The Broncos entered halftime going through a 10-7 deficit, however their short-lived drives on offense endured within the second half. With two three-and-outs within the third quarter and the Payments placing collectively lengthy, fruitful drives, the Broncos had six performs to point out for getting into the ultimate body. That compelled Denver to go for it on fourth-and-long on their solely red-zone possession of the sport within the fourth quarter, down 21-7, and after forcing a cease, the Payments proceeded to take almost seven minutes off the clock on the following possession to make it a three-score recreation and basically ice the consequence.
“We obtained beat right now and, particularly within the postseason, that is at all times a bitter capsule to swallow,” Payton stated. “And but, it would go down, and it is obtained to gasoline you and lightweight a fireplace within the path we have to go. One of many issues we realized early on is we obtained to discover a approach to play these video games at residence. That is one other factor that is necessary.”
Nix completed 13-of-22 passing for 144 yards and a TD with no turnovers and led this workforce with 43 speeding yards, manufacturing usually derived from damaged performs influenced by the Payments’ cross rush. Whereas his errors have been restricted, Nix could not get the Broncos shifting constantly together with his arm, and it made for an extended day because the offense watched a lot of the one-sided affair from the sideline.
Nonetheless, the Broncos can maintain their heads excessive figuring out they’ve a younger QB to construct off, and bettering on the inspiration laid in 2024 begins now.
“It is loads to develop from, loads to construct from,” Nix stated. “I am excited to be right here right now as a result of our trajectory goes up. I am excited for lots of issues we have now out in entrance of us. Now we have loads to stay up for that I am pumped about.”
As the solar rose on the west coast on Tuesday, earlier than the wildfires started, and as Mark Zuckerberg made an announcement that would change the political panorama perpetually, a military of robots have been getting ready to trundle round a Las Vegas lodge. Therapeutic massage robots, pool cleansing robots, exoskeleton robots, backflipping robotic canines; that they had assembled from world wide to reveal the longer term.
They have been in Las Vegas – alongside some 140,000 precise individuals from the tech business – for the Shopper Electronics Present, or CES, in all probability the world’s most vital tech convention. Know-how corporations convey their newest choices in an try to excite the world and its patrons, displaying off all the things from new merchandise to speculative ideas. Now almost 60 years outdated, CES has served because the introduction of lots of the world’s most well-known tech merchandise: the primary CD participant, for example, and all the things from Pong to the Xbox.
In recent times, nonetheless, the genuinely thrilling merchandise have been joined by an array of options to non-existing issues, and a stunning array of tech for tech’s sake. More and more, and this 12 months with clear certainty, the present has develop into about one thing extra vital: the query of what know-how truly is for.
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Even amid the glitzy scale of Las Vegas buildings – the place a lodge complicated could be themed round a complete civilisation and home sufficient individuals and leisure choices for a complete metropolis – town’s conference centre is huge. Its dimension is such that, starting in 2019, Elon Musk’s The Boring Firm drilled an enormous warren of tunnels by which Teslas carry attendees. However rising even above that conference centre this week was a query, posed within the type of an advert for BMW.
“TECH HAS NO SOUL,” it shouted. “OR DOES IT?”
Does it? The query gave the impression to be haunting lots of the merchandise that have been proven off through the week.
(Andrew Griffin)
LG, for example, appeared to embrace the rising apathy and antipathy in direction of AI by rebranding it as “affectionate intelligence”. “Good moments form an excellent day,” its promoting copy learn. “Higher days result in a greater life. Wherever you’re – at residence, at work or on the go – LG ensures everybody can expertise a greater life past bounds and limits, bringing smiles and empathy to our AI.”
The corporate’s imaginative and prescient gave the impression to be about giving tech a soul by permitting it to see ours a bit of higher. The house robots had soothing voices, for example, and if its in-car leisure system noticed that you simply have been stressed and your coronary heart charge was excessive, it could placed on stress-free music. If that didn’t soothe your soul sufficient, then you definitely may go for one of many many egg-shaped robotic therapeutic massage chairs that have been on supply all through the convention, or you would undertake a robotic canine, “shut the gap” with internet-enabled intercourse toys, or just envelop your self in a digital actuality system to tune all of it out. (The business’s deal with stress could be partly a mirrored image of how anxious many inside it are about the specter of upcoming tariffs from Donald Trump.)
The Ropet AI robotic pet with object recognition is demonstrated throughout CES Unveiled forward of the Shopper Electronics Present (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 5, 2025 (AFP through Getty Photographs)
Most of those concepts are conceptual, and as such exist largely for advertising. The true substance is essentially about TVs, in line with CES’s origins as an audio and visible convention, and tv producers got here with a wide range of new choices: enormous, flexible, shiny, clear. In recent times, nonetheless, TV advertising has moved away from what truly exhibits on the display to what’s inside it; corporations comparable to Samsung need you to be as within the smarts and software program because the light-up panel itself. Know-how is more and more about deciding what you see, not the way you see it.
Among the promoting round Las Vegas by the week of the convention appeared to take intention at know-how itself, or not less than the specter of it subsuming the remainder of the world. As travellers left the convention by the Las Vegas airport, they noticed huge screens from Delta Air Traces that appeared to advertise the concept of getting away from a pc. “The world’s greatest search engine will all the time be you,” they learn, alongside spectacular footage of travellers seeing the actual world.
“We consider we’re within the humanity enterprise. Actually,” says Ranjan Goswami, Delta’s senior vice chairman for shopper expertise design, shortly after the corporate had held the primary ever keynote within the Sphere. “What we additionally know is that at this scale, even after we carry 500,000-700,000 individuals a day, individuals need connection. In fact they need to get there on time, however in addition they need connection.”
(Andrew Griffin)
Delta was in all probability the headlining occasion of the world’s most vital tech convention, holding its keynote on the earth’s most superior venue. However the message it portrayed was clear: know-how is all effectively and good, however it’s individuals and experiences that really matter.
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On Tuesday morning – earlier than Delta had lit up the sphere, and earlier than the wildfires had begun – Mark Zuckerberg made probably the most consequential and important know-how announcement of the week. He stated that Meta can be dramatically stress-free its guidelines round hateful content material, eliminating reality checkers and asking customers to do it as a substitute, and signalling a shift in direction of Trump-favouring insurance policies that had been lengthy mentioned however but to be realised. It was a reminder, not that it have been wanted, that probably the most substantial components of the know-how business don’t must do with the chips and motors that have been on the coronary heart of CES, however the brand new world of media and politics that has develop into entwined with the tech world. Much less battery powered, extra actual energy.
Meta did have some presence on the convention – its leaders in synthetic intelligence and augmented actuality appeared – however Zuckerberg’s video overshadowed all of them. And whereas he didn’t seem through the occasion, the video assertion forged a shadow over all of that Tuesday and past.
Hours after his assertion, Linda Yaccarino – the nominal chief govt of X, although it’s not clear how a lot govt energy she has over proprietor Elon Musk – appeared on stage and hailed Zuckerberg’s determination to embrace a “neighborhood notes” model of reality checking, which has lengthy been used on her personal platform. “We are saying, Mark, Meta: welcome to the get together.”
However, earlier than she may communicate, the Shopper Know-how Affiliation – which levels the convention – started with an introductory video that hailed the chances supplied by know-how. “What’s doable and when know-how and humanity intersect, the reply is something. That is as a result of tech does not simply resolve challenges, it transforms them into alternatives. It helps us transfer smarter, stay more healthy, and expertise the world in methods we by no means thought doable,” the video learn.
“Tech isn’t simply advancing, it’s uniting,” a disembodied voice stated.
Then Yaccarino took to the stage and attacked legacy information as being “designed to make you assume a sure means” and in a seeming try to clarify Elon Musk’s inflammatory posts round baby sexual exploitation claimed that X was answerable for exposing grooming gangs. The one point out of unity was when she claimed that Elon Musk’s Division of Authorities Effectivity, or DOGE, “can be talked about as in all probability one of many single greatest unifiers that may convey this nation collectively, and it is one thing we must always all be rooting for and actually cheering for its success”.
Social media corporations have all the time been accused of fomenting division, in fact. However till now that was largely a structural critique that prompt the division itself was an accident: what social networks actually needed to do was hold individuals engaged, and the easiest way to do this simply occurred by amplifying inflammatory content material. That philosophy could be traced again to an replace to Fb in 2018, which was geared toward retaining individuals on the information feed by selling posts that promoted conversations, however truly ended up highlighting posts that made individuals argue. By 2021, the world was bored with the type of arguments that change had promoted, and Meta platforms together with Instagram and Fb each made the choice to deprioritise political content material.
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X Corp., previously Twitter, speaks with Catherine Herridge throughout a keynote on the Shopper Electronics Present (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 7, 2025 (AFP through Getty Photographs)
However whether or not it’s was intentional or not, know-how shortly turned politics: information feeds have been more and more the place information occurred, and it turned more durable to differentiate chief executives from politicians. Know-how was not the type of factor that occurred at CES, and was made out of chips and wires; it’s now primarily a system of feeds and algorithms that determine what individuals see and what they know, and the battle to determine that.
The world has little selection over any of this. At the same time as Zuckerberg introduced the brand new adjustments, he appeared to recognise that folks didn’t essentially need them: Meta’s coverage head Joel Kaplan recognised that it was finished in response to suggestions, however stated that it had been a “blunt strategy”. He pointed to the “individuals who need to see extra” politics of their feeds, and that they now may, however it’s unclear what number of of these there are.
However that sense of what individuals may need out of their know-how – and if they need that know-how in any respect – was not often current as a priority. At Meta, it’s about giving individuals politics whether or not they need it or not; at CES, it was about giving individuals robots, AI, and different new methods of doing outdated issues, even when they haven’t requested for it.
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(Andrew Griffin)
Midway by the convention, a lot of Los Angeles was set alight. It’s a almost 300 mile drive between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, and they’re divided by a mountain vary, however the concern unfold shortly amongst attendees. The thread of catastrophe reshaped how the exhibitions seemed: the promoting from private temperature tracker Core that confirmed the way it could be helpful in a heating world turned prescient, the superior know-how for police forces and militaries to quell civil unrest prompt dystopias to return, these individuals mendacity of their therapeutic massage eggs seemed extra like lotus eaters.
The world over, on social media, among the concern turned particularly to AI. Matthew Bernstein, a web based social activist who makes simply shareable political infographics for Instagram, posted one such picture that linked the emissions of synthetic intelligence with the catastrophe.
“Someplace, the lads who construct AI chatbots are choosing the interiors for the rocketships they are going to use to go away Earth and all of us burning with it,” it learn, over an image of a forest in flames. It pointed to statistics in regards to the huge quantity of carbon produced by utilizing or coaching AI fashions. It has since been favored virtually half one million instances.
Mr Haddock right here, the London based mostly Nottingham Forest fan.
A superb pal launched me to The Magazine and I’ve learn some actually good articles on it.
Lots of you could have observed {that a} sure contributor’s articles practically all the time have a dig at Forest, in some form or type.
What introduced me to jot down this text, was the truth that our golf equipment have loads in widespread for the time being with PSR and the enforced horse-trading, but in addition there’s a little bit of historical past between us.
I lately noticed a graphic on the BBC Sport web site that offers the share chance of groups making Champions League – it put you lot at 44.6% and making fifth, whereas it offers Forest at 33.6%, making sixth.
I’m after all going to plant my flag and say I reckon we are able to do you at St James’ Park, as we’ve received Woody and your Geordie Maradona, Elliot Anderson – each have been unbelievable for us, whereas you’ve received Odysseas Vlachodimos, someplace.
You’ve received a distracting two legged cup semi and regardless of your despotic bottomless pit of wealth, you’re going to must flog Bruno to Man Metropolis, Isak to Arsenal and Betfred needs to go house to Italy (the Wetherspoons gag has backfired now).
Speaking of shared gamers.
James Perch (I’m anticipating fish puns within the feedback, don’t disappoint please) has simply retired after taking part in for Ilkeston City. Now Perch is an effective instance of how far we’ve each come within the final decade or so. He was our solely sellable participant/prospect, that’s how garbage we had been again then and you obtain him!
There’s a very good record of gamers between us. Really this displays our shared industrial previous. While you had pits and work you attracted people to Newcastle.
People like Stuart Pearce, Jermaine Jenas, Karl Darlow, Jamaal Lascelles, and the legendary James Perch. Andrew Cole was from Nottingham (depressing sod, that’s what occurs while you transfer to Newcastle too younger).
Nevertheless, occasions change and like when Nottingham nonetheless had viable pits and jobs (who talked about scabs???), you lot got here down in numbers and even settled right here, chasing our nurses and hosiery staff – identical to Frank Clark.
We loved the ginger Pirlo who helped us get promotion and hated that Shelvey lad (reckon you may need taken Odysseas off us out of guilt over Shelvey).
Olive Haddock with Jack Colback
Now we now have Woody and the Midland Messi, who can be taught his craft taking part in alongside our Yates.
The League Cup will do to you what Champions League did to you final season and ‘Notts’ Forest can be on the pi.. with Nuno in Europe.
In a transfer that was extensively anticipated throughout the NFL, the New England Patriots employed Mike Vrabel as head coach every week after firing Jerod Mayo.
Vrabel’s prior teaching expertise — wherein he went 54-45 over six seasons with the Tennessee Titans with a 2-3 file within the playoffs — was interesting to the Patriots, as was proprietor Robert Kraft’s background with Vrabel from his taking part in profession as a linebacker in New England (2001-2008).
That is the fourth head coach that Kraft has employed since buying the group in 1994, the others being Pete Carroll (1997-1999), Invoice Belichick (2000-2023) and Mayo (2024).
Taking a more in-depth look, ESPN Patriots reporter Mike Reiss solutions 4 huge questions concerning the Vrabel hiring, together with what comes subsequent. Nationwide reporter Dan Graziano dishes on what he is listening to concerning the rent, and draft analyst Matt Miller spins it ahead to the draft. Lastly, analyst Ben Solak grades the rent.
What makes Vrabel the correct rent for the Patriots?
Vrabel has proved he can construct a successful tradition, which has added worth for the franchise after Kraft miscalculated that Mayo, 38, was prepared for the job following 5 years as an assistant coach.
Vrabel, 49, will convey order and construction, in addition to a mastery of recreation administration that was fashioned, partly, by what he realized from Belichick as a participant. Belichick usually famous how Vrabel was one of many smartest gamers he had coached. Moreover, the Patriots want a commanding chief to unify all points of their soccer operation, one thing that acquired away from them in recent times.
Kraft had a front-row seat to Vrabel’s management throughout his taking part in profession after which as an opposing coach who had success in opposition to New England. It would not damage that Vrabel is a Patriots Corridor of Famer who spoke glowingly concerning the group at his group induction. — Reiss
Did the Patriots have their sights set on Vrabel from the start?
The potential for Vrabel turning into the Patriots’ coach traces again to final yr. New England had language in Mayo’s contract to change into Belichick’s successor, however group sources stated Vrabel’s surprising availability in January 2024 after being fired by the Titans made some throughout the group wonder if these plans must be shelved in favor of Vrabel. They finally had been satisfied sufficient in Mayo to stay with the unique plan. That Vrabel remained out there in 2025, and was interviewing with the AFC East rival New York Jets, provides a layer of context to the choice. — Reiss
How does this impression quarterback Drake Maye?
One of many high questions is what Vrabel’s imaginative and prescient for the offense seems to be like, and whom he plans to convey with him as offensive coordinator.
So Maye will probably be taking part in in a special system than the one carried out in his rookie season by coordinator Alex Van Pelt, and he will even have new place coaches. That is important as many credited Van Pelt and quarterbacks coach T.C. McCartney for Maye’s improvement and serving to refine his footwork after beginning simply 26 video games in school.
Maye acquired a style for among the NFL’s totally different offensive techniques within the pre-draft course of when he met with numerous groups and has famous that some have the next diploma of problem than others when it comes to accountability positioned on the quarterback. — Reiss
What is the subsequent factor the Patriots ought to do?
Rent a normal supervisor who shares Vrabel’s imaginative and prescient so it’s aligned throughout all departments of the group, corresponding to Ryan Cowden, who was a high aide for his closing seasons in Tennessee. The Patriots have by no means had a normal supervisor in Kraft’s 31-year tenure, as a substitute preferring for an government vp of participant personnel alongside the top coach as the highest two staffers on the masthead.
This might be the correct time to alter that strategy, as organizations such because the Patriots have grown exponentially because the Nineteen Nineties, and a GM-type rent to enhance the top coach is as necessary as ever. — Reiss
What are you listening to across the league on the rent?
Nobody is shocked. It felt like this case was pointing this fashion all week, with the group’s curiosity in Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson the one factor that gave anybody pause. However Vrabel interviewed in particular person, not on Zoom, and naturally, the prior relationship with the group was an enormous issue.
Lots of people I discuss to have rolled their eyes a bit on the rent. The Patriots had Belichick for twenty-four years, let him go, did no search in any respect earlier than hiring Mayo, fired Mayo after one season after which rushed their search earlier than hiring Vrabel. Vrabel is an impressive coach and certain the correct rent, nevertheless it appears the Patriots might have benefited from in search of a wider vary of views earlier than leaping on the apparent candidate. — Graziano
How can Vrabel enhance this roster with the No. 4 decide?
The Patriots’ resolution must be about enhancing the general group and never targeted totally on offense or protection. There will likely be strain from outdoors voices to construct round a stellar younger quarterback in Maye, and enhancing the offensive line and vast receiver corps have to be an offseason focus. But it surely would not need to occur at No. 4. Reaching in Spherical 1 for wants is how unhealthy groups keep unhealthy.
As an alternative, the “finest participant out there” strategy could be the very best guess for a group that misplaced 13 video games and has holes everywhere in the roster. That places gamers like Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter on the board. He is my high general participant within the class and could be an ideal addition for a protection that already has vivid spots in Christian Gonzalez and Keion White. Each place outdoors of quarterback must be in play for New England, however my decide could be Carter if the QB-needy groups in line for the highest three picks depart him on the board for New England. — Miller
How would you grade this rent?
B+. There is no such thing as a doubt Vrabel is a stable head coach. His sturdy defenses and general roster power throughout his time in Tennessee are a testomony to that. His return to New England additionally comes with rosy emotions, as he was a profitable participant there and is aware of easy methods to emulate Belichick’s system (whereas additionally including his personal spin from his time outdoors of the nucleus). I’ve questions on how Vrabel will fill out his offensive employees and whether or not he can mesh with the group’s personnel executives, however his hiring dramatically raises the ground for a Patriots group seeking to get again into competition. — Solak
First half objectives from Rayan Ait-Nouri and Rodrigo Gomes secured Emirates FA Cup third spherical development for Wolves at Bristol Metropolis on Saturday lunchtime.
On their first go to to Ashton Gate since 2019, Vitor Pereira’s facet have been two to the great inside the primary 21 minutes, and regardless of Scott Twine’s free-kick halving the deficit on the stroke of half-time, the Previous Gold held on to outlive late stress and put their identify within the hat for Sunday’s fourth spherical draw.
A sweeping Wolves transfer conjured up the primary opening of the sport, and it was a giant one for the guests which fell to the precise boot of Ait-Nouri. Goncalo Guedes picked out R. Gomes with a ball out to the precise and the Portuguese teenager stood up his man earlier than crossing into the hazard zone the place Ait-Nouri met it only some yards out, however Max O’Leary stood agency to forestall the opener from point-blank vary.
Nevertheless, the impasse was damaged simply minutes later by way of the identical man, who didn’t dwell on his earlier miss. A nook kick was cleared solely so far as Joao Gomes who delivered again into the field and there was Ait-Nouri on the again submit to go dwelling from shut vary inside 10 minutes.
Pereira’s facet seemed to construct on their robust begin and virtually doubled their benefit when Jorgen Strand Larsen broke free and had each R. Gomes and Guedes for firm, however the latter was unable to clarify contact on the ball and the Robins have been capable of comfortably clear the ball off the road.
The Previous Gold have been within the temper within the south west and made their dominance present as Strand Larsen collected the ball in between the strains and had time and house to swiftly select Guedes on the precise. R. Gomes made the run within his compatriot and acquired the ball courtesy of a neat Guedes contact earlier than composing himself and dinking into the far nook for 2.
Guedes had probabilities to make it three however couldn’t fairly make contact along with his first try earlier than he acquired the ball following some robust Strand Larsen hold-up play shortly after, however fired his left footed effort excessive and huge of O’Leary’s purpose. The attacker then seemed to reap the benefits of O’Leary popping out of his purpose and regardless of the stopper being means off his line, Guedes was unable to get the facility behind his long-range effort and O’Leary was capable of get again in time.
The house facet utilized some late stress of their greatest spell of the primary 45 as half-time approached, with Santiago Bueno well-placed to face agency and make an vital block after Anis Mehmeti had lower inside and aimed in direction of purpose.
And to their credit score, the Robins halved the deficit inside one minute of further time following a wonderfully struck free-kick, with Wolves having taken their foot ever so barely off the gasoline. A foul from Hee Chan Hwang simply exterior of the realm gave Twine the chance to strike up and over the wall and out of attain of Sam Johnstone who had little likelihood.
Half-time | Bristol Metropolis 1-2 Wolves
Wolves had an early alternative inside the primary three minutes of the second interval to regain their two-goal cushion as an overload down the left-hand facet noticed Ait-Nouri and J. Gomes mix earlier than the latter lower the ball again for Hwang who was in loads of house, however acquired beneath the ball and cleared the crossbar.
Persistence then virtually paid off for R. Gomes who remained tight to Haydon Roberts who was dealing with his personal purpose and Gomes nipped in, earlier than getting the ball out of his toes and so almost squeezing his effort contained in the close to submit, however the ball cannoned again off the woodwork.
Shortly after, Guedes once more took goal from distance and compelled O’Leary into a wise save low to his left which was comfortably parried away from any hazard.
Wolves had the ball at the back of the web for a 3rd time, nevertheless by the point R. Gomes had latched onto Strand Larsen’s flick on and lobbed it excessive of O’Leary, the offside flag was already as much as deny the wing-back his second of the afternoon.
Hwang had a superb opening with little below 20 minutes remaining when Guedes broke free down the left and crossed with the skin of his boot, however the South Korean fired over after the ball had travelled all the way in which to the again submit.
Hwang was changed shortly after and his substitute, Pablo Sarabia, virtually had the specified affect, taking goal from vary and seeing his effort in direction of the far nook rebound again off the submit.
With 5 minutes of the tie remaining, Bristol Metropolis have been nonetheless within the recreation at 2-1 and got here nearer than ever to levelling when Twine’s free-kick was met on the again submit by Ross McCrorie who headed again off the underside of the crossbar as Wolves survived a late scare and 5 minutes of further time to progress.
Leicester Metropolis pummelled Queens Park Rangers on the King Energy in Saturday’s third-round FA Cup tie. James Justin opened the scoring for the Foxes, however Jonathan Varane rapidly equalised for the guests. Stephy Mavididi and Facundo Buonanotte gave Metropolis a two-goal benefit earlier than Rayan Kolli pulled one again for Rangers earlier than the break. A Jamie Vardy penalty early within the second half restored the cushion and killed QPR’s resistance. Justin bagged a second and Wout Faes scored a screamer from distance in damage time to supply the ultimate margin.
I’ll begin with the dangerous stuff: QPR had been the higher facet for the opening half-hour of the match and each of their objectives had been the results of some sloppy play by Winks, who ought to know higher. I’m…unconvinced…by the Winks/Soumare pairing in midfield.
Apart from that? Nice match! We put 60% of our photographs heading in the right direction and scored from all six of them in order that ticks the “scientific” field. The midfielders behind Vardy (Mavididi, Buonanotte, and El Khannouss) had been dynamic in possession and labored onerous monitoring again.
The fullbacks had been good at the moment. It’s been a minute since I may say that, so I wished to begin a paragraph with that despite the fact that this isn’t actually a paragraph.
Some persons are going to say “Oh, it was solely QPR.” These persons are technically appropriate, however chances are you’ll recall our 0-0 draw in opposition to Walsall this 12 months. This might simply have been One Of These Matches, so credit score to the supervisor and the squad for getting the job executed. Will this spark a revival for the workforce? I’ve no clue. It felt nice, although.
3 Takeaways
A goalkeeping clinic this was not. Jakub Stolarczyk saved the primary shot heading in the right direction of the match. It was the one save by both keeper.
He’s not on the scoresheet, however El Khannouss was rampant at the moment. He arrange Mavididi’s and Buonanotte’s objectives and labored extraordinarily onerous in defence. He’s trying higher each match, and he already appears to be like fairly good.
I used to be genuinely shocked that van Nistelrooy used not solely his finest obtainable beginning lineup however his normal substitution sample as effectively. One will get the sense he was sending a message.
The victory sees the Foxes by way of to the fourth spherical of the cup. The draw will probably be held tomorrow following the Arsenal-Manchester United match. Subsequent on the docket, we’ll see Crystal Palace go to the King Energy on Wednesday. One week from at the moment we host Fulham in what is going to nearly actually not be referred to as “The Bobby De Cordova-Reid Derby.”
Leicester Metropolis: Jakub Stolarczyk, James Justin, Conor Coady, Wout Faes, Victor Kristiansen, Boubakary Soumare, Harry Winks (Oliver Skipp 60’), Facundo Buonanotte, Bilal El Khannouss (Jordan Ayew 60’), Stephy Mavididi, Jamie Vardy (C) (Patson Daka 60’)
Queens Park Rangers: Joe Walsh, Jake Clark-Salter, Ronnie Edwards, Kenneth Paal, Harrison Ashby, Nicolas Madsen, Jonathan Varane, Sam Discipline, Rayan Kolli, Ilias Chair, Koki Saito
On the lookout for an account to observe? This can be a good one.
1’- The King Energy is shrouded in fog this morning because the Foxes trot out an incredibly sturdy facet. My guess is that this not being a midweek match performed an enormous position in van Nistelrooy’s pondering.
6’- QPR fail to take care of a speculative ball by Kristiansen, permitting Mavididi to pounce on it with the keeper in no-man’s-land. He can’t discover an angle for a cross or a shot and the possibility passes.
10’- GOAL! El Khannouss wins a free kick on the left wing. Buonanotte takes it, swinging it throughout the face of the objective. James Justin reacts first and pokes it into the again of the web.
You simply know they need Coady to stroll below the bridge…Picture by Plumb Photos/Leicester Metropolis FC by way of Getty Photos
17’- Shut! Former Leicester goal Chair finds somewhat area on the sting of the realm and takes his possibilities. It’s a high quality effort, however Stolarczyk makes a superb save.
19’- GOAL! Winks wins the ball after which provides it away cheaply outdoors his personal space. Varane hits it first time and there’s nothing Stolarczyk can do about this one. That was a full 30 yards out. Oof.
27’- Shut! A uncommon Metropolis assault sees El Khannouss pull the ball again for Buonanotte. His shot is block, however it dribbles to Vardy simply 5 yards from the open web. He places it over the bar. By some means.
29’- Shut! Stolarczyk’s clearance goes straight to Saito. He finds Kolli in ten yards of area between Coady and Faes. {The teenager} places it over when he ought to have at the very least hit the goal.
35’- GOAL! QPR flip the ball over deep in their very own half. Mavididi pounces and finds El Khannouss. The Moroccan returns it and the winger slots dwelling from twelve yards. That was in opposition to the run of play.
No Stephy, that was the second objective.Picture by Plumb Photos/Leicester Metropolis FC by way of Getty Photos
39’- GOAL! Buonanotte carries it ahead and finds Mavididi on the wing. He spots El Khannouss’ run and the previous Genk man stands up an ideal cross. Buonanotte meets it in full flight. 3-1 to the Foxes.
I do know it’s not within the playing cards, however I’d like to signal him completelyPicture by Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Photos
45+1’- GOAL! Oh my. Winks tries a again cross however as a substitute performs an ideal by way of ball for Kolli, who pounces on it and slots previous Stolarczyk. The Foxes lead 3-2 on the half.
46’- No adjustments for both facet on the break. Off we go!
50’- GOAL! Mavididi tries to clip the ball into the field and Ashby blocks it. Along with his arm. Excessive above his head. It’s a penalty all day lengthy. Birthday boy Vardy sends Walsh the unsuitable technique to restore the two-goal benefit.
60’- The penalty appears to have shocked the guests as they haven’t supplied a lot over the past ten minutes. Van Nistelrooy makes a triple substitution, sending Oliver Skipp, Patson Daka, and Jordan Ayew into the fray for Winks, Vardy, and El Khannouss.
62’ – GOAL! Skipp’s first contribution is to play an extended ball on the deck for Daka. The Zambian finds Justin’s run on the proper and the fullback finishes brilliantly off the far publish. 5-2 to the Foxes for those who’re preserving rating.
Nonetheless in all probability ought to have returned it to Daka, however we’ll let it slide.Picture by Plumb Photos/Leicester Metropolis FC by way of Getty Photos
65’- The gaffer withdraws Mavididi and introduces Kasey McAteer who’s simply getting back from damage.
76’- There’s nothing to report. The match is occurring, however it’s not “occurring” if you realize what I imply.
81’- Bobby De Cordova-Reid comes on for Buonanotte.
90+2’ – GOAL! That’s a objective of the season candidate. Faes wins the ball simply contained in the QPR half. He expenses ahead and takes goal from over 30 yards. It’s a screamer that finds the within of the facet netting. Take a bow, son.
The Patriots are hiring their former Tremendous Bowl-winning linebacker as their subsequent head coach, NFL Community Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Sunday, per sources knowledgeable of the scenario. New England later introduced the information.
Because the second the Patriots moved on from Jerod Mayo following a turbulent 2024 season, Vrabel was seen because the frontrunner to run the franchise he helped win three Tremendous Bowls. Vrabel was named to the membership’s Ring of Honor in 2023. Robert Kraft will exchange one former Patriots participant with one other in hopes of improved outcomes.
Vrabel is the primary coach since 1950 to immediately succeed one other coach the place each had performed collectively within the NFL as teammates since Forrest Gregg took over for Bart Starr as Packers head coach in 1984, per NFL Analysis.
The 49-year-old Vrabel entered the 2025 teaching cycle as probably the most sought-after candidates, taking interviews with the Bears, Jets and Pats. A return to Foxborough, nevertheless, all the time appeared most probably.
TV presenter Katie Piper has revealed her determination to get a synthetic eye, 16 years after an acid assault that left her with life-changing accidents and partial blindness.
The Unfastened Ladies panellist, 41, is an advocate for these with burns and disfigurement accidents.
She shared a video of her being fitted with the prosthetic on Instagram.
Piper mentioned: “After a few years battling with my eye well being, I’ve reached the tip of the street considerably, and the choice has been made to strive a prosthetic eye shell.
“This marks the beginning of a journey to have a synthetic eye, with an unimaginable medical staff behind me.
“As all the time I am extremely grateful to all these within the NHS and personal well being care system for his or her expertise and kindness.
“I’ll share my journey, I am hopeful and nervous about with the ability to tolerate it and would love to listen to from any of you within the feedback if you happen to’ve been on this journey or have any recommendation.”
Commenting on the put up, presenter Lisa Snowdon mentioned Piper was a “warrior” and a “true inspiration”.
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Piper has undergone a whole lot of operations after struggling an acid assault organized by her ex-boyfriend in March 2008.
She gave up her proper to anonymity and made a documentary in 2009 referred to as Katie: My Stunning Face.
Piper additionally based the Katie Piper Basis which helps survivors of life-changing burns and scars, and has acquired an honorary doctorate from the Royal School of Surgeons to mark her ground-breaking work.
She was made an OBE in 2021 for her providers to charity and burn victims.
In response to the NHS’s Nationwide Synthetic Eye Service, exterior, a prosthetic eye shell – also called a beauty shell – is a skinny synthetic eye individually manufactured for sufferers.
It’s designed to suit over a blind and broken eye, and is commonly used when individuals really feel delicate or acutely aware about their eyes, explains medical guide Dr Chris Smith.
In her Instagram publish, Piper, 41, additionally shared a video that appeared to indicate her being fitted with the prosthetic.
“This marks the beginning of a journey to have a synthetic eye, with an unbelievable medical workforce behind me.
“As all the time I am extremely grateful to all these within the NHS and personal well being care system for his or her expertise and kindness.
“I’ll share my journey, I am hopeful and nervous about with the ability to tolerate it and would love to listen to from any of you within the feedback if you happen to’ve been on this journey or have any recommendation.”
After the assault in 2008, she misplaced sight in a single eye however medical doctors on the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead, West Sussex, restored it.
Piper, a mom of two, arrange her personal basis geared toward making it simpler to reside with burns and scars.
She has beforehand stated that society wants to vary for individuals with facial disfigurements to really feel accepted.
In 2009, she made a Channel 4 documentary about her expertise referred to as Katie: My Lovely Face.
She was made an OBE in 2021 in honour of her providers to charity and victims of burns and different disfigurement accidents.
FC Barcelona thrashed Actual Madrid 5-2 to win the Spanish Tremendous Cup in El Clasico.
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FC Barcelona mounted a historic comeback on Sunday, to thrash bitter rival Actual Madrid 5-2 in a Spanish Tremendous Cup remaining version of El Clasico held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Culers could not have been blamed for fearing the worst when Vinicius Jr. robbed Marc Casado of the ball in his personal half and despatched Kylian Mbappe off on a lightning tempo counter assault which concluded with the Frenchman fooling Alejandro Balde and placing the defending champion Los Blancos up inside 5 minutes.
On 22 minutes, nevertheless, Barca wonderkid Lamine Yamal went on a typical slalom run of his personal and slotted his completely executed shot previous Thibaut Courtois to equalize.
Virtually 1 / 4 of an hour later, Robert Lewandowski beat the Belgian from the penalty spot after Eduardo Camavinga hacked at Gavi and introduced the quantity six down within the field.
Raphinha’s head linked excellently with a Jules Kounde cross on 39 minutes to offer Barca a two-goal benefit, earlier than the Brazilian arrange Alejandro Balde to safe a 4-1 scoreline at half time.
Barca got here roaring out of the traps following the interval, with Raphinha scoring his second of the evening upon cleverly dribbling on the opposite aspect of a set of hapless white shirts to make it 5-1.
And whereas Rodrygo scored the free kick awarded when Wojciech Szczesny was proven a straight purple for fouling Mbappe outdoors the 18-yarder, the Blaugrana held on for a document fifteenth title within the competitors and received again the cup which Madrid relieved it of a yr in the past underneath Hansi Flick’s predecessor Xavi Hernandez.
By way of victory, the German who took over the reins in the summertime has now secured his first title within the Barca dugout and can hope that the comeback is an indication of issues to return for the remainder of the season.
Barca thrashed Madrid 0-4 in a La Liga version of the Clasico in late October, which put it six factors clear on the summit.
A string of unhealthy leads to November and December implies that they now path Carlo Ancelotti’s males by 5 factors and chief Atletico Madrid by six, with all of the groups involved having now performed 19 video games every.
Barca returns to league motion with an away journey to Getafe on January 18 because the newly-crowned Tremendous Cup winners.
Earlier than that, nevertheless, it’ll try to advance within the Copa del Rey by seeing off Actual Betis in Montjuic on Wednesday.
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