Announcement DC5m United States sport in english 75 articles, created at 2016-12-18 18:08 articles set mostly positive rate 3.7 1 7.1 Ronaldo nets hat-trick as Real Madrid win Club World Cup (5.82/6) The Spanish giants needed extra-time to beat Kashima Antlers 4-2 in Yokohama. 2016-12-18 10:10 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 2 1.9 Trump: Michelle Obama must not have meant loss of 'hope' comment (3.12/6) While many of his supporters are not necessarily fans of the current first lady, Donald Trump defended her controversial words over the weekend. 2016-12-18 09:21 2KB www.aol.com 3 5.6 Hirscher positioned to match Tomba with 4th GS win in Badia (1.28/6) Marcel Hirscher is positioned to match Alberto Tomba with a record fourth giant slalom win in Alta Badia. 2016-12-18 06:35 1KB www.charlotteobserver.com 4 4.0 Belgian championship results and standings Dec 18 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Belgian championship matches (1.08/6) on Sunday Sunday, December 18 Racing Genk 2 Standard Liege 2 Saturday, Decem... 2016-12-18 11:25 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 5 3.6 Michael Phelps to receive BBC Sports Personality lifetime achievement award (1.06/6) Michael Phelps will receive the BBC Sports Personality lifetime achievement award on Sunday after capping his career with five Olympic golds in Rio. 2016-12-18 11:22 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 6 5.9 Mourinho praises fans for reaction to Fellaini Some Man Utd supporters had booed the midfielder but reacted well against West (1.06/6) Brom. 2016-12-18 09:21 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 7 3.8 Ligue 1 top scorers Dec 18 (Gracenote) - Top scorers of the Ligue 1 match on Sunday 17 Edinson Cavani (Paris St Germain) 11 Alexandre Lacazette (Olympique Lyon) 10 Radamel Falca... (1.03/6) 2016-12-18 11:22 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 8 3.0 Girl offers to replace Big Ben's bongs during upcoming renovation Girl offers to replace Big Ben's bongs (1.02/6) during upcoming renovation Eight-year-old listener writes to BBC radio volunteering her own recordings as substitute for the clock’s chimes 2016-12-18 11:16 3KB www.theguardian.com 9 1.4 Sport picture of the day: Joe Smith Jr knocks Bernard Hopkins out of the ring (1.02/6) Bernard Hopkins’ 28-year boxing career ended in defeat as Joe Smith Jr knocked the 51-year-old veteran to the floor and out of the ring 2016-12-18 09:20 1KB www.theguardian.com 10 0.0 Mane keeps focus on Merseyside derby rather than title race (1.02/6) The Liverpool forward knows his side must target three points against Everton above all else. 2016-12-18 08:35 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 11 3.7 Ligue 1 summaries Dec 18 (Gracenote) - Summaries from the Ligue 1 matches on Sunday Sunday, December 18 Caen 3 Yann Karamoh 20, Ivan Santini 61, Pape Sane 90+3 Metz 0 Red (1.01/6) Card... 2016-12-18 11:23 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 12 4.8 SHOWCASE-Soccer-Southampton win south coast derby (1.00/6) BOURNEMOUTH 1 SOUTHAMPTON 3 Dec 18 (Reuters)- Jay Rodriguez scored twice as Southampton recovered strongly from conceding an early goal to win the south coas... 2016-12-18 11:22 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 13 2.2 Inter scrape past injury-plagued Sassuolo MILAN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - A second-half goal from Antonio Candreva gave an unconvincing Inter Milan a 1-0 away win over an injury-plagued Sassuolo on Sunday.... (1.00/6) 2016-12-18 10:02 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 14 3.0 Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish admires Jurgen Klopp's relationship with the fans (0.01/6) Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has expressed his admiration for Jurgen Klopp and the way the German has managed to quickly build a rapport with the club's demanding supporters. 2016-12-18 09:01 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 15 1.4 Klopp won't rush back improving Coutinho Dec 18 (Reuters) - Influential midfielder Philippe Coutinho was making encouraging progress from an ankle injury but will not be rushed back to boost Liverpo... (0.01/6) 2016-12-18 06:11 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 16 0.8 'Pull over! Oh my god': Helpless biker captures footage of driver 'suffering stroke at the wheel' on a Florida motorway, smashing into street lights and careering off-road The unnamed man is seen in footage captured on the dash cam of a biker who tries desperately to get the driver to pull over. The car smashes through a street light and keeps going as if nothing happened. 2016-12-18 11:27 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 17 1.2 Canes’ new version of ‘TSA Line’ finding some mojo Lee Stempniak and Sebastian Aho delivered shootout goals Saturday as the Carolina Hurricanes topped the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 in a hockey game Dec. 17, 2016. 2016-12-18 11:14 4KB www.charlotteobserver.com 18 1.1 Call The Midwife star Judy Parfitt lets rip at co-stars for using their phones on set Actress Judy Parfitt – best known as softly spoken Sister Monica Joan on the hit show – admits she frequently admonishes her younger cast-members for using their mobile phones between takes. 2016-12-18 10:59 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 19 0.6 Jack Wilshere provides his first assist since 2014 as Bournemouth get off the mark against local rivals Southampton Jack Wilshere has finally rediscovered the knack of the assist, after going two years without picking out a team-mate to go on and score. Not since late 2014 has the England man set up a goal for his team. 2016-12-18 10:52 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 20 4.3 Minivan crashes into police cruisers on I-295 in Yarmouth A driver of a minivan is in custody after hitting two police cruisers and injuring an officer. 2016-12-18 10:44 1KB www.pressherald.com 21 2.0 'Homeless' Danniella Westbrook fights back tears after 'losing her home' as she drags her possessions around Liverpool The 43-year-old struggled to hold back her tears as she wandered around London with a bulging white suitcase full of her essential items, after reportedly losing her home due to insufficient funds. 2016-12-18 10:29 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk 22 1.1 Gary, Hammond, East Chicago getting $5.6M for blight The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority says the Lake County cities of Gary, Hammond and East Chicago will receive a combined $5.6 million to eliminate blighted homes. 2016-12-18 10:26 1KB www.washingtontimes.com 23 0.7 Diane Abbott defends series of strikes planned in run-up to Christmas Shadow home secretary says she will not ‘second-guess decisions of trade unions’ as industrial action is threatened on railways, airports and at Post Office 2016-12-18 10:22 6KB www.theguardian.com 24 0.0 No increase in housing rates at Purdue for 5th year in a row Students at Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus won’t have to pay increased room and board rates for a fifth year in a row. 2016-12-18 10:21 1KB www.washingtontimes.com 25 2.3 Alex McKinnon to sue NRL and Melbourne player over tackle that left him paralysed Alex McKinnon (pictured), the rugby league player paralysed during an NRL game in 2014, is suing the league and the Melbourne Storm player who left him in a wheelchair for millions. 2016-12-18 10:15 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 26 1.3 Parking garage feud holds up work on Baltimore theater site Crews started to rip up the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre more than two years ago, taking down the hulking concrete building in anticipation of two soaring apartment towers supporters said would strengthen downtown’s renaissance. 2016-12-18 10:01 7KB www.washingtontimes.com 27 0.0 Ex-A's slugger Eric Chavez sells desert home and baseball diamond for $4.75 million Former ballplayer Eric Chavez , who played for the A’s, Yankees and Diamondbacks across 17 seasons in the majors, has sold his home in Paradise Valley, Ariz., for $4.75 million 2016-12-18 10:00 2KB www.latimes.com 28 0.0 Bird watching in San Pedro BIRDING 2016-12-18 10:00 1KB www.latimes.com 29 2.7 Pep Guardiola praises Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger for getting the best out of his former star Alexis Sanchez Pep Guardiola has congratulated Arsene Wenger on finding Alexis Sanchez's best position at centre-forward. The Manchester City boss is set to come face-to-face with his former player. 2016-12-18 09:59 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 30 2.5 Alexander Povetkin knocks out stand-in opponent... hours after revelation Russian boxer fails drug test and loses out on title shot with Bermane Stiverne Alexander Povetkin dominated and knocked out last-minute replacement opponent Johann Duhaupas — just hours after it emerged he had failed a drug test. 2016-12-18 09:58 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 31 2.1 Bruce Springsteen reveals his battle depression and how it affected his relationship with his 'gruff' father Admitting that he has suffered with depression in his past, the 67-year-old described his battle to be like 'Churchill's black dog' when it jumps up and bites, as he chatted on Radio 4 this week.