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Premier League Sterling sinks Arsenal to reignite Manchester City
In the first half we were risky and sharp", Wenger said when interviewed by Sky Sports after the game . His pass to set up Sane's equaliser was a top-class example of his excellence, up there with the volleyed ball to set up Edin Dzeko during the 6-1 demolition of Manchester United back in 2011.
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EPL 2016/17: Everton 0-1 Liverpool - 5 Talking Points
He also tuned in from afar as Ronald Koeman's side recovered from an early deficit to beat Arsenal at home on Tuesday night, and noted the atmosphere generated in support of the Blues as they rallied. We learned it in the game and that's what I really loved - that we did it so much better in the second half, that we learned from the first half. That's really important in a game like this.
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James contemplates Madrid future with offers on table
Cristiano Ronaldo's 2016 keeps getting better as we edge towards 2017 as he has now added the Club World Cup Golden Ball award to his trophy collection. With the score at 2-2 after normal time, Ronaldo received a pass from Karim Benzema in the 98th minute and calmly fired under Kashima goalkeeper Hitoshi Sogahata to make it 3-2.
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Game Recap: Detroit Red Wings and Carolina Hurricanes vs. PNC Arena's Ice
ET puck drop, the Hurricanes announced an estimated delay of "at least one hour" as arena staff worked to fix a leak in the compressor system. We couldn't get it up and running again until it was full of gas. The Red Wings will play in Tampa Bay Tuesday. He said the Hurricanes have never had a problem of that a magnitude as far as the ice is concerned in their previous 18 seasons in Carolina.
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Smith hails X-factor Starc after Test win
Misbah, the 42-year-old team elder, said the fearless performance had fortified his team ahead of the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, starting on Boxing Day, December 26. The lanky left-hander somehow produced a rising delivery with a soft pink ball that Shafiq could only bunt to David Warner at gully. Pakistan last toured Australia in 2009, drawing 59,206 on the opening day at the MCG while back in 2004, 61,552 filled the ground.
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Manchester City 2 Arsenal 1
And judging by this, they might have a point. We were solid at the back. Wenger's reign has been questioned in recent seasons, with the club's wait for a Premier League title having now gone on for 12 years, but Guardiola was full of praise for the Frenchman.
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Cyrus Mistry Steps Down from All Tata Group Companies
I have been trying to resolve governance breakdown at Tata Sons for a while", he told the shareholders during the meeting. Mr. Mistry had made a decision to step down "for an effective reform; and, in the best interests of the employees, public shareholders and other stakeholders of the Tata group, it would be better served by my moving away from the forum of extraordinary general meetings (EGMs)".
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Oxlade-Chamberlain was brought off the bench 20 minutes into the second-half, but was replaced by Mohamed Elneny just 13 minutes later. With time running out, Arsenal appeared to lack the urgency to get back on level terms with their players failing to pressurise the City defence.
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BJP, Congress share honours in third lap
Mumbai: The results for elections in four municipal councils in Aurangabad district were out on Monday, after the polling booths witnessed an average of 45 per cent voter turnout on Sunday. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) fared poorly, winning 69 seats and losing most municipal councils in Bhandara district to the BJP. In Nanded district, MIM bagged five seats while BSP won two.
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Jordan Henderson: 'Ross Barkley mistimed Merseyside derby tackle'
It was a second away victory in a row for Liverpool , following the 3-0 win at Middlesbrough on 14 December, and the result means they have now lost just one of their past 20 matches against their Merseyside rivals. Barkley was criticised by pundits for a ferocious lunge on Henderson in the 69th minute, for which he was shown a yellow card by referee Mike Dean.
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Running game poses problems for Chiefs
Succop, who began his career with Kansas City, came up short on his first try at the victor, but Chiefs coach Andy Reid had called a timeout just before the snap. Succop was immediately snapped up by the Titans, and in his first game in a different uniform, he kicked four field goals against the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium to help his team to an upset victory in the season opener.
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Savage Mode: Brock Osweiler Benched For Texans' Game Against Bengals
The pact includes $37 million in guarantees. "Now we have three good quarterbacks and we are proud of all of them". After the Texans' 21-20 win over the Jaguars, O'Brien gave a strong hint after the game that the Texans may continue to bench Osweiler, despite the big investment in him.
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Lions fall to the Cowboys…er, wait, the Giants
The line, which includes first-round pick Taylor Decker at left tackle and third-round pick Graham Glasgow at center, will have to block 350-pound defensive tackle Damon Harrison and defensive end Oliver Vernon. This has become the norm in NY as the Louisiana State University product is the first player in National Football League history to get at least 80 catches and 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first three seasons.
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Three questions Guardiola must answer before Arsenal clash
Leroy Sane, 20, and Sterling, 22, scored second half goals in the 2-1 victory as City fought back to take three points and move above the Gunners . "I watch players to get better", said Sterling. Guardiola believes it will be clear by February whether City will be challenging for the league title. "It's a game in which we were in control and enough is enough with recent decisions going against us".
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Jerry Jones focused on winning, not resting players
If at least one of either Detroit loses or Green Bay wins this week, the NFC North title will be decided at Ford Field in the season finale. So when these historic teams, both with a number one overall pick at QB, meet on Sunday, one will walk away with a 10-4 record.
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Jets DL Sheldon Richardson may be disciplined over profanity-laden video
The 7-second Snapchat video, posted on safety Rontez Miles' account, made the rounds on social media early Sunday morning after it was recorded before New York's 34-13 loss to Miami on Saturday night. "Inappropriate comments should have never been said". "He's a significant player", Bowles said. New York Jets defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson just doesn't get it.
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Iheanacho makes late show as Manchester City beat Arsenal
I'm only 22 and I'm going to watch world-class players to see if I can improve my game week-in, week-out. The Gunners are nine points behind league leaders Chelsea and their title hopes now hang by a thread. 'But if they could make the right decisions it would be even better'. Then there was pressure because we were playing Arsenal - a direct rival. "All the game we played with a good personality, maybe not the opening 10 minutes".
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Costa heads Chelsea to 11th successive Premier League win
Chelsea are three games away from making Premier League history and there's no one that can stop them. The only blemishes were yellow cards for Costa and N'Golo Kante that mean both players will be suspended for next weekend's home game against Bournemouth.
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Emmanuel Sanders says Malcolm Butler didn't shut him down: 'Child please'
Therefore, it is not neccesary to bench Tom Brady if you own him. Demaryius Thomas said Siemian "can be great. But they didn't really have to take many chances, they didn't really have to throw the ball down the field too much". We've got to regroup. The running game is coming along. He threw for 204 yards and a touchdown in the second half, nearly rallying the team to a win.
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Divock Origi: Liverpool's derby clash with Everton "will be a war"
Check out the official Premier League ticket hub . The Scot's arrival at Anfield raised quite a few eyebrows and the reaction was justified. Klopp is no stranger to derbies, but this will be his first time experiencing the atmosphere of the Toffee's home base and you could say he's ready.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys
Guin surprised Prescott prior to Sunday's nationally televised affair. The Packers still have a shot at winning the NFC North, trailing Detroit by only one game. There appeared to be no effect from a couple of sub-par performances and the first loss in 12 games. "He played at a high level". It was a low-scoring affair when these two teams let last season, a 10-6 win for Tampa Bay as Winston ran for the game-winner with just under a minute left.
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Younis falls as Australia close in on Gabba Test victory
Mohammad Amir, in the first year of his return to global cricket following a five-year ban for spot-fixing, hit his highest Test score in a stubborn 92-run seventh-wicket partnership with Shafiq. The red ball will come into play and Pakistan know that they are good enough to compete in Australia . "He's always batted brilliantly with the tail", said Azhar Ali after play.
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Blackhawks beat Sharks 4-1 for 5th straight win
Darling had allowed four goals in each of his past two starts, but earned all the credit for his fifth straight victory. Panarin then posted consecutive three-point efforts, registering 2-1-3 in a 5-4 win over the New York Islanders Dec. "So there's games that we came back in, but lately there's a couple of games where we've blown leads or lost games in the third". The Blues held four one-goal leads, but were unable to stop the third-period blitz.
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Gold Cup 2017: United States to play at Nashville, Tampa and Cleveland
Placed into Group B, the US will play its First Round matches at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn ., (July 8), Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. The full draw has not been conducted, but Mexico was placed in Group C. Four Central American teams will qualify via the Copa Centroamericana in January. Three additional Caribbean nations, Haiti, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, have qualified for an additional series of matches in January, the victor of which will face-off next year in a ...
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Kick-Off Nears For TU In Miami Beach Bowl
In the receiving corp, Keevan Lucas has 1,108 yards receiving, and Josh Atkinson has 927. Dane Evans quarterbacked the Golden Hurricanes and put up a solid 3,044 yards and 27 touchdowns. That looked to give them a ton of confidence moving forward, but even after a 5-2 start, the Chippewas lost four of their last five games on the year.
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Dallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 12/18/16 NFL Pick, Odds, and Prediction
NOTES: Dallas was unable to clinch the NFC East after the New York Giants beat Detroit earlier in the day. Ezekiel Elliott dominated the ground game with 23 carries for 159 yards and 1 touchdown. "When you have a Pro Bowl quarterback who a lot of people think is one of the best ones in the National Football League sitting there, it's going to happen".
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Ravens Nip Eagles, 27-26, To Set Up Showdown With Steelers
Once again, the Ravens scored early and struggled to maintain consistency on offense, which wasn't helped by what John Harbaugh called an " all-time worst " play call. "I'll take responsibility for it". "The explanation that the ref gave me was that the ball got tipped". With Baltimore's secondary locking down passing lanes, Wentz - 22-of-42 for 170 yards - was repeatedly forced into second- and third-read checkdowns when he wasn't fleeing Baltimore's active pass rush.
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76ers' coach: Nerlens Noel out of rotation for foreseeable future
Embiid plays power forward alongside Okafor and center when he's in with Ersan Ilyasova (22 points off the bench) or Dario Saric (team-high plus-17). The 6-foot-11, 232-pounder missed the first 23 games with a inflamed tissue above his left knee.
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Schumacher's health remains private matter: manager
The German racing driver was air-lifted to Grenoble University Hospital, before being transferred to Switzerland in Lausanne and eventually returning home in September 2014 to continue his ongoing treatment. Legally seen and in the longer term, every statement related to his health would diminish the extent of his intimate sphere. The Formula One champion was on a family holiday with his family in Meribel when he fell and hit his head on a rock, cracking his helmet.
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Sir Dave Brailsford: MPs to quiz Team Sky chief at select committee
UKAD launched an investigation after the Daily Mail reported that a package had been delivered by a senior British Cycling coach to Team Sky on the final day of the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine at La Toussuire in the French Alps. "He was coming and he was asked to bring something from the doctor's store". Earlier, Wiggins' former coach Shane Sutton told MPs he authorised the delivery of the package, from the then women's team coach Simon Cope, but did not know what was in it.
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Ligue 1: Balotelli bags brace as Nice win
Rejuvenated striker Mario Balotelli took his league tally this season to eight goals in eight games as French leader Nice beat struggling Dijon 2-1 to move four points ahead of Monaco. But former Dijon defender Souquet atoned for his earlier foul with a low strike across goal that Balotelli poked in as the flag stayed down despite replays showing the Italian was in an offside position.
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Jordanian security forces end castle siege in Karak killing 4 gunmen
Shortly afterwards, the statement added, the terrorists shot at a police patrol in the Karak governorate followed by more shots at a police station when they took refuge in the castle. According to sources close to militants, nearly 4,000 Jordanians have joined extremist groups in Iraq and Syria, and an estimated 420 have been killed since 2011.
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Chelsea target Rodriguez paves way for Real Madrid exit
Gaku Shibasaki scores twice in the game in each half and surprising placed Kashima on the driving seat. At that time Madrid was on the brink of losing the title and the conclusion of 36-matches unbeaten run was near. It was this difference that ultimately helped Real Madrid over the finish line and to Club World Cup glory. The European champions, yet to be defeated in 26 games this campaign, were forced to dig deep by an Antlers side who finished a distant third over the J-League season ...
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Chapecoense footballer reveals INCREDIBLE reason he survived plane crash
Seventy one people lost their lives in the air disaster, including nearly all of Mr Rushchel's team mates as well as team directors and support staff. The airline's operating license has since been suspended and the management of its aviation authority has been replaced to ensure a transparent investigation.
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Australia claim first innings lead of 287 against Pakistan in Brisbane
While Pakistan batsmen have found it almost impossible to survive against Australian quicks on a decent pitch for all arts, Australia batsmen left the Pakistan pacers with poor economy as they scored in bulk in both the innings. "We've got to come back and get two quick wickets tomorrow". MIsbah-ul-Haq and Steve Smith, captain of Pakistan and Australia respectively. He praised Shafiq, who received the man of the match award as well.