McAllister Park reaches Little League regional final

McAllister Park slugged its way into the Little League Baseball Southwest Regional title amusement, riding two seven-run innings to a 19-13 triumph over River Ridge, Louisiana, on Tuesday in Waco.

McAllister Park, playing as Texas West, will confront Lufkin, playing as Texas East, at 6 p.m. today in the last (ESPN2), with the victor progressing to the Little League World Series that starts Aug. 17 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Lufkin beat McAllister Park 11-10 prior in the competition.

McAllister Park got a three-run grand slam from Brennan Greer in a seven-run second inning Tuesday that gave it a 9-5 lead. Louisiana scored twice in the third inning and recaptured the lead in the fourth, 13-9, on account of two-run duplicates by Reed Duthu and Brock Bullinger.

McAllister Park pulled to inside a keep running with a three-run fourth inning, at that point took after with its second seven-run inning in the fifth to proceed by the last score. Carson Winchester's three-run homer was the enormous blow in the edge.

The group has achieved the Little League World Series three times since 2009.

With play in the Southeast and Southwest regionals effectively in progress, Sunday will see the six staying 2018 Little League World Series regionals start headed straight toward Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

The Southeast and Southwest regionals will wrap up Wednesday, with the other six finishing up Saturday. When all is said and done, eight provincial champions will be left standing, and every squad will be confident of consummation what has been a string of strength from the worldwide portion of the section.

Since 2010, just twice has the U.S. champion gone ahead to win the Little League World Series.

The timetables and standings for the regionals are accessible on Little League Baseball's authentic site, and fans can see the full competition section too.

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NFL's worst-drafting teams of the decade: Browns are clear choice for No. 1

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When they exchanged 2016 first-round draft pick Corey Coleman to the Bills on Sunday night, the Cleveland Browns affirmed what had for quite some time been obvious to many.

No other establishment approaches for the title of the decade's most exceedingly bad drafting NFL group up until now.

In measuring how groups had fared up until now, USA TODAY Sports taking a gander at the draft classes from 2010-16 (the latest two classes were discarded to withhold judgment on a few players who still can't seem to see the field). Key contemplations included how groups had profited by their draft capital, including what number of the ahead of schedule round picks stayed on their unique list.

1. Cleveland Browns 

The Browns not just whiffed gravely on their first-round determinations — not one of their 10 is still on the program, and three out of the alliance by and large — yet they likewise missed on numerous Day 2 and 3 choices. Maybe similarly as agonizing, be that as it may, is that 17 players chose in Rounds 1-3 are as of now playing for different groups.

Fundamentally, that last point demonstrates that the Browns drafted some gifted players — including hostile handle Mitchell Schwartz (now with the Chiefs), pass rusher Jabaal Sheard (Colts) and guarded handle Danny Shelton (Patriots). Numerous others, be that as it may, were previous best selects Coleman who wore their welcome in Cleveland or were exchanged for pennies on the dollar.

Exacerbating the situation, the Browns passed on quarterbacks Carson Wentz, now with the Eagles, and Deshaun Watson, now with the Texans, in late first adjusts notwithstanding having a glaring need at the position. Boss procedure officer Paul DePodesta even went similarly as saying in a radio appearance two years back that the association didn't think Wentz, who was a MVP competitor last season before tearing his foremost cruciate tendon, was a main 20 NFL quarterback.

2. Wild ox Bills 

The incoherency of Buffalo's present program and its drafting history comes from a cleanse of players chose under the past administration of mentor Rex Ryan and general supervisor Doug Whaley. Of their draft classes from 2010-16, the Bills have kept only four — four! — players.

Indeed, Buffalo does not utilize one player from any of its classes from 2010 through 2014.

The Bills had 12 players chose in the initial three rounds of those classes wind up with different groups. Some of them, for example, cornerbacks Stephon Gilmore (Patriots) and Ronald Darby (Eagles), are top of the line starters.

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3. New York Jets 

New York's first-round record was a long way from sterling amid this stretch, with Kyle Wilson, Quinton Coples, Dee Milliner and Calvin Pryor all neglecting to achieve a second contract with the group. Be that as it may, New York's second round pull from 2012-16 was similarly as terrible, if not more regrettable. Wide recipient Stephen Hill, quarterback Geno Smith, tight end Jace Amaro, wide collector Devin Smith and quarterback Christian Hackenberg. None stay with the group, and Smith and Amaro are the main two who stay on NFL programs.

Maybe a remnant of the Ryan period, the Jets went for broke players who flashed physicality yet couldn't decipher their ranges of abilities on the field. They tied with the 49ers for most first-round players (four) to wash out of the alliance in that traverse.

4. San Francisco 49ers 

The Niners are inclining upward with John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan in charge. Yet, past general supervisor Trent Baalke's spotty drafting record and hierarchical change prompted an exhaustion of home-developed ability.

Only two players from the 2010-14 drafts, 2014 first-round cautious back Jimmie Ward and 2011 seventh-round protect Mike Person, stay on the program.

5. Indianapolis Colts 

If not for quarterback Andrew Luck, who was taken first in general in the 2012 draft, Indy would almost certainly be a ton higher on this rundown. The Colts are as yet paying for foolhardy picks and deficient speculation on the safeguard and hostile lines.

A standout amongst the most glaring issues for the Colts has been just recognizing NFL-bore ability. Of all groups on this rundown, the Colts have the least draft determinations from that traverse who stay in the alliance with only 23.

6. Denver Broncos 

The Broncos won Super Bowl 50 with a lot of homegrown ability. What's more, Denver has chosen a couple of upper level players with their first-round picks, to be specific linebacker Von Miller and recipient Demaryius Thomas.

Yet, finding a quarterback in the draft has been the Broncos' Achilles heel. Denver utilized three of its first-or second-round draft picks from 2010-16 on quarterbacks, and none — Tim Tebow, Brock Osweiler, and Paxton Lynch — turned out to be the long haul answer the group required.

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Dream golf: One and Done, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

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The seventeenth of 24 contributing occasions for PGA TOUR Champions One and Done introduced by SERVPRO is the current week’s 3M Championship. It starts on Friday. Look for competition notes, 12 notables and five special cases from the field of 78 north of Minneapolis.

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It’s Turn Back the Clock week at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, for Tiger Woods is in play at Firestone Country Club’s South Course without precedent for a long time.

In the event that you didn’t chomp on Woods at Bay Hill (T5), Augusta National (T32) or Muirfield Village (T23) – all destinations of recorded achievement – your understanding has been remunerated with one last go in Akron, Ohio. Regardless of whether you agree to a best 10, this is the last sensible spot to consume the Secretariat of the steeds of courses.

Dismiss the eight-time victor here in the event that you wish, however in the event that you’re compelled to contribute somewhere else at any rate, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, Paul Casey and Tommy Fleetwood introduce solid cases for getting the call.

Deal with the diminishing arrangement of Future Possibilities beneath and scribble down a shot graph of how you may jump at the chance to play out the string. As you do, recollect the esteem that the greater part of the 73 qualifiers for the last WGC of the season focused on the competition. At the end of the day, much the same as the South Course itself, the majority of the chalk is in that spot before you.

An edge that I’ve hit a couple of times this year includes the inquisitive pattern of how well McIlroy has performed in the Playoffs in Ryder Cup years. In 2012, 2014 and 2016, he completed a particular second, third and first in the FedExCup with four wins, a T2 and another three best 10s in the last three occasions in the Playoffs alone. Moreover, and strangely, he played in every one of the four Playoffs occasions in every one of those arrangement. Contrast that with 2013 and 2017 when he didn’t meet all requirements for the TOUR Championship, and 2015 when he avoided the primary occasion. This is to state that McIlroy is justified regardless of the hold up particularly in the event that you utilize FedExCup focuses to quantify execution.

Dustin Johnson is on the Power Rankings for the third back to back week, however he doesn’t present as the most intelligent alternative in our diversion at Firestone. Despite the fact that he won here only two years back, take note of that the WGC-Bridgestone openings fourteenth as far as my trust in Future Possibilities. The security lolled into that subjection is that he looks incredible relatively every time he pegs it, so if he’s as yet accessible to you, sit tight. One shot after another will keep on falling onto your lap. Same goes for Justin Thomas.

Searing hot Francesco Molinari has an unacceptable record in this competition, yet he did at The Open Championship too. He fought in his introduction at the John Deere Classic and played TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in his own fast track. His certainty is higher than anybody’s at this moment. Come for the ride as of now.

I gave a long gaze at Fleetwood if for no other explanation than he’s the prototypical trump card who will contribute. His shape is as fine as his stream, yet I’m of the conviction that I’d miss Bubba Watson more. Along these lines, I’m running with the lefty. For a free soul, he’s been unsurprising this season, and since 2015 at Firestone, he’s gone second T14-T17. This competition likewise openings No. 1 on his most grounded decisions. I thought about debilitating Fleetwood now and Watson at East Lake, yet I’m sparing Rose for the finale at which none of the others in my youth baseball can.

Jordan Spieth would likewise bode well at the TOUR Championship, yet despite everything he has work to do to qualify. Indeed, even at 42nd in the FedExCup standings, it’s difficult to comprehend that he won’t go the distance for the 6th back to back season, yet I’d embrace him at Firestone on the off chance that you would prefer not to play that amusement. He awed at Carnoustie, which should be the sort of track where a person can locate his diversion.

For One and Doners pushed beyond their limits, you should try Hideki Matsuyama out. While I trust you locate a superior alternative on this page, there’s nothing superior to the feels of swaggering around as the shielding champion and with a course-record-binds 61 to finish it off to boot. Furthermore, he’s been only OK in the Playoffs, so this could be your last most obvious opportunity.

In the event that by chance you’re dry on the majority of the previously mentioned or your plans block use now regardless you require a person at Firestone, consider rotating to Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele, Tony Finau, Adam Scott, Alex Noren or Patrick Cantlay.

Two-man gamers who are swinging for the wall need to think about Russell Knox, Charl Schwartzel and Tyrrell Hatton.

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Real League Baseball: London Stadium to have two installations in 2019

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will play each other in two Major League Baseball normal season amusements at the London Stadium in 2019.

The matches, which will be hung on 29 and 30 June, will be the primary MLB recreations to be organized in Europe.

MLB says it means to play again in 2020 and set up “a long haul impression in the city”.

Talks were held in 2016 to arrange standard season coordinates in London yet the plans were later surrendered.

MLB matches have just been organized outside the USA in Mexico, Japan, Puerto Rico and, most as of late, at Australia’s Sydney Cricket Ground in March 2014.

The London Stadium was considered as a setting for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, however was not one of the 11 grounds named in April.

The NFL has a 10-year manage Tottenham to arrange two diversions a season and furthermore play matches at Wembley.

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Gareth Southgate: FA keen to extend England manager's contract

The Football Association wants Gareth Southgate to remain as England manager beyond Euro 2020 but accepts it cannot compete on salary if a Premier League club tries to lure him away.

Southgate's standing soared as England reached a first World Cup semi-final for 28 years in Russia this summer.

Having initially come in as a caretaker manager, the 47-year-old was given a four-year contract in November 2016.

"We'd like him to stay beyond 2020," said FA chief executive Martin Glenn.

"I think we'd both like that, but if we talked about it at any length it would then be a contract conversation and he's on holiday now - so we'll talk when he comes back."

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Southgate's salary is understood to be £1.8m a year, with performance bonuses taking it closer to the £2.5m his predecessors Sam Allardyce and Roy Hodgson are believed to have earned.

These figures, however, are still considerably less than the £4m a year Fabio Capello received when in the job and a fraction of the £15m a year salaries earned by the likes of Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho and Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola in the Premier League.

Southgate has not hidden the fact he would also like to return to club management one day, having been sacked by Middlesbrough in 2009.

Asked if he was concerned that Southgate's success with England will attract lucrative offers from clubs, Glenn said: "I want to pay my staff competitively so they are not a flight risk, but I also recognise we are a sports governing body and we're not a Manchester United.

"We can never compete with the Premier League in terms of pay - everyone knows that.

"At some point, Gareth may choose that he wants to try something different and we'll find someone else."

Glenn's admiration for Southgate is clear, with the chief executive saying he "blossomed" in Russia and referring to him "as the definition of the modern manager we want".

"Gareth is on a journey," he added. "He loved the World Cup and he's built his own belief that we can go further and that motivates him and [assistant manager] Steve Holland.

"One of the most powerful things he said after our defeat by Croatia was we haven't done the job. We want to be a top 4 team, one of the best, so it's unfinished business."

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England v India: Sparks could fly after Virat Kohli's send-off to Joe Root - Jonathan Agnew

After a promising begin, the main day of the principal Test against India at Edgbaston wound up as a similar old story for England. 

To close on 285-9 subsequent to winning the hurl is a failure. Nobody scored a hundred, players got out subsequent to getting begins and, once more, England will look pace bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad to uncover them from underneath inconvenience.

The disappointment for England on this event may be more noteworthy on the grounds that they played well for the initial two sessions.

They were resolved. They protected forcefully on the front foot and scored when the ball was dropped short.

Britain endeavored to get past a first hour that saw India discover a lot of development. On account of Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow and Keaton Jennings, they achieved 216-3.

In a minute, everything changed.

From my point of view, fault for the come up short on Root ought to be shared between the England captain and Bairstow. It looked to me like it was a joint slip-up.

It appeared that they generally needed to take a second run, as though they were yelling "two, two, two" as they crossed for the first.

It might well have been two to most different defenders. The issue was, the defender was Virat Kohli.

Simply, Kohli is a splendid cricketer. We thoroughly understand his ability with the bat and the manner in which he marshals his group abandons you in most likely that he is the man in control.

On this event, he pulled off a brilliant bit of handling, startling to hit direct and leave Root with yet another fifty that has not been transformed into a hundred.

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That moment, that day-characterizing split second, hurls three separate purposes of talk.

The first is the manner by which England disintegrated from that point on, losing four wickets for 27 runs and attempting to the nearby.

In those circumstances, it is so vital for the batsman at the opposite end to put what has occurred insane. He should burrow profound and enduring the ship.

The most celebrated case of that is Geoffrey Boycott running out Derek Randall at Trent Bridge in 1977, at that point going ahead to make one of his best hundreds of years.

Bairstow, however, played a free stroke to hack alone stumps from the knocking down some pins off Umesh Yadav. His feet were no place.

From that point, Jos Buttler missed a straight ball and Ben Stokes by one means or another got a main edge when playing on the back foot, both off Ravichandran Ashwin. That left the lower arrange uncovered.

When I say that a crumple is a similar old story for England, at that point another repeating topic is Root's poor change rate.

The captain has now made 11 progressive half-hundreds of years without going ahead to finish a century.

He will be so disappointed, on the grounds that he will realize that by completing to 50 he has all the diligent work. Starting there is no motivation behind why he ought not go ahead to make the enormous scores.

Root doesn't appear to play contrastingly after he achieves 50 and Wednesday's was an abnormal expulsion, a result of a misjudgement.

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Ben Woodburn: Liverpool forward joins Sheffield United on loan

Championship side Sheffield United have signed Liverpool forward Ben Woodburn on a season-long loan deal.

The 18-year-old Wales international has scored one goal in 11 appearances for the Reds since making his first-team debut in November 2016.

"Ben is a great signing for us, he is an exciting player with undoubted quality," said Blades boss Chris Wilder on the club website.

"It's his first loan and I'm sure it will be a great one for all parties."

He added: "He's been involved with Liverpool throughout their pre-season and I'm delighted they've trusted us with one of their outstanding young prospects."

Woodburn, who is Liverpool's all-time youngest goalscorer - netting aged 17 years and 45 days against Leeds United in November 2016 - becomes the Blades' fourth signing of the summer transfer window.

He has won seven caps for Wales, scoring one goal.

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Jose Mourinho: What is going on – and does he want out of Man Utd?

A month ago, when England were looking forward to a World Cup semi-final and as pre-season training for Europe’s major clubs was just getting started, Manchester United’s final US tour match against Real Madrid had a major question mark over it.

Gareth Bale would be involved. But for whom?

Fast forward four weeks and, though England did not find their utopia, Bale is happy enough, laughing and joking with his Real team-mates in Miami, his short-term future at the Bernabeu assured by new coach Julen Lopetegui.

But as they prepare for Wednesday’s game, the question mark over United remains. If anything, it is bigger than before.

Manager Jose Mourinho’s comments in the labyrinth of rooms at the Michigan Stadium on Saturday after a 4-1 loss to Liverpool saw to that.

So, it is time to ask the question. What is going on with Mourinho and Manchester United?

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Why does Mourinho seem so unhappy?

In front of the cameras, Mourinho has not been a jovial character for some time.

Something – probably the scars of dealing with the Madrid media during his time as Real boss – happened between his first stint at Chelsea and his second. Whatever it was, it has taken away the public geniality of the self-proclaimed ‘Special One’.

Nevertheless, the breadth of the targets he fired at during his tetchy 10-minute post-match news conference after the loss to Liverpool was jaw-dropping.

He lamented the absence of senior players, decried the standard of some of the younger ones who are here, wistfully reflected on a transfer target he will not get, highlighted inactivity on one he still expects to, expressed frustration at injuries, invited senior players to return to training early, and questioned why supporters would pay to watch his team.

In a less well-publicised part of his news conference, he thanked defender Eric Bailly for stepping in to replace another senior player – Chris Smalling – at the weekend, then immediately rejected the Ivorian as a leader. Speaking to United’s TV station, he accused new captain Antonio Valencia of returning from his summer break out of shape. In addition, he ridiculed the standard of a referee who gave two penalties against his team.

Wide-ranging is a good description.

The key point is this: does Mourinho harbour a growing sense of genuine unhappiness at all these supposed sources of irritation, is he trying to make points, or is he attempting to deflect attention from a heavy defeat at the hands of a major rival?

If it is the last of those, it is a long-established managerial tactic. The middle one could go either way. But if it is the former, then a stereotypical full-blown third-year explosion – the type Mourinho is always so quick to reject when asked about – is on the way.

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Andy Murray beats Mackenzie McDonald in Washington Open

Britain’s Andy Murray beat Mackenzie McDonald 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the Washington Open’s first round in his fourth match following hip surgery in January.

Murray, 31, converted his seventh match point after more than two-and-a-half hours on court against the American.

“Mentally, it was a big one to get through,” said former world number one Murray. “I fought hard and I had to. The movements and stuff were fine.”

He will now play fellow Briton Kyle Edmund, 23, in the second round.

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Edmund beat Murray at Eastbourne in the third match of his return during the grass-court season before the Scotsman pulled out of Wimbledon as he felt it was “too soon” to play five-set matches following his rehabilitation.

“I’ll have to play much better if I want to win that match, more aggressively,” Murray said. “It will help having one more match under my belt.”

Murray had been out of action since Wimbledon 2017 before having his operation at the start of this year.

After the Citi Open in Washington he also hopes to play Masters-level events in Toronto and Cincinnati in preparation for the US Open.

‘I enjoyed getting through that one’

He was broken in two of his first three service games on the way to losing the opening set in 40 minutes against 23-year-old McDonald, who is ranked 80th in the world.

In the second set, Murray, whose own world ranking has dropped to 832, broke in the ninth game to take a 5-4 lead and served out to take the match to a decider.

He was then 5-4 up and serving for the match in the third set but McDonald saved five match points then converted his second break point to draw level at 5-5.

But Murray immediately broke back – in a game that included a controversial call when McDonald’s racket was adjudged to have crossed the plane of the net with the score 30-30 – before serving out to win a 73-minute set and reach the second round.

“I enjoyed getting through that one. You could see it in the celebration,” Murray said. “That was a tough match. It could have gone either way. It was nice to win it.”

Serve clock a ‘positive change’

The match was Murray’s first on a hard court since March 2017 at Indian Wells and his first experience with a serve clock, which will be used at the US Open from 27 August.

“I hadn’t played in darkness or under the lights in a really long time and I felt my rhythm was off,” Murray said.

“I was struggling on my serve. I cut the unforced errors a little bit in the second set and started serving better.”

The serve clock, which was used at the 2018 Australian Open, allows players 25 seconds to start their service motion from the moment the umpire announces the score after the previous point.

He added: “Without a shot clock, that would have been a three-hour match. It’s a positive change for tennis.”

Meanwhile, three-time Grand Slam champion Murray has signed up to play in the China Open at the beginning of October.

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Washington Open: Britain’s Katie Boulter beats Aleksandra Krunic

British number two Katie Boulter reached the last 16 of the Washington Open by knocking out fifth seed Aleksandra Krunic in straight sets.

The 21-year-old saved a solitary break point as she beat the Serb world number 47 6-2 6-0 in 63 minutes.

Boulter, the world number 118, will face Allie Kiick of the United States in the next round on Wednesday.

Britain’s Harriet Dart was 7-5 4-2 down to Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic when play was suspended because of rain.

Compatriot Katie Swan is also competing in the tournament and is scheduled to face China’s Saisai Zheng on Tuesday.

Russian two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova progressed from the first round, beating American Kristie Ahn 6-2 6-1.

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Boulter, 21, is ranked 118th in the world. She plays mostly on the second-tier ITF circuit, though she did earn a first-round win at Wimbledon this summer before falling to 18th-seeded Naomi Osaka of Japan.

Allie Kiick was the only one of three Americans in action Monday who advanced. Kiick defeated China’s Xinyun Han 6-2, 6-3. Germany’s Andrea Petkovic blew out American Jamie Loeb 6-1, 6-1, and Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova eased past American Kristie Ahn 6-2, 6-1. Kuznetsova, 33, won the 2004 U.S. Open and the 2009 French Open.

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Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka, a two-time Grand Slam champion looking to regain her top form, pulled out a tight victory in the first round at San Jose, Calif.

British number two Katie Boulter reached the last 16 of the Washington Open by knocking out fifth seed Aleksandra Krunic in straight sets.

The 21-year-old saved a solitary break point as she beat the Serb world number 47 6-2 6-0 in 63 minutes.

Boulter, the world number 118, will face Allie Kiick of the United States in the next round on Wednesday.

Russian two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova also progressed, beating American Kristie Ahn 6-2 6-1.

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Jarryd Hayne has revealed he battled a mystery illness for over a year

JARRYD Hayne has revealed he spent more than a year battling a debilitating stomach problem he believes he picked up while training for Fiji’s Rugby Sevens team.

Hayne let spill on Tuesday that he was diagnosed with H-Pylori last year while at the Gold Coast, leaving him bloated and generally ill for the best part of 12 months.

The Parramatta superstar had to undergo surgery after the disease attacked his stomach’s lining, as his immune system suffered and he struggled to digest food.

The 30-year-old has enjoyed the best stretch of football since his return to the NRL in 2016 over the past six games and believes it’s due to the fact he’s finally healthy again.

“We didn’t know what was going on in my stomach,” Hayne said.

“I think we’ve really balanced my gut out and I feel awesome and it’s showing.

“I’ve found a real good balance before the North Queensland game (in round 14) and my body has felt amazing since.” Hayne believes the issue began when he drank local water while training with Fiji during his bid to play in the 2016 Olympics.

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He first went for tests last year and was placed on antibiotics before the problem emerged again at the start of this season and made him ill before and during games.

“I had to go see doctors and have a couple of surgeries,” Hayne said.

“It’s obviously tough when you don’t know what’s wrong with you and you can’t do things you normally can.

“That was obviously affecting me. I’m on top of it now but it’s going to be a long process. It takes three or four months to clear the stomach.”

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Caroline Wozniacki stresses on fitness ahead of US Open 2018

Caroline Wozniacki caught her first significant title in January at the Australian Open, bringing down current world number one Simona Halep in the last, and the 2009 and 2014 US

Caroline Wozniacki returns to Varvara Lepchenko during their women's singles first round match at Wimbledon.(AFP)

Open sprinter up approaches the hardcourt battle with new certainty.

Diligent work and pinnacle wellness are the significant worries for world number two Caroline Wozniacki as she begins her first rushed to the US Open as a Grand Slam champion.

The 28-year-old Dane caught her first significant title in January at the Australian Open, bringing down current world number one Simona Halep in the last, and the 2009 and 2014 US Open sprinter up approaches the hardcourt battle in front of New York with new certainty. "It feels incredible to have won my first Grand Slam. It was an awesome two weeks," Wozniacki said Monday.

"Now, you need to continue buckling down and endeavor to be in the most ideal shape heading  into the US Open. That is whatever you can do."

Wozniacki was sharp as she achieved Melbourne, falling off a title in the 2017 season-finishing WTA

Title in Singapore, beating Venus Williams in the last. Days after the fact, Wozniacki ended up connected to previous NBA player David Lee. Wozniacki had beforehand  been locked in to Northern Ireland golf star Rory McIlroy yet they separated in 2014.

In her 43rd primary draw Grand Slam appearance, Wozniacki at long last lifted a champion's trophy in  Melbourne and recovered the world number one positioning six years after last holding the best spot, obscuring Serena Williams by 11 months for the longest hole between rules. READ | John Isner beats Ryan Harrison to secure fifth Atlanta Open title

Wozniacki, who caught her 29th profession WTA title multi month prior at Eastbourne, made a fourth-round exit at the French Open and lost in the second round at Wimbledon.

"I took a brief period off," Wozniacki said. "It has been a hard season. My old mentor came in and

pushed me as far as possible. I needed to be in the most ideal shape. So it feels fine."

Wozniacki has balanced her objectives after at long last braking through for a Grand Slam title, looking at this point

for progress on a similar Arthur Ashe Stadium court where she lost to Kim Clijsters nine years prior in her first Grand Slam last and to Serena Williams in 2014.

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FIFA candidates for awards announced

FIFA has today uncovered the shortlisted contender for four of the individual trophies, which will be exhibited at The Best FIFA Football Awards™ service in London on 24 September 2018.

The declaration comes crisp after a terrific 2018 FIFA World Cup™, where football's best exhibited their huge energy and unrivaled aptitude crosswise over Russia in the race to be delegated The Best.

The hopefuls in every one of the accompanying four classes have been named: 

The Best FIFA Men's Player: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Real Madrid CF/Juventus FC); Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City FC); Antoine Griezmann (France/Atlético Madrid); Eden Hazard (Belgium/Chelsea FC); Harry Kane (England/Tottenham Hotspur FC); Kylian Mbappé (France/Paris Saint-Germain FC); Lionel Messi (Argentina/FC Barcelona); Luka Modrić (Croatia/Real Madrid CF); Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool FC); Raphaël Varane (France/Real Madrid CF).

The Best FIFA Women's Player: Lucy Bronze (England/Olympique Lyonnais); Pernille Harder (Denmark/VfL Wolfsburg); Ada Hegerberg (Norway/Olympique Lyonnais); Amandine Henry (France/Olympique Lyonnais); Samantha Kerr (Australia/Sky Blue FC/Perth Glory FC/Chicago Red Stars); Saki Kumagai (Japan/Olympique Lyonnais); Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany/Olympique Lyonnais); Marta (Brazil/Orlando Pride); Megan Rapinoe (USA/Seattle Reign FC); Wendie Renard (France/Olympique Lyonnais).

The Best FIFA Men's Coach: Massimiliano Allegri (Italy/Juventus FC); Stanislav Cherchesov (Russia/Russian national group); Zlatko Dalić (Croatia/Croatian national group); Didier Deschamps (France/France national group); Pep Guardiola (Spain/Manchester City FC); Jürgen Klopp (Germany/Liverpool FC); Roberto Martínez (Spain/Belgian national group); Diego Simeone (Argentina/Atlético Madrid); Gareth Southgate (England/English national group); Ernesto Valverde (Spain/FC Barcelona); Zinédine Zidane (France/Real Madrid CF).

The Best FIFA Women's Coach: Emma Hayes (England/Chelsea Ladies FC); Stephan Lerch (Germany/VfL Wolfsburg); Mark Parsons (England/Portland Thorns FC); Reynald Pedros (France/Olympique Lyonnais); Alen Stajcic (Australia/Australian national group); Asako Takakura (Japan/Japanese national group); Vadão (Brazil/Brazilian national group); Jorge Vilda (Spain/Spanish national group); Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (Germany/Swiss national group); Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands/Dutch national group).

FIFA will report the last arrangements of the three candidates for every one of the four classifications recorded above toward the beginning of September.

Coming back to London for the second progressive year, the honors will respect the game's best players and training ability from around the globe, perceiving their uncommon accomplishments over the past season.

Two boards of prestigious specialists, uncovered not long ago, have chosen the shortlisted hopefuls in view of their exhibitions over the full 2017/18 season.

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Manchester United 1-1 AC Milan LIVE score and goal updates as Suso cancels out Alexis Sanchez opener

The International Champions Cup is in its 6th year as Europe’s greatest groups fight it out over the globe.

As a general rule, the International Champions Cup is a pre-season competition and winning means little to those partaking.

Rather, the emphasis on the 18 groups contending this year will be for players to develop wellness and inspire their directors.

Britain have the most agents of any one nation with Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham all contending.

The larger part of recreations are occurring in the US and Asia so UK fans planning to watch the diversions could be in for some late evenings or promising starts in the event that they need to get all the activity.

Manchester United delivered an enhanced execution in Los Angeles as they went up against Serie A side AC Milan.

Alexis Sanchez, straight from a mid year break, inspired for Jose Mourinho’s side who had been shaken before commence by the news that Anthony Martial was returning home for the introduction of his child infant.

Be that as it may, Sanchez took control of the diversion, opening the scoring in the wake of locking on to a through ball from Juan Mata.

Joined’s lead didn’t keep going long anyway as previous Liverpool forward Suso leveled.

Manchester United XI: Pereira; Darmian, Smalling, Bailly, Fosu-Mensah; Tuanzebe, McTominay, Herrera; Hamilton, Pereira, Sanchez

Air conditioning Milan XI: Reina; Antonelli, Bonucci, Musacchio, Calabria; Kessie, Mauri, Bertolacci; Suso, Kalinic, Calhanoglu

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Leroy Sane: Manchester City forward tips Chelsea for title challenge

Sane was named the Premier League's young player of the year last season

Manchester City forward Leroy Sane has tipped Chelsea to be the champions’ closest challengers next season.

The London club have had a turbulent summer, with their sacking of director Antonio Conte not affirmed until after the beginning of pre-season preparing.

Maurizio Sarri has succeeded Conte, and Sane saw enough from two matches against his Napoli side last season to figure he will have a positive effect.

“Chelsea have gotten a great mentor,” he said.

“The way Napoli played last season was extremely alluring. We truly endured against them.

“They may require some an opportunity to become accustomed to his strategies however they could be an extremely intense group.”

Asked who speaks to City’s greatest risk to holding the title, he stated: “I think Chelsea.”

City confronted Napoli in the Champions League amass organize last season – beating them 2-1 at home and 4-2 away.

Normal, 22, is one of only a handful couple of senior players on City’s three-coordinate voyage through the United States, a heritage of his stun oversight from Germany’s World Cup squad.

Bernardo Silva, some portion of the Portugal squad that left the World Cup in the last 16, joined the squad in New York on Monday as they get ready for Thursday’s match against Liverpool (01:05 BST).

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The Open 2018: Francesco Molinari so shocked to win he missed flight home to Italy

FRANCESCO MOLINARI’S historic Open triumph shocked him so much he missed his flight home.

The 35-year-old ended a run of five straight Majors for Americans by becoming Italy’s first Slam winner.

Francesco Molinari was supposed to dash to the airport afterwards but admitted a victory that surprised even himself put his plans in doubt

Molinari stated: “It is simply mistrust. I had an easyJet trip at 9pm to get back home, so I surmise that is no more.

“My record around here was horrendous so that didn’t make me excessively idealistic about the week.”

Rather the West Ham fan wound up striking an auspicious Ryder Cup blow for Europe at Carnoustie.

What’s more, he uncovered playing close by Tiger Woods motivated him to take the Claret Jug by two shots.

Molinari, stated: “In my gathering the consideration was not by any stretch of the imagination on me. On the off chance that they expected a charge it was not from me but rather it’s been a similar all my vocation.

“Playing with Tiger was another test on account of the group however I felt great toward the beginning of today, despite the fact that my record around here was frightful previously.

“There were significantly more viewing in a gathering with him than if I had been playing with a portion of alternate folks.

“Yet, I have done it previously, I have played with him in Ryder Cups so I comprehended what was coming — and was prepared for it.”

At one phase the Italian was one of SIX men sharing the lead. Be that as it may, while any semblance of Woods and protecting champ Jordan Spieth fell away, Molinari shot an intruder free 69, to complete on eight under.

Molinari, Italy’s first Open champ, is a colossal buddy of previous West Ham supervisor Gianfranco Zola and a normal at Hammers amusements.

Presently he can demonstrate to them the Claret and Blue container, in the wake of giving Europe the ideal jolt in front of September’s Ryder Cup standoff in France. Molinari’s triumph makes him nailed on for the group.

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