Rúben Amorim is facing a further delay before officially starting as Manchester United's new head coach as the club await confirmation of his visa, a source has told ESPN.

United announced Amorim as their new boss on Nov. 1 "subject to work visa requirements."

The 39-year-old is set to arrive in Manchester on Monday, but a source has told ESPN that he is still waiting for the official green light to start his employment. United are not expecting any issues with the paperwork.

However, until confirmation is received Amorim cannot begin his official duties, including overseeing training sessions.

A number of players will not be at Carrington anyway after joining up with their national teams following the 3-0 win over Leicester at Old Trafford on Sunday. Players not called up for international duty have been given time off.

Amorim's first game in charge will be against Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Nov. 24.

The Portuguese coach will take over from caretaker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who has overseen a run of four games unbeaten. His interim spell ended with a comfortable win over Leicester and afterwards he revealed he is still waiting to hear whether he will be part of Amorim's backroom staff.

"I appreciated the clear communication of the club, it was an interim spell for a short term," Van Nistelrooy said. "It could have been one or two games -- they kept me in the loop -- it was four and for me it was important to have that clarity.

"For me, the most important thing is the football club and I am here to support that and I want to continue that. The communication was that after the block of four there will be communication towards you and your colleagues."

Chelsea and Arsenal draw 1-1 in lively London derby

Chelsea and Arsenal shared the spoils in a tense and at times bruising 1-1 battle at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, keeping the London sides level in the Premier League, but still nine points adrift of leaders Liverpool.

Nov 10, 2024, 01:31 pm - Reuters

Barbora Krejcikova asked for respect and professionalism in sports media Sunday as she called out "unprofessional" remarks made about her appearance during a broadcast on the Tennis Channel.

Krejcikova, the reigning Wimbledon champion, was competing this week at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, where she was beaten 6-3, 7-5 by Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen in the semifinals.

During the Tennis Channel's coverage of the event Friday, journalist Jon Wertheim, seemingly unaware that he was on the air, made a comment about Krejcikova's forehead that was met with criticism on social media.

"As an athlete who has dedicated herself to this sport, it was disappointing to see this type of unprofessional commentary," Krejcikova wrote in a post on social media. "This isn't the first time something like this is happening in [the] sports world. I've often chosen not to speak up, but I believe it's time to address the need for respect and professionalism in sports media.

"These moments distract from the true essence of sport and the dedication all athletes bring to the field. I love tennis deeply, and I want to see it represented in a way that honors the commitment we make to compete at this level."

You might have heard about the recent comments made on Tennis Channel during the WTA Finals coverage that focused on my appearance rather than my performance. As an athlete who has dedicated herself to this sport, it was disappointing to see this type of unprofessional (cont.)

Barbora Krejcikova (@BKrejcikova) November 10, 2024

Wertheim posted an apology Sunday to Krejcikova on X, saying his comment was "neither professional nor charitable nor reflective of the person I strive to be."

A tennis twitter apology: pic.twitter.com/HT81C2CLeQ

Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) November 10, 2024

The Tennis Channel has not responded to Reuters' request for comment.

Krejcikova, 28, finished 13th in the WTA rankings this season.

Reuters contributed to this report.

Wales: Winnett; Grady, Llewellyn, B Thomas, Murray; Anscombe, T Williams; G Thomas, Lake (capt), Griffin, Rowlands, Beard, Plumtree, Reffell, Wainwright.

Replacements: Elias, N Smith, Assiratti, Tshiunza, Botham, J Morgan, Bevan, Costelow.

Sin-bin: Reffell 15

Fiji: Karawalevu; Wainiqolo, Nayacalevu (capt), Tuisova, Radradra; Muntz, Lomani; Mawi, Ikanivere, Tawake, Nasilasila, Mayanavanua, Derenalagi, Salawa, Canakaivata.

Replacements: Matavesi, Hetet, Koroiduadua, Vocevoce, Tuisue, Kuruvoli, Ravula, Maqala.

Sin-bin: Canakaivata 18

Red card: Radradra 21

Referee: Luc Ramos (France)

Assistant referees: Pierre Brousset (France), Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Television match official (TMO): Eric Gauzins.

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes bagged one goal and created two more in his team's spirited 3-0 Premier League victory over Leicester City on Sunday, a victorious send-off for Ruud van Nistelrooy in his finale as interim manager.

United, who have had three wins and a draw across all competitions since manager Erik ten Hag was sacked on Oct. 28 and replaced temporarily with Van Nistelrooy, are 13th in the league table on 15 points, four points adrift of the top three. Leicester are 15th on 10 points.

Fernandes, who went his last 17 games under Ten Hag without scoring, celebrated his 250th appearance for United with a goal in the 17th minute, latching on to a back-heel pass from Amad Diallo before unleashing a low hard shot into the far corner. It was the skipper's fourth goal in four games for Van Nistelrooy.

"It was a long time that I wasn't scoring and now goals are coming in the last few games," Fernandes said. "Another clean sheet was important for us to bring back the fortress we had here. We have to keep doing that and we have to improve."

Leicester defender Victor Kristiansen was credited with United's goal in the 38th minute when Fernandes missed an intended header of Noussair Mazraoui's cross but the ball pinged off his thigh before deflecting off Kristiansen and in.

Alejandro Garnacho netted United's third in the 82nd minute when Fernandes spotted him on the left and the Argentina forward sent a curling shot into the top corner.

Fans at Old Trafford sang Van Nistelrooy's name throughout the game's final few minutes.

Ten Hag's permanent replacement Rúben Amorim arrives on Monday from Sporting CP, with his first game as United boss scheduled for Nov. 24 at Ipswich Town. Van Nistelrooy's future with United is still to be determined although the team's former striker has said he wants to remain on staff.

"I absolutely believe this club has all the ingredients to get back to the levels I knew as a player," Van Nistelrooy wrote in Sunday's game programme. "From tomorrow, I will be getting behind our new head coach, Ruben Amorim, and I urge everyone who loves the club to do the same."

Fernandes had kind words for the interim boss.

"Ruud van Nistelrooy fills the club, he loves the club, he wants to bring joy to the players," he said. "He brought everyone with a smile to the games, he just wanted us to enjoy it. We wanted to say goodbye as a manager for him properly because he did good things for us.

"It's a new era, a new manager means everything changes but what hasn't changed is that this club has to get back to where it belongs."

Sunday's game deteriorated along with the weather in the second half on Sunday, although Jordan Ayew had an excellent chance for the visitors when he smashed a shot at the near post which was tipped wide for a corner.

United have lost just two of the last 18 Premier League games against the Foxes.

Ipswich Town secured their first Premier League victory of the season when they deservedly beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 away thanks to first-half goals by Sammie Szmodics and Liam Delap and climbed out of the relegation zone on Sunday.

The promoted side took the game to Spurs from the start and hit the bar with a towering header by centre-back Cameron Burgess from a Leif Davis corner after nine minutes following a spell of pressure that had put Spurs on the back foot.

Kieran McKenna's side went ahead just past the half-hour mark with a superb overhead kick by striker Szmodics, who was left unmarked after Tottenham defender Cristian Romero's misguided header, to the delight of Ipswich fan and singer Ed Sheeran in the stands.

The visitors scored again in the 43rd minute through Delap who pounced on a rebound after goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario could only parry a low cross from Szmodics following good work by Omari Hutchinson who had broken clear in midfield.

"We knew we had to start fast," Szmodics said after Ipswich's first Premier League win in 22 years. "It's a tough place to come. We deserved the goals in the first half."

Tottenham came out fighting in the second period and created chances, with captain Son Heung-min coming close with a curler that was acrobatically tipped over by keeper Arijanet Muric.

Dominic Solanke thought he had got Spurs back into the match soon after but his close-range effort was ruled out by VAR as the ball had hit his hand on the way into the net.

Solanke and Son also fired over the bar as Spurs struggled to find a way through a well-drilled defence but midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur finally got them on the scoresheet with a powerful header from a Pedro Porro corner in the 69thminute.

Tottenham brought on midfielders Yves Bissouma and James Maddison to try to fashion an equaliser but Kieran McKenna's Ipswich side held firm to finally record a league win after five draws and five defeats on their return to the top flight.

"It means so much," Delap said. "We've put in so many great performances and just lacked that final bit. The performance was terrific. We couldn't be happier."

The boos rang out from the home fans at the final whistle as Ipswich claimed their first Premier League victory since April 2002. It moved the visitors up to 17th place in the standings on eight points, while Spurs are languishing in 10th spot with 16.

"Hugely disappointing," Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said.

"We gave ourselves a mountain to climb. Second half we had chances but didn't do enough to win the game."

MUNICH -- After getting shut out by the Carolina Panthers in the first half, the New York Giants scored quickly on a 32-yard run by rookie running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. at Allianz Stadium.

New York leaned heavily on the running game during the drive to reduce the 10-0 halftime deficit. Tracy and Devin Singletary rushed six times for 47 yards on the opening drive of the second half.

The touchdown came when Tracy raced off the left edge and after a 5-yard cutback to the left side of the field, going inside Panthers' outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney and safety Jordan Fuller. As Tracy got inside the 5-yard line, he ran through the tackle of Panthers' safety Xavier Woods and carried Michael Jackson into the end zone.

Tyrone Tracy Jr. gets the @Giants on the board

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It was Tracy's third rushing touchdown of the season to reduce the Giants deficit to 10-7. The touchdown was Tracy's third rush of 10-plus yards in the contest.

Taylor Fritz kept his cool in the face of an irate Daniil Medvedev to win the opening match of the ATP Finals in straight sets.

American Fritz recorded his 50th win of the year by beating Medvedev 6-4 6-3 at the season-ending tournament in Turin, Italy.

Russian fourth seed Medvedev broke a racquet in response to his poor serving and threw a second after a stroke of bad luck while break point down.

"I'm super happy with how I played today," said Fritz, who reached his first Grand Slam final at September's US Open.

Medvedev hit seven double faults in a tight opening set, including two back-to-back to give fifth seed Fritz set point.

Capping a calamitous service game, the Russian double-faulted again, and reacted angrily to going behind by smashing his racquet against his seat and the ground.

At the start of the second set, Medvedev earned his first break point of the match but slammed his backhand return into the net.

Further break points went unconverted for both players before Fritz capitalised on his third, with a mis-hit lob that landed on the line.

An irritated Medvedev then received a point penalty after he broke a courtside microphone by throwing his racquet.

As his behaviour unravelled he was booed by the crowd for his antics, which included holding his racquet by its head as he waited to receive a serve.

United States men's national team manager Mauricio Pochettino has named a 25-player roster to compete in the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals this week against Jamaica.

Among those included are AC Milan's Christian Pulisic and the Juventus duo of Weston McKennie and Timothy Weah.

The quarterfinal matchup will be contested over two legs, with the first leg to be played in Kingston, Jamaica on Nov. 14, and the second leg contested in St. Louis four days later. In 10 meetings in Jamaica, the U.S. has a record of 3-1-6.

Players will report to the camp on Sunday and Monday, with the team departing Wednesday afternoon for Jamaica.

Pochettino will have a greater number of first-choice players available compared to last month's international window, the Argentine's first in charge. Weah is recalled for the first time since his red card against Panama in the Copa América, and his subsequent suspension will carry over into the first leg in Kingston.

Other returnees include Crystal Palace defender Chris Richards, Fulham defender Antonee Robinson and Real Betis midfielder Johnny Cardoso. Pochettino will also get his first looks at Barcelona Atletic goalkeeper Diego Kochen and CD Guadalajara forward Cade Cowell.

However, a host of regulars miss out for U.S. due to fitness concerns. Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams just recently returned to play after a lengthy injury layoff due to back surgery. Monaco forward Folarin Balogun continues to recover from a separated shoulder, while Norwich City striker Josh Sargent recently underwent groin surgery that is set to sideline him for up to eight weeks. Coventry City's Haji Wright also suffered an ankle injury late in Sunday's match against Sunderland.

The injuries to Balogun, Sargent and Wright mean plenty of eyes will be on the group of forwards which in addition to Cowell includes PSV Eindhoven's Ricardo Pepi and Monterrey FC's Brandon Vasquez.

The roster does seem light on outside defenders, with just Robinson and Joe Scally having extensive experience in those roles. That hints that Pochettino may resort to playing with three defenders plus wingbacks, though Richards and Charlotte FC defender Tim Ream have played played at outside back in the past in a four-back system.

The USMNT is aiming to win its fourth straight CNL, having previously claimed every edition of the tournament since the first final was held in 2021.

USMNT Nov. training camp roster:

Goalkeepers: Diego Kochen (FC Barcelona Atletic), Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew), Zack Steffen (Colorado Rapids), Matt Turner (Crystal Palace)

Defenders: Mark McKenzie (Toulouse), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), Antonee Robinson (Fulham), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Auston Trusty (Celtic)

Midfielders: Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United), Gianluca Busio (Venezia), Johnny Cardoso (Real Betis), Weston McKennie (Juventus), Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough), Yunus Musah (AC Milan), Tanner Tessmann (Lyon), Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven)

Forwards: Cade Cowell (Guadalajara), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), Brandon Vázquez (Monterrey), Tim Weah (Juventus), Alex Zendejas (Club América)