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Harry Maguire hits last-minute winner for Leicester at 10-man Southampton

After an unforgettable summer, Harry Maguire should no longer be considered an unlikely source of danger and he rifled home from distance in stoppage-time as Claude Puel tasted another happy return to Southampton, who had Pierre-Emile Højbjerg sent off. Ryan Bertrand had opened the scoring but Leicester came from behind to record victory, with Demarai Gray and Maguire, in front of the watching England assistant manager Steve Holland, notching to continue Saints’ woes on home turf. Mark Hughes was left incensed after seeing Højbjerg red carded after accumulating two yellows, the second for a second-half dive but Jonathan Moss, the referee, made a brave and correct decision. On closer inspection, Hughes will surely have no complaints. The Southampton manager said how he was determined to establish St Mary’s as a fortress this season but by the time Maguire had snatched victory, supporters emptied out of the stadium. The numbers make incredibly grim reading: Southampton have won just thr...

Jonathan Hogg sees red but Cardiff fail to take their chances at Huddersfield

Jonathan Hogg was sent off following an ugly collision with Harry Arter as Huddersfield and Cardiff ground out a goalless draw that did little to advertise either side’s Premier League pedigree. Both clubs have been tipped as relegation candidates and if this was really the earliest imaginable “six-pointer” of the season then it was a match that suggested a long, hard campaign could be on the way for David Wagner and Neil Warnock. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/25/huddersfield-town-cardiff-city-premier-league-match-report

Liverpool v Brighton: Premier League – live!

Wolves v Manchester City: Premier League – live!

Siem de Jong given chance to turn page on chequered injury history at Sydney FC | Louise Taylor

The gifted Dutchman’s body has at times been unable to keep up with his exceptional football brain Steve McClaren was attending a funeral and his phone had remained switched off for some time. When Newcastle United’s then manager turned the device back on, a string of increasingly desperate messages urged him to get in touch. He called back. “There’s been a freak accident at the training ground, it looks bad,” reported the voice on the other end of the line.” McClaren wondered “who?” before quickly adding: “Oh no, not again. What on earth has happened to Siem now?” Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/25/siem-de-jong-given-chance-to-turn-page-on-chequered-injury-history-at-sydney-fc

Tesla abandons Elon Musk's plan to delist company

The electric car maker's share price dropped 20% since Elon Musk said he wanted to take it private.

Will the US stock market boom continue?

The US market rally has stock indexes at or near record highs. Are there clouds on the horizon?