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The visitors dominated proceedings at St. James’ Park but Raheem Sterling scored the only goal of the game after 31 minutes, with City hitting the woodwork three times in total as they failed to make their superiority count. Newcastle offered some threat of a late comeback but otherwise defended remarkably deep in a match in which they had only 22 per cent of the possession. Guardiola was a little unhappy not to have had the points secured before the hosts at last began to push forward but was thrilled that his players found a way to pick apart their defence en route to an 18th successive victory....

City — 16 points clear atop the table — can move another step closer to the title when they visit lowly Stoke, who are a point adrift of safety. Guardiola’s men will be in action following the weekend’s fixtures, which includes a blockbuster showdown between Manchester United and Liverpool. The former Bayern Munich and Barcelona boss expressed his dislike for Monday games — a source of frustration for City this season following a shock FA Cup loss to League One outfit Wigan Athletic on that day, while they were held by Everton in the Premier League in August....

WATCH: Traore scores sweet solo goal Aguero suggested last weekend that he does not know if he will still have a place in Guardiola’s plans come the end of the season, despite his desire to stay at City. City quickly made it known that Aguero is not for sale, while Guardiola has often said the Argentine will only leave when he wants to. Asked if he could guarantee Aguero will be at City next season, Guardiola pointed out: “Five minutes after those statements, Man City released a note saying the opinion of the club and manager....

On Monday, armed officers used riot shields and teargas to stop migrants near the village of Vado Hondo, around 30 miles from the borders of Honduras and El Salvador. The migrants, many with children, boarded buses that took them back to the El Florido border crossing. The authorities have been accused of brutality, with Andres Gomez, a Guatemalan in the caravan, telling Reuters: “This isn’t a war. It’s a caravan with women and children… there are women who’ve been beaten, it’s an act of violence....

In a viral Reddit post shared in the Am I The A****** subreddit, user Houstonstan explained they let their 22-year-old son get some fast food, despite the wedding reception having a “nice buffet” and the son having no medical or dietary issues that would have made it impossible for him to eat the food provided. Houstonstan added the food on offer was soup, salad, tenderloin, barbecue beef and pasta, describing it as “actually really good wedding food....

The 28-year-old who has been a mainstay in the Toffees’ midfield since his arrival from Aston Villa in the summer of 2016, is set to put pen to paper as a reward for his impressive performances. Unsworth, talking ahead of their English Premier League clash against Leicester City, described the progress of the Senegal international’s new deal as a great news for the Goodison Park outfit. “I believe we are very close which is fantastic news for Everton,” Unsworth said in his pre-match briefing....

The song, “Jail Guitar Doors,” was about guitarist Wayne Kramer, who at the time was wrapping up a prison sentence in Lexington, Kentucky, for selling cocaine to an undercover federal agent. Kramer played Sunday sets in chapel there with trumpeter Robert “Red Rodney” Chudnick, who was famous for being the only white member of Charlie Parker’s bebop quintet. Kramer is now back in prison 42 years and hundreds of guitar picks later—but only on Tuesdays....

SERVICES Conventional Wisdom Army The big loser: thin-skinned Gen. Schwarzkopf hasn’t learned to kiss media butt. Navy Good with reporters, but so far the action isn’t floating offshore. Air Force Gulf glamour boys give good video, but how many times can you show off your AWACS? Marines Head and shoulders above the pack thanks to media-savvy Lt. Gen. Walt Boomer. British Stiff-upper-lipped desert rats are America’s favorite allies. Syrians Old CW: brutal, shifty enemies, New CW: brutal, shifty friends....

Many of Lane’s tenants seem to agree. If the issue is framed as a contest between the sanctity of the Fourth Amendment and the life of a human being, most would rather let the Constitution slide. The argument gains force when the body count goes up, as it did in late March around the Robert Taylor Homes, a 28-building high-rise complex that is home to 15,000 people. Over a 72-hour period beginning on March 24, police say, gang members exchanged hundreds of shots that wounded five innocent bystanders, including 13-year-old Abshalom Nawls, and killed two teenage boys....

Dustin Wakefield, a father of one visiting Florida with his family from Colorado, was fatally shot multiple times at around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the seafood restaurant La Cerveceria, located in Miami Beach. According to a police report of the incident seen by The Associated Press, Wakefield was shot multiple times, including in the head. A witness told 7 News Miami that the shooting was unprovoked and that the gunman initially pointed the gun at the victim’s one-year-old son, before the 21-year-old father said: “He’s just a baby....

Oregon’s Marcus Mariota has been better than a season ago when he was the frontrunner for the first half of the season. Running backs Todd Gurley and Ameer Abdullah are putting together enormous numbers early, but can they keep it up? The field is so competitive that last year’s Heisman winner, Jameis Winston, drops completely off the list this week. That’s partly because of his off-field behavior, but his on-field play hasn’t matched what he did a season ago....

QB Brett Hundley, UCLA He had his best game of the season, completing 18 of 23 passes for 355 yards, four TD passes and no interceptions. He also ran eight times for 72 yards with a 1-yard score to close out the Bruins’ 62-point night. WR Jordan Payton, UCLA Caught five passes for 151 yards and two scores as the Bruins finally showed the type of offense everyone was expecting at the start of the season....

The research was published on the pre-print website medRxiv, meaning it hasn’t been through the rigorous peer review process required to publish in scientific journals. Releasing studies this way enables scientists to prompt debate on a topic and are particularly useful during a fast-moving situation like a pandemic. The team explained the coronavirus enters the body by binding to the ACE2 enzyme, which plays an important role in the regulation of intestinal inflammation....

Speaking on British radio station LBC on Friday morning, the Prime Minister said: ‘We are going to reopen gyms as soon as we can do it in a COVID-secure way and I think that the date for reopening gyms at the moment, if we can do it, is in just a couple of weeks’ time." This announcement comes a day before “Super Saturday,” when pubs, restaurants and cinemas are set to open in England for the first time since lockdown began on March 23....

More than 90 people are confirmed dead in the June 24 partial collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South in the Miami suburb. As family members of the victims continue to mourn in the wake of the tragedy, a hacker has tried to exploit the victims for personal gain. WPLG reported that officials said the hacker appears to have monitored news reports to find the names of victims, then worked to steal their identities....

The first two installments of ESPN’s 10-part documentary, which chronicles Jordan’s final campaign with the Chicago Bulls, delivered a fascinating insight on the frosty relationship between then-Bulls general manager Jerry Krause and key figures within the team such as Jordan, his trusted lieutenant Scottie Pippen and then-head coach Phil Jackson. The first two episodes, which premiered on ESPN and ABC on Sunday, also delved into the relationship between Jordan and Pippen, their mutual admiration and the latter’s frustration at being underpaid....

According to multiple reports, the girl was swimming in the Budaim river with her older sister, Alexia Giwi, and their grandmother when the crocodile attacked. The victim’s uncle, Malaclo Lutheran Pastor Gedingyamo Sam, told the Post Courrier that the crocodile attempted to snatch both sisters, but the girl’s elder sister was able to escape, though not without scratch marks on her body. Giwi told Post Courrier that the two girls had been swimming when their grandmother called them out of the water....

Joey Logano decided to take the high line to start Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Michigan. Early on, it was a good idea. Logano was the fastest qualifier for the Pure Michigan 400, and his decision put second-fastest Jimmie Johnson on the nominal pole position. It wasn’t just where cars started on the two-mile track; it was where they would finish after 200 laps. MORE: Kyle Busch spins | Buescher’s early blues | Weekend’s hot start...

It’s been 15 years, but the moment is memorialized on the web and remains, for the casual fan, the definitive moment in Cheeks’ career: April 25, 2003, the Mavericks-Trail Blazers playoff series. The Mavs had won the first two games, and were on the Blazers’ home floor as 13-year-old Natalie Gilbert was set to sing the national anthem for Game 3. HALL OF FAME: Just how good was Grant Hill?...