LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — After early-season talk about its dominance waning, No. 8 Alabama is back on a familiar perch in the Southeastern Conference and bound for a destination it knows well. Credit that resurgence to a quarterback who also ignored the noise to progress. Jalen Milroe had a career-high six touchdowns, three each rushing […]
Jude Bellingham is unlikely to play for England in their European Championship qualifiers against Malta at Wembley and North Macedonia away, according to Carlo Ancelotti. A shoulder injury forced the midfielder to pull out of the Madrid squad for their 5-1 victory over Valencia on Saturday night and, although the Madrid manager confirmed he would
Before the game, Blake Corum warmed up wearing a ski hat that summed up Michigan’s attitude right now: “Michigan vs. Everybody.” After the second-ranked Wolverines were done pummeling No. 9 Penn State, Corum wore a bloodied bridge of his nose and the satisfaction of knowing that everybody is still winless against Michigan this season. With
Kieran Trippier argued with angry Newcastle fans following the 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth for Eddie Howe’s injury-hit side. The injury-hit visitors were downed by Dominic Solanke’s second-half double on the south coast. The players went to applaud the travelling fans after the final whistle and footage of Trippier was posted on social media showing him
There is a yellow wall in Bournemouth, but it is made of sandstone and lies beneath the row of pines that edge the cricket pitch just over the road from the car park. Having played in front of the Yellow Wall at Dortmund on Tuesday – capacity of stand: 25,000 – a process of recalibration
Erik ten Hag admitted Manchester United needed their win over Luton but that their 21 points after having 16 players unavailable this season put the team in a “very good position” for a top-four finish. The manager’s mood was not affected by his third yellow card of the season received towards the end of the
With Jim Harbaugh banned by the Big Ten Conference, JJ McCarthy, Blake Corum and No 2 Michigan played unfazed by a scandal that has hounded the program for weeks – and their toughest opponent yet – grinding past No 9 Penn State 24-15 on Saturday. Corum ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns, McCarthy made
Ange Postecoglou said some of his Tottenham players slipped into self-preservation mode after they squandered the chance to reclaim top spot in the Premier League in a second defeat in six days. He acknowledged his side “ran out of steam” at Wolves after failing to build on Brennan Johnson’s opener. Wolves scored twice in second-half
Wayne Rooney remains confident he can turn things around at Birmingham despite his side’s latest defeat, 3-1 to Sunderland,meaning he has picked up just one point from a possible 15 since taking charge. Birmingham battled back after conceding an early opener to their former player Jobe Bellingham, with Koji Miyoshi levelling towards the end of
Enzo Maresca once wrote a thesis entitled “football and chess” and, on this compelling evidence, it is easy to see why Leicester’s manager is so obsessed with two games he believes are all about positioning. Maresca’s only problem on Teesside was that Michael Carrick shares similar ambitions to become a tactical grand master. Thanks to
