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Stanford
organizationDamian Lillard ruled out for Sunday's game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Brooklyn Nets. Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders has been offered the head-coaching position at Colorado. Stanford coach David Shaw resigns after 12 seasons.
Justin Fields
personJustin Fields will sit out the Chicago Bears’ game Sunday against the New York Jets. Trevor Siemian will get his first Bears start at quarterback in place of Justin Fields. Nathan Peterman was promoted to the 53-man roster on Saturday as backup QB.
Neymar
personNeymar has already been ruled out of the rest of the group stage for Brazil. Danilo is another nursing a knock, while the likes of Antony, Alisson and Lucas Paqueta have all sat out training. Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly received a three-year, $225 million contract offer from Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr.
Nick Fuentes
personNick Fuentes, a Holocaust-denier banned from Twitter, attended dinner at Mar-a-Lago. He was brought along to the dinner by rapper Kanye West, who has also been dropped by major brands for anti-Semitic comments. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson called the face-to-face 'troubling' and accused him of 'empowering' extremists.
John Herdman
personCanada were beaten 1-0 by Belgium and then 4-1 by Croatia. Canada earned no points from its first two matches and can't advance. Germany take on Spain at Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar on Sunday. Defeat for Germany could see them eliminated from the tournament.
Jurgen Klinsmann
personIran beat Wales 2-0 in their World Cup Group B opener on Friday. Jurgen Klinsmann criticised Iran's gamesmanship as a BBC pundit. Former Germany manager questioned gamesmanship of Iranian players. Iran face the United States in a politically charged final Group B game.
Alphonso Davies
personAlphonso Davies scores Canada's first goal at the World Cup finals. Bayern Munich star heads home historic effort against Croatia. Marko Livaja and Lovro Majer also scored for Croatia. Croatia now top Group F on goal difference from Morocco.
Matt Rhule
personRhule has been out of work for less than two months since getting fired by the Carolina Panthers. Lane Kiffin told Ole Miss officials he intends to stay with the Rebels, rather than take the open job at Auburn.
Piotr Zielinski
personPiotr Zielinski and Robert Lewandowski scored for winners on either half. Result leaves Poland needing only a point from their final Group C match against Argentina. Poland will need just one point in its final match against Mexico to advance to the next round.
Mitchell Duke
personMitchell Duke scores winner as Australia beat Tunisia 1-0 in Qatar. Duke had promised to dedicate a goal at the World Cup to his son Jaxson. Victory moved Australia up to second in Group D on three points. Tunisia need a win against France to progress out of the group.
Robert Lewandowski
personPoland beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 at the Education City Stadium. Piotr Zielinski had given Poland a first-half lead. Robert Lewandowski scored his first ever World Cup goal. Poland need a draw in their final game against Argentina.
Kylian Mbappe
personFrance through to knockout stage with 2-1 win over Denmark. Kylian Mbappe scored twice to send champions into the last 16. France top the group on six points, three ahead of Australia. Iran will face the United States in its first ever World Cup knockout stage.
Lionel Messi
personLionel Messi scored the only goal of the game as Argentina beat Mexico 1-0 in the World Cup quarter-final in Lusail. Enzo Fernandez added a second with a curling right-foot shot after 87 minutes. Argentina bounced back from a 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia in their opening match. Argentina face Poland in their final Group C game on Wednesday.
Enzo Fernandez
personArgentina defeated Mexico 2-0 in their do-or-die Group C match on Sunday. Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez scored two sublime goals for the two-time champions. Victory keeps South American champions in second place in Group C. Argentina face Poland in final Group C game on Wednesday.
Doddie Weir
personWeir was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as motor neurone disease. The lock played 61 times for Scotland and was famed for his crunching tackles. He was given an OBE in 2019 for services to rugby and MND research.
Michigan
organizationJett Howard scores a game-high 19 points to lead Michigan to a 78-68 home win over Jackson State. South Carolina beats No. 8 Clemson for the first time since 2013, 31-30. Florida State defeated Florida 45-38 at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Ohio State
organizationOhio State's College Football Playoff hopes took a big setback after a 45–23 loss to Michigan. The Wolverines will remain within the top four once the latest CFP rankings are revealed Tuesday night. No. 22 Tennessee defeated No. 3 Kansas 64-50 on Friday night to win the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Neymar
personNeymar ruled out of Brazil’s World Cup clash with Switzerland by ankle injury. Paris St Germain forward was forced off in 2-0 win over Serbia. Compatriot Danilo also substituted with an ankle injury and went for an MRI scan with Neymar on Friday.
Ramin Rezaeian
personIran score in the 98th and 100th minute to beat 10-man Wales 2-0. Wayne Hennessey sent off for taking out Mehdi Taremi. Substitute Rouzbeh Cheshmi and Ramin Rezaeian sealed the win with seconds left.
RCN
organizationRoyal College of Nursing confirms its members will stage their first ever national walk on 15 and 20 December. Union sources say strike action is a show of strength to ministers. NHS trusts will now negotiate with staff over which community and hospital services will run.