What happens in professional football around mid-March? Exactly, players give interviews wearing sunglasses on their noses, smoking a cigar, and sipping on their beer in between. Okay, Diogo Tomás ha... ... Read full Story
Chelsea have no plans of dismissing manager Liam Rosenior despite the club’s embarrassing exit from the UEFA Champions League, according to the Daily Mail.The Blues suffered an 8-2 loss to Paris Sai... ... Read full Story
Phil Parkinson says Matty James is still "a couple of weeks away" from a return to action as Wrexham welcome George Dobson back into their squad this weekend. James has been absent since early February due to a toe injury while Dobson has missed his side's past three games due to suspension following a red card against Chelsea. "We've been short on bodies in that midfield, the harshness of the Dobbo decision," said the Wrexham boss. ... Read full Story
Juan Pablo Vojvoda is no longer the coach of Santos.The 51-year-old Argentine coach left the command of Peixe early Thursday morning (19th).Decision made after the defeat to Internacional at Vila Belm... ... Read full Story
The seventh round of Brasileirão-2026 began this Wednesday (18th) with seven matches taking place.These matches brought several changes to the standings.There was a change in leadership after the gam... ... Read full Story
Atletico Madrid progressed to the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday, despite losing 3-2 to Tottenham Hotspur. Last week’s 5-2 win at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano meant that Los Colchonero... ... Read full Story
In the world of Lionel Messi, historic milestones are typically accompanied by victory, but events at Chase Stadium in the early hours of Thursday provided a rare, sombre exception.While the Argentine... ... Read full Story
Double activity week! Chivas faces León tonight in a match corresponding to Matchday 9 of the Clausura 2026, a match that was rescheduled due to the Legends Game between Real Madrid and Barcelona at ... ... Read full Story
Last weekend, Joan Laporta won the Barcelona presidential election, ousting rival Victor Font with a 68% share of the votes. He will start his fourth term on the 1st of July, but in the meantime, pers... ... Read full Story
With the strength of the Massa at Arena MRV, Atlético-MG defeated São Paulo 1-0 this Wednesday (18th), in the seventh round of the 2026 Brasileirão.The Galo pressed from the start and created good ... ... Read full Story
With the strength of the Massa at Arena MRV, Atlético-MG defeated São Paulo 1-0 on Wednesday (18th), in the seventh round of the Brasileirão 2026.The Galo pressed from the start and created good ch... ... Read full Story
The second legs of the Concacaf Champions Cup round-of-16 clashes are underway this week across Central and North America. Here's how some of tonight's key fixtures got on.Bueno pen not enough for Ph... ... Read full Story
Was this just another episode of the famous "pure juice of Brazilian football"?Confiança surprised everyone by eliminating Vila Nova from the Copa do Brasil this Wednesday (18).After a goalless draw ... ... Read full Story
Despite a difficult domestic campaign, Liverpool produce one of their best displays of the season against Galatasaray in the Champions League. ... Read full Story
There was no shortage of attractions in Palmeiras versus Botafogo this Wednesday (18).The match ended with a 2-1 victory for Verdão at Allianz Parque. This duel was valid for the seventh round of th... ... Read full Story
Tottenham 3-2 Atletico Madrid (5-7 agg.): Spurs were dumped out of the Champions League but sealed their first win of 2026 as Tudor’s interim reign of error finally began to show its purpose ... Read full Story
It's another Vasco versus Fluminense night.The Rio derby for the seventh round of the 2026 Brasileirão will kick off at 9:30 PM (Brasília time).The match will be played at Maracanã, with Vasco as t... ... Read full Story
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 19, 2026 is:
nadir \NAY-deer\ noun
Nadir refers to the lowest or worst point of something. When used in astronomy, nadir describes the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer.
// Only once the novel’s protagonist reaches her nadir does she arouse the reader’s empathy, and we root for her to climb back to respectability.
“Sacrament dives right into the nadir of the 2020 health crisis, following a group of nurses who have moved into makeshift housing near a California hospital, to isolate from their families during the height of the case surge.” — James Folta, LitHub.com, 1 July 2025
Did you know?
Nadir is part of the galaxy of scientific words that have come to us from Arabic, a language that has made important contributions to the English lexicon especially in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and chemistry. The source of nadir is naḍhīr, meaning “opposite”—the opposite, that is, of the zenith, the highest point of the celestial sphere which is positioned vertically above the observer. (The word zenith itself is a modification of another Arabic word that means “the way over one’s head.”) Though born of the heavens, both words are called upon to refer to earthy things too, especially a significant point or period of time, be it a high point or low one.