An 0-2 start with dismal performances in both games has the New York Jets in an early season hole

The Denver Nuggets don’t sound like an underdog

Leicester midfielder Wilfred Ndidi could be out for up to 12 weeks, manager Brendan Rodgers has announced.

Frank Lampard says his decision to leave Antonio Rudiger and Ruben Loftus-Cheek out of his squad against Barnsley does not mean they are definitely leaving Chelsea.

Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Thursday's meetings at Perth, Newmarket, Pontefract and Kempton.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DEREK LAWRENSON: In this week when we should have been looking forward to a showdown at Whistling Straits, it's only natural to recall the deeds of yesteryear.

Devon Malcolm believes much more must be done to engage youngsters from Afro-Caribbean communities with what can be a prohibitively costly sport.

NASSER HUSSAIN: The grim numbers show problems in desperate need of solving. Modern Britain is a multicultural society but we are not reflecting that across the 18 counties.

MIKE DICKSON IN PARIS: Laura Clark, who Djokovic accidentally hit in the throat when he swished a ball away in anger during his fourth round, was back on duty 48 hours after.

Testing players for coronavirus is not mandatory in the EFL. But that has led to significant problems - notably this week when Leyton Orient's Carabao Cup tie against Tottenham was called off.

CRAIG HOPE IN FLORIDA: Hudson was a young player at Newcastle United in the mid-Seventies, a maverick midfielder who found All-Star fame.

The Chiefs have reached the semi-final of the European Champions Cup for the first time. It should be a vibrant occasion but the benefits of home advantage will be significantly diminished.

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LeBron James has hit back at critics who have tried to tie his active stand against police brutality as inciting violence against law enforcement.

Newcastle’s 7-0 win, their biggest this century, saw them comfortably into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, and before anyone runs away with the idea that a Premier League side should be filling their boots against League Two opponents down to 10 men it ought to be stressed the visitors were four goals to the good before Toumani Diagouraga collected …

There was a cold-eyed stare at Jordan Pickford when Fleetwood were briefly allowed to threaten Everton’s progression but otherwise this was another encouraging step for Carlo Ancelotti. Confidence is growing along with the options available to the Everton manager, and a fourth consecutive victory was rarely in doubt despite the England goalkeeper’s …

It turns out that writing off Kai Havertz two games into his Chelsea career was somewhat misguided. After the sniping that greeted the German’s rusty displays against Brighton and Liverpool, he burst into a life with a hat-trick as Chelsea reached the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with a thumping win over Barnsley.This was a reminder everybody deserves …

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL AND MATT HUGHES: Premier League clubs fear a PR backlash if they do not organise a speedy cash bailout for financially troubled EFL clubs.

SPORTSMAIL INVESTIGATION BY MATT HUGHES AND RICHARD GIBSON: Among many alarming pieces of data, we found there were only 33 BAME players at 18 clubs.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Mike Stanley, whose Layezy Racing group collapsed following a Sportsmail probe. He owes members more than £158.7m, according to creditors.