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Marquez’s switch from Honda after 11 years and six world titles to the satellite Gresini Ducati squad for 2024 is generating boundless interest as the new season approaches. Many of his peers have already pegged him to win on the year-old Ducati soon, though Marquez has continued to brush this expectation aside. Asked again about the prospect of fighting for a first grand prix win since 2021 after the first day of the Qatar test, Marquez says he understands the expectation placed on him but urged that “I am human”. After a difficult four years blighted by injury and disappointing results as Honda began to lag behind its European rivals, he says he can't yet think in such terms. “I understand the expectations of the fans and that they believe in me, but another point of view is the reality,” he said after ending day one in Qatar 16th. “The reality is that I’m coming from four years super difficult where I need to get the confidence again. “If you ...

Fantasy Football Hub is purpose-built to turn FPL managers into FPL winners. From their industry-leading AI to the experts who reveal their teams every gameweek, it's no surprise tens of thousands of managers gain the edge with the Hub every season. Join the Hub  today and, if you don't win your mini-league, you'll get your money back.  Terms and Conditions apply . Manchester City players are quickly rising in FPL stock with key players returning from injury ahead of a favourable run of games. Kevin De Bruyne is starting matches again, while Erling Haaland made his return from a foot problem in the 3-1 midweek win over Burnley as a substitute. The treble winners face Brentford in FPL Gameweek 23 and notably have a Double Gameweek 25 in their schedule. So who are the best buys? With the help of Fantasy Football Hub's powerful AI Points Predictions tool , here are the top City assets to target in FPL Game week 23. Erling Haaland Haaland is fit again / Copa/GettyImages...

For all of his flaws and all of the criticisms he's rightly or wrongly faced, Daniel Levy knows how to run a Football club as a Business . Tottenham Hotspur, perennially seen as inactive or absent transfer operators, have been among Europe's busiest outfits in the January window and concluded their key business early in the month just as head coach Ange Postecoglou asked. Timo Werner has joined on a low-risk loan from RB Leipzig, while Spurs beat Bayern Munich to the signing of Genoa's Radu Dragusin. There was still enough cash left in the bank for Tottenham to perhaps make one more minor move without the need for outgoings, though the ability to shift some deadwood would have helped them make another splash. Here are the players they should have been after. Conor Gallagher Gallagher could have left Chelsea / Visionhaus/GettyImages Alright, this one is cheating a bit as Tottenham did target Conor Gallagher. They just couldn't come up with the funds to pry him away f...

Chelsea have identified Sporting CP centre-back Ousmane Diomande as their top defensive target for the summer transfer window, 90min understands. The Blues hope to sell Trevoh Chalobah either this month or in the summer and are also preparing for a future without 39-year-old Thiago Silva, who is in the final six months of his contract. While an extension for the Brazilian veteran has not been ruled out, Chelsea clearly have to think beyond Silva in the long term. Scouts have searched for a young defender to fit the current direction of the squad. Nice's Jean-Clair Todibo has also been looked at and Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi has been considered, which would see him retutn to Cobham. Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite has been spoken about internally as well, but sources have confirmed to  90min  that it is Diomande who has emerged as a leading candidate as it stands. 20-year-old Diomande has enjoyed a rapid rise to prominence. He joined Sporting in January 2023 after impress...

Manchester United are looking into the signing of Michael Olise as part of INEOS' plans to reinvigorate the club's forward line. INEOS' deal to acquire a 25% stake in United has been agreed but is subject to Premier League approval. However, Sir Jim Ratcliffe - who is in line to take control of Football ing operations - must be consulted about immediate transfer plans and managerial changes. Crystal Palace winger Olise has now emerged as a transfer target for United and could become one of their first signings of the Ratcliffe era, according to the Evening Standard . Olise came close to leaving Palace last summer when Chelsea triggered his previous £35m release clause, but he spurned a move to Stamford Bridge and signed a new contract at Selhurst Park instead. The Red Devils have decided against a January pursuit, but Olise - whose new release clause is currently undisclosed - is on their shortlist as part of summer plans to rebuild the squad. Olise has as many goals as Ma...

The 2023 Copa Libertadores final between Boca Juniors and Fluminense takes place on Saturday evening, with plenty of future stars set to be on display in South America's premier tournament. Boca and Fluminense have had rather different routes to the final. The Argentinian side have required penalty shootout victories in all three of their knockout games so far, while their Brazilian opponents this Saturday have won four and drawn two of their six legs on the way to the final. While both squads are stacked with veterans - the likes of Marcelo, Felipe Melo and Edinson Cavani could all feature - there will be plenty of exciting young wonderkids to keep an eye on in the Libertadores final. Here are some of the starlets to watch out for in the Libertadores final . Andre Trindade The Fluminense midfielder is on Liverpool and Arsenal's radar / Getty Images/GettyImages Andre is likely a name that Premier League fans are starting to become familiar with, especially those of Liverpool a...

Russia says Ukraine has launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering. Sevastopol was put under an air raid alert for about an hour after debris from intercepted missiles fell near a pier, Gov. Mikhail Razvozhayev wrote on the messaging app Telegram. He later added that another missile fragment fell in a park in northern Sevastopol, parts of which had to be cordoned off. Ferry traffic in the area was also halted and later resumed. Loud blasts were also heard near Vilne in northern Crimea, followed by rising clouds of smoke, according to a pro-Ukraine Telegram news channel that reports on developments on the peninsula. Crimea, illegally annexed by Russia in 2014,...

Ray Epps, a former Marine who became the target of a Jan. 6, 2021, conspiracy theory, has been charged with a misdemeanor in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot and is expected to plead guilty WASHINGTON -- Ray Epps, a former Marine who became the target of a Jan. 6, 2021, conspiracy theory , has been charge d with a misdemeanor offense in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot and is expected to plead guilty, according to court papers filed Tuesday. Epps, who claimed in a lawsuit filed this year that Fox News Channel made him a scapegoat for the Capitol riot, is charged with disorderly or disruptive conduct on restricted grounds, court records show. Epps' attorney, Edward J. Ungvarsky, said in an email that the case was filed with an anticipation that Epps would plead guilty to the charge. The judge has scheduled a plea agreement hearing for Wednesday. Epps, a one-time supporter of President Donald Trump who has said he went to Washington to protest the 2020 election Trump los...

Ray Epps, a former Oath Keepers member, was charged on Monday with a single misdemeanor count of disorderly and disruptive conduct. The Justice Department has charged former Oath Keepers member Ray Epps for his participation in the Jan. 6 riot. Epps became a target of conspiracy theories spread by many Republicans who sought to accuse him of being an undercover federal agent that urged Trump supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol. Epps was charged on Monday with a single misdemeanor count of disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted area via a criminal information, which is often an indication a defendant is prepared to plead guilty. Ray Epps, in the red Trump hat, center, gestures to others as people gather on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, FILE MORE: 'We'll be fine': Top US military officer confident there won't be a Jan. 6 repeat Epps had long denied being an inf...