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Transfer Window reform: Premier League giants ponder next move

For the Premier League and EFL, Fifa regulations state the transfer window should close no later than 1 September, or as near as practical if it clashes with a weekend. If the transfer window closes at the end of the season, that could put English teams at a major disadvantage in comparison to other top European teams because Liverpool would have to go over four months without being able to use that infusion of funds to replace their star midfielder.

August 18, 2017

Patriots Reportedly Fear Derek Rivers Has Season-Ending Knee Injury

Rivers was the first pick of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Patriots after they made trades out of rounds one and two. Rivers, a third-round pick out of Youngstown State , was injured on a kickoff coverage drill during the Patriots' joint practice with the Texans on Wednesday in West Virginia.

August 18, 2017

Ronaldo Calls Five-Match Suspension For Shoving Ref "Persecution"

Cristiano Ronaldo had his suspension appeal rejected on Wednesday, and will have to watch from the sidelines as Madrid defend their 3-1 aggregate lead. We lost 3-1 because we committed some errors and they were very good when it came to finishing, ' Busquets told a news conference on Tuesday. "I don't interfere with the work of the referee, we can all make mistakes, but it's annoying that he's got five games after what happened".

August 18, 2017

Liverpool reject £114m Barcelona offer for Philippe Coutinho

With striker Daniel Sturridge fit for this weekend's visit of Crystal Palace after he overcame a thigh injury, and with the club insistent Coutinho - now sidelined with a back problem - will remain after the window has closed, there is additional quality to be added.

August 18, 2017

Fairfield ready to cheer on Little League team again

So root for the kids from Fairfield American as they lace up their collective spikes and prepare to take the field. If his son is 12, he's probably not going to be a coach next year anyway, at least in Little League. "The entire township has Boys Of Summer fever". "Since I manage our Facebook page, I get to see how much our posts are shared and liked". New Jersey has a connection with New York Yankees third baseman and 1998 Little League World Series Champion Todd Frazier, who played for ...

August 18, 2017

Spurs close in on first summer signing - Davinson Sanchez

Sanchez becomes the fourth former Ajax man in the Spurs ranks, alongside Belgian defenders Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen and Danish play-maker Christian Eriksen. Spurs haven't been short on critics for their lack of activity during the summer, with pundits outside the club (and some players within) voicing their disapproval at Tottenham's apparent insistence on standing still in the market.

August 18, 2017