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Allt walked along a deserted beach in Bulgaria, trying hard to beat the headache but warmly embracing the notion he would have to write about what he had seen, what he had experienced, what could not adequately be summarized by even the intricate scoreline from the 2005 UEFA Champions League final: Liverpool d. Milan 3-3 (3-2 on penalties). SIGN UP to watch the Champions League final LIVE in Canada on DAZN...

Goal has rounded up what results each team needs to safely progress into the highly-anticipated knockout stages of the flagship European club competition. Group A Bayern Munich have already qualified for the round of 16 as winners of Group A. Atletico Madrid and RB Salzburg are both vying for second place and will meet each other in matchday six. Salzburg need to defeat Atletico to make it to the knockout phases, while Atletico need to just avoid defeat to make it through....

“We are not going to underrate them, winning two games in a tournament is not easy. “We just have to believe in our abilities and go there with the right attitude and come up with a good result,” the Zanaco defender said. A win or a draw will book the Chipolopolo a date with Sudan in the quarterfinals on 28 January 2018 in Marrakech. While group’s runners-up will take on hosts and tournament’s favorites Morocco in another clash in Casablanca on the same date, a possibility Zambia would wish to avoid....

Barca vs Chapecoense TV info and more Artur and Chapecoense will play La Liga giants Barcelona in the Joan Gamper Trophy at Camp Nou on Monday — a tribute to the 71 people killed in last year’s plane crash. It has been a time of mourning and rebuilding for Chapecoense since a plane carrying the Brazilian squad, technical commission and a number of journalists for the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional crashed en route to Medellin in November, killing 71 people on board....

When Gennifer Flowers first came forward two weeks ago, it seemed that the Scandal Machine would claim another victim. But the press–embarrassed at following the lead of a supermarket tabloid, especially when Flowers’s credibility has been undermined-turned on itself last week in morning-after remorse. Editorial writers questioned the relevance of an affair on Clinton’s ability to govern. Gary Hart would have given anything for the support Clinton got last week....

An MRI Monday confirmed running back Danny Woodhead has a torn ACL in his right knee, NFL Media reported. His loss comes a week after wide receiver Keenan Allen tore his ACL in the opener. Woodhead was carted off the field in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars after being tackled by Telvin Smith. MARVEZ: These injury-riddled teams have it bad The 31-year-old missed almost all of the 2014 season after breaking his right ankle....

But if you look at his latest post, you’ll see he ran into a problem while trying to continue his tradition Sunday in Foxborough, Mass., before the Chargers played the Patriots. He provided video and photos of him being stopped by a Gillette Stadium security guard, and he explained in his caption what happened. MORE: Le’Veon Bell calls out Joe Mixon for copying him A post shared by Chris McCain (@humble_beginnings16) on Oct 29, 2017 at 4:25pm PDT...

With the 23-17 victory, the Chargers got above .500 at 7-6, one game behind the Dolphins, who fell to 8-5. Despite being ravaged by defensive injuries and recovering from offensive health issues, the Chargers are alive and well for an AFC wild-card spot and still have an outside shot at winning the AFC West. MORE: Chargers improve playoff odds with win over Tua’s Dolphins Here’s breaking down Los Angeles’ playoff chances with one month and four games left in the 2022 NFL regular season:...

If you need that broken down, it means not everyone who is one’s brother or sister according to the flesh necessarily holds a familial love or advocates for the well-being and advancement of people who look like them. It’s an adage Charles Barkley is proving more accurate than Stephen Curry’s stroke from the free-throw line nearly every time he opens his mouth on the topic of race. MORE: Politics and sports...

Barkley expressed his joy Tuesday night after the race was called for Democratic Party candidate Doug Jones, who led Republican Party candidate Roy Moore with 100 percent of the precincts reporting. As he was doing that, he managed to praise and disparage the people of his home state. MORE: Alabama voter says he wrote in Nick Saban “I’m just so proud of my state,” Barkley told CNN’s Jake Tapper in a postelection interview....

Charles Barkley pledged to give $1 million each to two colleges on “Giving Tuesday,” including Alabama A&M University, he announced on the JOX Roundtable Radio Show. The Leeds, Ala., native and Auburn University graduate also donated $1 million to Clark Atlanta University. Both AAMU, located in Huntsville, and Clark Atlanta are historically black colleges and universities. MORE: Ranking the 50 most influential people in sports CAU tweeted it is “ecstatic and grateful for the generous $1 million gift it received from Charles Barkley....

As of Thursday afternoon, Booker was ahead of McGrath by a few thousand votes. According to the election tracker at The Courier-Journal, Booker had captured 43.5 percent of the vote compared to McGrath’s 40 percent with 2,926 of 3,685 precincts reporting. Booker celebrated the news in a tweet, writing that “something big” was happening in the state. But the current tally only includes votes cast in-person at the polls on Tuesday....

The two-time winner on the PGA Tour finished 1-under 69 to hold a two-stroke lead over the rest of the field. Na, who carded the best round of the tournament (62) Friday, played steady golf Saturday at Colonial Golf Course in Fort Worth, Texas. Na finished the day with three birdies, including two to open the round on the 1st and 2nd holes. His only mistake came on the par-5 11th where he had his first double bogey of the week....

Oakland’s Charles Woodson had a specific motivation Sunday against Cleveland. Woodson’s sons, Charles Jr. and Chase, requested the nearby Fremont, Ohio native get an interception. Woodson enjoyed time with his family and friends before the game, but that request still stuck at game time. MORE: Closer to respectability: Raiders or Browns? | Raiders snap 11-game road losing streak “It was the tone in which they said it," Woodson said. “It was almost like, ‘Don’t come home unless you have an interception....

Then throw the Tom Herman sweepstakes in the mix, with reports flying that he’s in line to take over at Texas and LSU. How confusing. MORE: Top Texas coaching candidates if Strong is fired So let’s sort it all out. Here’s a timeline of everything we know about the future of Strong at Texas and any other names that have been tied to the Longhorns football job: Saturday, Nov. 19...

The two have been going back and forth the past several weeks. There was contact on the track and then an intense quarrel afterward at Bristol, followed by an intentional crash on the road course at Charlotte. NASCAR finally stepped in and issued multiple warnings ahead of Sunday’s playoff race at Texas Motor Speedway. It conducted a conference call Wednesday with both drivers, their crew chiefs, car owners and manufacturer representatives to warn of severe consequences if they didn’t squash their beef....

Koda, an endangered cat from South Africa, was presented Tuesday with model car replicas of Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. As he walked out of his indoor habitat at Zoo Miami, Koda touched Harvick’s car first, signaling his prediction to win the championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway. MORE: Harvick’s Champions Tour | How the remaining four got here The Championship Four drivers will race among a full field of 43 cars, but the highest finisher of the four will claim the 2015 Sprint Cup championship....

Rash dive can’t help Man Utd break top four Pedro’s stunning goal set Chelsea on their way at Goodison Park as they earned more than the point they needed to clinch a return to the Champions League. Jose Mourinho and Guus Hiddink’s Chelsea failed to secure any European football last season after a disastrous season saw the Blues finish in 10th place only a year after winning the title. Chelsea remain favourites to win the Premier League title but Roman Abramovich’s minimum expectation for his side this season was to qualify for the Champions League again....

The Blues goalkeeper damaged his ankle at a basketball promotional event, with the knock keeping him out of a 2-0 defeat to Manchester United. Conte: No need for Hazard to be selfish He was, however, to return to the starting line-up for a FA Cup semi-final clash with Tottenham, with Antonio Conte eager to ensure that he did not go back-to-back fixtures without his first-choice shot-stopper. Courtois was beaten on two occasions but still helped to secure a 4-2 victory to ease some of the discomfort he was feeling and offer welcome relief at the end of a testing spell that could have been much worse....

Wenger plays down Barcelona talk The 23-year-old is unable to play for the remainder of this season as a result of a FIFA ban that was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport last month. It was ruled that Calhanoglu had reneged on an agreement to sign for Trabzonspor from Karlsruhe in 2011, with FIFA opting to suspend him from football for four months. It has been reported in Germany that the Turkey international has declined a further appeal and is willing to serve his punishment in order to be available for any potential suitors in the next transfer window....