West Ham 'in talks' to secure future of fan favourite; Rice dubbed him ‘unbelievable’
According to Roshane Thomas of The Athletic, West Ham have opened negotiations with Tomas Soucek over a new four-year contract.
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Copa del Rey Gil Manzano pitará el Athletic-R.Madrid de Copa en San Mamés
Jesús Gil Manzano, del Comité Extremeño, y Juan Martínez Munuera, del Valenciano, han sido designados para dirigir este jueves los encuentros Athletic-Real Madrid y Real Sociedad-Betis, respectivamente, de los cuartos de final de la Copa del Rey.
Familiar faces, unfamiliar names as China takes to the ice
BEIJING : Growing up Jake Chelios and Jeremy Smith might have dreamed of playing for the United States men's Olympic ice hockey team but instead will faceoff against them at the Beijing Winter Games, coming to the rescue of a China squad in need of help.
Cameron Brannagan starts: The predicted Oxford United XI to face Wigan tonight
Oxford United dispatched Gillingham to a 7-2 scoreline at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday and therefore should be full of confidence ahead of their trip to second placed Wigan Athletic.
Aston Villa ace tipped to 'go right to the top' after impressing boss
Aston Villa sent Aaron Ramsey out on loan to League One side Cheltenham Town recently and his manager believes he has all the qualities to go "right to the top".
Beijing 2022: Training Underway With Half Of Olympic Winter Games Athletes Already Arrived
Nearly half of all athletes for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 have now arrived in China, and over the past few days have been familiarising themselves with the 12 competition venues following their opening for training. In the mountain competition zones of Zhangjiakou and Yanqing, athletes have been testing out the cross-country skiing facilities. Nearby, lots of teams have been training in the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre. This includes Sweden, whose head coach, Johannes Lukas, told media earlier this week, as per Olympics.com: "It really is a very cool stadium and the courses are very nice. I think the whole area is very good and it was a positive first day."
Japan Olympic Swimmer Suspended After Tabloid Exposes Affair
Japan's top Olympic swimmer Daiya Seto has been barred from competitions and official training until the end of the year as punishment for an affair exposed by a tabloid. The star athlete was caught on camera in September by a gossip magazine, which chronicled the married 26-year-old's movements as he picked up his girlfriend, took her to a "love hotel", then went to pick up his daughter from nursery. Seto apologised for his "irresponsible behaviour" in a statement on Tuesday, saying he accepted the sanctions from the Japan Swimming Federation, which include events at home and abroad.