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The Hammers are currently on their best run in years and are playing some delightful football. Results have also improved massively as they sit third in the Premier League. Moyes’ side has already knocked Manchester United and Manchester City out of the Carabao Cup, smashed Leicester City 4-1, defeated Tottenham Hotspur and are unbeaten in the Europa League. West Ham added another feather to their cap on Sunday when they beat Liverpool at the London Stadium to end the Reds’ 25-game unbeaten run....

Fulham boss Rene Muelensteen did not stop after having completed the signings of Ryan Tunnicliffe and Larnell Cole from Manchester United but instead went after England U-21 star Jesse Lingard only for a £5 million move to be blocked by United boss David Moyes. Lingard, who recently returned to Old Trafford after a successful loan spell at Birmingham during which he scored six goals in 13 appearances, was a deadline day target for the Cottagers but Moyes refused to sanction the release of the attacking midfielder....

Peever, 56, was appointed as an independent CA director in October 2012 as part of broad governance changes to Australian cricket. He currently sits on the CA Remuneration Committee. Speaking at CA’s board meeting, Edwards said the appointment was a tremendous boost for Australian cricket. “David Peever is a great leader and will bring outstanding business acumen to the role combined with a deep passion for the game,” Edwards said....

A very peaceful night as I sit down with a cup of coffee to watch the last 10 minutes of City Vs QPR at Etihad stadium after being convinced that the Red Devils were going to win their first title of their season at the Stadium of Light. Sigh! Looks like The Citizens are going to lose after being down to QPR 2-1. Damn! Today is not my lucky day....

Now Tang is out to storm New York. To open his new Madison Avenue emporium in late November, he plans a three-day gala launch, complete with lion dancers and Peking Opera singers, parties, a premiEre of Wayne Wang’s new movie and a who’s who of Chinese luminaries rubbing elbows with New York’s fashion elite. ““Don’t expect Chinatown,’’ says Tang, 43, brandishing his trademark Cohiba cigar. ““This will be very avant-garde....

Cracking drives and majestic pulls highlighted his utter dominance over the hapless visitors. The marathon effort oozed all the flamboyance that is typically associated with the southpaw. However, a few months ago, the scenario was totally different. Images of a crestfallen Warner trudging back to the pavilion dismissed cheaply by jagging in-swingers had become alarmingly frequent. The disastrous Ashes series intensified the debate over his ability to bounce back from the horrors of Sandpaper-gate....

Dockett’s Twitter feed reads like a bizarre stream of consciousness on good days, and on Saturday night he used it to opine about marriage. But his tweet went far off the rails when he drew comparisons between pre-nuptial agreements and O.J. Simpson. (ED NOTE: Explicit language redacted from Tweet) Some have pointed out that Dockett’s tweet reads like an old Chris Rock skit, but the average person may not make that connection....

Actually, he does. So do hundreds of thousands of so-called re-enactors–history buffs who go out and replay centuries’ worth of American combat. They relive not only the patriotic volleys of the Revolution, but also the goriest battles of the Civil War and even the trench warfare of World War I, complete with vintage planes swooping overhead. On a holiday weekend, it can make for darn good free entertainment. That’s how, on the last weekend of December, my husband and I found ourselves with 18,000 other fans at the same Revolutionary War re-enactment as Batten....

To play with friends in Dauntless, simply hit the 0 on PC, touchpad on PS4, or the view button on Xbox One. This will bring up the game’s social menu, which will differ depending on platform. For example, PC players will be greeted to their Epic friend list, whereas those on PS4 and Xbox One should see a combination of their Epic friends and those that they are friends with on the consoles themselves....

For the 27-year-old Brit, his boxing career has been up and down. Since making his debut in 2012, Allen has picked up 17 wins with 14 coming via knockout. But when he’s taken on the heavy hitters in the heavyweight division, Allen’s come up on the short side of the stick in losing efforts vs. Dillian Whyte and Luis Ortiz. Now the ‘White Rhino’ has changed his whole outlook and has been putting in some serious effort to turn his career around with the help of former IBF middleweight world champion Darren Barker....

Fargo is a black comedy/crime drama. Each season focuses on a different decade in the American Midwest, though the show is primarily focused on Minnesota, where hapless characters try to get away with their various criminal plots and wrongdoings. Fargo has recently added names like Joe Keery to its season 5 cast (its cast is always full of some very talented and well-known actors like Martin Freeman, Ewan McGregor, and Jennifer Jason Leigh)....

“Her version of events is not true on our hookup, just not true,” Portnoy said on Thursday. “Neither of us were like, ‘Oh you shouldn’t be doing’—it was 100 million percent consensual. What’s going on in her brain? I have no idea. Her actions? Outwards? All 100 percent normal, wasn’t alarmed, never thought about it.” Portnoy confirmed he did have a sexual encounter with the the woman in question but that she had consented to what happened between them....

“Rendition” raises all the right questions about the government’s use of the War on Terror to trash the Constitution and trample on individual liberties. It’s a story that needs to be told: it’s just unfortunate that director Gavin Hood (“Tsotsi”) and screenwriter Kelley Sane are the ones who tell it. Their outrage is genuine, but their methods—whacking the audience with blunt instruments—are remarkably similar to those of their villains. Dramatically turgid, “Rendition” wastes Witherspoon in a small role as the frantic wife—who, to give an example of Hood’s delicacy, conveniently goes into labor just as the Capitol looms behind her....

“We got to finish in second place,” Blatt said per ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin. MORE: Irving finds fun again | Mock Draft 2015 | Thibs and Bulls front office beef The Cavs hold a two-game lead over the Raptors for the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference with the Bulls and Wizards not far behind. Cleveland has a relatively easy finish to the regular season, with only five of its final 13 games coming against opponents with winning records....

A Birmingham native and 1976 alum of the university, Cutcliffe has coached against his alma mater in two stops at Tennessee (1982-98, 2006-07), Ole Miss (1998-2004) and Duke (2010) — the last of which was a 62-13 blowout loss in Wallace Wade Stadium. “I know that history,” Cutcliffe said at ACC Kickoff on Thursday. “What Nick (Saban) has done there is phenomenal.” MORE: Clemson’s ‘urgency’ bleeding into rest of ACC...

Per statistics from Social Blade, the content creator is down an average of 23,000 subscribers a week for the past month and his month-on-month video views have dropped 20,491,098 in the same time frame. The drop in social followers and engagement comes as a number of brands sever their sponsorship deals with Dobrik. Meanwhile, on Instagram, Dobrik is down 103,560 followers this month, according to Social Blade. Dobrik has found himself embroiled in a controversy after his fellow Vlog Squad member Dominykas Zeglaitis—who goes by the name Duerte Dom—was accused of rape....

The Barcelona forward is among a number of Selecao stars that coach Tite insists need a break following a gruelling calendar and will miss the Brasil Global Tour double-header in Melbourne next month. READ MORE: Paulinho's Brazil sequel | Tite: Brazil coaches overexposed | How Neymar found Brazil form Valencia goalkeeper Diego Alves was among a number of new faces called for the Superclasico and a clash with hosts Australia....

Mourinho was full of praise for the Brazilian international after Chelsea’s 2-0 win over AC Milan even though Luiz did not feature in the game. “David has come back with us fantastically and we have to use his quality,” Mourinho was quoted as saying by Goal.com. “He has big self-confidence and self-esteem, especially when he comes up from the back with the ball. “Can he improve defensively? Of course. But it is my job to try always to improve players....

The Glazer family has decided to dismiss the Scot just 11 months after he was appointed Sir Alex Ferguson's successor. A United spokesperson has denied that Moyes has already been sacked, but Goal UK can report that his departure is "imminent". He is not expected to be in the dugout when United plays Norwich City at Old Trafford on Saturday. Player-coach Ryan Giggs is expected to be placed in charge of the team until the end of the season, with the other members of the backroom team that Moyes brought with him from Everton - Steve Round, Phil Neville and Jimmy Lumsden - also set to leave the club....

Anyone who witnessed the annihilation of Rafael Nadal in the quarters of that event, a 6-1, 6-2 drubbing, would agonise over the meagre career of Nalbandian. But we shall save that for later. The Argentine went on to eliminate Novak Djokovic in the semifinals before pulling off a stunning come-from-behind victory over Roger Federer in the finals to clinch his maiden ATP World Tour Masters Series title. In doing so, he became only the third player after Boris Becker and Djokovic to defeat the top three players in a single tournament....