58 h. ago Greg Taylor told why Celtic deal needs to get done as Daizen Maeda secret shared by teammates – Parkhead news bulletin

It is your latest news update on all things Parkhead all in one place with a former Celtic loan star on the move in Germany

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3 d. ago The Breakdown | Just for kicks, the top 10 rugby union sharp shooters of the past 30 years

As the season finale draws near, we nominate 10 goal-kickers you can count on when the pressure cranks upIt is approaching that time of year. Big games hinging on increasingly slim margins, the pressure on goal-kickers intense. Check out Marcus Smith’s conversion attempt after Cadan Murley’s try for Harlequins against Sale on Saturday. The ball struck the right post, the crossbar, the left post and then the crossbar again in a classic “What happened next?” moment that captured perfectly the agonies of the tortured marksman’s art.But the old maxim still holds true: goal-kickers don’t lose games, they win them. So if you could pick one individual from the professional era to kick a goal for your life, who would it be? Unfair, perhaps, to nudge aside the deadliest kickers of the amateur era such as Naas Botha, Don Clarke, Dusty Hare, Grant Fox, Ollie Campbell et al – imagine how good some of their stats would have been without heavy, muddy pitches, heavy leather balls and no tees – but...

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4 d. ago Women’s Champions League and Super League: weekend talking points

Chelsea change under the spotlight, twins have Manchester City seeing double and Holland shines for LiverpoolWere Chelsea wrong to make a substitution while preparing to defend a corner? The former England midfielder Fara Williams criticised Chelsea for doing so in the 81st minute, when Nathalie Björn was replaced by Naomi Girma seconds before Barcelona scored their third goal, a far-post header from an unmarked Irene Paredes, with Williams telling TNT Sports, “You can see that there is a bit of confusion” in Chelsea’s organisation for the set piece. Sonia Bompastor said she had been forced to withdraw Björn because of an injury, and played down the incident. “I don’t think the substitution had an impact on the goal we conceded,” the head coach said. “When I talk about not making mistakes, maybe we didn’t have to concede that corner. If you have a better clearance from the goal and don’t concede that corner, you don’t give Barcelona the opportunity to score. I don’t think the substi...

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5 d. ago Ex Celtic loan star lined up for mega transfer move to European giants just 3 months after leaving Parkhead

Bundesliga big hitters Borussia Dortmund want to snap up Alex Valle from Barcelona this summer

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9 d. ago Marcus Rashford 'couldn’t be happier' at Aston Villa as he's told there's no way back at Man Utd

Marcus Rashford has been in good form since joining Aston Villa on loan in January, and ex-Manchester United star Teddy Sheringham doesn't see him returning to Old Trafford

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9 d. ago Marcus Rashford transfer latest as Unai Emery gives update on future of Man United loan star

Marcus Rashford started his third successive game as Aston Villa's No.9 during their Champions League quarter-final second-leg tie against Paris Saint-Germain

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2 w. ago Marcus Rashford raises question marks as he is 'not the answer' for Aston Villa

Marcus Rashford has been in good form for Aston Villa since joining on loan from Manchester United, but one former Red Devils star has cast doubts over his long-term suitability

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2 w. ago What is up with car door handles these days? | Dave Schilling

Why is everything computerised, automated or impossible to turn off these days?I believe, deep in my soul, that car companies’ number one goal in life is to ruin the experience of driving. I don’t have any direct evidence of this conspiracy to rob us of the pleasure of the open road, other than the cacophony of beeps, blips, bloops and blops that greet us in the latest models. Oh, and the screens. Every year, they try to find a new place to glue a touchscreen in a car, like Pizza Hut hunting for more orifices to stuff cheese into one of their pies.Everything is computerized, automated or impossible to turn off. According to surveys of new-car buyers by the market research firm Strategic Vision, satisfaction with car controls plummeted by 23 percentage points in the last nine years. The whiz-bang gizmos foisted on the North American car buyer have devolved from the glorious, life-saving back-up camera to gesture controls that allow you to turn an invisible knob to crank up the volume...

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2 w. ago Mats Koester on the advantage Aberdeen have over their main European rivals and his praise for Alfie Dorrington

Aberdeen are fourth in the league and just one point behind Hibs and Knoester the best way to get it is by focusing.

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3 w. ago Alfie Dorrington gets frank over THAT Aberdeen goal as Dons loan star revels in Red Army energy

On loan Spurs defender netted his first ever goal in senior football in Saturday's 4-1 win over Motherwell.

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3 w. ago Russia reportedly begins rare earth metals talks with US; Trump ‘very angry’ with Putin – Russia

Pro-Kremlin newspaper reports Washington and Moscow talks have started; US president speaks out against Russian presidentRussia has accused Ukraine’s army of attacking energy sites in the Bryansk border region in a drone and artillery strike on Sunday evening.“The continuation of deliberate attacks by the Ukrainian army on Russia’s energy facilities is evidence of the Kyiv regime’s complete lack of commitment to its obligations regarding settling the conflict in Ukraine,” the Russian defence ministry said. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Viljami Sinisalo has John McGinn seal of approval as Schmeichel injury nightmare sees him emerge from Celtic shadows

The Hoops are set to lose their No. 1 for the long term but former Ayr United loan star Viljami Sinisalo has been tipped to shine

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