AP defends Tom Brady’s NFL awards vote

Initially, the Associated Press had no comment on the question of whether Raiders owner Tom Brady will continue to hold one of the 50 votes on the various awards that are announced every year at the NFL Honors ceremony.

Stoke sack head coach Narcís Pelach after three months in charge

  • Pelach only won three of 18 Championship matches
  • Stoke looking for third head coach of the season

Stoke have sacked Narcís Pelach after only 19 games as head coach, the Championship club have announced.

Pelach, who was appointed in September at the age of 36 after replacing Steven Schumacher, won just three of the 18 league games for which he was in charge and departs after a 2-0 Boxing Day defeat at home against Leeds which left Stoke sitting in 19th place in the table, three points clear of the relegation zone.

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Arsenal 1-0 Ipswich: Premier League – as it happened

Arsenal moved into second spot despite an underwhelming display at the Emirates

22 sec: Ipswich are on the front foot immediately. Phillips wins the ball on the edge of the Arsenal box and feeds Davis down the left. Davis whistles a cross through the six-yard box. Any touch from Szmodics would have resulted in a stunning early goal, but he can’t connect. Arsenal breathe again.

Ipswich get the ball rolling. A good few-evening-pints-in atmosphere at the Emirates!

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