Sebastien Ogier won a ninth world rally title

Sebastien Ogier won an "incredible" ninth world rally title on Saturday to draw level with the record haul of his French compatriot Sebastien Loeb.

11/29/2025 2:16:00 PM

Slot vows to 'keep fighting' as Liverpool's crisis deepens

The Premier League champions were hammered 4-1 at Anfield by PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Wednesday -- their ninth defeat in their past 12 matches in all competitions.The stands emptied as frustrated fans quit the ground in droves in the latter stages of the match.It is the worst run of form for the 20-time English champions in more than 70 years.Now Liverpool face a trip to rejuvenated West Ham on Sunday, desperate to improve on their position of 12th place in the Premier League table.Slot, who led Liverpool to the Premier League title last season in his first campaign in charge, said in the aftermath of Wednesday's defeat he was confident his job was safe.He held a press conference on Thursday, previewing Sunday's game at West Ham, who look a different side under new manager Nuno Espirito Santo.The Liverpool boss was asked at the start of the press conference whether he has spoken to the club's owners since the PSV game."We've had the same conversations since I've been here," he said."We fight on. And we try to improve, that's what we all try. But the conversations have been the same as they've been for the past one and a half years."The Dutchman admitted Liverpool's standards had slipped but insisted he did not feel let down by his players."We think we can play better than we do," he said. "But last season, when we did really well, there was a lot of focus on certain individuals and I always said it should be about the team, and the team makes the individuals look very good."And if the opposite is happening, we should also look at the team and not at the individuals."Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard added to the pressure on Slot with a damning verdict on their plight following the PSV loss -- their second in five Champions league matches."With each defeat it gets closer to being a crisis," Gerrard told TNT Sports."There is no excuses for a performance like that at this football club. You cannot deny the team is struggling massively."But Slot said it was not easy to come up with answers, admitting that his sleep was "not the best" after Wednesday's damaging defeat.He said his team were failing to make the most of their chances while their mistakes were routinely being punished."We get knock after knock after knock, which is hard," he said. "That's why I keep saying that, especially when that happens, we have to keep fighting."And that's what we've done so well last season, what this club is about for so many years. And that's what we expect."Slot said he expected Alisson Becker to be available to face West Ham after the goalkeeper missed the PSV match with illness and that Florian Wirtz could be back in training on Saturday.

11/27/2025 7:49:00 PM

Former Lakers Star Rick Fox Enters Bahamian Politics

Three-time NBA champion Rick Fox on Monday said he will run for a seat in the Bahamas' House of Assembly in an election due to be held no later than October."As a candidate and as a leader for the Bahamas I will demand transparency, honesty, integrity while demanding a level of excellence from all of us," Fox wrote on social media."This is bigger than party politics. This is the Bahamas versus the world. Imagine a nation where every Bahamian feels secure, safe, empowered, and proud."Fox, who was born in Canada to a Bahamian father and Canadian mother, played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association as a forward for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics.Under the Bahamas' parliamentary system, Fox will run to represent one of 39 constituencies but he did not specify which one.Prime Minister Philip Davis will decide the date of the election, which must occur within five years of the last election in 2021.Fox was not immediately available for comment on Monday.He won three NBA titles with the Lakers from 2000 to 2002 and retired in 2004.While in the NBA, he launched an acting career and has since starred in films and television shows like "Ugly Betty," "Greenleaf" and "One Tree Hill."Fox has continued to live in the Los Angeles area but has a home in the Bahamas, where he was appointed ambassador at large for sports in 2022.

11/25/2025 9:40:00 AM

Verstappen back in the hunt after McLaren disqualifications

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday and roared back into the Formula One title battle after the shock disqualification of McLaren's championship leader Lando Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri.Norris, who started on pole and finished second, and fourth-placed Piastri were ruled out for excessive skid plank wear hours after the race had ended and the podium champagne been sprayed.The development left Britain's Norris 24 points clear of four-times world champion Verstappen and Australian Piastri, now tied, with two rounds to go in Qatar and Abu Dhabi and 58 points available.Stewards ruled out the McLaren drivers after a post-race FIA inspection found the thickness of the plank assembly was below the permitted minimum.The FIA said it strongly believed the breach was unintentional and there was no deliberate attempt to circumvent the rules."It’s frustrating to lose so many points," said Norris in a team statement."As a team, we’re always pushing to find as much performance as we can, and we clearly didn’t get that balance right today. Nothing I can do will change that now, instead full focus switches to Qatar, where we'll aim to go out and deliver the best possible performance in every session."George Russell, last year's winner of the floodlit race and like Norris making his 150th start, moved up to second with te

11/24/2025 2:15:02 PM

Messi's return to Barca not realistic, says club president Laporta

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has downplayed the possibility of Lionel Messi returning to the club, calling it unrealistic, following the Argentine's surprise visit to the revamped Camp Nou, where he spent 21 years of his glittering career.Messi, who joined Barca's youth academy as a 13-year-old and became their all-time leading scorer with 672 goals in 778 appearances, left the Catalan side in 2021 when they could not make it financially viable to keep him.The 38-year-old World Cup winner, who now plays for Inter Miami, visited the iconic stadium on Sunday and expressed his desire to return there one day."I hope that one day I can return, and not just to say goodbye as a player, as I never got to do," the eight-times Ballon d'Or winner had said."Out of respect to Messi, all the club staff and the club members, it's not right for me to speculate on something that would not be realistic, and it's not the moment to do it," Laporta told Catalunya Radio on Wednesday.During Messi's storied Barca career, he won 10 LaLiga titles, four Champions League crowns and three Club World Cups.Messi, who moved to Paris St Germain on a free transfer after his Barca exit, extended his contract with Inter Miami in October and has previously hinted that the Major League Soccer club would likely be his last.Laporta said that Barca would like to give Messi a tribute at Camp Nou once the renovations — set to expand the stadium's capacity to 105,000 — are completed."He's playing for Inter Miami. He knows he's loved and appreciated for who he is and that he'll always be welcome," Laporta said."It's only fair that he should have the best tribute in the world. It would be wonderful to have his tribute here, in front of 105,000 fans."

11/13/2025 10:13:00 AM

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Sebastien Ogier won a ninth world rally title

Sebastien Ogier won an "incredible" ninth world rally title on Saturday to draw level with the record haul of his French compatriot Sebastien Loeb.

11/29/2025 2:16:00 PM

Slot vows to 'keep fighting' as Liverpool's crisis deepens

The Premier League champions were hammered 4-1 at Anfield by PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Wednesday -- their ninth defeat in their past 12 matches in all competitions.The stands emptied as frustrated fans quit the ground in droves in the latter stages of the match.It is the worst run of form for the 20-time English champions in more than 70 years.Now Liverpool face a trip to rejuvenated West Ham on Sunday, desperate to improve on their position of 12th place in the Premier League table.Slot, who led Liverpool to the Premier League title last season in his first campaign in charge, said in the aftermath of Wednesday's defeat he was confident his job was safe.He held a press conference on Thursday, previewing Sunday's game at West Ham, who look a different side under new manager Nuno Espirito Santo.The Liverpool boss was asked at the start of the press conference whether he has spoken to the club's owners since the PSV game."We've had the same conversations since I've been here," he said."We fight on. And we try to improve, that's what we all try. But the conversations have been the same as they've been for the past one and a half years."The Dutchman admitted Liverpool's standards had slipped but insisted he did not feel let down by his players."We think we can play better than we do," he said. "But last season, when we did really well, there was a lot of focus on certain individuals and I always said it should be about the team, and the team makes the individuals look very good."And if the opposite is happening, we should also look at the team and not at the individuals."Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard added to the pressure on Slot with a damning verdict on their plight following the PSV loss -- their second in five Champions league matches."With each defeat it gets closer to being a crisis," Gerrard told TNT Sports."There is no excuses for a performance like that at this football club. You cannot deny the team is struggling massively."But Slot said it was not easy to come up with answers, admitting that his sleep was "not the best" after Wednesday's damaging defeat.He said his team were failing to make the most of their chances while their mistakes were routinely being punished."We get knock after knock after knock, which is hard," he said. "That's why I keep saying that, especially when that happens, we have to keep fighting."And that's what we've done so well last season, what this club is about for so many years. And that's what we expect."Slot said he expected Alisson Becker to be available to face West Ham after the goalkeeper missed the PSV match with illness and that Florian Wirtz could be back in training on Saturday.

11/27/2025 7:49:00 PM

Former Lakers Star Rick Fox Enters Bahamian Politics

Three-time NBA champion Rick Fox on Monday said he will run for a seat in the Bahamas' House of Assembly in an election due to be held no later than October."As a candidate and as a leader for the Bahamas I will demand transparency, honesty, integrity while demanding a level of excellence from all of us," Fox wrote on social media."This is bigger than party politics. This is the Bahamas versus the world. Imagine a nation where every Bahamian feels secure, safe, empowered, and proud."Fox, who was born in Canada to a Bahamian father and Canadian mother, played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association as a forward for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics.Under the Bahamas' parliamentary system, Fox will run to represent one of 39 constituencies but he did not specify which one.Prime Minister Philip Davis will decide the date of the election, which must occur within five years of the last election in 2021.Fox was not immediately available for comment on Monday.He won three NBA titles with the Lakers from 2000 to 2002 and retired in 2004.While in the NBA, he launched an acting career and has since starred in films and television shows like "Ugly Betty," "Greenleaf" and "One Tree Hill."Fox has continued to live in the Los Angeles area but has a home in the Bahamas, where he was appointed ambassador at large for sports in 2022.

11/25/2025 9:40:00 AM

Verstappen back in the hunt after McLaren disqualifications

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday and roared back into the Formula One title battle after the shock disqualification of McLaren's championship leader Lando Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri.Norris, who started on pole and finished second, and fourth-placed Piastri were ruled out for excessive skid plank wear hours after the race had ended and the podium champagne been sprayed.The development left Britain's Norris 24 points clear of four-times world champion Verstappen and Australian Piastri, now tied, with two rounds to go in Qatar and Abu Dhabi and 58 points available.Stewards ruled out the McLaren drivers after a post-race FIA inspection found the thickness of the plank assembly was below the permitted minimum.The FIA said it strongly believed the breach was unintentional and there was no deliberate attempt to circumvent the rules."It’s frustrating to lose so many points," said Norris in a team statement."As a team, we’re always pushing to find as much performance as we can, and we clearly didn’t get that balance right today. Nothing I can do will change that now, instead full focus switches to Qatar, where we'll aim to go out and deliver the best possible performance in every session."George Russell, last year's winner of the floodlit race and like Norris making his 150th start, moved up to second with te

11/24/2025 2:15:02 PM

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