quality entertainment is the league’s financial success. The model of the equal distribution of broadcast and central income has allowed every club in the league to invest in players - be it heavily or wisely. It is what allows a bottom-feeder to compete with a champion - at least for 90 minutes if not an entire season. As the level of competitiveness in the transfer market was raised, so too were player transfer fees....
Arsenal, Manchester City, and Manchester United have all won their respective games. It was a must-win game for Jose Mourinho’s side, and they managed to get crucial three points away at Turf Moor. However, for Manuel Pellegrini, the situation is not at all rosy with West Ham United yet to pen their mark for the campaign. Managers like Rafa Benitez and Sean Dyche are also on unknown territories with both Newcastle United and Burnley languishing in the relegation zone....
To some extent, clubs are always taking a huge risk when they invest in young players. Even though they have been impressive and shown glimpses of what they can do, there is no guarantee they will succeed in the future. And that is the risk football clubs have to live with especially when they spend huge transfer fees on young players. The Premier League has always seen new young players come up every season and this season is no different....
United fans expected more signings on deadline day, but that was not the case. In Solskjaer’s setup, he has emphasized on rebuilding the squad and changing the mentality of the team. In the pre-season United won six out of six matches, which provides a lot of optimism heading into the Chelsea showdown. The biggest hurdle remains how the manager will get his team firing on all cylinders given that his potential attacking options are young....
It was a fantastic transfer window over the past three months. Just like the preceding ones, this summer transfer window was full of drama as well, as Premier League powerhouses put in immense effort, going head-to-head in an intense battle to beat one another and secure the finest deals in the market. This resulted in many high-profile switches and huge transfer sums. In this article, we rank the five best Premier League transfers of this summer, taking into consideration the difficulty of completing the move, the value of the transfer and value addition to the team....
Tottenham Vs Liverpool is always full of drama and excitement and there is not even a slight chance of you to miss this encounter. The match will be played at Wembley stadium (Tottenham Hotspurs home ground for the season) on 15th September at 5:00 pm BST. History of the fixture In the history of English football, both teams have faced other 170 times out of which Liverpool has won 80 matches, Tottenham Hotspurs has won 48 matches and 42 matches ended on equal terms....
Sergio Aguero‘s 70th minute penalty gave Manchester City a much needed victory, after the thrashing received at the hands of Bayern Munich in their Champions League fixture. Aguero’s second goal of the night also ended Everton’s seven match unbeaten streak in the ongoing Premier League season. The second half begun with City leading 2-1, thanks to goals from the strikers- Alvaro Negredo and Sergio Aguero. The home team completely dominated the half, in stark contrast to their performance prior to the break, and always looked the most likelier team to score....
The England striker became Chelsea’s youngest hat-trick scorer in the Premier League era and also netted at the wrong end as Nuno Espirito Santo’s side crumbled to a 5-2 loss at Molineux. There was a heavy victory for Tottenham, who hammered Crystal Palace 4-0 at home, and Harry Maguire helped Manchester United beat his old club Leicester City 1-0 at Old Trafford. Elsewhere, Southampton triumphed 1-0 at 10-man Sheffield United and Burnley struck late to claim a 1-1 draw at Brighton and Hove Albion on another busy Saturday of Premier League action....
Butland produced six saves to preserve Stoke’s clean sheet against Arsenal, playing a key part in the Potters’ 1-0 victory on Saturday. ANTONIO VALENCIA | MAN UTD Valencia recovered possession 12 times for the Red Devils against Swansea City, more often than any other player on the pitch. PHIL JONES | MAN UTD Jones made 10 clearances at the Liberty Stadium; the most of any Manchester United player. HARRY MAGUIRE | LEICESTER CITY The new signing from Hull made five clearances and scored the second of his team’s two goals against Brighton....
The Bournemouth keeper made a crucial injury-time penalty save against Crystal Palace to keep the score at 2-2, making six stops in total against the Eagles. JOE GOMEZ | LIVERPOOL Along with his assist for Salah’s goal, Gomez also made four tackles against Everton; double the amount of any other Liverpool player. WINSTON REID | WEST HAM Winston Reid made an impressive 10 clearances against the Blues, to secure a win and a clean sheet for the Hammers....
And today, we have some big transfer stories regarding the Premier League. So, without further ado, let’s begin! #5 Morata on Hazard to Madrid Former Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata is of the belief that Eden Hazard will find it almost impossible to reject Real Madrid. Only recently, Hazard openly admitted to wanting to move to the Bernabeu as it is a childhood dream of his. His words resurged the rumours of him joining the Galacticos....
