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If we say a rocket from outside the box, who do you think of?This Thursday evening, two teams that played in the Champions League last season faced off in the Europa League. Indeed, Aston Villa hosted Bologna at Villa Park.AdvertisementWhile the Villans have been going through a very rough patch since the start of the season, they have still been able to rely on one of their most dependable players over the past few years.As he picked up the ball on the edge of the box, Josh McGinn, true to form, didn’t hesitate and fired a swerving half-volley that beat Skorupski.A move that has become almost routine in Birmingham, since according to Opta, since the 2024–2025 season, no player has scored more goals from outside the box in major European competitions than the Scotsman. Sharpshooter.📸 JUSTI...

DETROIT- The Detroit Pistons have unveiled their 2025-26 Nike NBA City Edition uniforms, which pay tribute to the franchise’s past and present. The design incorporates heritage elements from past eras, including the signature lightning bolt motif on the side panels, and features a bold color scheme with maroon, sundial yellow, and teal. The uniform shorts pair the club’s current primary logo with the “Detroit Pistons Basketball Club” emblem and the alternate Flaming Horse logo. The Pistons will host eight City Edition Nights at Little Caesars Arena, starting on Nov. 12, and have also launched a retail collection to coincide with the jersey release. Source link

Crystal Palace have lost their appeal against removal from the Europa League and will play in the Conference League this season.The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld their demotion from the Europa League with a statement confirming the decision on Monday.AdvertisementPalace were removed from the Europa League as punishment for breaking multi-club ownership rules.The FA Cup winners were deemed to have breached rules because John Textor held shares in French side Lyon, who also qualified for the Europa League, and Palace. Textor has since sold his stake in the Eagles.Palace argued that Textor never had a decisive influence at Selhurst Park, after the club missed a March 1st deadline to set up a blind trust and comply with UEFA multi-club rules.AdvertisementHowever, Palace – who...

In Steph Curry’s 17th NBA season, there isn’t much the league’s all-time leader in three-pointers hasn’t accomplished.As the Warriors traveled to Paycom Center to take on the Thunder Tuesday night, though, he made a rare career first. A first he wasn’t looking to fulfill, however. At the end of the first quarter, Curry was called for a flagrant foul when he stepped into the landing zone of Oklahoma City guard Isaiah Joe as he attempted a last-second three.Remarkably, it was the first flagrant called on the four-time champion and two-time MVP.Steph received the first flagrant foul of his NBA career for this 😬 pic.twitter.com/o5K3msehQq— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) November 12, 2025After review, Curry was called for a flagrant 1, which is deemed unnecessary contact against an opponent, ...

Crystal Palace have lost their appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport and will not be restored to their place in the Europa League.Despite winning the FA Cup and securing qualification on merit, the club’s participation was stripped after UEFA ruled they breached multi-club ownership rules.John Textor’s failure to divest his shares in Palace and Lyon before the 1 March deadline meant Palace were demoted to the Europa Conference League, with Nottingham Forest instead taking their Europa League spot.AdvertisementCAS upheld UEFA’s decision on Monday, ruling that the demotion must stand.The verdict delivers a significant financial blow - losses could reach up to £20 million - and leaves Palace potentially contemplating further legal avenues.Oliver Glasner's side will now play either Fred...

The NBA is embracing the Artificial Intelligence era. The National Basketball Association (NBA) has been collaborating with Fastbreak AI, a company specializing in optimizing sports scheduling, since 2023.  Now, the league has taken things a step further by joining the tech firm’s latest funding round, which aims to raise $40 million, according to Bloomberg. As part of its search for investors, Fastbreak AI also secured backing from the National Hockey League (NHL) and former NFL stars Larry Fitzgerald Jr. and Luke Kuechly. Major League Soccer (MLS) and several college football conferences also work with the company, although they did not invest in this round. ...

Today's Highlights 🔥:South American Cup19:00 - U. de Chile vs. Lanús - Paramount+With live highlights on OneFootballLibertadores21:30 - LDU vs. Palmeiras - ESPN and Disney+ (Standard)With live highlights on OneFootballAdvertisementUEFA Europa League13:45 - Fenerbahçe vs. Stuttgart - YouTube (CazéTV)13:45 - Genk vs. Bétis - YouTube (CazéTV)16:00 - N. Forest vs. Porto - YouTube (CazéTV)16:00 - Roma vs. Viktoria Plzen - YouTube (CazéTV)Other Matches:Saudi Championship12:00 - Al-Fayha vs. Al-Taawon - YouTube (GOAT)15:00 - Al-Najma vs. Al-Ahli - BandSports and YouTube (GOAT)English Championship (3rd Division)16:00 - Exeter City vs. Plymouth Argyle - Disney+ (Premium)Argentine Cup21:10 - Belgrano vs. Argentinos Jrs - XSports and YouTube (XSports)AdvertisementCentral American Cup23:00 - Alajuelen...

The timing could not be more perfect.The NBA All-Star Game returns to NBC and Peacock in 2026 — right in the middle of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. There is no better time to set up a first-of-its-kind All-Star Game pitting the best of the USA vs. the NBA’s deep international talent pool, a world team.Now we have the details on exactly what that will look like when the games are played on Feb. 15, 2026, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California (home to the Los Angeles Clippers).The 24 All-Star players will be divided into three teams — two USA teams and one world team — that will compete in a round-robin tournament of four 12-minute games. Each of the three teams will have a minimum of eight players (getting to the 24 in a traditional All-Star format).Selection of All-Star players...

Aug 11 (Reuters) - Crystal Palace's appeal against UEFA's decision to drop them from the Europa League to the third-tier Conference League was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday.UEFA demoted Palace while allowing Olympique Lyonnais to play in the Europa League as, at the time of assessment on March 1, the Eagle Football Group were majority owners of Lyon while their chairman John Textor owned a controlling stake in Palace. Sign up here.Nottingham Forest, who finished seventh in the Premier League last season, will replace Palace in the Europa League."After considering the evidence, the panel found that John Textor, founder of Eagle Football Holdings, had shares in CPFC and OL and was a board member with decisive influence over both clubs at the time of UEFA’s assess...

Nico Harrison is out as the Dallas Mavericks general manager — something that needed to happen.Not just because he traded away Luka Doncic, a top-five player in the world entering his prime — although it’s hard to imagine a more fireable offense for a GM. More than that, Harrison’s firing had to happen now to stop everything that was to come. He had staked everything on his belief that trading away Doncic was what was best for the franchise and had made the Mavericks contenders right now, behind Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving, two championship players, but ones who are now older and with injury histories. Sure, Dallas now had No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg, but Harrison was all-in on the short term and winning now with these Mavericks, not thinking long-term. Every move he would have made was goi...