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After many rumours over Conte's replacement, Chelsea eventually reached an agreement with Maurizio Sarri to become their manager. "We believe in ourselves as a team with the new manager and if we continue like that [the Chelsea performance] it will be good for the next game".

Butler said he has talked to 76ers young stars Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid and dismissed the fact there might be issues with the two, as there was with Towns and Wiggins. I don't think there's too many of them that will tell you I'm a bad teammate but people get whatever they want to say out. But when you look at what Minnesota could have received for Butler, this trade doesn't look as good as it should.

Former Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler has struggled, giving up touchdown passes through the first half of the season. A massive crowd of Patriots fans flocked to Nashville for the game, and were quickly disappointed. He was sacked three times and hit on three other occasions en route to a 51 completion percentage. Now the player who would frequently place his hand on the back of an offensive lineman while waiting for a hole to open - much as a child sticking close to a parent in a ...

Fakhar Zaman smashed run-a-ball 88 and fast bowler Shaheen Afridi (4-38) grabbed his second successive four-wicket haul in Pakistan's six-wicket victory against New Zealand in the second one-day worldwide ( ODI ) on Friday. Colin de Grandhomme, Trent Boult and Matt Henry bagged one wicket each. For Pakistan , Mohammad Hafeez was promoted to open the innings after Imam-ul-Haq couldn't recover from the blow to the head he sustained in the last game, and alongside Fakhar, he got ...

After the game, Jones said: 'I'll leave it up to the match official responsible as he has the benefit of multiple cameras and angles.' England had got off to the ideal start thanks to a Chris Ashton try before Dylan Hartley added a second, which Owen Farrell converted easily.

In the 2018-2019 season, the Houston Rockets look like a shell of themselves and it took just 10 games for the Rockets to realize that the Melo experiment is just not working. The 10-time All-Star has appeared in 10 games this season averaging 13.4 points and 5.4 rebounds. He signed a one-year deal with the Rockets in the summer after he was traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Atlanta Hawks .

We've barely started the season, so our identity is going to be found out later". "So our identity is going to be found out later". But the oddsmakers in Las Vegas aren't so sure Duke could hold its own even against the worst team in the National Basketball Association.

Anderson, the first South African to qualify for the tournament since Wayne Ferreira 23 years ago, did not make his first grand slam quarter-final until 2015 and has now reached two finals in as many seasons. It's just that practice has been a bit all over the place, [at] Queen's, on the outside courts here, then centre as well. The sight of ball boys or girls scurrying around to deliver sweaty towels on command to ratty players is not an edifying one and has become a bone of contention in ...

On virtually the same piece of Interlagos tarmac where he passed Timo Glock to sensationally win his maiden title a decade ago, Hamilton, caught napping as he prepared for his quick lap , veered into the path of Sergey Sirotkin's Williams , which was approaching at 150mph.

When I say fault, I mean for the right reasons", he said. Mourinho claims the pressure he is under is the "fault" of United's legendary past success. Asked what it was about Aguero he was not a fan of, Mourinho responded: "I keep (that) for me". "Lukaku is training with the team this morning", said Mourinho.

Dananjaya, who took two wickets in the first Test, will be allowed to continue to play while testing is carried out. The win helped England claimed their first away Test victory in 13 matches. In doing so he became the 20th Englishman to hit a hundred in his first Test and just the second wicketkeeper, following Matt Prior in 2007. However, he said that he hopes to play some first-class cricket before he bids an adieu to the game completely.

After dropping two points in their last Premier League outing, Liverpool are out for blood and a midweek defeat in Serbia will also serve as motivation to return to winning ways as the Reds head towards the crunch festive fixture list. "We are really ambitious, whatever we can get we want to get". I have spoken to him about it - but not along the lines of "this is good" or "that isn't".

City find themselves top of the Premier League once again, whereas United have fallen to seventh and find themselves nine points behind their arch enemies. To date, Sanchez has scored just four times in 28 appearances for the Red Devils, something which has left Jose Mourinho baffled as he searches for answers for the player's drop in form.

Derrick Rose has a strong performance as he scores 31 points, but can't hit a critical shot late. Kevin McHale on NBATV commented on the pressure the young Lakers are experiencing playing alongside LeBron for the first time, saying that Chandler may be able to bring the same veteran maturity but alleviate some of the pressure of playing on the same team as LeBron James .

While Jurgen Klopp anticipated a hard evening in front of Red Star's hostile fans at the Stadion Rajko Mitić, the Liverpool boss still would have expected for his players to secure all three points. And the game before that [against Arsenal] was an okay game. "We can do better, that's always the case, but our football so far has been pretty successful".

Bryce Harper made it clear at the last home game of the 2018 season that he enjoyed playing for the Washington Nationals . Harper and Boras reportedly had expected bidding to start at 10 years for $350 million. An unbelievable amount to turn down - as it would be the biggest free-agent deal in terms of total money in the history of the four major sport - but also almost $100 million short of what Harper and agent Scott Boras are seeking.

England's all-time record goalscorer Rooney will come on as a second-half substitute at Wembley but will not captain the side or wear the number 10 shirt. "It's a shame because you want it to be a fitting tribute to an outstanding player who I think has often been undervalued in terms of how well he played for England ", he added.

Manchester Utd manager Jose Mourinho had a few words for Juventus players after his side beat them 2-1 in Turin. FW Jesse Lingard, 6 - Back in the team after seven games out but started well, finding pockets of space in the first half, particularly when United were trying to break.

This evening's game provides an opportunity for Maurizio Sarri's men to reach the knockout stages of the Europa League . BATE started strongly and came within a whisker of taking an early lead as former Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb teed up Dmitri Baga for a long-range strike which crashed against Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga's post.

Novak Djokovic will face Alexander Zverev and Marin Cilic in the round-robin stage at the ATP Finals , while Roger Federer will get the chance to exact revenge on Kevin Anderson in London . "Since the problem in the abdominal muscle also prevents me from playing in London , we take advantage of the moment to remove the free body [in the ankle] and avoid future problems", he said.

We'll see. I'm not holding my breath if I'm a Gold Glove-winner or not. The 2018 Gold Glove announcement continued an individual defensive dynasty, provided a surprise tie and revealed a major upset for the Atlanta Braves . First baseman Matt Olson and third baseman Matt Chapman were recognized for the Athletics, and second baseman D.J. LeMahieu and third baseman Nolan Arenado won for the Rockies.

After the two players held their serves for 4-all, Khachanov broke for the first time before bagging the first set 6-4. If he defeats Thiem, Khachanov will have earned three Top 10 wins in as many days after beating No. "I'm really pleased to overcome this kind of challenge". Djokovic , who beat Khachanov on the way to winning the Wimbledon title this summer, is seeking a record-extending fifth Paris Masters title.

Barcelona are now top of Group B after winning all of their games in the Champions League , while opponents Inter sit in second - their only defeat coming against the Spanish side. Does FC Barcelona's ideal UEFA Champions League record represent something more substantive than a hot start? Barca were without a win in four league games and defensive errors looked set to play havoc with their title challenge.

The visitors appeared on course to inflict a first defeat on the Gunners since August when Milner scored the 50th Premier League goal of his career to open the scoring just after the hour-mark. Only two players featured in the midweek 2-1 Carabao Cup win over Blackpool and it actually looked like Liverpool were tiring in the latter stages of this high octane affair.

He will also get the chance to add to his tally of 53 global goals, with those efforts having made him the only man to pass a half-century of strikes for the Three Lions. "Playing for England was the greatest honor of my career - so winning my 120th, and final, cap will be a particularly special moment for me". Wayne Rooney has won more caps than any other England outfield player.

Having made all three substitutions, hosts Leicester were forced to play the final minutes of the match with 10 men. We started very well, but after, I don't know why, we lost control. "We drew against Leicester away with one player less which can be seen as a good result but the mentality of the players is to want more". It all came from a cross whipped into the box by Felipe Anderson which was headed towards Balbuena by Declan Rice .

The 30-year-old has caught 581 passes for 6,936 yards and 37 touchdowns in 129 career regular-season games. Tate had 416 catches for 4,741 yards in less than 4 and a half seasons in Detroit. We have a little bit of time to get him up to speed. Players develop relationships with teammates, fans and cities, so it's not always easy to show them the door when it's about that time.

At that point the guys were just feeding Klay and felt for him because he's had a rough start to the season. Tim Hardaway Jr . scored 24 points for the Knicks , who have dropped five in a row after a season-opening victory over Atlanta.

He also said some players may have been fearful about giving negative feedback - which the review indicated was another problematic feature of Australian cricket culture. "What I can say is when I engage with players in this new role, I'll be engaging with 100 per cent of them". CA chairman David Peever said there is no chance that Smith and Warner will be available to return to worldwide or domestic cricket before April 2019, while Bancroft will remain banned until next January.

Thomas has 402 receiving yards and three touchdowns in eight games this season with the Broncos . Thomas' departure from the Broncos opens the door for more playing time for second-round pick Courtland Sutton . Thomas is owed $14 million in base salary next season . Assistant coach Wes Welker is a former teammate of Thomas, and the entire Sports Performance staff, led by Senior Director Luke Richesson, were all in Denver before moving to Houston this past offseason.

The 35th-ranked Serb then broke Federer's serve three times, including back-to-back to clinch the set and level the match. From there Federer really set the tone of the match in the tiebreaker, where the Swiss man raced to a 5-1 lead before earning the set after an hour of hard-fight when Simon erred his backhand wide.

Tried something a little different. "I was clear with what I had to do on court", she said. "I think I did that throughout the year". "The third set really showed that I was mentally tough". "After the US Open a year ago, everyone was, like, 'Oh, she's a one-hit wonder, she'll never do anything again, it was just lucky, no one was playing, blah, blah, blah, '...this season I was like 'I really want to play a little more consistent, I want to have some better results in the bigger tournaments ...

We were outstanding in the second half". You'd have given a penny for the old man's thoughts, then, when young Lewis Ferguson - his heir and spare - rose to head the late goal which earned the Pittodrie club another crack at the old trophy against Celtic in the Betfred Cup Final on December 2.

Matt Fitzpatrick had five straight birdies to overcome a rough start and post a 67. He was two shots ahead going to the 17th when his tee shot went off the side of a hill and into a hazard, leading to double bogey. His double bogey on the 17th hole sent him from a two-shot lead to a one-shot deficit, and then he compounded it with another mistake on the 18th. But the 29-year-old American, whose fast-improving game has vaulted him up the golf world rankings to 17th, righted the ship with ...

Tottenham have won seven and lost none of their last nine Premier League games played on Monday (D2), with their last defeat coming against Norwich in April 2012 (1-2). Mauricio Pochettino says this season has seen him endure his "worst feeling" as Tottenham's manager despite guiding them to their best ever Premier League start.

And the age is really something we don't concern ourselves about. "I felt privileged to be able to watch what Nathan Eovaldi did", Porcello said. The longest game in World Series history turned out to be a rough night for a former Texas Ranger .

Barcelona emerged victorious from their Champions League clash against Inter Milan on Wednesday evening, with Rafinha, the player drafted in as Messi's replacement, scoring the opening goal in the 32nd minute. Real Madrid can move on from the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo despite their struggles since the exit of the five-time world footballer of the year, according to former striker Julio Baptista.

He bettered his own record of 1000 runs in a year in 15 matches set in 2012 and Hashim amla's record in same number of matches in 2010. In 213 ODIs Kohli has amassed 10,076 runs with 48 half-centuries and 37 centuries at an average of 59.62.

India squad for Australia T20Is: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed.

Sarri has found a winning formula in Europe without fielding his preferred strongest line-up and will have been delighted to see the likes of Loftus-Cheek and Gary Cahill step up while Eden Hazard and David Luiz were rested. "I hope to be able to do it in the future, but I need the cooperation of the players". "In the offensive phase wonderful". Now I think the same, but now he's now more suitable to my football .