Port Adelaide plays Melbourne Sunday at Adelaide Oval during a crucial three-game home stretch. Coach Ken Hinkley wants his team focused only on the Demons after beating Greater Western Sydney last week. The Power cannot look ahead or take anything for granted against their upcoming opponent. Port Adelaide must show up ready to compete for four championship points. Both teams have five wins from their recent games.
Melbourne captain Max Gawn creates problems for opposing teams as the league's best ruckman. Port Adelaide will use two players against Gawn with Dante Visentini and Jordon Sweet sharing duties. Sweet returns to the senior team after strong performances during the past year. Both ruckmen can also play forward positions and...
Rebecca Gibney froze when cameras started rolling for Dancing With The Stars after her 60th birthday. The actress spent weeks practicing dance moves but felt overwhelmed during the live performance. Old feelings about her body and confidence returned as she stepped onto the stage. Dance partner Ian Waite helped calm her nerves backstage with other nervous contestants. She cannot remember performing her first routine because anxiety took over completely.
The Packed To The Rafters star wants to challenge herself more often during her third career chapter. She signed up for theater work with Cameron Daddo and accepted a secret new project. Rebecca refuses to appear on Survivor or celebrity jungle shows despite her son's interest. Her...
Journalist Maria Julia Olivan suffered burns when lighting her fireplace at Border Periodismo offices. She used excess ethanol and flames caught her clothing on fire. Colleague Valu Bonadeo helped remove her clothes and directed her to the shower. Ambulance crews took Olivan to German Hospital with burns covering 23 percent of her body. Doctors performed surgery to remove blisters and gave her pain medication.
The accident forced Olivan to postpone her one-woman show Catarsis de mamis at Metropolitan Theater. She planned to debut Friday discussing autism from a mother's perspective. Her son Antonio received an autism diagnosis at eighteen months old. Olivan left television and radio work to care for Antonio full-time. She started...
TF1 will show PSG's first match since winning the European championship Sunday at 9 pm. Luis Enrique's team faces Atletico Madrid during the new FIFA Club World Cup tournament. Gregoire Margotton and Bixente Lizarazu will call the game for French television viewers. The match comes after France 2 showed PSG's French Cup victory and M6 broadcast their Champions League win. TF1 wants to join other networks that covered the capital club's recent success.
DAZN bought worldwide rights to the Club World Cup but agreed to share some games for free broadcast. Julien Millereux from TF1 sports explained the English company wanted to keep most matches exclusive. The PSG versus Atletico Madrid game seemed perfect for free television because of...
Deportivo Madryn faces Atlanta Sunday at 3:30 pm during Primera Nacional's 18th round at Abel Sastre Stadium. Daniel Zamora will referee the match between two Zone A contenders. Leandro Gracian's team returns after a week break with 25 points from six wins, seven draws and four losses. The home side scored 17 goals and allowed 13 during the first half. Madryn sits fourth place and wants to climb higher.
Atlanta leads the table with 34 points after nine victories, seven ties and one defeat. Luis Garcia's squad allowed just seven goals and scored 17 times this season. The visitors lost once against Guemes but remain tough away from home. Atlanta won two road games, tied five and lost one during eight away matches. Their strong defense...
Nueva Chicago tied 2-2 with San Telmo at Doctor Osvaldo Baletto Stadium during Primera Nacional action Sunday. Emiliano Mendez scored first for Nueva Chicago after 25 minutes of play. Sebastian Cocimano answered back for San Telmo during the 49th minute. Ivan Maggi put Nueva Chicago ahead again at the 78th minute. Joaquin Ochoa Gimenez leveled the match for San Telmo two minutes later.
Gaston Lotito coached Nueva Chicago for the first time since taking over the team. He started Facundo Ferrero as goalkeeper against the home side. The defense featured Franco Cortes, Julian Rodriguez Vuotto, Agustin Aguirre and Diego Arroyo. Tomas Rodriguez, Emiliano Mendez, Ivan Molinas and Brandon Cortes handled midfield duties. Ignacio Rodriguez and...
Palmeiras meets Porto Sunday at 7pm during their Club World Cup Group A opener at MetLife Stadium. Brazilian fans can watch live broadcasts on Globo, Sportv and Globoplay networks. The match marks Estevao's final game before joining Chelsea next month. Verdao brings their full squad after winning the Libertadores and reaching Copa do Brasil's round of 16. The team finished fourth during Brazil's domestic championship season.
Porto wants to bounce back after ending their European campaign without trophies. The Portuguese side finished third behind rivals Sporting and Benfica during league play. They signed Spanish midfielder Gabri Veiga to strengthen their squad for the tournament. Coach Martin Anselmi faces problems with goalkeeper...
Guillermo de Amores sat out Sunday when Peñarol faced River Plate at Parque Saroldi. The goalkeeper has missed three games after hurting his muscle against Plaza. Coach Diego Aguirre said de Amores was healing well and could return for the weekend. The team wanted their starter back for important matches. De Amores had beaten out Martin Campaña for the number one spot.
Fernando Muslera nearly signed with Peñarol but chose Estudiantes de La Plata. Muslera had promised Aguirre he would join training within fifteen days. Aguirre met with his goalkeepers on Friday to discuss the possible signing. De Amores learned about the talks and called the whole situation unfair. The club had blocked his transfer attempts last season.
De Amores wants...
Inter Miami tied 0-0 with Al Ahly from Egypt during their Club World Cup opener at Hard Rock Stadium. Lionel Messi struggled early as his team failed to create scoring chances against the African champions. Goalkeeper Oscar Ustari saved Inter Miami from losing after making several brilliant stops during the first half. The 38-year-old keeper blocked a penalty kick and prevented multiple goals that could have embarrassed the home team. Nearly 61,000 fans watched the match with many supporting Al Ahly.
Al Ahly controlled most of the first half through aggressive attacking play from their forwards. Coach Javier Mascherano used a 4-4-2 formation that did not work against the Egyptian team's defensive strategy. Messi attempted two free...
