Manchester United are on course for a big three-point haul away from home, as they lead Everton by a goal-to-nil at Hill ****** inson Stadium.
Deadlocked at the halftime interval in what looked to be a fixture headed to full time without a definitive result for either side, it was the Red Devils who broke the deadlock with a sensational hit by Bryan Mbeumo.
After receiving from Kobbie Mainoo, the Cameroonian darted forward and slalomed his way through the Toffees defence before curling an effort into the bottom corner beyond Jordan Pickford.
With that, Mbeumo finally bagged his first Premier League goal against Everton on his staggering 22nd attempt.
A player who has hardly struggled to find the back of the net against big opponents on his day, Mbeumo will be keen to remain a vital cog in the wheel for Michael Carrick's men as Manchesrer United hope to push for major honours this season.

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In the best case scenario for Lachlan and Kaylen Bassett, one of them will be competing in the 2028 Olympics, the other will be supporting.
That's because the Australian brothers compete in the same category in canoe slalom, and only one can be at the Olympic starting line.
Kaylen, 29, and Lachlan, 26, have been competing in canoe slalom for over a decade. They started through school, a program where they went up to Sydney from their hometown Melbourne. Since then, it's been a passion for the entire family. While their father couldn't make the trip across the pacific for the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Oklahoma City, their mom was out there as a judge.
And the Bassett's case is not the only one. Not even in Australia.
Paddle Australia also features Olympic medalist-sisters Jessica and Noemie Fox.

#lachlan #kaylen #case

Evy Leibfarth climbed out of her boat into a throng of family, coaches and teammates — all of whom took turns embracing the home-country star.
Leibfarth made history Thursday afternoon in Oklahoma City, becoming the first American woman to medal in kayak slalom at a world championship since 2003 — the year before Leibfarth, 22, was born.
"A little bit of disbelief," Leibfarth said when asked how it felt. "Going into this event, I definitely knew that I had it in me to do it, but of course putting it on on race day is a whole different game. You have the conditions, the course out there is really hard and then competing against all the top ladies in the world. I'm really proud of myself and my team for making this happen."
Australian legend Jessica Fox took gold in the women's kayak final at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. Great Britain's Kimberley Woods won bronze.
"They're some of my biggest idols but also girls I call friends," Leibfarth said of Fox and Woods, "so that's really special, too."

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Britain's Joe Clarke marked the opening day of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold medal in the men's kayak cross in Oklahoma City.
The 33-year-old surged to victory in the individual time trial in 46.54 seconds at the Olympics Canoe Slalom venue set to be used at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
"It feels amazing. I've not been running the best the past couple of days and I tweaked my neck a little bit," Clarke said.
"Yesterday's kayak cross was probably one of the worst I've ever had, so to turn it around within 16 hours is fantastic and a great start to the competition."
Clarke won silver in the same event at Penrith last year, and has now won seven world **** les across all events.

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Jessica Fox blinked her eyes and fought back tears not only because she was mere moments from having another gold medal draped around her neck but also because she was mere months removed from being in the hospital.
“Oh!” she said after winning gold earlier this week at the world championships in Oklahoma City. “I didn’t think I’d get emotional.”
That she did was completely understandable.
There is no bigger star than Fox at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships at the McClendon Whitewater Center. In addition to being the first female in the sport to win three Olympic gold medals, the 32-year-old Australian is the only person, male or female, to win six Olympic medals in canoe slalom.
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Scotland have gone a long way under Steve Clarke. The shot that sealed their greatest journey certainly did. Kenny McLean was inside his own half when he let fly, a 50-yard shot in the play-off against Denmark to book a 3,000-mile flight across the Atlantic. McLean’s was the third wonder goal Scotland scored on one astonishing evening; Lawrence Shankland’s close-range finish was rather overshadowed by Scott McTominay’s overhead kick and Kieran Tierney’s long-range curler even before McLean added his injury-time entry to the goal-of-the-game contest.
It tapped into Scotland’s rich history. There have been tragicomic failures, a perennial inability to get out of the group, but also the moments of brilliance that lend hope. Scotland’s first World Cup in the Americas featured the goal that – with apologies to McLean, McTominay and Tierney – surely still ranks as the greatest in their country’s colours; Archie Gemmill’s slaloming strike against a Netherlands team who nevertheless reached the 1978 World Cup final, but only after losing to Scotland. “Ally’s army” nonetheless failed to conquer Argentina, manager Ally McLeod’s confidence looking more like delusion.
Now a Miami meeting with Brazil promises to evoke memories of their 1982 meeting and the David Narey thunderbolt that put Scotland ahead. The Scots were to lose 4-1 and to exit a third consecutive World Cup on goal difference.
All of which may have a pertinence again. Scotland are in a pool with 2022 semi-finalists Morocco and perennial contenders Brazil. Scotland and the Selecao seem drawn to each other: this is a fifth meeting and a stalemate in 1974 brought the Scots’ only point. Morocco beat them 3-0 in 1998, when such a scoreline could rank as more of a surprise.
Logic may suggest Scotland’s best chance of progressing is among the better third-placed finishers, involving having a respectable goal difference and beating Haiti. Scotland’s past indicates that is no guarantee: they drew with Iran in 1978 and lost to Costa Rica in 1990. They enter their ninth World Cup with just four wins so far: against Zaire, as they were called then, in 1974, Netherlands in 1978, New Zealand in 1982 and Sweden in 1990.

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Known for his swash-buckling antics on the left flank, Antonee Robinson has emerged as one of world football's better left backs in recent years.
On Saturday, the United States Men's National Team defender showed why. Facing off against the mighty Germans in the U.S.'s final tune-up match before the World Cup, Robinson dazzled, slaloming beyond the likes of Joshua Kimmich and Leroy Sane to power the Americans' upset efforts.
In the latter stages of the first half, Robinson got his just rewards for a fine performance, bursting the net with a fiery volley from well outside the box.
Here's what you need to know about Robinson's eye-catching goal against Germany.

Saugatucks Neave Rewa keeps record-breaking career going, lands college spot

SAUGATUCK - Neave Rewa sets a record nearly every time she steps on the pitch.
The Saugatuck soccer senior broke the school record for career goals last year and it grows every time the ball hits the back of the net.
"The biggest thing is she is so determined to achieve what she wants to achieve. When she loses a ball, her whole body changes and you know she is going to get it back," Saugatuck coach Neal Phillips said. "This had to be tough on her to switch coaches and systems as a senior and she is still thriving."
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Rewa said part of that stems from learning from older players in the program that has become one of the best small-school programs in West Michigan.

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