West Ham United are reportedly confident they will complete the signing of AS Roma striker Tammy Abraham before the summer transfer window closes.
Abraham, 26, moved to Roma for around £35million after a 16-year career at Chelsea that included loan spells at Swansea City, Bristol City and Aston Villa, all in the Championship.
He scored 48 goals in 78 appearances in the second tier of English football before getting his chance in the Chelsea first team in 2019/20.
The Blues reliance on Abraham came amid a transfer embargo, with the Londoners spending big on Timo Werner and Kai Havertz when their ban ended in the 2020 summer transfer window.
In 19/20, Abraham scored an impressive 15 goals in 34 Premier League appearances before only playing 22 times in th…
Ex-Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has reacted to Aston Villa missing out on one of their top summer transfer targets.
The Birmingham club had their sights set on Feyenoord’s Lutsharel Geertruida as Villa manager Unai Emery was keen to strengthen the right back position to give himself options in a busy season.
However, the Dutch club were seeking £30 million for him which meant Villa needed to sell players to make way for the defender. This deal never came to fruition which disappointed Villa fans.
This allowed German club RB Leipzig to swoop in and sign Geertruida for a fee of £25m in a late deadline day deal with the right-back agreeing to a five year contract at the Bundesliga club.
The former Tottenham midfielder Rafa…
Tottenham defender Cristian Romero has insisted he was tired after the international break because of a lack of proper logistics from the club s leadership.
Spurs lost the North London Derby on Sunday to arch-rivals Arsenal with a Gabriel Magalhaes second-half header enough to give the Gunners all three points at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium .
had over twice the amount of shots that Arsenal did on Sunday but the Gunners defence stood up to the challenge and kept a clean sheet.
But Romero and his fellow Spurs defenders couldn t keep out Gabriel s effort with the Argentina international partially to blame for Arsenal scoring their winning goal.
And Romero has suggested that Tottenham were also potentially at fault for his disappointing display against th…
Arsenal 5-1 Bolton: Teen sensation Nwaneri scores twice, Sterling nets first goal in Carabao Cup win
Ethan Nwaneri netted a brace in Arsenal s 5-1 win against Bolton as 16-year-old goalkeeper Jack Porter became their youngest-ever player to start a match.
Porter, a replacement for the injured David Raya, stole the spotlight before kick-off as prepared for their third-round Carabao Cup fixture at the Emirates Stadium.
However, it was the highly-rated Nwaneri whose name was up in lights as he scored in either on a night to remember for the Enfield 17-year-old.
Declan Rice, Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz also found the net for s side, with Aaron Collins on target for the League One visitors.
Three days after their pulsating 2-2 draw against rivals Manchester City in the Premier League, Arsenal were returning to a competition that former manager Arsene We…
Good news for anyone in the commonwealth hoping to be able to bet on the March Madness tournaments from the comfort of their own home, as the gaming commission reported today it is on target for its March 10 launch.
Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) Executive Director Karen Wells reported that are on target to launch on March 10 at 10 a.m.
We ve had positive results from testing and reviews from internal controls. Seems to be moving along very well, Wells said.
Seven Operators Expected to Launch March 10
At this point, seven online sports betting operators are expected to receive operating certificates by Thursday, March 9, and launch on March 10.
The operators are as follows:
Fanatics, BallyBet, and Betway have all received tem…
is off to a nice start during its first month of operation.
According to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission today, the commonwealth has seen more than $300 million bet through its seven mobile sports betting operators for the last month.
The commission noted that more than $15 million has also been bet at brick-and-mortar sportsbooks since early September.
Kentucky Sports Betting Totals
Hans Stokke, director of sports betting for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, reported the figures today during the commission s monthly meeting. He reported $310 million in online sports betting handle for the commonwealth from Thursday, Sept. 28, through Monday, Oct. 30.
The $15 million in retail sports betting bumps the commonwealth s total sports betting handle…
It all comes down to this. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins are set to face off in a decisive Game 7 of their Eastern Conference First-Round series on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 8:00 PM ET. The game will be broadcast on ABC, ESPN+, Sportsnet, CBC, and TVAS.
The Bruins are favored with a moneyline of -142, while the Maple Leafs are the underdogs at +120. The over/under for total goals is set at 5.5, with the over at +110 and the under at -130. This do-or-die matchup promises to be an intense battle between two Original Six rivals, with the winner advancing to face the Florida Panthers in the second round.
We ve made our Leafs vs Bruins prediction for Game 7, plus have identified the best player props to target.
Leafs vs Bruins Prediction
Despite trailing …
Fanatics Betting and Gaming will be fined for accepting improper bets earlier this year.
The Gaming Commission agreed to a $15,000 fine for Fanatics Betting and Gaming for allowing a bet on an in-state college earlier this year. The college was included as a leg of a losing parlay.
The Investigations and Enforcement Bureau (IEB) suggested the fine after an investigation of the incident.
Fanatics Fined For In-State College Wager
Zachary Mercer, counsel for the IEB, reminded the commission that Fanatics allowed one user to include an in-state college in a $2 parlay on Dec. 13, 2023. The mistake was identified before the event started and that leg of the parlay was cancelled.
The IEB notified the commission of the error on Feb. 1, 2024,
As outline…
A bitter 2-1 defeat at the hands of CONCACAF rival Panama last time out has left Team USA (1-0-1, 3 PTS, +1 GD) teetering on the brink of elimination at the 2024 Copa America.
While they currently sit ahead of Panama (1-0-1, 3 PTS, -1 GD) in the standings due to goal differential, Panama faces group-worst Bolivia (0-0-2, 0 PTS, -7 GD) tonight, while the USA has to tangle with group-leading Uruguay (2-0-0, 6 PTS, +7 GD) at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
Both games will kickoff at 9:00 pm ET. The USA is listed as a slight +159 favorite to win at bet365, with Uruguay at +200 and the draw at +230.
Panama is a -173 favorite to pick up the full three points against Bolivia and, if they win by a significant margin, may go through no matter what USA does a…
Steven Bergwijn has hit back at Ronald Koeman following Netherlands snub and claimed that the Saudi Pro League is "better" than Eredivisie.
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- Bergwijn joined Al-Ittihad from Ajax
- Has been dropped from the Dutch squad
- Forward slammed Koeman for his views on SPL
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