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Sanchez on target as United edge Milan

Los Angeles: Alexis Sanchez was on target as Manchester United defeated AC Milan on penalties in their International Champions Cup friendly here on Wednesday. Chilean international Sanchez was United's best performer in a low-key game at Carson's StubHub Center which finished 1-1. Sanchez fired United into the lead with a well-taken goal on 12 minutes before Spanish midifelder Suso equalised for Milan three minutes later. Although Sanchez produced a lively performance for United, the Premier League giants were unable to find a further goal, sending the game to penalties. A bizarre shoot-out was won 9-8 by United, with both teams having to recycle their penalty takers after a string of missed spot-kicks.

Salah, Mane shine in liverpool’s win

East Rutherford: Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane made an instant impact as Liverpool came from behind to beat Premier League champions Manchester City 2-1 in their International Champions Cup friendly match. Mane stroked home Liverpool's winner from the penalty spot deep into stoppage time to give Jurgen Klopp's men a morale-boosting victory over an under-strength City team. Both Liverpool and City's pre-season preparations in the United States have been disrupted by the absence of several key players who starred in the World Cup. Salah and Mane, however, both reported for duty for Liverpool in time for Wednesday's clash at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Isner starts bid for 5th Atlanta title

atlanta: Top-seeded John Isner won in his first match since a marathon loss at Wimbledon, beating Alex de Minaur of Australia 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday night in the Atlanta Open. The 33-year-old Isner, the defending champion at Atlantic Station seeking his fifth title in the event, was coming off a 6-hour, 36-minute semifinal loss to Kevin Anderson in the Wimbledon semifinals that ended with a 26-24 fifth set. "I'm very mature now. I know what it takes to bounce back from something like that," Isner said. "As soon as I got off the plane I worked out actually. I have to keep my body constantly moving. Just sitting on a couch for days on end, I would have felt even worse."

Moriyasu appointed as japan’s coach

Tokyo: Japan named Olympic coach Hajime Moriyasu as their new national football boss on Thursday. The 49-year-old replaces Akira Nishino, who led the Blue Samurai to the last 16 of the World Cup in Russia in his two-month spell as caretaker coach. Former Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann had been linked to the job, along with ex-Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, but the Japan Football Association (JFA) went for a trusted insider. Moriyasu, who will also maintain his current assignment as the coach for Japan's under-21 team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, pledged to bring new blood to the top national side. "There will be generational changes. There will be integration of various generations of players," he told a press conference.