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Ahead of the match, however, during his stream on Twitch (h/t Wrestling Inc), AJ Styles talked about his favourite WWE ladder matches of the past. Readers can check out Sportskeeda Wrestling’s WWE Superstar Spotlight on AJ Styles on his amazing wrestling career. AJ Styles talks about his favourite WWE ladder matches AJ Styles talked about the original first Ladder match between The Hardy Boyz and Edge and Christian as his favourite ladder match....

Ajax beat Barcelona 2-1 in last night’s UEFA Champions League group fixture, but in celebrating one of the goals, a fan endured a rather unfortunate fate as he fell from the stands seriously injuring himself in the process. The fan fell from around 5m (16 ft) above the ground just before half-time when the Amsterdam Arena burst into life as Danny Hoesen scored for the hosts to give them a 2-0 lead....

The decision has been made following discussions between the Eredivisie club and the local authority, which co-owns the venue. Ajax will unveil a new logo for the ground on April 25, on the day Cruyff would have turned 71. The Netherlands and Barcelona great died in 2016 after a battle with lung cancer. Ajax CEO Edwin van der Sar told the club’s official website: “Johan Cruyff is the greatest football player Ajax have produced....

A stunning 4-1 win over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday saw the Dutch giants reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2002-03, moving through 5-3 on aggregate. The likes of Frenkie de Jong (21) and Matthijs de Ligt (19) are leading the way for a youthful Ajax, while former Southampton attacker Dusan Tadic is in incredible form at the age of 30. Didulica, who helped Ajax reach the last eight 16 years ago, said the four-time European champions’ history would keep the players balanced....

The bowlers’ list is headed by India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, with Dale Steyn second and Stuart Broad third. Steyn and Broad are separated by just five points. Meanwhile, in the ICC Test Championship table, both Australia and West Indies have retained their pre-series rankings and points. Australia had started the series in third place on 109 points while the West Indies was eighth on 76 points. The ICC Test Championship table will now be updated at the conclusion of South Africa-England series, while the Test player rankings will be updated after the Johannesburg Test, which starts on 14 January....

The event, organised by the Hindustan Times Group, was also attended by the participating teams of young football players. “We wish best of luck to all the participating teams and thank all of them and their guardians for their constant support,” Ashu Phakey, Business Head, HT Delhi, said in a statement. “Above all, having Akshay to support our school of thought and highlight the importance of fitness through sports takes the enthusiasm a couple of notches higher,” Phakey added....

But just because it’s going to be a while until the two sides hammer out some sort of resolution, that doesn’t mean we have to stop discussing what might/should happen when the sport eventually resumes. Because when it does, and teams are allowed to sign free agents and make trades again, you’re going to see a flurry of activity. It will probably be a lot of fun, honestly, to see free agents ink contracts and to see teams make trade after trade....

The hunched back, the syrupy Mississippi accent, the sweat still glistening — Jefferson is playing his part well. They call him a dinosaur in today’s NBA, and the 30-year-old Hornets big man’s words offer a hard-earned wisdom. “I think teams now — and it’s funny because I watched this happen right before my eyes — when I first got in the league, man, I was a power forward. There was a 7-footer and a power forward on every team,” he says....

Unser, 57, was booked into the Hendricks County Jail at 3:21 a.m. local time. Bond was set at $300, according to court records. His initial hearing in the case, set for Monday, was canceled twice, but no reason was given. His arrest comes only days before the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Unser, who won the 500 in 1992 and ‘94 in his 19 races at the Brickyard, has a history of alcohol-related driving offenses, the Indianapolis Star reported, including drunken driving and reckless driving in New Mexico in 2011 and drunken driving and hit and run in Nevada in 2007, the last year he competed in the 500....

Abahani Limited finished the group stage race in the third position, while Gazi Group Cricketers ended up a notch below them in the fourth position. The last time the two teams faced off in Dhaka T20 League 2021 during the round-robin pattern, Abahani Limited defeated Gazi Group Cricketers by seven wickets. On that note, we leave you with the three players whom you can pick as captain or vice-captain for your Dream11 team for this Dhaka T20 fixture between Abahani Limited and Gazi Group Cricketers....

Alabama and Florida State accounted for nine of the ten highest rated and most-watched college football telecasts during the regular season (the full list of college football ratings is available on Sports Media Watch). FSU’s October 18 win over Notre Dame was the season’s highest rated game (7.9), while the Auburn/Alabama Iron Bowl on November 29 was the most-watched (13.5M). Rounding out the rest of the top ten were Alabama’s games against Missouri (7....

The Tarrant City Council member, Tommy Bryant, told local news outlets he used the n-word because he was reflecting something the city’s Black mayor, Wayman Newton, had said during a previous private meeting. In the footage, Bryant stands up from his seat in the public council session and said, referring to a Black female council member, Veronica Freeman, “Do we have a house [n-word] in here?” Audible gasps from the audience can be heard in the broadcast, which was streamed on Facebook Live....

The top-ranked Tide have beaten the College Football Playoff’s No. 3 team, LSU — largely considered the Tide’s first “real” competition this year — in a 29-0 snoozer. It not only clinched the SEC West championship, but also crossed off the team’s biggest remaining competition in the regular season. More importantly, Alabama proved that it can still win without an otherworldly performance from Tua Tagovailoa. MORE: Takeaways from Alabama’s win vs....

According to a letter released by Alabama Student Government Association president Jason Rothfarb, any of Alabama’s nearly 60 student groups that engage in said behavior during the game will have their assigned block seating removed for the remainder of the 2019 season, an edict that has been interpreted as censorship related to the president’s attendance. Alabama plays one more home game this year, against Western Carolina on Nov. 23....

The win moved the Crimson Tide to 11-1 (7-1 SEC). Auburn finished its regular season 6-6 (3-5 SEC). Young completed 25 of 51 passes for 317 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception. He was under heavy pressure from the Tigers’ defense throughout the game. Auburn sacked him seven times. The interception, by safety Bydarrius Knighten in the third quarter, was Young’s first in 227 passing attempts. MORE: Alabama receiver Jameson Williams ejected for targeting in 2021 Iron Bowl...

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young had not one, but several Heisman Trophy-worthy moments on Saturday as he passed for 421 yards and three touchdowns — rushing for another score and 40 more yards — against the No. 1 defense in the country. The performance led No. 3 Alabama to a commanding 41-24 win against No. 1 Georgia, winning the SEC championship and punching the Crimson Tide’s ticket to the College Football Playoff....

Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The game will be televised on ESPN. Alabama (13-1) is looking to win its seventh national championship under coach Nick Saban. The Crimson Tide are in the CFP championship game for the sixth time in eight years, and Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young leads an offense that ranks third in the FBS at 41.4 points per game....

Death rarely provides such neat resolutions, however, especially when it is unexpected. I learned this harsh lesson at the tender young age of 21, when I became the coadministrator of my father’s estate. Less than two months before John Lennon was killed, my father, 43, died in a car accident. He was a successful jingle writer who had amassed what was in those days a small fortune in real-estate holdings and investments....

It didn’t cause a culture-quake on par with O. J.; it can’t compare in social significance to Andrea Yates; there was none of the what-have-we-become suburban soul-searching prompted by the “hockey dad” case. After all, how many Presa Canario owners with adoptive Aryan Brotherhood-inmate “sons” does the average person know? But a megatrial it was. As the lawyers, jurors and assorted supporting actors make the rounds from Greta to Larry to Matt and Katie, and the cable TV roadies in the courthouse parking lot pack up for the next big show, there are plenty of questions to ponder....

Goal reported earlier on Tuesday that Aguero would not be disciplined for his actions in the incident. The FA has been in discussions with Manchester City and Wigan throughout Tuesday, and sources told Goal that the governing body had informed Aguero that he will not be charged. Hundreds of Wigan supporters flooded the pitch after their side knocked City out of the FA Cup at the DW Stadium on Monday, one of several other incidents under investigation by the FA....