
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic says it's not 'do or die' yet
So, with the build-up well underway ahead of this evening's encounter, we at Shoot! have analysed the THREE key battles that could decide the outcome at the Emirates tonight... Bilic hopes to have Andy Carroll and Michail Antonio available despite the pair going off with a groin problem and sickness respectively in the 3-0 defeat at Arsenal on Wednesday.
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Lewis Hamilton pushes Button for Monaco
Button has competed in 305 grands prix - third only to Rubens Barrichello and Michael Schumacher in the all-time list - and won 15 races. "It's a tricky street circuit on which a good driver can really make a difference and, although the McLaren-Honda hasn't begun the season well, I think it may be more suited to Monaco than to the faster circuits that Fernando and Stoffel have raced it on so far this season".
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Wenger: Arsenal ace Ozil 'hit hard' by Champions League exit
Ozil's second-half strike opened the scoring on a nervy night at the Emirates Stadium before Theo Walcott turned in an Ozil pass and Olivier Giroud sealed the game in the closing minutes. "But they scored the second one, after that it's very unsafe to play against them, because they let you create". 'But it is in our hands and that is the best you can ask for.
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Justin Verlander outduels Chris Sale in Detroit Tigers' 2-1 win
A home run in any other stadium, the ball was caught by the wall, and Bradley settled for the sacrifice fly and a 1-0 Boston lead. Kinsler was the recipient of an unintentional intentional walk. Everything felt a little more normal for the Red Sox on Sunday evening, enough that they could finally look forward to the Sale-Verlander showdown.
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Anichebe: 'Naive' Sunderland not listening to Moyes
The Black Cats are rooted to the bottom of the Premier League, 10 points from safety, and they only have seven games remaining to retain their top flight status. "It's not good enough, let's be honest, we need to improve as a team". Decisions go against you and at the moment, these decisions are going against us.
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Dybala brace has Barca facing exit from Champions League
Enrique was left frustrated by the similarity between Barca's poor start on Tuesday and their first-leg result in the previous round, when they lost 4-0 to Paris Saint-Germain on February 14. Can they pull off a similarly stirring comeback in the quarter-final second leg in Barcelona next Wednesday? Rather than blame his players for another underwhelming performance, Enrique said if anyone deserved to be fingered for the defeat, then it was him.
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Blasts three homers in win over Phillies
Buchholz was relieved by Adam Morgan , who gave up four runs of his own, followed by Joely Rodriguez , who gave up three earned runs, and Jeanmar Gomez , who gave up one. KYW's Matt Leon spoke with CBS3's Pat Gallen to get his thoughts on the first seven games of this season for the Phils. In his career, Wheeler is 2-1 with a 2.97 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 5 career starts against the Phillies.
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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets - 4/14/17 NHL Pick, Odds, and Prediction
Fleury came up big as he made 31 saves in a 3-1 victory that gave the Penguins a 1-0 series lead over the Columbus Blue Jackets . The two teams will battle again in Pittsburgh on Friday night, with the Penguins looking to head to Columbus with their two home games safely in hand.
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North Korea: 'We will go to war with US if they choose'
He vowed North Korea will keep building up its nuclear arsenal in "quality and quantity". Tensions have spiked amid fears in the West that North Korea is preparing for another round of nuclear or missile tests. "Very powerful", Trump told the Fox Business Network . The president also tweeted that if China does not do its part to rein in Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, the United States can handle it.
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Madrid's Bale to miss visit to Sporting, doubtful for Bayern
Zinedine Zidane described Cristiano Ronaldo as "amazing" and hailed the Real Madrid forward's continued motivation after he made more history with his double against Bayern Munich. Pepe will also be missing from both matches with two broken ribs, while Raphael Varane has a thigh injury. Zidane said he did not plan to call on any backup from the club's Castilla reserve side, while adding that rarely used left-back Fabio Coentrao could get a runout against Sporting.
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Eric Bailly: Manchester United have a great future with Jose Mourinho
Goals by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and substitute Marcus Rashford gave Manchester United a 3-0 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light yesterday. Even though winning the league is out of the question for United, Vidic believes with Mourinho, United are moving in the right direction. United are now in fifth place in the Premier League after a season that has contained positive displays but also frustrations, including nine home league draws.
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Impressive Christian Eriksen happy to shun limelight says Mauricio Pochettino
Arsenal have not finished outside the top four during Arsene Wenger's 21-year reign. A win for Maurico Pochettino's side would see them close the gap to four points overnight before Chelsea head to Old Trafford on Sunday to take on Jose Mourinho's Manchester United.