WATCH: Asprilla’s towering header The U.S. national team star has scored a slew of big goals against the Seattle Sounders’ archrivals over the years, and he did so again Sunday with a dramatic, last-gasp equalizer. It was center back Roman Torres who served as an unlikely provider, getting down the right flank and serving the cross that Dempsey nodded home in the 94th minute to earn 10-man Seattle a 2-2 draw....
Police in Oman arrested the driver and three passengers in the vehicle after they miraculously survived the nail-biting drama. The 4X4 was filmed as it slowly drove into the flooded Wadi Bani Ghafir river in northern Oman. The footage shows the car was instantly overwhelmed by the floodwater and floated out of control on the rapid current before coming to rest against another shore. It can be seen slowly entering the water, at first, before the driver appears to accelerate....
Why FIFA must ban heading Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men were 1-0 down within a minute thanks to a header from Mathias Pogba, but they tried to push on to get an equaliser to help protect their five-point lead at the top of the table. Feyenoord ended the game with seven shots on target but registered no goals in a devastating loss. The Rotterdammers have reason to be bitter, however, after Bilal Basacikoglu challenged the goalkeeper to a cross, only to see the ball bounce near the line and get caught up in the legs of Denzel Dumfries, who ended up walking it over the line....
On Tuesday, the superhuman Stanton crushed a ball 370 feet to the warning track in left field that scored Dee Gordon. While hitting balls that land in the sands of South Beach isn’t out of the ordinary for Stanton, hitting a ball that far while breaking his bat is. Watch the video here: Your browser does not support iframes. MORE: Best photos from the 2016 Home Run Derby Stanton does things that mere mortals cannot do to baseballs, as evidenced by the 95....
Young will take part in the ‘Tennis Plays for Peace’ charity extravaganza at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday, January 11. All funds from the event will go to UNICEF Australia and Global Giving, which are delivering help on the ground in Ukraine. Young has accepted a challenge from fellow nonagenarian and tennis player Leonid Stanislavskyi, 98, of Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. The two will compete in the ‘Battle of the Centurions’ at Rod Laver Arena....
Jason Kipnis must have gotten that memo. Following a hard Odor slide into second base during Tuesday night’s Rangers-Indians match up, Indians’ second baseman Kipnis seemed ready to square up against his Rangers counterpart. Then, he backed away slowly, clearly joking around with Odor. Laughs were had, no punches were thrown. MORE: Odor vs. Bautista and 19 other great baseball fights All things considered, you can’t really blame Kipnis for not wanting to become the next Jose Bautista....
MORE: Big Ten coach rankings: Where’s Harbaugh? The Michigan football coach showed off the hose Wednesday night as he threw out the first pitch before White Sox-Cubs at Wrigley Field. Harbaugh, a former Bears quarterback, was in the Windy City this week for Big Ten Media Days. Maybe he can work out of the Cubs’ bullpen this weekend. Chicago has been trying to add relievers ahead of the trade deadline....
The video shows Khamzat Chimaev initially throwing punches from the orthodox stance – hitting the mitts with jabs, straights/crosses, and hooks. Chimaev also threw an uppercut in for good measure. Furthermore, Khamzat Chimaev notably ensured that he isn’t a stationary target while hitting the mitts. Chimaev constantly moved around, slipped counters, and kept changing angles – sharpening his defense. Another intriguing part of his training was him hitting the mitts from the southpaw stance....
Los Galacticos took the lead for good with a dubious (Deadspin called it “fake as hell”) goal (watch it here) six minutes into OT. Referee Ramon Hernandez allowed a free kick as unsuspecting La Maquina defenders were milling around the box, and Dave Romney converted a semi-breakaway. This was all happening as injured Galaxy player Jose Villarreal was rolling around on the turf. MORE: Team USA in Copa America Centenario...
Lingard created Dele Alli’s goal as England booked a first semi-final appearance since 1990 by beating Sweden 2-0. The Manchester United midfielder went viral on social media with a doctored snap after England squeezed past Colombia in the last round. “No mum, I’m not coming home,” Lingard posted on Twitter alongside the image. And after the Three Lions swept Sweden aside in Samara on Saturday, Lingard was greeted by his mum....
Having arrived in Australia earlier the same day, Messi and the rest of Sampaoli’s squad trained at Melbourne City’s base in the northern suburbs in the afternoon. Brazil to meet Argentina in Australia The Barcelona forward looked sharp in a short session overseen by Sampaoli, who will take charge of La Albiceleste for the first time on Friday night when Argentina take on Brazil. The high-profile friendly will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of an expected crowd of over 95,000....
A day after Hunter's already-famous tumble into the Fenway Park bullpen, Green, a defensemen for the Washington Capitals, had a similar moment of his own. Green, like Hunter, was fine -- though there wasn't any Boston cop on the bench to make things worse.
‘Yes we can!’ - Barcelona as good as their word The BT Sport cameras were rolling as presenter Gary Lineker and pundits Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard and Owen watched Barcelona’s incredible 6-1 victory over PSG to reach the quarter-finals of the competitions with a 6-5 aggregate success. With the quartet preparing to go on air, Sergi Roberto struck a stunning clinching goal and Owen, in particular, struggled to contain his excitement....
With the Sounders needing a win to lock up a spot in the postseason without help, they sent their home crowd into raptures just three minutes into the contest. A low cross by Tyrone Mears was expertly flicked on by Jordan Morris into the path of Alvaro Fernandez. The midfielder did not miss his clear-cut chance, and delivered the early lead for the Sounders. But Real Salt Lake, needing a draw to secure their playoff spot, was not discouraged....
Spurs face Belgian club Gent in the round of 32 on Thursday and Ljungberg says he has been impressed by Mauricio Pochettino’s side but is unsure as to whether they can sustain their form. “They have a good side, they work hard for each other,” Ljungberg said. “First of all, I’m an Arsenal fan, so it’s difficult to say that Spurs are favourites for anything, but in general I think they look like one of the favourites in the tournament....
The female opossum came to the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) after she was found with injured back legs and puncture wounds. Veterinarians found she had four babies in her pouch at the time of the attack. Veterinarians at CROW gave her surgery to treat the puncture wounds and changed her bandages every day. The opossum then underwent physical therapy, so that she could gradually start moving her back legs again....
The feat is impressive and worth a watch. As the video below shows, the team worked together impressively to quickly kill the various enemies entering the room, before systematically dropping Golgoroth. In the description, the gamer who uploaded the video, DeMo x MeTaL z, provides a few details about the setup the team used in order to take Golgoroth down so quickly. The team of six consisted of two Nightstalker Hunters using Tether, two Gunslinger Hunters using Golden Gun, a Sunsinger Warlock with the Viking Funeral perk, and a Defender Titan using the Weapons of Light buff on their bubble....
With his club up 1-0, Wood played a one-two with Gideon Jung before beating his man and slotting home to put his club up two goals. It was the seventh goal in all competitions for the 24-year-old, who is his club’s top scorer on the season.
Former captains Brian Huggett, Sam Torrance and Jose Maria Olazabal feature in the video, which was played to the team on Thursday last week. “Don’t leave with any regrets,” Huggett says at the end of the video. Francesco Molinari, Luke Donald and Tyrrell Hatton revealed tears were shed when players watched the video. Whatever its impact, Europe went on to win the Ryder Cup with a 17.5 - 10.5 victory over the United States in France....
The Carolina Hurricanes goalie was in net for his team’s 6-1 loss to the visiting New York Rangers on Wednesday night, and the five-goal loss was punctuated by a first-period blunder that will surely make all the lowlight reels for the next little while. After giving up a goal to Chris Kreider in the opening minute of play, Darling’s night went from bad to worse. Rangers center Mika Zibanejad flipped the puck into the Carolina zone from outside the blue line and turned toward the bench for a line change....
