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England Test recall a shock, admits Rashid
Rashid now only has a limited-overs contract with Yorkshire having turned his back on the longer form of the game. He has though taken 490 wickets in 166 first-class fixtures. Rashid, who won the last of his 10 Test caps in Chennai more than 18 months ago, now only has a limited-overs contract with Yorkshire having turned his back on the longer form of the game. [Full Article...]
Hamilton wins Hungarian GP to extend lead over rival Vettel
Like his team-mate, Bottas lost the rear on entry, but the Finn's vehicle swung across the inside of the track and across the grass, facing the wrong direction, and made light contact square with the barrier on the outside. The Mercedes driver claimed his second victory in a week in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix and now has almost a clear win's advantage over his Ferrari rival. [Full Article...]
Manchester United stunned as Leicester City demand £75m for Harry Maguire
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has warned fierce rivals Liverpool that they need to start winning silverware following their heavy investment in new players. Darmian, also 28, who is part of United's U.S. tour squad, is determined to seal his exit as quickly as possible, even if that means leaving Mourinho in the lurch. [Full Article...]
Thomas poised for Tour title as Froome salvages podium finish
Froome claimed second place in the 31-kilometre time trial from Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle, which was won by a single second by time-trial world champion Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb), with Thomas coming home third, 14 seconds off the pace. Being on the podium with Geraint is a dream". "The last time I cried was when I got married and I don't know what's happened to me". An all-around rider who bega... [Full Article...]
Melo to ESPN: Thunder 'wasn't a good fit'
However, on Wednesday, Anthony once again pushed back against suggestions he should take a reduced role, telling The Undefeated's Jemele Hill: "I know how to play this game of basketball". Anthony was noncommittal about joining the Rockets, but told ESPN that doing so would give him the chance to change the perception that he isn't committed to winning. [Full Article...]
EA SPORTS Introduces Ability to Create Female Players in NBA LIVE 19
NBA 2K has essentially dominated the basketball video game space over the years, and NBA Live has struggled to climb back to relevance. Along with this year's addition, female gamers can scan their faces using the NBA LIVE companion application on iOS and Android to import them onto their customized player. [Full Article...]
Man United in pole position to land Willian after FC Barcelona signing
The report in Italy also says that United could make a move for Willian's Chelsea teammate Gary Cahill, with United known to be in the market for a new centre-back, but being frustrated in their pursuit of Harry Maguire and Toby Alderweireld. [Full Article...]
Chelsea in £30m swoop for Aaron Ramsey
Arsenal boss Unai Emery appeared to indicate he could avoid naming a fixed captain for the 2018/19 season as he is still considering a number of candidates for the role. Mesut Ozil , who quit global football after the World Cup, captained the Gunners and stroked in the opener, while Rob Holding headed in the fourth and Eddie Nketiah scored the fifth. [Full Article...]
Garrigus kicks off Canadian Open with a bang
I feel like the game is in pretty good form right now, and I'm excited about this week". I know Phil (Mickelson) likes to play the week before. Vegas is right about the field; it's one of the deepest at a Canadian Open in quite a while. However, since the course is so short, more precise yet shorter hitters will also be competitive since they are generally more consistent with approaches specifi... [Full Article...]
Klopp: Mourinho is playing mind games
The teams weren't at full strength, but the crowd of 101,254 didn't seem to mind too much. "He went to Philadelphia for a top specialist and he didn't leave the clinic". That's not normal after four days in the club - adapting that well to the style of play. Mourinho is already missing Antonio Valencia, Chris Smalling, Luke Shaw, Sergio Romero, Diogo Dalot and Nemanja Matic through injury, whi... [Full Article...]
Little cheer for Mourinho with Liverpool defeat, Matic news
It was only a friendly, but no United fan likes to see a "United 1 Liverpool 4" scoreline. Those days seem a long time ago. In the more immediate future, Klopp will come up against Mourinho when Liverpool face Manchester United in a pre-season friendly in MI on Saturday night. [Full Article...]
Gabbidon: 'Liverpool will make Premier League title race closer'
Add in a first full season at Anfield for £75m defender Virgil van Dijk, and Robertson is enthusiastic about Liverpool ending a title drought that stretches back to 1990. Juan Mata says Manchester United must be more consistent if they are to have any chance of usurping rivals Manchester City as Premier League champions. [Full Article...]
Brewers acquire Joakim Soria in trade with White Sox
The 20-year-old Perez is now pitching in the Dominican Summer League, where he has a 2.01 ERA with 47 strikeouts in 40 1/3 innings. Soria posted a record of 0-3 with a 2.56 ERA while recording 16 saves over 38.2 innings pitched during his time with the White Sox. [Full Article...]
Patrick Reed evicts camera crew that was allegedly trying to distract him
The Golf Channel posted the video on its Instagram account with a caption that reads: "Warning to all camera crews: Do NOT jingle your change around Patrick Reed! ". "Please. Walk away. Camera guy, too, since he's part of you". "Keep going. I'm not hitting until y'all get the heck out of here". During the opening round of the tournament, Reed was setting up for his third shot on the par... [Full Article...]
Liverpool fullback Robertson hails Klopp's signings: No doubting their quality
As part of his press-conference while on tour, Mourinho also provided updates regarding the rest of their defensive line: "Matteo wants to leave and I think when a player wants to leave, if the right offer arrives, you have to try to be human and let the player follow his instinct". [Full Article...]
David Silva: "City will be the last English team I play for"
City sent a record 16 players to the World Cup in Russian Federation and 14 of those will not set foot on a training pitch until the first team resumes their preseason at the Etihad Campus on Monday - the week of their Wembley curtain-raiser with Maurizio Sarri's side. [Full Article...]
International Champions Cup Report: Manchester United v Liverpool 28 July 2018
The two sides are now level at the break at the Michigan Stadium . Although Jurgen Klopp made a series of substitutions, Liverpool continued to play the better football and they edged ahead in the 66th minute thanks to two of their decisive changes, Shaqiri setting up Sturridge to make an immediate impact. [Full Article...]
Jurgen Klopp 'Open For Talks' About Selling Goalkeeper
Speaking to MUTV, he expanded: 'I think it can be a friendly, especially for us. The 21-year-old has been used as a centre-back at Liverpool in the past and he partnered Virgil van Dijk in the heart of the defence during the first half of Wednesday's 2-1 win over Manchester City in the International Champions Cup. [Full Article...]
Wales celebrates as Geraint Thomas clinches Tour de France
Barring incident, all three riders will take to the podium in Paris on Sunday with Thomas leading Dumoulin by one minute and 51 seconds and Froome third at two minutes and 24 seconds. France's Julian Alaphilippe and world champion Peter Sagan, of Slovakia, both finished within the time cut and are set to claim the polka dot jersey for the mountain classification and the green jersey for the points... [Full Article...]
Bonucci pushing for Juventus return, says AC Milan's Leonardo
The Italian champions are considering bringing back Bonucci to his former side Juventus. Juve can not presently guarantee the 24-year-old first-team football, but the Italian daily reports Caldara may prefer to stay and fight for a first team place under Max Allegri anyway. [Full Article...]