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Liverpool vs Leicester City: What time is kick off today, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?

What is it? Why, it’s the Premier League meeting between champions Liverpool who will host top-of-the-table side Leicester City at Anfield. When is it? The match will be played on Sunday November 22, 2020. What time is kick-off? Referee Chris Kavanagh will get the match under way at 7.15pm (GMT). What TV channel is it on? The match will be broadcast by Sky Sports, with their programme that will be on both the Main Event and Premier League channels starting at 7pm. Alternatively, if you do not subscribe to the satellite channel then you can bookmark this page and follow all the build-up, live minute-by-minute commentary and post-match analysis right here. What is the team news? Mohamed Salah will miss the match after the striker contracted Covid-19 during the international break. Joe Gomez (knee) and Jordan Henderson (thigh) picked up injuries while on England duty, the former seemingly out for the season after surgery on a ruptured knee tendon. Trent Alexander-Arnold (calf) will not face Leicester while manager Jürgen Klopp is waiting to see whether Fabinho is fit enough having rejoined training this week after missing three matches with a hamstring problem. There are further doubts over fellow defenders Rhys Williams and Neco Williams, while midfielder Thiago Alcantara has still not recovered from a knee injury sustained over a month ago. Liverpool provisional squad: Alisson, Fabinho, Matip, Phillips, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Milner, Keïta, Jota, Firmino, Mané, Adrian, N Williams, R Williams, Tsimikas, Jones, Shakiri, Origi, Minamino. Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers welcomes back Timothy Castagne following a hamstring injury that has sidelined the Belgian full-back for the club’s last four games. Wesley Fofana has shrugged off a small knee problem he suffered during the international break. Caglar Soyuncu and Wilfred Ndidi remain on the sidelines with groin injuries and although Ricardo Pereira is back in training after a knee issue, he also misses the trip to Anfield. Leicester City provisional squad: Schmeichel, Ward, Jakupovic, Justin, Fuchs, Castagne, Morgan, Evans, Thomas, Fofana, Choudhury, Tielemans, Mendy, Praet, Albrighton, Gray, Maddison, Barnes, Under, Perez, Vardy, Iheanacho, Slimani. What are the odds? Betting on the match? Get the latest offers and free bets here Liverpool to win: 5/6 Draw: 11/4 Leicester City to win: 13/5 What’s our prediction? With Liverpool’s back four decimated through injury, returning manager Brendan Rodgers may never get a better chance to get one over on the club that sacked him five years ago last month. However, should Klopp’s makeshift defence cope then their expected forward line of Sadio Mané, Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota have the ability to punish any lapses in concentration from Leicester City. The result? Liverpool 2 Leicester 2.

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2020 NBA free agent tracker: Day 2 concludes with Serge Ibaka agreeing with Clippers

After free agency opened Friday, things were busy again Saturday. Rajon Rondo joined the Hawks, and Serge Ibaka agreed with the Clippers.

      

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Brad Wanamaker bids Celtics farewell after Warriors contract agreement

The Boston Celtics were the only NBA team Brad Wanamaker had known.

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Macau GP: Leong takes historic home win

Charles Leong Hon Chio led a historic one-two for local drivers to win the 67th Macau Grand Prix.

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UFC 255: Shevchenko defends women’s flyweight title once again

Valentina Shevchenko defended her 125-pound title for a fourth straight time, defeating Jennifer Maia via a unanimous decision at UFC 255.

      

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Will the Steelers-Jaguars Week 11 game be on TV in your area?

The Jags and Steelers game will be widely televised on the east coast this Sunday.

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Slovis, dominant defense power No. 20 USC past Utah 33-17

On the road against Utah, these Trojans took another step toward restoring the program’s past glory. ”We played with a swagger tonight, especially on defense,” coach Clay Helton said. Kedon Slovis threw for two touchdowns and No. 20 USC smothered Utah in a 33-17 victory Saturday.

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UFC 255 results: Valentina Shevchenko continues to dominate flyweight division

UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko passed a strong test from Jennifer Maia at UFC 255 on Saturday in Las Vegas. Though Maia was tough and pressed Shevchenko, the champion proved why she is considered one fo the top fighters on the planet.

Shevchenko has been stellar during her UFC tenure. Though she lost one time – to Liz Carmouche – prior to stepping into the Octagon, the only fighter to whom she has lost under the UFC banner has been Amanda Nunes, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters of all time.

Shevchenko looked sharp with her hands early, but surprisingly clinched and tossed Maia to her back in the opening minute of the opening round. Maia did a good job of trying to tie up Shevchenko’s arms, but couldn’t stop the peppering punches and punishing elbows. She did, however, manage to escape with little damage.

Shevchenko clinched and took Maia to the canvas as soon as round two opened, but the challenger immediately escaped to her feet and put Shevchenko up against the fence. Shevchenko tried to fight her way out, but Maia eventually put her on the canvas.

Round two was a strong frame for Maia, who worked from inside Shevchenko’s half guard and full guard for the remainder fo the round, controlling position on the champion.

Having spent much of the second frame on her back, Shevchenko went head hunting in round three. She landed a few sharp shots in the early moments of the frame before Maia briefly put her back to the fence. 

Shevchenko escaped and went back to her sharp shooting, landing a head kick followed a short time later with a blistering punch combination. Having stung Maia, Shevchenko clinched and again dragged her to the canvas. 

The champion went to work from half guard, but Maia used her jiu-jitsu skills to work the fight back to standing, and once again pinned Shevchenko to the fence. 

In the final 10 seconds of round three, Shevchenko scored another takedown, likely doing enough to secure the round. Heading into the fourth frame, it appeared that Shevchenko was likely up 29-28 on the scorecards.

Blood dripping from the noses of both women, Shevchenko stung early with a hard left hand to open the fourth round. Finding her distance, Shevchenko landed several more shots in the first two minutes of the round.

Maia answered with a solid right hand, but Shevchenko clinched and put Maia on her back again, quickly pinning her against the fence. Shevchenko put her fist in Maia’s face and planted shoulder punches until she could advance to more of a top position, although still in Maia’s half guard.

It was another strong round for Shevchenko, who had Maia needing a finish to win the fight heading into the final round.

Shevchenko stuck Maia with a jab, but missed with a spinning backfist, finding her back up against the fence. She quickly reversed and escaped, however, once again sticking her jab in Maia’s face.

Maia powered forward, only to face a Shevchenko blitz of punches. Weathering the storm, Maia clinched and pressed Shevchenko into the fence. The champ escaped again, hurting Maia with another punch combination.

Holding her ground, Maia’s face was covered with blood, as Shevchenko continued to fire with her arsenal of punches and kicks. Maia wasn’t backing down, but didn’t have an answer for Shevchenko’s stellar striking.

Maia snuck in the occasional power shot, but wore evidence of Shevchenko’s punches and elbows on her face.

The judges saw the fight unanimously, 49-46 on all three scorecards, for the champ. The victory was Shevchenko’s fourth UFC flyweight title defense, keeping her in the rarified air as one of the greatest fighters on the planet.

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“I am glad it went five rounds. After a long layoff, I needed to feel the spirit of the fight,” Shevchenko said after the fight, acknowledging that she had suffered a medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury earlier in the year that required surgery.

“It was MCL. It was surgery. So we just took a little bit extra months to make sure (it was fully healed).”

With the victory over Maia, Shevchenko could be on target to next defend her belt against Jessica Andrade, who recently supplanted Kaitlyn Chookagian as the No. 1 contender in the UFC women’s flyweight division.

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Texans vs. Patriots: Point spread, over/under for Week 11

The Houston Texans take on the New England Patriots in Week 11. See how the odds-makers are viewing the game.

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NFL picks against the spread: Week 11

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