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Barcelona: Ousmane Dembele unveiled in front of fans at Camp Nou

August 31, 2017

He is the type of player that we have missed since Neymar left", Umtiti was quoted as saying by ESPNFC on Wednesday. "Since I've been with the French team, too, a lot of the players who play in La Liga put songs on in Spanish in the dressing room".

Rajkummar Rao confirmed opposite Aishwarya in 'Fanney Khan'

August 31, 2017

While Madhavan was keen to be part of Fanney Khan , directed by Atul Manjrekar, he couldn't allot dates to the project due to his choc-o-bloc schedule. I can't tell you much about the role but I will start preparing for it when I am back in India in September, but yes, it's a romantic angle". The film will see Kapoor and Rai work together after a gap of 17 years.

Swansea City agree £12m fee to sign Wilfried Bony from Manchester City

August 31, 2017

City were desperate to get Bony's £120,000-a-week off the wage bill but that looked in jeopardy last night when the 28-year-old refused to take a pay cut. The 28-year-old Ivory Coast global has representatives in Milan, where the Italian transfer market hub is based, to discuss a move. A return to Swansea had been suggested, which in turn would free up Fernando Llorente for Chelsea.

Lions trade former first-round guard to 49ers for fifth-round pick

August 31, 2017

Tomlinson is the second first-round pick from his draft class that was traded this weekend. Tomlinson, 25, has started in 24 of 32 National Football League games throughout his two-year career, after being drafted 28th overall out of Duke. Tomlinson will ultimately slide in as the team's starting right guard next to a Pro Bowl caliber right tackle in the form of Trent Brown. While a fifth-round pick two years from now isn't a steep price to pay, the 49ers must not have been happy with the ...

Sixers ink undrafted guard James Blackmon Jr. to deal

August 31, 2017

The Sixers added roster depth by signing McAdoo, and they will have the ability to shuttle him between the National Basketball Association roster and G League due to the two-way nature of his deal. McAdoo is the first player the Sixers have signed to a two-way deal with the DE 87ers. James Blackmon, who suited up for the Sixers in the Utah Jazz and NBA Summer Leagues in July, agreed to a rookie pact.

No team orders at Ferrari - Vettel

August 31, 2017

But the leader said he is not benefiting from preferential treatment ahead of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza this weekend. "People talk about our vehicle being the best, that we have the fastest auto, but I think it's very hard for anyone to truly say that because there are pros and cons between two cars and areas where we are faster and they are faster".

US Open tennis: Carolina Wozniacki miffed at Maria Sharapova's billing

August 31, 2017

Makarova couldn't keep up the imperiously high level she showed in the first set, and Wozniacki quickly capitalized on the dip as the Russian sent more and more unforced errors flying. "She will improve the tournament". Sharapova is a comeback story, no matter how self-inflicted the necessity of the comeback may be. She continued, saying that "someone who is five in the world deserves to play on bigger court than Court No.

Price Target Analysis Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. (CRZO)

August 31, 2017

The company's market cap is $1.03 Billion, and the average volume is 3.56 Million. The Stock now has a Weekly Volatility of 2.82% and Monthly Volatility of 5.09%. Therefore 28% are positive. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 194,590 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $3,390,000 after buying an additional 89,220 shares during the period.

Transfer Shock As Arsenal Back In For Liverpool Target Thomas Lemar

August 31, 2017

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson sympathises with Liverpool in Philippe Coutinho's long-running transfer saga as the Merseyside club made the Brazilian "the player he is today". "I haven't been in touch because I don't speak English", he said , adding that Coutinho would not play against Ecuador. "He'll decide it. But the Brazilian squad won't lose him".

Players flee as CROSSBOW fired onto pitch - fans told to 'take cover'

August 31, 2017

The incident happened at 4.20pm, with the arrow - red in colour and about a foot and a... Police arrived at the scene soon after and along with the ground staff, also urged fans to take cover. "The police are on their way". "We don't know much more at the moment". The ground is in the process of a controlled evacuation. At this early stage it is believed that the object came from outside of the ground.There have been no arrests.

Arsenal stand strong and refuse to entertain offers for Alexis

August 31, 2017

City reportedly made a second bid of £55 million for Sanchez on Thursday, after having an initial bid of £50m rejected on Wednesday. Sanchez has been a talisman of sorts for the Gunners since arriving from Barcelona in 2014. Chilean media T13 have reported that Sanchez has asked to leave the Chile training camp to "conduct personal business". Sky Sports News have also been told Sanchez is unhappy at Arsenal and wants to leave.

Perez and Ocon united in front of press

August 31, 2017

The important thing was to turn the page and we work for the team, score points like we should and keep fourth place. "That's what the team deserves". "I don't think many F1 team-mates are friends". "If there is upside potential for the team, we will swap them on the track such that they don't have to race each other to get by".

Djilobodji leaves Sunderland in Dijon loan move

August 31, 2017

Djilobodji is in talks with Ligue 1 side Dijon over a potential season-long loan move. Earlier, Black Cats goalkeeper Max Stryjek joined League Two's Accrington on a season-long loan. Djilobodji cost Sunderland £8 million when they signed him from Stamford Bridge in August past year, and has made 24 appearances for the club in all competitions.

Alabama-Florida St, Florida-Michigan Highlight SEC Schedule

August 31, 2017

MI senior center Mason Cole hears all the chatter and just shrugs. "We don't think anything of it", Cole said at a press conference. "I knew you would figure that. The SEC has struggled to establish a second-tier of elite teams behind the Crimson Tide over the past few seasons. The nation's longest winning streak in season openers.

Osaka upsets Kerber, Federer survives Tiafoe's threat

August 31, 2017

Kerber, who despite her poor form held the number one spot until Wimbledon, will now fall outside the top 10. World No 1 Rafael Nadal dismissed Dusan Lajovic 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-2 to ease into the US Open second round on Tuesday, setting the Spaniard on a collision course for a long overdue Flushing Meadows showdown with Roger Federer.

Venus Williams advances to US Open's third round

August 31, 2017

Russian eighth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova, the 2004 US Open champion, rescued three match points in defeating 67th-ranked Czech Marketa Vondrousova 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) to reach the second round. Early on, it looked like Williams would cruise to victory. This was the first test for Williams, and she responded with two gems to take the set. Coming into the match firing on all cylinders, Williams was quick to get down to business as she looked solid behind her serve, throwing in an ace on game ...

Cranes take on Egypt today

August 31, 2017

Goal keeper Benjamin Ochan says he is hopeful that the Cranes will pick a point from the match. Ghana has a faint hope of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, and according to deputy sports minister Pius Enam Hazide, the previous NDC government must be held responsible for the current state of affairs.

Harry Kane: 'I trust Daniel Levy with transfer business'

August 31, 2017

Despite describing the transfer window as "crazy", Kane admitted he does not give the window too much consideration as speaking at St George's Park, the striker told the Telegraph : "To be totally honest I don't really have it [transfer deadline day] on".

Newcastle's Tim Krul could be handed Premier League lifeline - by Brighton

August 31, 2017

Benitez, however, made it clear he wanted to bring another goalkeeper to St James's Park to compete with Rob Elliot. Now the Seagulls are trying to sign Krul as competition for their current No1 Mathew Ryan. Krul is well known to Brighton boss Chris Hughton, who coached the Netherlands worldwide during his time at Newcastle , which ended in December 2010.

West Ham fail in Everton FC winger loan bid

August 31, 2017

Mirallas has been unhappy about his lack of game time at Goodison Park and has been chased by former club Olympiacos, who also want him on loan for the season. Burnley are interested in signing Aaron Lennon from Premier League rivals Everton on transfer deadline day, according to The Daily Mail (Transfer blog, 10:57am, August 31, 2017 ).

Birmingham City agree deal to sign Alex Song

August 31, 2017

Jota has been in-demand for large parts of the summer, with both Middlesbrough and Hull trying to complete a deal for the forward, but it looks like Birmingham have won the race to sign the 26-year-old for a minimal fee. He struggled to make a strong impact for the Catalan club, playing only 65 times for them in all competitions over four years. Song has made 49 appearances for Cameroon but announced his global retirement in 2014.

Leeds sign Pawel Cibicki: Forward completes Deadline Day move from Malmo

August 31, 2017

Malmo captain Markus Rosenberg has told the Swedish media it was always going to be hard keeping Pawel Cibicki at the club once Leeds United's interest was known. Yesterday the attacker missed training with Malmo, leading to reports he was on the verge of a move to Elland Road. Cibicki's transfer was funded by the sale of last season's top scorer Chris Wood to Burnley earlier this month and it appears Leeds would like to add another frontman before the transfer window slams shut.

Murray the latest to withdraw from US Open due to injury

August 31, 2017

Murray has been suffering from a hip injury since the French Open , he said, and it grew more acute at Wimbledon. The 30-year-old Scot announced his decision here just two days before the start of the year's concluding Grand Slam tournament, saying that he had tried hard to rediscover his fitness but was in too much pain, reported The Independent.

Sore hip rules Murray out of US Open

August 31, 2017

Choking up while speaking at a news conference at Flushing Meadows, Murray said that his hip was " too sore for me to win the tournament". Obviously, I kind of ran out of time. They were drawn Friday into the same half of the bracket, meaning they could only meet in the semifinals in NY. "Tried resting, rehabbing, to try and get myself ready here".

Liverpool Swoop For Arsenal's Oxlade-Chamberlain, Open Talks With Gunners

August 31, 2017

Everton had initially slapped a £50m price tag on the Wavertree-born player, but that number was never going to get matched with the player entering the past year of his current contract and refusing to sign a new deal. Oxlade-Chamberlain was due to be out-of-contract at the end of the season and Arsenal were prepared to keep him and lose him for nothing next summer.

French World champ claims he was attacked

August 31, 2017

An attack all the more mysterious that the sympathetic champion had shown the full extent of his kindness at its very odd post-race interview. Before returning to London, Pierre-Ambroise Bosse had even made an appointment to its fans on Facebook for a drink Station of the North by providing the schedule of its train.

Heaviest rainfall system hitting Karachi

August 31, 2017

With no electricity in most areas of the city, residents of Landhi, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Malir, Quaidabad, Federal B Area, Kemari and Lyari complained about the difficulties being faced due to the rain and lack of electricity which has persisted for hours.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain: The first photos of Liverpool signing in Reds kit

August 31, 2017

Oxlade-Chamberlain is now away on global duty with England and is expected to undergo a medical shortly, although it is unclear if this will take place on Merseyside or at the national team's training base at St George's Park. Since the last game I have been waiting and hoping we could make this transfer - and when I got the news he was ours it was fantastic. "This is someone making a tough decision to leave one great club and come to another great club and I think he had many options, so to ...

De La Hoya Explains "F*** You Tweet" To Mayweather-McGregor

August 31, 2017

Pound-for-pound kings Gennady Golovkin and Saul Alvarez gave the public a sneak peak at what to expect at an open workout in LA. Last Friday, a day before the contest took place, De La Hoya took to social media and gave a big "f* you" to the Mayweather-McGregor pay-per-view and said both fighters were disrespecting boxing by going forward with this fight.

De La Hoya Explains "F*** You Tweet" To Mayweather-McGregor

August 31, 2017

Pound-for-pound kings Gennady Golovkin and Saul Alvarez gave the public a sneak peak at what to expect at an open workout in LA. Last Friday, a day before the contest took place, De La Hoya took to social media and gave a big "f* you" to the Mayweather-McGregor pay-per-view and said both fighters were disrespecting boxing by going forward with this fight.

U Mumba vs Haryana Steelers

August 31, 2017

In Zone A , with Gujarat Fortunegiants sitting pretty at the top, U Mumba will have to work really hard to win their first home game of the season in four matches. Shrikant Jadhav extended U Mumba's lead to 18-10 as he scored with a three-point raid. U Mumba went into the break leading 20-15 as Haryana Steelers showed signs of making a recovery.

Leicester City's Ahmed Musa 'close to agreeing loan move to Hull City'

August 31, 2017

Wells, who hit ten goals in the Championship last season, has been out of favour under David Wagner since Huddersfield's promotion, with the Terriers bringing in Steve Mounie and Laurent Depoitre, whilst Dicko has also slipped down the pecking order with Wolves following the signings of Diogo Jota and Leo Bonatini.

Pittsburgh Zoo news conference on baby elephant death

August 31, 2017

A baby elephant was euthanized today after she didn't gain the weight necessary for a healthy upbringing. The calf has been teething for about a month and eating intermittently until last week when she stopped, zoo officials said. "We did everything we possibly could to care for her, but unfortunately in the end, it just wasn't enough". "And we should have seen, with the feeding tube, a pickup in her weight, a consistent pick up in her weight".

Arsenal reject Leicester bid for Chambers

August 31, 2017

The bids were made on Wednesday evening and fell short of the £27m that Crystal Palace were quoted for the England worldwide earlier this summer. According to BBC Sport , Leicester recently joined Crystal Palace in showing an interest in the 24-year-old, but it is unknown whether they will return with a third and final bid on deadline day.

Tottenham and Arsenal reportedly suffer blow in Jadon Sancho chase

August 31, 2017

However it seems certain that Dortmund will complete a deadline day deal for the youngster, potentially handing the 17-year-old a three year contract at the club. An overseas club will have to pay a significantly smaller fee in compensation compared to an English rival. The City star is yet to make his senior debut for City but has built a reputation for himself by winning the Golden Ball at the European Under-17 championships.

Chelsea Rafinha transfer bid rejected by Bayern Munich

August 31, 2017

Today, Chelsea are linked with Rafinha... Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is in the market for a right-sided player after missing out on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who opted to join Liverpool from Arsenal . The 31-year-old played key roles in Bayern's achievements over the years, but has found himself playing second fiddle to the promising Joshua Kimmich this year.

Dustin Martin on the verge of announcing new Richmond deal

August 31, 2017

AFL Debut: Round 1, 2010 - Richmond 9.10 (64) def by Carlton 18.12 (120) at the MCG. A restricted free agent, the 26-year-old said it was a "massive relief" to have the deal done ahead of Richmond's finals campaign. North had tabled a bigger offer, however, it wasn't enough to tear Martin away from Punt Road. He has produced a magnificent season that has seen him win 40 possessions in a game twice and average career-high inside 50s (6.2), clearances (6.5) and contested possessions (14.2).

Andy Murray pulls out of US Open due to hip injury

August 31, 2017

Tried, obviously, resting, rehabbing, to try to get myself ready here. "And ultimately, that's what I was here to try and do". "Had the issue with the hip over what's actually been since my match with Stan in Paris", Murray, 30, told reporters in a previously scheduled news conference.

Willock joins FC Utrecht on loan

August 31, 2017

Jose Mourinho's matchday squad for the latter contest featured a whole host of academy graduates given that it took place just three days before the Europa League final meeting with Ajax. Everyone at the club wishes Matty a successful season in Holland. And that may be as exciting as Manchester United's deadline day gets. The Englishman joined Sheffield United last January, only to have his time cut short with a dislocated shoulder suffered in training in what the manager described as a ...

Federer swinging for third slam at US Open

August 31, 2017

Murray , who lost the world number one ranking to Rafael Nadal this week, said: "I certainly wouldn't have been hurting myself more by trying to play". "Obviously I kind of ran out of time". "That's something I'll sit down and decide with my team". "But I'll decide on that in the next couple of days, for sure", he said.

Player charged after alleged on-field assault Queensland football match

August 31, 2017

Police laid the charges on Thursday after a complaint was made relating to the assault. It is alleged that while Mr Dantel was on the ground, Mr Tudor kicked the man in the head. Mr Dantel had to be helped off the ground after the incident. The matter was referred directly to AFL Queensland's independent Tribunal, which handed down the 20-year ban to the Ipswich player.

Aqua Blue bus victim of Vuelta arson attack

August 31, 2017

A suspect has been arrested after the incident in the southern Spanish city of Almeria. "A mattress was placed under the rear of the vehicle and set alight". The team added no one was injured in the fire and local police had arrested a suspect. Froome is biding to become only the third man, after the French duo of Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault, to have won both the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana in the same season.

Celtic set to sign PSG striker Odsonne Edouard on loan

August 31, 2017

Moussa Dembele is now nursing an injury and with Leigh Griffiths also complaining about a problem, Rodgers is determined to add firepower to his ranks, as they look to compete on all fronts. Edouard is a product of PSG's youth system but has not broken into the club's first team. However, that deal was cut short when the player was involved in an airgun incident and in July the teenager received a four-month suspended jail sentence and a fine.

Defender deal on cards

August 31, 2017

The insinuation being given by our referenced source, is that Everton will take the centre-back, who has experience of the Premier League playing for Arsenal, on a season-long loan with a view to making the move permanent for the Belgian worldwide defender.

Crystal Palace Make £23 Million Bid For Manchester City Player

August 31, 2017

Di Marzio reports that Inter weren't able to complete a deal for Arsenal center-back Shkodran Mustafi , but the Gunners rejected the offer, so the Italians are going all-in for Mangala on Deadline Day. Both rivals' deals would prove to be huge blows to Palace's hopes of adding Mangala to their ranks, and their best hope is that City refuse to entertain Inter's loan wishes and that West Brom resist Guardiola's overtures to lure Evans away from the Midlands.

Barca's €160m Dybala bid

August 31, 2017

The Corriere dello Sport has quantified it in terms of €160m, although other sources point to €115m cash plus €45m in bonuses. Juve paid just €40m to sign him from Palermo two years ago and the Argentina global and he has netted four times in two appearances this season.

Gunners criticism won't bother my mate Aaron Ramsey, says Chris Gunter

August 31, 2017

Ramsey was substituted during the half-time interval of Arsenal's heavy 4-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday after suffering a calf injury at Anfield. Manage Chris Coleman has said that if Ledley is fit, then he will play and Chris Gunter agrees that the midfielder's lack of pre-season won't affect him, at least not in the short-term.

Liverpool seal summer 2018 deal for Keita

August 31, 2017

Liverpool are refusing to do business for the Brazilian worldwide despite his desire to leave for the Nou Camp but that stance could see Jurgen Klopp miss out on signing Lemar. He is now with German Bundesliga side, Leipzig. On Sunday, Liverpool picked up a huge win by thrashing Arsenal 4-0 at Anfield . Both Mendy and Silva have both joined Manchester City for a combined £91m while Bakayoko opted for last year's Premier League champions Chelsea in a deal worth £36m.

Cavs complete trade with Celtics, get extra pick

August 31, 2017

Earlier, Wojnarowski reported Cleveland was still seeking an additional first-round pick from Boston after having some uneasiness about the results of Thomas' physical. The Celtics remain confident they were forthright in sharing information with Cleveland. Wojnarowski said Thomas told him he was not damaged and that he will be the same star player he was.

Amount Liverpool Would Have To Bid To Buy Thomas Lemar Confirmed

August 31, 2017

Liverpool and Monaco are reportedly meeting on Wednesday lunchtime as the clubs negotiate a potential deal for rising French global star Thomas Lemar. Monaco would find it hard to turn down an offer of €100m from Liverpool for Thomas Lemar, according to Sky Sports News HQ . However, while reports claim both players could yet arrive at Anfield before the transfer window closes on Thursday night, it has since been suggested by ESPN that Liverpool will focus their efforts on signing ...

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