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Tiger Woods targets place on the USA Ryder Cup team
Keegan Bradley, Jason Dufner, Jimmy Walker and Justin Thomas have all won the year's final major since 2011. Tiger Woods has made a "good case" to be a captain's selection for next month's US Ryder Cup team, US vice captain Davis Love said Tuesday at the PGA Championship. [Full Article...]
‘Deflategate’ sequel for Steelers? Nope, NFL says just a defective ball
Eskin appeared on WIP on Friday morning to give a little more detail to what he saw. While Eskin's certainly a loud buffoon, he purports that the NFL is now handling and investigating the football. However, NFL Media's Ian Rapoport has reported the league says all footballs passed pregame inspection, and the ball in question was simply defective. [Full Article...]
Arsenal Injury News Ahead Of Manchester City Match Released
He spoke of the need for Arsenal to show fresh energy and a keen understanding of his tactics, and for supporters to rally around the new approach. "My first message is clear: think about each match". The Merseyside outfit have signed AS Monaco midfielder Fabinho , RB Leipzig star Naby Keita , Stoke City playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri and AS Roma goalkeeper Alisson Becker in the summer transf... [Full Article...]
Paul Scholes sends message to Man United fans about Jose Mourinho
He had a decent World Cup with Colombia and suddenly he's on the radar. 'Paul was fantastic. His contribution was incredible. The Daily Telegraph adds that United's board would only sanction the signing of a world-class defender such as Varane, but refused to bring in a "lesser" player, despite Mourinho's demands. [Full Article...]
Usmanov confirms Arsenal share sale at £29k per share
American billionaire Stan Kroenke is set to take full control of Arsenal after minority shareholder Alisher Usmanov accepted a buyout offer of his 30 percent stake. "The successful implementation of the offer will result in the opening of a new chapter in the history of the club in bringing 100 per cent private ownership by KSE". [Full Article...]
Betts' heroics not enough to lift the Red Sox over Jays
Toronto went ahead 4-2 with runs in the second and third frames, but the Red Sox tied things up in the fourth on a home run by Martinez - the first Borucki has surrendered in the big leagues over 47 1/3 innings - and back-to-back two-out singles from Nunez and Brock Holt . [Full Article...]
Messi succeeds Iniesta, named new FC Barcelona captain
Iniesta paid a heartfelt farwell to the Nou Camp this summer, moving to Japanese side Vissel Kobe and leaving the captain's armband up for grabs. Gerard Pique and Sergi Roberto will be two of the captains, with Barcelona now having all four as former cantera players. [Full Article...]
Signings have not improved United, claims Mourinho
A fascinating piece by Daniel Taylor, in The Guardian , details some of the reasons why United opted not to splash big money once the likes of Varane were not on the market. Juan Mata has scored 4 goals in his last 4 Premier League matches against Leicester City , with Norwich being the only team against whom Mata has scored more. [Full Article...]