Veteran Greek goalkeeper scores hat-trick of perfectly taken penalties
Witnessing a goalkeeper score even once in a game is enough of a rarity, but a hat-trick from a keeper is usually the stuff of legend.
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Exclusive: Peter Haring on penalties, head wound, reassuring team-mates and his contract situation
And once the dust had settled on Saturday’s Scottish Cup victory over Livingston, where Robbie Neilson’s Hearts side finally advanced after a 0-0 draw, there was one particular name which came into the latter category: Peter Haring.
Atletico Madrid 4-3 Getafe: Chaotic clash sees seven goals, three penalties and a red card as Atleti snatch late win
Mario Hermoso's goal two minutes from time secured victory for ten-man Atletico Madrid in a seven-goal thriller against Getafe. Atleti surrendered a two-goal lead in a first half which ended at three-apiece, and seemingly were hanging on for a draw before the substitute acrobatically volleyed home from close range. Ad/> The hosts dominated the early play and despite Luis Suarez seeing a penalty saved by David Soria, they took a two-goal lead through close-range strikes from Angel Correa and Matheus Cunha.
MLB offers changes to tax penalties, minimum salary structure in latest proposal to locked-out players, sources say
Major League Baseball tweaked its proposal regarding the competitive balance tax in its meeting with the players' association Saturday. The change eliminates draft pick penalties for teams exceeding the first threshold while raising the threshold from previous offers in the final three years of the deal, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN.
‘Imposing’ Craig Gordon earns praise after Hearts win through on penalties
Craig Gordon drew the plaudits from both managers after his penalty shoot-out heroics saw Hearts into the Scottish Cup quarter-finals.
Robbie Neilson makes Hearts 'least players of anyone' claim after squeezing past Livingston on penalties
Hearts boss Robbie Neilson was delighted to have come through a Scottish Cup penalty shoot out and although he ruefully stated that he wished they had done that in the 2020 cup final, he knows that his men remain in a position to right that wrong this season.
Tonbridge Angels 1 Bromley 1 FA Trophy match report - Bromley win 3-2 on penalties
Tonbridge went out of the FA Trophy on penalties after a dramatic conclusion against Bromley.
Ronaldo, Messi, Rooney: Who's scored the most penalties in the 21st century?
Scoring from the penalty spot is far from easy.