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Patterson returned the second-half kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown to give the Bears their first lead of the game against the Vikings at Soldier Field. The runback was Patterson’s eighth career kick return touchdown, tying the NFL record also held by Joshua Cribbs and Leon Washington. Patterson was in the clear after juking Minnesota kicker Dan Bailey at midfield. Patterson recorded five of his kick return TDs with the Vikings from 2013-16....

After Wednesday’s start of training camp in Chicago, offensive lineman Kyle Long explained how Trevathan’s fragrance can be entrancing. “He’s one of those guys that kind of has an aura about him,” Long said, via CBS Chicago. “He walks in with all his chains on, he looks sharp every day like he just left a video shoot. You see him on the field and you block him, and he kind of smells good, he wears cologne....

The attacker was loaned to Juve in the close-season for €6m with the Serie A side holding an option to buy him for a further €40m. Juve 18/1 for Champions League title Costa is yet to break into the first-team at the Turin giants, having started just five of his 10 Serie A appearances. However, the reigning Italian champions will spend the full fee to take him on a permanent deal at the end of the campaign, as Bayern CEO Rummenigge confirmed at the club’s annual general meeting....

Arjen Robben and Robert Lewandowski were both at the double before Franck Ribery rounded out the scoring as Bayern sealed their progression to the Champions League round of 16. The Bavarians remain unbeaten through five games in Europe but have found life much tougher on the domestic front this season, sitting fifth in the league and nine points back of league leaders Borussia Dortmund. Their struggles in the Bundesliga have left Kovac on the hot-seat, but star man Robben was happy to see the team perform up to potential as he believes Kovac “belongs” to the players....

The Poland international’s treble, coupled with goals from Arturo Vidal, David Alaba, Kingsley Coman and Arjen Robben, gave the champions a seventh emphatic win in a row over Hamburg at the Allianz Arena and maintained the gap over second-place RB Leipzig. The victory was a particularly special one for head coach Carlo Ancelotti, who celebrated his 1,000th game as a head coach with his 591st win. Vidal’s powerful strike put Bayern ahead before Lewandowski struck twice before half-time, and any hope of a shock comeback from Markus Gisdol’s side was ended when he completed his treble nine minutes after the break....

While Frenchman Ribery has been struggling with an ankle injury for the past five weeks, Schweinsteiger will not feature due to illness. Bayern Munich sporting director Mattias Sammer called the injury to their players “bitter” but reiterated that “Those who are with us have our full trust. The team is hungry.” The injuries are untimely for Bayern as they chase a treble of the Champions League, the Bundesliga which they lead by 10 points and the German Cup where they have reached the semi-finals....

Anatoliy Tymoshchuk has confirmed that he will be joining Zenit St Petersburg in this summer. The Ukraine captain completed his four-year spell with Bayern Munich, and he has been celebrating the German club’s incredible treble after the Bavarian giants added the DFB-Pokal to their list of trophies. The 34-year-old midfielder has secured his future by agreeing to a two-year contract with Zenit St Petersburg. In a statement on his website, Anatoliy Tymoshchuk said: “Despite offers from around the world, I’ve decided to tie my future to the club where I have already experienced a lot of happy moments....

All the latest transfer rumours Lucescu brought the 26-year-old to Europe in 2010 when he was in charge at Shakhtar Donetsk, Costa playing over 200 games for the club before moving to Bayern in 2015. He has continued to impress at the Allianz Arena but has struggled to hold down a regular starting spot under Pep Guardiola and latterly Carlo Ancelotti. Costa only started 19 games in all competitions in 2016-17 and has previously looked for assurances that more minutes will come his way going forward....

Thomas Mueller, Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels were all informed Tuesday that they were no longer in Loew’s plans, part of an ongoing shake-up following Germany’s woeful performance at last year’s World Cup. “Basically we do not comment on the sporting decisions of the national coach . but we find the timing and circumstances of the announcement of this decision to the players and the public to be questionable,” Bayern said in a statement....

The Bundesliga champions were beaten 3-0 in Paris in the reverse fixture in October, a result that prompted Carlo Ancelotti to be sacked as head coach. Bayern’s 2-1 league loss to Borussia Monchengladbach last month was their only defeat since that game at Parc des Princes and they have already secured their place in the last 16 of the Champions League once more. However, Coman wants to beat his old club – whose unbeaten run this season ended with a 2-1 loss at Strasbourg on Saturday – in order to underline Bayern’s credentials as challengers for the trophy....

The micro-bloggers can use the emojis by utilizing the hashtags #MithaliRaj or #Mithali, #Harmanpreet #Harman, #Smriti or #SM18, #Velocity, #Supernovas, #Trailblazers, and #WomensT20Challenge. The BCCI had announced Jio as the title sponsor for the Women’s T20 Challenge 2020 on Sunday (November 1). The tournament will begin on November 4 and end on November 9. Three teams, namely the Trailblazers, Supernovas, and Velocity, will participate in this competition. All matches will take place at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium....

Now, a few days after the tour, sources close to the developments in Sri Lanka have disclosed that medical officer Abhijit Salvi did not take any action despite Krunal Pandya complaining of throat pain on July 26. The Indian all-rounder was not tested immediately. On top of that, he even attended a team meeting. Krunal Pandya’s RT/PCR test was done on July 27, where he returned positive. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah intervened and asked all close contacts of the player to be isolated....

Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Sanjay Jagdale will be overseeing the proceedings and those who cannot be present here will have a choice of getting their interview done via video conferencing. The board had received a total of 57 responses to its advertisement for the job, and 21 of them were shortlisted for the advisory committee to review. The panel has also been given the liberty to decide if it wants to interview someone else not among the 21 names that have popped up....

The quests to earn ritual weapons in Destiny 2 are usually pretty straightforward, with players typically being tasked with completing a set of objectives in one of the MMO’s game modes with a specific weapon type to earn a special masterworked weapon, often with a unique or otherwise impressive set of perks. Since Destiny 2’s third season, a trio of these quests have been included among the new content for players to take advantage of....

Oddly enough, despite the fact that Beacon Pines is now a full-fledged story-driven game where players can explore the various branching paths of the narrative, the early prototype consisted of a rhythm-based RPG battler. The idea ultimately didn’t click with the developers, but some of the characters did stay, including Beacon Pines’ protagonist, Luka, an anthropomorphic deer who ended up trading jeweled attires for a more modern outfit. Game Rant spoke to Hiding Spot Games’ Matt Meyer and Ilse Harting, who talked about the challenges of a long development process, setting deadlines, and more....

U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson approved the settlement on Tuesday, online court filings showed. Details weren't released. The lawsuit alleged clients were defrauded of more than $1.7 million. Attorneys for Tuberville denied the allegations. The ex-Auburn and Texas Tech coach's former business partner, John David Stroud, pleaded guilty to securities fraud in August. Tuberville was not charged but the suit was scheduled for trial Oct. 15. Stroud was sentenced to 10 years and ordered to pay more than $2....

The program made sure to remind him of that on Saturday. MORE: Cincinnati makes CFP statement in late scoring drive to seal win against Notre Dame Following No. 7 Cincinnati’s 24-13 win over No. 9 Notre Dame — Kelly’s current team — the Bearcats’ Twitter account released a series of videos of Kelly from his time leading the Bearcats. One of his final quips in the brief montage was, “Cincinnati is a great place to be....

The Bears brought in Foles in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars, dealing a fourth-round draft selection for the man who guided the Philadelphia Eagles to a victory in Super Bowl 52. That move piled the pressure on incumbent starter Mitchell Trubisky, whose job is now under threat three years after he was drafted No. 2 overall by general manager Ryan Pace. IYER: Bears’ desperate trade for Foles makes Trubisky problem look worse Foles, 31, has already spoken to Trubisky and hopes they can put the team first going into training camp....

The reigning German champions dropped to second spot in the Bundesliga table last week following their defeat at the hands of Borussia Dortmund, while they will have to settle for second place in Champions League Group D as well after a loss at Rostov. ‘Rooney wants to retire at United’ Nevertheless, Rummenigge is adamant Bayern are still 100 per cent behind the 57-year-old Italian. “Carlo is the only coach around who has won the Champions League three times,” Rummenigge said....

Alfred Schreuder and his men overcame wave after wave of attacking play from Bayern to win the game thanks to a Sargis Adamyan brace. Robert Lewandowski netted one for his side to prevent Hoffenheim from keeping a clean sheet. In the 54th minute, Dennis Geiger took advantage of a Tolisso blunder in midfield to play Adamyan through in the box, and the Armenian sent a low shot past Manuel Neuer and into the goal....