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UFC 214 Results: Volkan Oezdemir destroys Jimi Manuwa

July 30, 2017

While Manuwa was originally inserted on the UFC 214 card as an insurance policy should Jon Jones be removed for some reason, this fight had an allure all its own.

England leads South Africa by 252 runs in rain-hit 3rd test

July 30, 2017

South Africa was earlier all out for 175 in its first innings - 178 behind England's 353 - after resuming on 126-8 and successfully avoiding any possibility of a follow-on. Cook is rarely bowled at this level but can be vulnerable against Morkel. Stokes could not quite cling on, and in Broad's next over South Africa were safely within 200 runs of England's total after a Bavuma cover-drive for four.

Wenger: Alexis Sanchez returns to Arsenal action this week

July 30, 2017

Thomas Lemar is hoping his move to Arsenal is wrapped-up quickly as we close-in on a £45m to sign the Monaco attacker this summer, according to a report in the Express . Walcott, who clearly fell from favour with Wenger in the second half of last season when he changed the shape of his line-up... "There's no problem except he won't come back tomorrow, he'll be back on Tuesday".

Sonny Gray takes out lineup card ahead of Saturday's game

July 30, 2017

Heyman also said the Athletics have shown interest in pitching prospect James Kaprielian, infielder/outfielder Jorge Mateo and others in the Yankees farm system. The steep asking price is actually understandable. Morosi also noted, citing sources , that the trade market is being held up by Gray as he is the most sought after pitcher available.

Arsenal ace Alexis will tell Wenger: Sell me to Man City

July 30, 2017

That has however been placed in doubt after at the end of last week he posted a picture on social media claiming to be ill. " Arsene Wenger and the club are looking at it and thinking, "we can keep him at the club". 'For a manager it's a bit different, it concerns what is the future of the club, what's going on what's happening, it has great uncertainty. 'I think the players who want a new contract have to respect their contract.

Five-Star DE Stephen Herron Jr. Commits To Michigan

July 30, 2017

Stephon Herron Jr., a five-star 2019 defensive end from Kentucky, announced his commitment to MI via Twitter on Saturday night. Four-star OL Nolan Rumler committed earlier Saturday and now five-star DE Stephen Herron Jr . He's the No. 4 weakside DE prospect, the No. 1 from the state of Kentucky and the No. 34 player overall. This news came after MI landed 2019 four star OT Nolan Rumler earlier today.

Mariners' Mitch Haniger Takes Jacob deGrom's 95-MPH Right to the Face

July 30, 2017

That figures out to just over 5.2 innings a start. NY are 4-1 in the last 7 meetings in Seattle. Thanks to Conforto , he did not receive a decision. Mike Zunino went 2 for 3 with a solo home run, his 16th of the season. He was never unconscious. I was trying to go inside there and it just sailed on him. Jarrod Dyson followed with a two-run single to right field, snapping the scoreless tie.

AS Monaco Turn Down 3rd Arsenal Bid for Thomas Lemar at €50m

July 30, 2017

The Chilean is due to make his return to training today after being given extra time off following the Confederations Cup. Arsenal are reportedly keen to add Cuadrado, who is naturally a winger but has been used as a wing back for Juventus, particularly with fringe wide players Carl Jenkinson and Mathieu Debuchy expected to be departing the Emirates.

Rumor Central: Will the Marlins deal Dan Straily?

July 30, 2017

It's been quite a ride since the Marlins first made Straily available Thursday. Straily has had a nice year for the Marlins and makes barely above the Major League Baseball minimum as he wasn't arbitration eligible for the year. It's not a huge surprise the asking price for Straily is so high. He owns a 3.84 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 107/33 K/BB ratio in 117 1/3 innings on the season.

Taylor powers into Matchplay final as Gurney bows out

July 30, 2017

The 56-year-old veteran is now the odds-on favourite going into Sunday's final, with his opponent Peter Wright the outsider. " The Power " has won the title at the famous Winter Gardens in 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, with his last title coming in 2014.

Dani Alves overtakes Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the medal stakes

July 30, 2017

I don't have to convince him about anything. "We have a match on Saturday, and after the match we will be able to talk about it", Silva said. After the game, we can talk more about it. Where do you want to go? "Our concentration is good at the moment, I'm thinking of the team for tomorrow, the team to play Monaco". I hope that will be the same tomorrow.

Need to Know: Danny Shelton won't rest after breakout season

July 30, 2017

At the same time, we're gonna be patient. We're gonna do it right. "We're going to build through the draft [and] selectively use free agency, not take shortcuts and try to produce a team that will consistently win games". Stability has been as absent as winning under the Haslams but there's confidence that is finally about to change. By 2018, the Browns will be in the third year of the rebuild that began in January 2016 with the hiring of Hue Jackson as head coach, the promotion of salary ...

Liverpool vs Hertha BSC TV channel, kick-off time and date

July 30, 2017

Coutinho delivered a sensational pass for the third goal by Mohamed Salah as he played 66 minutes of the encounter at the Olympiastadion before making way for youngster Ryan Kent. With that in mind Simon Mingolet starts in goal while just Joel Matip remains in defence from the last match. Coutinho will play in a front three alongside the returning Sadio Mané and Divock Origi, in front of a midfield trio of Emre Can - himself linked recently with a switch to Juventus - Adam Lallana and ...

Liverpool loan out Connor Randall to Hearts

July 30, 2017

Randall is in the Hearts squad for Saturday's must-win Betfred Cup tie against Dunfermline Athletic at Tynecastle. The head coach admits there is pressure on the team to win but that is nothing other than he expects. "After that, we will continue to work on a number of things". A season-long loan move to Heart of Midlothian will improve Randall's chances of regular playing time for the upcoming campaign.

LB Erik Walden to join Titans

July 30, 2017

Making matters even worse, Tretola has just been released by the Tennessee Titans after only one season with the team. A Nashville man is suing Tretola and wide receiver Tajae Sharpe , claiming Sharpe beat him up while Tretola served as a lookout.

Antonio Conte gives valid reasoning behind Tottenham's lack of spending

July 30, 2017

Despite this, Conte has not shied away from revealing who he feels are favourites to be triumphant next term. Chelsea F.C. are scheduled to begin their English premier league title defense in a couple of weeks as they take on Burnley F.C.

Philander out of hospital, available to bat in third test

July 30, 2017

South Africa will resume their innings on 126 for the loss of eight wickets and look to avoid the follow-on for which they still need 33 runs. Despite Philander's impressive spell, England surpassed 350 in their first innings thanks to Ben Stokes' century and Alastair Cook's 82.

Alves on target as PSG win Champions Trophy

July 30, 2017

But it was Alves who stole the show as he equalised with a free kick after 51 minutes and then set up a decisive pass for Adrien Rabiot's 63rd-minute victor. The former Barcelona veteran joined PSG this summer after a one-season stop at Juventus and showed he remains a match-winner at the age of 34. And Monaco would open the scoring at the half-hour mark with a trademark counter move, Youri Tielemans playing a flawless through ball for Djibril Sidibe to run on and chip Alphonse Areola in the ...

Gen. Jack Keane: John Kelly is 'Superstar of Cabinet'

July 30, 2017

I'm not going to get into the individual, personal stuff". Keane said Kelly is the "superstar" of the president's Cabinet, and his "strength of personality" will likely curb some of the divisiveness in the administration, although he can not change the players' personalities.

Man Utd move to tie down midfielder as Barcelona hover

July 30, 2017

Earlier this month, Daily Star reported that Man United will move to head off possible bids from top clubs and offer Herrera a new four year deal that will make him earn £175,000-a-week (£36million in four years). From previously flirting with the number 10 role, the Spaniard occupied a deeper box-to-box position last season, even filling in a defensive shielding midfielder on occasion, and flourished.

Alderweireld admits to 'zero' progress in Tottenham contract talks

July 30, 2017

The Belgium worldwide centre-back has been linked with a move away from the north London outfit and his current contract contains a release clause set at £25m, which would apply in the event his contract has an extra year extension triggered in 2019.

Diego Costa: AC Milan director confirms contact with Chelsea striker's agent

July 30, 2017

Diego Costa, who recently published his video of training at Brazil beach was omitted from Chelsea's Pre Season tour from Antonio Conte's squad. And the Chelsea manager has highlighted the important of keeping his authority over the players.

Inter's Geoffrey Kondogbia scores one of THE great own goals against Chelsea

July 29, 2017

His condition, and to be in our football, ' Conte said. Fans on social media were quick to crown Kondogbia as the scorer of the greatest own goal the game has ever seen. Inter began a humid evening of action with the first real chance of the fixture and were unfortunate not to go in front after Antonio Candreva streaked into the Chelsea box before being denied by Blues keeper Thibaut Courtois .

Monaco declines Arsenal's third bid for Thomas Lemar

July 30, 2017

Monaco have reportedly set an £80million price tag on the 21-year-old. This comes after Monaco vice-president, Vadim Vasilyev, insisted the player will be staying at the Principality. Unfortunately, the French outfit have proven extremely hard to deal with as they are desperately trying to keep the remains of their title-winning squad together after seeing the likes of Bernado Silva, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Benjamin Mendy all leave.

Perisic nets as Blues taste defeat in final tour game

July 30, 2017

But in first-half added time, Inter were awarded a penalty when Cesar Azpilicueta was adjudged to have hauled down Jovetic after a lofted pass from Borja Valero. And the United manager admitted earlier this week that he is in the dark over their progress on fresh additions. "Ed is in control, he did Lindelof and Lukaku and he knows that I would like two more players".

Minnesota Timberwolves Exploring A Kyrie Irving Trade For Andrew Wiggins

July 29, 2017

And because of that, the Phoenix Suns and Minnesota Timberwolves reportedly have emerged as front-runners . Cleveland is under no obligation to appease Irving. and because he is clearly No. 3 in the Wolves' Big Three. With three years under the belt, Wiggins could potentially take his game to a new level under the tutelage of LeBron James .

Rays acquire LHP Dan Jennings for prospect

July 29, 2017

Via the Chicago Tribune , Jennings talked about what his thoughts were on getting moved prior to the trade deadline. Gillaspie was the first round pick of Tampa Bay in 2014 as the 20th overall selection and is the 74th overall prospect in the MLB according to Baseball America .

Inter Coach Not Concerned About Antonio Conte Being Club's First Choice

July 29, 2017

Former Roma coach Spalletti joined Inter last month and the charismatic Italian has already instilled a steely resolve in his players, who followed up last week's win over Lyon in China with a brace of impressive victories in Singapore's National Stadium.

Ex-Arsenal Striker: Sell 'Sick' Sanchez For £60m

July 29, 2017

With Sanchez entering the last year of his contract at the Emirates Stadium, clubs including Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City have been linked with a move for the 28-year-old. He's flying back as soon as he's in a position to fly back - he has the flu. "It's not the same". For a manager it's a bit different because it concerns more what is the future of the club.

7th World Tiger Day celebrated in India

July 30, 2017

The Tiger Day is to promote the protection and expansion of the wild tigers habitats and to gain support through awareness for tiger conservation. 29th July was made a decision to be celebrated as Tiger day during the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in 2010.

Seebohm makes a splash with first gold

July 29, 2017

There was also a world junior record for Australian Kaylee McKeown who clocked 2:06.76, eclipsing the previous mark of 2:07.19 held by Regan Smith since Friday's semis, the American finishing eighth in Budapest. "Sometimes you have to go down to go back up". She later revealed that she had been battling endometriosis, a painful condition where tissue usually found inside the uterus grows outside.

What will happen if Neymar leaves Barcelona - Luis Suarez

July 30, 2017

According to French outlet RMC , Neymar's father has reportedly been progressing discussions with the Parisian club and has agreed a five-year deal for his son, who could potentially earn almost £27m each season after tax in the French capital.

Jovetic stars before Kondogbia's weird own goal

July 29, 2017

Inter had already beaten Lyon and Bayern Munich without conceding a goal in the tournament and Luciano Spalletti's men made it three out of three in humid conditions on Saturday. The Montenegro worldwide had the ball in the net again within a minute of the restart, turning home another rebound after Courtois denied Marcelo Brozovic, although the offside flag denied him.

Joseph Schooling wins bronze in 100m butterfly at World Championships

July 29, 2017

The 19-year-old University of Louisville sophomore swam the third leg on the USA gold-medal-winning 400-meter mixed-freestyle relay team, which beat the event's previous world record by more than three seconds. Comerford logged a time of 52.71 during in her 100-meter lap Saturday, and Simone Manuel's 52.18-second anchor leg gave the USA a finishing mark of 3:19.60.

Dutee to run in World C'ships, gets favourable order from CAS

July 29, 2017

As the target number of 56 women athletes for 100m event was not reached for the World Athletics Championships scheduled from August 4-13 in London, the IAAF offered Dutee a quota entry to take part in women's 100m race. Dutee got a ban imposed on her by Athletics Federation of India overturned in 2015 as the CAS partially upheld her appeal. "During such extended suspension, Dutee Chand remains eligible to compete in both national and international-level competitions".

Chelsea's Michy Batshuayi: 'Disallowed goal leaves bitter taste'

July 29, 2017

In the first few minutes a defence-splitting Milan Skriniar pass found Antonio Candreva - reportedly a Chelsea transfer target - who forced Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois into a fingertip save. Batshuayi wasn't able to offer that incision either. Chelsea ready for new season? . "We want to continue along this road and do well in the league to return to the Champions League".

Iniesta, Suarez plead with Neymar to stay at Barcelona

July 29, 2017

During his side's last training, the Brazilian was involved in an angry training ground confrontation against Semedo and it was caught on camera. Barcelona had a training session Thursday at Barry University in Miami . "Only a miracle will keep him, he really has made up his mind to leave", a source previously told Sky Source News . He can be in all the clubs in all the world.

England extend lead against South Africa at soggy Oval

July 29, 2017

Middlesex seamer Roland-Jones finished with figures of five for 57 in 16.4 overs to become just the sixth England cricketer to take five or more wickets in their debut bowling innings in Test match cricket. Morkel's flinty effort was snuffed out at 17 when he edged James Anderson to first slip to put paid a useful partnership of 47. But third slip Dean Elgar could not hold the sharp chance and the ball went for four.

Johanna Konta up to fourth in rankings, Andy Murray remains number one

July 29, 2017

The 35-year-old also revealed that he was always inspired as a child by stars who remained at the top of their sport for as long as possible, citing Usain Bolt, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Valentino Rossi and Michael Schumacher among his heroes.

Di Grassi on pole, title rival Buemi penalised

July 29, 2017

In the final round of qualifying, the Abt Audi driver posted the quickest lap on the 2.75-kilometre downtown street circuit of one minute 22.869 seconds. In contrast, it was the best qualifying session so far for Panasonic Jaguar Racing, with Mitch Evans matching his season's best in seventh and Adam Carroll having his strongest session so far in eighth.

Geoffrey Kondogbia own goal

July 29, 2017

An exciting opening 45 minutes was capped with a goal on the stroke of half-time, with Stevan Jovetic finishing at the second attempt after Thibaut Courtois had saved his penalty. Courtois saved to his left, but Inter reacted fastest to the rebound as Jovetic cleaned up. The Nerazzurri soon doubled their lead, with Manchester United target Ivan Perisic smashing a quality finish low and hard past a despairing Courtois in the Chelsea goal after 53 minutes.

Andrew Luck won't commit to potential return date

July 29, 2017

And on that note, football is the greatest team game in the world. Now, whether that means Luck is going to be ready for Week 1 when the Colts play the Rams Sept. "I will be better than I was coming into this coming out". "I love practice and I would love to be out there for every practice, every week". The end game is for me to better than I was before I was injured and I don't want to put a date on that.

Ramos backs Real despite Mbappe links

July 29, 2017

Ramos admits that the youngster is class but, ahead of Saturday's showdown with rivals Barcelona in the International Champions Cup, has played down the rumours and backed the current Los Blancos' squad to shine. After scoring 26 goals in all competitions for Monaco last season, firing Jardim's men to the Ligue 1 title, Mbappe has become the world's most in-demand player.

Marouane Fellaini linked with Galatasaray move: Manchester United fans are delighted

July 29, 2017

Manchester United are still on the hunt for a midfielder as a deal for Nemanja Matic appears to be no closer to conclusion, but reports emerging on Saturday suggest that the club could allow one to leave before they bring another one in. Fellaini has under a year remaining on his contract with Manchester United and has yet to be offered a new deal. Per the source, the Lions are yet to agree a transfer fee with Manchester United.

Target leaving Ganassi Racing, Kyle Larson team after 2017 season

July 29, 2017

The 24-year-old Larson has emerged as one of the brightest young stars in NASCAR and has two wins and nine top-10 finishes this season. Ganassi added that although his old sponsor is gone, Larson will stay with the team, as well as his No.

Crimson Tide's Da'Shawn Hand arrested on DUI charge

July 29, 2017

The star defender was being held on $1,000 bond, but more details are not available at the time. He will nearly certainly face an in-house suspension, though to what extent is unclear at this time. He came to Alabama as the top prep player in the country. The news regarding Hand's DUI certainly isn't the best way to start training camp, but Saban has experience dealing with these sorts of incidents and it's unlikely to have a big effect on the coming season.

Two killed in stampede at South African soccer match

July 29, 2017

Since the inception of the Carling Black Label Cup seven years ago, results have been mostly decided by penalties. There were reports of stampedes both inside and outside the stadium which is also known as Soccer City. The game appeared to go on unperturbed, as the Kaizer Chiefs ran out 1-0 winners. The hosted the former South African president, Nelson Mandela, when he gave his first speech after being released from prison in 1990, as well as holding a memorial for him soon after his death ...

England look to bowl out South Africa

July 29, 2017

Bavuma subsequently ensured South Africa avoided the follow-on by driving a Broad half-volley through the covers for four. Day 3 action of the third Test match between England and South Africa will be on July 29, 2017 (Saturday). The diminutive Bavuma had a reprieve on 40 when an edged drive off Stuart Broad flew low to gully where a diving Stokes could not hold what would have been a stunning catch.

Barcelona boss makes prediction about Man United next season

July 29, 2017

The Red Devils will be aiming to challenge for silverware on four fronts next season as Mourinho looks to bring success to Old Trafford in his second campaign. "It is clear that even though it is a friendly, both teams wanted to win tonight". "We are very happy to have won". "I hope he helps us but it will depend on his performance".

Iniesta urges Neymar to stay at Barcelona

July 29, 2017

Sadly you can't just pack it in and storm off when we're not feeling it like a child might, but millionaire footballer Neymar can. Messi and Suarez are reported to have spoken directly to the player to persuade him to stay but Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu admitted this week that Neymar's future would be out of the club's hands if his buy-out clause were met.

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