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A knee injury has kept Rooney out of action since February and the emergence of strikers such as Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane and Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy has led to questions over England manager Roy Hodgson’s perceived reliance on Rooney. Like Hodgson, who rejected talk of Rooney’s ability to lead England during the June 10-July 10 European Championships in France, the Liverpudlian is not ready to call time on his international career....

Rooney, 32, has delivered in his second stint at Everton, scoring 10 goals and providing two assists in 16 Premier League games. As Chelsea prepare for a trip to Goodison Park, Conte praised Rooney and said the former England star deserved respect after his international retirement earlier this year. “We must pay great attention because I think Wayne Rooney is a player who, when he plays, plays with his soul....

Once a blue, always a blue - though only after a 13-year, history-making spell as a red. Rooney returns to Goodison Park not as the world beater he promised to be after breaking into the Everton team aged 16 and emphatically announcing himself as one of England’s most exciting young talents with a screamer against Arsenal, but as a player who has lost his way and endured a sustained decline over the past three seasons....

The beginning of the end of Zlatan Rooney is currently out of favor at Manchester United with reports suggesting he has been told by Jose Mourinho that he can leave Old Trafford. The England captain has been linked with a move to the Los Angeles Galaxy to join up with fellow Merseysider Steven Gerrard but Koeman would relish the opportunity to bring him back to his boyhood club. Speaking ahead of Sunday’s clash with West Ham, the Dutchman told reporters at his news conference: “First of all, he’s a great player - he’s still not finished his career....

Rooney will take his first steps into coaching with Derby when he leaves DC United in January, having agreed his departure from MLS on Tuesday. But former United team-mate Ferdinand believes Rooney is already looking beyond his role at Pride Park. Rooney is United’s record goalscorer, netting 253 times in 559 appearances in all competitions. And Ferdinand sees a future plan for Rooney to take Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s place in the dugout, echoing ex-England colleague and former Derby boss Frank Lampard, who recently got his big chance at Chelsea....

A spirited comeback saw United come from 2-0 down to beat Newcastle United 3-2 on Saturday, a result that has reduced some of the pressure on their under-fire manager. Reports continue to circulate around Mourinho’s future, though, with former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane tipped to replace him if there is no consistent improvement in results. Former club captain Rooney says the mood around the club reminds him of Louis van Gaal’s difficult final few months at Old Trafford, and he wants the players to start performing for their boss....

Root was out to a superb diving catch by Mitchell Marsh at square leg for 83 in the day’s penultimate over before Jonny Bairstow was caught behind in the final over. Root slumped to his haunches in dismay after missing out on a hundred following his fourth half-century of the series. Root and Malan recovered England’s first innings with a 133-run stand after the tourists had slumped to 95 for three following the loss of Melbourne double-centurion Alastair Cook....

Blushing of the face, aggravated skin, and breakouts are the most prominent signs of rosacea. Blushing is also a symptom, as are issues with the eyes. About 1-2% of the population suffers from rosacea. Unfortunately, a rosacea patient’s diagnosis is often wrong, suggesting that the true incidence is likely much higher. Although rosacea sufferers can alleviate their symptoms with topical creams and oral medications, a cure has yet to be discovered....

It’s hard to believe English Championship side Aston Villa signed McCormack for £12 million from Fulham - on the back of three stunning seasons including 28 goals for Leeds in 2013-14. Now the 31-year-old is playing as a lone striker in the A-League and has so far failed to find the spark he is looking for since making the temporary move Down Under from Villa. Pundits may point to seven strikes from 10 matches as a good return, but you only have to watch McCormack for 90 minutes to see how far away he is from his best....

Meanwhile, Tar Heels coach Roy Williams did not strike the most encouraging tone Saturday when asked by CBS Sports writer Gary Parrish on whether he felt he’d ever have the chance to coach Hairston again. “I think I will,” Williams told Parrish. “But I just don’t know.” Authorities twice cited Hairston during the offseason while driving a rental vehicle linked to a felon and party promoter, raising the possibility of an improper benefits violation....

Petronella Wyatt, the daughter of one of the late Queen Mother’s closest friends, politician and journalist Woodrow Wyatt, took to Twitter on Wednesday, writing: “I feel sorry for her.” She has also authored an opinion piece, titled In Defence of Lady Susan Hussey, for a British magazine, after the 83-year-old left her position within the royal household following a backlash over allegations made against her earlier in the day....

Herrera’s teammate, Yordano Ventura, was fined an undisclosed amount for plunking Lawrie in the Saturday meeting between the two teams. Both incidents are assumed to have stemmed from a hard slide by Lawrie into second base during Friday’s game that injured Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar. Lawrie said he apologized to Escobar for the slide, but that clearly wasn’t enough for the Royals pitching staff. As Herrera walked of the field Sunday following his ejection, he pointed as his head....

Lopez, who was acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers as part of the Mike Moustakas trade in July, took a perfect game into the ninth inning but promptly allowed a walk and a hit to end the threat of the first perfect game since Felix Hernandez in 2012. With the Royals well out of postseason contention, Lopez threatened to give their fan base something to cheer about. But he ultimately finished the game with one run allowed with four strikeouts in eight innings on Saturday....

“Fiona Hill & her friends ignored blatant Dem corruption, even some proven to a Ukrainian Court. She is making false allegations against me,” Giuliani claimed. The former New York Mayor insisted that he had never met with Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash, a Ukrainian businessman who was indicted five years ago over a titanium business deal and who has been connected to Giuliani. “I have never met Firtash & had no policy agenda other than to defend my client....

The information comes from Making Star Wars, one of the sites at the center of the many rumors circulating the future of the Star Wars franchise as a whole. While the site has come through on some scoops in the past, many of their findings are unproven at present, so it’s perhaps worth taking these rumors with a literal mountain of salt. With that being said, there will be few Star Wars fans disappointed with the direction of the new Battlefront if these rumors are to be believed....

Liv has reigned as SmackDown Women’s Champion since Money in the Bank after cashing in her contract on Ronda Rousey. Morgan has since defended her title against Rousey at SummerSlam and against Shayna Baszler at Clash at the Castle. She is scheduled to face the Baddest Woman on the Planet once again at Extreme Rules next month. Morgan responded to a fan tweet earlier today, which talked about how Rousey would limit the women’s champion to being a “Hooters Barbie....

READ MORE: Magic man Mahrez carrying Leicester’s Champions League dream on It was the fourth consecutive fixture in which the England international failed to break into Jose Mourinho’s first 11, and the decorated striker was also named on the bench for his country’s World Cup qualifying stalemate with Slovenia last week. Rooney is tackling an understandable mix of frustration and impatience as he contends with an unfamiliar situation, but he insisted he is far from finished....

Rory McIlroy is one of the many Nike players who have been testing out the TaylorMade M2 driver and fairway woods in recent weeks. The M2 series is the most played on tour and the likes of Rory and Paul Casey have seen a notable difference in performance between the Nike Vapor and the M2. Rory was seen putting the woods in play at the WGC HSBC Champions event after he had previously said at the Barclays “I might start tinkering a little bit in the offseason and see what else is out there”....

A recovery shot from the water? Saved for a par? From a guy who hasn’t played a competitive round in six weeks? On a bum ankle? MORE: McIlroy, Spieth, Zach Johnson, hole by hole | Tiger Woods struggles | Dustin Johnson takes early lead We’re left with one word: wow. McIlroy is playing in his first tournament since injuring his left ankle in a pickup soccer game. Despite a bogey on his first hole Thursday, he looked sharp....

England full-back Rose was left out to undertake fitness work at Spurs’ training base as Arsenal beat their bitter rivals 2-0 in last weekend’s north London derby. The 27-year-old, who has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United and questioned Tottenham’s ambition in a controversial pre-season interview, returned to face Borussia Dortmund in midweek. After the 2-1 Champions league win, Rose conceded he was not happy with Pochettino’s derby-day decision but labelled his first-half performance at Signal Iduna Park as “horrendous” – conceding he might not be as close to full fitness as he hoped....