Vasco defeated Fluminense 2-1 at the Maracanã on Thursday (11), in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil semi-finals.Rayan and Vegetti were Cruz-Maltino’s scorers in the Rio de Janeiro derby.AdvertisementDespite poor recent form, Pablo Vegetti has established himself as Brazil’s top scorer in 2025, with 27 goals.Meanwhile, Rayan is the runner-up for goals in domestic competitions among Serie A players in 2025.He has 19 goals, ahead of Kaio Jorge of Cruzeiro, with 26 goals this year in all competitions, and Arrascaeta of Flamengo, with 18.How is the race for the top national scorer going?Kaio Jorge: 26Rayan: 19 ⬆️Arrascaète: 18And…
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WNBA expansion still seems to be a topic of discussion around the league.It happens in the offseason, around the preseason and the draft, and it always comes up during Commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s State of the League press conference during the All-Star Game.Last weekend was no different. As the WNBA enters the second half of its season, add a list of topics of concern to the players and the league. For several years, Engelbert has said the league would expand when the time was right and all 12 current teams would be in good standing financially. The league has not had…
If you wanted to understand how political polarization affects the workplace, you probably wouldn’t start by looking at professional golfers. But it turns out that the sport offers a great opportunity to examine this question because it has an element of chance that isn’t typical of office jobs: On the PGA Tour, players are randomly assigned to tee pairs. If a Democrat and a Republican were to play side by side, Professor Balázs Kovács and former researcher Tim Sels wondered, would the golfers’ performance suffer?Researchers need to delve deeper into these questions, as politics becomes an increasingly strong force in…
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On Wednesday, the New York Liberty officially introduced the franchise’s new head coach, Chris DeMarco.But more than an introduction, the press conference, attended by Liberty players Sabrina Ionescu, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, Nyara Sabally and Isabelle Harrison, was an opportunity for general manager Jonathan Kolb and DeMarco to indirectly respond (or support) the criticism.AdvertisementAlthough DeMarco has over 13 years of experience as an NBA assistant coach, all accumulated with the four-time champion Golden State Warriors, in addition to serving as head coach of the Bahamas men’s national team since 2019, he lacks high-level experience as a women’s basketball coach.To put it uncharitably,…
On the heels of LPGA Final QualifiersThe Epson Tour has announced its 2026 schedule. Those who failed to finish in the top 25 and tie in the Q-School final round will have status on the official LPGA qualifying tour for next season.The 2026 Epson Tour schedule will include 19 events, one fewer than in 2025. Players will compete for a total prize pool of $4,700,000, up from $5 million this season. Purses for a handful of events were down $25,000, along with the Greater Toledo Classic, which was down $50,000.AdvertisementThe first swing of the season will again feature three tournaments…
Fulham boss Marco Silva spoke to the media ahead of Saturday’s Premier League match against Burnley at Turf Moor (5:30 p.m. GMT).Here are the main points of his press conference:Silva has confirmed Ryan Sessegnon will miss the Clarets visit but is “improving” after missing last weekend’s defeat to Crystal Palace with a hamstring injury: “The kind of situation we will see day in and day out. It seemed minor but because of his injury history we have to be more careful with him.”Antonee Robinson has been training with the team and “last week was a good week for him.” Silva…
Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. torched the fantasy that WNBA players could cross the border and compete in men’s basketball. MPJ isn’t afraid to stir the pot, saying WNBA players can’t compete with men. Porter’s blunt view, shared on Lonzo Ball’s podcast “Ball in the Family,” has already prompted the Nets to warn him against speaking too freely.During the conversation, Porter recalled how, as an elementary school kid, he practiced against his sisters who played in college and against WNBA pros like Sophie Cunningham.READ: NBA Star Michael Porter, Jr. Gets Serious About His Brother Jontay Porter’s Gambling Problems”I’m probably…
Tiger Woods produced a roller coaster of form at the Hero World Challenge he is hosting to finish 15th in an elite field of 17 players. With just a month to go until the opening event of the 2017 PGA Tour, golf fans and players are gearing up for Tiger Woods’ next chapter as the former world number one prepares for his first start on the U.S. Tour since August 2015. Although Woods is unlikely to compete before the Jan. 26-29 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, where he is a seven-time former champion, he has already given a taste…
There are several reasons why football has long been considered the most popular sport in the world. In addition to being accessible and affordable to play, it requires extraordinary speed and endurance and offers some of the most sophisticated footwork outside of a dance studio.Now imagine the lightning-fast game played barefoot on the sand in the sun in a stunning natural environment right here in Vancouver.Taking place each summer in Spanish Banks, Beach Soccer Blast is the only competition of its kind in British Columbia.Having started in 1996, the event has grown each year, with around 800 to 1,000 players…