Ange Postecoglou questioned Spurs’ “fragile foundations” after their defeat to Manchester Metropolis in an obvious reference to the furore round stopping Arsenal profitable the title.

The Spurs boss watched his aspect’s personal Champions League hopes go up in smoke as they misplaced a fifth sport out of six, which assured Aston Villa fourth spot within the Premier League.

However there was nonetheless a jovial ambiance round a lot of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Man Metropolis moved two factors clear on the high of the desk, which implies they are going to be topped champions forward of Arsenal as long as they beat West Ham on Sunday.

There have been claims on social media forward of the sport of swathes of season-ticket holders promoting their tickets whereas these contained in the packed-out stadium started singing anti-Arsenal chants as soon as Erling Haaland had put the guests forward.

Postecoglou refused to be drawn on the precise supply of his frustrations, however stated that they had emerged within the 48 hours main as much as Tuesday’s sport – throughout which he had issued a spiky response when questioned concerning the proportion of Spurs followers who needed their aspect to lose to halt Arsenal’s title hopes.

“I believe the final 48 hours have revealed the foundations are pretty fragile,” he stated. “Exterior the membership, contained in the membership, in all places.

“It has been an fascinating train. It is simply my observations. I am not going to inform you extra. You can also make your individual evaluation of what occurred.

“I most likely misinterpret the state of affairs as to what I believe is vital and the endeavour to develop into a profitable staff, however that is okay. That is why I am right here. I simply wish to win, I wish to achieve success at this membership. That is why I used to be introduced in.

“Different individuals, what their priorities and pursuits are, I’ve zero curiosity in – I do know what’s vital to construct a profitable staff, and that is what I wish to focus on.

“It’s what it’s, I can not dictate what individuals do. They’re allowed to precise themselves nonetheless they need. However after we’ve bought late winners in video games, it is as a result of the group has usually helped us.

“I already knew what I needed to do, I simply need to make some changes to how I do it.”

Redknapp: Spurs’ tradition is flawed – it is not run to win

Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie Redknapp reacted to Postecoglou’s feedback on Sky Sports activities, and stated it had been troublesome to observe individuals surrounding his outdated membership who needed to see them lose out on a Champions League spot with the intention to assist Manchester Metropolis win the league title.

“It isn’t been simple [seeing people] questioning if Spurs ought to attempt to win this sport,” he stated. “There was an opportunity of Champions League soccer at this membership however individuals have been extra considering stopping Arsenal profitable the title.

“That could be a tradition that is been created for an extended whereas at this membership. I used to be right here, I by no means felt [there] was a profitable mentality.”

Redknapp additionally questioned Tottenham’s spending habits compared to their north London rivals, who regardless of spending an analogous quantity over the past two seasons, have leapfrogged them into title competition – whereas Spurs have been left with back-to-back seasons outdoors the Champions League.

“Two years in the past I used to be right here when Arsenal misplaced to Tottenham, Spurs bullied them that evening,” he added. “Should you would have stated to me that in two years Arsenal can be contending to win the title I’d’ve stated nicely I can not see that.

“What Arsenal have performed is purchase gamers which might be able to win titles, not perhaps make the staff a bit higher. What do we’d like? We want Declan Rice, let’s convey him in.

“Difficult to get gamers to take this membership to the subsequent degree. That is the mentality of Arsenal that Tottenham have not bought. The stadium is unimaginable, however the staff has to match that.

“They misplaced Harry Kane firstly of the 12 months, however they need to have stated to Kane that they wish to preserve him, or made certain they introduced somebody in that may be a ready-made alternative.

“I’ve at all times felt it, and it comes from the highest right here. I’ve to watch out as a result of I’ve usually stated about Man Utd and the Glazers – however they’ve at all times backed the staff with the gamers. Whether or not they’ve bought it proper or flawed they’ve spent a whole bunch of thousands and thousands on the gamers.

“Right here I do not assume that is ever been the case. It is completely run as a enterprise. The followers deserve higher than that.”

What would Arsenal followers have made from Spurs’ efficiency?

Sky Sports activities’ Gary Neville on the Gary Neville Podcast:

“I believe they might be just a little bit aggravated concerning the [Son] probability throughout the sport and that is simply rivalry, we see that point and time once more.

“However I do not assume they might ever be aggravated by the trouble of the Tottenham staff and the power of the Tottenham staff. That was a implausible efficiency. They stored the ball off Metropolis for giant components that first half.

“Groups do not do this. They lacked a little bit of punch up entrance, however that they had that punch within the second half. They created three or 4 actually good moments. If Tottenham had bought a draw out of that sport tonight, nobody may have denied them.

“Arsenal couldn’t have any complaints in anyway. Mikel Arteta is not going to have any complaints about how Ange Postecoglou and his males have approached this sport and gone about their enterprise. They performed rather well.”

Sky Sports activities’ Jamie Carragher on the Gary Neville Podcast:

“I really assume it will make it worse for an Arsenal fan as a result of at the least if Metropolis had received this 2-0 or 3-0 and Tottenham hadn’t had a go, you may take your frustration out on Tottenham.

“However you possibly can’t take your frustration out on Tottenham as a result of that they had the probabilities. They need to have gotten one thing from the sport.

“In order an Arsenal fan, it is that additional punch to the ribs… they’re going to need to take their drugs, it appears to be like like within the subsequent few days.

“It is going to be actually troublesome for them as a result of whenever you come the entire approach by way of a season and you’ve got performed in addition to they’ve and you do not win it on the finish… Liverpool have been there quite a lot of instances over the past 5 – 6 years, chasing this Pep Guardiola machine that’s simply unbelievable.”

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Whereas his father LeBron James returned dwelling to Cleveland to observe the Cavaliers tackle the Boston Celtics within the NBA Playoffs on Monday, Bronny James was in Chicago and turning heads within the 2024 NBA Draft mix.

The youthful James had a formidable efficiency, capping a day that started with the information he was medically cleared to play within the NBA one 12 months after struggling a cardiac arrest and present process surgical procedure to restore a coronary heart defect. On the heels of that information, studies emerged Monday morning that Bronny James would stay within the NBA Draft course of as an alternative of returning to varsity after one season at USC.

Whereas Bronny James got here in shorter than he has been listed prior to now — 6-foot-1.5 with out footwear — he did register a 6-foot-7 wingspan. He then recorded a 40.5-inch max vertical leap and confirmed out within the professional lane agility drill on the mix.

The 19-year-old additionally shined through the 3-point star taking pictures drill, pulling down 19 of 25 photographs from past the arc.

Bronny doesn’t profile as a high prospect regardless of doubtlessly being a part of an NBA Draft class seen as an uncommonly weak one. Nevertheless, the place he will get drafted will likely be a serious supply of intrigue, because the 39-year-old LeBron has publicly vowed to play along with his son within the NBA. Not solely has LeBron continued to be the NBA’s most recognizable participant and a pillar of the game on and off the courtroom, he has additionally remained statistically productive, averaging 25.7 factors, 7.3 rebounds and eight.3 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers in his twenty first NBA season.

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Oak View Group’s (OVG) Co-op Stay area (cap. 23,500) in Manchester lastly opened its doorways to stage its first untroubled occasion, with a live performance by hometown band Elbow final evening, 14 Could.

After exhibits by acts together with Peter Kay, Olivia Rodrigo and Take That had been both cancelled, postponed or moved, Elbow grew to become the venue’s official opening act. Frontman Man Garvey kicked of continuing by saying: “Good night Manchester. Let’s open this venue correctly we could?”

The opening of the UK’s greatest area was repeatedly postponed. Peter Kay was initially poised to open the sector with its first full capability present on 23 April however won’t carry out there till 23 Could. The Black Keys, who had been set to play a ten,000-capacity present at Co-op Stay on 27 April, had been rescheduled to tonight, whereas alternative dates for Olivia Rodrigo’s cancelled live shows on 3 and 4 Could haven’t but been established.

Rodrigo’s exhibits had been known as off after a element of the heating, air flow and air-con (HVAC) system, used to direct air, fell from the ceiling. OVG CEO Tim Leiweke informed the BBC, “If that was quarter-hour later, one thing catastrophic may have occurred.” He went to claim that after repeated checks the sector is now “the most secure constructing on the earth”.

Forward of yesterday’s Elbow live performance, Rebecca Kane Burton, The O2 area’s former VP & GM who stepped in as interim GM at Co-Op Stay following the resignation of Gary Roden, posted on social media, “Let’s go workforce. Let’s present them simply what we’ve obtained.”

Forthcoming exhibits on the venue embody live shows Eric Clapton and Barry Manilow.

The Glasgow giants face a tie at Rugby Park tonight, Wednesday Might 15, as they tackle Derek McInnes and his Kilmarnock facet.

Ought to Brendan Rodgers and his facet choose up any factors within the match it would safe the membership’s third consecutive league win.

Forward of the conflict, the group have been noticed following within the footsteps of a few of the most well-known sides within the membership’s historical past.

Earlier than they taking to the pitch later tonight the squad have been seen arriving on the Seamill Hydro lodge in West Kilbride, with just a few followers and locals catching a glimpse because the group bus pulled in.

The venue has lengthy been synonymous with the membership with visits and coaching camps at “their favorite Seamill hang-out” courting way back to 1949.

Most famously, legendary Celtic supervisor Jock Stein was identified to take his sides to the lodge within the fast days earlier than cup finals and necessary European ties within the Sixties.

Essentially the most notable go to of all got here within the lead as much as the membership’s 1967 European Cup triumph – with the Lisbon Lions facet starting preparations for the ultimate towards Inter Milan at ‘The Hydro’.

The present facet will definitely be hoping that they are going to have silverware secured following their go to to the West Kilbride venue, identical to the perimeters of outdated.

Nonetheless, we have now a sense that – in contrast to the groups of the previous – there will not be any coaching periods on the again garden or the adjoining seashore.

The match at Rugby Park kicks off at 7.30pm tonight.

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NBA groups have been informed Monday that Bronny James, the son of the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, has been medically cleared to play within the league and is predicted to take part within the draft mix this week, an individual with information of the matter informed The Related Press.

Groups have been informed of the clearance in a memo despatched Monday morning, in accordance with the one that spoke to the AP on situation of anonymity as a result of the league didn’t publicly launch any particulars. All gamers on the draft mix in Chicago endure medical examinations.

ESPN first reported the NBA’s resolution.

The clearance dedication was doubtless anticipated, on condition that Bronny James was capable of play the ultimate 25 video games for Southern California this previous season as a freshman. He suffered cardiac arrest throughout a observe session in July 2023 and wanted a process to repair what was identified as a congenital coronary heart defect, then missed a number of months whereas recovering.

The NBA convened what is called a fitness-to-play panel — three docs who assessment medical data — to find out if James needs to be cleared. They decided that he’s “medically ready and match to play basketball within the NBA,” which suggests he can participate within the mix.

James is on a roster to take part in on-court video games Tuesday, although rosters and taking part in plans typically change on the mix. All gamers on the mix are additionally anticipated to take part in a media session on Tuesday.

LeBron James — the NBA’s all-time main scorer, and somebody who simply completed his twenty first season within the league — stated many occasions in recent times that he wish to play within the league alongside his son. However when this season ended, the Lakers star who may change into a free agent this summer time stated he hasn’t “given a lot thought these days” in regards to the notion of taking part in on a group with Bronny James.

“The child has to do what he desires to do — and I don’t even need to say child no extra — the younger man will resolve what he desires to do and the way he desires his profession to go,” LeBron James stated when the Lakers’ season ended with a playoff loss to Denver. “I simply assume the truth that we’re even having the dialog is fairly cool within the sense of that. Clearly, we’ll see what occurs.”

Being late at Celtic

I nonetheless went again all the way down to London after I was at Celtic. I had issues to do. So each Monday morning, you understand how you choose horses for the Grand Nationwide? Properly, the Celtic gamers have been choosing out what minute I used to be coming in at! I used to be all the time late – and sooner or later, someone really acquired ‘not coming in’.

Leaving Celtic in 1989

I did not wish to go, however after I signed [from West Ham], I took a £1,000-a-week drop in wages however was informed the membership would pay the tax on my sign-on price. However the first sign-on price I acquired, it was taxed. So I used to be raging. Everybody stored saying I moved again to West Ham as a result of I used to be lacking the Web page Three ladies and all that nonsense. However I assumed I used to be at Celtic for the remainder of my profession.

Macari’s coaching at West Ham

It was simply run, run, run. I nonetheless get sweats after I drive down the motorway and see all of the cones. That jogs my memory of Lou Macari’s coaching classes. He took us to a well being farm as soon as – I acquired a hypnotist to ship him to sleep so we may go to a celebration.

The Stringfellows years

I all the time went to Stringfellows – only for an hour earlier than going to a different nightclub as a result of Peter [Stringfellow] was nice to me. And I cherished him. He launched me to Jack Nicholson – Captain Jack – and Johnny Depp. Completely sensible.

Showing on ‘Wogan’

It modified my life fully. I used to be prime goalscorer that season, however the TV cameras weren’t displaying soccer video games. So I acquired requested on Wogan. I used to be nearly to make my debut for Scotland, in order that they acquired me on with Denis Regulation. I seemed like an absolute pleb, I went out and acquired a brand-new Cartier go well with, Cartier footwear, socks, tie, the whole lot. And 23m individuals have been watching.

His chat with Margaret Thatcher

We met her after the 1988 cup remaining. I shook her hand and thanked her. She mentioned ‘thanks for what?’ I mentioned ‘as a result of I used to be on 60% tax down in England and also you decreased it to 40%’. So I used to be like, thanks very a lot, ma’am.

Gudrun Ure, the star of hit Eighties youngsters’s TV present Tremendous Gran, has died aged 98.

Ure’s portrayal of Granny Smith – who gained superpowers after being struck by a magic ray – received her legions of followers throughout the globe.

Ure lived in London and died at her house.

Her demise was confirmed by her niece, Kate McNeill.

Ms McNeill stated: “She had a really memorable voice.

“I keep in mind my husband was watching Casualty one evening, and I went ‘that is Gudrun’ as quickly as I heard the voice.”

Ure was born in Scotland in Milton of Campsie, East Dunbartonshire, on 12 March 1926.

As an actress, she starred as Desdemona in a 1951 stage manufacturing of Othello, directed by Hollywood legend Orson Welles. She additionally re-dubbed Suzanne Cloutier’s efficiency in Welles’ movie adaptation.

Ure appeared in different tv reveals, together with Casualty, Midsomer Murders, The Crow Highway, The tenth Kingdom, and T-Bag And The Pearls of Knowledge.

Nonetheless, it was her position in Tremendous Gran that elevated her to cult standing.

The present, based mostly on a sequence of books written by Forrest Wilson, noticed Ure’s character use her powers to guard the residents of Chiselton from a sequence of villains, together with the scheming Roderick ‘Scunner’ Campbell and his gang.

Many visitor stars appeared on the programme, together with George Finest, Spike Milligan, Eric Bristow, Roy Kinnear and comic Billy Connolly, who additionally sang the theme track.

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The ITV sequence ran from 1985 to 1987 and was offered to greater than 60 international locations worldwide.

It additionally received a prestigious Worldwide Emmy Award within the youngsters and younger folks class.

DETROIT — In September 2022, simply two weeks into his second yr with the Detroit Lions, quarterback Jared Goff spent a uncommon in-season off day roaming the hallways of an area different center faculty.

Upon getting into Classroom No. 5 at Detroit Lions Academy, he interacted with college students, even fielding questions within the afternoon earlier than unveiling a brand new STEAM (science, tech, engineering, artwork and math) lab for the college.

“Do you ever take into consideration switching groups?” one scholar requested.

“I hope not,” Goff responded. “I hope to be round for a very long time. I take pleasure in you guys. I benefit from the crew, and I benefit from the metropolis.”

Goff is getting his want. Since being traded from the Los Angeles Rams for longtime Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford in January 2021, Goff has revitalized his NFL profession with Detroit. Now, the Lions have rewarded him with a contract extension price $212 million over 4 years that features $170 million assured. It makes Goff, who shall be 34 when the deal expires, the highest-paid participant in franchise historical past.

The $53 million common annual wage in Goff’s new deal makes him the second highest-paid quarterback within the NFL, behind solely the Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow ($55 million).

The deal comes weeks after the Lions locked up vast receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown to a four-year, $120.01 million extension and offensive deal with Penei Sewell to a four-year, $112 million deal.

Goff, who’s getting into his ninth NFL season, helped the Lions attain the NFC Championship Sport whereas turning into the third quarterback in franchise historical past to file a number of playoff wins.

Here is extra context round Goff’s new deal:

What does this imply for the Lions?

Lions common supervisor Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell have insisted they by no means thought-about Goff to be a bridge quarterback after they traded for him in 2021. This extension is proof that Goff is their man, and so they consider they will win a Tremendous Bowl with him as their starter.

The previous No. 1 general decide in 2016 led the Lions to their first convention championship sport since 1991 final season, passing for 4,575 yards and 30 touchdowns with 12 interceptions. In 2023, the Lions chosen Hendon Hooker because the franchise’s highest-drafted quarterback since Stafford went first general in 2009, however Hooker was taken to compete as Goff’s major backup within the 2024 season after recovering from a knee damage suffered in faculty, and as a safety blanket for the long run, so Goff has no motive to be wanting over his shoulder.

“I’ve at all times had perception in Jared,” Holmes mentioned throughout his end-of-the-year information convention. “You guys have at all times heard me. I do not know what extra must be mentioned from a management or efficiency standpoint, or what extra he must do in that regard. However, when it comes to the assumption, as at all times, I feel I mentioned this to you guys earlier than, is that he received drafted in ’16 and he wasn’t the full-time starter, however ’17 was his first yr as a full-time starter and he made the playoffs. Acquired exited versus the Falcons that yr, however the second yr as a full-time starter, he went to a Tremendous Bowl.

“And what I did not perceive, I did not perceive why his profession was outlined after he went to a Tremendous Bowl a second yr as a full-time starter,” Holmes mentioned. “And so, then when he got here to us, I at all times had perception. So, him doing what he did this previous yr and even the yr earlier than, it isn’t a shock to us.”

What does this imply for Goff?

Though it is unlikely Goff will admit this publicly, this extension must be a confidence booster after an disagreeable exit from the Rams. Goff has modified the narrative of his profession. In April, Goff informed the Willbo’s “Buying and selling Playing cards” podcast that the commerce that despatched him to Detroit has labored out completely.

“In hindsight, it is the best factor to ever occur to me, for my profession and my improvement as a human,” he mentioned.

So the extension signifies a profession renaissance. On the sector, he’ll be incomes a hefty payday, and his teammates consider in his means to guide. The expectation now could be to win a Tremendous Bowl.

Contained in the locker room after Goff led Detroit to its first playoff win since 1992, over his former Rams crew, a fired-up Campbell tossed him the sport ball.

“You are adequate for f—ing Detroit, Jared Goff,” Campbell bellowed.

What does this imply for the Lions’ Tremendous Bowl window?

The time is now. And the entire items are in place with their quarterback scenario set all through this stretch. For the primary time in years, the group is being constructed to maintain successful.

Not is that this group the laughingstock of the league. Holmes and Campbell have surrounded Goff with the appropriate gamers, notably by the draft, and it is as much as him to maintain the momentum going.

Final season, Goff helped the Lions win two playoff video games in a single postseason for the primary time since 1957, whereas gathering their first division title in additional than three many years. However no person is glad.

“I do not need anyone to suppose that this was a one-shot, Cinderella, magical journey that simply occurred,” Holmes mentioned at his end-of-season information convention. “No, it is actual. That is precisely what was purported to occur, and I perceive that primarily based on historical past, from what’s occurred up to now. I perceive you probably have a season like this, it is simple to really feel like this was type of a one-shot, magical, fortunate, cute story. Which I am bored with listening to. It was none of that.”

Ure lived in London for many of of her life, and began her performing profession initially in kids’s theatre.

In 1951 spent six weeks taking part in Desdemona reverse Hollywood star Welles in his manufacturing of Othello, whereas she dubbed over the actress Suzanne Cloutier for a movie model of the challenge.

She carried out in a variety of different movies, TV and radio productions from the Fifties onwards, together with as Woman MacBeth in a Encyclopaedia Britannica collection of instructional movies, a number of episodes of Casualty and a homicide sufferer in Midsomer Murders.

Her niece added: “She had a really memorable voice. I keep in mind my husband was watching Casualty one evening, and I went ‘that is Gudrun’ as quickly as I heard the voice.”

Scottish actor Joe McFadden labored with Ure within the 1996 BBC drama The Crow Highway.

He advised BBC Scotland Information that he was “greater than somewhat bit starstruck” to fulfill her, as he cherished Tremendous Gran as a toddler.

McFadden, who’s presently showing within the London West Finish present 2:22: A Ghost Story, recalled: “We needed to climb this huge tree and I keep in mind her being actually pretty and up for it, an actual trooper. She can be sadly missed.”

Ure was married for over 40 years to John Ramsay, who died in 2008. The couple had a stepson, Gordon.

She lived in London and died at her dwelling.

Benzinga – Dogecoin (DOGE) and GameStop (GME) come from largely totally different asset lessons. Nevertheless, they share quite a lot of similarities. Each have skilled important value will increase over the previous a number of years, largely pushed by retail traders aiming to problem the bigger monetary system. Nevertheless which asset has been extra profitable at this aim, measured by way of value appreciation? Let’s take a more in-depth look.

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DOGE and GME each skilled important good points in 2020 and 2021 as billions of {dollars} flowed into the tasks, inflicting the costs to soar.

The value of GME went from lower than $20 initially of 2021 to almost $500 on Jan. 28, 2021. This marked a value enhance of over 2,700% in lower than a month.

For DOGE, the value surged from lower than $0.05 in February 2021 to an all-time excessive (ATH) of practically $0.75 in April 2021, representing good points of 1,400%.

On the time, these value actions sparked enormous quantities of media consideration. Concerning DOGE, the value actions had been largely attributed to tweets from Elon Musk, together with a viral element on social media. For GME, the value will increase had been the results of mass shopping for from the Reddit neighborhood, r/WallStreetBets. Moreover, some brokerages started to restrict shopping for exercise on the inventory, which angered traders and additional fueled the rally.

Nevertheless, the numerous value will increase occurred a number of years in the past, and a few of the hype has since subsided. Whereas each property are nonetheless nicely above the place they had been in 2020, they’re down considerably from the highs that had been seen within the first half of 2021. Regardless of this, there was continued curiosity within the property following the decline from their peaks, and each have surprisingly carried out nicely over the previous two years.

If you happen to invested $1,000 in every of DOGE and GME two years in the past, you’ll be sitting on a complete of $2,860. Of this, the funding in DOGE could be value $1,660, and the funding in GME could be value $1,200.

The value of DOGE has gone from $0.09 two years in the past to a value of $0.15 at the moment. Over the timeframe, the value of GME has elevated from $25 in Could 2022 to $30 in Could 2024.

Nevertheless, you will need to notice that the value of GME surged in Could 2024, following a return to social media by Roaring Kitty, the monetary analyst who performed a key position in bringing consideration to GME in 2020 and 2021. The value of GME went from lower than $11 in early Could to over $30 on the time of writing. So, the funding in GME wouldn’t have been worthwhile till the center of Could.

Collectively, the investments would have yielded a return of over 40%, beating out the S&P500’s good points of simply over 30% in the identical interval.

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