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(Reuters) - Croatia were sweeping into the knockout stages of Euro 2016 on the back of an imperious display against the Czech Republic only to be seemingly distracted and ultimately derailed by their own supporters on Friday. Once trouble began among the Croatian fans in the stands near the end of a Group D game they were leading 2-1 and largely controlling, the entire complexion of the match changed, allowing the Czechs to snatch a draw....

After the teams faced six games each , the table looks wide open, and there have already been several surprises. The defending champions, Manchester United, are unbelievably not even in the top half of the table. Their weak and aging defense has been exploited by all the teams that they’ve faced. They have conceded 8 goals in 6 games,which tells you the story. The pressure of succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson hasn’t helped David Moyes, and many fans already feel he is the wrong man for the job....

Napoli beat Red Star Belgrade 3-1 at the Stadio San Paolo on Wednesday to go top of Group C ahead of a final showdown with the Reds at Anfield, while second-placed Paris Saint-Germain take on the Serbian outfit. Avoiding defeat against Jurgen Klopp’s side – who are unbeaten in the Premier League – would see them through, but the Italian club could still be shunted into the Europa League qualification spot....

Ancelotti was in charge of the Bianconeri from 1999 to 2001 but was unable to deliver silverware beyond the Intertoto Cup despite boasting a talented squad that included Zidane, Alessandro Del Piero, Edgar Davids and Filippo Inzaghi. However, his time with the 1998 Ballon d’Or winner helped to shape his coaching style for the remainder of a hugely successful career. “Zidane is the first player who gave me the possibility to change the system and play in a different way,” Ancelotti, now Everton boss, told Sky Sports....

Lewandowski struck 30 times in the Bundesliga last season, but, after making a fine start to this campaign, is without a goal in five league matches. Muller, meanwhile, scorer of 20 league goals in 2015-16, is yet to get off the mark this term. However, with Bayern again top of the table, Ancelotti insisted he is unconcerned by individual goal tallies, and is more interested in how the forwards link up with their teammates....

In addition to that he has been fined 30 percent of his $600,000 show money, (which totals $380,000) by the Nevada athletic commission. The victory against Nick Diaz has been overturned to a no-contest. Silva who twice tested positive for drostanolone metabolites first on January 9th and then on January 31st has to provide a clean drug test in order to resume fighting. Prior to his UFC 183 fight, he also tested positive for androstane, an anabolic steroid and temazepam and oxazepam further adding to his woes....

Their team had just reached a World Cup quarterfinal for the first time in 24 years, and they were going to enjoy the moment. The object of their affections was clear. “It feels quite extraordinary and quite strange,” Sweden coach Janne Andersson said. “The fact that they are staying on after the game, calling out and shouting my name, just makes you want to go out and thank them.”...

When he was welcomed back to NRG Stadium in 2017 for his induction into the team’s Ring of Honor, fans around the venue held up cards bearing his No. 80. Johnson isn’t the outspoken figure some of the other receivers of his era became, so when he speaks, it perhaps carries extra emphasis. He was blunt Tuesday when he addressed reports Deshaun Watson was so disillusioned with the Texans that he could seek a trade elsewhere....

It would be extremely tough to pick one player whose presence and performance is very decisive to the team he plays for. Let’s begin a journey of finding that one player who has always been the most important player of the national team he has played for. Andrea Pirlo started his football career as a trequartista with huge potential. The Maestro’s career began successfully at the international level when he led Italy’s under 21 team to being victorious at the European Championship....

Although the designated player rule limits the amount of money that a player can count against his club’s salary cap, a $480,000 hit for one player is still significant when the overall cap is just $3.8 million. Toronto 5/4 for the MLS Cup It should come as no surprise then, to see the players on Goal’s MLS Overpaid XI mostly come from clubs that struggled in 2017. In fact, just two players come from playoff sides and one of them, Simon Dawkins, plays for a team that barely snuck into the postseason and had a minus-21 goal differential....

And when Green Bay scouted Jordan Love, it certainly did not give him a D. Quite the contrary. In the context of Aaron Rodgers’ continued strong play and the Packers’ apparent need for help at wide receiver, among other positions, their trade up four slots in the first round to select the quarterback from Utah State was the most criticized move of the 2020 NFL Draft. (The Eagles gave them a run for their money one night later)....

Like his quarterback, Davante Rodgers had been holding out from returning to the Packers. On Sunday, the duo hinted a return for both of them could be in the works by posting the same picture of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen from the ESPN documentary, “The Last Dance,” to Instagram. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the restructured deal with Rodgers will give Green Bay more cap space and help the team make a renewed attempt at extending Adams....

Green Bay could have targeted another offensive piece in a win-now move after the team finished 13-3 and came up just short of reaching the Super Bowl last season. Instead, the Love pick left many Packers fans wondering what the front office was thinking. MORE: Why did the Packers draft Jordan Love? A small sampling of the Twitter reaction … And Instagram … So why did Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst jump at the chance to add Love to the roster?...

Literally. PHOTOS: Legendary Lambeau Field | MORE: Get used to “Rodgers to Rodgers” in Green Bay The Packers unveiled plans for a new, 34-acre business development west of Lambeau that will feature a four-star hotel, a craft brewery and restaurant, a sports medicine clinic and a 10-acre public plaza. The Packers said the project, dubbed “Titletown District,” could require as much as a $130 million investment, including the $65 million the team is contributing....

“[Pryor] pushes off on every route,” Jones said about the Browns wide receiver via Cincinnati.com. “They do feature him a a little bit so he does get more looks than a guy who would be in his situation. He’s just a guy to me.” MORE: NFL Mock Draft — the Browns are on the clock “We played him last game and he didn’t do s—,” Jones said. “I don’t like him....

Mayweather, now 39, beat Pacquiao by unanimous decision in May 2015 and announced his retirement four months later with a 49-0 record. “If he comes back into boxing there is a possibility, but right now we are not talking or discussing about that,” Pacquiao told Kyodo news agency on a visit to Japan on Saturday. The 37-year-old ended his own brief retirement earlier this month by taking the WBO welterweight title off American Jessie Vargas in a unanimous points decision....

The Padres had gone 30 innings without scoring a run. Then they scored six in one inning Friday and blasted the Rockies in a 13-6 win at Coors Field. But that wasn’t the story of the night. Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Giants in his MLB debut. Stripling got the first out, then walked Angel Pagan for his fourth walk of the game....

New Delhi - India’s tennis ace Leander Paes Wednesday served notice to the All India Tennis Association (AITA) saying he would pull out of the London Olympics if he was asked to pair up with a player ranked 207/306 in the world. Paes, in his letter to AITA secretary general Bharat Oza, reiterated that he was ready to pair with either Mahesh Bhupathi or Rohan Bopanna. “I am comfortable to partner Mahesh or Rohan for the forthcoming Olympics....

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