posted 1 day, 2 hours ago
Jimmy Thelin's unbeaten Aberdeen made their biggest statement yet by intensifying the pressure on Rangers manager Philippe Clement with an enthralling Scottish Premiership victory at Pittodrie.
The pre-match show set the tone for a raucous occasion, which the away side were overwhelmed by in a sobering opening period as Nicky Devlin continued his dream season by lashing the intense hosts into the lead.
A three-goal half-time advantage would not have flattered the Dons, who struck the woodwork through Graeme Shinnie and Jamie McGrath had his weak spot kick saved by goalkeeper Jack Butland.
It seemed Aberdeen would pay the price for that wastefulness as Rangers had a Ross McCausland goal disallowed for a narrow offside call before they roared back after the break and deservedly levelled through Nedim Bajrami's fine solo effort.
But the hosts, with a sell-out home crowd backing them, regained the lead as substitute Shayden Morris smashed in on the rebound to move Thelin's men nine points clear of Clement's side after just 10 games.
The Ibrox side are now also clawing back the same deficit on city rivals Celtic, who remain level on points with the Dons at the summit.
Manchester United will visit Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
Holders Liverpool will visit Premier League strugglers Southampton.
Arsenal host Crystal Palace in a London derby, while Newcastle United are at home to Brentford.
The quarter-final ties will take place in the week of 16 December.
It is the first time in 14 years there have been no EFL clubs in the League Cup quarter-finals.
Spurs beat Manchester City in the fourth round, while United - who beat Leicester 5-2 under interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy - will hope to have Ruben Amorim in charge by then.
12th anniversary of Pro Clubs Civil War soon
posted 17 hours, 6 minutes ago
The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the 2024 World Series after recovering from 5-0 down to beat the New York Yankees 7-6 at Yankee Stadium and seal a 4-1 series victory.
A topsy-turvy game was turned upside down at its halfway point as the Dodgers exploited Yankees fielding errors in the top of the fifth inning to level the scores.
"We just took advantage of every mistake they made in that inning and scored five runs," left fielder Teoscar Hernandez said.
"The bullpen and the pitching staff gave us the chance to stay in the game. It's a dream come true."
It is a second title in five years for the National League champions, who had previously won in the Covid-shortened 2020 season.
posted 9 hours, 24 minutes ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZP7ImLcTPk
posted 9 hours, 21 minutes ago
The Fylde Coast derby is the name given to the regional football rivalry between the two Football League clubs situated in the Fylde Coast area of Lancashire – Blackpool and Fleetwood Town, first contested in 1980. Blackpool play at Bloomfield Road while Fleetwood play at Highbury Stadium, the two grounds separated by 8.5 miles (13.7 km).
The rivalry between Blackpool and Fleetwood Town started very recently, dating back to 2015–16 Football League One, after Blackpool were relegated from 2014–15 Football League Championship. As of the end of the 2023-2024 season, the two clubs have met a total of 15 times in all competitions, with Blackpool winning eight games compared to Fleetwood's solitary victory.
posted 9 hours, 5 minutes ago
A Russian court has fined Google two undecillion roubles - a two followed by 36 zeroes - for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube.
In dollar terms that means the tech giant has been told to pay $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.
Despite being one of the world's wealthiest companies, that is considerably more than the $2 trillion Google is worth.
In fact, it is far greater than the world’s total GDP, which is estimated by the International Monetary Fund to be $110 trillion.
The fine has reached such a gargantuan level because - state news agency Tass says, external - it doubles every day it is not paid.
According to Tass, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov admitted he "cannot even pronounce this number" but urged "Google management to pay attention."
The company has not commented publicly or responded to a BBC request for a statement.
posted 5 hours, 44 minutes ago
Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
Proverbs 17:7
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posted 1 day, 2 hours ago
Jimmy Thelin's unbeaten Aberdeen made their biggest statement yet by intensifying the pressure on Rangers manager Philippe Clement with an enthralling Scottish Premiership victory at Pittodrie.
The pre-match show set the tone for a raucous occasion, which the away side were overwhelmed by in a sobering opening period as Nicky Devlin continued his dream season by lashing the intense hosts into the lead.
A three-goal half-time advantage would not have flattered the Dons, who struck the woodwork through Graeme Shinnie and Jamie McGrath had his weak spot kick saved by goalkeeper Jack Butland.
It seemed Aberdeen would pay the price for that wastefulness as Rangers had a Ross McCausland goal disallowed for a narrow offside call before they roared back after the break and deservedly levelled through Nedim Bajrami's fine solo effort.
But the hosts, with a sell-out home crowd backing them, regained the lead as substitute Shayden Morris smashed in on the rebound to move Thelin's men nine points clear of Clement's side after just 10 games.
The Ibrox side are now also clawing back the same deficit on city rivals Celtic, who remain level on points with the Dons at the summit.
posted 1 day, 1 hour ago
Manchester United will visit Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
Holders Liverpool will visit Premier League strugglers Southampton.
Arsenal host Crystal Palace in a London derby, while Newcastle United are at home to Brentford.
The quarter-final ties will take place in the week of 16 December.
It is the first time in 14 years there have been no EFL clubs in the League Cup quarter-finals.
Spurs beat Manchester City in the fourth round, while United - who beat Leicester 5-2 under interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy - will hope to have Ruben Amorim in charge by then.
posted 1 day, 1 hour ago
12th anniversary of Pro Clubs Civil War soon
posted 17 hours, 6 minutes ago
The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the 2024 World Series after recovering from 5-0 down to beat the New York Yankees 7-6 at Yankee Stadium and seal a 4-1 series victory.
A topsy-turvy game was turned upside down at its halfway point as the Dodgers exploited Yankees fielding errors in the top of the fifth inning to level the scores.
"We just took advantage of every mistake they made in that inning and scored five runs," left fielder Teoscar Hernandez said.
"The bullpen and the pitching staff gave us the chance to stay in the game. It's a dream come true."
It is a second title in five years for the National League champions, who had previously won in the Covid-shortened 2020 season.
posted 9 hours, 24 minutes ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZP7ImLcTPk
posted 9 hours, 21 minutes ago
The Fylde Coast derby is the name given to the regional football rivalry between the two Football League clubs situated in the Fylde Coast area of Lancashire – Blackpool and Fleetwood Town, first contested in 1980. Blackpool play at Bloomfield Road while Fleetwood play at Highbury Stadium, the two grounds separated by 8.5 miles (13.7 km).
The rivalry between Blackpool and Fleetwood Town started very recently, dating back to 2015–16 Football League One, after Blackpool were relegated from 2014–15 Football League Championship. As of the end of the 2023-2024 season, the two clubs have met a total of 15 times in all competitions, with Blackpool winning eight games compared to Fleetwood's solitary victory.
posted 9 hours, 5 minutes ago
A Russian court has fined Google two undecillion roubles - a two followed by 36 zeroes - for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube.
In dollar terms that means the tech giant has been told to pay $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.
Despite being one of the world's wealthiest companies, that is considerably more than the $2 trillion Google is worth.
In fact, it is far greater than the world’s total GDP, which is estimated by the International Monetary Fund to be $110 trillion.
The fine has reached such a gargantuan level because - state news agency Tass says, external - it doubles every day it is not paid.
According to Tass, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov admitted he "cannot even pronounce this number" but urged "Google management to pay attention."
The company has not commented publicly or responded to a BBC request for a statement.
posted 5 hours, 44 minutes ago
Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
Proverbs 17:7
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