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The Spaniard scored his first goal of the season in Wednesday’s 4-0 win over Club Brugge when he played as a No. 10 in the second half.

Lancaster had to cut eight players from England’s training group, including two he has known since their childhood in Leeds, centre Luther Burrell and back-row Calum Clark.

But the lead lasted just three minutes as Lee Cattermole clumsily leant over the top of Sinclair and referee Robert Madley pointed to the penalty spot. That was Sunderland’s first goal against these opponents in five meetings, and the first time they had managed to score in...

There could be one last piece of business for Chelsea to wrap up as manager Jose Mourinho admits he isn’t done making moves just yet, with China defender Zhang Linpeng interesting the Premier League champions.

It’s the battle of the Caroline’s in the final quarterfinal of the day where one tried to continue her quest to be champion again while the other planned to do it for the first time. I’ve been working and training on a few things that I really wanted to do out...

Balotelli blamed his poor Liverpool form on manager Brendan Rodgers’ tactics, but Rodgers refused to be drawn on the comments and wished him well for the season.

Burgess’s selection is likely to prove highly controversial, especially as Burrell was ever-present in the last two Six Nations.

Another highly-talked about summer transfer seems to have finally concluded, as German news outlet Bild are reporting that Manchester City have agreed to sign Kevin De Bruyne from Wolfsburg for a fee of at least €80m.

Put to him that it was “a tribute” to him and the set-up at Dean Court that a player like de Guzman could be entertaining signing, Howe replied: “We are not going to sign players and boast about the size of our stadium and our history because, looking at those...

“But hopefully I can one day live up to his reputation”.

Thursday, Saban was asked about Cooper Bateman.

At the same time, it’s at least the third time he is documented to have punched someone (along with an off-duty cop and former Jets teammate Geno Smith), which ought to be a concern for the league and perhaps the Bills beyond the prurient details of this particular story....

Many will have Jack Butland between the posts but if you’re looking for alternative defensive cover, Marc Muniesa costs just 4.5 and looks to be a fixture of Mark Hughes’s backline.

Novak Dkojovic and Serena Williams reached the semifinals in Cincinnati, taking different ways to get there.

The Patriots and Panthers meet tonight in Charlotte to play the all-important third preseason game, which serves as the most realistic tuneup for the regular-season opener.