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Ashley Young does not believe it takes Manchester United newcomers long to adopt the winning mentality that has carried the club to so many honours down the years. “When you come to a place like Manchester United, you want success,” said Young. “You look at the trophy cabinet and the history. You want a piece of that. Everybody is a winner here. You see that in training. No-one wants to lose. “If you have that in training you take it onto the pitch. We want to retain the title that we won last season.” Press Association Sport understands Leighton Baines has told Everton of his wish to join United, although with Everton presently unmoved about the prospect of selling the 28-year-old, it remains to be seen whether he gets his wish. Baines’ former manager Moyes is on a steep learning curve, as evidenced by the demand for victory on a ground where he did not win once in 12 attempts during his time at Everton. The Scot’s presence is sure to attract plenty of attention from the home fans, already buoyed by successive victories over Stoke and Aston Villa. Not that Young sees how the atmosphere could be more intense than normal. “I don’t think there has ever been a time when Manchester United have gone there and Liverpool haven’t been up for it,” said the 28-year-old Press Association Young got his hands on a first Premier League winners’ medal last term, two years after his £17million move from Aston Villa. Now new manager David Moyes is starting down the same path, which takes him back to Merseyside on Sunday for a meeting with old rivals Liverpool. “You know what the rivalry is like between the two clubs. It will be a fiery atmosphere. But you want to play in the fiery games. It is what you dreamt about as a boy. “We know what to expect. We will keep a cool head, let the fans have their rivalry and try to do our jobs in the right way.” The fixture will provide some welcome relief from the transfer talk that has surrounded Old Trafford for most of the summer. Discussion over Wayne Rooney has finally started to ease and Samuel Eto’o’s arrival at Chelsea now looks certain to result in the England forward remaining where he is. For Baines and Marouane Fellaini though, the uncertainty goes on. Moyes has never made any secret of his desire to be reunited with the pair, whom he knows so well from his own Everton days. There has been a feeling Fellaini’s services could be secured more easily than those of Baines, although United have indicated there would be no wish to split the bid, giving credence to rumours that another had been lodged this week. read more

September 7, 2020 Share This StoryFacebookTwitteremailPrintLinkedinRedditNEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times EDT):2 p.m.Serena Williams has been pushed to a third set by Maria Sakkari in the fourth round of the U.S. Open. Williams won the first set 6-3, but Sakkari took the second in a tiebreaker, converting her fifth set point when Williams missed a forehand.Sakkari beat Williams in three sets less than two weeks ago in the Western & Southern Open.___1:35 p.m.Alex de Minaur has moved into his first Grand Slam quarterfinal by beating Vasek Pospisil 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-2 at the U.S. Open. The Latest: Williams pushed to 3rd set by Sakkari at US Open 12:50 p.m.Serena Williams has taken the first set of her U.S. Open fourth-round match against Maria Sakkari by a 6-3 score. ___12:05 p.m.Serena Williams and Maria Sakkari are on court in Arthur Ashe Stadium to warm up for their fourth-round meeting at the U.S. Open. It is a rematch of a contest Sakkari won less than two weeks ago at the Western & Southern Open, a hard-court tournament played this year at Flushing Meadows.Williams owns six U.S. Open titles and 23 Grand Slam singles championships in all. Sakkari, a 25-year-old from Greece, is trying to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal.The winner will face Alize Cornet or Tsvetana Pironkova next.___ The key to the match in Louis Armstrong Stadium on Monday was the opening-set tiebreaker. Pospisil held four set points at 6-2 but failed to convert any. De Minaur took a half-dozen points in a row to take the set and was in control from there.He is a 21-year-old from Australia who is seeded 21st at Flushing Meadows.In the quarterfinals, de Minaur will face No. 2 seed Dominic Thiem or No. 15 Felix Auger-Aliassime.___ Associated Press More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/apf-Tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports read more

The No. 1 Women of Troy were knotted up with No. 2 UCLA after the day’s first 18 holes, two strokes behind No. 14 Florida, the round leader. The remaining 18 holes were a slightly different story, however, as the Bruins surged ahead with a remarkable score of 11-under par. USC, with a combined score of 10-under, currently sits four strokes behind their crosstown rival going into today’s final round. Though the team certainly still has a chance to add to its school-record win streak, it will also have to fend off the always-dangerous Gators. Florida remains six strokes behind the Women of Troy while No. 6 Alabama and No. 3 Oklahoma State rounded out the top five.USC head coach Andrea Gaston was impressed by the Bruins’ strong start in the second round, but knew her team had the talent to close the gap.“UCLA started to separate themselves,” Gaston said. “I knew we still had plenty of golf left, and we just needed to take it one shot at a time.”Senior Sophia Popov led the way on the individual side for the Women of Troy, firing a 5-under 67 over her first 18 holes. Though Popov followed that score in the day’s second half with a less impressive 2-over 74, her combined two-round score of 3-under was good enough for a sixth-place tie. Five strokes ahead of Popov on top of the individual leaderboard is the surprising Erynne Lee of UCLA, who shot a blistering 6-under 66 during the second round to put her at 7-under for the day. The junior came into the tournament as the Bruins’ fourth seed. Tied for the individual lead is Tonje Daffinrud of Denver.USC also got solid performances from sophomore standouts Annie Park and Kyung Kim. Park rebounded from a 1-over 73 with a second-round 3-under, good enough to put her in a ninth-place tie just one stroke behind her teammate Popov. Kim was a model of consistency throughout the long day, stringing together scores of one-under and even par. The Chandler, Ariz. native is tied for 12th place, six strokes behind the leader.Freshman Karen Chung was USC’s final qualifier, combining for an even-par effort over two rounds. Chung bounced back nicely from a disappointing first round 2-over to get back to even.Gaston thought her players gave a worthy effort in the face of fatigue and difficult weather conditions.“Our players did a great job,” Gaston said. “They made some clutch birdies down the stretch.”If last year’s Allstate Sugar Bowl is any indication, the Women of Troy have an excellent chance at a comeback victory. The eventual national champions fell to sixth place after the event’s first round, but rallied over the final 36 holes to claim the tournament championship.The 2013 event, also held at English Turn C.C. in New Orleans, had similar weather concerns: Participating teams played their final two rounds on the same day. USC will be seeking its ninth straight victory, and sixth consecutive win to begin the 2013-2014 campaign. The team has won 11 of its last 12 events.Still, Gaston knows victory is anything but a sure thing for her team.“It was a long day,” she said. “With a strong finish, we now have a chance to catch [UCLA] tomorrow.”Final-round action begins bright and early at 8 a.m. EST this morning, and action can be followed live at golfstat.com. Unusual weather did not lead to unusual results for the USC women’s golf team, which finished nearly two rounds of action at the rain-shortened Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate in second place.Setting the bar · Senior Sophia Popov has led the Women of Troy through 36 holes, currently sitting in sixth place with a 3-under 141. – Courtesy of USC Sports Information read more

JOSE MOURINHO has decided to shave his head again – and Tottenham fans should be getting excited.A picture shared on Instagram showed the Portuguese manager with the close cut.1 Jose Mourinho decided to get his head shaved again – and is hoping it has the same effect as last timeCredit: https://www.instagram.com/hak_tev/?hl=enThe Special One went to luxury barbers Haks Oscar for his trim and a proud Instagram post from @ak_tev said: “Jose Mourinho always fearless goes all the way with his haircut.”There may be another week until Spurs’ next game – away to Aston Villa on February 16 after the inaugural winter break – but the smooth look could spell good news for the North Londoners.Mourinho first opted for the number three crew-cut at the start of the 2006/7 season, saying it showed his Chelsea side were “ready to go to war.”The ritual proved successful as the Blues went on to win nine of their opening 11 league games.MAKE YOUR DEBUT Bet £5 get £20 in free bets for new customers at LadbrokesDuring the 2012/13 season, the then-Chelsea manager admitted he had used Fernando Torres’ clippers to cut his hair himself.He said: “I did it myself. I asked Fernando [Torres] to give me his machine and I did it myself in front of the mirror.”It is nice and it is cheap. In a couple of months I will have hair again. Some people can’t do it.”The makeover had the desired effect for the Portuguese as Chelsea went on to win eight of their next ten Premier League games.And now Spurs supporters will be hoping for more of the same as they look to try and squeeze into the top four.Danny Rose talks about Jose Mourinho not giving him a chance at Tottenham after Newcastle loan escapeLatest Tottenham newsHARRY ALL FOUR ITKane admits Spurs must win EIGHT games to rise into Champions League spotGossipALL GONE PETE TONGVertonghen wanted by host of Italian clubs as long Spurs spell nears endBELOW PARRSpurs suffer blow with Parrott to miss Prem restart after appendix operationPicturedSHIRT STORMNew Spurs 2020/21 home top leaked but angry fans slam silver design as ‘awful”STEP BY STEP’Jose fears for players’ welfare during restart as stars begin ‘pre-season’KAN’T HAVE THATVictor Osimhen keen on Spurs move but only if they sell Kane this summerYOU KAN DO ITKlinsmann quit Spurs to win trophies but says Kane’s better off stayingTURBULENT PAIRINGDrogba and Mido had mid-flight brawl after stewardess prank went wrongMourinho’s men failed to win four Prem games on the bounce between December 28 and January 18 – with 1-0 defeats to Southampton and Liverpool sandwiched between draws with Norwich and Watford.But back-to-back wins against Norwich and Manchester City have got Tottenham back on track.And the best news for Jose is he won’t be pulling his hair out at his side’s defending for a few weeks at least… read more