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woeful New York Jets on Thursday, October 31. So, the Texans shuffled the offensive line to take on the Lions. Houston moved center Juice Scruggs to left guard and started Jarrett Patterson at center after losing left guard Kenyon Green to injured reserve with a shoulder injury suffered against the Jets. Stroud was still sacked four times against the Lions. Houston has lost three of its last four, but the schedule is a silver lining. The Texans should be 9-4 entering their Week 14 bye. Houston will visit 3-6 Dallas — an even more discombobulated Texas team — next Monday,…
Norway’s Casper Ruud eased to a straight-sets victory over Carlos Alcaraz on Monday as the Spanish star’s bid for a maiden ATP Finals title got off to a poor start. Ruud romped through the opening set before fighting back from 5-2 behind in the second to win 6-1, 7-5 in Turin. World No 3 Alcaraz, who won the French Open and Wimbledon titles earlier this year, made 34 unforced errors in an uncharacteristically errant display. It was Ruud’s first victory over Alcaraz in their five career meetings.
Jannik Sinner was awarded the trophy for finishing the year at No. 1 in the rankings before his home fans at the ATP Finals. Sinner won the Australian Open and U.S. Open for his first two Grand Slam titles. He mathematically secured the year-end No. 1 a month ago. “There’s no place better to celebrate this trophy,” Sinner said as his mom, Siglinde, looked on in tears. “Thanks for all of your support.” The 23-year-old Sinner is the 19th different player to claim the year-end honour and the 29th man overall to be No. 1. “I think he’s the man…
Piers Morgan has hit out at Mikel Arteta for failing to sign a “proper striker” in the wake of Arsenal’s draw with Chelsea. The Gunners headed into Sunday’s huge derby clash needing a win after ceding ground in the title race over recent weeks. And while Gabriel Martinelli fired them into a second half lead, they left Stamford Bridge with just a point after drawing 1-1. Arsenal head into the international break nine points behind Liverpool at the Premier League summit – a gap some believe will be too much to bridge in the coming months. Morgan was quick to…
Rice, who was a doubt heading into the fixture with a broken toe, was replaced after 71 minutes, while Saka was also withdrawn in the second period following a robust tackle by Marc Cucurella. “It doesn’t look good, because for two players of that importance to tell you they cannot continue in the game, obviously it’s not good news,” added Arteta. Asked if he expects them to be available for England’s Nations League matches against Greece and the Republic of Ireland, Arteta replied: “Well, two players that just came off, I don’t know whether to expect them to be fit,…
Liverpool will reportedly step up contract negotiations with Mohamed Salah during the November international break after the forward was left out of the latest Egypt squad. With the Pharaohs having already qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Salah has been left out of Hossam Hassan’s squad for clashes with Cape Verde and Botswana. The 32-year-old continued his superb start to the season for the Reds on Saturday night, racking up both his tenth goal and tenth assist of the campaign in Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Aston Villa. With Manchester City losing away at Brighton & Hove Albion prior…
Steven Gerrard faced the wrath of Al-Ettifaq fans, who chanted ‘get out’ after losing his fourth game in six. The Liverpool legend’s side dropped to 11th in the Saudi Pro League following a 2-0 defeat to Al-Qadsiah on home soil at the weekend. Despite earning over £15m a year in the Middle East, Gerrard couldn’t lead his squad to victory. After the game, he tried to thank the home crowd but he was met with a chorus of boss. Speaking to reporters, Gerrard took responsibility for the disappointing defeat. As quoted by the Mirror, he said: “I spoke to the…
Federico Chiesa has had a tough time of it since joining Liverpool. The £12m summer arrival from Juventus has been restricted to just one start and two cameo substitute appearances for the Reds so far this season. The good news is that there appears light at the end of the tunnel with Arne Slot revealing before the 2-0 home win over Aston Villa that the Italy international should return during the international break. Chiesa’s fitness problems means he has been left out of the Italy squad for their upcoming UEFA Nations League games against Belgium and France. One of the…
Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold doesn’t expect to be ruled out for an extended period of time after coming off injured against Aston Villa. Alexander-Arnold hobbled off feeling his hamstring in the 25th minute of Saturday’s resounding 2-0 win which put the Reds five points clear at the top of the Premier League table. Post-match, Liverpool manager Arne Slot admitted that he didn’t think that the 26-year-old would be available for England’s two fixtures in the Nations League next week. Although Liverpool are yet to receive the results of his scan, sources close to Alexander-Arnold are confident that he isn’t facing…
The Houston Texans are on the verge of a collapse in NRG Stadium. They entered their Week 10 contest against the Detroit Lions shorthanded, missing the services of Nico Collins and Will Anderson Jr. — major hits on both sides of the ball. Despite missing two superstars, the Texans, propelled by five interceptions through three quarters, built a 23-13 lead heading into the final frame of the game. After such a strong start to the game on all fronts, the wheels started to fall off for Houston. The Lions scored a touchdown to trim their deficit to 23-20. The Texans,…