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Men’s 100-meters Tyson Gay will run his first open 100-meter dash of 2015. He ran a season’s best of 9.93 in his return from a drug-suspension in early 2014. Alongside him will be fellow Americans Michael Rodgers (9.96 SB) and Ryan Bailey (9.93 SB). This race will help clear up the U.S. 100-meter dash picture which currently looks crowded with Rodgers, Bailey and Justin Gatlin running well under 10-seconds. That is all without considering the depth of Americans still in the NCAA ranks....

In a series of tweets, Allison Millar revisited the bizarre incident, which played out back in 2016 when she was with child. “If anyone outside the US would like to know about US healthcare, I’d like to share my recent Facebook memory: the time exactly 5 years ago my son received a medical bill (he is 4),” she first wrote. Millar posted the tweet alongside an image of a bill from Baylor Genetics addressed to: “Fetus of Allison Millar....

The best thing about this competition is its competitiveness, which makes scoring goals on a regular basis very tough and a completely different affair as compared to any of the ‘Big 5’ European leagues. One of the very first milestones for any striker in any league is to reach 50 goals for his club and what makes it even more memorable is achieving the feat in record time. Liverpool’s Egyptian forward, Salah, who had scored 32 goals in the 2017-18 season for them, now has 50 goals for them, which he managed in just 69 games....

The Arsenal hierarchy felt it imperative to sign Saliba now before the already present interest from Europe’s elites translated into inflated bids. Luckily for the Gunners, it was only Tottenham Hotspur who tried to rival them this summer, but as history has shown us before, Spurs are no match for Arsenal. Many Arsenal fans will be upset that the higher-ups are spending a large chunk of their alleged ‘£45m’ budget on a player that won’t even be coming this season....

Joselu could have put the visitors ahead in the 8th minute, but his poorly executed header went wide after bouncing off the floor. Liverpool then opened the scoring through Lovren’s sweetly struck volley in the 11th minute. Jurgen Klopp’s troops could have put the game to bed before the interval as a plethora of chances fell to Sadio Mane, who could not convert due to poor finishing. Shortly after the interval, Liverpool doubled their lead through Salah’s penalty in the 47th minute....

Unai Emery’s men will be looking to get their morale back but it will be a difficult task given the form that Manchester United have been. Arsenal will be looking to do their best in trying to stop the Manchester United juggernaut but the Red Devils will be keyed up for the trip to London. They have had a 100 per cent away win record ever since Solskjaer came in and will be hoping to extend that....

The Premier League often boasts about its unpredictability; that it possesses such strong competition that nobody is guaranteed anything. But we’ll see about that! Here you’ll find four predictions about this upcoming matchday. Arsenal may just win battle of new ideas Arsenal took to the Emirates last week with a plan. Unfortunately, that plan was dismantled in rather ruthless fashion by Manchester City. There were signs that Arsenal were changing and adopting the ideas of Unai Emery, but this was too big an obstacle too soon....

City have now scored 24 goals in 6 matches in the Premier League this season so far, and the form of their midfielders and forwards spells danger for oppositions. Pep Guardiola’s side got off to a whirlwind start against Watford, scoring 5 goals in the first 17 minutes of the match. David Silva, Sergio Aguero, Riyad Mahrez, Bernardo Silva, Nicolas Otamendi and Kevin de Bruyne all managed to get on the scoresheet for the home side even as Watford looked on helplessly....

Clubs from England’s top flight have finished their shopping for the summer ahead of the season opener. They were involved in business totalling £1.79b. Manchester United (£148m), Aston Villa (£144.5m) and Arsenal (£138m) were the top spenders in the league while Norwich City (£1.1m), Liverpool (£4.4m) and Crystal Palace (£11m) were the lowest spenders. It promises to be a season filled with action, drama (with the introduction of VAR), excitement and lots of goals....

League leaders, Liverpool and Leicester City continue to share the Ls for other teams in the league while there are signs of life for some teams down in the relegation battle Both sides are currently on extended winning streaks, six straight wins for Jurgen Klopp’s Reds and seven for Brendan Rogers’ Foxes. Southampton is not going to go gently into the relegation night with two wins in as many games against fellow bottom-dwellers giving manager, Ralph Hassenhuttal some much-needed breathing space....

The game is also being billed big because it will feature a match-up between two former rival players who have now become managers of their respective sides - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for Manchester United, and Frank Lampard for Chelsea. It will be Lampard’s first Premier League match in charge of Chelsea while United are starting their first full season under Solskjaer. We pick out three key battles within the battle which you cannot afford to miss on Sunday at Old Trafford....

The North-London club have roped in the likes of Tanguy Ndombele, Giovani Lo Celso, Ryan Sessegnon, and Jack Clarke as they look to bridge the gap between themselves and Manchester City. Spurs have shown no intention of standing still after coming within touching distance of European glory and it remains to be seen how their new signings get on. As the Lilywhites take on newly-promoted Aston Villa at home, two teams with contrasting ambitions go up against each other with the view of starting the new signing on the right note....

The two games are so big, we dedicated entire betting previews to each of them, with specific picks: Chelsea vs. Manchester City best bets Arsenal vs. Tottenham Hotspur best bets The recommended best bets for the remaining eight matches are followed below by comprehensive lists of moneylines, overs/unders, spreads and both-teams-to-score odds for the entire matchday. Our favorites from the eight best bets are: Aston Villa double chance first half: -120 Leicester-Burnley highest-scoring half second half: +110 Crystal Palace +0....

All other 19 clubs are battling ailments of some kind ahead of this week’s mix of league, FA Cup and Europa League fixtures, with Hull City the worst off with a total of 10 potential absences for their match against Swansea City. Rooney & Shaw left out of Man Utd squad Here is the latest on the biggest names currently sidelined in the English top flight. HENRIKH MKHITARYAN Mkhitaryan missed the EFL Cup final victory over Southampton and the 1-1 draw with Bournemouth with a hamstring injury, but is back in the squad for Manchester United’s trip to Rostov in the Europa League on Thursday night....

Using documents obtained by Football Leaks, a number of media organisations have made a range of allegations against City over the past 10 days, including that the Premier League champions negotiated a watered-down punishment for failing FFP in 2014, and that the club’s owner, Sheikh Mansour, has hidden millions of pounds of cash injections using Emirati club sponsors. It was also alleged towards the end of last week that City signed an agreement with FC Nordsjaelland president Tom Vernon that would allow them to dictate the futures of West African talents to have signed for the Danish club through the Right to Dream academy....

Another interesting weekend of Premier League and FA Cup action which saw teams at the bottom claiming valuable points highlighted by Sunderland crushing Newcastle under the management of a certain controversial Italian. This segment will offer some quick fire analysis of each game. Arsenal 3-1 Norwich - The Emirates boo birds were warming up with 5 minutes left to go in this one before Arsenal found their shooting boots. But a brave performance by Norwich masks the fact that this really should have been an even heavier win for Arsenal and the Canaries are right in the relegation scrap....

Luiz, 24, has been a crucial member of the Villans ever since arriving from Manchester City for a fee of €16 million in the summer of 2019. He has scored seven goals and contributed 10 assists in 127 appearances across all competitions for the Unai Emery-coached outfit. A right-footed defensive midfielder, the Brazilian emerged as a transfer target for Arsenal and Liverpool earlier this summer. However, he ended up penning a new four-year contract at Villa Park last month....

#5 Coutinho is not for sale Right after Caught Offside reported that Manchester United have enquired about former Liverpool superstar Philippe Coutinho, Barcelona director Guillermo Amor has stated that the Brazilian is highly valued at the club. While the former Liverpool star might not be getting as many minutes as he would have liked, Amor believes that he is one of the finest players in the world and thinks more about the club than just himself, which is why he is an essential cog for the Catalans....

The 2022 summer transfer window was not the exclusive domain of Premier League clubs, but it showed their willingness to spend big in the right areas. Top English sides like Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United have all opened their wallets to bring in players, with hopes of translating cash into results on the pitch. Over the course of the most recent transfer window (and beyond if you take into account the last few years), Premier League clubs from top to bottom have shown just how deep their pockets are....

There are so many things that are out of your control and so many things to consider. However, with the right amount of planning and preparation, leading effective meetings can be nearly stress-free. There are several critical factors to consider, including but not limited to selecting a venue, setting the start and end time, inviting the appropriate attendees, preparing an agenda and deciding on the deliverables. There are other things that are important to leading a successful meeting, but I believe the aforementioned are most crucial to success....