Basketball agility drills train players to accelerate, stop, and change direction quickly while staying balanced and under control. They improve footwork, body control, and the ability to react to what an opponent does. Speed is moving fast in one direction. Quickness is the first step. Agility is changing direction under control while doing either… and … Read more
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin says Gianni Infantino needs to remember he is European after describing his Fifa counterpart’s plan to sell off a stake in the World Cup as “worse than the Super League”. Earlier this month the world governing body abandoned Infantino’s proposal to create a new company – Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) – … Read more
Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic kept his plan to topple Manchester United on their Premier League return under wraps for weeks, assistant head coach Dean Holden told Match of the Day. The Tigers produced a sensational 2-0 opening-weekend win over Michael Carrick’s side on Saturday while deploying a back five. Hull were making their first … Read more
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 12th (NB: this is not necessarily Tom Garry’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 1st (WSL2) Prospects Founding members of the Women’s Super League when it launched in 2011, Birmingham are back in the top flight after four years in the second tier, having won promotion … Read more
The Uefa president, Aleksander Ceferin, has described Gianni Infantino’s doomed attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup as “even worse than the Super League plan” and warned his embattled Fifa counterpart that he will face an opponent if he runs for re-election next March. Ceferin has led Uefa’s firm collective stance against the Fifa … Read more
There were early glimpses of just what Jaissle’s side could be – the intensity, the balls in behind, the grit, spirit and work rate. Few embodied those qualities quite like new arrival Amar Dedic, who only completed his £30m move from Benfica on Tuesday, but what was just as striking was the performances of one … Read more
It’s 4.35pm on Tyneside. William Osula sets Anthony Elanga away, slightly right of centre and just short of 50,000 draw collective breaths. Pace is no issue; Elanga has no shortage of that, and Milos Kerkez won’t catch him. But Newcastle fans have seen this clip before and remember the ending. Muscles tighten, cheeks clench, as … Read more
Mohamed Salah scored his first goals for Trabzonspor with a brace in their 2-1 win over Istanbul Basaksehir. The former Liverpool forward joined the Super Lig side on a two-year deal at the start of August and made his debut for the club from the bench in their 1-1 draw at Kasimpasa last week. Salah … Read more
Arsenal have held talks with Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal over the sale of winger Gabriel Martinelli. The Brazil international is free to leave the club this summer, with manager Mikel Arteta making it clear to the attacker that he is not in his plans. Turkish club Galatasaray showed interest in Martinelli earlier this summer but … Read more
Adam Slivon has his Top 10 Takeaways video series on Pewter Report’s YouTube channel, PewterReportTV. These short videos on the Bucs – typically six to nine minutes in length – offer up Slivon’s unique takes on the most recent Tampa Bay game or current events in the Bucs’ offseason with his expert insight and opinions. … Read more