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Asensio, Bale, and Llorente were all injured; hence Santiago Solari opted to give the teenage Brazilian Vinicius Jr a place in the starting lineup. Real Sociedad manager Alguacil decided to go with a 4-2-3-1 combination with Willian Jose as the sole striker. Real Sociedad had a dream start to the encounter as Willian Jose converted a penalty after Casemiro fouled Mikel Merino. After that Real Madrid completely dominated the first half and created a lot of goal scoring opportunities but failed to equalize....

In LaLiga Santander, the figure of 5,398,206 in-stadium spectators shows a 5% increase on the number recorded at the halfway point of the 2018/19 season, with 255,086 more fans attending games. Meanwhile, LaLiga SmartBank has posted record stadium occupancy rates at this stage of the season in comparison with previous campaigns, achieving levels of 51.6%. Meanwhile, it should be noted that the stadiums of the clubs competing in the Spanish second tier in the 2019/20 season boast bigger capacities than the arenas that hosted games in the 2018/19 campaign, with the total number of spectators now exceeding the 2....

Thanks in part to a Chargers scout and others who might have suggested Jackson change positions as he prepared for the NFL, from quarterback to wide receiver, we will never know how awesome his NFL Combine results would have been. LAMAR VS. LUKA:Who will dominate next decade in sports? That Jackson was entering the NFL as a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback seemingly didn’t matter. Typical of the decrepit operation that is the NFL scouting process, many were bothered by the fact that Jackson refused to run the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine....

Almost two decades removed from his role as Lamar Odom’s college coach, Jim Harrick still remembers the first thing that his star pupil asked for: a bookbag. As a young man who was unyieldingly self-sufficient, Odom did not ask for much else. “Here’s a guy who went all through high school and had never been allowed to be a normal student. All he wanted to do was be normal like everyone else,” Harrick said....

This article looks at the anatomy of the lambdoid suture, its function, and associated conditions. Anatomy Four main cranial sutures connect the six cranial bones. The lambdoid suture is one of them. The lambdoid suture gets its name from its resemblance to the uppercase Greek letter lambda (Λ). Like all cranial sutures, the lambdoid suture is made up of dense, fibrous bands of tissue. It is located at the back of the skull, where it connects the occipital bone (the bone at the back of the skull) with the parietal bones (the bones at the top and sides of the skull)....

Stoke’s fate was sealed last week with a defeat at home to Crystal Palace, meaning a last-day 2-1 win at Swansea City counted for little - even if it dragged the Welsh club with them into the Championship. And Lambert thinks there must be changes behind the scenes if Stoke are to learn from their demotion and return to the Premier League, with attacking additions a priority. “Fifteen games is never long enough,” he told BBC Sport....

Paul Lambert, who, so far, in his Villa reign has approached every cup game with gusto, fielding full-strength teams, has increasingly downplayed the game. He’s mentioned the importance of the weekend’s league game with Manchester City (breaking the old adage in football of taking fixtures ‘one game at a time’) and bemoaned the growing amount of injuries – from the serious (Okore, N’Zogbia, Benteke) to niggley knocks (Agbonlahor, Gardner, Luna, Clark, Westwood, Delph)....

The LA Lakers snapped their three-game losing run with a win against the rebuilding Orlando Magic. The Purple and Gold are currently seeded fifth in the West with a 36-25 record. Anthony Davis’ return hasn’t helped the team much but Dennis Schroder has emerged as a vital contributor. Schroder has averaged 20.4 points and 9.4 assists over the last five games. The Washington Wizards had their eight-game winning run snapped by the San Antonio Spurs on Monday in a game that stretched to overtime....

The source has made a bold claim that Bale’s performance won’t matter as the Real Madrid board has already fixed their minds. In case you didn’t know… Gareth Bale arrived in 2013 as the most expensive player in Real Madrid’s history, breaking the record previously held by Cristiano Ronaldo upon his arrival in 2009. The Welsh winger enjoyed loads of success in the six-season tenure since then. Bale was pivotal as he scored in two Champions League finals for Real Madrid - one against Atletico Madrid in 2014 and one against Liverpool last season....

Walmart: According to its website, Walmart has collated its sale into a Labor Day Savings Center, with reductions on TVs, smart-home devices, fitness gear and furniture. “Send off the summer with extra low prices,” it teases. You can find all of the sale items here. Kohl’s: This Labor Day, the popular department store chain is advertising a weekend sale, alongside a promo code that expires on Monday. The offer is an extra $10 off any purchase of $25 or more, both in-store and on its website, using the code “LaborDay....

Meanwhile, Valencia will look to utilize the all-important away goal at the return fixture this following Thursday. Should they succeed then they will be on their way to their first European final since 2004. The game started with some sloppy defending from the hosts. Mouctar Diakhaby headed home in the 11th minute to give the visitors the lead. The lead was short lived as Lacazette converted from a pass by Aubameyang to make the scores level....

Arsenal to win a major trophy - 15/8 The summer signing from Real Madrid has been named among the substitutes by Antonio Conte for the traditional season curtain-raiser at Wembley, with Michy Batshuayi preferred up front. Morata is joined on the bench by fellow new signing Antonio Rudiger while Cesc Fabregas partners N’Golo Kante in midfield with Tiemoue Bakayoko still nursing a knee injury. The Gunners, meanwhile, are without both Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, with Danny Welbeck and Alex Iwobi supporting Lacazette in a front three....

LAFC’s march towards the MLS Shield hit a rare red light in El Trafico, as the Black and Gold lost 3-2 against its Zlatan Ibrahimovic-inspired local rivals. The good news for LAFC is that it remains comfortably ahead of the chasing pack, with a nine-point buffer over the closest Western Conference rivals and a seven-point margin over the Eastern Conference leaders. The not-so-good news for the newest MLS’ franchise is that on Friday it welcomes another team eager to test its title credentials in the shape of Atlanta United....

Los Angeles trailed the Bulls by 14 points at half-time on Tuesday, but they clawed their way back with a strong display after the interval. The Lakers outscored the Bulls 30-19 in third quarter, and another dominant effort in the final term saw the Los Angeles franchise to victory. Kyle Kuzma led the Lakers with 22 points, while also dishing out five assists. Free-agent signing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope poured in 21 points with nine rebounds to help the Lakers claim their second straight win....

The Chennai shuttler, Lakshya had never met World No. 49 Lee Dong Keun before but that mattered little as the World No. 30 was at the top of his game throughout the match against the Mumbai ace. The 18-year-old was made to work hard for his win in Chennai’s first tie on Monday but this time he made no mistake. In a solid display that showed his maturity and fearlessness in oodles, Sen produced a brilliant array of smashes to take the first game away from the Korean....

Unsurprisingly, also in LaLiga, the list of most expensive players is dominated by forwards and midfielders. Thus the most valuable player right now playing in LaLiga is at a market value of €180 million which we will reveal later on the list. Ahead of January transfer window, we have listed the top 3 most valuable players right now still playing in LaLiga according to the stats from transfermarkt. 3. Philippe Coutinho (FC Barcelona) - €150 million The Brazilian playmaker established himself as a world-class striker during his time with Liverpool in the Premier League and earned himself the nickname “Magician” from Liverpool fans and teammates joined the Merseyside club in 2013 from Inter Milan at a transfer fee of just €13 million....

The European champions - on a club-record equalling run of 34 matches unbeaten in all competitions - have won 10 and drawn four of their 14 domestic outings in 2016-17. That has allowed them to open a healthy lead over fierce rivals Barca, but Zidane was quick to point out that the league cannot be won as early as December. “I don’t think LaLiga is decided. We’re playing and happy with the results we’re having lately but we know that the road is still very long,” he said....

The record, however, has been a formality for a while, given Jackson is now averaging 78.8 rushing yards over 14 games and is now on pace to finish with 1,261 yards. Even if Baltimore rests him in Week 17, should it have the AFC’s top playoff seed in hand, he will end up shattering Vick’s 2006 mark. Maybe, with Jackson officially surpassing Vick on the ground, the focus can turn to what really has made him the heavy NFL MVP favorite in 2019: his passing....

The Lakers are on a three-game skid and will be aiming to win this game and rediscover their mojo soon. They lost their last game to the Dallas Mavericks 93-108 after a poor display in the second half. Ben McLemore started for the Lakeshow for the first time and produced a team-high 20-point performance. Anthony Davis played for 28 minutes and scored 17 points on the night. The Orlando Magic, on the other hand, lost their fifth straight game on Sunday night....