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The league, which began in 2017, has been a launchpad for many Indian paddlers while also supporting domestic tournaments and the larger ecosystem of the sport in our nation. The fourth edition of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) was on Friday postponed to next year due to concerns over health and safety of players amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The league, which began in 2017, has been a launchpad for many Indian paddlers while also supporting domestic tournaments and the larger ecosystem of the sport in our nation. UTT got an official window in the ITTF calendar for the first two years but with professional season getting busier, it did not get one last year.

Wimbledon is set to go ahead next year even if the Grand Slam tournament has to be staged behind closed doors, organisers announced on Friday. The grasscourt championships were cancelled this year for the first time since World War II because of the coronavirus pandemic.“Staging the championships in 2021 is our number-one priority and we are actively engaged in scenario-planning in order to deliver on that priority,” said chief executive Sally Bolton. The 134th championships will be staged from June 28 to July 11, 2021.

The Odisha Government will pay the Indian Rugby Football Union (also known as Rugby India) ₹3 crore as sponsor of National teams over three years. Sharing this information with The Hindu Odisha Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera said: “The high performance player remuneration will be provided to India’s men and women’s teams in rugby 15s, rugby 7s, under-20 rugby 15s and 7s, under-18 rugby 7s towards players camp fees, tour fees, match fees, bonus, nutrition and welfare.”The Minister said Odisha, which has hosted several international events, including the Asia Rugby 7s' under-18 girls’ championship in October 2018, “looks forward to hosting bigger international rugby matches at the Kalinga Stadium.”“The association with Rugby India will help nurture talent, create a pathway to elite (level) and produce more players from the State who can bring laurels to the country,” said Behera.

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said on Friday he embraced the new track technology that features pacemaking lights, a system used to great effect in the World records set last week by Joshua Cheptegei (men’s 10,000m) and Letesenbet Gidey (women’s 5,000m). Both had a team of metronomic pacemakers around them who utilised Wavelight technology — a trackside visual time guidance system which lights up to indicate the world record pace.“You have to innovate, there’s no question about that.I think Wavelight allows people in the stadium, people on television, to understand a little bit more about the incredible talent, the incredible speeds our competitors are running at actually lends to the type of understanding I want.”

The fate of the home season, including England’s scheduled tour of India early next year and the deferred domestic calendar, is set to be discussed during the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s apex council meeting on Saturday. As a result, despite the Indian Premier League (IPL) being played in the United Arab Emirates, there is no clarity on whether competitive cricket can resume in India anytime soon. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has thus expressed apprehension over travelling to India and has instead sent the BCCI a feeler preferring to play the series in the UAE.“To assure ECB about safety of cricketers in India, scheduling domestic cricket is paramount but to create bubbles in four or five cities is the big risk, so it’s a tricky call,” said a BCCI insider.

Chris Gayle’s presence in the middle had the team brimming with confidence and the ‘Universe Boss” with a cracking half-century proved his worth during Kings XI Punjab’s win over Royal Challengers Bangalore, said batsman Nicholas Pooran. In the first match of the tournament against Delhi Capitals, KXIP had failed to score the required one run from the last three balls and the game went to a Super Over where Kings XI lost the game. With big-hitter Gayle departing off the penultimate ball, Pooran walked in to hit the winning six. Last three balls, one run it was like the Delhi game all over again but just the difference is that I was in the dugout,” Pooran said.

DC coach Ricky Ponting felt that playing well in the second half of the tournament will be a bigger challenge as the tracks in the UAE have been getting slower.“One thing I have been telling the boys right from the start is that I want us playing our best cricket in the back half of the tournament, not necessarily in the front half,” Ponting said on the eve of the match against CSK. About the CSK challenge, he said: “They’ve proven performers — they have probably been the best team in the IPL since Day 1, you can’t take them lightly.”

Rajasthan Royals may have blown more cold than hot this season, but Jofra Archer has been red hot with the ball, right through. Royals will need him to come up with another fine show in Saturday's match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Dubai.“I think there are wins out there and we just, as a team, need to go out there and get them,” he said. Left-arm seamer Jaydev Unadkat Royals said Royals still had a chance to make it to the playoffs.

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Star Trek: Discovery introduced Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp) and Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz) in 2017. Both Anthony and Wilson were shocked by Hugh’s sudden demise, with Wilson explaining to The Hollywood Reporter that the news of his character’s death was particularly brutal. Both Anthony and Wilson were pleased with this, especially since they both realize how important their characters are to fans of the show. Anthony said, “I absolutely embrace the fact that our relationship is the first-ever truly explored same-sex relationship in Star Trek history.

Ligue 1 outfit Dijon on Tuesday evening confirmed the arrival of Senegal international forward Moussa Konate from Amiens. There, he scored 22 goals and delivered five assists in 72 French top-flight games over three seasons with the Unicorns, who were demoted to Ligue 2 last season. Konate, who will be wearing jersey number 11 during his spell, is pleased to make the move while looking forward to commencing "the new project". Dijon are eyeing their first win of the new season after seven games.

Ajax would have given Liverpool a better game in Champions League final than Spurs, claims TadicDusan Tadic believes Ajax would have had a "larger chance" to beat Liverpool than Tottenham did in the 2019 Champions League final. Ahead of this season's Champions League opener between his Ajax side and Liverpool in Amsterdam, Tadic says he wishes the two teams had squared off in that European decider - adding that the Eredivisie side would have put up a bigger fight than Tottenham."It would have been nice to play against [Liverpool] in the [2019 Champions League] final," Tadic said.

'We knew people would be looking at us' - Chilwell savours 'important' clean sheet in Chelsea draw with SevillaChelsea left-back Ben Chilwell says his side's clean sheet in the stalemate with Sevilla in the Champions League was "important" in the wake of a 3-3 draw with Southampton. We were solid defensively against a good team and didn't give them many chances so we'll take a draw and a clean sheet," Chilwell told BT Sport post-match."We are a top team and when you're playing for Chelsea you expect clean sheets and if you concede goals you will get criticism.

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The Blaugrana have confirmed a flurry of new deals in what could be one of Josep Bartomeu's final acts as the club's presidentBarcelona have confirmed that Gerard Pique, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Frenkie de Jong and Clement Lenglet have all signed contract extensions with the club. Pique, who is in his 13th season with the club, will have a buy-out clause of €500 million (£457m/$591m). De Jong has signed an extension through 2026 and has a buy-out clause of €400 million (£366m/$473m).

'He almost surprised us' - Solskjaer hails Tuanzebe after excellent display in Manchester United win at PSGThe United manager joked that Axel Tuanzebe surprised them with his ability, as the centre-back didn’t put a foot wrong in his first appearance for 10 months, and also praised Scott McTominay and Fred for laying the foundations for another impressive win in Paris.“Axel did fantastic, he’s been out for 10 months so to put in a performance like this against Neymar and Mbappe almost surprised us as well,” Solskjaer said. They are in good form now and played really well against Newcastle and they laid the foundations for the win that game and today as well.

Google’s original Home device was announced at its developer conference in 2016, but 2020 marked a new offering — the Google Nest Audio. We took a look at both devices in this breakdown, pitting the Google Nest Audio versus Google Home. Whether you have a Google Home or Nest Audio smart speaker, you’ll be able to command your compatible lights, control your smart thermostat, and much more with the wake phrase “Hey, Google.” Check out some of our favorite Google Home devices to get started. Both the Google Home and Google Nest Audio smart speakers are little wonders, and if you don’t care too much about music, we think the Google Home still makes a solid choice.

Perhaps looking for its next big sci-fi challenge, Impossible Foods announced Tuesday that it is moving beyond plant-based meat and into another animal product in the form of plant-based milk. While Impossible Milk is still in the research and development phase and not yet available commercially, the company showed off samples of the new milk-inspired foodstuff (err, drinkstuff) during a demonstration from its food lab; showcasing a plant-based milk alternative that appears far more creamy and milklike than current milk substitutes such as soy milk, almond milk, coconut milk, and assorted others. It would also be a sizable step toward Impossible’s (may not so impossible) goal of eliminating animal agriculture. From the sound of things, Impossible Milk isn’t going to be the last innovation we see out of Impossible Foods.

You don’t often find pre-built gaming PCs of this caliber, let alone ones that are reasonably priced at under $1,000, but a nice discount means you can score this Aurora R11 gaming tower for $911 with checkout code 50OFF699 while this deal lasts. Moving up in power a bit brings us to the even beefier Alienware Aurora R10 gaming desktop, which, with its AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT GPU, will be able to handle 1440p Quad HD gaming at high settings and even 4K gaming if you’ve got a monitor (or monitors) for it. This Alienware m15 R2 laptop packs a desktop-like wallop with its six-core Intel i7-9750H processor, 16GB of DDR4 RAM, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q GPU with 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM, allowing it to easily blow through any modern games at high settings. Any new Alienware laptop or desktop gaming computer you buy will come pre-loaded with Windows 10 as well, so you don’t have to purchase a license for your operating system separately — something you usually have to do when building a desktop PC.

From enjoying a game’s soundtrack and audio design to hearing every environmental detail right down to approaching enemy footsteps, a good gaming headset ensures you get the best experience when playing your favorite titles while also giving you a competitive edge (and that built-in mic is also a must for communicating with teammates and trading banter with foes). You don’t want to go too cheap and end up with a lousy headset, of course, but the good news here is that there are plenty of cheap gaming headset deals to suit just about any budget if you know where to look — and we’ve got ’em all right here. Choosing the right gaming headset isn’t as big of a decision as buying your next PC or console, but as with a mechanical keyboard or gaming mouse, you naturally don’t want to end up spending your hard-earned cash on one that isn’t a good fit. Audiophiles generally agree that wired connections produce the best sound (which is not to say that a cheap wired gaming headset will sound better than a high-end wireless headset), so if you don’t absolutely need a wireless headset at your battle station, then it might not be worth paying the premiums that come with Bluetooth-enabled cans.

Eric Trump deleted a tweet featuring a photo of rappers 50 Cent and Ice Cube on Tuesday that falsely made them appear to be wearing hats supportive of President Donald Trump. The picture, which Eric seems to have believed was genuine, is merely a photoshopped-version of a picture in which neither men are wearing Trump hats. Eric only deleted the tweet after receiving a response from Ice Cube, who seemed unenthused by the picture. On Friday, Eric tweeted out a picture of a mansion purported to belong to Biden.

The Miami Police Department said it will discipline an officer after he was seen in a viral photo wearing a pro-Trump face mask near an early voting site Tuesday morning. The officer, who has been identified as Officer Daniel Ubeda, was in full uniform and was wearing a mask that read, “Trump 2020” and “No More Bullsh*t.” He is now being accused of voter intimidation by people online.“Here is @CityofMiami Police Officer Daniel Ubeda, in full uniform with badge and gun wearing his Trump mask inside of the polling location in government center,” he wrote. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez called the officer’s actions “inappropriate” in a statement, according to NBC Miami.

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"My dad voted for Trump because he was a change to our political climate. However, since Trump took office, it’s been one mess after another. My dad is in an at-risk age group for COVID, and my mom was a healthcare worker for over 30 years. They believe in science, but Trump doesn't , so they plan on voting for Biden."

"I think Emily has some surprising tough choices," he told E News."The show's so much about the culture undermining her expectations of how things are and how things seem. And everything will not be as it seems. It's always about challenging her American worldview.

The United States and Russia on Tuesday appeared to be edging toward a short-term extension of the main arms control treaty limiting the size of the two nations’ nuclear arsenals, after Russia agreed to add a “political obligation” that would freeze its stockpile of nuclear warheads for a year. It was unclear whether the modest move would be enough for President Trump to extend the New START accord before the presidential election next month, which would allow him to argue that he has gained something in his efforts to nurture a relationship with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia — and for his determination to avoid criticizing Mr. Putin for human rights violations, authoritarian crackdowns and cyberattacks on the United States. Its provisions call for a five-year extension, which Mr. Putin said he was willing to embrace. But Mr. Trump has called the treaty deeply flawed and refused a straight renewal, saying at first that China had to become a party to the agreement and then that the Russians had to freeze the weapons in their stockpile but not those deployed.

Few right-wing narratives have been as durable as Spygate, which has morphed over time into a kind of catchall theory encompassing various allegations of Democratic malfeasance. But nobody embraced the theory like Mr. Trump, who has returned to it frequently to deflect attention from his own troubles, whether it was the Mueller investigation or his administration’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. As the election approaches, it’s worth looking back on Spygate’s evolution, both because it illustrates the way that partisan misinformation bubbles up through the right-wing media ecosystem, and, ultimately, because it shows how Mr. Trump’s obsession with a confusing, hard-to-follow narrative may have backfired as a campaign strategy. March 2017: Right-wing blogs and media outlets began discussing theories they called “DeepStateGate” or “Obamagate,” a reference to false claims that President Obama had tapped Mr. Trump’s phone.

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays gathered at Globe Life Field here Tuesday for the first game of the World Series, the 116th in history and the first at a neutral site.“I’m sad that it didn’t happen at Dodger Stadium, because this game would have been at Dodger Stadium,” infielder Enrique Hernandez said after clinching the pennant in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series here on Sunday. The World Series is here only because of the coronavirus pandemic — but if Scott Boras had his wish, this would be the start of a new tradition. Boras, the most prominent agent in baseball, has called for a neutral-site World Series for at least a decade, once making the proposal in a letter to Bud Selig, the former commissioner.

He had excelled, scoring three times, and so had his team: Just as in 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2005, Argentina won the tournament. So fast had his star risen that, when the plane carrying the team back to Buenos Aires touched down, Di María barely made it through passport control.“When we landed, he got off our plane and onto the one that took him to Europe,” said Hugo Tocalli, the coach of that team. Nor was he the last: Within a year, nine more members of Tocalli’s team had been enticed away from Argentina.

It was well past midnight in Scotland by the time Sophia Popov FaceTimed with her parents, Philipp and Claudia, and older brothers Alex and Nicholas after winning the Women’s British Open at Royal Troon Golf Club in August. The victory by Popov, then ranked 304th, shocked the golf world. After seemingly coming from nowhere to win at Royal Troon, Popov’s ascendance was briefly halted by missing the ANA Inspiration — the second major on the reshuffled 2020 schedule — when the L.P.G.A.25 in the world rankings and possessing a two-year exemption on the LPGA Tour, Popov is adjusting to her new status entering only the fifth major of her career.

A British theater found a hit during the pandemic with “Blindness,” a sound installation in which masked and socially distanced audience members spend 75 minutes listening to Juliet Stevenson perform an adaptation of José Saramago’s dystopian novel about a society afflicted by an epidemic. Now three important North American producers — one each in New York, Washington and Toronto — are planning to bring the work, with the Stevenson audio, to their theater-starved cities. Each producer — the Broadway veteran Daryl Roth, the Canadian theater owner David Mirvish, and Simon Godwin, the artistic director of Shakespeare Theater Company in Washington — must overcome local hurdles before welcoming patrons. The show, created for London’s Donmar Warehouse by the playwright Simon Stephens and the director Walter Meierjohann, was a critical and popular success in England, and the Donmar is hoping it will eventually be staged in multiple global cities.

A more recent marker of Trump’s popularity in Africa’s largest country came in a January Pew Research poll which showed that Nigeria ranked as the fourth highest globally among countries whose citizens have confidence in Trump’s handling of foreign affairs, behind only the Philippines, Israel, and Kenya. In fact, Nigeria will be home to the third largest Muslim and Christian populations globally and will be the only country on the list on top 10 largest populations for both religions by 2060. It’s a sentiment that was trumpeted by Trump himself during a 2018 state visit to the US by Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari as the US president his administration has “had very serious problems with Christians who have been murdered, killed in Nigeria.”While Trump’s anti-immigration policies on Nigeria are evidently hard-hitting—Nigeria recorded the largest global drop-off in visitors to the US in 2019, it is often overlooked that the most affected segment of the country’s population are firmly in the privileged minority.

2020 has been a momentous year for Netflix. The proliferation of streaming alternatives represents a new chapter for Netflix, which pioneered the category and its business model. The streaming service added more than 26 million global subscribers in the first half of 2020, beating both Wall Street estimates and its internal forecast by several million in the first quarter. Quartz’s latest presentation breaks down the big changes for the company and the industry over the past year.

Former Kaizer Chiefs assistant coach Farouk Khan is confident that Pitso Mosimane will win the 2019/20 Caf Champions League title with Al Ahly. Khan believes the Red Devils have enough quality to win the continental title, while Mosimane's experience will also be key, having won the Champions League with Mamelodi Sundowns in 2016."Pitso has the players, he has the technical staff, there should be no question about him winning the Champions League,” the Stars of Africa Football Academy director of coaching added. With the technical team he has, and the players, he will do well in the Champions League."

Ghana coach Abdul Karim Zito claims his outfit is unfazed by being grouped together with arch-rivals Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire for the upcoming Wafu B Cup of Nations. Zito has been tasked to lead Ghana all the way back to the world championship, the Black Satellites having been absent from the competition since appearing at New Zealand 2015. In the qualifying for the 2019 World Cup, Ghana failed to make it past the African stage as they fell off at the continental gathering in Niger. The Black Satellites, 2009 world champions, have won the U20 Afcon on three previous occasions - in 1993, 1999 and 2009.

‘Liverpool may be tempted by stellar Koulibaly signing’ – Hutchison expects January deal in wake of Van Dijk injuryLiverpool may be tempted to make a “stellar” signing such as Kalidou Koulibaly in January, says Don Hutchison, with the potential there for the Reds to counter the loss of Virgil van Dijk to injury and piece together a “sensational pairing” for the future.“But you take Virgil van Dijk out of this Liverpool side - arguably one of the best centre-halves in Europe, the best by a country mile in the Premier League – it’s going to dent the optimism of Liverpool fans believing they can hold onto the title.“Then when Virgil van Dijk does come back, you could have a sensational pairing.

Zidane confirms Ramos is a doubt for Madrid's Champions League clash with Shakhtar & gives Hazard fitness updateZinedine Zidane has confirmed that Sergio Ramos is a doubt for Real Madrid's clash with Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League while also offering an update on Eden Hazard's fitness as he nears a comeback from injuryWhile Ramos is a fresh injury concern, forward Eden Hazard – whose time at Madrid has been blighted by fitness woes – remains a longer-term absentee. Offering an update on Hazard, Zidane said: "Eden has been back out on the training pitch but that injury was a bit more than we hoped.

An even weaker field, combined with unpredictable circumstances, point to the simplest answer: Bayern to return to the top of the mountainIt is difficult to predict quite what effect it might have on various squads and timings in this season’s Uefa Champions League. Antonio Conte’s side gained valuable experience with their Europa League Final run, and have a stacked enough squad to compete, but their manager’s famous hang-ups in this competition do not inspire a great deal of confidence. It should make for a more relatable Champions League season, but a less exciting one... and, in those circumstances, the simplest answer – Bayern to retain – is often the correct one.

Herrera jumps to defence of under-fire Pogba & praises Man Utd for signing the 'right players' in summer windowAnder Herrera has jumped to the defence of under-fire Manchester United star Paul Pogba and praised the Red Devils for signing the "right players" in the summer transfer window.“Now, I’m a Paris player, so I wish him the best.”We played a lot of new players.

‘Full package Van Dijk better than Ferdinand & Terry’ – Liverpool defender just needs trophies, says MurphyVirgil van Dijk is “the full package” when it comes to modern-day centre-halves, says Danny Murphy, with the Liverpool defender considered to be a better all-round performer than Rio Ferdinand and John Terry.“But Van Dijk for me is the full package. They are going to be more vulnerable defensively without Van Dijk because he’s the best in the world – he’s the best centre-half I’ve ever seen, he’s that good.

Mwendwa has now told Goal, his main target in the next four years is to make sure Kenya takes part in the World Cup.“I don’t know how we will achieve it, but I am sure we will make it, in the next four years, I want to see Kenya in the World Cup,” Mwendwa told Goal. Apart from taking part in the Africa Cup of Nations for men and the Africa Women Cup of Nations, Kenya is yet to participate in the world stage.“We have several targets we must achieve in the next four years, I want to see Kenya in the World Cup, for both men and women national teams, I know it might sound like a dream or even a joke, but we can make it, we need proper planning and that is why I want everyone on board.”

Man Utd star Pogba is one of the world's best midfielders, says PSG coach TuchelThomas Tuchel labelled Paul Pogba one of the best midfielders in the world ahead of Paris Saint-Germain's clash against Manchester United. Herrera, who left the Premier League club for PSG last year, believes Pogba will be a Ballon d'Or contender if United start winning multiple trophies."But, I am a PSG player now, I wish the best for Paul and Man United because they are in my heart but [on Tuesday] I will fight in a different team, we will fight for our team, our place."

Goncalves explains Esperance, Casablanca style he wants at Gor MahiaGor Mahia head coach Oliveira ‘Robertinho’ Goncalves has revealed his love for attacking football ahead of his maiden Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League season.“Why am I respecting you even before I came to see you, it is because I played football a long time ago. For their third match, Gor Mahia will entertain the 2008 Kenyan Premier League winners Mathare United on December 4.

Van Dijk injury: How long will Liverpool defender be out for & which games will he miss?Liverpool have been dealt a hammer blow in their bid for success this season with the news that Virgil van Dijk will be sidelined for a number of months thanks to a serious knee ligament injury. So, how long will Van Dijk be out of action for and which games will he miss?Van Dijk has not yet been definitively ruled out for the rest of the season, but even in a best-case scenario, he will certainly miss the bulk of the 2020-21 campaign.

Major League Soccer has worked with the recently-formed Black Players for Change organization to unveil a series of social justice initiatives designed to increase representation across the sport.“Importantly, alongside key stakeholders, including MLS owners, Black Players For Change, former players, Black members of our technical staff and other employees, we have created a series of initiatives to close the representation gap across soccer in the U.S. and Canada.”The league, which has contributed $1 million to Black Players For Change to aid in the growth of the organization in the coming years, has announced the foundation of a new Diversity Committee, which will include MLS owners, BPC leadership, club executives, head coaches, academy coaches, former MLS players and members of Pitch Black, a resource group of Black employees from MLS’ league office. The league will provide access, exposure, and clearly-defined career paths for those that make up under-represented groups, with a focus on helping black candidates into positions of leadership with both clubs and in the league office and collaborating with MLS NEXT to increase representation among players, coaches and referees at the youth level.

The ex-Mamelodi Sundowns captain saw little game time under Ernst Middendorp but the new coach has plans for himKaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt says he plans to permanently convert right-back Ramahlwe Mphahlele into a central defender because the 30-year-old can no longer effectively rove up and down the flanks due to his age.“I think Ramahlwe Mphahlele will play centre-back most of the time,” Hunt told the Kaizer Chiefs website. Hunt was appointed Chiefs coach In September and the former Bidvest Wits tactician says Amakhosi are still work in progress.

Elsewhere, Gwambina FC and Polisi Tanzania shared the points courtesy of a 1-1 draw. Polisi Tanzania saw their points tally move to 11 while Gwambina now have eight points, both from six games. The point was not enough to lift JKT Tanzania above the relegation zone as they will remain stuck at position 16 after six games. Unbeaten Azam are leading with 18 points from six matches whereas second-placed and third-placed Simba SC and Yanga SC have 13 points but have played five games.

And those nine goals come on the heels of a 2019-20 campaign that saw Chelsea concede 54 times, more than any other team in the top 10. Lampard pointed to a statistic that says Chelsea have conceded the second-fewest shots in the Premier League under him, with goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga often being criticised for his role in goals the Blues have conceded. The issues are that we don't concede many shots on goal but when we do, we concede goals. We're aware of it when we look at recruitment and more than that you're aware of the need to work on the pitch with the players to ensure that when we hopefully set up well we don't concede many chances but, when we do concede chances, we let in too many.

‘I can score different types of goals’ – Lookman reacts after opening Fulham goal accountLookman’s solo strike was his first goal in the Premier League in over three years, when he scored against Manchester City on his Everton debut in January 2017.I can score all different types of goals, but it’s just disappointing that we didn’t get the three points.”Fulham are 19th on the Premier League table with a point after five games.

'This isn't PSG vs Edi' - Tuchel hails Cavani but plays down revenge talk ahead of Manchester United clashThomas Tuchel believes Manchester United have signed one of the best No.9s in world football by bringing Edinson Cavani to the club, but his return to Paris Saint-Germain will not overshadow tomorrow night’s Champions League clash.A potential debut is on the cards against his former club, but Tuchel does not think the Champions League group stage game will be overshadowed by Cavani's return. He's definitely a great player but it's not a story about PSG v Edi or vice versa,” Tuchel told a pre-match press conference.

The former Amakhosi star has joined Usuthu after spending a season without a clubSiphiwe Tshabalala signed for AmaZulu to end a more than a year of being clubless since his return to South Africa from Turkish side BB Erzurumspor. He arrives at Usuthu together with nine other new signings, including the former Orlando Pirates duo of Luvuyo Memela and Augustine Mulenga, as well as Limbikani Mzava and another ex-Chiefs star Siphelele Mthembu. Opinion is divided as some feel that the veteran midfielder is now a spent force, while some insist that his experience will be crucial to this AmaZulu side.

However, speaking ahead of their first Champions League group game against Ferencvaros, Koeman made it clear he is happy with Messi's efforts and believes the player himself is feeling positive."There is always pressure to win games as a player or coach at Barcelona.I think the best way to think right now is game by game."You always play to win games and trophies at Barca, in Spain and in Europe, but there are more favourite teams, like us.

Arsenal will ‘respect the process’ with Partey as Arteta refuses to rush £45m midfielderThe Ghana international, who was signed on the final day of the summer transfer window, was handed his Gunners bow off the bench at Manchester CityMikel Arteta says Arsenal will “respect the process” when it comes to Thomas Partey, with the Gunners eager to avoid rushing the £45 million ($58m) signing into their Premier League plans. The deadline day signing from Atletico Madrid was included in the Gunners’ squad as they visited Manchester City on Saturday.

Joel Matip is a doubt for Liverpool’s Champions League clash with Ajax this week, Goal has learned. The good news is that no major issue was detected, but Liverpool will tread with caution knowing Matip’s injury history, and may choose to leave him out of their side for Wednesday’s trip to Amsterdam. Van Dijk’s injury leaves Matip and Joe Gomez as Liverpool’s specialist senior centre-backs, although both have had fitness issues of their own in the past. Liverpool had feared he would miss as many as six weeks, but are hopeful he will now be able to return to action before the end of October.

Korir: If we put FKF politics aside, Mwendwa can take Kenyan football forwardNairobi City Stars CEO Patrick Korir has tipped Nick Mwendwa to put Kenya’s football on the world map if he gets a free hand to do his job after being re-elected on Saturday. The 41-year-old IT guru was handed another four-year term to run football in the country after he humiliated his opponents in a national election where he secured 77 votes with his closest challenger only managing 5. Speaking to Goal after the end of the polling exercise, Korir revealed the return of Mwendwa was a welcome move but warned he has his work cut out - to save the image of football before the next elections.

The All India Football Federation's (AIFF) Executive Committee took a decision to follow the '3+1' rule (four overseas players in the playing XI including an Asian player) from the 2021-22 season. It must be noted that ISL decided to enforce the mandatory Asian player rule from the upcoming season itself which allows for '4+1' overseas players in the playing XI this time around. While most of them have raided Australia's A-League, Chennaiyin FC have signed highly-experienced Tajikistan international Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev to fulfill their Asian player quota. It must be noted that no player has ever come to play in the ISL from the five Central Asian nations - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.

Everton 'not at same level' as Liverpool despite derby draw, admits AncelottiCarlo Ancelotti has admitted that Everton are not at the same level as Liverpool despite earning a draw against the Premier League champions in Saturday's Merseyside derby."Of course, it is really difficult and this doesn't mean we are at the same level as them (Liverpool) because we are not, but I think it could be a target for us, to be able to reach not the same level but to compete against them like we competed, like an old Merseyside derby."I think the level we have reached now is a good level.

'Guardiola is a model, our goal is always attacking' - Pirlo using Man City manager as example at JuventusAndrea Pirlo has admitted to following Pep Guardiola's example at Juventus, with the Manchester City manager considered to be "one of the best" in the business. The reigning Serie A champions have dominated the domestic scene in Italy over the past decade, but have been starved of success on the European stage, with Pirlo the latest man being charged with bringing the Champions League back to Turin for the first time since 1996. One man who will likely be central to Juve's chances of conquering Europe this season is Cristiano Ronaldo, with Pirlo grateful to have the five-time Ballon d'Or winner at his disposal.

‘Van Dijk is a colossus that made everything okay’ – Warnock fears for Liverpool’s title defence after injury blowVirgil van Dijk is a reassuring presence at the back for Liverpool and the Reds may struggle to counter his injury-enforced absence, says Stephen Warnock, with Jurgen Klopp seeing a “colossus” ruled out of his plans. The former Reds full-back told BBC Radio 5 Live on the loss of Van Dijk: “We won't know until the end of the season how much impact it will have on the Liverpool squad. Defensively when things are going well and you turn back and see Van Dijk, it's okay.

A landslide in Vietnam on Sunday killed at least 20 military personnel and left two missing, the local news media reported, following weeks of torrential rains and flooding that have devastated parts of the country and killed dozens of people. The mudslide began in the early hours of Sunday morning and leveled the soldiers’ barracks in Huong Phung Commune, in the central coastal province of Quang Tri.“There have been four to five landslides, exploding like bombs, and it feels like the whole mountain is about to collapse,” Ha Ngoc Duong, the vice chairman of the commune, told VnExpress, an online state-run news outlet. The deaths could be the country’s largest military loss in peacetime, officials said, and came just days after another landslide killed 13 people, most of whom were also members of the military, in neighboring Thua Thien Hue.

Japanese striker Yuki Nagasato has declared she is 'confident' after playing her first match against the opposite gender since joining amateur men's side Hayabusa Eleven. Ahead of the new season, Nagasato has already featured in a practice match and believes she can beat men's players with her quick decision making."I did not expect that me playing on a men’s team would be so popular, but I do think it's a positive message to girls and women," Nagasato told FIFA. com."It's a great challenge for me to play with men, but it's even better for other women to see that it can be done.

Paul Onuachu climbed to the summit of the scoring chart in the Belgian First Division A with a goal in Genk's 2-1 defeat of Sadio Berahino's Sporting Charleroi. Onuachu opened the scoring at the Luminus Arena on Sunday with his eighth goal of the season on his eighth league outing with the Blue-White. He scored in the 25th minute but his effort was cancelled out by Burundi star Berahino, who drew Sporting Charleroi level three minutes into the second half. Ivory Coast's Eboue Kouassi came on as a 78th-minute substitute for Genk while Sporting Charleroi replaced Berahino in the 68th minute and Senegal winger Mamadou Fall featured for 90 minutes.

Percy Tau scored his third goal in the Belgian First Division A as Anderlecht settled for a 2-2 draw against OH Leuven on Sunday. Anderlecht cruised into the break with a 2-0 lead, however, they were denied home victory at the Lotto Park as Frederic Duplus' 57th-minute effort and a late goal Mathieu Maertens earned OH Leuven a point. Sunday's goal means Tau, who is Vincent Kompany’s team on a season-long loan from Premier League club Brighton and Hove Albion, has equalled his last season's tally of three goals in 18 league matches for Club Brugge after eight games. Despite his personal feat, Tau's Anderlecht are yet to win a league match since September 19 - against Waasland-Beveren, and their latest draw against OH Leuven stretched their winless run to three games.

Frank Lampard has revealed that his Chelsea players missed the tactical instruction to 'go long' from the back to break Southampton's press in the 3-3 draw at Stamford Bridge."What I am concerned with is game management and, in the game, the players have to gauge that on the pitch, it is part of what being a top player at Chelsea is about. If there is a moment where the players have to see out a game, then we have to do that on the pitch and it isn't about communication from that point at all.""The big thing for me at Chelsea is that my players, if they are in difficult moments, then a huge thing in football is confidence.

Ode Fulutudilu shone for CSKA Moscow as they broke a six-year winless jinx against PK-35 Vantaa following Saturday's 2-0 victory in a Finnish Naisten Liiga encounter. Fulutudilu bagged her 13th start of the season from coach Samuel Fagerholm and gave a good account of herself as she created several chances, including a penalty that sealed their long-sought win. Fagerholm's team made a brilliant start but could not break the visitors' defence as Anna Westerlund threatened twice with headers off corners from Anni Miettunen inside the opening five minutes. The South African, who boasts of five goals in 14 outings so far this season, was in action for 73 minutes of the match before she was replaced by Emelie Johansson for Aland.

The Nigeria international played a key role as the Yellow Submarine returned to winning ways at Estadio de la CeramicaChukwueze impressed in the encounter as the Yellow Submarine returned to winning ways after playing out a goalless draw against Atletico Madrid last time out. Villarreal started the game on the front foot, with the Nigeria international inspiring their opener in the encounter. Chukwueze played for 64 minutes before making way for Francis Coquelin While Central African Republic international Geoffrey Kondogbia did not feature for Valencia.

'My guys not strong enough psychologically' - Mourinho explains Tottenham collapse in draw against West HamOf course I have to analyse the second half and have to do it internally, but for you I prefer to say football happened, and praise West Ham's belief," he said to Sky Sports."The game was under control, we had Harry Kane to score the fourth when he hit the post, Gareth Bale to kill the game. The game was more to the fourth goal, but that's football.

The Netherlands international scored a hat-trick against Tottenham on Sunday in the north London derby, helping the Gunners to a 6-1 win while taking her tally to 52 goals in 50 league games – a new WSL record.“I'm enjoying working with her and having her as part of the group, and as long as Viv's smiling we'll keep seeing a better Viv.“The thing that was enlightening [during the game] was the players injured [who were sat] behind me, their energy and encouragement for the players, and Viv is a part of that.“We already start to look at where we're heading with the direction of next year and years to come, but obviously Viv will be on top of that list and we'll do everything we can to make sure Viv remains a part of the group.

Amakhosi were hoping to finally beat their bogey team as Team of Choice were enjoying a three-match unbeaten run against Chiefs. The Team of Choice continued to press Amakhosi and they deservedly took the lead through Kutumela, who beat Khune with a low effort to make it 1-0 to Maritzburg in the 35th minute. The pressure was mounting on Maritzburg as Njabulo Blom hit the crossbar with a deflected effort and then Chiefs finally levelled matters in the 73rd minute when Sasman netted from Khama Billiat's corner-kick to make it 1-1. The goal unsettled the Team of Choice defence and the visitors conceded again two minutes later when Sasman scored from another corner-kick from Billiat to make it 2-1 to Chiefs.

Miedema found the back of the net for the Gunners in Sunday’s north London derby against arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur, marking her 50th WSL appearance with her 50th goal to make history. She completed her hat-trick before half time, continuing her fine individual form to hit 10 goals for the WSL season in just five games. Miedema added another goal in a 3-1 win over Bristol City and bagged her third brace of the season last weekend in a 5-0 win against Brighton. However, they currently sit top of the table this season, boasting a 100 per cent record from the first five games and a goal difference of plus 20, which places them in first, above an Everton side who dropped points today for the first time in a draw with Brighton.

Oshoala scores first goal of the season as Barcelona continue winning streakAsisat Oshoala scored her first goal in the 2020-21 Spanish Primera Iberdrola campaign as Barcelona thrashed Sporting Huelva 6-0 on Sunday. The defending champions made a brilliant start to the contest as Mariona Caldentey's perfect pass allowed Oshoala to score her first league goal of the season for her side after just five minutes. Oshoala, who was in action for 68 minutes before she was taken off for Vilamala has now scored one goal in three matches this term.

‘The league and justice will do their job’ – Valenciennes keeper Prior claims he was bitten in the face during Sochaux fightA scuffle and accusations of a bite marred the end of a Ligue 2 match at Stade du Hainaut over the weekendValenciennes goalkeeper Jerome Prior claimed he was bitten in the face during a scuffle at the end of Saturday's Ligue 2 match with Sochaux. When asked to address the biting accusations by the AFP Agency, Valenciennes president Eddy Zdziech also confirmed Prior has a bite mark on his face, before stating: "This kind of behaviour is serious."

The experienced defender becomes the fourth foreign signing of the club ahead of the upcoming ISL season... Former Southampton and Nottingham Forest defender Daniel Fox joins East Bengal ahead of the upcoming Indian Super League (ISL) 2020-21 season. Other than Celtic, Fox has also played for Burnley and Southampton in the Premier League. The 34-year-old defender, who has a vast experience of playing in Scotland and England, becomes the fourth foreign signing of the club this season after Scott Neville, Anthony Pilkington and Aaron Joshua Amadi-Holloway.

Olunga strikes but Kashiwa Reysol go down to bottom-placed Shonan BellmareHarambee Stars striker Michael Olunga scored again in the J1 League but his Kashiwa Reysol went down 3-2 against bottom-placed Shonan Bellmare on Sunday. Takuya Okamoto scored the opener for Shonan Bellmare in the fourth minute with an assist from Akimi Barada. Olunga has been in impressive goal-scoring form in the J1 League after he scored a brace to help Kashiwa Reysol down Vissel Kobe 4-3 on October 10.

The former Kenya international is also expecting Tusker, Sofapaka, and AFC Leopards to challenge for the 2020/21 league titleCharles Okwemba believes Gor Mahia will always challenge for the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) title even at their weakest."Even at their weakest, they have still pushed for the league; for example last season, they were not at their best but still they gave their best and went on to be crowned by Football Kenya Federation (FKF)."Sofapaka have made some notable signings in preparations for the new campaign and they will be challenging for the title if they manage to gel on time," Okwemba noted.

Tottenham won both Premier League meetings with West Ham last season; they last won three in a row against the Hammers with a run of five between March 2008-December 2009 and another win has been tipped at (1.60) with ZEbet. Tottenham are winless at home so far in the Premier League this season (D1 L1), scoring just once and conceding twice and West Ham United have been tipped to stretch the winless run at (5.20). West Ham have lost seven of their nine Premier League London derbies since the start of last season, winning the other two (both vs Chelsea). Spurs have scored 13 goals in their past two matches in all competitions while West Ham United have scored seven unanswered goals in their previous two league matches.

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois believes the team's shock La Liga defeat to Cadiz is a good wake-up call heading into their Champions League opener and El Clasico showdown against Barcelona. Defending champions and La Liga leaders Madrid suffered a surprise 1-0 loss to newly promoted Cadiz on Saturday. It was Madrid's first loss of the 2020-21 season and first to Cadiz since 1991 as they prepare for Wednesday's Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk and Saturday's Clasico at Camp Nou. It's a defeat, in particular you've got to win your home games, but the games now come thick and fast and we'll have to put in a good performance against Shakhtar, win the match and head to the Camp Nou in confident mood."