There were regrets aplenty among the UEFA Europa League contenders at the weekend as Roma and Fenerbahçe lost ground in their domestic title hunts and Anderlecht spurned the chance to go top in Belgium. Roma's pursuit of Juventus took a hit as the Giallorossi suffered a surprise 3-2 loss at Sampdoria after taking an early lead through Bruno Peres. The result left the capital side four points adrift of Juve having played one game more, while there were goals too as fellow last-32 hopefuls Fiorentina drew 3-3 at home with Genoa.
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Zane McIntyre Held His Own In Net During Overtime Loss Vs. Hurricanes
The Boston Bruins held a 1-0 lead over the Carolina Hurricanes after the first period of Sunday’s game, and they did so mostly due to the play of goaltender Zane McIntyre. The B’s eventually fell 4-3 in overtime, but McIntyre was able to hold his own in net during the first period to help the Bruins maintain their early lead. Watch a breakdown of McIntyre’s first-period play in the Arbella Coverage Cam video above. Thumbnail photo via James Guillory/USA TODAY Sport Images ... NESN.com
Benfica clinch League Cup win, Porto held again
THURSDAY Porto 1-1 Feirense (Marcano 49; Flávio 73)The Dragons are in danger of missing out on the Portuguese League Cup semi-finals after being held for a second time in Group B. Iván Marcano put the hosts in front just after half-time but they could not defend their advantage and trail Moreirense by two points ahead of their final group game away to the leaders on 3 January – with only the top side in each section progressing to the last four.Benfica 1-0 Paços de Ferreira (Cervi 39)Winners
Patriots Firing On All Cylinders After 41-3 Blowout Win Over Rival Jets
Share this: The New England Patriots dominated AFC East rivals the New York Jets on Saturday with a resounding 41-3 victory. The Pats defense forced four turnovers and held the Jets to 242 yards of offense in what was another strong performance by the sometimes overlooked unit. “You can look at how other teams have been beating these bad teams, and the Patriots have been beating them worse,” Matt Chatham told Michaela Vernava on “NESN Sports Today.” “They’ve been holding them down more. So there’s still an incredible amount of value that you get in going through this process.” Hear more from Chatham and Vernava in the video from “NESN Sports Today,” presented by People’s United Bank, above. More Stories Source link
Recent decisions of the Grand Prix Commission in Madrid
The Grand Prix Commission, composed of Messrs. Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna, Chairman), Ignacio Verneda (FIM CEO), Herve Poncharal (IRTA) and Takanao Tsubouchi (MSMA) in the presence of Carlos Ezpeleta (Dorna), Mike Trimby (IRTA CEO, Secretary of the meeting), Paul Duparc (FIM), Mike Webb (Race Director), Danny Aldridge (Technical Director) and Corrado Cecchinelli (Director of Technology), in a meeting held in Madrid on 2 December 2016, made the following decisions: Source link
Kampl fires Leverkusen to victory over Tottenham
Kevin Kampl scored the only goal at Wembley as Bayer Leverkusen secured their first victory in UEFA Champions League Group E. Neither side had the better of a first half that ebbed and flowed at a frantic pace but lacked clear-cut scoring opportunities. It was Leverkusen, though, who broke the deadlock when Charles Aránguiz's shot deflected into the path of Kampl, who sidefooted past Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.Eric Dier struck the bar with a free-kick late on, but the visitors held on to record a win that lifts them above their opponents into second place, two points behind leaders Monaco.
Ajax held by PAOK, Shakhtar defeat Young Boys
Champions routeBATE 1-0 DundalkMikhail Gordeichuk's 70th-minute strike was BATE's only reward for a dominant performance. The substitute's effort was one of 23 attempts the group stage regulars had on the Dundalk goal. BATE centre-back Kaspars Dubra headed against the crossbar late on as Aleksandr Yermakovich's men sought to double their lead ahead of the second leg in Dublin.©Sportsfile BATE's Mikhail ... UEFA.com - News