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Alexis Sanchez set to be ‘dumped in Manchester United reserves’ if he does not leave this summer
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is reportedly ready to dump Alexis Sanchez in the reserves if he fails to seal a move away this summer. Sanchez – United’s highest earner on more than £400,000 per week – has failed to make an impact at Old Trafford since arriving from Premier League rivals Arsenal in January 2018. The club are looking to offload the 30-year-old Chilean forward, with Solskjaer having been left unimpressed by the former Barcelona man and looking to build a more youthful squad. Now, according to The Sun, the United boss is so determined to get rid that he is prepared to banish Sanchez from his first-team…
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UEFA Super Cup: Why Adrian may well be Liverpool’s most important player against Chelsea
Liverpool take on Chelsea on Wednesday night in the UEFA Super Cup from Istanbul. The two Premier League sides will lock horns at the BJK Vodafone Park from 8pm, a game you can hear live on talkSPORT. Since Roman Abramovich’s arrival at Stamford Bridge in 2003, Chelsea and Liverpool have developed a strong rivalry – be it the remarkable European nights under the lights or the controversies in the transfer market. The two sides experienced contrasting starts to their seasons, with Liverpool smashing Norwich at Anfield on Friday in a 4-1 win. But then less than 48 hours later, Chelsea were hit for four themselves at Old Trafford as Manchester…
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HBO, four college football programs discussing access show, report says | Sporting News
“Hard Knocks” meets college football. It’s not a thing, at least not yet. HBO has partnered up with NFL Films to present the all-access show chronicling various football teams over the past 14 years and now plans to bring various college football programs into the mix. According to a report from ESPN, the network is currently in negotiations with four universities – Alabama, Arizona State, Penn State and Washington State – to create another behind-the-scenes show this season. The structure of the show has not been finalized, ESPN noted, but the schools involved have discussed allowing cameras to follow each program for a week at a time. “As we do…
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O.J. Simpson weighs in on Ezekiel Elliott’s contract, Antonio Brown’s return to camp | Sporting News
In two months O.J. Simpson has amassed nearly 875,000 Twitter followers as he regularly posts videos touching on the biggest stories in the NFL. On Tuesday, Simpson was back at it with a two-minute message for Cowboys and Raiders fans. From a sunny Las Vegas, the 72-year-old Simpson starts his latest video saying how happy he is to hear Antonio Brown has returned to Raiders training camp amid an ongoing helmet saga with the NFL. Simpson went so far as to call Brown “one of the great receivers of all time” and said his work ethic should serve as an inspiration to an Oakland team looking to bounce back from…
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NFL predictions 2019: Final standings, playoff projections, Super Bowl 54 pick | Sporting News
With so many marquee teams operating with legitimate hope for success, and with a handful of star players beginning fresh eras with new franchises, the 2019 NFL season is ripe for the kind of drama and excitement that’s worthy of the league’s celebration of its 100th year. Many of the NFL’s most popular teams – the Cowboys, Steelers, Packers, 49ers and Bears, just to name a few – are Super Bowl contenders. Big names like Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Brown and Odell Beckham Jr. have the Jets, Raiders and Browns, respectively, thinking they can make runs to the postseason, too. As is the case before every NFL season begins, league-wide optimism…
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NFL: Seattle Seahawks QB Wilson, wife Ciara join Sounders ownership group in MLS | Sporting News
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has joined Seattle Sounders’ ownership group in MLS. Seahawks star Wilson, along with his wife Ciara and various other prominent members of the Seattle community, joined the Sounders ownership group on Tuesday. It comes as founding owner Joe Roth departs the Sounders, who won the MLS Cup in 2016 after joining the league as an expansion team in 2009. “Seattle means so much to me and Ciara,” Wilson said in a news release. “We’re fired up about being part of the Sounders for a long, long time, having ownership in the Sounders and continuing to build that winning culture. “When I got here in 2012,…
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NBA schedule release: Opening Night, Christmas Day, star return games for 2019-20 season | Sporting News
It feels like this summer’s free agency bonanza just ended, but as the saying goes, basketball never stops. The 2019-20 NBA schedule is here. Which teams got primetime placement? Here’s a breakdown of the key dates for the upcoming season. FIBA WORLD CUP 2019: Team USA roster, game schedule NBA Opening Night schedule – Oct. 22 Time Away Home 8 p.m. ET Pelicans Raptors 10:30 p.m. ET Lakers Clippers NBA Christmas Day schedule – Dec. 25 Time Away Home Noon ET Celtics Raptors 2:30 p.m. ET Bucks 76ers 5 p.m. ET Rockets Warriors 8 p.m. ET Clippers Lakers 10:30 p.m. ET Pelicans Nuggets Martin Luther King Jr. Day schedule –…
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Astros, Rangers players put their bodies on line to make big-time defensive plays | Sporting News
Click:裝修 Astros catcher Robinson Chirinos and Rangers outfielder Delino DeShields Jr. risked serious injury Tuesday in the field, but also saved runs through their fearless defensive play. Chirinos put himself in the way of White Sox catcher Welington Castillo, who was barreling toward the plate, not only hanging onto the ball to record the out but also keeping Chicago from extending a promising inning. DeShields, meanwhile, made a leaping catch in Toronto at the expense of his head, which banged into the outfield wall. MORE: As 2019 MLB rookie hitters pile up numbers, a look at past classes Click Here: cheap true religion jeans While updated MLB rules state runners…
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John McGinn EXCLUSIVE: Aston Villa star says he was never intending to leave this summer despite Manchester United links
John McGinn has dismissed suggestions he was considering a move away from Aston Villa this summer. Click Here: cheap true religion jeans The Scotland international moved to Villa Park in August 2018 from Hibernian despite interest from boyhood club Celtic. However, it looks like it was a wise move as McGinn played a huge role in helping the Villans getting promoted to the Premier League and even scored in their victory over Derby County in the Championship play-off final. His form was understood to have attracted the attention of other clubs including Manchester United, who were reportedly lining up a £50million bid for the 24-year-old. John McGinn ‘had a little chuckle’…
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Liverpool vs Chelsea: How Frank Lampard’s side could line-up in the UEFA Super Cup
Chelsea will be hoping to bounce back from their 4-0 opening day Premier League defeat to Manchester United in their UEFA Super Cup clash with Liverpool. It is a chance for Frank Lampard to get his first piece of silverware as Blues boss after taking over as manager earlier this summer. Losing by such a heavy margin at Old Trafford was an early blow for Lampard but a win in Istanbul on Wednesday would quickly put it behind them. The Blues boss has several selection dilemmas to contend with as well as two fewer days to prepare for the match in Istanbul, which is live on talkSPORT. Their defeat against…