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Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa is hopeful "one day" he will "wear the armband" for both club and country after recently leading Unai Emery's side out against Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League.The 28-year-old has made 252 appearances for Aston Villa in all competitions and has 16 senior England caps to his name."It is a role that I want to do," Konsa told the media before England's World Cup qualifier against Serbia on Thursday night. "Recently, I've taken that responsibility for Aston Villa and I really enjoyed it."For me, as a defender, being a leader is really important. Who knows, maybe one day I will be able to wear the armband [permanently]."When asked about his development in terms of making more interceptions, starting build-up play and taking time on the ball, Konsa said: "Wor...

NEW YORK, Nov. 11, 2025 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) today announced a new U.S. vs. World format for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game. NBC/Peacock will present the league’s annual midseason showcase on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., home of the LA Clippers.In the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, two teams of U.S. players and one team of international players (known as the World team) will compete in a round-robin tournament featuring four 12-minute games. The three teams will each have a minimum of eight players.As in the past, 24 NBA All-Stars (12 from each conference) will be selected as follows: The five players honored as starters from each conference will be selected by fans (50% of the...

The battle for 2025/26 Europa League glory continues this week with some intriguing group stage clashes.The clash between English club Nottingham Forest and former Champions League winners FC Porto headlines Matchday 3, which will also see Olympique Lyon take on Basel and Fenerbahce lock horns with Stuttgart.This year's Europa League features 36 clubs, with the top eight qualifying directly for the Round of 16. Teams placed in positions nine through 24 will compete in a Knockout Phase Play-Offs to secure their berth in the Round of 16.Tottenham Hotspur lifted the trophy last year after beating Manchester United in a thrilling final in Bilbao. That win marked Spurs’ first major silverware since their League Cup victory in 2008, also promoting them to the UEFA Champions League. Aston Villa a...

There's another full night of NBA action on Wednesday with a dozen games on the schedule, highlighted by spotlight matchups such as Knicks (-4.5) vs. Magic at 7 p.m. ET and Thunder (-7.5) vs. Lakers at 9:30 p.m. ET. Other NBA odds of note include Spurs (-4.5) vs. Warriors and Nuggets (-3.5) vs. Clippers. What are the NBA best bets for Wednesday, and which combination of picks should you target in a Wednesday NBA parlay? Before locking in any NBA picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven computer model.New users can target the DraftKings promo code, which offers $300 in bonus bets if your bet wins + 3 months of NBA League Pass:The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in betting pr...

The Athletic has live coverage of Crystal Palace vs Liverpool in the Community ShieldCrystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has arrived in Lausanne to present the club’s case for reinstatement to the Europa League.Parish and Palace’s lawyers have headed to Switzerland for their appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) which will be heard on Friday, after they were demoted to the Conference League for breaching European football governing body UEFA’s multi-club ownership (MCO) rules.UEFA deemed the 43 per cent stake that Eagle Football, via its chairman John Textor, owned in Palace to be in conflict with Eagle’s majority stake in French side Lyon after both clubs qualified for the Europa League. “I’m always positive,” said Palace boss Oliver Glasner at a press conference on ...

The post-Nico Harrison era is finally upon the Dallas Mavericks. It took about nine months too long to reach that decision, but better late than never? The result of Harrison being the GM and trading away a megastar like Luka Doncic is Anthony Davis now being on the team because he had a weird fascination with him. Davis has played in just 14 of a possible 44 games since he was traded to Dallas, which was entirely predictable given his entire NBA career. Davis has missed the last six games with a low-grade calf strain suffered against the Indiana Pacers at the end of October. Davis has wanted to return in the last few games, but the Mavs are showing caution and not playing him until they're confident he's ready to go. Dallas is playing against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night, and both ...

The Athletic has live coverage of Crystal Palace vs Liverpool in the Community ShieldCommon sense would suggest that confirmation of John Textor’s exit from Crystal Palace should resolve the issues around the Premier League club’s connection to French side Lyon. After all, the American investor has now both sold his Palace stake and left all positions of authority at Lyon.Unfortunately, one person’s common sense is another’s opinion — fun to debate, but not the best foundations for a cross-border sports competition involving huge prizes.To do that, you are better off with a set of written rules which are fair, proportionate, transparent and well-drafted. If they are not, well, that’s why we invented lawyers.This is where Palace find themselves: denied entrance to the Europa League, the com...

The Houston Rockets' 2025-26 campaign has been pretty good, considering their warts and weaknesses. Although coach Ime Udoka isn't an offensive mind (far from it, actually), the Rockets rank first in offensive efficiency. They've fared far better than anticipated, even though they struggle to get the ball to Kevin Durant more often than one would like. For reference, Durant is taking just 16.3 shots per contest, which is a career low, even for Durant, who has been scrutinized for not taking enough shots.Yet and still, he's averaging 24.8 points on 62.6 percent true shooting. In other words, yet and still, he's Kevin Durant nonetheless.Like he infamously said, we know who he is.The Rockets have absolutely been lighting it up from the outside -- to the tune of 42.8 percent, which ranks first...

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner says he would not swap their Community Shield victory for a spot in next season's Europa League.The FA Cup holders claimed their second trophy in three months - and first Community Shield - by overcoming Premier League champions Liverpool on penalties after the match ended 2-2 at Wembley.Palace will find out on Monday whether they will be allowed to play in Europe's second-tier cup competition in 2025-26.The Eagles were demoted to the Uefa Conference League as punishment for breaching multi-club ownership rules, as American businessman John Textor owns a stake in the club and is the majority owner of Lyon, who also qualified for the Europa League.An appeal was submitted against their demotion with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).The appeal is ...