TORONTO (AP) Shaedon Sharpe scored 36 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers past the Toronto Raptors 112-103 on Thursday night.. Toronto FC vs. Portland Timbers - Watch MLS Live - Apple TV Wissa almost atoned for his earlier lapse in the closing stages of the first half, firing against the crossbar after Stone's clearance fell to the 25-year-old on the edge of the area. It was not exactly a roaring success judging by the fury aimed at Everton's hierarchy - and chairman Bill Kenwright in particular - before and after the damaging Their points tally is behind where it has been in previous seasons, but you'd have to say with the players they've got they are capable of more. Predecessor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gave the Sweden Under-21 striker his debut last season and had promoted him to train with the first-team squad this season. Nemanja MaticMatic has already confirmed publicly he will not take up the option he has in his contract of a further year, and will leave the club on a free at the end of the campaign. With the FA known to be investigating the remarks, Rooney has since faced questions, and responded by revealing, “what I said to the FA is private, but I’m sure if you look at how I’ve said things, you will have an idea.” The festive fixture schedule is busy as it is, but with the likes of Manchester United having had to call off games due to their staff and players testing positive, will the Premier League be paused to prevent even more disruption in the long-term? Elsewhere, Chelsea's Reece James and Ben Chilwell have become Thomas Tuchel's most dangerous offensive weapons. Eighteen games, eight goals and one huge bid from Newcastle later, his progress has been remarkable. Toronto vs. Portland (29 Jun, 2025) Live Score - ESPN (IN) Live coverage of the Toronto FC vs. Portland Timbers MLS game on ESPN (IN), including live score, highlights and updated stats. At around the time United were probably putting the finishing touches to Ole’s exit vid, Antonio Conte was giving a timely demonstration of what life might have looked like in a parallel universe where United had some basic competency at the executive level. Timo Werner had a shot blocked from close-range in the first of a string of important Craig Dawson blocks, before Lukasz Fabianski reacted well to deny a deflected N'Golo Kante effort. Spurs are where they are because of Harry Kane, not just his goals but also his all-round play. It's a difficult situation for Arsenal. You can’t sit here and say, 'This player should never wear the shirt', but then protect a manager. I don’t agree with that. You can’t have one rule for players and another for managers. Only 391 players (0.04 per cent) correctly predicted Crystal Palace's 2-0 win at Manchester City, while just 0.5 per cent opted for Brighton to take a 2-2 draw away from Anfield. My psychiatrist can be my best friend, my wife or my son. There were jewels from my mother, my world champion medal, Pogba said of the items taken. Manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst had given McLaughlin, Bacuna, Barker and Lundstram rare starts and sent on defender Leon King, 18, in place of Balogun for the final quarter. I think this is going to be difficult, this is going to be a lot harder than what people think. What I'm hearing is it's like a gimme, he'll come in and that will be it. City then lost impetus as manager Pep Guardiola made all five available substitutions but the hosts remained in full control. Suddenly the almost impossible was happening, with Chelsea heading towards a feat seldom seen in the Champions League, and towards the semi-finals too. Declan Rice - 6A difficult night for the West Ham player, who was often outnumbered defensively due to Southgate's decision to field an attack-minded midfield in the absence of Rice's usual partner Kalvin Phillips. I'm expecting Villa to be asking questions of Arsenal at regular intervals, so for the second week running I'm looking to grab some winning value in their ability to win corners. There's about 4,000 United fans in the far corner and by the end I think there was only about 1,000 left. The Sun reports that Everton’s 28-year-old left-back Lucas Digne is wanted by Newcastle, but he would take up half of their £50 million winter budget. However if Eddie Howe can impress his bosses, they may free up to £200m in order to finance radical squad changes that could help them build for their long-term future. They are the 14th side to hit the milestone but none have done it in fewer games (97). Recent evidence suggests they are entitled to feel optimistic about their chances. Livingston 1-0 Ross CountyAyo Obileye's first-half penalty sent Livingston into the last 16 of the Scottish Cup at Ross County's expense. You can see the intensity we put in in training and if you put in the work in training, you get the results you deserve. “The team is well prepared, and we are among the best in the tournament. We keep improving game after game.” Inside the rise of Luis DiazI spoke to the board and said shouldn't we at least speak and try and analyse if we could get a player either on loan or as a permanent deal but in the end the answer was no. With the 23-year-old out of contract in the summer and Real Madrid openly chasing his signature, he will come under intense scrutiny when the two sides meet for the first leg next week. Having won the Champions League and European Cup 13 times in total, Real should have little difficulty convincing Mbappe that they can provide him with European silverware. Indeed, Nketiah has scored 10 goals in nine appearances in the competition overall, scoring once on average every 66 minutes.Liverpool's Takumi Minamino has scored six goals in his five appearances in the League Cup, netting once every 75 minutes on average in the competition. After the break, little changed, with Villarreal the better side but not by much. De Gea was forced to make another fine save, again from Trigeuros, but amazingly, United improved when Carrick sent on Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes, their two best players over the last two seasons. That is what I will start with and from there hopefully, I will be able to score goals and give assists. Follow the January transfer window with Sky SportsWho will be on the move in January? In fact, there has been plenty of evidence of this in their last four Premier League fixtures. I can't back Norwich. But following discussions to bring Cole on board at Goodison Park, it is expected that the 41-year-old will join Lampard's backroom team on Wednesday. Serie A news | Fixtures | TableHowever, Sassuolo, who beat Juventus away from home last month, turned the match on its head, with Gianluca Scamacca's stunning strike and Simon Kjaer's unfortunate own goal giving them a 2-1 lead inside 33 minutes.