This had seemed likely to be a routine night for Los Blancos. With a 2-0 lead from the first leg, there appeared little danger of an upset, even as coach Zinedine Zidane picked an inexperienced side for the Copa del Rey clash. Madrid 16/5 to win title There were some neat touches from some of Madrid’s young players, but they largely looked like a group of footballers who never play together....
Bale was withdrawn at half-time as Madrid lost 3-1 to Juventus in Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final, Cristiano Ronaldo’s dramatic stoppage-time penalty securing progression for the holders. The Wales star has endured another injury-affected season, starting only 16 La Liga games, and appears to have been usurped by Isco in Zinedine Zidane’s preferred starting line-up. Bale’s early substitution against Juve prompted a fresh round of stories about his future, although the player’s agent Jonathan Barnett claims the speculation is being driven by the Spanish media....
Does that mean Americans are in better financial shape? Not quite, according to bankruptcy expert Elizabeth Warren, a professor of law at Harvard University and co-author (with her daughter) of “The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke” (Basic Books; September 2003) and “All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan” (Free Press; March 2005.) NEWSWEEK’s Karen Springen spoke with Warren about why she thinks the current legislation helps lenders at the expense of ordinary Americans and how the nation can get out of a debilitating cycle of debt....
A tradition as old as “Thanks, Obama” jokes, Barack Obama revealed his March Madness brackets for the 2021 NCAA Tournament on both the women’s and the men’s side earlier in the week, and they have some big happenings. While No. 44 is trying to play it safe in the men’s bracket, what he has happening in the Final Four is something of a rarity, happening just once before in NCAA Tournament history....
Hundreds of guests, including celebrities and former Obama administration officials, were set to attend Saturday’s event marking the former president’s milestone birthday, which falls on August 4. “Due to the new spread of the Delta variant over the past week, the President and Mrs. Obama have decided to significantly scale back the event to include only family and close friends,” Hannah Hankins, a spokeswoman for the former president told The New York Times....
The limited-edition doll is designed to celebrate the Mexican festival, during which people remember and pay respect to their lost loved ones. According to Mattel, the toy company behind Barbie, the doll “honors the traditions and symbols often seen throughout this time.” The Dia de Muertos Barbie doll comes with an embroidered dress that has hearts and butterfly details on it. Barbie’s face is adorned with the traditional skull face painting, often seen during Day of the Dead festivities in Mexico, with dark lipstick, detailing around the eyes and a red heart painted in the center of her forehead....
Spain’s Guardia Civil police detained 12 senior officials and raided three Catalan regional government offices on Wednesday. The national government and Spain’s constitutional court have both said a referendum on Catalan independence due to take place on October 1 is illegal and should not go ahead. There was no such action taken by the Spanish government before the last referendum in November 2014, however, this time Catalan leaders have revealed that they will declare independence within 48 hours of the final result if there is a majority ‘Yes’ vote....
The France international is under contract at the Wanda Metropolitano until June 2022, but has been linked with a move away in recent weeks. Speaking in an interview with Movistar, former Barca player Amor, now working for the club in an administrative capacity, suggested the Catalan giants are obliged to stay in contact with potential signings. “It could be that Bartomeu had a meeting with Griezmann’s family,” he said....
With Thomas Vermaelen out of favour and constantly plagued by injuries and Javier Mascherano approaching the end of his Camp Nou career, the Blaugrana are eager to reshape their defence over the next two transfer windows. Barcelona 13/2 to win CL The Catalan club have tied up an agreement with Palmeiras for Colombian international Yerry Mina for a fee in the region of €9 million, with that deal set to be completed in the summer....
The Brazil international is tied to the Liga giants until 2021 so will not be moving on anytime soon. WATCH: Neymar’s best of 2016 He is, however, plotting a return to his homeland at some stage in the future. Neymar is a product of the famed academy system at Santos and starred for them prior to completing a big-money move to Spain. Unlike many of his countrymen, the 24-year-old resisted the urge to head to Europe too soon and spent five years developing his game in South America....
RUMOURS: Carvalho tipped for Man City Luis Enrique’s side currently sit in second place, four points adrift of Los Blancos, although Zinedine Zidane’s men also have a game in hand due to their participation in the Club World Cup in December. Barca beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 at the Vicente Calderon in the sides’ Copa del Rey semi-final first leg on Wednesday and the two teams meet again on the same day next week, so Luis Enrique could rotate his pack ahead of that crunch clash....
UEFA have given the Polish referee the honour of taking charge of a heavyweight last eight showdown in Turin on Tuesday. Barca hopes dashed amid poor refereeing An experienced operator, Marciniak has already overseen one eagerly-anticipated fixture for Barca in Europe this season. Unfortunately for the La Liga giants, it was an evening that they are keen to forget. Luis Enrique’s side travelled to France for the first leg of a last 16 showdown with Paris Saint-Germain and slipped to a 4-0 defeat....
The 34-year-old midfielder will depart the club at the end of the season after 22 years at Camp Nou, having graduated from the academy. Ernesto Valverde’s side, meanwhile, have already tied down the league championship but having negotiated their opening 36 matches of the season without a defeat, now have their eyes set on the objective of finishing off an almost flawless league campaign. “We’ll do everything we can on the pitch to say thank you in his last games at the club,” the Frenchman told Goal ....
The $6.6 million covers damages from the Oil Pollution Act, Louisiana Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act and the cost of buying and preserving nearly 650 acres of the habitat in Plaquemines Parish. In 2008, one of American Commercial’s tugboats veered in front of and collided with a tanker ship sailing downriver, according to the Department of Justice, causing a collision that spilled more than 282,800 gallons of oil into the Mississippi River....
Flanked by Minnesota’s Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar, chair of the Senate subcommittee on antitrust, Barnes, the state’s lieutenant governor, rallied the people of Glenwood City, Wisconsin, a small town with some 1,300 residents about 60 miles east of Minneapolis, around the issue of corporate consolidation. “Working people are experiencing some of the most difficult challenges they’ve ever had in their entire lives,” Barnes told a group of about 150 supporters....
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For the third time this season, the portly pitcher drove in a run and casually jogged to second base. The victim this time was Marlins’ David Phelps. MORE BARTOLO: Infield single | Driving in runs | Chases down baserunner Colon is now 2-for-2 in his last two at-bat, and 2-for-2 bringing pure entertainment to baseball fans.
Unfortunately, Finn was not able to partake in the activity that gives him pleasure in life Tuesday night, because one umpire ruined that moment for him. Finn, who works as the official bat dog for the Las Vegas Aviators Triple-A team (Athletics affiliate) rudely had his bat stripped away from him right before he was about to snatch it. Warning: this video may be disturbing. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN...
