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Blind pays price for De Ligt risk The Red Devils went into the game as favourites, having won all four of their previous Group H matches to go top of the table, but Kostas Mitroglou scored in the opening minute of the second half to give Greece the lead. The visitors were reduced to 10 men when Panagiotis Tachtsidis was sent off before Romelu Lukaku equalised for Belgium on 89 minutes, and there was a further red card for Georgios Tzavellas in injury time but the home side couldn’t force a winning goal....

Red Devils boss Roberto Martinez was critical of his team’s performance in the opening game, as Canada took control of the first half and Belgium struggled to flow. Morocco, meanwhile, will go in search of their first goal at the 2022 World Cup after a 0-0 draw against Croatia that was low on entertainment. The likes of Hakim Ziyech will be looking to expose Belgium’s ageing backline to earn it....

San Marino, on the other hand, have been thrashed by every other side in the group and have failed to open their account thus far. In 6 matches, they’ve shipped in 28 goals and have not scored even once, thus highlighting their plight. Over the years, San Marino have often faced the wrath of Europe’s elite, considering the former’s lack of footballing pedigree and subsequent dearth in quality. Belgium too, have have had their fair share of success against them, having beaten them in all 7 meetings prior to the one on Thursday....

But as infidels go, Harris is an astonishingly successful one. The son of a Jewish mother and a Quaker father, he has ?written one of two books currently on The New York Times best-seller list that debunk belief in God, any belief in God, as ir-rational at best and destructive to human society at worst. This week “Letter to a Christian Nation” sits at 6 on the hard-cover nonfiction list, up from 11 from last week; the other, Richard Dawkins’s “The God Delusion,” is number 8, up from 12....

Visit the Museum of Belize, housed in a former colonial prison dating from 1857, which features exhibits on Mayan and Belize City history and ancient Mayan pottery (Gabourel Lane, 501-223-4524). See the Old Belize City Swing Bridge, the world’s only functioning, manually operated swing bridge, which is swung twice a day to allow boats through (Albert and Queen Streets). Ride a water taxi to one of Belize’s 200 offshore islands, called cayes—Caye Culker is one of the most popular—and stroll along the beach (cayecaulkerwatertaxi....

"The Atlanta Hawks family is saddened to learn of the death of Walt Bellamy at the age of 74 earlier today," the Hawks said in a statement. "The Hawks and the National Basketball Association have lost a giant. As an Olympic gold medalist, the first overall pick in 1961, Rookie of the Year in 1962, a four-time All-Star and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, his on-court accomplishments were overwhelming....

In essence, it makes sense. The belief is that having those fights helps the undercard fighters get noticed and helps them become stars. MORE: Bellator 179: Schedule, time, TV info Bellator 149 with Shamrock vs. Gracie along with Slice vs. Dada 5000 averaged 1.96 million viewers. Bellator 138 featuring Slice vs. Shamrock did 1.58 million viewers, and Bellator 170 with Ortiz vs. Sonnen averaged 1.4 million viewers. But those shows did nothing to help the undercard fighters become household names and headline major Bellator events....

This was the second meeting between the two fighters as their first outing saw Sanchez pick up a majority decision victory over the Armenian-American Karakhanyan at Bellator 170. The co-main event of the evening was a heavyweight showdown between Valentin Moldavsky and Linton Vassell, who returned to the 205 lbs division after 10 ten years. It was stacked card from top to bottom with six undercard fights accompanying the four major fights that were featured on the main card....

After disposing of MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko in 35 seconds to win the heavyweight strap in January’s Bellator 214, “Darth” Bader enters the cage Saturday night on a seven-fight winning streak, looking to defend the title against veteran Cheick Kongo in the headliner of Bellator 226 at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. and live on DAZN. Join DAZN and watch Bellator 226: Bader vs. Kongo on Sept. 7...

Cowboys quarterback Ben DiNucci completed 21 of his 40 passes for 180 yards, zero touchdowns and a 64.6 passer rating in his first NFL game, losing two fumbles in the process. Both of his fumbles were turned into points, continuing a worrying trend that has seen Dallas concede a league-high 97 points off turnovers so far this season. The Cowboys have now gone two entire games without a touchdown for only the fourth time in franchise history and an offense that looked unstoppable under Dak Prescott has now put up a combined 12 points in two games....

NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) Now it appears that Simmons has an irritation of the L-4 disc of the lower spine, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne. Simmons is “hopeful” that he can play a couple of regular-season games before the playoffs begin, but time is not on his side. The Nets had been hopeful that Simmons would be able to play vs....

Bencic stopped Svitolina’s bid for a third consecutive title at the hard-court tournament Friday by beating her 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (3). The 45th-ranked Bencic won her third match in a row after trailing against a top-10 opponent and now will face yet another, two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, in Saturday’s final. “I kind of like these dramatic matches,” Bencic said with a laugh after erasing a 5-3 hole in the third set against No....

The 29-year-old returned a positive sample for banned anabolic steroid clostebol following his side’s 1-0 Serie A defeat to Torino on September 10 and faces a lengthy ban. However, the club have protested their player’s innocence, saying Lucioni was using a medically prescribed ointment. “The blame lies with a cream to heal a wound,” Vigorito told Sky Sport Italia. “You can’t talk about doping. After a graze in training, the doctor prescribed him the cream that is normally sold in a chemist and thus can’t be the basis of a doping charge....

Cincinnati have missed the playoffs in three straight seasons with Dalton under center, but he said he is not focusing on the past. “I don’t feel like there’s any extra pressure,” Dalton said, via Cincinnati.com. “I think we have high expectations for ourselves. I’m not worried about any added pressure. I’m just worried about winning. “Win games. Win games in the playoffs. Win the Super Bowl. That’s what it comes down to....

Prior to the Browns’ AFC North matchup with the rival Bengals, the Cleveland head coach was positive that the first person to sack Johnny Manziel would perform his money hand gesture. Sure enough, when Bengals defensive end Wallace Gilberry sacked the rookie quarterback, the money sign wasn’t far behind. MORE: Jeremy Hill trolls LeBron with fake powder toss You can bet this won’t be the only time we see this on display....

Erik Partaalu struck twice (24th and 45th minutes) while Lenny Rodriguez (57th) and Miku (87th) scored a goal each. Kalu Uche scored from the dreaded spot in the 86th minute to pull one back for the Dynamos. With this win, Bengaluru climbed to the top of the league table with six points from two matches. Partaalu nodded home for his first goal after he received the header from Harmanjot Khabra on Edu Garcia’s free-kick on the right....

The World No. 144 had to battle hard to secure his last-eight berth as the 431st ranked German qualifier Sebastian Fanselow subjected him to a stern test. The 29-year-old southpaw needed 2 hours 12 minutes to pull off a 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 win. Gunneswaran conceded his serve thrice and converted four of the nine break points that he earned. Up next for the fourth seed is qualifier Sasi Kumar Mukund in an all-Indian quarter-final clash....

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema is doubtful for his side’s return leg in the Copa del Rey in Malaga Wednesday after leaving the field injured in the 5-1 rout of Granada in a La Liga match. Benzema, who scored the winning goal in the first leg Tuesday, scored twice in Madrid’s victory over Granada Saturday. In doing so, he netted his 50th goal for Real Madrid and replaced Zinedine Zidane as the highest scoring Frenchman in club’s history....