Neymar’s new Barcelona deal: Top Brazilians

The value of Neymar to Barcelona is clear after the 24-year-old agreed a new contract until 2021 with the club he joined three seasons ago from Santos.While Neymar came to the Camp Nou with a big reputation, he has only enhanced it since, with a UEFA Champions League winner's medal in 2014/15 – the Brazilian finishing joint top scorer with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo – added to be UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup successes plus Spanish doubles in the last two seasons.Neymar has 85 goals in 141 Barcelona appearances, including 17 in 31 UEFA Champions League matches, while forming one part of the Blaugrana's 'MSN' front three with Messi and Luis Suárez that...

Report: Broncos, 49ers Don’t Have Deal For Colin Kaepernick; Sides Still Talking

It looks as though the NFL rumor mill got a little ahead of itself on a potential Colin Kaepernick trade. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Saturday that the San Francisco 49ers had agreed in principle to trade the quarterback to the Denver Broncos, but ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio reported that’s not entirely true. A source told Florio on Sunday that talk of a deal being close was overstated because “someone wanted it out there.” The original report stated the Broncos and Kaepernick were trying to work out a way to reduce the signal-caller’s $ 11.9 million base salary, which became guaranteed Friday, and that was the only thing holding the dea...

DeMaurice Smith: NFL, Union Working On Deal To End Roger Goodell’s Discipline Power

Roger Goodell’s days as the NFL’s judge, jury and executioner might be numbered. NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith told The Wall Street Journal on Monday that the league and union are working on a potential deal that would strip the NFL commissioner of his power to decide off-the-field discipline. “We’ve been talking about changes to the personal conduct policy since October and have traded proposals,” Smith told the Journal. “We looked at the league’s proposal for neutral arbitration. There is a common ground for us to get something done.” The NFL, which recently has lost cases against Ray Rice, Adrian ...

Brennan: Sky GAA deal would benefit clubs

Updated: Friday, 28 Mar 2014 15:41 | Comments Some GAA games may be broadcast on Sky Former GAA president Nickey Brennan has said a mooted deal between the GAA and broadcaster Sky will be of benefit to clubs around the country. Brennan, while stressing that he was unaware if a deal between the GAA and the pay-per-view broadcaster had been done, said he was sure that a majority of games would still be available on free-to-air television. “It is something that has probably been in the pipeline for some time,” Brennan told RTÉ Radio. “I know that Sky has expressed interest the last couple of times that the television rights came up for negotiations. I was involved myself a few years ago when Setanta became

Mata deal set to go through on Friday

Updated: Thursday, 23 Jan 2014 22:05 | Comments Ineligible for the remainder of United's Champions League campaign, Mata will be tasked with trying to help his new club secure a top-four spot Audio Juan Mata is expected to complete his club record move to Manchester United on Friday. Although it was widely assumed the Chelsea midfielder would head north for a medical on Thursday, Mata was forced to wait for the final details to be thrashed out between the clubs. United officials remained relaxed about the situation, giving no indication there had been any last-minute hitch that could delay the move. And, although some Manchester City fans have suggested Mata aborted his journey in the wake of United's shattering Capital One Cup semi-final exit to

Redknapp: Mata deal will kill Modric move

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says that Chelsea's signing of Juan Mata will likely kill their prospects of signing Luka Modric as well.GettyImagesLuka Modric joined Spurs from Dinamo Zagreb in 2008• Preview: Man Utd v Tottenham • Chelsea agree Mata deal • AVB: Modric pursuit not up to me• Redknapp mulls Modric saleModric has been linked with a £35 million move to Stamford Bridge all summer and has expressed his desire to quit the club, however Chelsea announced on Sunday that they have agreed a deal to sign Spanish international Mata from Valencia for around £25 million.Now Redknapp believes that Mata's arrival in England could mean that his player stays at White Hart Lane this month."Chelsea have signed him?" Redknapp told talkSPORT. "I didn't know that. Well,

Ravens, RB Ricky Williams agree to deal (AP)

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP)—The Baltimore Ravens have signed veteran running back Ricky Williams(notes) to replace Willis McGahee(notes), who they let go days before training camp. Williams agreed to a two-year deal, the team announced on Monday. The former Heisman Trophy played last season with the Miami Dolphins and if everything goes well with his physical on Tuesday, Williams will work in