JOSUE SEIXAS ON PAQUETA ISLAND: On the 50-minute boat trip from Rio de Janeiro to Paqueta Island, across calm blue waters with the sun beating down, two teenagers are talking.
JACK GAUGHAN: United ran a quarter of a mile less per player during the 2-0 defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a situation that the United boss said was 'not acceptable'.
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He made his full debut for the club after Mauricio Pochettino's side broke the British transfer record to sign the Ecuador international for £115million from Brighton.
Cristiano Ronaldo opened his 2023/24 account with a hat-trick on Friday night.
Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag has laid down the law to his players after their 2-0 defeat to Tottenham.
Novak Djokovic could not be blamed for having an axe or two to grind at the US Open.
ADRIAN KAJUMBA AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Chelsea won their first competitive match under Mauricio Pochettino with a 3-0 home victory over Luton Town on Friday night.
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The 28-year-old winger weaved his way through the Luton defence in to the box and polished off a superb winding run, on his weaker foot no less, with an excellent strike into the bottom of the goal.
Joshua floored Helenius, who stepped in as a last-minute replacement for Dillian Whyte after the British fighter failed a drug test of his own, to the point of no return in the seventh round of their showdown.
Mauricio Pochettino heaped praise on Raheem Sterling who launched his bid to be Chelsea's top scorer this season with a two-goal display against Luton.
Raheem Sterling opened the scoring, completing a sensational solo dribble winding around the Luton defence, before finding the back of the net with his weak foot.
The England international scored twice against the newly-promoted Hatters to earn Mauricio Pochettino his first win as Chelsea boss, and now wants to continue his good early-season form.
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British pair Liam Broady and Lily Miyazaki win their US Open second-round qualifying matches on another rain-affected day in New York.
Viktor Hovland makes four birdies in a row during his back nine to end the second day of the Tour Championship in Atlanta level at the top of the leaderboard with Collin Morikawa.
The England forward scored two goals and made one in a 3-0 win over Luton.