The Magpies declined to comment on suggestions that Kenyon is attempting to put together a consortium to buy out current owner Mike Ashley, who was due at St James' Park for the first time since May past year for the Premier League clash with Leicester. [Full Article...]
Pablo Zabaleta was slipped in behind Luke Shaw down United's left and his low cross was met at the near post with a deft backheel from Anderson. And the hosts doubled their advantage on the brink of half-time in fortunate fashion, as Andriy Yarmolenko's shot cannoned in off Victor Lindelof and beyond the wrong-footed David de Gea . [Full Article...]
China: Ashleigh Barty stunned Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber 7-5 6-1 to reach the Wuhan Open quarter-finals on Wednesday, setting the tone for a day when Caroline Wozniacki and Garbine Muguruza also crashed out. Wozniacki has won just twice since taking her second title of the year at Eastbourne in June and Puig capitalised on the world number two's loss of form. [Full Article...]
Hold off on that return of a Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson pairing in the Ryder Cup . "That has been a goal for the last 18, 20 months". "I don't have any idea". USA captain Jim Furyk has tried to tone down the hype, though it was hard to ignore that it was a "boost for everyone, and I think for Tiger in general, it's cool". [Full Article...]
USA captain Jim Furyk chose not to disrupt his pairings from Friday, altering only the golfers' order of play, and Team Europe continued its dominance in the early Saturday fourball matches. "Brooks played some unbelievable golf in the middle of the back nine and I needed him to". "We were ready this morning". The Italian did even better than that, draining his birdie try to secure his first-e... [Full Article...]
Sergio Garcia and Alex Noren inflicted a 5&4 defeat on Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau , with a miserable session completed when Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood - the only Europeans to score a point in the morning - beating Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth by the same margin. [Full Article...]
Jose Mourinho aimed another shot at those who criticise his team selection after Manchester United crashed 3-1 at West Ham , praising Scott McTominay's performance at the London Stadium . How many months saying Alexis Sanchez isn't playing well enough? He said: "The third goal killed the team mentally, but he [Scott McTominay] was the best, he had a fantastic attitude, he was aggressive... [Full Article...]
But reports suggest Rice has turned down a contract offer worth £12,000-a-week, four times what the teenager now earns. Eric Dier appears to be Rice's direct competition for a spot in the starting line-up, but the 19-year-old has impressed this year for the Hammers under Manuel Pellegrini . [Full Article...]