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Rayo Vallecano are finally in a position to dream of La Liga survival. Photograph: Javier Etxezarreta/EPA In the middle of Rayo Vallecano's dark days, when they'd been beaten 15 times in 20 games and the goals were flying in; when they'd let in five from Atlético Madrid, five from Málaga, five from Villarreal, four from Espanyol, four from Sevilla, four from Barcelona, three from Madrid, three from Osasuna, and three from Valladolid; when they plummeted to 19th and stayed there for 11 long weeks; when the only reason they didn't fall further was that Betis were even worse; when even a glimmer of hope, a 4-1 win over Málaga, immediately gave way to a six-goal hammering; and when relegation wasn't an "if" but a "when"; there was a phrase that got repeated over and over: Paco Jémez will die with his ideas. Paco Jémez, though, had other ideas. Not because Rayo's coach was going to back down on his principles - "any club that signs me knows what it's getting," he insisted - but because he didn't have any intention of dying at all. Even when Rayo were a disaster, Jémez had his defenders. Off the pitch, that is. Last season, only two teams in Europe had the ball more than Rayo did: Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Early this season, when Rayo played Barcelona, they had more possession than them, the first team to manage it in 316 games. They threw men into attack, they were fun to watch, and parading the touchline in a dizzying array of multicoloured elbow patches and waistcoats, pink shirts and purple ties, Jémez urged them forward, always. In a country that values the aesthetic, or in which some do, he was eulogised for the way his teams played de tú a tú: as equals. Rayo didn't simply defend - sometimes they didn't defend at all - but instead they went for it. And, mostly, they lost. Rayo took the ball off Barcelona and Jémez declared himself "very proud". But they were beaten 4-0. They went to the Camp Nou where they were praised by Barcelona's

MANILA - A little trust can go a long way. Just ask Coach Luigi Trillo. Trillo gave Jayvee Casio free rein in one decisive play and the playmaker responded with the game-winner in a 94-92 thriller over erstwhile unbeaten Talk N Text Friday in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

There's a growing condition affecting educational and sports research: a general aversion to talking about truth and its associates, such as fact, knowledge and evidence. This aversion is so widespread in some settings that it is taken for granted. I've learned from first hand experience that questioning the assumption that truth is a big con leads to looks of disorientated alarm.In one of those rare articles that people actually talk about occasionally I called this position 'veriphobia', or fear of truth. I've since learned from colleagues better educated than me that I've managed to compound Greek and Latin words, which apparently is a linguistic crime. But I still think it is a neat word!

We are talking about the people who - needs to wear the pads in both the innings, has one permanent fielding position throughout, can alter the opposition batsman's mental game by sledging, cheering the entire team when down on morale.

We are talking about the people who - needs to wear the pads in both the innings, has one permanent fielding position throughout, can alter the opposition batsman's mental game by sledging, cheering the entire team when down on morale.

MSK Prasad clarified the situation regarding MS Dhoni's retirement rumors. This happened after he announced India's Test squad for the upcoming three-match series against South Africa, starting October 2. After the 2019 World Cup, talks surroundings Dhoni's retirement have done the rounds.

South African cricket team captain Faf du Plessis had revealed on Monday that talks are going on between CSA and AB de Villiers regarding the latter's return to the team before the ICC WT20 in Australia next year. ABD had shocked everyone by retiring from international cricket in May 2018.

MANILA - While the outcome of the semifinals matchup between Talk N' Text and Alaska seems predictable, the other series can likely go either way.

The aim is to get people to live more adventurously; to try something they've been putting off for a while, such as finishing that backyard vegetable garden they've been talking about forever.

Talks about Capoeira and the qualities of this dance martial art

Click here to update the direct Hours 22:55 - We talk with the insistence of a mini retreat for Padua after Saturday's game with the view of the Citadel in midweek with Juve Stabia 22.00 - From its official website, the Modena express their thoughts regarding the Law on the stages : " The Modena Football Club takes note of the statements by Deputy Prime Minister Angelino Alfano, who proposed to facilitate the task of the football club and to provide them with a new stadium or stadiums with modern features that can be a point of reference and aggregation of the city with the goal of

Whenever you talk about sports health, what comes first in your thoughts? It is, basically, the completely different sports activities, right? This is because sports health has at all times been referred to as the sports itself. Sports activities Fitness: Fun Solution to be Wholesome (Read the full article)

When we talk about fastest centuries in ICC Cricket World Cup , the memorable innings from the Ireland player comes first in mind. Kevin O' Brien hit the fastest century just in 50 balls which helped in beating a formidable England team in ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is just a few months away and Australia and South Africa teams are favorite to win . The Indian players that make it to the list of top 10 fastest century includes Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar & Virender Sehwag .

LONDON, 2 Oct - England have spent a week covering their ears to the critical opinions of former players-cum-pundits before Saturday's decisive Pool A clash with Australia but they have been all over a man who six days ago was just another talking head on the touchline.

It Basically talks aboout the big events that had happened in the NBA and big events happening now. For example LeBron Leaving the cavs. Also talks about some of the greatest players like MJ and KOBE and comparing some players as well

Oh dear, oh dear, another ghastly portrayal of sport psychology in the media!!! In today's Times, a double page spread about British tennis hopeful, Anne Keothavong relates her experience with an American sport psychologist, who told her to talk to a tree.

A player can feel it during a game when they hit a match-winning goal or when they miss a wide open net. A team can feel it when they come back from a deficit late in the game or when their lead in the league vanishes. A fan can feel it as their team "catches fire" or goes "as cold as ice". And, play-by-play announcers love to talk about it. We know it as the "Big Mo", the "Hot Hand", and being "In The Zone" while the psychologists call it Psychological Momentum. But, does it really exist? Is it just a temporary shift in confidence and mood or does it actually change the outcome of a game or a season? As expected, there are lots of opinions available.

First off let me begin by talking a little about what eccentric training actual is and means. An eccentric movement is a "yeilding" movement where you are allowing the weight to lower (most of the time). Concentric is the opposite of eccentric and is actually where you are attempting to overcome the weight in which you are using.

British Water Polo coaches have been utilising made to measure performance analysis services to support their work both in training and at competitions.EIS Performance Analyst Sheonah Hunt has been working with the British Water Polo squads for a year now and talks to eis2win.co.uk on how performance analysis has been utilised within the sport.