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Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday (times GMT): SOCCER Premier League We bring you the latest news from the Premier League ahead of the week’s fixtures as well manager and player briefings after the weekend’s matches. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-CLUB/ expect throughout, 300 words) FORMULA ONE SINGAPORE – Attendance at the Singapore Grand Prix, one of the most popular races on the calendar and held at night in the city-state, fell…

For a team with some of the best players in Europe, Manchester United’s performance in their 3-1 defeat by Watford was nowhere near the level I would expect. United were sloppy and they did the sort of simple things badly – like losing runners, or kicking 30-yard passes straight out of play – that are the basics for top-quality teams. Watford deserve some credit, of course, for breaking the game…

A WEEK ago, Gulliver took a trip to California. His credit card allowed him to check in a bag free, but southern California doesn’t require much bulky clothing in late August so he made do with a carry-on. Still, in this era of luggage fees, it felt almost wasteful to let a baggage allotment go unfilled. It is probably no surprise to hear that there’s an app for that. And…

The iPhone 7’s new solid-state home “button” does not work without skin contact, rendering the phone unaccessible when placed inside a sports armband, a waterproof case or when the user is wearing touchscreen gloves. The new home button, which is pressure sensitive and does not move, is an essential part of the the new iPhone. A change made for iOS 10 means that you cannot move past the lockscreen without…

Week 3 absolutely delivered on its promise for a thrilling college football Saturday. Louisville and Lamar Jackson got the party started early as the superstar quarterback’s touchdown total for 2016 increased to 18 in a historic beatdown against Florida State. The SEC on CBS Game of the Week turned amazement into gripping drama as Alabama and Ole Miss exchanged blows over four hours in a back-and-forth Tide victory that highlighted…

3:02 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Erik Jones, 20, considered the top young prospect in NASCAR racing, had spent the two weeks before the Chicagoland Speedway race weekend away from home. FIFA player Guastalla signs with Versus Sports Los Angeles FIFA player Giuseppe Guastalla has signed with the North American organization Versus Sports. Versus also recently signed Madden player Frank “Stiff” Sardoni Jr. The race is on:…

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CHOKIO, Minn. (WCCO) — It’s hard to imagine the summer months without seeing kids out on a baseball field. That diamond-shaped space is found in parks, schools and of course in professional stadiums. And in rural Minnesota, access to the fields isn’t always the most convenient. Two brothers found a way to improvise and bring the game they loved to their back yard. No matter the setting, certain traditions in…

RELATED: Full race results | Updated Chase GridSHOP: Chase gear One race into the 2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and already some drivers are in bubble trouble. Let’s find out which drivers went into their shells during the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400, and who is sitting back, relaxing and chomping on pizza before New Hampshire. Who’s hot: Martin Truex Jr.: He overcame a lot to win his…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Rio Olympics were the first Games in South America It’s been a long, emotional summer in Rio. The confident, booming country that was awarded the right to host the Games back in 2009 is very different to the troubled, economically challenged Brazil that we see today. For weeks Brazil and the host city of Rio de Janeiro have been engaged in an epic…

ATLANTA — Megan Rapinoe knelt during the national anthem prior to the United States women’s national team game on Sunday. This gesture of continued social protest leaves her at odds with the stated expectations of her coach and U.S. Soccer for the second time in four days. A U.S. Soccer spokesperson confirmed before Sunday’s game that no punishment was levied on Rapinoe as a result of kneeling against Thailand. But…

RIO DE JANEIRO –  Man’s best friends and their owners have embraced the Olympic spirit by taking part in Brazil’s first Dog Olympic Games. Dogs of all breeds, ages and sizes competed for medals in diving, jumping, swimming and running at Toto’s Park Club in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca. A 9-month-old beagle named Mima took home the gold medal in aquatic jumping. Mima’s…

ATLANTA — Midfielder Megan Rapinoe again knelt during the national anthem before a U.S. women’s national team match against the Netherlands on Sunday night. CBSN Soccer star kneels during anthem in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe took a knee during the national anthem at one of her games, in support of quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s recent pr… Rapinoe has been kneeling in solidarity with San Francisco 49ers…

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – The next act in Tim Tebow’s professional sports career will officially begin Monday morning. The former quarterback is now in Port St. Lucie at the New York Mets’ minor league complex as part of the team’s instructional league for the next few weeks. There’s expected to be plenty of fanfare when Tebow takes the field with his new teammates. The anticipated attention to the Mets’…

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Dusty Baker debuted his Baker Family Wines last year, just about the time he returned to baseball, with the Nationals. (John Amis/AP) Baker’s two-acre California vineyard is managed by his friend Chik Brenneman. (Carole Martinson/Baker Family Wines) Dusty Baker missed the harvest at his vineyard this year. The Washington Nationals manager was in hot pursuit of a National League East Division championship when the syrah grapes ripened in his two-acre…

Jersey City Police Officer Frank Scarpa keeps a watchful eye on runners near the start of the Newport Half Marathon in Jersey City, N.J., Sept. 18, 2016.(Photo: Kevin R. Wexler, USA TODAY NETWORK) EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Alexa Fiumarelli, 21 of Woodland Park, said she was nervous about going to MetLife Stadium on Sunday. On Saturday night she was in Hoboken with her brother when she heard a loud boom coming…

The sixth time Keith Richards almost died, it was the strychnine that did it. It had been cut into his dope, in what William Burroughs called a “hot shot”. It left Richards paralysed but awake, being prodded by his worried friends. “I could listen to everyone,” Richards said, “and they were like, ‘He’s dead, he’s dead!’ Waving their fingers and pushing me about.” Of all the pills, powders, uppers and…