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Football: The numbers said Hull City should go down
Opta’s expected points model had Hull City finishing in the Championship relegation zone last season. Four games into the Premier League, they sit on eight points and nobody can quite explain it away.
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MLB: Padres win an eighth in a row at Coors Field
San Diego built a five-run cushion in Denver overnight, then spent three innings watching Colorado chip away at it. Mason Miller closed the door on an 8-7 win and a streak that now reads eight.
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France squad: Jeremy Jacquet named in preliminary list
Zidane opens the door for Jacquet Jeremy Jacquet is in Zinedine Zidane’s preliminary squad. The news comes from L’Equipe. The 21-year-old Liverpool defender could now be in line for his senior France debut in the new manager’s first camp. The timing makes sense. Jacquet left Rennes this summer for 70 million euros. He settled quickly…
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Football: Dembele’s answer to Mbappe was scripted in advance
An appearance that was anything but spontaneous After Brest-PSG (0-1), Ousmane Dembele stopped by Ligue 1+ to respond to Kylian Mbappe. “I was never the chosen one, I worked for it and got my reward in a fantastic year with Paris Saint-Germain,” the Paris forward said, echoing comments from his France team-mate, who had said…
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Ligue 1: Olivier Letang summoned by the disciplinary commission
August 28, Lille-PSG, and a few words too many The match is long gone. The words are still hanging around. Olivier Letang has been summoned by the disciplinary commission. The reason: his criticism of the officials after Lille’s clash with Paris Saint-Germain on Friday, August 28. The information comes from L’Equipe. The Lille chairman will…
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MLB: Corbin Carroll’s walk-off saves Arizona
Two three-run holes wiped out Corbin Carroll flipped it all on its head. His two-run blast with one out in the ninth gave the Arizona Diamondbacks an 8-7 win over the Miami Marlins on Monday in Phoenix. Arizona spent the night chasing the game. They trailed 3-0 after two innings, then 7-4 after seven. Two…
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Tennis: Townsend and Stephens off to a flying start in Guadalajara
Four Americans, four wins Guadalajara got underway under a US flag. On Monday in Mexico, the first four matches of the day all went to American players. Sloane Stephens kicked things off by beating Carole Monnet 6-4, 7-6 (5). Taylor Townsend followed, coming back from a set down to see off Tatjana Maria 6-7 (0),…
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Serie A: Gasperini compares Balerdi to Baresi
Baresi. That is some claim. There are names in Italy you do not throw around lightly. Franco Baresi is one of them. Gian Piero Gasperini did it anyway. Speaking to DAZN on Monday night after AS Roma’s 2-0 win at Torino, he was asked about Leonardo Balerdi. His answer has since travelled across the country.…
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Ligue 2: Red Star edge out Metz to climb into fourth
One penalty, and that was that A single kick from the spot decided matchday 6 in Ligue 2. Red Star beat FC Metz 1-0 on Monday night. It was a meeting between two sides near the top of the table. Metz came in fifth and were looking to climb onto the podium. Red Star, in…