data-mm-id=”_2tjk4aurm”>Major League Baseball implemented the pitch clock last year to shorten the length of games, and the new rule worked immediately. The average time of a nine-inning game decreased by 24 minutes to two hours, 40 minutes in 2023. This year, it has dropped to two hours, 36 minutes.Commissioner Rob Manfred's MLB makeover is far from complete, apparently.Now that the league has successfully sped up the action on the field, it now wants to extend the amount of time starting pitchers spend on the mound. According to ESPN, the commissioner's office is considering a six-inning minimum for starters with the purpose of "restoring the prominence of the starting pitcher and reducing the prevalence of pitching injuries."Baseball's analytics revolution c…
data-mm-id=”_7jiavu519″>An NBA team in Mexico City? It's a possibility. While many people think the NBA will expand to Seattle and Las Vegas, the capital city of Mexico is not out of the question. An ESPN article posted Tuesday floated the idea of the NBA putting a team in Mexico City. The league has played 33 regular season games there since 1992, the most outside of the US and Canada. The Mexico City Capitanes already play in the NBA's G League, although they aren't affiliated with a big league team. The idea is that a team in Mexico City would allow the league to tap into Latin and South American markets. The Capitanes have played in Mexico City Arena, which has a capacity of 22,300, since it joined the G League in 2022. The NBA already has a G League affiliate in Mex…
Fabio Carvalho will be handed an opportunity in the Liverpool first XI next season under a new manager, according to reports.
The Reds signed Carvalho from Fulham back in 2022 for a reported fee of £7.7m. While he showed some flashes of quality during his debut season,
He only played 343 minutes of Premier League football last season and he s since spent the 2023/24 campaign out on loan.
The 21-year-old spent the first half of the season on loan with RB Leipzig, . He only started in one Bundesliga match and was subsequently recalled in January.
Thankfully, his latest loan spell with Hull City has been a lot more promising. Since joining the Championship outfit on loan in January, Carvalho has scored eight goals in 16 appearances.
On the bac…
According to reports, Borussia Dortmund loanee Jadon Sancho would be against returning to Manchester United even if Erik ten Hag is sacked.
Sancho returned to Dortmund on loan during this year s winter transfer window.
This move came about after the winger refused to apologise to Ten Hag after accusing the Dutch head coach of making him a scapegoat .
The England international has struggled to live up to expectations following his £73m move to Man Utd in 2021 but his form has improved since returning to Dortmund.
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Sancho produced a sensational performance in midweek as Dortmund beat PSG in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain.
Ten Hag subsequently praised Sancho, who showe…
Joel Matip’s much-anticipated exit has been confirmed by Liverpool, with Jurgen Klopp highlighting a crucial moment from the centre-back that he feels had profound implications for the club.
Centre-back Matip arrived at in 2016 to help shore up a long-standing problem position at Anfield, going on to play 201 goals in all competitions injury an injury-riddled eight years at the club.
Jurgen Klopp highlights favourite Joel Matip moment
With his contract set to expire this summer and no renewal in sight, we’d all kind of figured out that the Cameroon international would be off this summer.
Matip has not played since suffering an ACL injury in December 4-3 win over Fulham and undergoing surgery.
But has hailed Matip as ‘a wonderful professional’ …
According to reports, Brazil international Ederson must ask for a transfer if he s to leave Premier League champions Manchester City this summer.
invested around £35m to sign Ederson from Benfica in 2017 and he s been their number one for seven seasons in a row.
Ederson to the Saudi Pro League
The 30-year-old has proven to be a sensational signing for Man City but his long-term future is in doubt amid interest from the Saudi Pro League.
Ederson and Liverpool star Alisson Becker have emerged as key targets for the Saudi Pro League ahead of the summer.
Ederson will have to ask for a transfer if he wants to leave City this summer .
It is noted that Man City are not actively looking to part with him and will only let him go if he makes…
Andy Robertson believes Scotland can make history by reaching the knockout stages of Euro 2024 as Steve Clarke has a full squad available to him ahead of Friday s opener against Germany.
Scotland sides have played at eight World Cups and three European Championships without being able to get past the first stage.
Steve Clarke’s side reached the 2020 Euros – the first major tournament for the country since the 1998 World Cup in France – but again fell short by losing to Croatia and the Czech Republic either side of a goalless draw with England at Wembley.
Scotland start Euro 2024 by taking on host country Germany before facing Switzerland and Hungary.
Liverpool left-back Robertson, who revealed he is in a good place physically and mentally after a s…
Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer have suggested that there is a problem within the England camp as they assess the Three Lions latest performance.
The Three Lions managed to finish top of Group C on five points despite struggling to hit top form in all three of their group games against Serbia, Denmark and Slovenia.
have also landed on the easier looking side of the draw after , with Gareth Southgate s side playing Slovakia in the last 16.
Southgate has faced criticism over his decision to experiment with Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield, as well as other tactics and general team selection.
When asked whether he would take the England manager s job, : Would I f**k! You’re joking. I’d be terrible.
What? To get absolutely hammered? You’ve g…
Gareth Southgate claims the appointment of previously suspended referee Felix Zwayer for England s Euro 2024 semi-final against the Netherlands is “not even a consideration”.
Zwayer, 43, was given a six-month ban by Germany s football federation in 2006 after working as an assistant alongside Robert Hoyzer.
The German referee was one of the officials who brought Hoyzer’s match-fixing plot to the surface, with the relatively short duration of Zwayer’s ban a recognition of that contribution. Hoyzer meanwhile was given a life ban.
Bellingham and Zwayer meet again
Later, after he referenced Zwayer’s involvement in that scandal following a defeat for his old club Borussia Dortmund against Bayern Munich in 2021.
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Pep Guardiola has reportedly named Giorgi Mamardashvili as his favourite to replace Ederson at Manchester City over Paris Saint-Germain star Gianluigi Donnarumma.
claimed that Ederson has been offered a ‘massive’ deal to move to Saudi Arabia and a ‘transfer is now a live possibility’ for the Brazilian.
It is understood that Man City and Pep Guardiola ‘are keen on keeping Ederson at the club and are set to offer him an extension to remain at the Premier League champions.’
But Guardiola hinted earlier this week that Ederson leaving is a possibility with the Man City boss waiting to “see what happens” this summer.
Guardiola told a press conference: “I don’t know – he has to see maybe now other options. Of course I’d like him to sta…