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Everybody did their part. Peyton Manning did not throw a touchdown pass and looked out of sync throughout the game.

As was largely expected throughout the ever-changeable summer transfer period, Louis van Gaal and Manchester United eventually saw fit to part ways with striker Robin van Persie after three relatively successful seasons at Old Trafford.

Close was the youngest player to represent England when he won a Test cap against New Zealand in 1949 at 18 and was one of several senior cricketers selected for duty against the fearsome West Indies a full 27 years later.

“There is now no Iranian initiative, but rather there are ideas, or principles, for an Iranian initiative which are based principally on the subject of Syria’s sovereignty… and are based on fighting terrorism“, Assad said.

The Cardinals exceeded expectations for the past two seasons, but they are now expected to give the Seattle Seahawks a run for their money in the NFC West. Carson Palmer is back to full fitness and that should mean their offense becomes much more of a force to be reckoned with...

“I don’t care about the score, I just want to play well and win”, he said, adding that prop Samson Lee and full-back Liam Williams would both get run-outs after slowly coming back from injury.

To that end, speculation at the Frankfurt motor show has suggested that Mercedes could step in to either supply Red Bull with year-old engines or that an arrangement could be reached under the firms’ joint-venture partnership for Mercedes units to be rebranded by Red Bull...

We’ve got to do better in all phases: offense, defense, special teams. But at the age of 39, it’s clear that Manning isn’t the same player he once was.

Both Kevin Gausman and the entire Baltimore Orioles team was in need of a solid game – and they got it. Although granted, the Birds weren’t totally scuffling coming into last night’s game with Boston.

Serious injuries and fatalities have occurred at Grand Canyon National Park in the past as a result of lightning strikes.

Dream Team VI have been handed a tough draw ahead of the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal 2015.

Sialkot’s offspinner Bilal Asif and allrounder Aamer Yamin were rewarded for their impressive performances in the National T20 championship.

Form: Victories over Japan, the United States and Canada in the Pacific Nations Cup this summer will have given Tonga confidence ahead of the World Cup but defeats to Fiji, as well as Scotland in November past year, suggest they are still outsiders to reach the knock-out stages.

The Pan Am/Parapan Am Games proved our ability to host a major worldwide sporting event and I think that’s a credit to the people of Toronto showcasing our diversity and the way we live together, which is a model for the rest of the world.

The sweep extended New York’s lead in the NL East to seven games over Washington.