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But the England captain had a contradicting view to Allardyce’s comments, insisting he played where the manager told him to, although he admitted the change of role was beneficial.

Wayne Rooney is good enough to play the number 10 role for England but there may be better attacking options to support Harry Kane up front, says Stuart Pearce.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday congratulated Brazil, the city of Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian people, the Rio 2016 Local Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for having successfully concluded the 2016 Olympic Games.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly roared too – at the officiating crew. Andy Davidson carried 22 times for 121 yards and two touchdowns to power the Black Knights’ triple option, and Army’s defense suffocated Temple quarterback Phillip Walker, who completed 12 of 26...

Until recently it would have been hard to imagine a fitter and stronger player in tennis than Novak Djokovic, but the world No1’s physical condition was again called into question here last night on the first day of the US Open.

Just like Flacco, Wentz will have to do a lot of his learning on the fly. Wentz told reporters he found out about his promotion while lying in a cornfield hunting geese.

Giampiero Ventura’s first competitive match as Italy coach ended in a 3-1 victory in Israel as they got their World Cup qualifying campaign off to a winning start despite Giorgio Chiellini’s second-half red card.

Hernandez (9-5) matched a season high by allowing six runs in his shortest outing, coming out after four innings in his first loss since May 27.

Hamilton battled his way through from 21st on the grid after serving a series of penalties for three power unit changes, his progress assisted by numerous incidents.

If this report proves to be true, Sarkisian will be reunited with Lane Kiffin.

Del Potro knows all about that.

FILE – In this January 9, 2016, file photo, Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) shouts before an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Houston. And, on Sunday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Watt is indeed expected to play in that game. Watt...

His record from pole is not quite as bad as that of his Mercedes team-mate, Nico Rosberg, two years ago, but like Rosberg, his inability to turn Saturday speed into Sunday wins could end up costing him the drivers’ championship. Tomorrow is a different day and if we can...

USC defensive end Jabari Ruffin was ejected from last night’s loss to Alabama for stepping on Crimson Tide defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick’s crotch.

The two-quarterback system Irish head coach Brian Kelly plans to employ will keep the microscope on both Zaire and Kizer all season, but there are plenty of other spots to keep a close eye on in Notre Dame’s opener. Asked Tuesday if he had decided yet who would take the...