Ancelotti was interested in signing Belgian forward for Real Madrid – ‘There was a chance’
Real Madrid signing Kylian Mbappe as a free agent may well go down in history as one of the most shocking transfers in history, especially given that players of such quality are seldom available witho...
Read more …
Bengals upset Steelers with dramatic late win
Evan McPherson's field goal with seven seconds left gives the Cincinnati Bengals a dramatic 33-31 victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Read more …
William Karlsson scores twice to help Golden Knights beat Bruins 6-5
William Karlsson scored twice, Pavel Dorofeyev had his NHL-leading sixth goal and Jack Eichel became the first player this season to 10 points as the Vegas Golden Knights held off the Boston Bruins 6-5 on Thursday night. Mark Stone added three assists for the Golden Knights to stretch his points streak to five games. Cole Reinhardt and Tomas Hertl scored, with Hertl's goal ending the Bruins' streak of 14 successful penalty kills to open the season, and Karlsson's came on a short-handed opportunity and a power play.
Read more …
Seth Jarvis scores twice and the Carolina Hurricanes stay unbeaten, beating the Ducks 4-1
Seth Jarvis scored his 100th and 101st NHL goals and added an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes remained the NHL's only unbeaten team with a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. Alexander Nikishin scored his first NHL goal and Shayne Gostisbehere matched his career high with three assists for the Hurricanes, who improved to 4-0-0 with their second win to start a six-game trip.
Read more …
![](/<figure><img alt="Ancelotti was interested in signing Belgian forward for Real Madrid – ‘There was a chance’" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/madrid_universal_articles_561/8049611c1e8d8c0f5e7e86ab9859373c" data-uuid="fae6a1b2-2e17-3624-b3e0-4b5567a71ab3"><figcaption>Ancelotti was interested in signing Belgian forward for Real Madrid – ‘There was a chance’</figcaption></figure><p>Real Madrid signing Kylian Mbappe as a free agent may well go down in history as one of the most shocking transfers in history, especially given that players of such quality are seldom available without any transfer fees.</p><p><a href="https://madriduniversal.com/mbappe-talks-ancelotti-alonso-vinicius-ronaldo-rejecting-real-madrid-we-still-have-to-improve/" target="_blank">The wait that <em>Los Blancos</em> had to endure</a> to sign him, however, was anything but simple as Florentino Perez and Co. toiled to no end year after year facing only rejection time and time again.</p><p>Given the club’s allure, it is not surprising that several top strikers on the planet offered their services to the club at that complicated moment, eyeing it as a chance to steal a move to Madrid. </p><p>The <em>Merengues</em>, however, held on tightly and managed to fill the hiatus with their existing squad and a handy signing in Joselu.</p><h2>One that could have been</h2><p>Speaking to the media earlier this week, Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku’s agent Federico Pastorello opened up on a surprising tale from the player’s recent transfer history stating that Carlo Ancelotti <a href="https://madriduniversal.com/chelsea-outcast-was-offered-to-real-madrid-before-serie-a-move/" target="_blank">was considering him</a> as an option for Real Madrid’s forward department.</p><p><strong>“There was a chance for Lukaku to join Real Madrid,” </strong>he began.</p><p>His words, however, made it clear that it was <em>Los Blancos’ </em>firm desire to sign Kylian Mbappe that made the Lukaku option infeasible.</p><p><strong>“They were thinking of a forward, but they were already focused on Mbappe for the next year, so they didn’t want to spend on a loan deal,”</strong> he said.</p><p>He then clarified that it was Ancelotti who was in favour of roping in Lukaku as a temporary fix to serve as the number nine.</p><p><strong>“Carlo Ancelotti would’ve liked him, but unfortunately it did not happen.”</strong></p><p>Lukaku now plays for Napoli in the Serie A although he has been out of action since suffering a serious injury in pre-season. </p><p>Last term, he had 14 goals and 10 assists to his name in 36 league appearances.</p>)
![](/<figure><img alt="Evan McPherson of the Cincinnati Bengals" height="1078" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/bbc_us_articles_995/7690f3a7b34a3ce93335717a1919999d" width="1916" data-uuid="acb2eaff-0512-3865-9150-25bd5d89bdcd"><figcaption>McPherson kicked four field goals for the Bengals against the Steelers [Getty Images]</figcaption></figure><p>Evan McPherson's field goal with seven seconds left gave the Cincinnati Bengals a dramatic 33-31 victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers.</p><p>The win ended a four-game losing streak for the Bengals (3-4), while the Steelers (4-2) were beaten on the road for the first time this season.</p><p>In only the fourth match-up between two 40-plus quarterbacks, Joe Flacco threw for 342 yards and three touchdowns for the Bengals.</p><p>On the other side, Aaron Rodgers threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns but was intercepted twice.</p><p>A Jonnu Smith touchdown had helped the Steelers to a 10-0 lead before the Bengals responded with Ja'Marr Chase, who finished with 16 catches for 161 yards, and Tee Higgins going over the line as they took a 20-10 advantage.</p><p>Pittsburgh's Pat Freiermuth and Cincinnati's Noah Fant traded touchdowns before Darnell Washington got to the end zone for the Steelers.</p><p>A Freiermuth touchdown put the Steelers 31-30 up before McPherson's fourth field goal of the game gave the Bengals the win.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/articles/cz0xmr7ezv0o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bsport%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D">Why NFL 'unicorn' is primed for London breakout</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/nfl/scores-fixtures?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bsport%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D">NFL fixtures and results</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cl5q9dk9jl3o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bsport%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D">Get American Football news sent straight to your phone</a></li></ul><img class="tracking-img" height="1" src="https://a1.api.bbc.co.uk/hit.xiti/?s=598314&p=sport.american-football.articles.cwy518nnp8no.page&x1=%5Burn%3Abbc%3Aoptimo%3Aasset%3Acwy518nnp8no%5D&x4=%5Ben-gb%5D&x5=%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fsport%2Famerican-football%2Farticles%2Fcwy518nnp8no%5D&x7=%5Barticle%5D&x8=%5Bsynd_nojs_ISAPI%5D&x9=%5BBengals+upset+Steelers+with+dramatic+late+win%5D&x11=%5B2025-10-17T05%3A46%3A01.96Z%5D&x12=%5B2025-10-17T05%3A46%3A01.96Z%5D&x19=%5Byahoo.north.america%5D" width="1" data-uuid="57e52206-6d23-3ca8-ae32-df9641c8c3a4">)