AC Milan, Nice and Zenit served notice of their UEFA Europa League promise by all scoring five away from home on a dramatic opening night of the 2017/18 group stage. Matchday one resultsGroup A: Villarreal 3-1 Astana, Slavia Praha 1-0 Maccabi Tel-AvivGroup B: Dynamo Kyiv 3-1 Skënderbeu, Young Boys 1-1 PartizanGroup C: Hoffenheim 1-2 Braga, İstanbul Başakşehir 0-0 LudogoretsGroup D: Austria Wien 1-5 AC Milan, Rijeka 1-2 AEK AthensGroup E: Atalanta 3-0 Everton, Apollon Limassol 1-1 LyonGroup F: København 0-0 Lokomotiv Moskva, Zlín 0-0 SheriffGroup G: FCSB 3-0 Plzeň, Hapoel Beer-Sheva 2-1 Luga... UEFA.com - News
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Messi and City shine, Bayern and Monaco stunned
Seven of eight group hopefuls in action on Friday win Madrid held, Messi hits three in Barcelona derby victory Man. City condemn Liverpool to worst loss since 2015 Monaco thumped 4-0 at Nice, Bayern suffer rare loss Napoli travel to Bologna in Sunday's only fixture Group A Benfica 2-1 PortimonenseStoke 2-2 Man. UnitedBasel 1-2 LausanneAmkar 0-1 CSKA MoskvaTuesday: Man. United v ... UEFA.com - News
Celtics’ Isaiah Thomas Continues To Shine In Series Vs. Bulls Amid Adversity
No one knew how Isaiah Thomas was going to perform in the NBA playoffs. Just a day before the start of the postseason, the Boston Celtics point guard learned his 22-year-old sister had been killed as a result of a single-car crash in Washington. Thomas would take the floor the following night, and although the Celtics dropped Game 1 of their first-round series against the Chicago Bulls, Thomas’ 33 points in the contest were remarkably impressive. Since then, Thomas has continued to shine for the Celtics, who evened their series with the Bulls with a critical 104-95 win at the United Center on Sunday. Thomas once again paced the Celtics with 33 ... NESN.com
Woe for United; Lyon, Roma and Schalke shine
AJAX (1-2) KØBENHAVNAjax 3-0 Twente (Younes 55, Dolberg 67 90+1)Ajax stayed within four points of Dutch frontrunners Feyenoord by recording an impressive home victory. Danish wonderkid Kasper Dolberg followed up his first-leg effort against København with a double, leapfrogging club captain Davy Klaassen as the Amsterdam outfit's top Eredivisie scorer on 13 goals.København 2-0 Esbjerg (Santander 54, Cornelius 59)The title holders remain unbeaten in Denmark after recording their 18th victory in 25 league outings this term. Federico Santander struck his fourth goal in as many games.
Round-up: Barcelona, Arsenal and Draxler all shine
Swansea 0-4 Arsenal (Giroud 37, Cork og 54, Naughton og 67, Alexis Sánchez 73)Olivier Giroud was on target for the fifth game running as the Gunners claimed all three points at a Swansea side managed by ex-Bayern assistant Paul Clement. Two second-half own goals gave the visitors breathing space before Alexis Sánchez capped an impressive personal display by getting on the scoresheet himself. Barcelona 5-0 Las Palmas (Luis Suárez 14 57, Messi 52, Arda Turan 59, Aleix Vidal 80) Luis Suárez scored twice and Lionel Messi
Familiar faces shine, seven-goal qualifying thriller
Rosenborg 3-1 IFK NorrköpingOnce UEFA Champions League regulars, Rosenborg's aspirations of a first group stage campaign in nine seasons got off to a sure-footed start. Goals in the opening 20 minutes of the second half from Hólmar Eyjólfsson, Pål André Helland and Yann-Erik de Lanlay gave the home side a 3-0 lead. Norrköping, whose most recent European Cup game came against AC Milan in 1963/64, pulled one back through Sebastian Andersson to keep hopes alive.©Meridian M...
Patriots Injuries Allow Jonas Gray, James White To Shine In Preseason Loss
FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots’ once-crowded backfield is looking pretty roomy these days. Tyler Gaffney was added to injured reserve Thursday, and Brandon Bolden, Travaris Cadet, LeGarrette Blount and Dion Lewis sat out of the Patriots’ preseason opener against the Green Bay Packers with injuries. That left just Jonas Gray, James White and recently signed rookie Tony Creecy to take every snap in the Patriots’ backfield. Those injuries gave Gray and White an opportunity to prove they deserve key roles in the Patriots’ offense this season, and they stepped up. Gray ran for 74 yards on seven carries, including a 55-yard touch...