just now (187+ words) Real Madrid will be eager to get back to winning ways in La Liga and reclaiming the top position in the standings when they face Girona in a little over an hour. Having drawn their previous two league games, it is imperative that Xabi Alonso & co. return with all three points from Estadi Montilivi, and ahead of kickoff, the Real Madrid boss has now announced the starting XI that will take the field. There are some changes made to the team that featured against Olympiacos in midweek, starting from goal, where Thibaut Courtois is back after recovering from gastroenteritis. Meanwhile, both Eder Militao and Antonio Rudiger start in defence, having finally made their comeback after injury problems. Trent Alexander-Arnold continues at right-back, while Fran Garcia gets the nod on the left side, meaning both Alvaro Carreras and Ferland Mendy are…...

just now (331+ words) Tom Aspinall has been diagnosed with a rare condition in both eyes and is not yet clear to return to action - more than a month after sustaining the injury during his heavyweight title defence at UFC 321. French opponent Ciryl Gane accidentally poked the Briton in both eyes while attempting a punch late in the first round of their bout in Abu Dhabi on 25 October. Aspinall, 32, was unable to continue and retained his belt as the fight was waved off as a no-contest. A medical report, posted by Aspinall on his Instagram account, shows he has been diagnosed with "significant traumatic bilateral Brown's syndrome" and still suffering from "persistent" double vision. Brown's syndrome is a condition where the eye cannot move upwards, particularly when looking inward. He also has reduced eye motility, visual function and substantial field loss. Specialist treatment is…...

2+ min ago (1072+ words) Week 13 of the NFL season and 10 games scheduled for Sunday afternoon, seven taking place in the early window and three in the late portion. Houston against Indianapolis and Buffalo taking on Pittsburgh are the headliners of the afternoon slate of games. Among the rest of the slate, the Rams and Panthers could also have huge playoff implications. After losing its first three games to start the season, Houston (6-5) has won its last three to climb above .500 for the first time this season. The Texans will need to continue their winning ways against the Colts (8-3) this weekend to keep serious playoff hope alive. They'll get quarterback C.J. Stroud back in action this week after having missed each of the past three games with a concussion. Indy is coming off a tough 23-20 loss in overtime to the Chiefs and is clinging to a…...

5+ min ago (147+ words) Indianapolis Colts defensive back and former University of Cincinnati Bearcats standout Sauce Gardner was helped off the field and taken to the locker room during the first quarter of the Colts' NFL Week 13 game against the Houston Texans. The Colts announced that Gardner was questionable to return with a calf injury. The New York Jets traded Gardner to the Colts Nov. 4, ahead of the NFL's trade deadline. The Jets received 2026 and 2027 first-round picks and receiver AD Mitchell. Gardner'was declared out'by head coach Aaron Glenn for the Jets' game against the Bengals'in NFL Week 8 at Paycor Stadium. Gardner was'in the NFL's concussion protocol. Gardner, the fourth overall pick'in the 2022 NFL draft'by the Jets, signed a four-year, $120.4 million extension in July. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Sauce Gardner, Colts DB who starred for UC Bearcats, has calf injury...

7+ min ago (207+ words) The Cleveland Browns and the San Francisco 49ers head into the second quarter of their Week 13 match-up with the 49ers leading the Browns 7-0. Highlights from the first quarter include: Comment on articles, community posts Rec comments, community posts Coming soon: New, improved notifications system! -A big 66-yard punt return allowed by the Browns" special teams unit set up a short field for the 49ers, leading to their first offensive touchdown of the game. -Cleveland responded with a nice drive, utilizing the screen game. After three straight runs, they faced a 4th-and-1 at the 20 yard line and decided to go for it. They ran it again with Judkins, but the play was stuffed for a loss of a yard and a turnover on downs. Cleveland is on the move again heading to the second quarter. This is your game thread to discuss this quarter…...

8+ min ago (420+ words) Four-time Formula One (F1) world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing kept the three-way 2025 drivers" championship battle alive with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after securing victory in the penultimate race of the season at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen closed to within 12 points of McLaren"s Norris, who finished fourth at Lusail Circuit, heading into the 24th and final round in Abu Dhabi next weekend. Norris"s teammate Piastri finished second in the race after starting on pole position and is now 16 points behind in the championship battle. But the Australian is still in with a chance to win the drivers" title. Carlos Sainz of Williams finished third in Qatar to round out the podium behind Verstappen and Piastri. The victory was Verstappen"s 70th grand prix career victory. The top three drivers now each have seven wins for…...

9+ min ago (148+ words) Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle, and Robbie Mustoe react to 10-man Chelsea's performance in a 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Stamford Bridge to wrap up Matchweek 13. Lane Kiffin is heading to LSU; Pete Golding takes over Ole Miss Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle, and Robbie Mustoe react to 10-man Chelsea's performance in a 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Stamford Bridge to wrap up Matchweek 13. Lane Kiffin is heading to LSU; Pete Golding takes over Ole Miss Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle, and Robbie Mustoe react to 10-man Chelsea's performance in a 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Stamford Bridge to wrap up Matchweek 13. Lane Kiffin is heading to LSU; Pete Golding takes over Ole Miss Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle, and Robbie Mustoe react to 10-man Chelsea's performance in a 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Stamford Bridge to wrap up Matchweek 13....

10+ min ago (224+ words) Tom Aspinall has offered up an update on his eye injury with specifics on how badly damaged his it got at UFC 321 in October. Last month, fight fans were pumped about UFC 321s main event pitting new undisputed heavyweight king Tom Aspinall against top contender Ciryl Gane. The bout was a showcase of not just two of Europes best big men, but the new generation of hyper-athletic heavyweights. Unfortunately, the fight ended after just a few minutes. But not from a fight-ending knockout or submission, a nasty eye poke made the champ unable to continue. Surprisingly, the Englishman took a lot of heat from fans in the arena, online, and from some of his peers for not fighting through the injury. Aspinall has had to defend his decision for weeks and clear his reputation. Over the weekend, he dropped some more…...

17+ min ago (132+ words) Enzo Maresca's Chelsea were prepared for what Arsenal brought to Sunday's fight at Stamford Bridge, and raised their game when misfortune struck the affair. MORE " Chelsea vs Arsenal recap, video highlights Misfortune's name was Moises Caicedo's violent studs-up tackle into the planted ankle of Mikel Merino, earning the Blues midfielder a straight red card when VAR recommended an on-field review of referee Anthony Taylor's yellow card. But it was Chelsea who'd first find the score sheet when Trevoh Chalobah nodded a Reece James corner kick over the line. Merino found an answer for the Gunners, but Chelsea stood firm with 10 men and even went toe-to-toe with the Premier League leaders. We'll share all of Enzo Maresca's post-match reaction as soon as he speaks from Stamford Bridge...

21+ min ago (31+ words) Arkansas hires Ryan Silverfield of Memphis as new football coach. Sources: Lane Kiffin expected to be next LSU head coach; Ole Miss team meeting scheduled for Sunday afternoon LSU officials believe ......