The League Cup could’ve been greeted by excitement. Instead, it was almost apologetic
Manchester City goalkeeper Khiara Keating dived to make the save, and her team-mates shared solemn high-fives, muted head nods and a dutiful huddle. Because what are the rules here? As valiant and tenacious as Newcastle United were, how much are you allowed to celebrate after winning a penalty shootout 7-6 in the Subway Women’s League Cup group stage against second-division opposition? Really, the question is something bigger altogether, one that arises every year as the air turns colder and gre
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What is the greatest individual performance in sport?
When The Pulse dropped on Saturday with a subject line of ‘The greatest performance ever,’ it got us thinking. On Friday, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani became the first player to hit three home runs and throw 10 strikeouts in a game, and took his team to the World Series. There’s an argument to be made “it was the best individual performance the sport has ever seen,” apparently. But just how good was Ohtani’s display? And do you have to excel at every aspect of a team game to justify ge
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