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NFL Results & Week 3 recap: Ravens, Rams beat Cowboys, 49ers, Chiefs win with defence

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September 23, 2024

NFL Results & Week 3 recap: Ravens, Rams beat Cowboys, 49ers, Chiefs win with defence

Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson combined for 238 rushing yards and three touchdowns as the Ravens ran the ball 45 times out of 60 plays to expose the Cowboys’ glaring weakness against the run.

Quaterback Jackson has led his team in rushing for the past five seasons but having Henry now means the NFL’s two-time most valuable player does not have to do it all himself. Henry had his 12th career game with 150 yards and two TDs – just one off Jim Brown’s all-time record.

Dallas did conjure up 19 fourth-quarter points out of nowhere and after Baltimore blew a 10-point lead last week the nerves were there, but the Ravens deserved their first win of the season, holding on for a 28-25 victory.

Like Dallas, San Francisco also lost back-to-back games despite bouncing out to a 14-0 lead against the injury-hit Rams, who bagged a dramatic 27-24 victory after a chaotic final few minutes.

Jauan Jennings had a monstrous 175-yard, three-touchdown game for the Niners, who had big injuries themselves, and Kyren Williams got a hat-trick for the Rams as they joined their rivals with a 1-2 record after a late Williams score and even later Joshua Karty field goal.

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Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen to have knee surgery

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September 23, 2024

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Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen to have knee surgery

Barcelona goalkeeper and captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen is to have knee surgery on Monday after suffering a ruptured patella tendon during Sunday’s La Liga victory against Villarreal.

The Germany international was carried off on a stretcher during the first half after his right knee buckled as he landed while catching the ball.

Barcelona say they will provide a further update after his operation, with no timescale yet put on the 32-year-old’s recovery.

Ter Stegen has made more than 400 appearances for the club since joining from Borussia Monchengladbach in 2014.

Hansi Flick’s side beat Villarreal 3-1 to maintain their 100% record in La Liga and move four points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table.

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Cardiff City: Nathan Blake points finger at board after Erol Bulut exit

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September 23, 2024

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Cardiff City: Nathan Blake points finger at board after Erol Bulut exit

Blake says the hunt for a 12th permanent manager in Tan’s 14-year reign is a “minefield”.

Former Wales international Blake added: “You’ve got to get to a point at some point where the owners and the chairman and CEO, they sit and look at themselves and ask the question ‘are we doing this right, is this the right way to go about things?’.

“But it won’t happen, there’s no sort of self-revision of anything or looking at anything they do, it’ll just be the same old, same old. Whoever takes the job is a brave person, that’s all I’d say.

“There’ll always be someone because someone always thinks they can turn it around, ‘I can do better, I can manage this situation’.

“But until you get in the situation that I think the last 12 or 13 managers have found themselves in, you realise it’s not as straightforward as it should be.

“You’ve not got the backing, you’re not making decisions, there’s no sort of philosophy at the club. It runs deep.”

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Ohtani hits 53rd home run of season

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September 23, 2024

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Shohei Ohtani hits his 53rd home run of the season to help LA Dodgers to a 6-5 win over Colorado Rockies.

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Exeter boss Rob Baxter to address ‘baffling’ performance in Leicester loss

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September 23, 2024

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Exeter boss Rob Baxter to address 'baffling' performance in Leicester loss

Exeter boss Rob Baxter says he will meet with his players to discuss some of their “baffling” decisions during the 17-14 loss to Leicester.

The Chiefs conceded a last-second try to lose their Premiership opener during a disjointed home performance.

“Hopefully a few of the guys will hold their hands up and say ‘this is what happened, this is what was going on in the field’,” Baxter said.

“The reality is you listen on the ref mic and you don’t know half of what’s going on and half of what’s being said – you’re catching snippets of it, but some of it was somewhat baffling to me.

“Some of that will be us having to give more guidance, but the reality is when you set a plan you have to decide to follow things, and actually at times we almost decided not to, that’s what it seemed like.”

Exeter failed to score in the first half as they conceded a drop goal with the final kick of the period.

They improved after the break and led 14-10 against 14 men after Solomone Kata was sent off.

But when Will Haydon-Wood was sin-binned late on, Leicester took their chance to record a first win under new boss Michael Cheika.

“The silver lining of today is if we’d have seen that game off, which we could have done – say Leicester throw that last line-out in not straight, I’d probably be going ‘we showed a lot of character to win the game’,” Baxter added.

“But the reality is Monday morning’s meeting would have to be just as tough on some of the decision-making we made.

“The reality is this is a slap in the face and you have to accept it in that meeting.

“Our physical stats will be good, we’ve thrown a lot of physical energy into the game.

“But nine times out of 10 we disobeyed our own energy by the way we played and some of the decisions we made and some of their lack of communication.”

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