#drubbing

England coach Brendon McCullum will keep his job despite the team’s Ashes debacle, with cricket chief Richard Gould insisting he can “adapt and evolve”. Ben Stokes’s men were hammered 4-1 on their five-Test tour of Australia, which started in November and ended in January. In addition to their poor performances there were reports of excessive drinking by players while they were on a break,…

Rockets rebound in big way Photo: Steve Dunsmoor One of nine goals the Rockets put on the board against Victoria Saturday The Kelowna Rockets made sure the taste of Friday’s defeat at the hands of the Western Conference cellar-dwelling Vancouver Giants didn’t stay in their mouth too long. Any frustrations they had over the effort from the night before were taken out on the visiting Victoria…

It might be the start of the holiday season, but the Winnipeg Jets sure aren’t feeling festive these days. Following a drubbing at the hands of the basement-dwelling Buffalo Sabres, Jets captain Adam Lowry initiated a closed-door players meeting, head coach Scott Arniel told reporters after the game. Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press was first to report the closed-door meeting. “Tonight,…

Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot admitted his facet should “face the place we’re” following a 4-1 Champions League defeat to PSV at Anfield that condemned the Reds to a ninth defeat in 12 matches in all competitions. Slot’s staff had been hoping to bounce again from a 3-0 thrashing by the hands of Nottingham Forest on Saturday however as an alternative suffered additional distress as an early Ivan…

It isnâ€t the first time the Edmonton Oilers have found themselves in this position. And therein lies the problem. Two-and-a-half weeks ago, Connor McDavidâ€s club took the ice against the Colorado Avalanche under the Rogers Place lights, found themselves down 5-0 midway through the tilt, and finished the evening on the wrong end of a brutal 9-1 loss.  “I definitely hope this is rock bottom for…

Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma blasted his workforce’s efficiency because the Azzurri suffered a complete defeat to Norway to start their 2026 World Cup qualifying marketing campaign in dismal trend. The PSG shot stopper, who final week gained the Champions League with the Ligue 1 facet, was between the sticks as Italy fell to a 3-0 loss in Oslo on Friday of their opening match of the…

Rose: Hit John in the head with box to get his attention.

You give John a swift drubbing in the noggin, but he is undeterred!

That is some fit he is throwing.