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Rock League looks to keep rolling after successful inaugural season
Nic Sulsky, Rock League’s CEO, uses plenty of metaphors to describe the first season of his curling venture.
Title race in Portugal has Porto and Villas-Boas leading mentor Mourinho at unbeaten Benfica
GENEVA: Porto holding off Benfica in the Portuguese title race is a rivalry between André Villas-Boas and his one-time mentor José Mourinho. Porto have been revived in two years with Villas-Boas as president of his boyhood club that he coached to a league, cup and Europa League treble at age 33 in 2011. With four rounds left, Porto are seven points clear of Mourinho’s Benfica which are unbeaten in the domestic league yet could finish third, because Sporting are one point back with a game extra to play. Portugal is among the intriguing title races in Europe outside the big five soccer nations heading into the final stretch. Scotland has a tight three-way race with long-time leader Hearts seeking a first title for 66 years ahead of Rangers and Celtic. The remarkable run of newly promoted Thun could on Saturday seal a first Swiss title in the club’s 128-year history. The Turkish league looks set to elude Fenerbahce for a 12th straight year if Galatasaray avoid defeat in their Istanbul derby game on Sunday. Galatasaray lead by four points with four rounds left. Villas-Boas and Mourinho The precocious ability of André Villas-Boas saw him join José Mourinho’s coaching staff at age 24 at Porto — winning the UEFA Cup and Champions League in back-to-back seasons — then follow him to Chelsea and Inter Milan. Villas-Boas took his own coaching career on a similar path — Porto, then Chelsea, later Tottenham, Zenit St.
US host Hungary, France face Australia in BJK Cup playoffs
April 23 : Record winners United States will host Hungary, while France will welcome Australia in the Billie Jean King Cup playoffs set for November, tournament organisers said on Thursday.
New global players' union launched in Madrid amid rift with FIFPRO
MADRID, April 23 : Representatives from four national players' unions on Thursday launched a new global organisation in Madrid they say will strengthen footballers' rights and improve dialogue with governing bodies.
Germany's Gnabry says he is out of World Cup after an adductor muscle tear
BERLIN, April 22 : Bayern Munich and Germany attacking midfielder Serge Gnabry will miss the World Cup starting in June due to an adductor muscle tear sustained during training, he said on social media on Wednesday.
Colton and Kadriana Lott chase Canada's first world mixed doubles curling gold
Colton and Kadriana Lott are among the most decorated mixed doubles curling teams in Canada and determined to add to their medal haul.
Germany’s Gnabry says he is out of World Cup after an adductor muscle tear
BERLIN: Bayern Munich and Germany attacking midfielder Serge Gnabry will miss the World Cup starting in June due to an adductor muscle tear sustained during training, he said on social media on Wednesday. Germany international Gnabry, who was in the starting lineup for both the recent friendly internationals against Switzerland and Ghana in March, was injured during penalty training last week, the club has said. “The last few days have been tough to process. A FC Bayern season which still holds much to play for after securing another Bundesliga title on the weekend,” Gnabry said on social media. “As for the World Cup dream with the DFB team.