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Packers' Bakhtiari feeling healthy again, upbeat while adapting to Rodgers' absence
Packers' Bakhtiari feeling healthy again, upbeat while adapting to Rodgers' absence
This has been a year full of change for Green Bay Packers offensive lineman David Bakhtiari after he protected Aaron Rodgers’ blind side for the last decade
2023-06-02 00:29
Wynonna Judd reveals she was 'freaking nervous' and 'held on for dear life' during CMA awards performance
Wynonna Judd reveals she was 'freaking nervous' and 'held on for dear life' during CMA awards performance
Wynonna Judd appeared unstable while moving across the stage during the 57th Annual CMA Awards performance, however, her voice sounded fine
2023-11-10 01:41
Prince Harry and Meghan to talk about youth mental health during New York City event
Prince Harry and Meghan to talk about youth mental health during New York City event
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle are hosting a conference in New York City on how the internet and social media affect youth mental health
2023-10-11 02:42
Global Funds Rush Into Thai Bonds Ahead of Weekend Election
Global Funds Rush Into Thai Bonds Ahead of Weekend Election
Foreign investor purchases of Thai bonds reached a six-month high ahead of the country’s election, helping the baht
1970-01-01 08:00
Mikel Arteta keen to end Arsenal’s Everton hoodoo despite ’emotional connection’
Mikel Arteta keen to end Arsenal’s Everton hoodoo despite ’emotional connection’
Mikel Arteta admitted he has an emotional connection with Everton and expects his former side to put up a battle when Arsenal travel to Goodison Park in the Premier League on Sunday. Arsenal reignite their Premier League bid with a trip to Merseyside where they face Sean Dyche’s Everton, who are unbeaten at home against the Gunners since 2017. Arteta praised his former side’s attributes and highlighted the special connection between himself and the Toffees. “I’m really excited about it, the last six years we have not won there so we are going to have to earn it,” Arteta said. “We know we are going to have to be at our best to beat them there and that’s something we haven’t managed to do so that’s where we are going to start. “It is a big emotional connection I have to that football club with many years I spent there, the incredible memories that I have so I’m always grateful. It’s a big part of my playing career and as a coach I have to play against them and we have to beat them. “We’ve been here and we’ve been to grounds before where we haven’t won before and we’ve done it so it’s about understanding the importance and knowing what we lacked in those games and putting it right. “Sometimes you cannot avoid a battle (with Everton), the style of play they have is very clear and they’re very good at that. “We have a different one and it’s about trying to impose your way of playing and the tactic is just to make sure your opponent’s strengths are hiding and that ours are coming out every single time to fulfill the potential of your players, and that’s what I think both managers and players will try to do.” Arsenal’s Champions League opener against PSV next week is their first time back in the competition since the 2016-17 season. The Spaniard embraced the challenge of a difficult schedule alongside another battle with Manchester City at the summit of the Premier League this season. “We played three games a week last year, but the Champions League is obviously different with the expectations and that we’ve been away from it for seven years,” he added. “It’s excitement, this is where we want to be and when you look at the fixtures and the games we are going to have to play, I think everyone is really looking forward to it.” Arsenal terminated Nicolas Pepe’s contract on Saturday after the Ivorian failed to hold down a starting role at the Emirates since his reported £72 million move – then a club-record fee – in 2019. Arteta said: “What I can say is that he’s a phenomenal boy, he trained really hard, it’s not his fault that the amount of money we paid at the time. “When things aren’t working out you have to move on and there’s no point when things aren’t working either way. “The decisions has been made and I think it’s in the benefit of both parties.” Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Ange Postecoglou says Tottenham will give support to troubled Richarlison Ireland braced for ‘big step up’ ahead of facing Tonga’s ‘serious threats’ Erik ten Hag says he inherited Manchester United with ‘no good culture’
2023-09-15 22:27
Who is Nasrat Ahmad Yar? US Army interpreter and Afghan refugee fatally shot while driving for Lyft
Who is Nasrat Ahmad Yar? US Army interpreter and Afghan refugee fatally shot while driving for Lyft
Nasrat Ahmad Yar served alongside the US Army Special Forces in Afghanistan for 10 years before relocating to America after the Taliban's takeover
2023-07-09 03:02
MrBeast urges KSI not to disappoint fans ahead of Sidemen Charity Match, trolls say 'he’s getting scored on by Speed'
MrBeast urges KSI not to disappoint fans ahead of Sidemen Charity Match, trolls say 'he’s getting scored on by Speed'
MrBeast has a strong friendship with KSI, as evidenced by their past collaborations that have proved immensely popular
2023-09-08 21:47
David de Gea, Sir Alex Ferguson’s last player, ends 88 years of Manchester United history
David de Gea, Sir Alex Ferguson’s last player, ends 88 years of Manchester United history
Sir Alex Ferguson managed Manchester United for 26 years and 1500 games, but he only attended 1497 of them. He missed three: one for his son Mark’s wedding, one for his sister-in-law’s funeral, and a League Cup tie against Scunthorpe in 2010 when he went on a scouting trip. The sense then was that he was watching United’s Champions League opponents Valencia; instead the teenage goalkeeper in the opposition side, Atletico Madrid, was the focus of his attention. A dozen years since he was signed, David de Gea’s departure removes the last survivor of the Ferguson era: for the first time since the relegation season of 1973-74, United in 2023-24 will not feature anyone who has made or will make an appearance for the great Scot. For the first time since 1934-35, there will be none who have played or will play for Ferguson or Sir Matt Busby. Erik ten Hag calls upon Ferguson’s counsel but there are ways in which he makes a break with the past, as Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo can testify. But De Gea was always intended to be part of Ferguson’s legacy: bought when the manager was approaching his 70th birthday, signed with his successors in mind. Ferguson could be selfish and selfless and De Gea reflected the latter: United got 545 appearances from the Spaniard, the seventh most in their history and second only to Wayne Rooney among those Ferguson bought, and 190 clean sheets, 10 more than even Peter Schmeichel. And yet his is a legacy that leads itself to different conclusions. De Gea’s dozen seasons brought a lone league title: the previous 13 produced eight, with four Champions League final appearances and two victories on the biggest stage. De Gea’s last decade comprised of United’s wilderness years; in the worst of them, 2021-22, one of their most eloquent critics was the goalkeeper himself, when his own excellence gave him freedom to express his frustration. But his last game provided a sadly fitting end: De Gea was beaten inside 13 seconds in the FA Cup final, then horribly culpable for Ilkay Gundogan’s ultimately decisive second goal. His final year felt a series of indignities: United’s Europa League exit to Sevilla owed much to a De Gea shocker, capped by an embarrassing error. His last few years at Old Trafford were pockmarked by two problems: an increasing number of mistakes – far more forgivable in his good years – and his limitations in distribution; many of his best saves were with his feet, but he struggled to use them to find teammates. Perhaps August’s 4-0 defeat to Brentford was the beginning of the end in that respect; it was evident he was an imperfect fit for Ten Hag’s style of play. It underlined the way that De Gea seemed old before his time, an old-fashioned goalkeeper in a fast-changing role. He is only two years older than Alisson, three older than Ederson, less than five the senior of his probable successor Andre Onana, but seemingly plucked from another generation, one where a goalkeeper’s job did not extend beyond stopping shots. The hashtag at his peak was “DaveSaves”. The issue was that Dave did not kick as well. De Gea was the future once; at 32, he has become the past. He almost joined Real Madrid in 2015, but for a faulty fax machine, but there is no such scramble for his services now. Even before his contract talks with United ended, it became likelier he would not be first choice. Staying would have always involved a sizeable pay cut; in part because his previous deal was so lucrative. He was famously the world’s best-paid goalkeeper; Ole Gunnar Solskjaer used to lazily parrot the line he was the world’s best long after evidence suggested otherwise. But at his peak, he was surely in the top five. He had days when he seemed unbeatable. His 14 saves against Arsenal in 2017 came in an extraordinary display of defiance. United branded him a “legend” in the announcement that he would go. Perhaps he both was and wasn’t: De Gea was sometimes a beacon of excellence in mediocre teams, especially in the years immediately after Ferguson’s retirement. He was named United’s player of the year a joint record four times, but that often reflected a lack of competition. Schmeichel and Edwin van der Sar never won the award but they were Ferguson’s two greatest goalkeeping signings. Each chose his exit and each played his last game in a Champions League final, Schmeichel lifting the trophy in 1999. De Gea’s departure has more common denominators with that of the only other goalkeeper to play 500 games for United: Alex Stepney ended up being dropped by Dave Sexton, his fifth manager. He, too, had had his greatest days in his mid-twenties. There was a point when it seemed like De Gea would be a fixture for years to come, perhaps ending up second only to Ryan Giggs in United’s all-time appearance list. But he started to look a man out of time, even before the interest in Onana suggested he would be a man out of the team. But outstanding as De Gea was in the mid-2010s, as the last link to Ferguson is severed, it serves as a reminder that the last decade has scarcely gone to plan. Read More Why Onana is such an upgrade on De Gea for Man United De Gea confirms Man United exit with ‘farewell message’ to fans Man United transfer news: Mount signs and bid made for Onana
2023-07-10 19:49
Manchin Scrubs Vote on Energy Agency Nominee Over Gas Stove Rule
Manchin Scrubs Vote on Energy Agency Nominee Over Gas Stove Rule
Senator Joe Manchin pulled his support for an Energy Department nominee in protest of the agency’s plan to
2023-05-18 02:47
Justice Jackson implores Americans to 'own even the darkest parts of our past' in speech commemorating 60th anniversary of 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
Justice Jackson implores Americans to 'own even the darkest parts of our past' in speech commemorating 60th anniversary of 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday implored Americans to "own even the darkest parts of our past" in a speech commemorating 60 years since the deadly 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.
2023-09-16 01:36
Trial in Trump classified documents case set for May 20
Trial in Trump classified documents case set for May 20
WASHINGTON The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s trial on his mishandling of classified documents case has
2023-07-21 21:55
US Supreme Court liberals dissent in 'unusually severe' solitary confinement case
US Supreme Court liberals dissent in 'unusually severe' solitary confinement case
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court's three liberal justices on Monday sharply objected
2023-11-14 03:11