Liverpool boss Slot expecting different game against Brighton
Liverpool’s League Cup victory at Brighton & Hove Albion this week will count for little when they meet in the Premier League at Anfield on Saturday, their manager Arne Slot said on Friday. Liverpool are second with 22 points from nine games, a point behind leaders Manchester City and six points above sixth-placed Brighton, who […]
Manchester United appoint Portuguese Ruben Amorim as head coach
MANCHESTER, England, 
– Manchester United have named Portuguese Ruben Amorim as head coach to replace Erik ten Hag, the Premier League club said on Friday, hoping one of Europe’s brightest young managers can restore them to former glories. The 39-year-old Amorim will join United on a contract until 2027, with a club option for […]
RB’s Lawson apologised to Perez after Mexican GP tension
RB driver Liam Lawson apologised to Sergio Perez after the pair clashed at the Mexican Grand Prix but the New Zealand rookie said he would not change his aggressive approach to Formula One racing. Lawson, widely seen as a potential rival for Perez’s Red Bull seat, collided with the Mexican during Sunday’s race and later […]
Draisaitl scores twice, assists another to lead Oilers to 5-1 win over Predators
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Leon Draisaitl scored two goals and assisted another to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. Viktor Arvidsson, Corey Perry and Zach Hyman also scored, and Calvin Pickard made 26 saves for the Oilers, who have won three of their last four. Edmonton played […]
Flyer Graham back on the wing for Scotland 
Winger Darcy Graham has returned to the Scotland team for his first international since last year’s World Cup after being included for Saturday’s test against Fiji. 
Coach Gregor Townsend named the highly-rated flyer, whose 24 tries make him joint third on the list of Scotland’s all-time top try-scorers, in the starting line-up for the […]
World Series champion Dodgers to hold parade in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers will commemorate their World Series championship on Friday with a downtown parade followed by a celebration at Dodger Stadium. The team said Wednesday that because of logistics, traffic and timing, fans won’t be able to attend both events. The Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in five games, […]
Dodgers win World Series in 5 games, overcome 5-run deficit with help of errors to beat Yankees 7-6
NEW YORK — You gotta hand it to Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers. And not just because the Yankees certainly did. When New York let LA back into World Series Game 5, the Dodgers did what they’ve done all year — kept on going. After taking advantage of three miscues to […]
FA aims for equal access to football for girls in 90% schools by 2028
The FA wants to achieve equal access to soccer for girls in 90% of schools by 2028 and boost the number of female coaches in the game as part of its new strategy to grow women’s football, England’s governing body said on Thursday. “We have identified challenges that need to be met head-on and opportunities […]
Man City in trouble as injury list lengthens, says Guardiola
Manchester City winger Savinho and defender Manuel Akanji joined the club’s lengthy injury list after Wednesday’s 2-1 League Cup defeat to Tottenham Hotspur and manager Pep Guardiola said he has been left with 13 available players in his squad. Savinho was taken off on a stretcher in the 62nd minute with an apparent ankle injury, […]
Pakistan’s southern coast, a group of surfers chases waves and their dreams
KARACHI, – Attiq Ur Rehman is determined to follow his dream to become Pakistan’s first professional surfer despite his father’s concern for his future, a lack of equipment and the messy waves near Karachi. “I don’t care about the money right now. I just want to compete,” the 21-year-old says, shrugging off his father’s plea […]