Newcastle United have announced they will refund anyone holding tickets for their remaining home games which will be played behind closed doors.
Although the move has been welcomed by fans’ groups, it is belated. Newcastle are the last club in the Premier League to have offered to reimburse supporters unable to attend St James’ Park in the wake of lockdown restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Steve Bruce’s side have five home league games outstanding as well as an FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester City, and the Newcastle United Supporters Trust (NUST) feels the club has dragged it feet over issuing refunds.
Brazil finally hit the goal trail in the men s football tournament at Rio 2016 to avoid an embarrassing group-stage exit on home soil.
The tournament favourites had surprisingly drawn blanks in 0-0 draws against South Africa and Iraq, but had no such problems when beating Denmark 4-0 in Salvador.
First-half strikes from Gabriel Barbosa and Gabriel Jesus eased the tension at the Fonte Nova Arena and Luan rounded off a fine move in the second half to put the result beyond doubt.
There was a late scare for Brazil when Neymar went down in pain after appearing to twist an ankle, but the Barcelona forward was able to continue and saw Gabriel Barbosa score again late on.
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Footballers may not have the hardhitting nicknames of the boxing fraternity such as Tommy The Hitman Hearns or Smoking Joe Frazier but there are many who will perform at Euro 2008 who have interesting ones to say the least.
The world of the arts and showbusiness are well represented in diverse forms as Italian striker Alessandro del Piero earned the monniker of Renaissance artist of Pinturicchio (Bernardino di Betto) from Juventus late owner Giovanni Agnelli, himself known as The lawyer , a man not unknown for handing down great artists names to his best players as Roberto Baggio also known as the Pony-tailed Buddha was branded Raphael .
Hollywood gets a look in as well as Greece s Euro 2004 goalkeeping hero Antonis Nikopolidis has earned the nickname Clooney after he…
Kevin De Bruyne will make his first start of the Premier League season as champions Manchester City seek a return to winning ways at Leicester City.
De Bruyne was named Player of the Season by his club as Pep Guardiola s side swept to Premier League and EFL Cup glory last season, but he has been hindered by a pair of medial knee ligament injuries this time around.
The Belgium midfielder retuned to the starting line-up from his latest setback in an EFL Cup quarter-final at the King Power Stadium last week, where he scored a stunning goal in a 1-1 draw with Leicester before the holders prevailed on penalties.
De Bruyne s playmaking partner David Silva is on the bench following a hamstring strain, while Danilo comes in for Kyle Walker at right-back following a poor…
Diego Simeone insists he has no regrets over Atletico Madrid s 2016 form after seeing his side come on strong during the second half of the season.
Four of Atleti s five defeats in Spain s top flight came before the turn of the year, with only leaders Barcelona getting the better of them in 2017 to date.
The Champions League semi-finalists have edged ahead of Sevilla in the battle for third place – a position they have filled for the past two seasons since their 2013-14 LaLiga triumph.
Simeone s men have displayed title-worthy form from January onwards but the Argentine was not pondering what might have been ahead of Tuesday s home match against fifth-placed Villarreal.
Every year brings difficulties that you have to get through, he said. No year is si…
A black political figure later to become president was sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa, Can t Buy Me Love was number one in Britain, Cassius Clay upset Sonny Liston to win the world heavyweight title, Tokyo staged the 18th Olympic Games and here in Vienna Inter Milan won the Europe Cup.
The year was 1964 and in Spain it will be remembered as the year La Furia Roja were crowned champions of Europe.
Fans would surely have celebrated the title even more enthusiastically if they d known that this was to be their country s one and only trophy in the intervening four-and-a-half decades.
In Vienna on Sunday that title famine could end when a classic Spanish vintage take on Germany in what promises to be a memorable Euro 2008 final.
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England suffered their first qualifying defeat in a decade on this day in 2019 as they slipped to a 2-1 loss at the hands of the Czech Republic in Prague.
Gareth Southgate’s men went into the game knowing victory would put them through to Euro 2020 with three matches to spare, and many thought it would be done with ease given the 5-0 thrashing England inflicted on the Czechs at Wembley a few months prior.
More of the same seemed on the cards when Harry Kane slotted home a fifth-minute penalty to put England in the driving seat.
However, the lead lasted just four minutes before the hosts drew level when Jakub Brabec bundled home a corner, and from then on, the Czechs played with increasing confidence as they chased victory at the Sinobo Stadium.
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The Detroit Lions look for their first win of the year as they head to Soldier Field to face the Chicago Bears in Week 4 of NFL action.
Although neither team looks anywhere near playoff-caliber this season, it’s still a battle between division rivals and NFL betting lines have the Bears as 3-point home favorites.
Here are our best free Lions vs. Bears picks and predictions for Sunday, October 3, with kickoff at 1 p.m. ET.
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It’s time for the holy grail of all sports betting events, as Super Bowl 56 is all set to kick off from L.A. Sunday night.
We’ve compiled a plethora of Super Bowl props to go along with our typical Big Game betting picks, as our writers and content creators have pored through countless hours of analysis, trends, tracked the Super Bowl odds.
After absorbing all that knowledge, we’ve tasked our best and brightest with serving up their favorite bets for Sunday’s showdown: our Super Bowl 56 staff picks.
Super Bowl 56 best bets
Inglis• Bengals Over 1.5 field goals (+100)
Chernoff• Akers Over 62.5 rush yards (-110) AND Akers to win MVP (+3,500)
Hochman• 1H Over 23.…
The Philadelphia Eagles are back in the Super Bowl for the first time in five years after easy wins over the New York Giants and the San Francisco 49ers in their first two playoff games.
They’ll face the Kansas City Chiefs as they seek their second Vince Lombardi Trophy in franchise history.
With the Birds atop the Super Bowl odds and Jalen Hurts atop the Super Bowl MVP odds board, here’s a quick recap of the Eagles’ previous appearances in the Super Bowl — we broke down the Chiefs’ history as well.
Need more insight? Read our Super Bowl predictions article.
Super Bowl 57 odds
Here are the live Super Bowl betting odds from regulated sportsbooks in your area:
The Kansas City Chie…