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Rockies' Chatwood back as starter against Giants

September 05, 2017

The right-hander sent a two-out single to right field in the fourth inning, scoring Carlos Gonzalez and tying the ballgame at three. After Nolan Arenado was intentionally walked with one out, Okert walked Gerardo Parra on four pitches.

Scotland drops two places in British prosperity rankings

September 05, 2017

Local house prices have also seen +5% growth, outpacing the North East of England (+4%), Wales (+4%), London (+3%) and Scotland (+2%) and reaching an average of £125,507. While, at a regional level, London has the UK's highest business birth-to-death ratio, with 1.78 new businesses created for every business "death", the capital remains a challenging environment for SMEs .

JJ Watt raises $17 million for Harvey recovery

September 04, 2017

Watt also said the trucks with supplies were all donated. "Going out there on the field, playing the best you can, lift the morale of the city really helps". I want to make sure that I do it right, so I said, 'What advice would you have from what you experienced in Katrina?' The biggest thing that he said was, 'Take your time, do it right.

Watt raises over $17 million, shows warehouse of supplies for Houston

September 04, 2017

Watt also said the trucks with supplies were all donated. Water, food, clothing, cleaning supplies. "I'm not just here for the initial fundraiser", Watt later added. Watt the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. "The biggest thing he said was 'Take your time". His humanitarianism and his belief in something greater than the NFL doesn't make him any less of a football player.

JJ Watt Tweets Photo of Donations for Hurricane Harvey Victims

September 04, 2017

Watt said the supplies were donations and not bought with the $17 million he had raised, so there is still more to come... The Houston Chronicle reported all the items were donated and all the participants were volunteers. "Once we do start spending that money", Watt said, "this is my plan". In an interview with ESPN , Watt discussed seeking out Brees for guidance after the New Orleans Saints quarterback handled similar efforts in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina .

JJ Watt raises $18M in Hurricane Harvey relief

September 04, 2017

Watt may have already locked up the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award thanks to his heroic efforts during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. On Sunday, Watt talked about the fund, and how he's going to spend the money. Bernard Project, a nonprofit started to rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in St. Bernard Parish and Southeast Louisiana. He took to Twitter last night and gave an update as to what's available and when it will get to the people.

JJ Watt talks about plans for money he's raising

September 04, 2017

Watt and his team filled up nine semi trucks with supplies to be donated to those in need on Sunday. The Houston Chronicle reported all the items were donated and all the participants were volunteers. Watt said he received advice from individuals and organizations that helped victims of Hurricane Katrina , which devastated New Orleans in 2005.

JJ Watt Breaks $18 Million in Fundraising Campaign for Texas

September 04, 2017

Sunday's effort was what he said was Phase 1 of a lengthy period of recovery and Watt wants to proceed deliberately and smartly with the money that more than 150,000 donors have contributed. He has issued a new challenge set at $20 million. He's been involved in every aspect of distributing the resources and consulting with those who can help him allocate the millions going forward.

Dembele: I had to go on strike to seal Barcelona move

September 04, 2017

He will wear the number 11 shirt for the Spanish giants and revealed that he looked for an excuse not to skip Dortmund training sessions during his final days at the club. I watched all the Barcelona games to see how they played and the geniuses, Iniesta and Messi. Dembele will now form a fearsome forward line alongside five-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez as Barca aim to wrestle the Champions League and La Liga titles back from rivals Real Madrid.

Kevin Mirallas: 'I wanted Olympiacos return'

September 04, 2017

But the 29-year-old has alleged that the Goodison hierarchy blocked a return to the Greek side, where he spent two years between 2010 and 2012. "I'm really sad. "He was out because he is struggling to deal with moments in the season and with disappointment", the Dutchman said. But I expect from everybody to be part of the team.

Arsenal chief executive makes huge claim on Gunners' summer window

September 04, 2017

The Gunners were thrashed 4-0 by Liverpool at Anfield last weekend. In June, Gazidis assured fans Arsenal were "looking for top-quality players", and aimed to be "world class off the pitch", referring to their expanded scouting network, per Reuters .

Mariners look for series sweep vs. Oakland

September 04, 2017

The Mariners overcame a 6-2 deficit last night, as a passed ball in the 9th to beat the A's 7-6. But, Segura and Yonder Alonso homered in the fifth inning, and Segura doubled in a run in the sixth to bring the Mariners within 6-5.

Mariners look for series sweep vs. Oakland

September 04, 2017

The Mariners overcame a 6-2 deficit last night, as a passed ball in the 9th to beat the A's 7-6. But, Segura and Yonder Alonso homered in the fifth inning, and Segura doubled in a run in the sixth to bring the Mariners within 6-5.

La Liga wants Man City investigation

September 04, 2017

La Liga president Javier Tebas has said in a statement that the huge spending by City and PSG "distorts European competitions" and "is irreparably harming the football industry". "UEFA must enforce FFP regulations to avoid discrimination among clubs". They were fined £49m and only allowed to name a 21-man squad for the Champions League the following season.

Saina returns to Gopichand academy: Here's how badminton greats buried the hatchet

September 04, 2017

Gopichand was Saina's mentor for the better half of her career before she started training with Kumar in 2014. Talking about the reunion, Nehwal said, "For a while I've been thinking about moving my training base back to the Gopichand academy and I had a discussion about this with Gopi sir and I am really thankful to him for agreeing to help me again".

Joey Barton reveals why Barkley snubbed Chelsea switch

September 04, 2017

Although Barkley denies a medical took place , the 23-year-old was keen to push through a move after refusing to pen a new deal worth £100,000-a-week at Goodison Park. Barkley is in the final year of his contract at Goodison Park and has been widely linked with a move away from Merseyside all summer with the Sunday Times claiming that he rejected Chelsea because he wanted to sign for Tottenham .

Jeff Horn eyes Jesse Vargas after Manny Pacquiao withdrawal

September 04, 2017

Dean Lonergan, the local promoter for Horn, confirmed in several reports that Pacquiao had to beg off for the initially slated november 12 rematch. MANNY Pacquiao said on Sunday he still wanted a rematch with Jeff Horn after the Filipino boxing hero pulled out of their scheduled bout in Australia later his year.

Atletico Madrid halve Antoine Griezmann buyout clause

September 04, 2017

The new buyout clause is likely to catch the interest of Jose Mourinho for the transfer window in January or the summer of 2018, when Atletico's ban will have been lifted. After three Premier League matches Manchester United haven't shown any need for Griezmann, and the Red Devils could decide to pass on the player in January.

Florida State QB Deondre Francois out for the season

September 04, 2017

According to Jim Henry of the Tallahassee Democrat , the sophomore suffered a patella tendon injury and will undergo surgery on Tuesday. Alabama safety Ronnie Harrison, who sacked Francois on the play, already took to Twitter to wish Francois a speedy recovery.

Manchester United complete signing of Spain U18 global Arnau Puigmal Martinez

September 04, 2017

Spanish youngster Arnau Puigmal has confirmed he has completed his move to Manchester United . And how do we know the deal has gone through? 'Very happy and proud to announce that I am a new Manchester United player, ' the accompanying caption read.

Two militants killed in Kashmir encounter

September 04, 2017

Early morning when the searches started, the militants hiding in the area opened fire and it established the contact. The two terrorists were spotted in Sopore's Shangergund area. On Friday, one policeman was killed and four injured after the terrorists attacked a bus ferrying security personnel in Srinagar's Pantha Chowk. Last month, the security forces had gunned down Hizbul Mujahideen's top operational commander for Kashmir Yasin Itoo alias Mehmood Ghaznavi, along with two other ...

J&K: 2 Hizbul militants gunned down in Sopore encounter

September 04, 2017

Police did not rule out the possibility of many more militants still alive and fighting. The gunfight erupted in Sopore, Baramulla district, 52 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. The firing was going on when reports last came in, reported the news agency. The security forces retaliated and killed the two, Kumar added. After the encounter of Fayaz, mobile internet services were temporarily suspended in Shopian and Kulgam districts in wake of ...

Chelsea, Man City alerted as fed-up Alderweireld fires warning at Spurs

September 04, 2017

Alderweireld has recently seen Ajax defender Davinson Sanchez arrive in a £35m club record deal to provide competition for his first-team place. "When you look at Toby's statistics, they are impressive. I can really see myself getting a whole lot better. The Sunday Times (h/t Metro's Louis Sealey ) previously reported several Premier League clubs were interested in Alderweireld, with Chelsea and Manchester City both keeping an eye on the defender.

'Fanney Khan' starts rolling, Anil Kapoor shares a picture from the sets

September 04, 2017

The film went on floors today, and Anil Kapoor took to Twitter to inform his fans about it. Anil Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have started working on Fanney Khan and are sharing the screen space after 17 years. The shoot for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Anil Kapoor starrer Fanney Khan began Sunday and KriArj Entertainment (of Rustom and Toilet Ek Prem Katha fame) kickstarted two big films on the day - Kedarnath and Fanney Khan .

BCCI expects windfall in IPL media rights auction

September 04, 2017

Also missing from action were Discovery, Yahoo and ESPN Digital. Conditions stated in the tender make it compulsory for the digital partners to delay the live-streaming by five minutes and allocate 80 per cent of the bidding amount to broadcast rights, eventually making the equation favourable for Star India and Sony Pictures.

Browns claim five players as they finalize their roster for the season

September 04, 2017

McGill (Indianapolis), wide receiver Kasen Williams (Seattle) and quarterback Josh Woodrum (Baltimore) from waivers. The team also signed also signed TE J.P. He played in three regular season games in two years. Williams joined the Seahawks' active roster last season and caught eyes with four catches for 119 yards in the team's preseason opener.

Bangladesh win toss, bat against Australia

September 04, 2017

Skipper Steve Smith's under-prepared lineup lost the series-opener by 20 runs last week, giving Bangladesh its first test victory over Australia . That match is best remembered for Jason Gillespie's unlikely double-century as a nightwatchman.

Power battle as Del Potro faces Thiem at US Open

September 04, 2017

Federer and Nadal are favoured to meet in the semi-finals in NY, and the duo claimed wins over Feliciano Lopez and Leonardo Mayer respectively on Sunday (AEST). The two have met twice with del Potro winning each time, including in the round of 16 here previous year when Thiem retired injured when trailing 3-6, 2-3.

Why West Ham refused to sign Renato Sanches and Krychowiak

September 04, 2017

Negotiations dragged on, through agents, throughout August with Sporting apparently refusing to budge on their higher valuation for the Portuguese worldwide who, it is understood, wanted to join West Ham and is upset that he did not make the move.

US Open 2017: Venus Williams overcomes hiccup to make quarter-finals

September 04, 2017

The same scenario applied on Arthur Ashe Stadium, where Williams, with the backing of the 23,000 crowd, raced through the first set before Suarez Navarro's sliced backhand started to trouble her. "I think that now I'm running around and sweating, my ponytail is flying, these are all such great things", said Stephens. "Nobody gives you a Slam, you got to take it and I am trying to take it".

Yankees injury updates: Latest on Aaron Hicks, Clint Frazier, emergency outfielder

September 04, 2017

The move was made before New York's series finale against AL East-leading Boston. Hicks hurt his left oblique Saturday afternoon chasing down Hanley Ramirez's drive to the warning track to end the sixth. The rookie is starting a rehab assignment with Double-A Trenton on Wednesday, but Girardi is unsure when the 22-year-old will return to the Yankees.

4 best games between WVU football and Virginia Tech

September 04, 2017

Meanwhile, West Virginia did not finish strong, going 2-2 down the stretch after an 8-1 start. Grier will now be able to settle down and make the right reads and throws. Both teams are ranked near each other in the preseason rankings . With many uncertainties in air regarding the two teams' offenses, neither defense knows exactly what it'll see from the opposing offense with West Virginia redshirt junior quarterback Will Grier not having played in a game in nearly two years and ...

Chiefs cut CJ Spiller and then re-signed him the next day

September 04, 2017

KC's depth at cornerback is concerning after Marcus Peters and Terrance Mitchell . Spiller not only lasted the entire spring, longer than many so-called experiments, but he made his presence felt throughout the entire spring and summer. A day after not making the initial 53-man roster, C.J. Spiller, who was released on Saturday in the cut to 53 players. "So there's a possibility C.J.

Dhoni achieves another record

September 04, 2017

Dhoni achieved this feat on the last ball of the 45th over bowled by legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who foxed tailender Akila Dananjaya to get his only wicket of the match. Dhoni also has the highest number of stumpings in worldwide cricket with 161 dismissals. On Thursday - when Dhoni made 49 not out against Lanka in their fourth ODI - he became the cricketer with the highest number of not-outs in ODI cricket.

Ozil tells ex-Arsenal players to 'stop talking and start supporting'

September 04, 2017

The pundit, who scored 104 Premier League goals for the Gunners, took Ozil's words personally and in his rebuttal, told the German to shut up and sign a new contract if he felt passionately about the criticism he was recieving. Furthermore, there is no winter break, meaning the season is extremely long and exhausting, especially when you are playing at European and National Team level too.

Crazy Scenes As Luxembourg Earn Historic Point Against France In Paris

September 04, 2017

During the match, Griezmann , Sidibe and Mbappe were guilty of missing good chances. It puts our point in Georgia into perspective, although we probably haven't had 31 goal attempts in this entire qualification campaign and France managed that in just over 90 minutes, but they couldn't find the key for the lock.

Ex-Giants TE Will Tye claimed off waivers by Jets

September 04, 2017

Tye had nine receptions for 101 yards in four preseason games. Tye caught 48 passes for 395 yards and a touchdown a year ago, but the Giants drafting Ole Miss tight end Evan Engram in the first round of the 2017 National Football League draft made Tye expendable.

Ex-Giants TE Will Tye claimed off waivers by Jets

September 04, 2017

Tye had nine receptions for 101 yards in four preseason games. Tye caught 48 passes for 395 yards and a touchdown a year ago, but the Giants drafting Ole Miss tight end Evan Engram in the first round of the 2017 National Football League draft made Tye expendable.

Jets' waiver claims, practice squad tracker, as 53-man roster is finalized

September 04, 2017

The practice squad is a great way for young talent to continue developing before being thrust into the spotlight. A player can not participate on the practice squad if he has more than three years of National Football League experience. Teams have until noon Sunday following the Week 4 preseason game to claim players for their active rosters before players can be signed to the practice squad.

Wayne Rooney: 'Romelu Lukaku ideal player for current Manchester United side'

September 04, 2017

Lukaku moved in the opposite direction for £ 75million and has hit the ground running with four goals in his first four competitive matches for the Red Devils. I believe if he stayed it would have got better", added Rooney. "He definitely has the power to bring in other players to score goals". Jose Mourinho is among five manager-of-the-month candidates after leading his side to three wins from three at the start of the campaign.

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore appointed Sports Minister: Sportspersons hail Olympian's nomination

September 04, 2017

Sportspersons and people from different walks of life have congratulated Rathore. "Congratulations to rajyavardhan rathore ji on becoming the sports minister of india and wish you every success in your new duties", Sushil, the 2008 and 2012 Games medallist, said.

Federer happy with straight-sets progress

September 04, 2017

He next faces 23-year-old Dominic Thiem , seed No6, who beat No30 seed, Adrian Mannarino, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. Nadal, who ran out a 6-7 6-3 6-1 6-4 victor, was pleased to have won again without playing his best tennis for the whole match. Mayer nevertheless offered some resistance in the fourth set and broke Nadal when the world No 1 served for the match at 5-2. I can't come closer to that because I think he had already won his match, I believe.

Federer looks back at best in straight-sets win at US Open

September 04, 2017

Listen to the latest news on our 5 radio stations Legend FM, Viti FM, Radio Sargam, FM96 and Navtarang. Federer remains in search of his third Grand Slam title this year, and his sixth career U.S. Federer said: 'I struggled the first couple of rounds, but that had something to do with my opponents as well. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were trying to keep it that way Saturday.

Graham Rahal tops first Watkins Glen practice session

September 04, 2017

It is the 12th successive IndyCar season in which the title will be decided in the final race . The 2016 Indy 500 victor won his first career pole with a time of 1:22.4639. Defending series champion Simon Pagenaud , fourth in points , qualified 12th. That brought out a caution and Newgarden had to pit again, his crew frantically working on the auto as he fell two laps down.

Andrew Franks out in Miami with Cody Parkey on roster

September 04, 2017

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Jacoby Glenn ( Vigor ), Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Josh Magee ( Hoover , UAB , South Alabama ) and Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Ed Stinson ( Alabama ) had been waived with the designation of injured, so they are back on National Football League rosters, although they won't be allowed to play this season without first being released and re-signed.

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo WANTED Man Utd return (& told them)

September 04, 2017

Lionel Messi is beyond compare, in the opinion of Xavi, with the Barcelona superstar far superior to eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo . Messi holds the record as five-time Ballon d'Or victor, but Ronaldo is expected to win same number of awards.

US Open 2017: Maria Sharapova's dream run ends

September 04, 2017

Sharapova's first appearance at a grand slam since returning from a doping ban lasted just four matches, Sevastova proving the more composed under pressure to reach the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows for the second year in succession on Sunday.

Sri Lanka opt to bat in final ODI against India

September 04, 2017

Lack of experience, injuries, poor form, insufficient application and discipline probably did not work in the favor of the team Sri Lankan. The Indian cricket board also decided not to send any replacement for Dhawan. Last time India witnessed whitewash in the overseas. Tharanga had missed the last two ODIs, serving a ban for a slow over-rate offence. He also took two wickets, bowling six overs after injury issues.

Chargers cut kicker Josh Lambo, keep trick artist Koo

September 04, 2017

Los Angeles acquired Cardale Jones in a trade with Buffalo early in training camp, but Clemens still could be re-signed by Los Angeles. In the case of Clemens , the Chargers, according to a team source, plan on bringing back the veteran quarterback later this week - a move that probably means the team wants to try to sneak a young player through waivers so he can be added to the practice squad.

Being ignored by England has hurt, admits Notts hero Patel

September 04, 2017

But having now helped Nottinghamshire to a domestic one-day double - they beat Surrey in the 50-over Cup final at Lord's earlier this season - the 32-year-old Patel said he was still available for England selection. As his captain Dan Christian , who thumped 24 off eight balls after Patel's stand with Taylor to take Notts to the impregnable total of 190, said about a possible England recall for Patel: "I think he's definitely good enough, yeah.

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