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2018 bwin Grand Slam of Darts Thursday November 15 Jonny Clayton 10-3 Krzysztof Ratajski Michael Unterbuchner 10-6 James Wade Gary Anderson 10-2 Wesley Harms Michael van Gerwen 10-8 Michael Smith Friday November 16 (1900 GMT) Dimitri Van den Bergh v Mensur Suljovic I say Suljovic Simon Whitlock v Gerwyn PriceI I say Whitlock Saturday November 17 (1900 GMT) Michael Unterbuchner v Gary Anderson I say Anderson Jonny Clayton v Michael van Gerwen I say van Gerwen

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY ENGLAND 3-0 USA ASTUTE ALEXANDER ARNALD Brighton defender Lewis Dunk and Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy, a second-half substitute, were barely tested but both were solid on their first appearances, while Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho played the full game as he won his second cap. Rooney, winning his 120th cap in a fund-raiser for his charitable foundation, made a 33-minute appearance on a night England showed their appreciation for their 33-year-old record goalscorer. Alli slides the ball across to Jesse Lingard, who wraps his right foot around the ball and bends it beyond Brad Guzan from outside the box. A lovely finish. Seconds after a crucial stop by Jordan Pickford. The Liverpool full-back powers home, after more dodgy defending by the visitors. The ball breaks kindly after USA make a mess of clearing their lines and Trent Alexander-Arnold – first-time – smacks the ball low into the corner beyond Guzan. It was more good wo...

2018 bwin Grand Slam of Darts Wednesday November 14 Dimitri Van den Bergh 10-6 Stephen Bunting Gerwyn Price 10-5 Josh Payne Mensur Suljovic 10-7 Rob Cross Simon Whitlock 10-6 Peter Wright Thursday November 15 (1900 GMT) Jonny Clayton v Krzysztof Ratajski I say Clayton James Wade v Michael Unterbuchner I say Wade Gary Anderson v Wesley Harms I say Anderson Michael Smith v Michael van Gerwen I say Van Gerwen

Tuesday November 13 (7pm) Group Matches (Best of 9 legs) Groups A-D James Wade 5-1 Mark Webster (C) Gary Anderson 5-1 Steve Hine (D) Ian White 3-5 Michael Unterbuchner (D) Keegan Brown 4-5 Wesley Harms (C) Michael van Gerwen 5-1 Joe Murnan (A) Jonny Clayton 5-3 Gary Robson (A) Krzysztof Ratajski v Adam Smith-Neale (B) Michael Smith 5-0 Raymond van Barneveld (B) Wednesday November 14 (7pm) TV Coverage: Sky Sports Second Round (Best of 19 legs) Stephen Bunting v Dimitri Van den Bergh I go Bunting Gerwyn Price v Josh Payne I go Price Rob Cross v Mensur Suljovic I go Suljuvic Peter Wright v Simon Whitlock I go Wgitlock Thursday November 15 (7pm) TV Coverage: Sky Sports Second Round (Best of 19 legs) James Wade v Michael Unterbuchner I go wade Gary Anderson v Wesley Harms I go Anderson Jonny Clayton v Krzysztof Ratajski I go clayton Michael Smith v Michael van Gerwen I go ...

PDC GRAND SLAM DARTS MONDAY GROUP STAGE Rob Cross 5-2 Ryan Searle (H) Andrew Gilding 5-4 Glen Durrant (F) Simon Whitlock 5-4 Gerwyn Price (F) Martin Schindler 5-4 Mensur Suljovic (G) Stephen Bunting 5-1 Scott Mitchell (G) Jim Williams 5-4 Max Hopp (E) Peter Wright 5-4 Josh Payne (E) Dimitri Van den Bergh 5-1 Mark McGeeney (H)

MLS PLAY OFFS Round 1 east NEW YORK CITY FC 3-1 PHILADELPHIA UNION DC UTD 2-2 COLUMBUS CREW 2-3 West FC DALLAS 1-2 PORTAND TIMBERS LOS ANGELAS 2-3 PORTLAND TIMBERS Round 2 East NEW YORK CITY FC 0/1 -1/3 ATLANTA ITD COLUMBUS CREW 1/0 -0/3 NEW YORK RED BULLS West PORTLAND TIMBERS 2/1 – 1/3 SEATTLE SOUNDERS REAL SALT LAKE 1/1- 2/4 SPORTING KANSAS CITY Round 3 ATLANTA UNITED V NEW YORK RED BULLS PORTLAND TIMBERS V SPORTING KANSAS CITY

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS DARTS Saturday November 10 Afternoon Session (1pm) Group Matches (Best of 9 legs) Max Hopp 5-3 Josh Payne (E) Gerwyn Price 5-2 Andrew Gilding (F) Dimitri Van den Bergh 5-3 Ryan Searle (H) Stephen Bunting 5-3 Martin Schindler (G) Simon Whitlock 1-5 Glen Durrant (F) Mensur Suljovic 5-2 Scott Mitchell (G) Rob Cross 5-2 Mark McGeeney (H) Peter Wright 5-4 Jim Williams (E) Evening Session (8pm) TV Coverage: Sky Sports Group Matches (Best of 9 legs) Keegan Brown 5-4 Mark Webster (C) Jonny Clayton 5-2 Joe Murnan (A) Ian White 5-1 Steve Hine (D) Michael Smith 5-3 Adam Smith-Neale (B) James Wade 5-0 Wesley Harms (C) Raymond van Barneveld 3-5 Krzysztof Ratajski (B) Gary Anderson 5-2 Michael Unterbuchner (D) Michael van Gerwen 5-1 Gary Robson (A) Sunday November 11 Afternoon Session (1pm) TV Coverage: Sky Sports Group Matches (Best of 9 legs) Groups E-H Max ...

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS SNOOKER RONNIE BEAT WILSON IN DECIDER Wilson claimed the first frame as both players looked to settle their nerves. However, in true Ronnie fashion, O’Sullivan took the match by the scuff of the neck. The snooker legend claimed the next five frames in a row, potting a mammoth 107 break in the fourth to make it 5-1. However, Wilson was not going down without a fight, claiming back two frames as the first session drew to a close at 5-3 They both took a frame each in the opening two frames of the evening session. And just as Wilson was beginning to grow into the game with another frame win, O’Sullivan pulled ahead even further, winning two frames on the bounce to make it 8-5 at the evening session interval. But the main drama of the match was still to unfurl, as Wilson drew level, winning the next three frames. As tensions increased inside the Ricoh, Wilson won his fourth frame in a row to go 9-8 ahead, before O’Sullivan claimed the next to t...

AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS FRANCE 26-29 SOUTH AFRICA LOVELY LOEW Tomas broke upfield and, although eventually tackled, forced a line-out from where the French maul pushed towards the goal line before captain Guilhem Guirado broke and made a short dart to the try line to give France a 16-9 halftime lead. Mathieu Bastareaud scored two minutes after the resumption as Lopez kicked a high ball almost at the South African goal posts. With the defence unable to field it, the imposing centre picked up the loose ball to crash over and extend the lead. Straight from the kick off, giant French lock Sebastien Vahaamahina fumbled the ball, spilling it back towards his own line where it was snatched up by Sbu Nkosi. South Africa reduced the deficit to a single point with two more penalties from Pollard as France were again guilty of unnecessary infringements. Yet a late lunge from scrumhalf Faf de Klerk, which knocked Lopez to the ground, allowed Serin a chance to make it 26-22 with ...

FA PREMIERE LEAGUE CARDIFF 2-1 BRIGHTON BEAUTIFUL BAMBA Brighton take the lead with the simplest of goals. March curled a free-kick from the left beyond the far post, where Dunk lost his marker Bamba and planted an accomplished header back across Etheridge. It was scored by the makeshift forward Paul Warhurst Callum Paterson and made excellently by Kadeem Harris. He beat two players just outside the box before dancing down the right side of the area and hitting a deflected cross that looped over the Brighton defenders at the near post. It dropped perfectly for Paterson, who headed past Ryan from four yards. The goal came from a long throw from Gunnarsson , which led to an almighty scramble. Bamba’s overhead kick hit the post, Paterson’s follow-up was deflected onto the bar, and finally Bamba rammed the loose ball into the roof of the net! Brighton will feel Bamba was offside in the buildup, not once but twice. https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/nov/10/car...

rounp 3 (Best of seven frames) Mark Selby 3-4 Neil Robertson Barry Hawkins 2-4 Mark Allen (Best of eleven frames) Neil Robertson 1-6 Mark Allen

EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP L BATE 0-1 CHELSEA GIROUD PIECE OF GREAT Emerson heads down the left wing and crosses for Giroud who heads downwards. Scherbitski might have done better but Giroud doesn’t care.  https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/nov/08/bate-borisov-v-chelsea-europa-league-live MY OPINION This looks to me as if Chelsea have got a real chance at the Europa League. I can see that they have got the ability to win certain matches as certain times and that this team could be developing fast as they seem to be already in the last 32. As for Bate they are in a lot of trouble. MOL VIDI 1-0 PAOK SALONIKA MIGHTY MILANOV# Georgi Milanov header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paulo Vinicius. https://www.skysports.com/football/vidi-vs-paok-snika/402009 MY OPINION This is a very tight group below Chelsea and in my opinion anything can and probably will happen for that second spot but Vidi should be very happy ...

GROUP 2 (Best of seven frames) Mark Williams 1-4 Kyren Wilson Judd Trump 4-1 Luca Brecel (Best of eleven frames) Kyren Wilson 6-1 Judd Trump

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP E BENFICA 1-1 AJAX ZIPPY ZIYECH An absolute gift from Onana, who rushes off his line to deal with Salvio's cross but gets nowhere close to it as it sails over his head and straight to Jonas, who turns it into an empty net! Ziyech clips an absolutely stunning ball over the top to pick out the run of Tadic, and the Serbian takes it smartly, poking the ball beyond Vlachodimos with his first touch before squeezing a finish in at the near post with his second! https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/benfica-vs-ajax-live-score-13550806 MY OPINION This was a tight match that in my opinion did not deserve a looser and it did not get one. Benfica would now regret missing the chance to get the win here but their fates might be settled in what competition they compete in. BAYERN MUNICH 2-0 AEK ATHENS LOVELY LEWANDOWSKI Penalty to Bayern! Cosic foolishly holds onto Lewandowski as the corner comes in and the referee points to the spot...