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America’s Partisan Divide Has a Football Twist to It
Welcome to the Weekend Read. This week we’ll dive into the ties between politics and football participation, reveal our favorite stories of the week and unearth an old photo from Kevin Durant’s Texas days. Enjoy. Illustration by Anton Emdin Recommended Reading • How do you sell veggie burgers as the new Gatorade? Beyond Meat’s answer was to […]
Sport24.co.za | Euro 2020 format blasted a ‘scandal’ as UEFA deals with draw headache
Pari – The format for UEFA’s continent-wide Euro 2020 has been labelled “a scandal” by Belgium star Kevin De Bruyne as European football’s governing body faces a headache to ensure all host nations who qualify get to play at home. For the first time, next year’s European Championship will be played in 12 different host […]
Sport24.co.za | Ethiopia shock Ivory Coast and six-goal Madagascar hammer Niger
Johannesburg – Ethiopia came from behind to shock the Ivory Coast 2-1 and Madagascar crushed Niger 6-2 in fierce heat as 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) match-day two qualifying concluded Tuesday. Hundreds in a huge crowd at the 60 000-seat Bahir Dar stadium ran on to the field at full-time to salute an Ethiopian side […]
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How to watch Georgia vs. Georgia Tech: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Wednesday’s NCAAB game
Who's Playing Georgia (home) vs. Georgia Tech (away) Current Records: Georgia 3-0; Georgia Tech 2-0 What to Know The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are 0-4 against the Georgia Bulldogs since December of 2015, but they'll have a chance to close the gap on Wednesday. They will face off against one another at 7 p.m. ET at Stegeman Coliseum. After these two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one of them is set up to suffer a discouraging change of fortune. If there were any doubts about the heavy odds in favor of Georgia Tech coming into their contest against the Elon Phoenix lastSport24.co.za | Euro 2020 format blasted a ‘scandal’ as UEFA deals with draw headache
Pari - The format for UEFA's continent-wide Euro 2020 has been labelled "a scandal" by Belgium star Kevin De Bruyne as European football's governing body faces a headache to ensure all host nations who qualify get to play at home.For the first time, next year's European Championship will be played in 12 different host cities in 12 different nations, with Wembley staging the semi-finals and final.The draw for what will be the second 24-team Euro will be held in Bucharest on Saturday, November 30.Wales became the 20th nation to secure their spot when they beat Hungary 2-0 in Cardiff on
ESL One to host Dota 2 Major in Los Angeles
ESL has announced that Los Angeles will play host to an upcoming Dota 2 Major with ESL One Los Angeles on March 20th-22nd. The event marks the first time that ESL will have hosted Dota 2 tournament on the West Coast of the states. Image credit: ESLRELATED: ESL Collegiate partners with West Coast Conference The tournament will be the United States’ first taste of a Dota 2 Major since 2016, with 16 qualifying teams set to compete for the lion’s share of $1,000,000 (£775,525). ESL One Los Angeles will comprise of three phases of online qualifiers, which are set to take place across February 9-14th, for teams
Sport24.co.za | Ex-England coach charged by FA over alleged racist comment
London - Stevenage caretaker manager and former England Women head coach Mark Sampson was Wednesday charged by the Football Association over using allegedly racist language.Sampson, who took interim charge of the club, who play in English football's fourth tier, in September, is accused of making the remark about a player during a conversation about transfer targets. The FA said he had been charged with an "aggravated" breach of Rule E3 and has until December 6 to respond. Stevenage said in September that an internal investigation into the matter had found there was no case for Sampson to answer. The club said atCloud9 fined by Riot Games for violating LCS rules
North American organisation Cloud9 has been fined by Riot Games after it was found to have violated LCS rules. According to Riot Games, Cloud9 issued equity through an “employee stock plan” to seven players over the course of 16 months. Photo credit: Riot GamesRELATED: LCS Scouting Grounds rebrands as Honda Scouting Grounds Cloud9 didn’t notify Riot Games about what it had done and, as a result, is being fined $25,000 (£19,379.88) for each of the seven players involved. With the implementation of franchising in late 2017, a rule was added that prohibited a team owner from being on their team’s roster. Riot Games states that
Sport24.co.za | Germany eye Spain, Portugal or Belgium for March friendlies
Frankfurt am Main - Germany coach Joachim Loew has revealed that the side are "certain" to face Spain next March with Belgium or Portugal also potential opponents in the build-up to the Euro 2020 finals.Serge Gnabry hit a hat-trick and Bayern Munich team-mate Leon Goretzka scored twice Tuesday in a 6-1 routing of Northern Ireland, which confirmed the Germans as winners of their qualifying group ahead of the Netherlands. Loew revealed the German Football Association (DFB) are on the verge of confirming a friendly against Spain, which Spanish media report could be played in Madrid, with potentially Belgium or Portugal inRandom Posts
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ESL One to host Dota 2 Major in Los Angeles
ESL has announced that Los Angeles will play host to an upcoming Dota 2 Major with ESL One Los Angeles on March 20th-22nd. The event marks the first time that ESL will have hosted Dota 2 tournament on the West Coast of the states. Image credit: ESL RELATED: ESL Collegiate partners with West Coast Conference The tournament will be […]
Cloud9 fined by Riot Games for violating LCS rules
North American organisation Cloud9 has been fined by Riot Games after it was found to have violated LCS rules. According to Riot Games, Cloud9 issued equity through an “employee stock plan” to seven players over the course of 16 months. Photo credit: Riot Games RELATED: LCS Scouting Grounds rebrands as Honda Scouting Grounds Cloud9 didn’t notify Riot […]
Sneaky replaced by Zven on Cloud9 League of Legend’s Roster
In an effort to reform the squad after not qualifying for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen was recruited by Cloud9 as his latest ADC. On Tuesday 19 November, an official announcement appeared to confirm the reports indicated by Cloud9 that Zven from Team SoloMid would sign an agreement to replace […]