WCL and WSL talking points: Arsenal show super strength but Manchester pair stumble
Barça’s need to adapt on show in Bayern draw, while Sam Kerr’s ‘perfect hat-trick’ is denied by a lack of technologyAlexia Putellas said Barcelona have to “adapt our game” after a 1-1 draw away to Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. The game, in which the scorer of Bayern’s equaliser, Franziska Kett, was sent off for pulling Salma Paralluelo’s hair late on, was a far cry from the 7-1 victory the Spanish champions earned over the German champions in their opening m...
How lack of goalline technology denied Kerr hat-trick
How lack of goalline technology denied Kerr hat-trickTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedHow lack of goalline technology denied Kerr hat-trickClose00Women's Football Show pundits Gilly Flaherty and Nia Jones look at Sam Kerr's legitimate goal that wasn't given due to a lack of goalline technology in the WSL.WATCH MORE: The Women's Football ShowAvailable to UK users only.SubsectionWomen's FootballPublished7 minutes...
WSL roundup: Sonia Bompastor calls for technology after Sam Kerr’s hat-trick denied
Chelsea coach unhappy as officials miss ball crossing lineUnited draw at Spurs to endanger European hopesSonia Bompastor, the Chelsea head coach, called for goalline technology to be brought into the Women’s Super League next season after Sam Kerr was controversially denied a hat-trick in a 4-1 victory at Everton.The Chelsea and Australia striker scored with two clinical low finishes – either side of a long-range drive from Everton’s Yuka Momiki – to put Chelsea 2-1 up, and replays showed that K...
Maradona heirs launch cryptocurrency to extend football legend’s legacy
The heirs of Argentine football great Diego Maradona have announced the launch of a new cryptocurrency bearing his name, in a move aimed at preserving his global sporting and cultural legacy through blockchain technology.The initiative forms part of a broader strategy to manage and expand Maradona’s brand following his death in November 2020, blending his legacy with the digital economy and emerging technologies.Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here....
Bruins’ Jeremy Swayman and the overwhelming influence of self-belief
BOSTON — Save percentages are sinking. This is not the fault of goaltenders. Sharper shooters, coaching strategies and stick technology are among the reasons that today’s goalies are under siege.“Players are just getting better, more skilled. I feel like there’s way more goals,” said Boston Bruins coach Marco Sturm. “Power play is a big reason, too. They’re just so good at it. So many more goals. Maybe that’s why save percentage is going down, the combination of a little bit of everything. The l...
Mats Wieffer doubles up as Brighton push Burnley closer to the drop
Scott Parker has spent much of the season bemoaning the “fine margins” of the Premier League and after witnessing Burnley lose to Brighton and having two of their own disallowed for paper-thin offsides, he might be looking forward to the prospect of the Championship.The assistants called the offsides after Jaidon Anthony and Bashir Humphreys netted but lengthy video assistant referee delays offered hope and the technology had to work hard to spot the illegalities. Ultimately, it was Mats Wieffer...
Longtime Dodgers fan, 81, upset at organization over paper ticket issue
The advent of mobile ticketing has largely forced the paper ticket to go the way of landline phones, dial-up internet and other commonly used products that technology has phased out.One lifelong Los Angeles Dodgers fan is hoping the team can at least hear him out on being able to continue to print his tickets.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMErrol Segal, 81, told NBC Los Angeles on Friday the Dodgers told him he won’t be able to buy paper tickets for the entire season. He was ab...
Unhittable: are the modern era’s weightlifting, analytics-fueled pitchers too good?
A new book explores how technology and a host of maverick innovators have given rise to an exceptional crop of baseball playersIn a 1940 publicity stunt, the Cleveland Indians’ flamethrowing pitcher, Bob Feller, tested which was faster: One of his own blazing deliveries, or a motorcycle. Feller’s pi...
New survey finds 91% of fans believe football is better off without VAR
Only 2% thought VAR ‘makes football more enjoyable’81% prefer watching games without video technologyFootball supporters remain thoroughly unconvinced of the merits of video assistant referees (VAR), with new research suggesting as many as 91% of them believe the game is better off without it.More t...