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Mourinho drowning Man Utd dreams “He was moved [by the photo],” the Atletico Madrid boss explained. “A lot of memories from 26 years ago came flooding back. He had come to Italy to see me playing in Pisa and, at the time, he was 46, as I am now.” History, Diego thought, has a funny way of repeating itself. Sunday was another case in point. Sixteen years after Diego had netted the only goal in Lazio’s crucial Serie A clash with Juventus in Turin, his son played an even more prominent part in Genoa upsetting the Old Lady at the Marassi....

On eBay, the shoes, which were designed by MSCHF and feature a pentagram pendant, a Bible verse about Satan’s fall from heaven and a drop of human blood, are selling for prices ranging from $2,500 to $10,000. The shoes were initially released at a selling price of $1,018, indicating a 146 percent markup for those being listed at $2,500. MSCHF released just 666 pairs of the shoes on Monday and within minutes, all were sold out, prompting many to list their orders on resale sites like eBay....

The defender was replaced in the 79th minute by Kenan Kodro due to a ‘suspected cheek bone fracture’. Goals from Leon Goretzka and Austria international, Guido Burgstaller secured the maximum points for the Royal Blues in the clash. The former Fortuna Düsseldorf player has featured in four league matches this season to help Sandro Schwarz’s side to the 11th spot in the log having gathered ten points from nine games....

Fournette on Wednesday came in at 240 pounds for his official weigh-in at the 2017 NFL Combine, five pounds greater than he was listed at LSU. He is by far the heaviest running back prospect in Indianapolis. MORE: Is Fournette better than Ezekiel Elliott? There’s a natural link to Packers running back Eddie Lacy, who came in at “only” 231 pounds as an Alabama draft hopeful in 2013, but it’s wrong....

And those in charge put in a highly competitive bid for the right to host the 2019 College Football Playoff championship game. MORE: Bama-Clemson fatigue a tired distraction that needs rest “If someone said to me the California enterprise outbid everyone and that’s why they’re there, then there should be no complaints. You can’t have it both ways,” Big Ten Network college football analyst Gerry DiNardo told Sporting News. “We can’t go down a road where we’re paying coaches generational wealth, where we’re building facilities we never dreamed of, and then complain about Friday night football games and location of games....

Amidst all the action, India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar finally saw putts dropping and shot four-under 66 to get to four-under and Tied-27th, up 31 places from the cutline at T-58th. Li, starting the day three shots behind, closed eagle-eagle to join overnight leader Dustin Johnson at 16-under. He now plays in final group for the second successive week. Last week, he was penalised two shots as his caddie was deemed to have lined up behind him on the 18th and he tumbled from third to T-12th....

The 19-year-old returned to Sporting for a second spell at the start of the campaign, but he’s on the move again in an attempt to play regular football. Jordan, who is a South African junior international, found game time hard to come by at Sporting, but he wasn’t short of admires as Køge came knocking for his services. He sealed his move to Denmark on transfer deadline day, and he will be hoping to make the most of this new opportunity for the next six months....

Jorgensen has been an official member of the Libertarian Party since 1983. She served as Harry Browne’s running mate during the party’s 1996 campaign. Jorgensen was expected to stump across Louisiana and Mississippi on Saturday, but will miss the first event of the weekend. “I will not be able to attend the campaign rally tomorrow morning,” Jorgensen tweeted Friday. “I will be getting a rabies vaccine as a precaution after having been bitten by a bat near the start of this campaign tour!...

Who are the contestants? One is 48-year-old Dora Esmeralda, who says she contracted the virus from her husband. The couple and their 17-year-old daughter have since sold most of their possessions and moved into a rent-free shanty on the edge of a ravine. She will have to compete against Hugo Mancilla, 22, who got the virus while he was living on the streets as a teenager, and whose mother still doesn’t believe he has it....

It’s going to be an enthralling conclusion to the Apertura’s regular season before the grand fiesta begins. Who will be on the guest list? Let’s take a look at what these matches will tell us about the final eight: Match of the Week … Monterrey vs. America While many of the league’s teams are sweating about extending their season, all eyes will be drawn to the top of the table with No....

The movie (script credit to Lee Batchler Ey Janet Scott Batchler and Akiva Golds-man) does have somewhat more lilt and levity, much of it due to Carrey as the Riddler. But there’s still plenty of murk, physical and metaphysical, and more psychobabble about Bruce Wayne’s obsessions and repressions. The new hero, Val Kilmer, is younger, sexier, less cerebral than Michael Keaton but lacks Keaton’s undercurrent of complexity. When this Batman meets up with Nicole Kidman as brilliant, gorgeous psychologist Chase Meridian, the two banter like sparring libidos....

It was the largest damage award in history, dwarfing any previous judgment. The tobacco industry’s legal team was quick to denounce the trial as flawed, even “illegal,” and it vowed that the verdict would be overturned, perhaps as early as next week. But for Big Tobacco, the potentially crippling award signals what could be a grim new era in litigation. For years, the industry was able to brag that it never paid a penny in damages because juries ultimately found that smokers were to blame for their own choices....

Experience tells the coach and his players they shouldn’t be overly concerned about losing the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals at home. The way the Washington Capitals are playing, though, it could be more difficult to rebound from a shabby performance this time. Game 2 is Sunday night, and Cooper expects the Atlantic Division winners to be at their best. “It’s unfortunate how we played a couple of these Game 1s in the last couple of rounds, (and) dug ourselves a small hole this series,” the coach said after a workout Saturday at the team’s suburban practice facility....

It has been more than 365 days since training camp and preseason games got underway, and now there will be at least one more game to play. In the second overtime of Saturday night’s Game 5 thriller, Corey Perry knocked the puck past Andrei Vasilevskiy to give the Stars a 3-2 victory and keep the 2020 Stanley Cup Final rolling along. “Stanley Cup Final. It was do-or-die for us tonight and I thought our team game was pretty good,” said Perry....

The Oilers star had another night to remember against the Predators on Monday with a ridiculous stat line of four goals and an assist in an 8-3 win. It was Draisaitl’s fifth consecutive game against Nashville with at least two goals. That is not a typo. It continues what has been an incredible season for Draisaitl, who leads the NHL in points with 107 after Monday night. His next closest challenger is teammate Connor McDavid, who had five points of his own on Monday (four assists and a goal) to jump up to 94....

He succeeded, setting an individual scoring record of 30 points in the Texas Bowl. Fournette rushed for four touchdowns and caught a 44-yard scoring pass in the Tigers’ 56-27 win over Texas Tech. MORE: College football’s best 2015 storylines | LSU on Heisman snubs: Best NFL backs didn’t get it The four TDs on the ground also helped Fournette set a school record with 22 rushing touchdowns for the season....

Bonucci and his longtime girlfriend, Martina Maccari have two sons of which the younger one, Matteo has suffered health problems since last year. The two-year-old had to undergo a surgery in recent months which resulted in Leonardo Bonucci rejecting any moves from any club. The 29-year-old got emotional in a press conference ahead of Italy’s World Cup qualifier against Spain on Thursday. This will be Bonucci’s first appearance for the Azzurri since the Euros as he missed a game for Italy in September due to his son’s health....

Leroux: Return a ‘dream come true’ The FC Kansas City forward, who recently returned to NWSL action after giving birth to her first child in September, made the cut for the 21-player roster announced Thursday. Veteran defender Ali Krieger is the most notable absence from coach Jill Ellis’ squad. The Orlando Pride right back started every match at the 2015 World Cup but was reduced to a bench role at last summer’s Olympics and logged just 135 minutes over the first five matches of 2017....

Overseas victory, especially outside the subcontinent, has been a rarity for the Indian cricket team. With the advent of IPL and considering the relative ease of the limited overs format, the Indian team has done really well to be a top-notch side in colored clothing. However, things turn a bit dismal, when we analyze test cricket in overseas conditions. The Indian team does not possess a great record specifically in the SENA(South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries....