11 hours ago
Norwich City have signed winger Andre Brooks from Championship rivals Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee.
The Jamaica international, 22, has agreed a five-year contract with the Canaries and becomes boss Philippe Clement's second signing of the summer after they agreed a loan deal for Brazilian defender Bruno Alves last week.
Brooks joined Sheffield United's academy at the age of eight and made 96 senior appearances in all competitions, scoring nine goals.
"Speaking to the gaffer and all of the staff, their ambitions and goals for the season really appealed to me," he told the Norwich City website.
"As a winger, I think the head coach will want me to play on both sides, attack and defend, and I feel like I'm the perfect man for that. I'm just going to try to help him and the team as much as I can."
The Jamaica international, 22, has agreed a five-year contract with the Canaries and becomes boss Philippe Clement's second signing of the summer after they agreed a loan deal for Brazilian defender Bruno Alves last week.
Brooks joined Sheffield United's academy at the age of eight and made 96 senior appearances in all competitions, scoring nine goals.
"Speaking to the gaffer and all of the staff, their ambitions and goals for the season really appealed to me," he told the Norwich City website.
"As a winger, I think the head coach will want me to play on both sides, attack and defend, and I feel like I'm the perfect man for that. I'm just going to try to help him and the team as much as I can."
16 hours ago
Cristiano Ronaldo may have scored at a record sixth Fifa World Cup, but there is one piece of history which still eludes both him and Lionel Messi, who celebrated his 39th birthday on Wednesday.
When Ronaldo broke the deadlock against Uzbekistan in Portugal's second group match, he became the second-oldest scorer in the history of the tournament, finding the back of the net at the ripe old age of 41 years and 138 days.
But the former Manchester United and Real Madrid man still sits behind Cameroon great Roger Milla on the all-time list.
Milla first featured at the 1982 finals in Spain but found global fame, aged 38, with four goals as the Indomitable Lions reached the quarter-finals at Italia 90 - the first African team to make it that far - marking his efforts with a dance by the corner flag, which became his trademark.
Four years later, Milla was back on the scoresheet at USA 94, slotting in from eight yards against Russia. The corner flag wiggle was back again, but Cameroon lost the game 6-1 and went out at the group stage.
When Ronaldo broke the deadlock against Uzbekistan in Portugal's second group match, he became the second-oldest scorer in the history of the tournament, finding the back of the net at the ripe old age of 41 years and 138 days.
But the former Manchester United and Real Madrid man still sits behind Cameroon great Roger Milla on the all-time list.
Milla first featured at the 1982 finals in Spain but found global fame, aged 38, with four goals as the Indomitable Lions reached the quarter-finals at Italia 90 - the first African team to make it that far - marking his efforts with a dance by the corner flag, which became his trademark.
Four years later, Milla was back on the scoresheet at USA 94, slotting in from eight yards against Russia. The corner flag wiggle was back again, but Cameroon lost the game 6-1 and went out at the group stage.
23 hours ago
South Africa beat South Korea 1-0 on Wednesday to reach the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time in their history -- an astonishing turnaround after a dismal opening defeat.
The Bafana Bafana, playing at the tournament for the first time since they hosted it in 2010, were widely written off after their 2-0 loss to Group A winners Mexico.
But they battled to a draw against the Czech Republic and came out on top of what was effectively a shootout with South Korea for second place in Monterrey, thanks to Thapelo Maseko's second-half strike.
South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo made a shock call by leaving captain Son Heung-min -- considered by many to be Asia's greatest-ever player -- out of the starting line-up.
The Asian team started strongly, with stand-in captain Kim Min-jae's powerful header blocked on the goalline by Aubrey Modiba before Lee Kang-in flashed wide.
The Bafana Bafana, playing at the tournament for the first time since they hosted it in 2010, were widely written off after their 2-0 loss to Group A winners Mexico.
But they battled to a draw against the Czech Republic and came out on top of what was effectively a shootout with South Korea for second place in Monterrey, thanks to Thapelo Maseko's second-half strike.
South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo made a shock call by leaving captain Son Heung-min -- considered by many to be Asia's greatest-ever player -- out of the starting line-up.
The Asian team started strongly, with stand-in captain Kim Min-jae's powerful header blocked on the goalline by Aubrey Modiba before Lee Kang-in flashed wide.
1 day ago
Dianna Russini had said nothing since abruptly resigning from The Athletic in April, one week after photos first surfaced of Russini and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel at a resort in Sedona, Arizona.
Portions of a text message she sent to a New York Times reporter in May appear in the new article about the controversy — even though she apparently tried to categorize the remarks as "off the record."
From the Times story, the reporter contacted Russini in early May to request an interview for the story. Russini, per the report, cited the “intense scrutiny and personal attacks” she had endured. She said, “This has had a significant impact on my life, both professionally and personally.”
She also referred to herself as a "former journalist" before asking the reporter not to quote from the text message.
From the Times story: "When the reporter told her that this article would include portions of her text message because no agreement had been made for them to engage in an off-the-record correspondence, Ms. Russini objected and then emailed Mr. Perpich, the publisher of The Athletic, as well as two senior editors at The Times to reiterate her wish that her comments not be included."
Portions of a text message she sent to a New York Times reporter in May appear in the new article about the controversy — even though she apparently tried to categorize the remarks as "off the record."
From the Times story, the reporter contacted Russini in early May to request an interview for the story. Russini, per the report, cited the “intense scrutiny and personal attacks” she had endured. She said, “This has had a significant impact on my life, both professionally and personally.”
She also referred to herself as a "former journalist" before asking the reporter not to quote from the text message.
From the Times story: "When the reporter told her that this article would include portions of her text message because no agreement had been made for them to engage in an off-the-record correspondence, Ms. Russini objected and then emailed Mr. Perpich, the publisher of The Athletic, as well as two senior editors at The Times to reiterate her wish that her comments not be included."
