Wilshere in running for Arsenal U21 role
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Independent
30 minutes ago
- The Independent
Travis Kelce on what he thinks led to his recent NFL decline
Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce has admitted his on-field performance has not met his usual standards over the past two seasons. He attributes this decline to his burgeoning off-field commitments and increased public profile, including his relationship with pop superstar Taylor Swift. Kelce's non-football activities include acting cameos in films and television shows, and co-hosting the popular "New Heights" podcast. His statistics reflect this dip, with his streak of seven consecutive 1,000-yard seasons broken and his lowest yardage total since 2014 last season. Despite the decline, Kelce expressed strong motivation to improve his performance for his team in the upcoming season.
Reuters
30 minutes ago
- Reuters
Chengdu, Al-Duhail secure progress in Asian Champions League Elite
Aug 12 (Reuters) - Chinese Super League side Chengdu Rongcheng defeated Bangkok United 3-0 to qualify for the league phase of the Asian Champions League Elite on Tuesday, while Qatar's Al-Duhail downed Sepahan from Iran 3-2 in Al-Rayyan to also advance. Brazilian striker Felipe scored twice after Yang Ming-yang's header had given Chengdu a 68th minute lead to see off the Thai side, ensuring coach Seo Jung-won and his team will be included in Friday's draw for the league phase in Kuala Lumpur. Yang met Romulo's corner to put Chengdu in front and Felipe doubled the lead three minutes later as he latched onto a ball over the top of the Bangkok United defence. Felipe added the third with six minutes remaining at the end of another incisive counterattack. Al-Duhail, meanwhile, came back from going behind to a third minute close-range strike by Amin Hazbavi to progress. Ibrahima Bamba powered his header into the top corner in the 11th minute to level the scores and Adil Boulbina put his side in front 13 minutes later with a stunning strike past Seyed Hossein Hosseini. Krzysztof Piatek hit Al-Duhail's third in the 33rd minute at the end of a rapid break and the Qatari side held on despite conceding in the 93rd minute, when Milan Zakipour netted from close range. Twenty-four clubs will compete in the league phase of the Asian Champions League Elite when it returns in September, with the participants split evenly into western and eastern leagues. The top eight finishers on each side of the confederation will advance to the knockout rounds with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final due to be played centrally in Saudi Arabia next April and May.
BBC News
30 minutes ago
- BBC News
Celtic aim to 'right the wrongs' of trophyless season
Chloe Craig says Celtic need to "get the fans back on board" as they look to "right the wrongs" of last season in the new SWPL 2024-2025 season was a bitterly disappointing one for the then defending champions as they finished fourth - 15 points behind table-topping Hibs - and failed to win a domestic missed the majority of the campaign after suffering an ACL rupture last September, but the centre-back believes if Celtic "block out the noise" they can return to the heights of previous years despite some notable summer departures."It's been good to get the girls back in and try and make the wrongs right," Craig said."I think it's just about taking the pressure off ourselves. We've not got any pressure on us this season."Of course, Champions League was a big thing for us in terms of the amount of games we played. That's something we don't really have this season and can use to our advantage domestically. But for us, in previous seasons, we've won trophies, we've won the league."It's just about getting that fire back in the belly to go and redo it."I think there's been a lot of noise around the club with either fans or people not liking where it's going or what's happening, stuff like that."So for us, it's proving that we are Celtic, we are good, we're still the club that have won trophies previously."The 31-year-old felt some of last season's woes could be attributed to a lack of experience of being the hunted rather than the hunter. And with women's football developing at a sharp rate, reminding themselves no game is easy is paramount to being added: "When you compare the team now to the team we won the league with it's completely different."But people that come into the team know that they're not just playing for any club, they're playing for Celtic so they know that comes with pressure and high standards."With how the seasons have been going previously, you can't take any game lightly. Every team is good and they'll hit you with surprises in their own ways. "It's just us getting our heads down and trying to get the fans back on board."
