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Victory coach Kevin Muscat recalled Fahid Ben Khalfallah to the starting line-up and the ex-Tunisia international played a key role as the Big V’s impressive front four inspired a 4-1 win over Perth Glory at AAMI Park. Each member of Victory’s attacking quartet - Besart Berisha, Marco Rojas, James Troisi and Ben Khalfallah - got on the scoresheet. In his first start since a reported contractual standoff with Victory, Ben Khalfallah scored the hosts’ second goal and set up the third, and the 34-year-old received a standing ovation when he was substituted with 13 minutes remaining....

It’s encouraging that Roethlisberger practiced Thursday (limited) and has shown no qualms with revealing his injuries before playing through them in the past. And Friday practice may actually feature thrown passes. (Update: Steelers expect Roethlisberger to start.) MORE: Division round picks | NFL playoffs schedule Big Ben has still yet to prove he can accurately sling a football more than 10 yards downfield while hampered by a sprained AC joint and torn ligaments, with no positive indication on the game-winning drive in Cincy last week....

MORE: Fantasy QB rankings for Week 6 | What happened to those 18 seconds? This comes after there was some controversy during the Steelers’ Thursday night game a week ago against the Ravens. Cameras caught Roethlisberger playing with something that kind of looked like a phone during the game. The use of cell phones on the sideline is not allowed by the league. The NFL actually investigated the issue to see if what Roethlisberger was holding was indeed a cell phone....

NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up now to watch every game Simmons, who started as the Nets’ lead guard, found the going tough on both ends, finishing with more fouls than points, attempting just three shots in 23 minutes before fouling out early in the fourth quarter. The Aussie finished with a line of four points on 2-of-3 shooting, adding five assists, five rebounds, three turnovers, and six fouls, missing both of his free throw attempts....

Mainly, it was nice to hear Neville having a semblance of fun on a Sky Sports broadcast again. Tortured state-of-the-Manchester-United-nation addresses start to feel tired after a while. It is highly unlikely that Erik ten Hag has parked a lifetime of Ajax schooling and decided the solution to United’s woes is to have his goalkeeper launch the ball back to the opposition at every opportunity. But De Gea’s refusal to tempt the yapping Liverpool press was one example of a coach, who is already under a harsh microscope, getting the template absolutely right during Monday night’s 2-1 win....

That fan couldn’t stop texting his three kids, who attended the AFC wild-card matchup against the Raiders. That fan received countless pictures of the scene inside and outside Paul Brown Stadium after the 23-16 victory on Jan. 15. That fan can’t wait for Saturday’s AFC divisional playoff game against the Titans, and he is looking forward to meeting Burrow in person someday. That could describe just about any Cincinnati fan at the moment....

Prescott, 23, will try to maintain his streak against the Bengals on Sunday. And Cincinnati believes Prescott’s hot start is no fluke. WEEK 5 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread That’s according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who tweeted Sunday morning, “After studying each of Dak Prescott’s 131 NFL pass attempts, Bengals do not believe the Cowboys’ QB has thrown a single bad pass this season.” The Twitter world didn’t take long to fire back....

Both Cincinnati (0-1) and Cleveland (0-1) suffered frustrating losses in Week 1. The Bengals led the Chargers throughout before giving up the lead late and were unable to convert the game-winning field-goal opportunity. The Browns were blasted by the Ravens on the road from the get-go. There are expectations that both teams should be much improved from 2019, but 2020 hasn’t started off well. There’s a lot on the line early as the Battle of Ohio goes into prime time....

The victory was powered by a four-goal effort from Chandan Biju (1’, 29’, 37’, 46’), while Ishaan Raghunanda (4’, 52’), Yodhin Rishyak (12’, 31’) and skipper Gautam Rajesh (23’, 64’) struck braces. Vinith Venkatesh (9’) was the fifth goalscorer for Bengaluru FC who secured all three points and moved to the summit of Group-B of the Bengaluru Zone in the competition. In a completely one-sided affair, the Young Blues dominated right from the start and struck seven times inside the first half....

The France international made his return to competitive action against Benitez’s Newcastle following a lengthy spell on the sidelines with a hamstring complaint. Pogba 5/2 to score vs. Basel Pogba slotted seamlessly back into the Old Trafford fold, with a talismanic display helping Jose Mourinho’s Red Devils to a convincing 4-1 victory . The 24-year-old has earned plenty of plaudits on the back of his display, but former Liverpool boss Benitez believes he still has some way to go before being placed in a talent bracket alongside modern day icons....

Nearly 6,000 employees were eligible to vote on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). Of the ballots cast, 1,798 votes opposed the union and 738 votes were in favor. “I am disappointed but not surprised by the vote,” Sanders tweeted. “It is extraordinarily courageous for workers to take on one of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful corporations, a company that spent unlimited sums of money to defeat the organizing effort....

Bellerin was substituted at half-time in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace, the 23-year-old replaced by Stephan Lichtsteiner. The full-back is one of five Gunners defenders currently sidelined with injury, leaving coach Unai Emery with very few options ahead of two games in quick succession. Bellerin suffered a right thigh injury at Selhurst Park and will be assessed ahead of Liverpool’s trip to Emirates Stadium on Saturday – where a win would move Arsenal to within one point of Jurgen Klopp’s side....

Lucas Perez out for six weeks A ginger cat became an instant hit within football circles when an image emerged showing the feline looking like it was stepping up to take a free kick. And it appears Bellerin has been taking tips from the cat, with the Arsenal fullback posting a photo of him recreating the now infamous ‘Catinho’ stance. A video posted by Goal (@goalglobal) on Sep 5, 2016 at 12:32pm PDT

The Spain international has been linked with a move away from Emirates Stadium in the transfer window, with former club Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Juventus among the clubs said to be interested. Bellerin, though, insists he will report for Arsenal’s pre-season training after the World Cup and is not thinking of moving elsewhere. “I’ve got a long contract, I have been in London for a very long time, this is what I call my home right now,” he told Sky Sports News....

The Chicago Cubs outfielder helped bring to an end the franchise’s 108-year championship drought with his go-ahead double in the top of the 10th inning Wednesday that led to an 8-7 win over the Cleveland Indians in Game 7. MORE: Greatest Game 7s in World Series history Zobrist went 1 for 5 in the instant classic, but he made the one hit count. It was his third extra-base hit of the series, and he finished hitting ....

Germany advanced to the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 on Sunday as defender Lars Bender scored his first international goal to seal their 2-1 win over Denmark which put the Danes out. After Portugal’s 2-1 win over Holland in Kharkiv, another three points at Arena Lviv confirmed Germany as Group B winners with three victories while Portugal progress as runners-up from the so-called “Group of Death”. “The match was just as tough as we thought it would be,” admitted Germany coach Joachim Loew....

Philipps took to her Instagram stories on the morning of Christmas Eve to express her outrage at the Instagram photos that showed children posing in underwear while “looking like adults.” The photos showed two child models which Philipps believed to be near the ages of her own kids, Birdie, 14, and Cricket, nine. The younger child posed in a cotton bra and underwear set with a zip-up hoodie draped down her arms, while the older girl wore a robe and teddy bear T-shirt that was partly tucked into her underwear....

Raul Jimenez and Eduardo Salvio scored early in the second half in a match featuring the use of video assistant referees as Benfica won the double for the eleventh time. Jimenez cheekily dinked the ball into the net three minutes into the second half after Vitoria goalkeeper Miguel Silva had failed to hold Jonas’s long-range drive. Salvio headed the second goal five minutes later from Nelson Semedo’s cross. South African Bongani Zungu pulled one back following a corner with 12 minutes left but Benfica came closer to a third than Vitoria did to an equaliser....

Abhimanyu Easwaran top-scored with a 41-ball 59 (3x4s, 2x6s) while skipper Manoj Tiwary struck a quickfire 42 from 27 balls, studded with three sixes to help Bengal post a stiff 188 for four after being put into bat at the DRIEMS Ground in Tangi. Fresh from his century against Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday, Wriddhiman Saha failed to make it big, getting out for 26 but after his departure Tiwary along with his deputy Abhimanyu put on 86 runs in quick time to take Bengal ahead....

Bengaluru FC’s central defender Pratik Chaudhari and young starlet Edmund Lalrindika were also part of the unveiling along with their prolific skipper Sunil Chhetri. A post shared by bengalurufc (@bengalurufc) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:18am PDT The previous season’s Bengaluru FC away jersey was predominantly white with blue and orange at its sleeves and collar. The JSW Group return as Bengaluru FC’s principal sponsor for the 2020-21 season The 2018-19 ISL winners launched their home kit in the month of September....