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Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra and Edwin Van der Sar’s record of not conceding a single goal during a nine-game winning streak contributed massively to United’s Premier League championship.

By The Associated Press Extra points have been anything but automatic Sunday in the NFL.

The Aussies take on South Africa in the second Test at Blundstone Arena starting tomorrow morning with dark clouds hovering over all-rounder Mitch Marsh in more ways than one.

Toure celebrated his recall to Guardiola’s starting line-up with two goals in Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace, after spending three months in the wilderness. Toure, 33, had a record season back in 2013/2014 when he netted 20 goals and added nine assists...

That’s a massive amount of regression from a team that entered the 2016 season with Super Bowl aspirations. The offense and the running game have had issues this season, but suddenly the defense has risen to the top as the Packers’ biggest problem. The team is...

Azhar was on 19 while Babar was 23 not out in Pakistan’s second innings as they frustrated New Zealand’s bowlers after Colin de Grandhomme had Sami Aslam caught behind for seven shortly after lunch at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

But they don’t get a whole bunch of extra practices on them. If the risk of losing 2 points is greater as well, then that plays into it too. Stephen Gostkowski missed for the Patriots, as did Stephen Hauschka of the Seahawks (he also missed a field goal).

Against the Penguins, Babcock shook up his D by inserting Frankie Corrado, who made his first start of the season, and Matt Hunwick, who missed the previous eight games with a lower-body injury.

The Spain global was on target to open the scoring against Arsenal on Saturday, although United were pegged back by Olivier Giroud’s late equaliser, which sealed a 1-1 draw.

That was a positive for me. The team’s shortcomings overseas have generally been cast aside as out of sight, out of mind by the time the record is set straight in the summer. I faced a brilliant spell from (Mitchell) Starc.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the fifth Real Madrid player to extend their contract this season, after Toni Kroos, Lucas Vazquez, Luka Modric and Gareth Bale.

Hornets G Jeremy Lamb could return to the lineup Friday when the Hornets host Atlanta. Charlotte C Roy Hibbert is battling soreness in his right knee and is expected to have his minutes limited for the next few games. Irving was replaced after picking up his second foul midway...

In England, Antonio Conte’s decision to alter his formation has paid dividends.

Jamie Vardy hasn’t scored for Leicester since the loss to Liverpool on September 10 and despite winning the penalty in City’s tame 2-1 defeat at Watford, he never looked like scoring at the weekend.

And through almost the halfway point, despite Ward making some adjustments in the 3rd that perhaps saw him win that round and the 5th, Kovalev was outboxing Kovalev in toto. He tapped Ward on the chest, and Ward acknowledged with a nod and a ‘Thank you, man.’ After...