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Jesus and Mkhitaryan star in Premier League Team of the Week Ozyakup came through the ranks at Arsenal when Van Persie was at the club and had previously spoken highly of the striker for helping him settle in London, with the midfielder also a native of the Netherlands despite opting to play internationally for Turkey. But there was little sign of a mutual friendship on the pitch in Sunday’s Turkish Cup encounter, as the pair clashed numerous times and became involved in several rows....

Kean’s goalscoring display in Tuesday’s 2-0 Serie A win in Sardinia was overshadowed by allegations of racist chanting against the 19-year-old. The Italy international celebrated his late strike in front of Cagliari’s supporters amid ongoing abuse, and Bonucci said post-match that Kean should take 50 per cent of the blame for the taunts because he incited the home crowd. However, Juve veteran Bonucci used social media to clarify his comments on Wednesday....

“It’s a big year and next (tournament) up is the All England (championships in Birmingham). There are also the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. I intend to take one tournament at a time. l want to see myself as number 1 by the end of the year,” Sindhu told PTI on the sidelines of a Bridgestone event. The Olympics and World Championship silver medallist lost in a pulsating final to Japanese rival Akane Yamaguchi21-15 12-21 19-21 in 94 minutes in the women’s singles final of the Dubai Super Series Finals to squander a golden chance to attain the number one ranking....

That’s a shame, not because it misgauges Book’s talent — NFL talent evaluators know what they’re doing more often than not. But it’s too bad because, when a player doesn’t make serious noise at the professional level, his college contributions can often be lost. Notre Dame has one of the most storied histories in a nation of historic college football teams, and Book’s play as a quarterback could be argued as just behind Brady Quinn on the program’s QB ranking list....

Ibrahimovic has returned to Milan for a second spell with the Serie A club after leaving Los Angeles Galaxy. The 38-year-old spent 18 months with the Galaxy, scoring 53 Major League Soccer goals, and was linked to numerous clubs before settling on a return to San Siro, with Milan languishing in 11th place. Having signed a deal until the end of the season, with an option for 2020-21, Ibrahimovic is likely to make his second Milan debut when the Rossoneri take on struggling Sampdoria on Monday, and Ranieri has no doubt the veteran forward will be a fantastic addition....

Icardi’s relationship with Nara has been at the center of controversy for years. Maxi Lopez famously refused to shake Icardi’s hand when Torino faced Inter last season. In his upcoming autobiography, Icardi explained exactly how the pair became close despite Nara still being married. “The day before I left for a friendly tour in the U.S., I got a message from Wanda,” he writes in Sempte avanti. “I was surprised because I usually spoke with Maxi, not with her....

Chelsea capped off their International Champions Cup campaign with a win over Lyon at Stamford Bridge last night. The two teams were inseparable at the end of full time after they had failed to find the back of the net and just like in all their previous games of the pre-season tournament, Chelsea had to force the game into penalties. Maurizio Sarri’s men held their nerve to emerge as 5-4 victors in the shootout after all of Jorginho, Ross Barkley, Marcos Alonso, Cesar Azpilicueta and Eden Hazard made no mistake from the spot while Rob Green, who replaced Marcin Bulka in goal for Chelsea in the second half, became the unlikely hero when he stopped Pape Cheikh Diop’s penalty to help Chelsea secure a much-needed win in front of the home crowd....

Australia find themselves in a must win situation as they take on New Zealand in a Group A clash in the ICC Champions Trophy at Edgbaston on Wednesday. While New Zealand come into the match on the back of a narrow 1 wicket win over Sri Lanka, the Aussies, after a demoralizing 48 run loss against England here, need to win all their remaining games to defend the only ICC trophy left in their cabinet....

The teams have been selected by Voting Academy comprising of members from media and broadcast. The members will also vote for the annual women’s individual awards, which are likely to be announced later in the day. Both Bates and Harmanpreet were exceptional with their leadership skills and performances throughout the year and as a recognition of their success, the duo has been named skippers’ of the One day and Twenty-20 squads, respectively....

A bench of justices B.D. Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva further said that it had in its previous order allowed DDCA to hold India-South Africa Test series match in New Delhi from December 3 to 7 on the terms that in future they will not conduct any new tournament without a completion certificate. It also said that in its December 18 order it was made very clear that DDCA was given “last chance” to get the necessary clearances by 31st march....

New Zealand were put into bat and they came out swinging. Martin Guptill was in imperious touch once again as he got off to a rollicking start but his dismissal followed by Kane Williamson stalled the innings completely. Ben Stokes and Chris Jordan were brilliant at the death overs and they pulled things back for England very well. The score was just about par and England sauntered to a win with 17 balls to spare....

When I was 16, everything changed. On the morning of November 14, 2019, I arrived for my first period at Saugus High School. I ran track and spent a large portion of my time training, so I was one of the few students who had an additional class early in the day. At one point during the lesson, I left the room and went to speak to a friend in the hallway....

“I think we have one of the best squads and have a lot of options up front. But we are not lucky in front of goal. We have to resolve the issue and we have brought in Marjan Jugovic. It is late but it is something that we cannot change and we have to manage the situation. We can’t put pressure on him but he has enough quality to help us....

Mumbai FC’s Oscar Bruzon - If given space, Churchill are very dangerous in counter-attacks The trident of Sunil Chhetri, Udanta Singh and CK Vineeth are expected to lead the line while Eugeneson Lyngdoh plays the role of a playmaker. In defence, Sandesh Jhingan will continue to play as Right Back with Nishu Kumar possibly returning to the left as Roca plays a 4 man backline. Churchill Brothers and Mumbai FC gear up for a crucial six-pointer...

PREDICTED LINE-UPS TEAM NEWS DSK SHIVAJIANS Injured : NoneDoubtful : None Suspended : None Key Players : Juan QueroSHILLONG LAJONG FC. Injured : Fabio Doubtful : None Suspended : None Key Players : Asier Dipanda

Trevor Morgan’s intent to shake up things in his underachieving squad saw him make five changes from the Kolkata derby defeat. Wedson Anselme, Romeo Fernandes and Robert Lalthlamuana were dropped. Willis Plaza was serving his first game out suspended and Rehenesh TP was sent back to Kerala after the ‘middle finger incident’ midweek. DSK Shivajians went in with an unchanged lineup from their 2-3 defeat at the hands of Shillong Lajong last weekend....

Luis Norton lined-up the Indian Arrows in a 4-4-2 formation with three changes in the starting XI from the previous match as Jeakson Singh and Anwar Ali returned to the side after missing out in the back-to-back games against Minerva Punjab due to conditions in the loan agreement. Striker Aniket Jadhav also made a return to the starting line-up as Rahim Ali, Suresh Singh and Jitendra were relegated to the bench....

The former Mohammedan Sporting gaffer’s side now trailed East Bengal by just a point and a game in hand ahead of next weekend’s derby. The 56-year-old opined, “People questioned if the international break would break the rhythm but for me the break was important as we did not have a great few games before that and the 14-day break provided rest to the injured players. Look at Sehnaj Singh, he had an injury and thanks to the break he performed exceedingly well today....

Kinowaki spent his youth years with Kyoto Sanga in his native Japan but soon moved to Europe to play for Polish side Energetyk Gryfino. He would even go on to have a short stint with the Latvian side, BFC Daugavpils. His first tryst in Indian football came in the form of newly-promoted Aizawl FC in the 2016 I-League, where his team was subsequently relegated. The following season he made a move to fellow Northeast Indian side Shillong Lajong where he formed a vital cog in Thangboi Singto’s scheme of plans....