However the timing of the midweek game coincides with the club’s WSL stars hosting Bayern in the Champions League.
Gunners officials have opted to change the venue for the women’s match with the team forced to make way for their men’s side hosting Crystal Palace.
This is despite the club committing to hosting all their women’s side’s home games in Europe at the Emirates.
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The Arsenal Supporters Club expressed their disappointment in what they described as a “change in priorities” for the fixture with the date and venue for having been known for weeks.
However, Slegers feels Gunners officials are dealing with “a hard dilemma”.
The WSL team other home ground Meadow Park is being considered as a possible alternative venue for match.
Interim Arsenal boss Slegers whose team hosts Brighton tomorrow night, said: “It has been a very hard dilemma for the club with two great teams competing in competitions.
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“What Arsenal have been doing really well is pushing the growth of women’s football for a very long time.
“This is a bump in the road but what Arsenal has been doing is very strong.”
The Gunners’ battle with Bayern being shunted from the Emirates comes three weeks after the departure of former Arsenal Women’s gaffer Jonas Eidevall.
The Sweden-born head coach resigned from his role on October 15 after the team won just one of their opening four WSL games this term.
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Since Slegers took charge the Gunners have gone unbeaten in three games across all competitions with two wins and a draw.
And she insists hers and the team’s focus is on their football.
She added: “With what we are doing, you could say we live in a little box with the team and the staff.
“For us, obviously Jonas leaving was a change.
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“But all the other things of what we are doing are not impacted by those external things.
“What we need to do is work on our football and group dynamics.
“That’s what we do day-in, day-out and that’s where focus is.”
Tomorrow night’s WSL duel between the Gunners and Brighton will be the first between the sides this term.
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The Seagulls have had an impressive start under head coach Dario Vidosic and are four points clear of fifth-placed Arsenal.
The team, who have Gunners striker Michelle Agyemang on loan for one season, have lost just one of their first six opening games this term.
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Arsenal could go a point behind third-placed Brighton if they defeat them in the WSL tomorrowCredit: Getty
Brighton, who are third, currently occupy one of the WSL’s top three spots for qualification to compete in the Champions League.
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Of if their duel could be a big one in terms of the battle to reach next term’s tournament, Slegers adds: “It’s still early in the season, but I think all games are important.
Earlier this week, NASCAR issued substantial penalties to the three teams involved in what series officials deemed to be a form of race manipulation — the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet of Ross Chastain, and the No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota of Bubba Wallace. Crew chiefs, spotters, and key executives were suspended for one week. Each team and driver were docked 50 points, and fined $200,000 (100k for the team and 100k for the driver).
Initially, all three teams made it clear that they intended to appeal the penalties. 23XI, who is also fighting for the Cup title this weekend with Tyler Reddick, quickly decided to withdraw their appeal. But both Chevrolet teams involved moved forward. However, after Trackhouse lost their appeal on Thursday evening, RCR lost their own.
Those who heard the case from Trackhouse: Kelly Housby, Lyn St. James, and Steve York. Trackhouse will not appeal the penalty any further.
In a statement released from the panel, they explained the decision: “We feel in the best interest of racing and to protect the integrity of the sport, it was appropriate to uphold and affirm NASCAR’s decision with regard to the NASCAR rule 4.4, attempting to manipulate the outcome of the race.”
Liverpool set to make bid for Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, Manchester United poised to reignite their interest in Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite, Arsenal hold talks with Sporting forward Geovany Quenda.
Liverpool are preparing a £50m bid for Real Madrid’s 24-year-old France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external
Juventus are keen on Lille striker Jonathan David, but the Serie A club face competition from Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal for the 24-year-old Canada international. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian), external
Manchester United are set to reignite their interest in £70m-rated Everton centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite, with the Merseyside club unable to afford a new contract for the 22-year-old England international. (Mail – subscription required), external
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Brighton and Bayer Leverkusen are among the clubs interested in Red Star Belgrade’s 17-year-old Serbian defender Strahinja Stojkovic. (Football Insider, external)
Arsenal have held talks with the agents of Sporting forward Geovany Quenda, with the 17-year-old also a target for Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool. (Teamtalk), external
Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, 36, is prepared to take a pay cut to stay longer at Barcelona and his impressive form has seen the Catalan club cool any interest in Manchester City’s 24-year-old Norway forward Erling Haaland. (Sport – in Spanish), external
AC Milan are ready to double the wages of Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, 26, to ward off interest from ManchesterCity and Tottenham. (Calciomercato – in Italian), external
Tyson, who suffered an ulcer flareup that led to the fight being postponed for three months, offered details about the medical emergency.
It began during a flight from Miami to Los Angeles on May 26, according to Tyson, the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion.
“I went to the bathroom and I threw up blood,” Tyson says on “Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson.” “The next thing I know I’m on the floor. I was defecating tar.’’
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The source of the trauma was a 2 1/2-inch bleeding ulcer, according to Tyson.
He was not taken by complete surprise, based on the three-part documentary. Episodes 1 and 2 premiere Thursday.
Reflecting on a week and a half before the incident, Tyson said, “I was doing great and then all of a sudden I started feeling tired and I was explaining to my trainer, I don’t know what’s wrong with me.”
Tyson, who was taken to a hospital after landing at Los Angeles International Airport, said he lost 26 pounds after the ulcer.
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“Can you imagine that?” he said.
The weight loss wasn’t the only thing he said he found unsettling.
“I asked the doctor, ‘Am I going to die?’ ” Tyson recalls. “And she didn’t say no. She said we have options, though. That’s when I got nervous.”
By the end of July, Tyson was training at full throttle, his agent Andrew Ruf told USA TODAY Sports. Tyson repeatedly has said he’s in good health.
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The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Thursday that rookie guard Bronny James has been assigned to the team’s G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers.
James will remain with the Lakers through Friday when they host the Philadelphia 76ers and then debut for South Bay on Saturday. He’s also slated to only play in South Bay home games, with the Lakers expected to move James between their NBA and G League squads throughout the NBA season, according to ESPN.
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James has appeared in four of the Lakers’ eight games and played roughly 13 minutes total this season. He scored his first points in the team’s Oct. 30 road loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, where his father, now-teammate LeBron James, played a combined 11 seasons and won the 2016 NBA Finals.
Los Angeles selected Bronny James with the No. 55 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft out of USC. The Lakers are 4-4, good for the 10th seed in the Western Conference. LeBron and Bronny are the first father-son duo to play together in the NBA, let alone on the same NBA team, in league history.
As for the four-time NBA MVP, the 39-year-old James is averaging 24.0 points, 7.5 assists and 6.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 51.1/46.8/78.0.
If Jon Jones sticks around beyond his upcoming matchup against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309, then he’s got designs on a potential fight against a reigning champion but not the one you might think.
With rumors of retirement swirling around his return on Nov. 16, the now 37-year-old heavyweight champion doesn’t have anything left to prove when it comes to his accomplishments in the sport. That’s why Jones isn’t interested in just fighting anybody at this stage of his career but there is a certain Brazilian knockout artist who’s captured his attention lately.
“If there were to be a fight of a guy that’s still on our UFC roster that would be not only financially worth it but legacy worth it, it would be Alex Pereira,” Jones told Kevin Iole ahead of UFC 309. “Alex Pereira and I, we’re both 37 years old. Right now I weigh about 235 [pounds]. I’m an incredibly light heavyweight. I think Pereira walks around at 240.
“I think that fight would go much farther on my legacy than a young man who’s cool today and maybe gone tomorrow.”
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In his short time since joining the UFC roster, Pereira already claimed titles across two different weight classes and he’s scored wins over five former UFC champions. He’s currently riding a five-fight win streak with four knockouts along the way while becoming arguably one of the biggest stars in teh sport.
Meanwhile, the “young man” in question is UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall, who is expected to be in attendance at Madison Square Garden in New York when Jones defends his belt against Miocic in the main event.
Aspinall has asked numerous times for the chance to face Jones since defeating Sergei Pavlovich to claim the interim title but his calls have largely fallen on deaf ears.
While he’s said recently that he hopes that the winner in the UFC 309 main event sticks around long enough to unify the titles, Aspinall probably won’t be thrilled to hear what Jones had to say about that potential matchup.
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“More than likely not [fighting Tom Aspinall],” Jones revealed. “I feel like Tom Aspinall is, I don’t want to say nobody, but he just hasn’t proven anything. He hasn’t done anything. I understand that he won his belt against Sergei [Pavlovich]. Sergei just got slaughtered by [Alexander Volkov]. I’m not here to gamble someone else making a name off of me.
“I’m here to compete against the guys when we look back 10 years from now like ‘Jon Jones fought this guy and that guy and this legend and this champion and this champion.’”
As impressive as Aspinall has been during his UFC campaign with an 8-1 record overall and all of his wins coming by knockout or submission inside the first two rounds, Jones just doesn’t see a big enough body of work to make it worth his time to seek out that fight.
Throughout his 16-year UFC career, Jones has witnessed plenty of highly touted prospects come and go and he’s just not interested in sticking around to face the next big thing.
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“I remember a time when the whole world thought Johnny Walker was going to be the guy to beat me,” Jones said. “No disrespect for Johnny Walker but we’ve all see the way his career has played out.
“I’ve just been here too long to get all excited about someone who’s hot today. I’m here for legacy. I’ve been gambling for too long to just take random fights.”
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