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Benfica vs Bayern Munich preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Benfica will look to close in on the top spot with a morale-boosting win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League this week. The two sides will meet on the 20th of October at 20:00 pm BST. The Portuguese outfit are second in their group, with four points from two outings. Meanwhile, Bayern have managed to win their first two matches and they will look to make it three in a row. Benfica vs Bayern Munich team news Valentino Lazaro and Haris Seferovic are ruled out for Benfica. Sven Ulreich, Alphonso Davies and Leon Goretzka will miss out for Bayern Munich. Benfica possible starting lineup: Vlachodimos; Verissimo, Otamendi, Vertonghen; Gilberto, Weigl, Mario, Grimaldo; Silva, Yaremchuk, Nunez Bayern Munich possible starting lineup: Neuer; Pavard, Sule, Upamecano, Hernandez; ...
Zenit St. Petersburg vs Juventus preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Zenit St. Petersburg will look to close in on the top spot with a win over Juventus in the Champions League this week. The two sides will meet on the 20th of October at 20:00 pm BST. Juventus have won their first two group games and they are at the top of the standings. Zenit on the other hand, have three points from two outings. Zenit St. Petersburg vs Juventus team news Magomed Ozdoev is the only injury concern for Zenit. Meanwhile, Juventus are without Matthijs de Ligt, Adrien Rabiot and Paulo Dybala. Zenit St Petersburg possible starting lineup: Kerzhakov; Barrios, Chistyakov, Rakitskyi; Sutormin, Kuzyaev, Wendel, Santos; Malcom, Azmoun, Claudinho Juventus possible starting lineup: Szczesny; Cuadrado, Bonucci, Chiellini, Sandro; Chiesa, Bentancur, Locatelli, Bernardesch...
The 2021-22 Season Of The NBA Kicks Off Tonight & NBA Twitter Is Ready #NBA75
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jonathan Daniel / Getty October not only ushers in the cooler temps of fall, but it’s also a signal that the NBA season is soon to be underway. Today(October 19), the league is celebrating its 75th season, and fans across #NBATwitter are celebrating its return to the masses. The 2021-22 season will open tonight (October 19) with a TNT double-header as game one will feature the reigning champions, the Milwaukee Bucks locking horns with the Brooklyn Nets. Game two of the double-header will showcase the Golden State Warriors taking on the Los Angeles Lakers. Related Stories With the four powerhouse teams getting set to embark upon the long season in a quest for the title, the NBA has been priming its fans with news and tidbits to celebrate the league’s...
Andrew Mount’s Horse Racing Tips – Wednesday October 20th
Horse racing advisor Andrew Mount is a regular contributor to the Racing Post, Racing Post Weekender, Racing & Football Outlook and the GG.co.uk website. His expert punditry can also be heard on William Hill Radio. Andrew’s comprehensive stats database has unearthed some interesting betting angles for Wednesday’s racing. Join SBK now and get a £20 risk free bet if the first bet loses via their new customer offer refund bonus. There’s a wealth of horse racing action on Wednesday October 20th and Andrew has found four bets at Newmarket, Worcester, Fontwell and Navan: NEWMARKET 1.00 SOCIAL CONTACT (system – sire Night Of Thunder second-time out 2yos) SOCIAL CONTACT ran respectably at Newcastle on last month’s debut, finishing just over two lengths behind the winner in fourth. Juvenile pro...
Doc Rivers Explains Why He Suspended Ben Simmons
The Ben Simmons and Philadelphia 76ers drama continue to unfold as the Australian player makes his way back to practice before the season begins. According to ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski, head coach Doc Rivers had thrown Ben Simmons out of practice due to the player being reluctant “to physically and mentally engage with the Sixers since his return has been a consistent theme.” Shortly after the events of the practice, Rivers suspended Simmons for one game for conduct detrimental to the team. This means that Simmons will be missing the Sixers’ season opener on October 20. In a press conference, Doc Rivers commented on the situation stating the reason why he suspended the player, “He was a distraction today, I didn’t think he wanted to do what everybody else was doing. It was early, it wasn’t...
Besiktas vs Sporting preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Besiktas will look to pick up their first win of the Champions League group stages when they take on Sporting this week. The two sides meet on the 19th of October at 17:45 pm BST. Both teams have lost their first two group games and they will be desperate to bounce back with a win here. These are two evenly matched teams and they will fancy their chances against each other. Besiktas vs Sporting team news Kenan Karaman, Mehmet Topal, Georges-Kevin Nkoudou and Miralem Pjanic are ruled out for the home side with injuries. Pote is the only injury worry for the visitors. Besiktas possible starting lineup: Gunok; Rosier, Welinton, Vida, Yilmaz; Hutchinson, Souza; Ghezzal, Ozyakup, Larin; Batshuayi Sporting Lisbon possible starting lineup: Adan; Neto, Coates, Feddal; Porro, Palhin...
Tuesday’s Horse Racing Live Streaming – Watch Exeter & Gowran Park Live + Get a Free Bet
Live horse racing streaming continues on QuinnBet this Tuesday, 19 October with five meetings in the British Isles. There is plenty of chances to watch and bet on horse racing today and every day for those punters who have an account. A risk free bet of £25 acting as a sportsbook welcome bonus only sweetens the deal. Horse racing live streaming today includes something for everyone. That is because there are National Hunt, Flat and All-Weather cards throughout England and Ireland. Watch and bet on horse racing like this with QuinnBet where viewing the action comes for free. The jumps meeting at Exeter gets the ball running this Tuesday. Gowran Park in the Emerald Isle has its last Flat card of the year today, meanwhile. It is also the season finale at Norfolk seaside track Yarmou...
Andrew Mount’s SpreadEx Analysis – Tuesday October 19th
Leading horse racing tipster Andrew Mount started the new week as he ended the old one – with a winner! SpreadEx are offering some exciting and innovative betting markets for the racing on Tuesday and he picks out the best value ones. Register an account at SpreadEx and get a £20 Free Bet to use on today’s racing. There are some key differences between this form of gambling and placing regular fixed odds bets. Get the calls right and punters could win big, but the potential to lose money can be much higher. Intrigued? Then check out this how to spread bet on horse racing guide: [embedded content] Andrew has been in excellent form in the past few days and unearthed another winner on Monday – GREENBARN (11-4 from 4-1). He’s been studying hard this morning and has some interesting bets and tr...
Eddie Howe one of three leading candidates for Newcastle United job
Eddie Howe is one of the three leading candidates for becoming the next manager at Newcastle United, according to 90MIN. It is said that the Magpies’ search for a new boss has narrowed down to three contenders. The other two names are Paulo Fonseca and Lucien Favre who all have reportedly held talks with the Premier League outfit last week. Current manager Steve Bruce is expected to be dismissed before Saturday’s match against Crystal Palace. And so the Tyneside club are planning to have a new boss in place by this weekend. Eddie Howe has been out of work since leaving Bournemouth by mutual consent last year after they suffered relegation from the English top-flight. The 43-year-old came close to being appointed as Celtic’s manager in the summer but he ultimat...
Extreme Anti-Vaxxer Vibes: NHL Player Evander Kane Suspended Without Pay For Submitting Fake Vaccination Card
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Say what you will about NBA superstar Kyrie Irving, but at least he’s willing to die on the hill of loudness and wrongness as an honest anti-vaxxer who will proudly put his convictions, misguided as they may be, before his career. Hell, say what you will about ESPN commentator and sunken place-squatting anti-vaxxer Sage Steele, but at least she went ahead got the shot before getting all whiny about having to get the shot in order to remain at her job. Related Stories The sports world might have its share of vaccine-resistant people who are as stubborn as they are ignorant of how medical science works—but at least most of those people aren’t San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane. The National Hockey League has suspended Kane for 21 g...
Paris Saint-Germain vs RB Leipzig preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
PSG will look to extend their lead at the top of their group with a win over RB Leipzig in the Champions League this week. The two sides meet on the 19th of October at 20:00 pm BST. The home side have done well in the Champions League so far with one win and a draw from two outings. Meanwhile, Leipzig are yet to pick up a win in the group stages and they will be desperate for a positive result. Paris Saint-Germain vs RB Leipzig team news Sergio Ramos, Neymar and Leandro Paredes are injured. Angel Di Maria is suspended and Keylor Navas is a doubt for PSG. Dani Olmo and Marcel Halstenberg are ruled out for the Germans. Paris Saint-Germain possible starting lineup: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Mendes; Verratti, Gueye, Herrera; Messi, Mbappe, Draxler RB Leipzig pos...
Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Atletico Madrid will be looking to climb to the top of their group with a win over Liverpool in the Champions League this week. The two sides meet on the 19th of October at 20:00 pm BST. Atletico Madrid have picked up a win and a draw from their two group games and they will look to continue their unbeaten run. Meanwhile, the Reds are at the top of the group with two wins out of two. Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool team news Matheus Cunha and Jose Gimenez are ruled out with injuries. Stefan Savic is suspended. As for Liverpool, Thiago Alcantara, Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott are ruled out due to injuries. Atletico Madrid possible starting lineup: Oblak; Felipe, Kondogbia, Hermoso; Trippier, De Paul, Koke, Lemar, Carrasco; Suarez, Griezmann Liverpool possible starting lineup: Aliss...
