"Whether you call it chaos, whether you call it unusual, whether you call it unsettling, all are fair. But ultimately, the thing that I care about, and that's most important, is what happens from that. And I think the way that we've responded to that has been excellent."

The team will play the quarterfinals directly on September 29, facing a side that advances from the first round.

However the final unfolds, both men have already changed their stories in 2026.

When City and United meet on Sunday, the most intriguing battle may not be between Erling Haaland and Bruno Fernandes, or even in the two penalty areas. It could be between structure and freedom.

For the fourth time in six matches this season, they took the lead but failed to turn control into victory, held to a 2-2 draw by promoted Hull City at Stamford Bridge.

Described as the worst team to tour England in the last 50 years, Pakistan's cycle of chopping and changing continued when head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling chief Umar Gul were sacked from their posts.

Messi curled in a superb strike on 62 minutes at Miami's Nu Stadium to fire Inter into a 2-1 lead but Nashville grabbed a share of the points after striker Sam Surridge bundled in an injury-time equaliser.

Aryna Sabalenka may have lost her US Open crown and world No. 1 ranking to Elena Rybakina, but the Belarusian still had a joke to share -- challenging her new rival to match her 99-week reign at the top at a stretch.

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Arda Guler’s introduction proved the turning point as Real Madrid regained control after a shaky start to the second half and defeated Rayo Vallecano 4-1 on Saturday to pull level with Barcelona at the top of LaLiga.

Elena Rybakina punctuated her rise to world number one with a US Open title on Sunday, but the Kazakh star at the summit of the women's game remains an enigmatic figure.

Former Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho has joined Santos, teammate Neymar announced on Saturday, although his new club has yet to officially confirm the move.

Mikel Arteta said the decision to award Sunderland a penalty could have cost Arsenal the Premier League title, even though his side emerged 2-0 winners at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.

Kylian Mbappe struck twice to help Real Madrid smash Rayo Vallecano 4-1 on Saturday to pull level with Barcelona at the top of LaLiga.

Elena Rybakina denied Aryna Sabalenka a third straight US Open title on Saturday, punctuating her rise to world number one with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory over the player she's replacing at the summit.

Monaco dropped points for the first time in Ligue 1 this season as a 1-1 draw at Strasbourg on Saturday ended their three-match winning run.

Hull held free-scoring Chelsea 2-2 at Stamford Bridge to go third in the Premier League as Liverpool failed to find a way past struggling Fulham in a 0-0 draw on Saturday.

Rishad Hossain and Aliss Al Islam shared seven wickets before Saif Hassan and Mohammad Naim hit fifties as Bangladesh ‘A’ registered a five-wicket win over South Africa ‘A’ in the third and final one-dayer in Potchefstroom on Saturday, sealing the series 1-0.

Marshall said more names could be announced in the coming weeks.

A young Razaullah arrived in the northern Pakistani city of Mardan with his two elder brothers, dreaming to make it big in cricket with his thunderbolt deliveries and powerful hitting.