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Alexis Sanchez’s free-kick deflected in via James McClean to put the Gunners on the brink of victory at The Hawthorns as Wenger ticked onto 811 Premier League games managed - a new record. However, Mike Dean awarded the Baggies a penalty late in the game after Kieran Gibbs’ cross hit Calum Chambers’ arm from point-blank range. Arsenal fumed at Dean after the match with Petr Cech earning a yellow card, and Wenger then launched a scathing attack on the standard of officiating....

Wenger has been without a job since stepping down as Arsenal manager at the end of last season after 22 years in charge of the Premier League side. There have been suggestions that he could replace Antero Henrique as the Ligue 1 outfit’s new sporting director at season’s end, but Petit – who played under Wenger at Arsenal – does not think he would fit in at a club seemingly run by its band of superstar players, such as Neymar and Kylian Mbappe....

Extension talks have become something of an issue for the Gunners of late, with long-running sagas involving Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez providing an unwelcome distraction in 2017. The former eventually put pen to paper, but the latter was moved on to Manchester United during the January transfer window. Exit talk is now building around England international Wilshere, as he continues to head towards free agency, but Wenger hopes a deal, which has been mooted for some time, will soon be signed....

The Gunners finished second in the table behind Leicester City in 2015-16, but are in danger of missing out on Champions League football this time around, sitting fifth ahead the final round of matches. Wenger - who has yet to sign a new contract with the club - has received his fair share of criticism following their underwhelming results, but the Frenchman feels their potential failure to clinch a top-four finish is very much down their rivals’ improvements rather than their own struggles....

The 67-year-old Frenchman is still yet to announce whether he will remain in charge of the club he has led since October 1996 when his contract expires at the end of the season. Conte shows Italians do it better! Fan discontent against his reign rose substantially when a dreadful run of form in February and March left them out of the Champions League and distant from the leaders in the Premier League....

With Arsenal fans hoping for a major January signing, Arsene Wenger reminded the press that it was unlikely that the Gunners would make a major signing. Is Wenger right to wait until the summer to sign the big name, that Arsenal fans are craving? A player being available is not the only issue to buying in January. If, in a rare occasion a top quality player becomes available, it is often at an inflated price....

Why Marco Reus would be the perfect signing for Arsenal The Frenchman was sent to the stands in injury time of the 2-1 victory after clashing with Taylor, towards whom he was also charged with using abusive or insulting language. Wenger was also penalised for remaining in the tunnel area to watch the final minutes of the match. As a result, he will not be in his technical area for the Gunners’ crucial Premier League fixture against Chelsea on February 4 as well as three other games....

Western Province are second in the CSA T20 Challenge standings with five wins and a loss to their name. The Dolphins, meanwhile, have won three out of their six games and are fourth in the table. They lost their game against the Rock by eight runs. WEP vs DOL Probable Playing 11 Today WEP XI Jonathan Bird, Richard Levi, Dane Vilas (wk), Tony de Zorzi, Wayne Parnell (c), George Linde, Kyle Simmonds, Aviwe Mgijima, Beuran Hendricks, Mihlali Mpongwana, Basheeru-Deen Walters...

The newly signed Clippers forward says the team was in disarray last season as there were just too many moving pieces. MORE: Derrick Rose to return in two weeks | Top 15 centers for 2015-16 season “So nobody really knew what was going on,” Johnson said, via The Orange County Register. “Nobody ever knew, so it was hard for anyone to come in and get into a good rhythm or flow....

LONDON (Reuters) - West Ham United’s Mark Noble admitted with rare post-match candour that they were fortunate to escape with a 3-0 defeat by Southampton at the London Stadium on Sunday - their fourth successive reverse in the Premier League. “To be honest, it could have been six,” said Noble, the club captain and veteran of 12 years. “It was laughable. We probably could have played until tonight and still not scored....

Robert Snodgrass also scored for midtable West Ham, which won a third consecutive league game for the first time in two years and has lost only one of its last seven EPL games. James McArthur put Palace ahead in the sixth minute off a set piece, and though West Ham remained on the attack for much of the first half, it wasn’t until the 48th that Snodgrass equalized with his first Premier League goal....

Both sides have endured patchy starts to the season, and they are currently level on points, having each won two, drawn two and lost four of their opening eight matches in 2017-18. Brighton sit in 14th and West Ham in 15th, as Chris Hughton’s side boast a marginally better goal difference. This encounter, then, is a chance for each side to lay down a marker as they bid to build some momentum and climb the table....

Following an incident that happened in the 49th minute of Saturday’s FA Cup encounter, the 24-year-old was sent off by referee Chris Kavanagh and has been subsequently hit with a severe punishment by the English football governing body. Though Masuaku has apologised for his ‘out of character’ behaviour, he will miss the Hammers’ games against Crystal Palace, Brighton and Hove and Albion, Watford, Liverpool, Swansea City and Burnley. “The Football Association have confirmed that Arthur Masuaku has been issued with a six-match suspension after being sent-off for spitting at Nick Powell in Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup fourth-round defeat at Wigan Athletic,” read a statement on club website....

As great as the 1961 movie is, Spielberg’s West Side Story might be an even greater cinematic achievement. More than half a century after the Romeo and Juliet-inspired musical premiered on Broadway, Spielberg highlights its most relevant themes: gentrification, racial tensions, hate begets hate. Spielberg and co. have taken a decades-old story that takes place even further in the past and made it feel current. RELATED: First Full West Side Story Trailer Promises Dancing, Singing, And A Rumble...

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Oklahoma City’s All-Star point guard scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, and the Thunder rallied from a 13-point deficit in the final seven minutes to snap a four-game losing streak with a 99-95 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. Westbrook shot 3 of 13 in the first three quarters, then went 4 for 7 in the fourth. It was similar to the late-game scoring binges he went on during his MVP season two years ago....

Sheshan International Golf Course, which sprawls over 7,200 yards as a par 72, will serve as a WGC host for the 11th time in 12 editions. Tiger Woods once called it “the crowning jewel of all of Asian golf," with its elevation changes and ponds. Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy, the top two ranked players in the field, are making their first starts since the Ryder Cup. The two capped last season off with a thrilling battle for the FedEx Cup that McIlroy ultimately won....

Baldwin, the film’s star and producer, was charged in New Mexico after a gun he was holding discharged on the Western’s set, near Santa Fe, on October 21, 2021. Hutchins was killed, and writer-director Joel Souza injured. Baldwin has maintained that he was unaware the gun contained live rounds, and he has denied pulling the trigger. However, New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies announced in January that the 64-year-old actor would be charged....

There is good news for fans of the Emmy-winning drama—HBO had already renewed the show for Season 3, way before the Season 2 finale. Announcing the news in November 2022, Mike White, creator, writer, and director of the series said in a statement: “There’s no place I’d rather work than HBO and there are no people I’d rather partner with than Casey Bloys, Francesca Orsi, Nora Skinner, and their incredible team....

Arsene Wenger’s side held out for a 0-0 draw in Wednesday’s first leg but lacked the early control Wilshere gave to their performance when he limped off before the hour. The England international has battled back into contention at Emirates Stadium this season, having been plagued by persistent ankle worries over recent years. This setback does not appear to be as serious for the 26-year-old but Wenger told reporters he had suffered a sprain....