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“I was worried about the game,” Pellegrini said after Sunday’s 3-1 victory at West Ham, “because I was absolutely convinced we must win.” He can thank Andriy Yarmolenko for his two-goal present. The former Borussia Dortmund winger only scored three times in the Bundesliga last season. The Ukrainian netted twice in the opening 31 minutes of his first Premier League start. After Cenk Tosun conceded possession inside West Ham’s half, the ball was quickly played over the top to release Marko Arnautovic, who squared for the unmarked Yarmolenko to complete the counterattack with an 11th-minute opener....

The club’s 4-1 loss to Liverpool at the weekend left them in the Premier League’s bottom three, having collected just two wins from their opening 11 games of the season. West Ham 4th favs for the drop Bilic’s reign has subsequently been brought to an end, with former Manchester United and Everton manager David Moyes waiting in the wings to replace him. “West Ham United can confirm that Slaven Bilic has today left his position with the club,” read a statement on their official website....

West Ham’s 4-2 defeat by Watford was marred by crowd trouble, as home fans fought among themselves and with away supporters at the London Stadium. The Football Association has said it will investigate the reports of the crowd trouble. At the request of their supporters, hundreds of West Ham fans are set to be relocated to different seats at the London Stadium by the club, who have also taken measures to widen the segregation distances between home and away fans....

West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and decided to bat first. A great batting display by the hosts thanks to Chris Gayle 135, Shai Hope’s 64, Darren Bravo’s quickfire 40 and Ashely Nurse’s 25 helped the hosts post a massive target of 360 for 8 in 50 overs. For any other team this would have been a nightmare to chase down. But England are not just any team....

On Monday, Germany announced it would provide the first of four new air defense systems to Ukraine within days, urging other nations that “the renewed missile fire on Kyiv and the many other cities show how important it is to supply Ukraine with air defence systems quickly”—an argument that both Ukraine’s defense minister and the European Commission have made in recent days. But the broadness of Putin’s latest attack, and its energy targets, could cap the effect that Western aid could have....

Broncos return man Darius Phillips took a kickoff 100 yards to the end zone in the first quarter against Michigan State on Friday night. Maybe even more impressive than Phillips’ return was Western Michigan coach P.J. Fleck keeping up with him along the sideline. MORE: The return of college football | Five things to know for Week 1 | Fleck makes name for himself Fleck is the guy in the gold windbreaker sprinting like his pants are on fire....

District Judge Paul Maloney granted a temporary restraining order the day of the university’s deadline for the athletes to get inoculated to participate in sports. His ruling was based on his discernment that, “WMU’s vaccination requirement for student athletes is not justified by a compelling interest and is not narrowly tailored.” However, Maloney denied an earlier motion by an employee of Michigan State University challenging that school’s broader mandate. The university has not yet responded to the lawsuit or the temporary restraining order....

Aiden Aslin, 28, revealed a Russian captor told him his death could either be “quick or beautiful” and said he was treated “worse than a dog.” Aislin told Britain’s Sun on Sunday that he was forced to sing the Russian national anthem, beaten, and even stabbed during his five months in the hands of his captors. The British soldier was one of the thousands of foreign fighters in Ukraine. According to Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuela some 20,000 people from 52 countries volunteered to fight against Russia following the outbreak of the war....

When it comes to putting together a pattern of one good and one bad episode, it’s a bad sign when the pattern ends up making the season finale be one of those bad episodes. Though it’s hard to claim the final episode of the season was anything but the worst episode of the entire season. It appears that the creators of Westworld wanted to have one big poetic finish with the characters that fans have come to know and love....

Wenger had appeared set to leave the Gunners last season, only to sign a two-year contract extension, a decision that split opinion among supporters. Arsenal are sixth in the table and look likely to miss out on Champions League qualification for the second campaign in succession, although they could yet earn a place in the competition by winning the Europa League. Addressing the media on Friday in place of Wenger, who was unwell, assistant manager Bould offered a passionate defence of the Frenchman....

Optimism is high amongst Three Lions fans, particularly following a record-breaking 6-1 thumping of Panama on Sunday. England also won their opening game, with Harry Kane scoring both goals in the 2-1 win over Tunisia, during which Walker conceded a penalty. A tougher assignment against Belgium awaits in a game that will decide who finishes top of Group G. And former Arsenal manager Wenger, who is working as a pundit for beIN Sports , is wary of Gareth Southgate deploying Walker as a centre-back, insisting that the Manchester City star, who usually plays at right full-back, is prone to lapses of judgement....

They were found guilty of killing Susan Edwards’ parents, William and Patricia Wycherley, 15 years after they committed the act in 1998. Shortly after the killings in her family home, Susan Edwards drained the bank accounts of her parents. According to official court documents, Susan Edwards cleared £40,000 ($53,175) from their bank just one day after her mother and father’s deaths. The Judge at Nottingham Crown Court found that for 14 years Susan and Christopher Edwards spent “thousands of pounds” on “celebrity photographs, letters and other things....

The win against Manchester United was no fluke When West Brom stunned incumbent champions Manchester United 2-1 at the Theatre of Dreams, one could be forgiven the thought that it was a mere fluke. A disturbance in the force, so to speak. But the performance against the Champions warranted nothing short of the result. They went at United at every opportunity, and soaked up pressure when United’s attack, uninspired as it was, attempted to make a foray into their attacking third....

The Game started off as we’d have hoped, an epic back and forth encounter in the 1st half, but then the Warriors went up a notch. They went ahead for good in the 3rd quarter and pulled away in the 4th for a surprisingly comfortable win. Here are the talking points: #5 The Rockets supporting cast struggle If the Rockets are to have a chance at upsetting the Warriors, the role players have to play much better....

Spurs ran out 3-2 winners at London Stadium but they almost blew a three-goal lead, hampered by Serge Aurier’s second-half red card. Tottenham to win & Kane to score first 3/1 With West Ham netting their second of a failed fightback three minutes from the end of normal time, tempers flared as Michael Oliver showed five yellow cards in stoppage time after players from both sides went nose to nose....

West Ham have looked a shadow of the side that secured a place in the Europa League after finishing seventh last season. They endured four consecutive league defeats before Saturday’s 1-1 home draw with Middlesbrough leaving the Hammers in the bottom three. “This is different pressure than last season, when we were fighting for Europe. We are not enjoying this pressure and it’s hard to cope with it,” Bilic told reporters....

Law was disappointed with the third umpire’s decision that led to the dismissal of opener Kieran Powell for a nine-ball duck in the second innings. Powell nicked a delivery off the bowling of R Ashwin and the ball went towards Ajinkya Rahane, who managed to catch the ball and claim the catch at first slip. Powell stood his ground and the on-field umpires went upstairs with the soft signal OUT....

2.) Fairmont Senior Polar Bears (3-0) Last week rank: 2 3.) Point Pleasant Big Blacks (3-0) Last week rank: 3 4.) Bridgeport Indians (3-0) Last week rank: 4 5.) Weir Red Riders (3-0) Last week rank: 5 6.) Mingo Central (2-1) Last week rank: 6 7.) Liberty(Harrison) Mountaineers (2-1) Last week rank: 9 8.) Sissonville Indians (3-0) Last week rank: 10 9.) Robert C. Byrd (2-1) Last week rank: NR...

New Delhi, Sep 18 (PTI) Miffed with the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), grappler Pinki on Tuesday refused to turn up for the World Championship re-trial, paving the way for Ritu Phogat’s selection in the 53kg category. Pinki, who had a disappointing Asian Games but had won a gold medal at the Yasar Dogu International before heading to Jakarta, had actually booked a place for herself in the 53kg for both the Asian Games and the World Championship when the trials were held earlier in Lucknow....

Garcia almost joined the ranks with defending champion Dustin Johnson and Rory McIllroy, who lost their opening matches but managed to scrape through on the 18th hole. Austrian Bernd Wiesberger shocked Johnson 3&1 while Peter Uihlein defeated McIlroy 2&1. Other big names like Jordan Spieth (beat Charl Schwartzel), Justin Thomas (beat Luke List), Jason Day (beat James Hahn) and Ian Poulter (beat Tommy Fleetwood) won their opening matches. Shubhankar, 21, gave the reigning Masters champion a great fight and in fact led at various stages before being level at the 18th tee....