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Altech Batteries advances CERENERGY battery project fundingJAMES MADDISON and Brennan Johnson were spotted enjoying the darts at Ally Pally following Tottenham's 2-2 draw with Wolves. Ange Postecoglou's men conceded a late equaliser in North London, before the Australian coach confirmed the players were "hurting". The Spurs players have been given Monday and Tuesday off to recover from a demanding Christmas period - which has seen them play 10 games since November 28. And Maddison and Johnson - who scored Spurs' second goal - took the time to head to the darts to watch the likes of Luke Humphries , Gerwyn Price and Peter Wright. The pair could be seen smiling from their tables as they took in the raucous Ally Pally atmosphere. Maddison, 28, is known as a big fan of the sport - and often mimes throwing a dart after scoring a goal. But it has been a difficult time for Spurs following just one win in seven Premier League games. After the match, Postecoglou said: "It hurts me because I'm responsible ultimately. I'm the person in charge. So of course it hurts. "When I see how hard they are trying, it hurts even more because you want them to get a reward and I think today they deserved a reward for their efforts even though they were dipping into their reserves of energy, which I don't even know where they got from. "I wanted them to get a reward for their efforts. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS READ MORE on all the build-up to the Ally Pally extravaganza... All the info: News, features and interviews: "It hurts immensely. At the same time it's my responsibility for where we're at right now and it's my responsibility to try to get us out of it." The Spurs boss also explained why he is giving the players two days off. He added: "It was always planned. We knew this is the first week where we don't have a midweek game, so I think the whole group probably needs a couple of days just to get away from everything and recover. "It'll do them good to have a couple of days to themselves with their families and give them a chance to recover mentally as much as physically." Spurs have now failed to win at home in their last five league games - an unwanted feat not managed since 2008. While seven wins in 19 league games means they are a point nearer to the relegation zone than they are to the top four. Yet Postecoglou still believes his side can achieve something in the league this season. The Aussie, whose team are through to the Carabao Cup semi-finals and still in Europe, added: "I just feel that at some point we'll get a relatively healthy squad and when we do that we'll be able to perform at a high level consistently and we've already shown this year we can beat anyone. "There's a chance there you can go on a run. "But at the moment that's secondary to the first bit, we have to try to get some support for the players - both mentally and physically and in terms of numbers to give them the opportunity to play at their best." Meanwhile, Rodrigo Bentancur is now banned for Saturday’s hosting of Newcastle after a needless foul in stoppage time on Rodrigo Gomes earned him his fifth yellow card of the season. Had he waited a week, the cautions picked up in the first half of the campaign would have been wiped. Postecoglou added: "It was an unfortunate moment, didn't really need to happen and I'd much rather he didn't make that tackle and was available for the next game. "The players are obviously hurting, they want to turn this around and it's not for the want of trying."
Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah, and Sadio Mane made up one of Liverpool's greatest-ever forward lines. But tensions between the latter two were persistent during their time together, as Firmino revealed in his book. Though Salah has improved his creative output recently, Firmino isn't the first club legend to have pointed out his selfishness. The mere mention of Mohamed Salah , Sadio Mane, and Roberto Firmino is enough to send shivers down the spines of defenders who faced Liverpool's fearsome three-headed monster during their time in the Premier League . The prolific trio racked up 731 appearances combined during their time together, with 66% of their assists coming from setting each other up. GIVEMESPORT Key Statistic: Without knowing it at the time, the Champions League final loss to Real Madrid on May 28, 2022, was the last time Firmino, Salah and Mane shared the pitch, 1,750 days after their first appearance as a front three. Together, they won six major honours, including a first league title in 30 years. Despite their on-field perfection, though, grumblings of a less harmonious off-field relationship among the trio have recently surfaced. While they set aside any tensions to propel the Jurgen Klopp era to new heights, Firmino - the most selfless of the trio - has since spoken out about his attacking partners' self-centred tendencies that saw his manager intervene. Liverpool have had some world-class players over the years, with Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard, and Mohamed Salah all featuring. Firmino Details Mane & Salah's Love-Hate Relationship While Firmino and Mane have since left Liverpool after departing for Saudi Arabia, Salah remained at Anfield despite a late push from Al-Ittihad last summer that saw a bid in excess of £150m rejected by the club . If not for the Reds' hierarchy's desire to keep the Egyptian, it would have marked the first time Salah and Mane faced off as rivals rather than teammates. However, according to Firmino's latest book , which was released in 2023, their rivalry may have been simmering for quite some time anyway. One excerpt highlights the tension between them, particularly an infamous moment during Liverpool’s 3-0 win over Burnley when Mane was furious after Salah chose not to pass to him for an open goal. Writing in his book, 'Si Senor: My Liverpool Years', Firmino wrote: "Tense moments usually passed quickly. In the next game, one would be passing the ball to the other – or passing it to me, who would then pass it to the other – and we’d be celebrating another goal for our team." "Together. Salah and Mane had had their little problems before, but that time everything happened on the field, there for the world to see. That day, at Burnley, the lid came off." "Their argument wasn’t funny," Firmino continued, as per talkSPORT. "Potentially, it could have caused problems for us. Maybe the Boss [Jurgen Klopp] and some others were worried. They were never best friends; each kept himself to himself. It was rare to see the two of them talking, and I’m not sure if that had to do with the Egypt–Senegal rivalry in African competitions. I truly don’t know. But they also never stopped talking, never severed ties. They always acted with the utmost professionalism." While the Brazilian prided himself on getting stuck in with the dirty work so that his attacking teammates could lap up most of the praise, Firmino admitted that Salah frustrated him - as well as other teammates - at times, too. He continued: "I don’t know if he was aware of it or not, but Salah used to frustrate everyone when he didn’t pass the ball. I knew how to handle that situation better than most. Klopp addressed this issue in front of all of us: when a teammate was in a better position, the ball had to be passed. It was a clear hint aimed at Salah." Salah Has Improved His Creative Output Recently After Graeme Souness, the legendary Liverpool midfielder who captained the club to three European Cups in the late 1970s and early 1980s, also shared the opinion that Salah is selfish , the 32-year-old has become no stranger to the idea that his playing style radiates self-importance. However, what can't be denied, is that the Egyptian has become a next-level playmaker since that Burnley game, which would suggest he has taken the criticism to heart. In 19 games across all competitions this season, he has provided 10 assists, which means he has now scored and assisted in double figures across the last eight campaigns. Meanwhile, his tally of 75 assists in the Premier League ranks him as the 13th-highest assist-provider in the competition's history , just two behind Thierry Henry. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar and Zlatan Ibrahimovic all feature in list of the 20 players with the most goals and assists since 2000. "Over the years, I must say, this aspect of his game improved significantly," Firmino also acknowledged in his book. "He gradually learned to be less selfish and more cooperative – notwithstanding the fact that he is a striker, a goalscorer, and every goalscorer tends to be a bit ‘greedy’ in the pursuit of a goal. That’s normal." Without Firmino or Mane by his side, Salah has not let up in his influence, as a recent study suggested that Liverpool could have found themselves as far down as 13th if they were devoid of his goal contributions this season . As luck would have it, though, the winger remains a Liverpool star for now, though contract talks have stalled once again. Thanks to Salah's ongoing loyalty and their new manager's meticulous tutelage, the Reds are currently storming their way through Slot's first season in charge, as they sit atop both the Champions League and Premier League, with the chance to go 11 points clear of the latter should they beat Manchester City this weekend. Stats via Transfermarkt (correct as of 30/11/2024).THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki, is getting a brand new subway system that will showcase archaeological discoveries made during construction that held up the project for decades. The 9.6-kilometer inaugural line will officially open on Nov. 30, using driverless trains and platform screen doors. Construction began in earnest in 2003 and unearthed a treasure trove of antiquities in a vast excavation beneath the densely populated city of a million residents. “This project offers a remarkable blend of the ancient and modern, integrating archaeological heritage with metro infrastructure,” Christos Staikouras, the transport and infrastructure minister, told reporters Friday on a media tour of the subway. Tunneling followed ancient commercial routes through the center of the port city that has been continuously inhabited since ancient times. It exposed a Roman-era thoroughfare, ancient Greek burial sites, water and drainage systems, mosaics and inscriptions and tens of thousands of artifacts spanning centuries, also through Byzantine and Ottoman rule. The tunnels had to be bored at a greater depth than originally planned, adding cost and delays, to preserve the ancient discoveries. Key pieces of what was found have been put on display along the underground network of 13 stations including a section of the marble-paved Roman thoroughfare at the central Venizelou Station. “The project faced substantial delays and many challenges, including over 300,000 archaeological finds, many of which are now showcased at various stations along the main line,” Staikouras said. The Thessaloniki metro was first conceived more than a century ago and its completion has been greeted with quiet amazement by residents who for years used the metro project as a punchline for bureaucratic delays and undelivered promises. Government officials said the cost of the metro so far has reached 3 billion euros ($3.1 billion) for the completed first line of the subway system and most of a second line which is currently under construction and due to be delivered in a year. The construction consortium was made up by Greece’s Aktor, Italy’s Webuild and Japan’s Hitachi Rail.
knows there are tons of questions about his future with the . He might get traded, he might leave as a free agent next summer, he might exercise a $52.4 million option to return to the Heat, or he might get a new contract. "Who knows?" Butler asked. The Heat forward, who has led the team to a pair of NBA Finals trips in his Miami tenure, said Wednesday that he doesn't mind his name being in the rumor mill. The Heat are open to listening to offers for Butler and making a deal if the proposal is right, earlier this week. That wouldn't be surprising, given Butler's contract status and the possibility that he might leave with the Heat getting nothing in return next summer. "I actually like it," said Butler, who is averaging 19 points per game this season. "It's good to be talked about. I don't think there's such a thing as bad publicity -- to a point." The Heat could have offered an extension last summer and chose not to, presumably for a variety of reasons including Butler's age -- he's 35 -- and the fact that he missed 26% of Miami's games over his first five seasons with the team. He still clearly impacts winning: Miami is 8-2 this season when he scores at least 18 points. And the Heat aren't new to trade speculation; has been the centerpiece of rumors in each of the past three summers. Butler said Wednesday that money doesn't really matter to him at this point, adding that he's not fixated on extensions or trades. "My kids matter, my happiness matters, my well-being matters and my family matters," Butler said. "Right now, it's all about competing, staying healthy, playing some great basketball. I think I've done that so far, so we'll see what we got." He stopped short of saying that he wants to absolutely remain in Miami. "I'm pretty sure y'all are going to get a report that's going to say otherwise anyways, so there's no sense in me answering that question," Butler said. It has been social media fodder for a few days, with some even suggesting that Butler's hair dye in recent weeks -- sometimes yellow, sometimes blue, sometimes red -- has matched the teams some of the trade speculation links him to like , and . That said, he has insisted since arriving in Miami that he wants to bring the team another championship. That stance has not changed. "We're going to continue to win and I'm proud of the guys," Butler said. "You see everybody out here working and we know what we're capable of."The Secret Ingredient That Guarantees A More Flavorful BurgerCGI expands operations in multiple U.S. metro markets with Daugherty
Bill Belichick has a trophy case full of titles from his time in the NFL. But the allure of a college championship evidently still calls to him. Sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter, Pete Thamel and Chris Low on Wednesday that the legendary former New England Patriots boss would be making his return to coaching -- almost a year after parting ways with the Patriots -- as the coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels . Editor's Picks Sources: Belichick finalizing deal to coach UNC Ranking all 52 teams in College Football Playoff history Bowl season preview: Storylines to know and players to watch from each matchup Belichick cuts a fascinating profile as a hire. Few -- if any -- in the industry have won like the six-time Super Bowl champ head coach has. But Belichick, 72, also has never held any official college coaching position in his nearly five-decade-long career. Belichick's complete lack of college experience is an anomaly. But while he'd be starting his collegiate résumé next year, plenty more have returned to the college level after an NFL head coaching stint, though the results of such moves have been a decidedly mixed bag. Here are some of the most notable head coaches to move from the pros to college over the past 20 years. Matt Rhule, 2023, Nebraska Rhule rose to fame thanks to his stints leading the Temple Owls and Baylor Bears . At Temple, he produced back-to-back 10-win seasons at a school that hadn't won double-digit games since 1979, and left Baylor after transforming a scandal-ridden program back into a New Year's Six participant. His subsequent tenure leading the Carolina Panthers didn't go as swimmingly, where he was fired midway through his third season in charge after a lackluster first two campaigns. Soon afterward, he was tabbed by the Nebraska Cornhuskers to return to the college game, where he's currently 11-13 across two seasons. The Cornhuskers' Pinstripe Bowl appearance this December will be the team's first bowl game since 2016. Chip Kelly, 2018, UCLA A torrid 46-7 run -- including three consecutive 12-win seasons -- with the Oregon Ducks earned Kelly a ticket to the NFL. His time in the professional ranks started well, piloting the Philadelphia Eagles to an NFC East title in his first season and another 10-win campaign the next fall. But the wheels fell off in his third year when he was fired before the season's final game with the Eagles sitting at 6-9. A bounce-back gig with the San Francisco 49ers didn't prove much better, and Kelly was fired after a single 2-14 campaign. Eleven months later, the UCLA Bruins brought Kelly back to the Pac-12. Success wasn't immediate -- the Bruins won no more than four games in each of their first three seasons under Kelly -- but the offensive guru eventually turned in three consecutive 8+ win campaigns to end his tenure in Westwood. Last offseason, Kelly left UCLA to become offensive coordinator for the Ohio State Buckeyes . Herm Edwards, 2018, Arizona State Headlines ran aplenty during Edwards' run with the Arizona State Sun Devils , which started with a bang when the school issued a news release corresponding with his hiring detailing a "restructured ASU football model" styled after the NFL. Edwards, whose most recent coaching gig had come almost a decade prior with the Kansas City Chiefs , produced a seven-win campaign in his first year and an eight-win effort the next fall. A .500 effort during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season was followed up by another eight-win season in 2021. The ensuing offseason, however, the headlines turned more sour. The NCAA investigated an alleged culture of rule breaking, and a number of key staff and players departed. The final nail in the coffin was an embarrassing home loss to Eastern Michigan in 2022, after which the school announced a change in leadership . Jim Harbaugh, 2015, Michigan The Michigan Wolverines alum took over his alma mater after parting ways with the 49ers following his first season without double-digit wins in December 2014. Harbaugh's early years in Ann Arbor were up and down -- the Wolverines won 10 games in three of his first four seasons, but Harbaugh lost his first five editions of "The Game" against Ohio State, and was 1-4 in bowl appearances a half-decade into his tenure. But a switch was flipped after Michigan's ugly 2-4 2020 season. Across Harbaugh's final three years, the Wolverines went 3-0 against Ohio State, won three Big Ten championships and a national championship in 2023. The national title proved Harbaugh's ticket back to the NFL stage, where he accepted the Los Angeles Chargers ' head job soon after. Jim Mora, 2012, UCLA Before the Bruins looked to the ranks of ex-NFL head coaches to bring in Chip Kelly, they did the same to hire his predecessor in Westwood: Jim Mora. Like Kelly, Mora's tenure in the NFL started strong with a divisional title and playoff berth in his first year with the Atlanta Falcons . Also like Kelly, however, Mora's next two seasons in charge of the Falcons would include a dip in record, and a subsequent one-year stint with the Seattle Seahawks proved a bust. Just under two years after his departure from Seattle, Mora was hired by UCLA to try his hand as a head coach in the college ranks. Mora's tenure proved to be a reverse of Kelly's arc with the Bruins -- starting strong with 29 wins in his first three seasons before petering out with back-to-back losing seasons in 2016 and 2017. Lane Kiffin, 2009, Tennessee Kiffin's rise in the coaching world was rapid, with his first head coaching position coming in the NFL with the then- Oakland Raiders when he was just 31 years old. His tenure with the Raiders was far from stellar, going 4-12 in his first season before being fired after a 1-3 start in the next campaign. A few months later, Kiffin was back in a head coaching role, this time in the college ranks with the Tennessee Volunteers . He became the youngest active coach in the FBS when he was hired . The Volunteers improved from 5-7 in 2008 to 7-6 during Kiffin's first season as coach, but that first year would be his only one in Knoxville. He decamped to take the recently vacated head coaching job with the USC Trojans , where he had served as Pete Carroll's offensive coordinator prior to taking the Raiders job. Bobby Petrino, 2008, Arkansas Petrino spent less than one season as an NFL coach with the Falcons, going 3-10 before resigning to return to the college ranks and take the Arkansas Razorbacks job. The Razorbacks improved during each year of Petrino's time in Fayetteville, culminating in an 11-win campaign and a Cotton Bowl win during his fourth season in 2011. An off-field incident during the ensuing offseason, however, led to Petrino being put on administrative leave before being fired . Nick Saban, 2007, Alabama Though he emphatically stated in December 2006 that he would not be taking the Alabama Crimson Tide job, Saban landed in Tuscaloosa weeks later and returned to the college ranks after two seasons with the Miami Dolphins . Though Saban's tenure with Miami was forgettable (a 15-17 overall record), the former national champion coach of the LSU Tigers turned Alabama into a dynasty. A 7-6 first campaign was followed up by 16 consecutive double-digit win seasons, including six national championships. Steve Spurrier, 2005, South Carolina After an excellent spell with the Florida Gators , Spurrier was tabbed by the Washington Commanders to come serve as "Head Ball Coach" in the NFL ranks. But Washington failed to finish better than third in the NFC East in either of his two seasons. After a season away from the game, Spurrier went back to the SEC -- this time with the South Carolina Gamecocks -- where he'd return to his winning ways. The Gamecocks finished .500 or better in ten of his eleven seasons in Columbia, highlighted by a stretch of three consecutive 11-win campaigns with top-10 final rankings from 2011 to 2013. Spurrier resigned with South Carolina sitting at a 2-4 record midway through 2015, offering a typically frank comment in his departure: " It's time for me to get out of the way. "
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