Head coach Ruben Amorim says Manchester United will attempt to delay the departures of Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui to the Africa Cup of Nations. The Portuguese is keen to keep hold of the trio for as long as possible as the Red Devils prepare for a hectic festive schedule which will see them play six Premier League games in December.
In a painful—and record—day at the office, Philadelphia Phillies prospect Otto Kemp was hit by a pitch four times in the Lehigh Valley IronPigs' 7-3 win over the Columbus Clippers on Tuesday. On a night where fans at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, Pa., were treated to seeing Phillies lefthander Ranger Suarez pitch in a rehab assignment, Kemp stole the show—but not in the way he would have hoped.
In his first trip to the plate in the bottom of the first inning, Kemp was plunked in his left thigh by a 91-MPH fastball. In the second inning, Kemp again took a fastball to the body, this time to his left hand.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, the IronPigs third baseman mercifully broke up the painful pattern that was beginning to develop, as he laced a double to center field and later scored in the inning.
And with pitcher Parker Messick, who had plunked Kemp twice, out of the game, surely his troubles were over, right? Unfortunately, no. Facing Clippers righthander Mason Hickman in the bottom of the sixth, Kemp took one for the team off of his derriere. Moments later, he got some measure of revenge, swiping second base against Hickman.
Finally, in the bottom of the seventh inning, the 25-year-old was hit by an 82-MPH slider on his left ankle—by a third pitcher no less. Kemp's final line on the day—1-for-1 with a double and four HBPs, which is an IronPigs record.
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Otto Kemp set an IronPigs record last night, getting hit 4 times in one game
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While it's not exactly clear what the minor league record for HBPs in one game is, the big league record is three. Should Kemp one day make it to the majors, he could threaten that record, given his propensity to stand close to the plate in the batter's box.
In 270 career minor league games, Kemp has been plunked 54 times.
A new update has now emerged regarding the managerial situation at Norwich City and Jon Dahl Tomasson’s chances of taking charge at Carrow Road.
The search is on to find Liam Manning’s successor at Norwich, with the Canaries languishing in 23rd place in the Championship table, with only Sheffield Wednesday below them ahead of the return of domestic action next weekend.
A host of managers have been mentioned as options to come in and take charge at Carrow Road, including Will Still, following his dismissal at Southampton earlier in the campaign.
It is claimed that talks have taken place with the Englishman, who will no doubt be desperate to rebuild his reputation after a disappointing spell at St Mary’s.
The same reportedly applies to Gary O’Neil, who has been linked with making a return to Wolves recently, only for Rob Edwards to come in and replace Vitor Pereira at Molineux instead.
According to reliable reporter Samuel Seaman, Tomasson remains “in contention” to be Norwich’s next manager, with sporting director Ben Knapper “whittling down his shortlist of potential new head coaches to a small number who will meet the club’s owners.”
O’Neil is also considered an option for the Canaries, but the same doesn’t apply to Still anymore, with the former Southampton boss seemingly out of the running.
Tomasson stands out as a good option for Norwich, with the Dane most recently in charge of the Sweden national team, being sacked last month.
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Jon Dahl Tomasson’s managerial career |
Matches in charge |
Points per game |
|---|---|---|
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Sweden |
18 |
1.61 |
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Blackburn Rovers |
90 |
1.51 |
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Malmo |
91 |
1.8 |
Granted, the idea of bringing in a recently dismissed manager may not be ideal in the minds of some Canaries supporters, but he has a strong knowledge of the Championship, which can only be a good thing as they look to get out of the relegation mire.
The 4-2-3-1-playing Tomasson took charge of Blackburn Rovers for 90 matches, averaging 1.51 points per game, and he also won two Swedish league titles in charge of Malmo, showing that he has an ability to win trophies. He has tasted victory three times at Carrow Road as a manager, too.
Norwich City in talks with manager who has 100% win record vs Liam Manning
He’s available right now.
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Charlie Smith
Nov 13, 2025
Opinion is sure to be split among the Norwich fanbase over whether he is the right man for the job, but he has managed international players recently, so can deal with big characters, and he may feel that he has unfinished business in the Championship.
Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to visit the White House on Tuesday as part of a Saudi Arabian delegation that includes Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). The visit coincides with MBS’s first trip to the United States in seven years. Ronaldo has been a prominent figure in the Saudi Pro League since joining Al Nassr in December 2022.
Detroit Tigers fans in attendance for games at Comerica Park during the 2025 MLB season may notice a rather significant change to the stadium's gargantuan scoreboard.
Just a couple of days before Opening Day, the franchise replaced the iconic "Tigers" sign that towered above the scoreboard with one that says, "Comerica Park."
Comerica Park has been home to Detroit's MLB franchise since 2000, and for 25 years that "Tigers" sign has been a staple of the stadium. That won't be the case going forward, after the team swapped that sign out for the "Comerica Park" one, much to the chagrin of fans.
Although the "Tigers" sign was removed, the stadium did opt to keep the two tiger statues atop the scoreboard, but it's clear that fans of the team aren't happy with the flavorless change the franchise made to its scoreboard design.
Fans on social media sounded off on Tuesday after photos of the scoreboard made the rounds online.
While Daniel Farke is taking a lot of heat at the moment surrounding his incapabilities as a Premier League manager, the Leeds United players he keeps selecting also need to take their fair share of the blame for what is currently occurring.
Against Aston Villa last time out, Elland Road regulars such as Pascal Struijk and Joe Rodon didn’t cover themselves in glory whatsoever, with the Dutchman – in particular – looking weak physically, when winning just three of his eight attempted duels.
Moreover, Sean Longstaff, who stunned earlier on in the season with a goal and assist against AFC Bournemouth, looked noticeably flat up against the likes of Youri Tielemans for the energetic away side, leading to him giving possession away a costly 13 times.
Farke also has a part to play here, considering he works with the camp week in week out in trying to pick wins up, with the German clearly unable to inspire his team to get out of their rotten slump.
Still, he wouldn’t have foreseen how poor a start Lucas Perri would have made to life in England, as the Brazilian consistently looks uncomfortable in the Premier League.
Leeds’ arrival back in the top-flight would have been met with equal levels of excitement and trepidation from the die-hard Elland Road fanbase.
Indeed, supporters would have been understandably over the moon that their beloved side had finally jumped back up to the big time.
But, they would have been worried immediately about their goalkeeper situation up a division, with an error-prone Illan Meslier cast to one side during the promotion run-in.
Unfortunately, despite splashing out £13.9m on his services this summer, the aforementioned Perri hasn’t looked like a steady pair of gloves whatsoever since joining, with a disastrous eight goals already given up in November alone.
The ex-Lyon stopper received plenty of pelters after the Villa defeat, too, when he remained frozen to his spot for Morgan Rogers to hammer home this delightful free-kick effort.
Ex-Leeds player Jon Newsome has even gone as far as to label Perri a complete “waste of funds”, and it could be argued he’s been a complete waste of time and energy, as well, considering his steep price tag, and his billing as a top-flight capable ‘keeper that would make Meslier a worry of the past.
Yet, despite all the abuse that has come his way, he isn’t the biggest waste of time in Farke’s camp currently.
At least in Perri’s case, he doesn’t have much competition breathing down his neck, with Farke surely extremely hesitant to chuck in Meslier to a relegation dog-fight, alongside another reserve figure in Karl Darlow.
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Therefore, the hope will be that the South American can play his way out of this mess, having started his choppy Leeds career with a promising clean sheet against Newcastle United.
On the contrary, Sebastiaan Bornauw already looks resigned to a place on the periphery, owing to recurring injury issues troubling him in West Yorkshire, and the likes of Joe Rodon, Pascal Struijk and Jaka Bijol being other options Farke can call upon in the heart of defence.
For a modest £5.1m fee, Leeds would have been hoping that they’d hit the jackpot with the assured Belgian, who had 140 Bundesliga appearances under his belt, before making the switch to England, with former Wolfsburg sporting director Marcel Schäfer previously hailing the former German top-flight titan as a consistently “strong” presence for his team.
Across those 140 games, Bornauw would help himself to a stable, if slightly unspectacular, 27 clean sheets, meaning he would have been viewed as a handy utility signing, too, when the deal was arranged, as Leeds prepared to use their full squad to beat the drop.
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Bornauw’s Leeds numbers |
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|---|---|
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Stat |
Bornauw |
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Games played |
1 |
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Minutes played |
90 |
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Games missed through injury |
4 |
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Transfer cost |
£5.3m |
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Wage costs |
£45k-per-week |
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Sourced by Transfermarkt/Capology |
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Instead, he has largely been injury-ridden since swapping Germany for West Yorkshire, with just one forgettable appearance coming his way so far in the EFL Cup versus Sheffield Wednesday.
For as much as Perri has largely been calamitous, at least he has made his presence known. Whereas Bornauw looks to already be burning a significant hole in Leeds’ wage bill, for how little action he has thrown himself into, with Leeds-based content creator Lewis Deighton rightly calling the unfolding situation out as “absolutely laughable”.
Amazingly, his £45k-per-week pay packet means he is earning more than the aforementioned Joe Rodon and Ethan Ampadu – who earn a lesser £40k-per-week salary each – despite both figures continuing to be ever-presents in the Farke regime.
It’s very clear how much Leeds dropped the ball this summer with unconvincing signings, as the under-pressure German now potentially pays the ultimate price with his job.
Leeds now plotting January move for "outstanding" £17.5m Champions League striker
The Whites are looking to bring in a new centre-forward this winter.
By
Dominic Lund
Nov 27, 2025
Rasmus Hojlund formed part of a bizarre celebration after teeing up Napoli team-mate David Neres for a crucial goal that settled a top-of-the-table Serie A clash with Roma. The Manchester United outcast, who has rediscovered his smile since returning to Italy in the summer of 2025, played a leading role in the effort which settled a keenly-fought contest at Stadio Olimpico.
In Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s first game since the end of April following a lengthy stint on the injured list, he didn't waste any time making his presence felt. The New York Yankees activated Chisholm off the IL Tuesday after he recovered from a strained right oblique.
He started at third base and batted sixth as the Yankees returned home to begin a three-game series with the Cleveland Guardians. He scored the first run of the game after a single to get on base for his first hit after his return.
In Chisholm's next plate appearance, he took the lead for the Yankees once more with a 358-foot home run to right field.
In the next at-bat, Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe widened the lead with a homer for back-to-back bombs to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning.
Chisholm started his 2025 campaign off hot with three homers in his first three games before cooling off a bit. In 30 games this year, he's slashing .181/.304/.410. Prior to the injury, he had a .714 OPS with seven home runs and 17 RBIs.
The Yankees sent right-handed relief pitcher Luke Weaver to the IL Tuesday with a left hamstring strain as they subsequently activated Chisholm along with right-handed pitcher Fernando Cruz. Mere hours later, Chisholm went deep to help the Yankees take the lead in a low-scoring affair.
Manchester City are now reportedly willing to launch a stunning £100m+ move to sign a young talent who’s been compared to Lamine Yamal.
Say it quietly, but we might just have a Premier League title race on our hands. After Arsenal slipped up against Aston Villa, courtesy of a dramatic Emi Buendia winner, Man City took full advantage. The Citizens shoved Sunderland aside in vintage fashion as goals from Josko Gvardiol, Phil Foden and a Ruben Dias stunner sealed all three points.
Arsenal’s lead at the top has now been cut to just two points and Pep Guardiola couldn’t hide his delight at full-time, telling reporters: “It had everything. It was one of our best performances of the season, against a great team, considering what they have done so far.
“Definitely [pleased to get a clean sheet], as they don’t concede much. One action from Ruben [Dias] when he lost the ball and they had a chance, but the rest of the match we were composed. We created a lot.”
The Spaniard, a title veteran, also assured reporters that there’s still a long way to go before the season concludes, saying: “Many things are going to happen still. It’s down to the way we play, not how many points behind we are. It’s the way you perform. The players are not stupid, consistency doesn’t come from one result.
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The Citizens could get one over on their title rivals.
By
Tom Cunningham
Dec 6, 2025
“In the last 9 to 10 games, we have been good. We have suffered a lot but we have to learn from it so it doesn’t happen again. When you score five goals against Fulham, you are doing good things.”
Back in their groove on the pitch, City are now reportedly willing to send shockwaves away from the action with a stunning bid to sign Chelsea’s Estevao Willian.
According to reports in Spain, Man City are now willing to launch an offer to sign Estevao worth as much as €120m (£105m). The Brazilian has enjoyed a sensational rise since arriving at Stamford Bridge and is now recognised as one of the best young players in the world.
The 18-year-old recently stole the spotlight from Yamal when he scored an excellent solo goal against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge and that only added credit to Gus Poyet’s comparison between the two.
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has also been full of praise for the teenager, dubbing him “special” earlier this season. Everything is pointing towards a generational star that Man City should be desperate to sign.
Craig Burley delivered an extraordinary on-air tirade aimed at Virgil van Dijk, accusing the Dutchman of shrinking from responsibility in the lead-up to Sunderland’s goal at Anfield. It was an equaliser that ultimately denied Arne Slot’s men two valuable points, and the former Chelsea player lashed out at the Liverpool skipper for his error in judgment.