Manchester City are eyeing Real Madrid winger Rodrigo this summer but he has no intention of leaving the team.

“Hodrigo’s present and future are in Real Madrid. Manchester City is aiming for Hodrigo as a substitute for Julián Alvarez, but they will have to find another player.” Manchester City will need to find a new second line resource this summer. Alvarez, who played several roles including striker, attacking midfielder, and wing forward until last…

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Real Madrid will compete with FC Barcelona for Liverpool vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold.

“Real Madrid and Barcelona are closely watching Alexander-Arnold’s situation in Liverpool.” Born in Liverpool, Alexander-Arnold joined the Liverpool youth team in 2004 at the age of six. He never transferred to another club on loan when he was a prospect, and only played for Liverpool. Alexander-Arnold grew up as a “sexual youth” for Liverpool. Alexander-Arnold…

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MGM Resorts formally terminated approximately 18,000 people today, the country’s largest employer of casino workers saying the decision is in response to COVID-19.

MGM informed the impacted workers last week that their furloughs would become permanent job terminations as of today, August 31. It reduces the company’s domestic employment total by about 25 percent. While we have safely resumed operations at many of our properties and have returned tens of thousands of our colleagues to work, our industry…

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Dustin Johnson enters the TOUR Championship with a two-shot lead, and oddsmakers don’t expect the world’s best player to lose his position come Sunday evening in Atlanta.

The final leg of the three-part FedEx Cup Playoffs tees off tomorrow. Players begin the TOUR Championship with a handicap where they’re afforded strokes based on their point standings positioning entering the week. With Johnson arriving at East Lake Golf Club No. 1 in points, he begins the tournament at -10, two shots clear of…

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Social casino developer Big Fish Games is expected to lay off 250 staff members as part of a restructuring process as it downsizes

This is the second round of layoffs in as many years. The new cutbacks, which mainly affect its Seattle office, come just 24 hours after a federal judge issued preliminary approval of two class-action settlements. These will see Big Fish owner Aristocrat Technologies, and former owner Churchill Downs Inc, cough up $155 million to compensate…

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Most football fans love the Los Angeles Chargers’ powder-blue uniforms. Most football fans, however, have little love for the team.

That’s especially true for this season, as they chase the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West. The previous 14 seasons, quarterback Philip Rivers put up prolific statistics, but only modest win totals. In his career, he guided the Chargers to only one AFC Championship Game. Over his last 10 seasons,…

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A spike in violence on the Las Vegas Strip over Labor Day weekend is a direct result of rock-bottom room rates.

That’s according to Greg Mullen, vice president of CDC Consulting, who told the Las Vegas Review-Journal this week he believes the drop in prices during the coronavirus pandemic is attracting the wrong sort of person. Occupancy rates have plummeted because of the pandemic, which means operators are offering low rates, or even free rooms, plus…

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