He will also receive deferred compensation of at least $911,000 and a total of $1.76 million in annuity payments.
Louisville, former AD Tom Jurich reach $4.5M settlement
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Cowboys ‘in a standstill under coach Jason Garrett,’ says Terrell Owens
When asked his opinion of Garrett, who has a 67-53 record in seven-plus seasons with the Cowboys, Owens let loose.
Champions League 2018 final: Liverpool vs. Real Madrid TV channel & live streams, teams & match preview
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Champions League 2018 final: Liverpool vs. Real Madrid TV channel & live streams, teams & match preview
“. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article. Pogba prioritises Man Utd trophies over pretty football
The France international is determined to get his hands on Premier League and Champions League crowns and is not overly concerned how he gets there
Arteta agrees to become new Arsenal manager
The former Gunners midfielder’s return to the club is set to be announced in the coming days as he prepares to replace Arsene Wenger
Root returns to number three to shoulder more responsibility
England’s Joe Root in action. Photo: Reuters
LONDON: Joe Root believes a year in the captaincy has given him the experience he needs to move up the England batting order to the pivotal number three position for the two-test series against Pakistan beginning on Thursday.
Since replacing Alastair Cook as the test captain last year, Root has batted at number four and juggled the dual demands of being the leader of the side as well as its batting mainstay.
Coach Trevor Bayliss, though, believes England’s best batsman should come at number three and the axing of James Vince for the series against Pakistan has ensured Root’s elevation.
“I think it’s an opportunity for me to take on a bit more responsibility at the top of the order,” Root said at the launch of England’s 2018 kit.
“I’ve had a year in the captaincy now and I feel I’ve gained enough experience to feel comfortable doing that.
“For me it was getting used to the captaincy and making sure I could separate the two; that my full focus was on my batting when it came around.”
The England top order’s struggle for consistency was evident in their series defeats in Australia and New Zealand as Gary Ballance, Tom Westley and Vince all failed to establish themselves at number three.
Root’s highest test score of 254 came at number three, in a 2016 test against Pakistan.
“I did it (number three) for one game in New Zealand and it didn’t work out there but this is a great opportunity to do it at home and it’s a great opportunity moving forward,” Root said.
“Ultimately nothing will change about the way I go about my batting. I will look to have that hunger and desire to make really big runs.”
Wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow will bat at number five in a revamped batting order, while Jos Buttler, who has been in scintillating form in the Indian Premier League, has been selected as a specialist batsman at number seven.
“He has done some very special things in one-day and T20 cricket and won games when he has been under pressure,” Root said of Buttler.
“Now there is an opportunity for him to do that in test cricket. I can see him putting a lot of bums on seats. That is very exciting for me. He can change a game in half an hour with the bat.”
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Newbury on high alert with racing fearing summer of racecourse brawls
• Extra security staff in place for track’s most prestigious fixture
• New measures after high-profile fights at Goodwood and Ascot
Zero tolerance on drug use, ‘spotters’ patrolling bars and extra security staff in hi-viz jackets will be among the protocols in place at Newbury on Saturday afternoon, as one of the course’s most prestigious fixtures takes place with as much focus on the possibility of anti-social behaviour in the enclosures as there is on the action on the track.
High-profile brawls at Goodwood and Ascot over the last two weekends, footage of which has been widely shared on social media, will ensure that Saturday’s Lockinge Stakes meeting will be closely scrutinised for any hint of trouble. Serious disturbance at a racecourse on consecutive Saturdays can be seen as a wake-up call for the sport. Three in a row could suggest that the situation is already getting out of control.
Continue reading…Forget artist v mechanic: Mourinho and Conte’s midfield duel holds key | Jonathan Wilson
José Mourinho’s dig at Antonio Conte has diverted attention from the FA Cup final’s pivotal confrontation in which Chelsea’s midfield could be overrun by Manchester United
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This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/may/18/mourinho-conte-manchester-united-chelsea-midfield-fa-cup-final under the title “Forget artist v mechanic: Mourinho and Conte’s midfield duel holds key | Jonathan Wilson”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article. “I’m not,” José Mourinho said after Manchester United’s home win over Liverpool in March, “the kind of mechanic coach that says player A pass to player B, player B pass to player C and player C to player D. I’m much more a supporter of preparing the players to decide well and feel the game.”
As so often with Mourinho, there was perhaps a coded jibe; this may have been (it’s very hard to know for sure with a man whose every utterance is subjected to intense scrutiny) another sortie in his protracted war of words with Antonio Conte. For the Italian is a manager who has his side practise “automations”, as Eden Hazard calls them. Conte does see the value in practising set moves, to be deployed during games when the disposition of players on the pitch is right.
Continue reading…Bojan Krkic: ‘I had anxiety attacks but no one wants to talk about that. Football’s not interested’
The forward, who scored 900 goals for Barcelona’s youth teams and was labelled the ‘New Messi’, opens up on how the huge expectations affected him
“I have a problem,” Bojan Krkic says, edging forward on the sofa. “I love football, it’s my life.” Outside, through the balcony doors, the sun dips behind Vitoria, northern Spain.
His homeland is one of five countries in which he has played; he started at Barcelona, where he became their youngest player to make a league debut, and then had spells at Roma, Milan and Ajax. He joined Stoke in 2014 before loans at Mainz and now Alavés. He has won four league titles and the European Cup twice, been a world champion and played alongside some of the finest footballers of a generation. He has scored in La Liga, Serie A, Eredivisie, the Premier League and the Bundesliga, and he is proud of all that. So it might sound like a strange sort of problem to have but there is something in it.
Continue reading…Carlos Carvalhal loses job as Swansea manager after relegation
• Portuguese’s deal has not been renewed after five months
• Östersund’s Graham Potter is among candidates to succeed him
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This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/18/carlos-carvalhal-loses-job-swansea-manager-graham-potter under the title “Carlos Carvalhal loses job as Swansea manager after relegation”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article. • Östersund’s Graham Potter is among candidates to succeed him
Carlos Carvalhal has left Swansea City following their relegation from the Premier League. The manager was appointed in December on a contract until the end of the season and that has not been renewed.
Related: There is more to lament about fallen Swansea than relegation | David Conn
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