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There were no goals at the Vicente Calderon, but that left one big question following this Champions League quarter-final first leg: who does the 0-0 actually favour? The answers given to that question revealed a lot. Carlo Ancelotti leant towards the negative. He described it as “not so good”, but the “best of the worst results”. Atletico Madrid’s Mario Suarez meanwhile tilted to the positive. The midfielder admitted it wasn’t the result they were aiming for, but pointed to how the exact same scoreline in last season’s semi-final first leg eventually saw them get through against Chelsea, with a 3-1 away-leg win....

The Knicks forward balked at the idea that the team president would come down to the sideline for the 2016-17 season, a concept speculated about in an ESPN feature story on Jackson that was published Monday. MORE: Classic photos of Phil Jackson | All-time Knicks “Phil ain’t coaching no more, man,” Anthony told reporters after Tuesday’s practice, via ESPN.com. “So let’s dead that rumor. Phil ain’t coaching no more.” Jackson has been rumored to be interested in coaching home games while someone else, possibly interim coach Kurt Rambis, coaches the team on the road....

But in what has come as a surprise to many badminton fans, Carolina Marin has withdrawn from the tournament due to injury. Marin has won four tournaments this year, including the European Championships and World Championships. The World Championship Gold Medalists are given a direct invitation to play at the tournament. Marin has cited a niggle in her right leg as the reason for her withdrawal. Sayaka Takahashi, ranked ninth in the ‘race to Guangzhou’ rankings, will not be invited as the other two Japanese players Nozomi Okuhara and Akane Yamaguchi have qualified ahead of her....

Wozniacki, the world No. 5, wore heavy strapping on her left calf throughout her 7-5, 7-5 defeat to Bencic on Wednesday in Toronto. MORE: U.S. Open winners since 2000 | U.S. Open field takes shape | Don’t ask Caro about Rory The former world No. 1 from Denmark indicated afterward that she had not been able to practice because of the injury, but could not pull out due to WTA rules....

The bones, ligaments, and structures around your wrist and hand form an anatomical tunnel. Injury here may cause pain, tingling, and weakness in your wrist and hand and may limit functional use of your upper extremity. Anatomy The anatomical borders of the carpal tunnel are the carpal (wrist) bones and the flexor retinaculum, also known as the transverse carpal ligament. The concave carpal bones—there are eight of them—form the base of the carpal tunnel....

Rooney announced on Wednesday he will no longer make himself available for England as he seeks to focus on his club career, the 31-year-old having returned to Everton from Manchester United last month. Lukaku 9/4 to score 30+ goals Despite serving as national team captain since succeeding Steven Gerrard in 2014, Rooney’s last England appearance was in November. And his former international team-mate Carragher, who stepped away from England duty in 2010, believes the time was right for the country’s all-time leading scorer to make way....

Everton sign Sandro from Malaga The former Liverpool defender trolled the Reds’ Merseyside rivals on Twitter, posting a picture of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp in some choice headwear with the caption: “When Everton sign 4/5 players but none of them would make the Liverpool team!” Everton announced the signing of Sandro Ramirez from Malaga on Monday, but Carragher clearly isn’t sweating the Toffees’ new Spain U-21 international striker. Following Carragher’s tweet, Everton announced yet another signing: England international centre-back Michael Keane from Burnley....

Carvajal suffered a hamstring strain during Madrid’s 3-1 Champions League final win over Liverpool at the end of last month but joined up with Lopetegui’s World Cup squad to continue his rehabilitation. Featuring in Spain’s much-anticipated tournament opener against Portugal in Sochi next Friday appears unlikely but Lopetegui is satisfied with the 26-year-old’s progress. “You have to hold him back slightly, but I’m sure he’ll be ready,” the former Porto boss told a news conference ahead of La Roja’s final warm-up match against Tunisia on Saturday....

The 36-year-old goalkeeper has found himself playing second fiddle at Estadio do Dragao behind Jose Sa in recent matches, with head coach Sergio Conceicao revealing during a press conference on Friday that he has been unhappy with the former Real Madrid star’s attitude in training. Frozen out of action, this has prompted rumours of a departure, and with Liverpool’s defence needing reinforced, he has been associated with a move to Jurgen Klopp’s side....

Buffon has won numerous trophies throughout his illustrious career, but Champions League glory has evaded the veteran shot stopper until now. Higuain hoping for no Ramos heroics The 39-year-old lost the final in 2003 and 2015 and he will be hoping it is third time lucky in Cardiff this weekend. “Had the opponent not been Real Madrid, I would have wanted Buffon to win the Champions League with all my heart, he deserves it,” Casillas told La Gazzetta dello Sport....

In the viral clip, which was shared Monday on TikTok by the cat’s owner under the username _cat_riki, the cat scrolls through its owner’s social media with its paws and looks at the phone as if it is interested in the content. But can cats actually see what’s on the screen? The answer is “sort of,” according to Hill’s Pet Nutrition’s website. Cats can see what’s on the screen and they do engage with it, but they don’t understand what is going on....

“It wasn’t my idea, holding a press conference and all eyes on me, me being the center of attention,” Jones told ESPN Radio’s Mike and Mike on Friday. “I’m not that guy, period.” MORE: OSU on top of SN’s early 2015 Top 10 | Jones daring OSU to say no | Meyer the next Woody Hayes? The third-string quarterback-turned-overnight-sensation said he didn’t think it was that big of a deal....

This will be the rapper’s hosting debut when she takes to the stage at the Los Angeles Microsoft Theater on Sunday, November 21. “When I received the invite to host the AMAs, I was so excited,” the 29-year-old multiplatnium star said in a statement. “I’m ready to bring my personality to the AMAs stage.” The rapper—real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar—is up for three awards this year off the back of her hit singles “WAP” and “UP,” and is already a five-time AMA winner....

Fantasy football players often express frustrations via Twitter. That’s understandable. What’s not understandable is going after specific players. FANTASY: Waiver wire pickups after Week 8 | MORE: Cards have silly-good depth One should not complain to players like John Brown, who was active Sunday but didn’t play because he’s dealing with hamstring issues. Brown was happy about his Cardinals’ win, but fantasy owners weren’t so thrilled. People sent him tweets asking, “should I drop you?...

Arians was named Associated Press Coach of the Year for 2014 after the Cardinals went 11-5 despite multiple injuries to their quarterbacks. The 62-year-old is 21-11 in two seasons in charge of the Cardinals. MORE: Giants extending Coughlin | Ranking new NFL coaches NFL Media reported Arians’ deal will replace his previous contract rather than just extending it and he’ll make an average of $6 million a year. The team also holds an option on his deal for 2019....

Cardinals manager Mike Matheny announced the roster change on Sunday after the 2006 World Series champion was scratched from his spring training start against the Washington Nationals. The withdrawal was the result of a hamstring injury, Cardinals president John Mozeliak told reporters. Mozeliak also revealed three-time All-Star Wainwright – also a two-time Gold Glove Award winner and Silver Slugger recipient in 2017 – twill undergo further evaluation, and told St Louis radio station KMOX 1120 that the 36-year-old’s injury is “hopefully not serious....

St. Louis was assured of at least an NL wild-card spot when Milwaukee lost to Pittsburgh on Sunday, 1-0. MORE: Full standings | Wild-card standings | Scoreboard | Postseason dates St. Louis led the NL Central by three games over the Pirates going into its game Sunday night at home against Cincinnati, which they lost, 7-2. “There wasn’t a lot of high-fiving,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said before Sunday’s game....

The development team behind Cards Against Humanity is digging a ‘Holiday Hole’ for Black Friday, with the time spent digging based on how much money is donated to the cause. At the time of this writing, fans have already donated over $48,000, and Cards Against Humanity is promising at least 34 more hours of hole digging. A single dollar currently adds just 1.4 seconds to the time spent digging, but the donations are continuing to come in....