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Pellegrini Makes History with 100th Betis Win
Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini achieved a historic milestone on Tuesday as his Real Betis side secured a 0-1 victory at Valencia's Mestalla stadium, with Pablo García scoring the decisive goal. catcrossgame.com
This achievement makes Pellegrini the first coach in history to reach 100 wins with an Andalusian team, surpassing previous records held by Lorenzo Serra (78 wins with Betis), Joaquín Caparrós (69 with Sevilla), and Helenio Herrera (64 with Sevilla).
Dave Canales: Bryce Young is our franchise QB right now, contract is up to front office
Bryce Young is the Panthers' franchise quarterback right now. Whether he will remain the Panthers' franchise quarterback for years to come depends on whether he and the team agree to a long-term contract extension. So far, that hasn't happened.
In an interview with Stephen A. Smith, Panthers head coach Dave Canales was asked this question about Young: "Is he your franchise quarterback?"
Canales answered, "He is right now."
Canales then went on to praise the way Young has developed, from a first overall pick who looked like he was in over his head as a rookie in 2023, to a struggling quarterback who got benched two games into his second season in 2024, to a player who led his team to the playoffs in 2025.
"He's our guy. He's our guy, and I love the trajectory that he's on," Canales said of Young. "And not just the stuff that he's growing in, from just an operational standpoint, moving the offense, finding chemistry and all that, but it's also just the critical moments. It's those games, it's the close games, it's the one-score game at the end. Whether we're up or down, I love having Bryce out there. I love that he stays cool, calm and collected and aggressive, and he attacks at the right time. So, all those things are pointing in the right direction."
So why is Young only the franchise quarterback "right now"? Why haven't the Panthers committed to him with a long-term contract extension?
Canales isn't the person to answer those questions. Panthers General Manager Dan Morgan and Executive VP of Football Operations Brandt Tilis will handle negotiations on a second contract for Young.
"I'll just let the rest of the stuff just sort itself out, with all the conversations with his whole group and party and our front office here with Dan and Brandt working that part out," Canales said. "But for me, especially now not calling plays, I get to just enjoy this road, help him improve on a daily basis."
The Panthers picked up Young's fifth-year option, which means he is under contract through 2027, with a guaranteed salary of $25.9 million next season. But a true commitment to Young from the Panthers would mean a second contract guaranteeing him a lot more than $25.9 million, for a lot longer than the next two years. Right now, Young doesn't have that.
Martin O’Neill puts Champions League collapse among most painful Celtic nights
Celtic lose to Lask in qualifier from 4-0 up on aggregate
‘That’s my team and that’s my responsibility,’ O’Neill says
Martin O’Neill has admitted Celtic’s Champions League qualifying collapse from 4-0 up ranks as one of his most painful nights as the club’s manager.
Celtic held a four-goal aggregate lead against Lask on Tuesday when Callum McGregor scored in the 21st minute in Austria, building on a 3-0 first-leg victory, and appeared to be cruising into the league stage. But they lost 5-1 on the night after extra time to go out in extraordinary fashion.
Continue reading...Raheem Sterling charged with dangerous driving and nitrous oxide possession
Former England forward crashed on M3 in late May
Sterling is also accused of failing to provide a specimen
The former England forward Raheem Sterling has been charged with dangerous driving and possession of nitrous oxide after a crash involving a Lamborghini on the motorway, police have said.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight constabulary said the charges followed a single-vehicle collision on the M3 southbound, near Minley interchange, on 28 May. The 31-year-old is accused of dangerous driving, possession of nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation and failing to provide a specimen.
Continue reading...Bristol City ready to ‘supercharge growth’ and prove women’s clubs can fly solo
After a split from the men’s team, CEO Hannah Buckley is overseeing an ambitious rebuild with WSL promotion firmly in sight
As radiant, August sunshine glistens around a peacefully silent Ashton Gate before Bristol City Women’s pre-season media day, Hannah Buckley takes a seat, pitch side, with a gleam in her eye, surveying the scene. The sight of a top-class venue makes her beam in a way that perhaps only somebody whose CV includes job titles such as regional facilities manager and head of infrastructure, safety and sustainability can. Nice stadiums, particular ones used by women’s sports teams, give her a kick.
But after more than 20 years in football, the past eight at the WSL, Buckley is working on building something rather different: a club capable of thriving independently from the auspices of a men’s club. She was appointed as the Women’s Super League 2 side’s chief executive in May, starting her role in June, at a fascinating time in the team’s history, after they were taken over by the investment group Mercury13 last year to break away from the Bristol Sport group that oversees Bristol City’s men’s team and the city’s rugby union and basketball sides.
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