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Before the Bundesliga kicks off the new season, the DFB-Pokal is waiting for all German fans. The fact that the Bundesliga season and the DFB-Pokal almost start at the same time was not always the case. There were also years when the cup games were scheduled in such a way that the final was played in December. Please what!?Before the DFB decided in 1963 that the cup winner should be determined between April and June, the DFB-Pokal was played according to the calendar year in 1957. As a result, the final took place in December. Since there was no classic…

After their shocking loss on Wednesday, the Mets had Thursday's game all mapped out perfectly for them.Starter Kodai Senga pitched into the sixth inning — a rare feat of late — and they had Tyler Rogers, Ryan Helsley and Edwin Diaz set up to close out the win. Well, as has often been the case this season, the plan didn't work and the Mets could not hold down another late lead.Sure, Rogers allowed an inherited runner to score and tie the game in the sixth, but with another one-run lead in the eighth, Helsley allowed two runs in the Mets' eventual…

Amir Coffey deserves an NBA roster spot. He is coming off a career season with the Clippers, averaging 9.7 points a game, shooting 40.9% from 3, playing 24 minutes a night on a 50-win team.However, that was not enough to get Coffey a standard NBA contract. He signed on Thursday with the Milwaukee Bucks, a story broken by Shams Charania of ESPN, but this is a training camp only contract for Coffey, reports Eric Nehm of The Athletic.Milwaukee already has the maximum of 15 players under contract for next season (and the veteran Coffey does not qualify for a two-way…

Get the Independent’s free betting newsletter for the latest tips and offersGet the Independent’s free betting newsletter for the latest tips and offersSign up to our betting newsletterSaturday’s boxing tips: Dillian Whyte vs Moses Itauma to end in round 7-9 – 5/1 BetfredNick Ball to win in rounds 7-12 vs Sam Goodman – 2/1 William Hill The all-British heavyweight clash between Dillian Whyte and Moses Itauma tops the card this weekend, when they meet in Riyadh, with Itauma looking to keep up his unbeaten record.The 20-year-old has 10 knockouts in his 12 fights so far, but Whyte will provide a…

The NFL will continue to stencil social justice slogans in end zones for the sixth straight season, the Associated Press reported Thursday, carrying on a program that began in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests against police brutality.As has been the case in recent years, teams will be able to choose between “End Racism,” “Choose Love,” or “Stop Hate” in one end zone. A fourth slogan, “Inspire Change,” replaces “Vote,” offered in 2024. The opposite end zone will feature “It Takes All of Us.” Players can also voluntarily choose to wear one of the…

With Murphy currently sitting sixth in the official UFC featherweight rankings, he knows that only big wins, over significant opposition, will move him closer to that goal, and he feels that Pico represents that elite-level opposition he needs to move into championship contention. “I think Aaron Pico is championship level,” he stated. MORE UFC 319: Fight by Fight Preview | Fighters on the Rise I think he’s better than a lot of those fighters in there, and may be the best fighter I’ve fought so far. So, yeah, it definitely does (put me in the title mix). And Movsar was…

Scottie Scheffler’s hot streak continued as he fired an opening round 66 at the BMW Championship, the second event of the FedExCup Playoffs.The world No 1 finished with three birdies in the final four holes to take the early clubhouse lead on an opening day at the Caves Valley Golf Club elongated by a two-hour suspension in play for a rain delay. Scheffler played the opening round alongside world No 2 Rory McIlroy, who battled back from a tricky start with three bogeys in the opening six holes to record a level-par 70. Please use Chrome browser for a more…

Aug 13, 2025, 07:00 AM ETWhen the New York Mets and New York Yankees met in the first Subway Series of 2025 in mid-May, life was good for baseball fans in New York. Both Big Apple teams sat in first place in their respective divisions and both seemed like postseason locks.But things have recently taken a turn for both N.Y. teams.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedFirst, the Yankees tumbled out of first place in the American League East, faced an injury scare to MVP front-runner Aaron Judge and lost ground in the AL wild-card race. Then the Mets joined the spiral, losing seven…

With the NBA Finals and the 2025 NBA draft complete, the league’s offseason frenzy is taking center stage.Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant is headed to the Houston Rockets. Teams around the league are keeping an eye on two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and his future with the Milwaukee Bucks.Elsewhere, the New York Knicks have a new coach, and the Boston Celtics are dramatically reshaping their roster now that Jayson Tatum will miss a good portion of next season following surgery to repair a torn left Achilles tendon.The Memphis Grizzlies and the Orlando Magic tipped off the trade season with a multiplayer,…

Classy duo Flowerhead and Novelette look set to face off in this afternoon’s premier contest from Newbury – live on Sky Sports Racing.4.45 Newbury – Classy pair Flowerhead and Novelette featureA cracking field of 14 line up for this Listed Sequoia Hair & Spirit St Hugh’s Stakes at Newbury. Charlie Clover saddles Flowerhead, who brings in plenty of experience including when finishing runner-up in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot. She followed that with a satisfactory fifth in the Princess Margaret and is sure to be popular on this drop in Grade and trip.Novelette arrives seeking a hat-trick having scored…