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Carlo Ancelotti sacked by Bayern Munich after PSG mauling
Ancelotti, who took over from Pep Guardiola in 2016 and led the record German champions to their fifth straight Bundesliga title last season, was informed of the club's decision to part company following their return from the French capital on Wednesday.
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New Zealand clinch their fifth Rugby Championship in six years
The All Blacks had retained their crown earlier in the day when South Africa were left without a chance of catching them in their final meeting next week after being held to a 27-27 draw by Australia in Bloemfontein. They have won the southern hemisphere title in four of the last five years. Argentina led New Zealand 16-15 at halftime and by seven points after 50 minutes in their previous meeting in New Plymouth on September 9 before conceding three converted second half tries in the ...
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Texas Tech-Oklahoma State
The post Texas Tech-Oklahoma State: Time, TV channel, watch online for Week 5 game (September 30, 2017 ) appeared first on Diehards . Texas Tech (3-1, 0-1) erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter as Nic Shimonek led touchdown drives of 70 and 51 yards.
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Kyle Field runs out of water during Texas A&M-South Carolina game
A&M is coming off a 50-43 overtime victory against Arkansas, while the Gamecocks had to reach deep to erase a 13-0 deficit in the fourth quarter and post a 17-16 home win against Louisiana Tech. That included 9 total yards in the final quarter. Some things to know about the South Carolina-Texas A&M game. The Gamecocks are 3-7 all-time against teams from the Lone Star State.
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Pep Guardiola Takes Pop At Man Utd's Style Of Play
While taking a bit of a dig at United , the Catalan boss also admitted he is under pressure to deliver at City . "When I finish my period here the people will judge me on titles - but the way I [work] I will not change". Conte chose to bring on midfielder Willian instead of Michy Batshuayi, presumably to try and win more possession. Already this season, City players have scored 21 goals and will hope to continue that at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
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Real Madrid coach Zidane admits Bale 'strain'
The French boss also insisted that he has no problem letting Bale travel with the Wales side during the worldwide break. It depends on his fitness, nothing else. But with the winger's troublesome calf, which he has struggled with for a number of months, acting up again there's every chance that the pacy forward will be nowhere near 100% come Monday, leaving Coleman the choice between starting a half-fit Bale or leaving his star man on the bench.
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Mississippi State suffers second straight blowout loss
Auburn's going to run for at least 250 yards. Auburn used a big-play offense to pull away from Mississippi State with a 49-10 victory Saturday. The Bulldogs actually had more first downs than Auburn (18-14) but managed to go just 7-of-21 on third downs and 2-of-6 on fourth downs. Dan Mullen has struggled against ranked teams in his career, but Saturday's loss to No.
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Troy conquers Tiger Stadium, takes down LSU in stunning 24-21 defeat
Chunn ran 30 times for 191 yards with a touchdown. The lead expanded to 17-0 on the opening drive of the second half as Troy moved 75 yards in six plays, culminating in a man-up 1-yard Jordan Chunn plunge on fourth-and-goal. While Etling was able to run off the field, Orgeron told the LSU radio show that Brennan would take the snaps for LSU in the second half. LSU: Foster Moreau 7 pass from Myles Brennan at 4:00 ( Jack Gonsoulin kick).
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'You have to stand': US President Donald Trump on National Football League players
And Kraft delivered a message that we hope Trump takes to heart."There is no greater unifier in this country than sports ", he said, "and unfortunately, nothing more divisive than politics."The divisiveness of American politics did not start with the current administration, but the president should be doing what he can to overcome, not feed, this ugly trend.With Americans of all races and ethnicities serving under the USA flag, and with the words of "The Star-Spangled Banner" honoring that ...
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Virginia Tech gets rematch after close loss to Clemson
Davis and colleagues Desmond Howard and David Pollack took time to meet with media members Friday afternoon before resuming preparations for Saturday's show in the lead-up to Saturday night's game between the Hokies and No. That's obviously tongue-in-cheek, but having College Gameday on campus is a sign that things at Virginia Tech are moving in a positive direction.
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Saquon Barkley returns opening kickoff vs. IN back for a TD
He began the game by returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown. After all, he can beat opponents in more than just one way. Fortunately, Penn State found a spark again in the second half and scored 17 unanswered points to put the Hoosiers away.
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Milwaukee Brewers Down St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 At Busch Stadium
To listen to David Stearns' entire conversation from Thursday's Wisconsin's Morning News, click on the Soundcloud link above. The team not only picked up a win, but their main competition, the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis responded with four runs in the bottom of the third and three runs in the bottom of the eighth to take the lead. Travis Shaw and Domingo Santana singled to open the second.
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Not simple for 'tired' Chelsea - Conte rues loss to Manchester City
Manchester City created chances and scored. City are top of the Premier League and De Bruyne, 26, has been key in their impressive start to the season. The loss was Chelsea's second defeat from seven games, after the opening-day loss to Burnley. The Belgian has made just three substitute appearances in the league since returning from an ankle fracture sustained on global duty in June but impressed in the Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid in midweek .
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Did Dele Alli dive in Tottenham win at Huddersfield?
But if it was like this he needs to learn. He must learn. Because this type of action doesn't help him, doesn't help the team and doesn't help football. "Fantastic. I am so proud to be a manager in England", he said. On the result, Pochettino added: "We deserved the victory, we were better". "I think every player - aged 23, 24, 30 - can improve".
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Sixers' Brett Brown says Rick Pitino was a major influence
Even if Pitino could somehow prove he had no knowledge of a fraud scheme, there's no way the school can justify keeping him now. Richard Pitino spent a year as an associate coach under his dad at Louisville , during the 2011-12 season, but said he didn't witness any pay-for-play activities.
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United States continue dominance at Presidents Cup
And when they jumped on a ferry to take them across the New York Harbor to their Manhattan hotel, they had the lead. It started in the afternoon, as it so often does at these events, with Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed . "It's not what we wanted, but half a point is better than no points". "We've got a ways to go yet and we'll keep telling them that". "I think we've got some really good pairings tomorrow".
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Joe Tiller, all-time winningest coach at Purdue, dies at 74
He posted an 87-62 record with the Boilermakers. Born in Toledo on December 7, 1942, Tiller is survived by wife Arnette and three grown children - daughters Renee and Julie and son Mike. "He taught us life lessons and how to be great leaders and men". "Today is a very sad day for me and the entire Purdue family", Brees said in a Purdue statement.
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Conte reacts to Aguero's accident ahead of City match
He is good in small spaces. "They are so fast, so strong, so quick but we played with courage on the ball and with high pressing". " Chelsea kept looking after me, getting the videos and texting every week and every day about how I was doing", he said .
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan Vows To Bring Consistency To Manchester United
Lukaku faced a huge weight of expectation after completing his £90m move from Everton to United but, despite increased scrutiny on his performances, he has fitted in seamlessly at Old Trafford. United are on course to win the Premier League title, Roy Keane reckons. "But they are back competing and you expect them to be in the latter stages of the Champions League and winning the Premier League".
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No. 21 Florida loses Del Rio, beats Vanderbilt
Davis, a freshman, ran 17 times for 124 yards. Florida went for it on fourth-and-1 on its next drive and Davis exploded through the right side of the line for a decisive 39-yard scoring run with 1:42 remaining. Vanderbilt junior defensive end Dare Odeyingbo applied pressure and hit Del Rio just after he unleashed a pass and the Florida junior landed hard on his surgically repaired non-throwing shoulder.
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Warner, Finch fire as Australia bring an end to India's winning streak
Australia: A. Finch c Pandya b Yadav 94, D. Warner c Patel b Jadhav 124, T. Head c Rahane b Yadav 29, S. Smith c Kohli b Yadav 3, P. Handscomb b Yadav 43, M. In the process, India missed out on their record streak of 10 matches. "In hindsight, if you lose, I'm not someone who sits and thinks maybe I shouldn't have done this".
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Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba's injury is 'long-term', confirms manager Jose Mourinho
Pogba had scored two goals and provided two assists in four Premier League appearances prior to his injury. And Mata admits that not depending on one man to get the goals has been key for the side this season and there has been zeal from others to make their presence felt, even from the substitutes' bench.
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Three Hospitalized, 17 Injured After Lille Stadium Barrier Collapses
Members of the stadium staff stand by the stadium barrier that collapsed during the French L1 football match between Amiens and Lille LOSC on September 30, 2017 at the Licorne stadium in Amiens . The barrier collapsed when Lille fans celebrated Fode Ballo-Toure's opening goal of the game in the 15th minute. In 1992, 18 people were killed when a stand collapsed at the Armand Cesari Stadium before a French Cup game between hosts Bastia and Olympique de Marseille.
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Conte backs Hazard to light up Premier League and Champions League
His season is starting and it started with a big game, against Atletico Madrid , and he has to show he deserves to stay at the top with the best. The Manchester City manager was speaking ahead of the high-profile Premier League clash against defending champions Chelsea .
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Verstappen says 21 races for F1 is more than enough
Worryingly for Hamilton, the vehicle was struggling on both short runs with low fuel and longer runs with high fuel. Max Verstappen qualified third ahead of Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo , while Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas was fifth.
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San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard to miss preseason
A Spurs statement said Leonard was suffering from a "right quadriceps tendinopathy" and there was no set timetable for his return. "We're not going to put a timetable on it", Popovich said. And with the National Basketball Association champion Warriors plus the loaded Rockets and Thunder awaiting in the Western Conference, the last thing San Antonio needs is to have its top player miss some time with injury.
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Peter Crouch earns Stoke first victory since August
Stoke started brightly, Van Dijk and Forster in the thick of the action as they denied Choupo-Moting and Xherdan Shaqiri respectively. Despite his recent woeful record from the spot, the 24-year-old stepped up himself only for Forster to guess correctly, diving left to keep out a penalty that was not struck into the corner.
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Dick Vitale Is Getting Crushed For What He Said About Rick Pitino
Just as Louisville was announcing Padgett's promotion at a press conference Friday afternoon, Pitino made his first public comments since his name surfaced as part of the FBI's investigation into widespread illegal recruiting tactics. Louisville coach Rick Pitino says he was unaware of any payments to recruits but takes responsibility for his decisions. But the announcement of the investigation has rocked the college basketball landscape.
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Neymar Sparkles As PSG Thrash Bordeaux
With Monaco dropping points in Friday's 1-1 draw at home to Montpellier, PSG immediately signalled their intent as three quick-fire goals left Bordeaux seeking to limit the damage. Neymar added a second just before halftime by scoring a penalty. The unrelenting hosts were three to the good when Meunier guided Yuri Berchice's left-wing cross home, Mbappe's failure to connect enabling the ball to run through to the Belgian.
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Bournemouth 0 Leicester City 0: Cherries dominate in goalless draw
Goalkeepers, you can thank us later. "It is going to be a challenging season and a hard season, but we expected that and prepared for that". We dealt with that very well, so that's why it's not doom and gloom for us. We had to show a lot off resilience, defending in numbers. However, the Foxes boss believes his side should have more points on the board and is looking to head into the global break with a positive result at Bournemouth.
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Swansea boss Clement explains why Bilic has been unfairly treated
We have kept clean sheets at Southampton, Crystal Palace and Tottenham and we were very close to doing that again. "Our paths cross a lot, because most of the time we've played in the same league, so we've been lucky enough to play versus one another, and also together for Marseille and in the national team too".
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Brandon Williams ruled out for Week 4 vs. Steelers and possibly longer
San Francisco 49ers (+7) at Arizona Cardinals: The 49ers are 4-1 ATS over their last five games overall and 8-3 ATS over their last 11 trips to Arizona, but that's not the primary reason why we like Kyle Shanahan's club to pull out a cover this weekend, because this game is all about the situation.
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Bayern sack coach Ancelotti after PSG loss
Bayern Munich have sacked Carlo Ancelotti after Wednesday's 3-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. But the chastening loss, coupled with Bayern's stuttering start to the domestic campaign, proved to be the final straw for a reportedly furious Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the club's executive chairman.
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Man City's Benjamin Mendy Ruled Out Until April
Manchester City's French worldwide defender Benjamin Mendy faces surgery and several months out after scans showed a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on Thursday. Manchester City's bid for domestic and European success has been dealt a major blow after the club confirmed that full-back Benjamin Mendy is set for a prolonged spell on the sidelines.
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EPL: Chelsea, City in grudge duel
And then this season they improved a lot with good signings in the transfer market. The form of the seven-goal Spain striker has meant few have missed Diego Costa at Stamford Bridge this season . They are not conceding in both the league and champions league which has given them stability and confidence to approach every game with calmness. Despite five clean sheets in six games, City continue to cough up chances, so look at both teams to score at 6-10.