WU17 EURO qualifying: road to Lithuania

WU17 EURO qualifying: road to Lithuania

The road to the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship in Lithuania next May begins on Friday when the qualifying round kicks off in Hungary.How the competition worksOf the 46 contenders, all teams are involved in the qualifying round except top seeds (and holders) Germany, given a bye to the elite round, and hosts Lithuania, who are excused until the finals.The 44 teams are split into 11 groups, all played as one-venue mini-tournaments to be completed by 24 October.The top two in each group and the third-placed side with the best record against the leading pair in their section accompany top seeds Germany into the 24-team elite r... UEFA.com - News

WU19 EURO qualifying: road to Switzerland

WU19 EURO qualifying: road to Switzerland

The last of UEFA's annual national-team tournaments to finish in 2016/17 will become the first to start in 2017/18 when the Women's U19 EURO qualifying round begins on Friday just 19 days after Spain lifted the trophy in Belfast.How the competition worksOf the record entry of 49, all teams are involved in the qualifying round except hosts Switzerland, who have a bye to the finals in July. The 48 teams are split into 12 groups, all played as one-venue mini-tournaments to be completed by 31 October (with Spain starting their campaign in that last section in Albania). Kosovo make their competition debut on

NFL Predictions 2017: AFC, NFC, Awards Picks For Upcoming Season

NFL Predictions 2017: AFC, NFC, Awards Picks For Upcoming Season

Football is back, which means it’s almost time to start judging players and teams based on real, in-season results rather than analyzing recent history and the potential impact of offseason moves. In other words, the slate has been wiped clean for all 32 NFL franchises. And while it’s often easy to pinpoint which teams will be contenders and which are destined for pretender status, there are plenty of other examples to suggest a few underdogs could emerge from the pack, both in the AFC and NFC. NESN.com’s Mike Cole, Ricky Doyle and Andre Khatchaturian recently made their AFC and NFC divisional picks while previewing the 2017 NFL season on “The Spread... NESN.com

2019 U21 EURO qualifying: the road to Italy

2019 U21 EURO qualifying: the road to Italy

Qualifying for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy and San Marino, which started in March and continued in June, resumes in earnest on Thursday. How qualifying works• Italy have a bye to the finals in summer 2019 but co-hosts San Marino must qualify.• Kosovo and Gibraltar are making debuts among a record 54 teams competing in qualifying.• The nine group winners qualify automatically for the finals.• The four runners-up with the best records against the teams first, third, fourth and fifth in their group go into the play-offs, where a pair of two-legged ties will decide the last two... UEFA.com - News

MLB Rumors: Astros, Mystery Team Pursuing Tigers’ Justin Verlander

MLB Rumors: Astros, Mystery Team Pursuing Tigers’ Justin Verlander

The Major League Baseball season has reached the stretch run, and teams still have a short amount of time to add keys players that can help them clinch their spot in the postseason. Justin Verlander is by far the most intriguing name out there, and he just might be moved before the Aug. 31 deadline. MLB.com’s Jon Morosi reported Tuesday, citing sources, that “trade interest in Verlander has increased this week,” with the Houston Astros and one unknown suitor in the hunt. There is no doubt the Detroit Tigers ace could help a team like the Astros once they reach October, but the question is whether or not they are willing to pay

Europa League group stage live draw: seeding pots

Europa League group stage live draw: seeding pots

The UEFA Europa League group stage draw will be streamed live on UEFA.com from 13:00CET, with all 48 contenders now decided and the seeding pots confirmed. The UEFA.com DrawCentre will be live with the build-up from Monaco and across Europe from 11:30CET.Sixteen teams will begin their European season in this round, while ten clubs have transferred after losing UEFA Champions League play-offs. On Thursday, the UEFA Europa League play-off second legs took place, filling a further 22 spots. The 48 entrants are split into four seeding pots based on their club coefficients, with each of the 12 groups to contain one