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It was a match to remember for Rooney, who became only the second player to reach the milestone in Premier League history as Everton drew 1-1 at 10-man Manchester City on Monday. Rooney 16/5 to score vs Chelsea Rooney side-footed Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s cross to give Everton the lead with his landmark goal 10 minutes before half-time, moving second only to Newcastle United great Alan Shearer’s record of 260. Everton, who also finished the match with 10 men following Morgan Schneiderlin’s late red card, were eventually pegged back by Raheem Sterling and City, but former Manchester United captain Rooney was the topic of conversation post-game....

The 11-year veteran took an opportunity originally not meant for him and turned it into one of the best WWE moments of the year when he won the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35. And while his run ended suddenly, Kofi and his New Day brethren - Big E and Xavier Woods - continue to be one of the top acts in all of WWE. Even if one of the trio is sidelined due to injury, like when Woods ruptured his Achilles tendon, the show must go on, and Woods and Big E are your current SmackDown Tag Team Champions....

Atleti secured a much-needed 1-0 win over Las Palmas on Saturday thanks to Saul Niguez’s goal shortly before the hour. ‘Lindelof perfect for Man Utd’ But the 2013-14 LaLiga champions still sit sixth in Spain’s top flight having struggled to find the type of consistency that has become synonymous with Simeone’s celebrated reign in the capital. The former Argentina international negotiated down his March 2015 contract extension - which ran until the end of the 2019-20 season - to expire in June 2018 earlier this year, heightening speculation over the future of one of football’s most sought-after coaching talents....

Hosts of the January 4 gathering in Accra, Ghana will be represented in only one category following the announcement of the final list of nominees on Monday. Ghana had two candidates in the running for awards but the number eventually reduced to one as the female U-20 side remain the surviving contenders. “It is quite disappointing but some years back, we were dominating," Konadu told Ghana Web. “Now that the pendulum has shifted, we have to man up and bounce back come next year....

In its intelligence briefing posted to Twitter on Wednesday, the U.K. Ministry of Defence pointed to reports of Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov being promoted to head of the Russian military as “a significant development in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approach to managing the war.” Reuters reported earlier in the day that Gerasimov was appointed to the new position by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, overtaking the role from Sergey Surovikin....

Porzingis was in his hometown of Liepaja and was seen visiting various clubs and pubs in celebration of an occasion. Per the report, the Mavericks star was confronted by a group of Russians at one of these clubs over him “switching” NBA teams. The altercation became violent, with the group of men reportedly attacking Porzingis. He was seen outside the club later with a bloody face. According to The Athletic, the Mavericks are aware of the situation and have launched an investigation into what happened....

Krzyzewski will be on hand at the organization’s dinner in Washington D.C. on Wednesday evening, to accept the 2014 George Catlett Marshall Medal — the most prestigious award that AUSA hands out yearly to an indvidual who has “exhibited selfless service to the United States of America.” “As an exceptional patriot, Mike Krzyzewski is not only an American icon familiar to the nation while pacing on the sidelines during a Blue Devils basketball game, but he is also an extraordinary mentor to our nation’s youth - both military and civilian,” the AUSA president, retired Gen....

Busch and 23XI Racing announced Thursday that the 44-year-old will not be in the No. 45 Camry for the start of the playoffs and said the team has withdrawn the medical waiver request that would have allowed him to race in the playoffs if he was cleared to drive in time. The regular-season finale is Saturday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, and the playoffs begin with the Southern 500 at Darlington on Sept....

He's the fourth driver to try to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. Both races are scheduled for May 25. MORE: Busch lands sponsor for IndyCar | Talladega classic photos | Crashes Busch and 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve were among a handful of drivers who tested their cars on the historic 2.5-mile oval Tuesday. It didn't take long for Busch or Villeneuve to pass the rookie orientation program....

The Frenchman, whose middle name is Happy, appears to be have been cut from the same stone as the famous actor that has graced many a Hollywood movie down the years. Pirlo: Conte is the best, he’s a genius Among those was the 1989 production ‘Kickboxer’, where the Belgian played the character Kurt Sloan. Zouma is now a no-nonsense man mountain in his own right, with the 22-year-old a centre-half that few opponents relish tangling with....

MORE: One very good reason to watch the entire 2015-16 bowl season | Report: Oklahoma’s Trevor Knight granted full release to transfer Allen, a five-star recruit and 247Sports’ No. 1 overall pro-style quarterback in the Class of 2014, has not quite replicated the level of play that made him so highly recruited. He threw for 3,532 yards, with 33 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, in two seasons as an Aggie. The team compiled a 16-9 record during that time....

The wear and tear of muscling these NASCAR Sprint Cup cars (and, in his particular case, sometimes Xfinity cars and even trucks) around the track week to week is tough on the body. Especially as one gets older, and doesn’t slow down. MORE: 10 to watch at Loudon | Entries | Junior out It’s hard for people who haven’t been in a racecar to understand what a driver feels. How could they?...

“Our lives are already exposed,” Busch said before citing an example of his lead foot getting some publicity. “It’s pretty easy to go down and get a speeding ticket in a 45-mile-an-hour zone and somebody might not know about it, but then everybody knows about it when you’re Kyle Busch. “It’s a pain in the ass to live life like that, so what’s not to put the rest of it out there?...

The Chip Ganassi Racing driver at one time was thought to be the driver who would replace Gordon, considering that Larson has been widely touted as the best young driver. MORE: Gordon doesn’t want 24 retired | Media Tour observations: What to watch | Earnhardt not thinking retirement But it was wrong place, wrong time for Larson, who has a long-term contract with Chip Ganassi Racing. Chase Elliott, who won the Nationwide (now Xfinity) Series title last year and already was a Hendrick Motorsports driver, will replace Gordon after the four-time Cup champion retires from full-time racing following 2015....

Rittenhouse was acquitted of all five felony charges, including first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety, first-degree intentional homicide and attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Rittenhouse has pleaded not guilty to five charges. The misdemeanor charge of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18 was dropped before jury deliberations began. There have been many dramatic moments during the trial, from Rittenhouse getting emotional on the witness stand, to Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder yelling at the prosecution, to a slew of controversies surrounding comments made by Judge Schroeder....

The 27-year-old star, who will almost certainly opt out of his contract and become a free agent this summer, isn’t expected to re-sign with the Celtics, according to a report from SNY’s Ian Begley. The report adds: The Celtics acquired Irving in a blockbuster trade with the Cavaliers in August 2017. He averaged 23.8 points and 6.9 assists for Boston this season. Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said he hasn’t received any “indication” that Irving is planning to leave....

Appearing alongside Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday at the University of Louisville, Sinema doubled down on her position to bring back the 60-vote threshold for “everything,” including nominees—a move that could make it near impossible for a 50-50 Senate to usher in President Joe Biden’s picks for appointments. During Monday’s lecture on bipartisanship, the senator referred to the supermajority requirement as a “guardrail” that “requires new federal policy to be broadly supported by senators, representing a broader cross-section of Americans....

After a challenging confirmation hearing for Tanden, and subsequent announcements by both Democratic and Republican senators that they would vote against her, the Senate Homeland Security Committee postponed Wednesday’s vote after members asked for more time to consider the nominee. The committee is reportedly concerned with how Sinema will vote, which remains unknown, and does not want to advance the vote without knowledge of the Democrat’s expected decision. If Sinema, who sits on the committee, is opposed to Tanden’s nomination, like her Senate colleague Joe Manchin, the Biden administration will be unable to get her confirmed as OMB director....

The title of the Democrat most despised by other Democrats has changed hands between Sinema and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin many times over the past two years, but at this point the title is clearly hers. After the bizarre fixation with preserving the Senate’s filibuster rule, the thumbs-down that doomed a minimum wage hike, the broad-daylight legislative grifting on behalf of the investor class, and the general unwillingness to explain or defend her choices in public, Sinema was already justifiably loathed by many....

Sean Jerome Essex, 51, was arrested as part of an internal investigation into the allegations. He was booked into jail at 11:10 a.m., and released from the Norwalk Sheriff’s Station’s jail at 4 p.m. on a $100,000 bail, the Los Angeles Times reported. The deputy was arrested on suspicion of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old, and committing oral copulation with a child under the age of 14, according to the L....