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Great Premier League goals against former clubs

BBC Sport takes a look back at some great goals scored in the Premier League by players facing their former clubs, including strikes by Wayne Rooney, Mohamed Salah, Frank Lampard and Kevin de Bruyne.

James returns for Wales' final Nations League games

Fit-again Daniel James returns for Wales, while in-form Rubin Colwill is recalled for their final Nations League games.

Watch Saka's best Premier League goals as he reaches half-century

Watch a selection of Bukayo Saka's best Premier League goals after the Arsenal forward's strike against Liverpool brought up his half-century in the top flight.

How?! Erling Haaland scores acrobatic, back-to-goal goal for Man City in Champions League

The Norwegian leaps up with his back almost completely to goal, raises his left leg to the head height of an average human, and snaps his foot backward into the ball.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23

Tiger Woods Plans to Return to Golf in His Own League in January

Pros in Woods’ new league will hit golf balls into a massive video screen projecting virtual holes.

Sports - The New York Times - October 21

Díaz hat-trick dashes Alonso’s hopes on Champions League return to Liverpool

The finest tribute to Xabi Alonso, Arne Slot wrote in his programme notes, “is to be the best Liverpool that we can possibly be with no quarter asked and no quarter given.” His team obliged ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Christian Pulisic's mind-bending Olimpico goal helps lift Milan over Brugge in Champions League play

Pulisic scored direct from a corner kick in a Champions League match Tuesday, his 7th goal for Milan this season across all competitions.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 22

AC Milan's Christian Pulisic scores Champions League goal on direct corner kick; Rafa Leao struggles continue

The USMNT star scored a stunner at San Siro against Club Brugge

Sports - CBS Sports - October 22

Vinicius Junior scores hat trick as Real Madrid beats Dortmund 5-2 in Champions League

Vinicius Junior scored a hat trick as Real Madrid turned boos into cheers with a 5-2 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, while Paris Saint-Germain dropped more points

Sports - ABC News - October 22

Champions League expert picks, predictions, best bets: Can Arsenal thrive vs Inter? Huge PSG vs. Atleti match

Here's our expert picks for the upcoming UCL matchday

Sports - CBS Sports - 4 days ago

Will Amorim era at Man United mean a new cast of stars? Amad's Europa League goals hint so

Amad Diallo led Man United to a Europa League win after previously being ignored by Ten Hag. Does it portend a shake-up in United's lineups?

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

Nelson's 2 goals lifts Islanders to 6-2 win over Avalanche in Patrick Roy's return to Colorado

Brock Nelson scored his first two goals of the season 2:49 apart in the second period, and the New York Islanders beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 to give coach Patrick Roy a win in his first game ...

Sports - ABC News - October 15

NFL Week 7 questions, takeaways: Lamar Jackson, Ravens best in the league? Plus Cardinals win on walk-off field goal

NFL Nation reporters react to all the action, answering the biggest questions coming out of each game. Here's what we learned from Week 7.

Sports - ESPN - October 22

Mets' Jeff McNeil rejoins NLCS roster five weeks after suffering what appeared to be season-ending injury

McNeil suffered a broken wrist in September

Sports - CBS Sports - October 13

Here's the Mets' 2024 National League Championship Series roster, including Jeff McNeil's return

With Game 1 in Los Angeles set for 8:15 p.m. on Sunday night, the Mets announced their NLCS roster on Sunday morning, which features one prominent return.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 13

Real Madrid, Manchester City both humiliated in Champions League, Liverpool enjoys Alonso's return

European heavyweights Real Madrid and Manchester City have both suffered big defeats in the Champions League

Sports - ABC News - 4 days ago

UCF's Braeden Marshall blows pick 6, dropping ball before crossing goal line after 70-yard interception return

UCF defensive back Braeden Marshall thought he had a pick-6 touchdown against Iowa State, but dropped the ball before crossing the goal line.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 20

Haaland quiet in Austria's 5-goal rout of Norway

Austria's Marko Arnautovic netted twice as they thrashed Norway 5-1 in the Nations League on Sunday, with the hosts keeping the usually prolific Erling Haaland quiet as the captain's defence ...

Sports - ESPN - October 14

Goals are not enough: How data created the modern striker

Strikers were once judged by a single metric. Today, their overall contribution is more valuable.

Sports - ESPN - October 16

Gustavsson scores first goalie goal in Wild history

Minnesota Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson became just the 15th goaltender to score a goal in NHL history and the first in franchise history.

Sports - ESPN - October 16

Ranking All 15 NHL Goalie Goal-Scorers

Filip Gustavsson joined the exclusive club on Tuesday, but which NHL goalie's goals were the most impressive?

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17

Man City beats Wolves with dramatic late goal

Manchester City defender John Stones scored a last-gasp winner in a 2-1 victory at Wolves on Sunday.

Sports - ESPN - October 20

The new corporate green goal: being ‘nature positive’

More companies are committing to protect and improve biodiversity. But some experts fear the potential for greenwashing

Business - Financial Times - October 21

Chelsea boss calls for goal-line technology in WSL

Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor called for the introduction of goal-line technology in the women's soccer leagues after a disputed goal in her side's win over Tottenham Hotspur.

Sports - ESPN - October 21

Ancelotti backs Bellingham despite goal drought

Carlo Ancelotti has defended Jude Bellingham's Real Madrid form, saying the work he's doing for the team this season is "more important" than scoring goals.

Sports - ESPN - October 22

TechScape: Elon Musk’s global political goals

Plus: World of Warcraft, polling and cats. • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here . Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m Blake Montgomery, technology news editor at the ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Pulisic: 'Olimpico' goal for Milan was 'a bit of luck'

Christian Pulisic continued his sensational start to the season for AC Milan on Tuesday, scoring directly from a corner in the UEFA Champions League match against Belgium's Club Brugge.

Sports - ESPN - October 23

'Kids will be trying that in the playground' - Haaland goal hailed

Erling Haaland's "amazing" acrobatic backheel volley for Manchester City against Sparta Prague on Wednesday left many of those who saw it live "speechless".

Pep: Haaland goal 'not normal for a human being'

Pep Guardiola said Erling Haaland's outrageous goal in Manchester City's 5-0 win over Sparta Prague should "not be normal for a human being."

Sports - ESPN - October 25

England suffer defeat by Germany in seven-goal thriller

Watch highlights as England suffer defeat by Germany in an international friendly at Wembley as the teams that contested the Euro 2022 final return to the same stage to deliver a seven-goal thriller.

Girma: 'Such a joy' to score first USWNT goals

United States women's national team defender Naomi Girma scored her first two international goals Wednesday in her team's 3-0 victory over Argentina in Louisville.

Sports - ESPN - November 1

‘Insider Threats’ to the Election, and Starbucks’ 4-Minute Goal

Plus, the Harris campaign sidelines Biden

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

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