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Ryder Cup: Europe favourites to beat USA in Rome Sky News says ​​​​​​​Ryder Cup legend, and six-time major winner, Nick Faldo is giving the Europeans the edge over Team USA in Rome this week, predicting the hosts to regain the trophy. Faldo represented Europe a record 11 times at the Ryder Cup, winning 25 points, while he also captained the team in 2008, albeit in a losing cause at Valhalla. The US romped to a record 19-9 victory at Whistling Straights two years ago, but Faldo believes Europe can emerge victorious again. https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/12971068/ryder-cup-nick-faldo-has-europe-favourites-to-beat-usa-in-rome

Barcelona charged with suspected bribery over £6m payments to ex-referees chief The Metro says Barcelona have been charged with suspected bribery for payments worth over €7 million (£6m) made to companies linked with Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, the former vice-president of the refereeing committee in Spain. Spanish police raided the offices of Spain’s football federation (RFEF) near Madrid on Thursday as part of the investigation into the payments made by Barcelona to firms owned by Negreira, who was vice-president of the RFEF’s refereeing committee from 1993 to 2018. Negreira was also a referee in Spain’s professional leagues before joining the…

Uruguay 36-26 Namibia: Second-half fightback denies Namibia first Rugby World Cup win BBC Sport says the African nation a first win in the competition. Two early tries from Gerswin Mouton and JC Greyling, along with the boot of Tiaan Swanepoel, put Namibia in control at half-time. Uruguay responded in the second half through tries by Baltazar Amaya, Santiago Arata and Bautista Basso. Namibia prop Desiderius Sethie was then sent off to end any hope of history. Uruguay came into the fixture as favourites after impressing against France to deny the hosts a bonus-point win before leading at half-time against Italy.…

Patrick Reed sees $750m defamation lawsuits against media dismissed BBC Sport says Patrick Reed has seen his $750m (£618m) defamation lawsuits against golf reporters and media outlets dismissed by a federal judge in Florida. The 2018 Masters champion was seeking damages from 18 parties, including The Golf Channel and its commentator Brandel Chamblee. Reed’s filing claimed “calculated, malicious, false and reckless attacks” had caused him major damages. The American lodged his complaint after joining the LIV Golf Series in 2022. “While Reed may be frustrated at the negative media coverage he receives (some of which seems over the top), under…

Ryder Cup 2023: Europe take on United States in Rome in 44th edition of biennial event BBC Sport says A shot at redemption. A 30-year unbeaten home record to defend. Galileo’s old stomping ground. The 44th edition of the Ryder Cup gets under way in Rome on Friday morning as Europe attempt to regain the trophy and avenge their record defeat by the United States two years ago at Whistling Straits. Luke Donald’s team will be aiming to record an eighth victory in 12 meetings for Europe at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. The United States’ last victory…

Danushka Gunathilaka: Sri Lankan cricketer found not guilty of rape BBC Sport says A Sri Lankan cricketer accused of raping a woman while in Australia for the T20 World Cup has been found not guilty. Danushka Gunathilaka, 32, was accused of assaulting the Sydney woman at her home after a Tinder date in November. Initially he was charged with multiple counts of rape, but only one count of stealthing – removing a condom without consent – proceeded to trial. The case tested new laws criminalising the act in New South Wales (NSW). During a four-day trial in a NSW District…

Liam Lawson speaks out on Williams links after Red Bull snub The Metro says Liam Lawson has ruled out racing for Williams next season after the young Formula One star was snubbed by Red Bull’s junior team AlphaTauri. The Kiwi made his F1 debut at August’s Dutch Grand Prix, filling in for Daniel Ricciardo who broke his hand during practice. He has continued to drive for AlphaTauri while the Aussie recovers, and despite his extremely limited experience has been very impressive, beating teammate Yuki Tsunoda in all four of his races and scoring his maiden points in Singapore. The 21-year-old’s…

John Fury labels Francis Ngannou’s open workout with Mike Tyson ’embarrassing’ The Metro says John Fury has labelled Francis Ngannou’s open workout with Mike Tyson a ‘disgrace’ and ’embarrassing’ ahead of his professional boxing debut against Tyson Fury next month. The former UFC heavyweight champion will face Fury, the current WBC heavyweight title holder, in Saudi Arabia on October 28. Ngannou has enlisted the help of Mike Tyson to help his preparations for his fight with Fury. But Fury’s father, John, was unimpressed with footage of Ngannou’s open workout and claims the 37-year-old MMA fighter ‘ain’t got a prayer’ against…

Pep Guardiola claims Man City were ‘incredible’ despite Carabao Cup exit The Metro says Pep Guardiola says Manchester City’s performance was ‘incredible’ despite their shock 1-0 Carabao Cup exit to Newcastle United in the third round. Alexander Isak scored the only goal of the match as Newcastle manager Eddie Howe registered his first-ever win over Guardiola. City dominated possession but only managed two shots on target with Newcastle managing double that total and also ranking higher for expected goals. But Guardiola refused to criticise last season’s treble winners as he told Sky Sports: ‘We played an incredible game.

Carabao Cup round-up: Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool all win but Man City crash out with defeat to Newcastle The Metro says Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool all booked their spots in the Carabao Cup fourth round on Wednesday night while Manchester City crashed out with a shock 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United. Arsenal travelled to Brentford and Reiss Nelson got them off to the perfect start as he fired the Gunners ahead on eight minutes. It was eventually enough for Mikel Arteta’s side to seal a 1-0 victory as Aaron Ramsdale, who recently lost the No.1 spot to David Raya, recorded…

Star Sport – Isak of the net The back page of the Daily Star leads on Newcastle winning 1-0 over Manchester City. The paper notes only Isak’s goal separated the teams – and the player delivered a solid performance in last night’s Carabao Cup.  The back page also reports that Premier League clubs are on alert after the appalling video from Italian club Napoli of footballer Victor Osimhen. It’s believed he could be looking to transfer to the Premier League. Catch up on all the back pages here

Express Sport – Isak is talk of Toon The back page of the Daily Express leads on Newcastle winning 1-0 over Manchester City. The paper says goalscorer Isak is the talk of Newcastle after his excellent performance in last night’s Carabao Cup. Newcastle’s win means Man City’s quest for the quad – FA Cup, Premier League, Carabao Cup and Champions League – is over. Catch up on all the back pages here

Mirror Sport – Busted The back page of the Daily Mirror reports on Man City’s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle. The paper says the bus journey home for Manchester City will have been made that bit more painful by last night’s result. Manager Pep Guardiola was not happy that his side would not be able to fly home to Manchester following the match – and instead he had a long coach ride to mull over defeat. Catch up on all the back pages here

Manchester United winger Antony returns to UK and agrees to meet with police over assault allegations The Metro says Manchester United winger Antony has returned to the UK and has agreed to meet Greater Manchester Police over allegations of assault which have been made by his former girlfriend. Antony’s former partner, Gabriela Cavallin, has alleged that she has been physically attacked by the 23-year-old on multiple occasions during their time together in Manchester and in their native Brazil. Cavallin alleges that one of the attacks took place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Manchester in January. The allegations were initially…

With the Carabao Cup back in action, is Brentford vs Arsenal on TV tonight? The Metro says Brentford will seek a victory in the Carabao Cup that could see Arsenal face humiliating back-to-back third-round exits. Despite Brentford still smarting from a rare home defeat to Everton, if Arsenal lose, it’s bound to bring back sore memories from when they were knocked out of the contest last season by Brighton 3-1. However, with Brentford still without Rico Henry (expected to be out for the season with an ACL injury), Ben Mee absent for their defeat against Everton, and Josh Dasilva, Shandon…

Victor Osimhen furious with Napoli over TikTok video which mocked the striker The Metro Victor Osimhen is furious with Napoli after the Italian champions posted a video which mocked the striker’s penalty miss at the weekend. In a bizarre post on the club’s TikTok account, Napoli’s video showed footage of Osimhen appealing for the penalty in the goalless draw with Bologna on Sunday with a squeaky, sped-up voice dubbed over the top. The clip, which has now been deleted, then showed the Nigeria international missing the spot kick. Osimhen was also involved in a touchline bust-up with Napoli head coach…

Pep Guardiola bemoans Manchester City squad being unable to fly home from Newcastle after Carabao Cup tie The Metro says Pep Guardiola has bemoaned his side’s inability to fly back to Manchester after their fixture against Newcastle United on Wednesday night, claiming it will cost his side valuable recovery time. Manchester City travel to face Eddie Howe’s side in the third round of the Carabao Cup at St James’ Park but will be unable to travel back by train due to the time at which the game finishes. With their plane also out of use, City will be forced to…

This England team aren’t used to losing – the Lionesses must learn to kick the habit quickly The Independent says The obstacles on the road to Paris had appeared to be little more than potential problems. The Netherlands would always undoubtedly be the toughest task but after defeat by Belgium and an early World Cup exit their status became increasingly tenuous. England Women needed to make a statement and the circumstances would rarely be more favourable. After all, the Lionesses impressed against Scotland, they brushed off the oft-levied concerns about fatigue. There were a handful of worrying instances in their…

Millie Bright says ‘standards will slip’ in women’s football if workload continues The Guardian says Millie Bright has called for urgent talks to address the workload on elite female footballers and wants players’ voices to be central to those discussions. “It’s definitely something that needs to happen and I’d really like people to speak to players so that we can actually say how hard it is for us,” the England captain said. “Ultimately, we want to give the fans [a show], and we want to play at the best level possible and for the longest amount of time. We want…

Millie Bright: England captain says no VAR is ‘mind-blowing’ in Netherlands loss BBC News says It is “mind-blowing” that the video assistant referee was not used in England’s Women’s Nations League defeat by the Netherlands, says captain Millie Bright. Renate Jansen’s 90th-minute goal gave the Netherlands a 2-1 victory after Alessia Russo cancelled out Lieke Martens’ opener. However, midfielder Danielle van de Donk appeared to be offside when Martens put the hosts ahead in Utrecht. “There is no consistency,” said Bright. “It is always frustrating [to not have VAR]. I think we push the level of the game to be…

Mary Earps cannot save Lionesses this time as Alex Greenwood & Georgia Stanway errors gift Oranje victory GOAL.COM says Sarina Wiegman’s return to her homeland didn’t go to plan as the 2023 Women’s World Cup runners-up succumbed to a late goal in Utrecht. England succumbed to a late and dramatic defeat to the Netherlands on Tuesday night in a result that blows their UEFA Women’s Nations League group wide open, with Renate Jansen’s thunderous 90th-minute winner ensuring an unsuccessful return home for Lionesses head coach Sarina Wiegman. England struggled to get into the game in Utrecht and the Dutch got…

‘Show some humility’ – Roy Keane tells Jadon Sancho how to save his Manchester United future The Metro says Roy Keane believes Jadon Sancho can still rescue his Manchester United career with an apology to Erik ten Hag. Sancho has been banished from the first-team after his public criticism of the manager after being dropped from the squad for the Premier League meeting with Arsenal earlier this month. The former Borussia Dortmund star has reportedly been banned from all the club’s first-team facilities, eating his meals with the club’s academy players and training alone having refused to apologise to ten…

Benjamin Sesko backs decision to join RB Leipzig after Manchester United interest The Metro says Benjamin Sesko insists he made the ‘better’ decision to join RB Leipzig this summer despite interest from Manchester United. The 20-year-old was on United’s shortlist as Erik ten Hag made the signing of a new striker one of his priorities in the summer transfer window. However, United did not follow up on their interest and instead opted to sign Rasmus Hojlund in a £72 million deal from Atalanta. Sesko, meanwhile, completed his €24 million (£20.6m) move to RB Leipzig in the summer after the deal…

The i sport – LIV rebels give advice to Europe’s Ryder Cup stars The back page of the i newspaper says Jon Rahm admits he reached out to Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter to ask for advice despite the trio being on opposite sides of golf’s civil war. There are also stories on England’s loss to the Netherlands, after they scored a late winner, and were gifted a clear off-side goal. There is no VAR in the Women’s Nations League. “Exeter stun Luton, and Ipswich maul Wolves” says the paper. It also reports that representatives from Everton’s prospective new owners…

Telegraph Sport – We have lift off The Telegraph says Casemiro “jump starts” Manchester United’s campaign following the Brazilian’s starring role in their EFL Cup victory over Crystal Palace. There is also more on the Football Association’s stance on playing Russia’s youth sides, saying the governing body “defies Uefa over Russia”. Catch up on all of the back pages here