Ignore Mourinho’s disgraceful response – on Vinicius Jr’s racism allegations, only one thing needs to be said
The idea that Vinicius ‘provokes’ the racism he receives as suggested by Mourinho needs to be firmly rejected, writes Miguel Delaney, with the Portuguese coach showing once and for all that he is behind the times
Distinguishing Warning Signals During Sports Recovery
Dr. Jean-Marc Sène explains how to differentiate normal recovery signs from warning signals following intense exercise in his *Priorité Santé* column.
Campbell hosts William & Mary in conference matchup
William & Mary Tribe (16-10, 7-7 CAA) at Campbell Fighting Camels (12-14, 6-7 CAA)
Buies Creek, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: William & Mary takes on Campbell in CAA action Thursday.
The Fighting Camels are 8-3 on their home court. Campbell is 6-8 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Tribe are 7-7 against CAA opponents. William & Mary averages 83.7 points and has outscored opponents by 6.8 points per game.
Campbell averages 79.9 points per game, 3.0 more points than the 76.9 William & Mary gives up. William & Mary has shot at a 48.2% clip from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points less than the 49.0% shooting opponents of Campbell have averaged.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: DJ Smith is averaging 20.2 points and 1.6 steals for the Fighting Camels. Jeremiah Johnson is averaging 17.7 points over the past 10 games.
Reese Miller is shooting 44.7% and averaging 11.8 points for the Tribe. Cade Haskins is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fighting Camels: 4-6, averaging 78.9 points, 28.1 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 7.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.8 points per game.
Tribe: 5-5, averaging 82.4 points, 30.0 rebounds, 18.1 assists, 7.0 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.1 points.
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
UMKC faces North Dakota on 4-game road skid
UMKC Roos (4-22, 1-11 Summit League) at North Dakota Fightin' Hawks (15-14, 9-4 Summit League)
Grand Forks, North Dakota; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UMKC will attempt to stop its four-game road slide when the Roos visit North Dakota.
The Fightin' Hawks have gone 8-7 in home games. North Dakota is 7-1 in one-possession games.
The Roos have gone 1-11 against Summit League opponents. UMKC is eighth in the Summit League with 21.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Chris Dockery averaging 4.6.
North Dakota is shooting 43.7% from the field this season, 4.5 percentage points lower than the 48.2% UMKC allows to opponents. UMKC averages 70.3 points per game, 7.1 fewer points than the 77.4 North Dakota allows.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Zach Kraft averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Fightin' Hawks, scoring 8.3 points while shooting 41.9% from beyond the arc. Greyson Uelmen is averaging 15.2 points over the past 10 games.
Karmello Branch is shooting 34.7% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Roos, while averaging 12.7 points. CJ Evans is shooting 43.8% and averaging 10.9 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fightin' Hawks: 7-3, averaging 80.3 points, 28.1 rebounds, 9.7 assists, 7.9 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.3 points per game.
Roos: 0-10, averaging 68.1 points, 29.2 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 5.0 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 86.7 points.
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Nepal overcome Scotland, give fans something to smile about
In the end, in a match that swayed from one team to an-other and went to the last over, Nepal held their nerve to over-haul the target of 171 with seven wickets and four balls to spare to sign off with their first win of the tournament.
After the win, Nepal players went on a lap of honour to oblige the fans who have filled the stands in all four matches they played in Mumbai, irre-spective of the results Nepal’s win was built on a 55-ball, 74-run association for the opening wicket between Kushal Bhurtel (43; 35b; 1x4, 4x6) and Aasif Sheikh (33; 27b; 2x6) before Dipendra Singh Airee (50*; 23b; 4x4, 3x6) and Gulshan Jha’s (24*; 17b; 1x4, 2x6) unbeaten 36-ball, 73-run stand for the third wicket took them over the line.
Openers Bhurtel and Sheikh mixed caution with aggression, an approach that made sense as Nepal had failed to stitch open-ing stands against Italy and the West Indies previously. Against Scotland, the pair started to flex their muscles and took 23 runs off the fifth over, bowled by Mark Watt, to put Nepal on their way.
Scotland, led by off-spinner Michael Leask (3/20) and left-arm spinner Oliver Davidson (0/31), pulled themselves back into the contest with Leask ac-counting for Bhurtel, Sheikh and skipper Rohit Paudel (16, 14b; 1x4) in each of his first three overs as Nepal scored just 63 runs between overs 6-15.
By the 15th over, Nepal were 112/3 and needed 59 off the last five overs. But Airee scored 19 of the 20 conceded by Leask in his last over to settle the nerves.
SCORES: Nepal 171/3 in 19.2 overs (D Airee 50*, K Bhurtel 43; M Leask 3/30) beat Scotland 170/7 (M Jones 71; S Kami 3/25).