Liverpool 3-1 Leicester: Premier League – as it happened

Liverpool came from behind to comfortably beat Leicester and stretch their lead at the top of the table to seven plump, juicy points

Curiously the Guardian’s report on the match against Aldershot mentioned by Tom Gould does not at any stage mention fog or visibility issues. It does criticise “a pitch that did no service to football and … defied all attempts at elegant play”, though.

It’s still very foggy at Anfield. No suggestion the game might be in doubt, but you never know.

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Miami’s Larrañaga Leaves College Sports ‘Exhausted,’ Like Many Peers

Jim Larrañaga could handle—and repeatedly thrived—in the old college sports system, where athletes could only get paid under-the-table, even if that meant the Feds might subpoena his text messages. But the 75-year-old University of Miami head men’s basketball coach acknowledged this week that he didn’t have what it takes—at least not at this point in …