Flamengo beat River in Copa Libertadores final
The Brazilian giants were second best for much of the match after Rafael Santos Borre swept home from Matias Suarez's pull-back in the 14th minute to the delight of the River fans inside the 80,000-capacity Estadio Monumental in Lima.
The 24-year-old Colombian was then inches away from making it 2-0 with a sweet strike from 25 yards out.
Flamengo's best chances of an equaliser came in the space of a few seconds when Barbosa had a shot blocked and Everton Ribeiro's follow up was well held by keeper Franco Armani.
But then came the late fightback that turned the final on its head.
First, Barbosa timed his run to perfection to turn in Bruno Henrique's square ball, then the striker on loan from Inter Milan outmuscled the defence in the penalty box to slot in a 92nd-minute winner.
There was still time for two red cards in the final few seconds, with Exequiel Palacios sent off for kicking Henrique while he was on the ground before Flamengo's two-goal hero was sent off for sarcastic applause.
The final of South America's biggest club football competition, which started life in 1960, was moved from Santiago to the Peruvian city because of social unrest in Chile's capital.
This was the first time since 1988 that the tournament has been decided in a one-off game.
Spurs win in first game under Mourinho
First-half goals from Son Heung-min and Lucas Moura and a third from Harry Kane four minutes after the break gave Tottenham their first Premier League away win since 20 January.
It was about as comfortable as Mourinho could have hoped for after a tumultuous week, in which he replaced Mauricio Pochettino, who was sacked by Daniel Levy less than six months after guiding the club to the first Champions League final in their history.
The result piles pressure on West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini, whose side have now collected two points from their last seven games.
Under-fire keeper Roberto made an error for Son's opener and the hosts were booed off at half-time.
Late goals from substitute Michail Antonio and Angelo Ogbonna gave the final scoreline a flattering look, but the result made a mockery of an ill-advised post from West Ham's social media team following Mourinho's appointment, highlighting previous difficulties the 56-year-old has endured at London Stadium.
Mayweather in UFC talks to 'come out of retirement' in 2020
Mayweather, 42, made the announcement on social media after an earlier message that he was in talks with UFC president Dana White.
"Dana White and I are working together again to bring the world another spectacular event in 2020," he said.Mayweather's last outing saw him win an exhibition boxing match against Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa.
That fight took place in December 2018 and the American needed just 140 seconds to beat his opponent in a bout worth a reported $9m (£7m).
Mayweather also came out of retirement in 2017
to beat UFC fighter Conor McGregor in the Irishman's first ever boxing match.
Kipchoge & Muhammad named athletes of the year by World Athletics
Kenya's Kipchoge, 35, won the London Marathon for a fourth time in April before becoming the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours.
He covered the 26.2 miles (42.2km) in one hour 59 minutes 40 seconds in the Ineos 1:59 Challenge in October.
Muhammad, 29, won World Championship 400m hurdles gold in Doha having twice broken the world record this year.
The American, who won the Olympic title at Rio 2016, said:
"It's been an amazing year. It's been a tough year but I'm so thankful. I never imagined ending the year like this."Kipchoge, who won the male athlete of the year award for the second consecutive year, said: "I hope I inspire the human race. I'm just really happy to make history. I hope it was a big inspiration to the next generation."
from Bola Esho's Blog
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