Metro Sport ReporterThursday 10 Oct 2019 11:37 amShare this article via facebookShare this article via twitterShare this article via messengerShare this with Share this article via emailShare this article via flipboardCopy link Comment Unai Emery has ‘tremendous’ respect at Arsenal, says Ceballos (Getty Images)‘He has managed to compete and only just missed out on the Champions League, he almost won the Europa League.AdvertisementAdvertisement‘We’ve started well, just one defeat, third in the league and we are going up.’More: FootballRio Ferdinand urges Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to drop Manchester United starChelsea defender Fikayo Tomori reveals why he made U-turn over transfer deadline day moveMikel Arteta rates Thomas Partey’s chances of making his Arsenal debut vs Man CityCeballos also paid tribute to Arsenal’s fans for the song they have created for him.‘It’s strange, I arrived and in my first game they were already singing my name,’ he said.‘I asked Hector Bellerín and he told me that they also sang it to [Santi] Cazorla . I’ve felt proud from that first moment.’More: Arsenal FCArsenal flop Denis Suarez delivers verdict on Thomas Partey and Lucas Torreira movesThomas Partey debut? Ian Wright picks his Arsenal starting XI vs Manchester CityArsene Wenger explains why Mikel Arteta is ‘lucky’ to be managing Arsenal Advertisement Dani Ceballos has hailed Arsenal boss Unai Emery (Getty Images)Dani Ceballos has hit back at criticism of Unai Emery, claiming that the respect for the Arsenal manager is ‘tremendous’ inside the club.Emery has been criticised for his approach to certain games this season, with former Arsenal strikers Robin van Persie and Ian Wright questioning his tactics after the 1-1 draw against Manchester United last week.Emery has also been widely criticised by Arsenal supporters for his substitutions during matches.But Ceballos insists that Arsenal will continue to improve under Emery’s guidance.ADVERTISEMENT‘I arrived on the first day and the respect they have for him is tremendous, he has turned around the club’s situation in just one year,’ Ceballos told Radio Marca. Advertisement Dani Ceballos defends Unai Emery over criticism at Arsenal read more

In this June 30, 1971, file photo, Jackie Robinson poses at his home in Stamford, Conn. Baseball holds tributes across the country on Jackie Robinson Day, Tuesday, April 15, 2014, the 67th anniversary marking the end of the game’s racial barrier. (AP Photo/File)NEW YORK (AP) — Marking the 67th anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier, the Rev. Jesse Jackson praised Commissioner Bud Selig for the strides the sport has taken in minority opportunities over the past two decades.Jackson traveled to baseball’s 1992 winter meetings to criticize its lack of minorities in management, and he pushed for change.Selig retired Robinson’s No. 42 in 1997 on the 50th anniversary of the big league debut of the Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman. Selig established a Diverse Business Partners program the following year and in 1999 started requiring clubs to consider at least one minority for each manager and major executive opening. MLB also sponsors 35 Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars.Jackson said Jackie Robinson Day had become “a national holiday for all practical purposes.”“To honor Jackie in this way honors the best in America,” Jackson told Selig on Tuesday at MLB’s third Diversity Business Summit. “In many ways, had Jackie not succeeded you could not have Atlanta Falcons or the Braves or the Carolina Panthers. You could not have these southern teams if Jackie had failed.”Robinson’s daughter, Sharon, presented Selig with a large plaque. Jackson spoke from the audience after Selig’s speech and told him “you took to heart that challenge.”“I guess if you’re commissioner long enough, things can turn around,” Selig said later.For the first time since Robinson’s number was retired, no players in the major leagues were wearing No. 42. Players using the number were grandfathered at the time of Selig’s announcement, and the last to use No. 42 was Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera, who retired at the end of last season.“Today all of our players league-wide will wear No. 42 to celebrate the man who helped change the future course of our game and more importantly our country,” Selig said.A ceremony had been scheduled for Yankee Stadium to unveil a plaque commemorating Nelson Mandela’s visit to the old Bronx ballpark in 1990. The Yankees’ game against the Chicago Cubs was rained out, and the ceremony, which includes Zondwa Mandela, a grandson of the late South African president, was pushed back until Wednesday evening.Selig frequently points out that Robinson’s first game occurred more than a year before President Harry Truman desegregated the U.S. military and seven years before the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision that ruled state laws requiring segregated public schools were unconstitutional.“Baseball must continue to be more than just a game on the field,” Selig said. “The game’s remarkable ability to serve as a common bond should be used to create opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation or gender.”Selig became acting commissioner in 1992 and got the job permanently in 1998. He plans to retire in January. He said the Diverse Business Partners program had led to purchases of more than $1 billion in goods and services from minority- and women-owned businesses.But the percentage of African-American players in the major leagues has been cut in half since peaking at about 18 percent at times from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s.Seattle Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon, who is black, says some of this generation’s players don’t know of Robinson’s accomplishments.“They don’t know a lot about the history, and I don’t really blame it all on them. I think their generation is a generation that was force-fed these things,” he said, holding up a smart phone. “Everything’s now. Not much of an appreciation for the past and what it meant, particularly when it comes to baseball and baseball players. The paths that were paved for them, I don’t think they really get it, or really understand it.”___AP Sports Writer Stephen Hawkins in Arlington, Texas, contributed to this report. read more

Image Courtesy: Getty/AFPAdvertisement dqNBA Finals | Brooklyn Vscvf3xWingsuit rodeo📽Sindre Epi4( IG: @_aubreyfisher @imraino ) pzagWould you ever consider trying this?😱uqmr1Can your students do this? 🌚56hh8fiRoller skating! Powered by Firework Just a couple of days ago, a whopping seven new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed from the Pakistani cricket team. Among the players who contracted the virus was Mohammad Hafeez, the veteran all rounder who was previously selected for the squad’s tour of England. However, just two days after his test results, Hafeez claimed to be COVID-19 negative. Now, another test has been conducted by the PCB, and he is positive again.Advertisement Image Courtesy: Getty/AFPHafeez’s ticket to England was cancelled along with Wahab Riaz, who were supposed to fly to England for the series in August and September. However, following the reworking of the Pakistani team, Hafeez revealed that he has gone for another testing, this time in a private facility.“After Tested positive COVID-19 acc to PCB testing Report yesterday, as 2nd opinion & for satisfaction I personally went to Test it again along with my family and here I along with my all family members are reported Negetive Alham du Lillah. May Allah keep us all safe,” the former skipper tweeted on Wednesday, along with a report.Advertisement Following the news, the PCB conducted another test from Hafeez’s earlier sample at the the Shaukat Khanum Memorial hospital, and confirmed that the player is indeed positive.The situation is embarrassing for the PCB, who have hinting at disciplinary actions to be taken against Hafeez, for not remaining in self isolation after the positive results in his first test results.“This is a very intriguing situation for the board,” an internal source from the PCB said, “it will be interesting to see what is the result of the second test taken today of the 10 players, who tested positive in the first test earlier this week will come.”On the other hand, another source from the board has spoken in defence of the 39 year old, stating that it was a ‘precautionary measure’ from Hafeez and also cleared his ‘unintentional embarrassment’ of the PCB.The Pakistani cricket team is set to leave for their tour of England on 28th June.If you like reading about MMA, make sure you check out MMAIndia.com Also follow India’s biggest arm wrestling tournament at ProPanja.comAlso read-16 NBA players test COVID-19 positive a month before restart100 most wholesome tweets you’d read after Liverpool win the Premier League title Advertisement read more