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Emery glad to see Rashford make landmark appearance

“Happy for him,” Emery said“Happy because he is achieving individual objectives as well, with these appearances he is doing, playing matches here with us”LONDON: Aston Villa manager Unai Emery said he was “happy” for Marcus Rashford as the England forward prepares to make his 500th career appearance.Rashford has undergone something of an on-field revival since joining the Birmingham club on loan from Manchester United, with the England forward scoring three goals in his last two Villa outings.He is now set to make his 12th appearance for Emery’s side at home to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, having made 426 appearances for United in total and won 62 caps for England.“Happy for him,” Emery said.

Postecoglou plays dangerous game with gestures to Tottenham’s disgruntled fans

LONDON: By cupping his ear and waving sarcastically, Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou went head-first into a confrontation with his critics. Unfortunately, those critics were the club’s hard-core fans. Postecoglou, whose future at Tottenham has been looking increasingly uncertain in a tough season for the underperforming London team, might have gone a step too far Thursday when he appeared to goad his own supporters during the 1-0 loss at Chelsea — even though he later denied having that intention. Tottenham’s away contingent had serenaded Postecoglou with a chant of “You don’t know what you’re doing” after the combative Australian coach made two substitutions in the 64th minute at Stamford Bridge, including bringing on Pape Sarr to replace fellow midfielder Lucas Bergvall. Within five minutes, Sarr scored a goal from long range and Postecoglou reacted by facing the end containing Tottenham’s fans, cupping his hand to his ear and then waving. Unfortunately for Tottenham and Postecoglou, the goal was disallowed and Chelsea went on to secure a 1-0 win that consigned Spurs to a 16th loss in 30 Premier League games this season. Postecoglou was asked about his actions after Sarr’s “goal” and, in his unique style, said “I wanted them to be happy, mate.” “We’d just scored a cracking goal,” he said.

Elena Delle Donne listens to body, announces retirement - ESPN

Two-time WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne has retired from basketball, saying her body «seemed to make this decision before my mind accepted it» in an Instagram post.

Bruce Pearl, Rick Pitino share AP Coach of the Year honors - ESPN

Bruce Pearl has turned Auburn into a basketball school and might have his best team yet. Rick Pitino has done what he does best at St. John's, ushering in a quick turnaround.

Dawn Staley's notable fits throughout the 2024-25 season - ESPN

Dawn Staley often showcases her drip on the sideline, earning the South Carolina women's basketball coach her nickname, «Louis Vuitton Dawn.»

Eric Dixon's second-half scoring barrage leads Villanova past USC, into semifinals

LAS VEGAS — The most spirited matchup across the first four days of the inaugural College Basketball Crown, a game between two of the field's most well-respected brands in Villanova and USC, both of power-conference lore, was distilled to this: less than a minute remaining, the score tied, the best player from each team given one chance with the ball in their respective hands and a guaranteed financial reward on the line.

2025 College Basketball Crown highlights: Eric Dixon carries Villanova past USC

The first-ever College Basketball Crown continued on Thursday with the final two quarterfinal games.

Sports Council allows Olmo and Victor to play for Barca until end of season

BARCELONA: Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD) on Thursday upheld an appeal filed by Barcelona players Dani Olmo and Pau Victor which will allow them to play for the club until the end of the season. LaLiga had lowered Barcelona’s wage cap on Wednesday after it said the club’s recently revised accounts do not match the end-of-year figures from its previous auditor. The previous accounts included proceeds from the sale of VIP seats in the renovated Camp Nou which allowed Barca to comply with LaLiga’s Financial Fair Play rules and extend the registration of Olmo and Victor. LaLiga said Barca did not have the capacity to register the two players based on their accounts, but the CSD annulled the agreement between the Spanish top flight and the country’s football federation (RFEF). The CSD said the two players’ registrations remain valid as the RFEF acknowledged that “there is no federation resolution that agreed to the cancelation of the licenses” and their decision not to grant a license is “null and void.” “In any case, the professional careers of Dani Olmo and Pau Victor have been protected since January 8 by the urgent precautionary measure granted by the CSD, with the sole aim of avoiding irreparable harm until this procedure is resolved,” it said. “In short, for reasons of incompetence, for not having followed the appropriate procedures established in the regulations, and for not being the body authorized to make decisions, the agreement of the Monitoring Committee of the RFEF-LaLiga Coordination Agreement must be considered null and void, and all effects derived from it invalidated.” In January, the CSD had allowed Barcelona to provisionally register the pair, four days after Spanish football authorities rejected

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Emery glad to see Rashford make landmark appearance

Postecoglou plays dangerous game with gestures to Tottenham’s disgruntled fans

Elena Delle Donne listens to body, announces retirement - ESPN

Bruce Pearl, Rick Pitino share AP Coach of the Year honors - ESPN

Dawn Staley's notable fits throughout the 2024-25 season - ESPN

Eric Dixon's second-half scoring barrage leads Villanova past USC, into semifinals

2025 College Basketball Crown highlights: Eric Dixon carries Villanova past USC

Sports Council allows Olmo and Victor to play for Barca until end of season