Arab teams star on the road to Russia

Arab teams star on the road to Russia

From Khalid Boutaib’s hat-trick against Gabon which took Morocco to the top of Africa’s Group C with one qualifier remaining to Mohamed Salah’s dramatic late penalty which sealed Egypt’s return to the FIFA World Cup™ for the first time since 1990, Arab teams have produced many memorable moments on the road to Russia 2018. With Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia having booked their berths at next year’s global finals, FIFA.com looks back on the four Arab nations’ journeys to Russia 2018 in the above photo gallery. ... FIFA.com - News

Kyrie Irving Explains How Jayson Tatum Can Realize Star Potential

Kyrie Irving Explains How Jayson Tatum Can Realize Star Potential

BOSTON — Jayson Tatum continues to impress at 19 years old. The Boston Celtics have asked a lot of the No. 3 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, and he’s delivered early in his career. Tatum scored in double figures once again in the Celtics’ 108-97 win over the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden. The Duke product poured in nine of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, showing once again that the NBA stage isn’t too big for him. With the Celtics leading by five in the fourth quarter, Tatum got Philly forward Amir Johnson on the switch and immediately asked for a clear out so he could take the former Celtics big

Deshaun Watson Injury: Fantasy QBs To Target With Texans Star Out For Year

Deshaun Watson Injury: Fantasy QBs To Target With Texans Star Out For Year

Was Deshaun Watson your starting quarterback in fantasy football? If so, we feel for you. The Houston Texans rookie quarterback has taken the league by storm in his first year, and he’s also been one of the best fantasy QBs in the game. But the 22-year-old tore his ACL in practice Thursday, and likely is out for the season. So where do fantasy owners go from here? Hopefully you had a capable backup ready on your bunch. But if not, here are three quarterbacks worth targeting on the waiver-wire (warning: There’s not much out there): Tyrod Taylor, Buffalo BillsThe Bills signal-caller is the personification of a streaming ... NESN.com

Vardar and Milan star in #UEL play-off openers

Vardar and Milan star in #UEL play-off openers

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Champions League podcast: Ronaldo the star

Champions League podcast: Ronaldo the star

Hear from Jamie Vardy and Kamil Glik as host Rob Daly is joined by UEFA.com's European football expert Andy Brassell and match commentators Richard Kaufman and Mark Scott to review Real Madrid and Atlético reaching the semi-finals and discuss who could join them in the official UEFA Champions League podcast.DOWNLOAD THE PODCAST NOW Download the podcast from iTunes or audioBoom, or listen in the official competition app. Our radio show Matchday Live returns with commentary and updates on Wednesday from 19:30CEST on UEFA.com and in the app. ... UEFA.com - News

Could Rostov’s Azmoun be Iran’s Zlatan Ibrahimović?

Could Rostov’s Azmoun be Iran’s Zlatan Ibrahimović?

With 1.6 million followers on Instagram, Sardar Azmoun has not quite reached Zlatan Ibrahimović's level (23 million followers), but Rostov's Iranian striker is already a massive name in his home country, and at 22, could well become a big star the world over.What they say"He is improving all the time. He has to keep his feet on the ground, work hard and make the right decisions. If so, he could be a real star of Iranian and Asian football for years to come."Carlos Queiroz, Iran coach "Azmoun is close to me, and not just because he has Turkmen roots ...

Bale, Gameiro star for Madrid sides as Lewandowski strikes

Bale, Gameiro star for Madrid sides as Lewandowski strikes

Round of 16 first legs: Tuesday 21 February• BAYER LEVERKUSEN v ATLÉTICO MADRIDAugsburg 1-3 Leverkusen (Kohr 60; Bellarabi 23, Hernández 40 65)Karim Bellarabi struck the Bundesliga's 50,000th goal – and his first league effort since April – from a cross by Kai Havertz, who also provided the pass for Javier Hernández to score the clincher at the second attempt. The Mexican striker's double on Friday took his tally to five in three games and ten league goals for the season.