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‘A player off with really sharp pain is never good news’ Winger forced off 10 minutes into Arsenal’s 2-2 draw Mikel Arteta made no attempt to conceal his concern over the quad injury that forced Bukayo Saka out of Arsenal’s 2-2 Champions League draw at Bayern Munich , saying it did not “look good at all”. The manager was delighted with the fight that his players showed, Declan Rice earning a dese…

Reese posts 21 points and 12 rebounds in Game 3 Dream cruise to 97-71 prevail before 17,099 fans Finals opener draws record 2.1 million TV viewers Angel Reese had 21 points and 12 rebounds to help the Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 97-71 on Wednesday night and take a 2-1 lead in the WNBA finals. Rhyne Howard added 16 points and Naz Hillmon had 15 for the Dream, who host Game 4 on S…

Former NBA player says he was removed at halftime Arena had arranged private suite over safety concerns Freedom was previously ejected from Chicago game Reese stars again as Dream thrash Valkyries in Game 3 Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom said he was ejected from Game 3 of the WNBA finals between the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream on Wednesday after a disagreement over seating arr…

Edwards hits nine threes in 45-point explosion Antetokounmpo scores 35 in first game with Heat Minnesota rout Miami 131-106 in season opener Anthony Edwards scored 45 points as he and the Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Giannis Antetokounmpo’s debut with the Miami Heat in an emphatic 131-106 season-opening win on Wednesday night. Edwards became just the third player in NBA history to record multip…

Police charge 26-year-old with indecent treatment of child under 16 Australian Athletics ban sprinter from any involvement in the sport Australia’s 2022 men’s 100m sprint champion has been arrested in Townsville for alleged indecent treatment of children. Queensland police arrested Jake Doran on 13 October and he has been charged with one count of “indecent treatment of child under 16 (indecent f…

Manager apologises to fans after 4-1 defeat in Como Captain criticises ‘decision from the staff’ not to press Michael Carrick’s future as Manchester United manager is in the balance after the club’s humiliating 4-1 Champions League defeat away against Como on Wednesday. Before Bournemouth’s visit to Old Trafford on Sunday his future may be discussed by Jason Wilcox, the director of football, Omar…

Plus: the longest kit supply partnerships, more own goals (part II) and consecutive goalless draws Mail us with all of your questions and answers “Harry Kane is now Bayern’s seventh-highest scorer of all time, as well as being Tottenham’s highest scorer. The man he overtook at the top of that list, Jimmy Greaves, is also Chelsea’s seventh-highest scorer of all time. Do any other players feature o…

Bernardo Silva opens scoring as Madrid win 4-1 Galatasaray sweep past Lille; 10-man Inter edge Shakhtar Real Madrid claimed a third Champions League victory in as many games by thrashing RB Leipzig 4-1 on Wednesday, with Kylian Mbappé and Yan Diomande among the goals for José Mourinho’s side. Bernardo Silva opened the scoring for Madrid from close range towards the end of a tight first half, with…

It is as if Harry Kane cannot get enough of tormenting Arsenal. The Bayern Munich striker has plenty of form from his Tottenham days. He remains the top scorer in north London derby history with 14 goals. He made an impact yet again here and yet it was not a night when he had the final word. That honour fell to Declan Rice, the Arsenal midfielder storming into the Bayern area in the 82nd minute t…

“We’ve conquered before, we’re prepared for more,” read the pre-match display held up by the Holte End. Even if few would really be ready for a full-on repeat of 1982, when Aston Villa conquered Europe, the current vintage are doing an outwards impression of Champions League contenders. The small blot here was that they would have ended the night top of the 36-team table until Peter Christiansen,…

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Defensive end played for Chiefs for eight seasons Andy Reid says player’s death ‘makes you sick’ Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid have spoken of their sadness after former Kansas City Chief Allen Bailey died at the age of 37. The defensive end was found dead at his home in Florida on Tuesday by his wife. He is believed to have died from natural causes. Continue reading...

In sight of the Alps, a boat ride from George Clooney’s villa, Manchester United will hope, in what has been a terrible start to the season, that things do not get any worse. They can’t – for the team’s prospects, and Michael Carrick’s job security, because witnessed here by Lake Como was a humiliation of the three-times European champions by Cesc Fàbregas’s competition debutants, as United suffe…

The Swede’s team are second in the NWSL and hope to create special memories at their Snapdragon Stadium “I love the ocean,” Jonas Eidevall says, and he references walks along the beach at Del Mar. “People are very relaxed, life is lived at a slower pace here. I’m a very simple person. I like to read a book, go to the gym and spend time with my wife and kids, that’s sort of all I need.” The former…

England bowler may have played last game at age 44 Lancashire tell Anderson he does not fit their plans Jimmy Anderson is expected to call time on his remarkable career at the age of 44 after being told his contract at Lancashire will not be renewed for next season. A change of direction is under way at Old Trafford after the club finished second-bottom of Division Two in this year’s County Champ…