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EAST RUTHERFORD: #1 of the scores a game-tying during the second half against the at MetLife Stadium on November 09, 2020. — AFP

NEW YORK: booted a 51-yard field New York is the lone winless NFL team this season. ter to aid New England in rallying from a 10-point Flacco threw a 50-yard scoring pass to Perriman goal with no time remaining as the New England Flacco threw two passes to Breshad deficit. The Patriots pulled within 27-20 on Folk’s 29- with 9:59 remaining in the half. The long play moved Patriots rallied from a 10-point, fourth-quarter Perriman (five receptions, 101 yards) and one to yard with 6:04 remaining, and J.C. Jackson Flacco past Montana (40,551 passing yards). Flacco deficit to record a 30-27 victory over the winless Jamison Crowder. He completed 18 of 25 passes in followed with his league-high fifth interception on concluded the contest with 40,726. New York Jets on Monday night at East Rutherford, his third start of the season and passed Hall of New York’s next offensive play. Newton guided the Castillo kicked a 50-yarder to give New York a 13- NJ Cam Newton rushed for two touchdowns and Famer Joe Montana for 20th place on the all-time Patriots on an 11-play, 72-yard drive and scored on a 7 lead with 4:33 left before Folk knocked a 45-yard completed 27 of 35 passes for 274 yards as New yardage list. New York quarterback Sam Darnold 1-yard sneak to tie the score with 1:57 left. through the uprights for New England with 1:03 left. England (3-5) snapped a four-game losing streak. (shoulder) missed the game after aggravating an The Jets scored more points (20) in the first half But Flacco finished the half with a 20-yard touch- Folk kicked three field goals, rushed injury he initially sustained on Oct 1. New England than they did in seven of their first eight full games. down pass to Crowder with 25 seconds left. The for a touchdown and established cornerback (knee), the reigning Flacco tossed two touchdown passes to help New Patriots opened the third quarter with an impressive career highs of 12 receptions for 169 yards. Newton’s NFL Defensive Player of the Year, missed his sec- York take a 10-point halftime lead. Sergio Castillo’s 13-play, 78-yard drive that ended with Burkhead 20-yard pass to Meyers with three seconds left set ond consecutive game. 35-yard field goal capped New York’s opening scoring from the 1 with 7:27 left. But the Jets respond- up the winning kick. Joe Flacco passed for 262 yards, The Patriots controlled the clock for 36:58 and drive before Newton scored on a 5-yard run to give ed with an 11-play, 75-yard excursion that culminated three touchdowns and one interception for the Jets held a 433-322 edge in total yards. New York ran just the Patriots a 7-3 advantage with 3:34 left in the in Flacco’s 15-yard scoring pass to Perriman with 30 (0-9), who have lost nine straight to the Patriots. one offensive play in the first 13:03 of the fourth quar- opening quarter. The Jets moved back ahead when seconds remaining in the third period. — Reuters

Nerves and serves: say International table farewell to tennis return’s Melwood ground SHANGHAI: Top players said they opener by Ukraine’s Margaryta were nervous and rusty, but excited, Pesotska. “Obviously it doesn’t feel LONDON: Jurgen Klopp said an emo- as international table tennis returned great that I lost, (but) on the bright tional farewell to Liverpool’s historic this week in China after an enforced side it’s just amazing that I get to be Melwood training ground yesterday as the eight-month break because of the here and to participate in this tourna- Premier League champions prepare to coronavirus. The Women’s World Cup ment. “I think all of us has been out of move into a new headquarters. Melwood began on Sunday behind closed match practice this year, (there) has been the club’s base for more than 70 doors in the eastern coastal city of haven’t been any international com- years, with generations of players Weihai with 21 players from across petitions since March, so we are a lit- honing their craft on the training pitches. the globe taking part over three days. tle nervous, a little rusty.” But, unable to develop the site any further, It will be followed by two other Like many other sports that have the Reds will move the first team into the International Table Tennis Federation returned during the pandemic, play- new £50 million ($66 million) AXA (ITTF) events in mainland China. ers, coaches and officials are being Training Centre in Kirby, on the outskirts The prestigious tournaments have kept in a bio-secure “bubble” to pre- LIVERPOOL: Liverpool players arrive to attend a training session at Melwood in Liverpool, of Liverpool, next week. taken on extra significance because vent infections. They also had to north west England. — AFP Their new 9,200-square-metre the pandemic has badly impacted all quarantine after landing in China. The (99,000-square-feet) training base is a sport and China appears to be mak- ITTF, the sport’s world governing state-of-the-art facility including three office so I realised step-by-step that the pictures of himself on his last day at ing a rare exception after saying in body, said in September that players pitches, an indoor sports hall, two gyms, a place already looks different. “I will miss it, Melwood alongside the caption: “One last July that it would not host most inter- would be banned from breathing on swimming pool, hydrotherapy and sports but that’s how it should be. Melwood was time...” Jamie Carragher, Liverpool’s sec- national sports for the rest of the year. balls and there would be no hand- rehabilitation facilities. Melwood was sold really good, it was important-an important ond-highest appearance maker, said on The events are also a crucial oppor- shakes after matches. Puerto Rico’s last year to a company who will build place in my life, so I will miss it. But Kirkby social media: “Melwood gone but not for- tunity for top table tennis players to world number 19 Adriana Diaz said homes on the site. Klopp and his coaching will be great.” Liverpool had initially gotten!”, while 2005 Champions League rebuild their competitive edge and that she felt “very lucky to be here staff were on site to close the gates on one planned to move during pre-season, only winner Gerrard shared a one-word tribute win world-ranking points as they look and just enjoying the moment”. of football’s most famous training grounds. for the switch to be delayed due to the on Instagram, as he posted a picture of the towards next summer’s delayed Tokyo “It is a little weird, having these “Mixed emotions, really mixed emotions. I coronavirus pandemic. Melwood sign with the caption: Olympics. nervous moments before the match am happy about going to Kirkby and very Like Anfield’s old “Boot Room”, ‘Memories’. Former Liverpool striker “Even before the match we were starts, and I will need to learn how to sad about leaving Melwood, to be honest,” Melwood has been an iconic part of the posted a poem about joking that someone will miss their get used to it again,” said the 20-year- Klopp told Liverpool’s website. Liverpool story since it was transformed in Melwood, including the lines: “From serve because everyone was so nerv- old. “It was difficult not playing table “So, it’s strange; I didn’t think properly the 1950s by former boss . Heighway to Macca and Rush through to ous,” said 24-year-old Lily Zhang of tennis for such a long time. It was sad about it so far, but my PA is obviously Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson took Yeats, so many legends have shone the United States, beaten in her that Tokyo was postponed. — AFP already moving all my stuff out of my to Twitter to post several black-and-white through those gates.” — AFP