Free-scoring Hearts forward Lawrence Shankland feels he is giving himself “a good opportunity” of going to this summer’s European Championships with Scotland.
The Jambos captain netted his 27th goal of the season to secure a 2-0 home win over Celtic on Sunday, with national team manager Steve Clarke and his assistant John Carver watching on from the Tynecastle stand.
Shankland was left out of the Scotland squad for the October double-header against Spain and France, and he was initially omitted for the most recent gathering in November before being given a belated call-up for the matches against Georgia and Norway after Che Adams withdrew.
Shankland did his cause no harm by stepping off the bench to score a stoppage-time equaliser in the 2-2 draw away to Ge…
As the first ever open world Star Wars game and coming from a major developer and publisher, you’d have expected Star Wars Outlaws to have got off to a much more impressive start where sales are concerned. Upon its launch in August, its physical launch sales in the UK were reported to be 55 percent lower than what EA and Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor managed upon its release last year, and more information on its initial sales in the region has now emerged that continues to paint a less-than-glowing picture.
As per Christopher Dring of GamesIndustry on Twitter, even with both physical and digital sales combined, Star Wars Outlaws’ sales seem lower than expected, with the game having sold ab…
West Brom have completed the signing of the in-demand Daryl Dike from Orlando City for an undisclosed fee.
Dike impressed for fellow Championship side Barnsley on loan last season, striking nine times in 21 appearances as Valerien Ismael s former club made it into the playoffs.
Barnsley ultimately faltered in their semi-final against beaten finalists Swansea City, but Dike has now followed Ismael to West Brom on a four-and-a-half-year contract.
The 21-year-old striker also registered 11 goals for Orlando in 19 MLS outings in 2021, drawing reported interest from Premier League sides Leeds United, Newcastle United and Everton.
However, Ismael and West Brom managed to secure a deal for Dike on Saturday – subject to international clearance – for a fee be…
Hakan Calhanoglu and hat-trick hero Andre Silva starred as AC Milan bounced back from their first defeat of the campaign with the 5-1 thrashing of Austria Wien in their Europa League Group D opener.
The Rossoneri shot out of the blocks in Vienna as Calhanoglu netted the opener before twice laying on first-half goals for Silva, who completed his treble after the break, with substitute Suso adding a fifth.
Vincenzo Montella s men had made a bright start to the season, with six straight wins including Europa League qualifiers, but that run was halted in spectacular fashion with a 4-1 Serie A loss at Lazio on Sunday.
However, returning to the full draw of European competition after three years away, Milan hit their stride again here with a dominant display.
Monaco forward Radamel Falcao used Twitter to pay tribute to Leonardo Jardim, thanking the sacked head coach for years of work, trust and success .
Jardim was dismissed with Monaco third from bottom of Ligue 1 after claiming just six points from their opening nine games of the season, and his departure brings a glittering four-year spell in charge to an end.
The 44-year-old took charge of the club in June 2014 and achieved back-to-back third-place finishes in Ligue 1 before guiding them to a first title in 17 years in 2016-17.
Falcao, who was part of that title-winning side, scoring 21 league goals that season, posted a tribute to Jardim on his Twitter account.
Thank you very much for these years of work, trust and success, Falcao wrote.
It has …
Liverpool have nothing to lose as they look to end a dire run of form against Premier League strugglers Leeds United at Elland Road, so says Jurgen Klopp.
The Reds travel to Yorkshire having gone five games without a win across all competitions (D2 L3), a run which saw Klopp s men begin the weekend 12 points adrift of the top four.
Green shoots of recovery were visible as Liverpool fought back from 2-0 down to salvage a draw against leaders Arsenal last time out, but Klopp knows the Reds must make changes to get back to their best.
We have nothing to lose really. We are in a position where we don t want to be in the table, that means we have to act a little bit like this, he said.
We had a long training week and now we have to make sure that we do the r…
Arsenal have announced the signing of Mikel Merino from Real Sociedad on a four-year contract.
The midfielder has joined in a deal worth up to £31.6million, with the option to extend his stay for an extra year.
Merino is returning to the Premier League, having signed for La Real from Newcastle United in 2018.
He made 242 appearances for the Spanish side in all competitions, scoring 27 goals and registering 30 assists.
Last season, he won 326 duels, the most of any player in the top five European Leagues, while his 197 recoveries in LaLiga were the most of any outfield player for La Real.
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One of Shaquille O’Neal’s many commercials has him in some legal trouble. Don’t worry Icy Hot users, the petroleum jelly didn’t burn anyone in a sensitive area. For those who like to indulge in a Papa John’s Pizza, the pepperoncinis didn’t give guests at a kid’s birthday gathering stomach aches for party favors. For the thrill-seekers who put their money into the cryptocurrency service that O’Neal and Stephen Curry advertised, you all might end up getting some money back. Shaq is part of a bigger lawsuit Cryptocurrency company FTX filed for bankruptcy in late 2022. Shortly after, the company’s CEO was arrested. Samuel Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to 13 counts of securities fraud, money laundering, and campaign finance violations. Some of the spokespeople for FT…
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