Liverpool extended their record of consecutive Premier League wins to 16 after beating Sheffield United 1-0 at Bramall Lane on Saturday.

Georginio Wijnaldum scored the only goal of the game but it came from a terrible mistake by goalkeeper Dean Henderson, who is on loan from Manchester United.

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Liverpool recorded their first ever Premier League victory at Bramall Lane in four attempts and extended their perfect start to the new campaign.

Wijnaldum admitted afterwards that Jurgen Klopp's side did not play well during the game.

"We didn't start the game well," said Wijnaldum. "In the first half we slowed the game down too much and that's why they could stop us.

"It was not the best game we had but we won. A few years ago we would not have been able to win these games."

The hosts started the game very brightly with Oliver McBurnie forcing Adrian into a save inside the opening five minutes.

Liverpool started to find their way back into the game and after 34 minutes, Virgil van Dijk produced a long ball which Sadio Mane controlled but sliced his shot high and wide.

The Senegal international missed another golden chance just before the break after he hit the post from close range after being put through by Roberto Firmino.

Liverpool dominated posession in the second half but failed to create any clear cut chances.

John Fleck had a glorious chance for the hosts to score but Andrew Robertson produced a great block to keep the scores level.

Liverpool took the lead three minutes later in fortutious fashion when Wijnaldum struck a volley on the edge of the box that went straight through Henderson's legs.

Salah had a fantastic chance to score a second but Henderson made a save with his foot.

Substitute Leon Clarke had a wonderful opportunity to score an equaliser late on but blazed his shot wide from a cross.

Despite the victory, Jurgen Klopp said that he was "frustrated" by his side's performance.

"These games, they are not all beauties and you have to work hard for the results," he said. "I was frustrated, and at half time we spoke about it.

"We started well, but you have to do the same things again and again. It's about body language, it starts with the centre halves, it's the little things."

United States national team star Christian Pulisic called his lack of playing time at Chelsea "very frustrating" but vowed to keep working to break into Frank Lampard's lineup.

Pulisic, 21, was an unused substitute in Chelsea's 2-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday at Stamford Bridge. It is the fourth time in five matches that the ex-Borussia Dortmund player has sat on the bench.

"Yeah, of course, it is very frustrating, but I will continue to work my hardest because I want to play," Pulisic told NBC Sports after the match.

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Lampard opted to deploy Mason Mount, Pedro, Ross Barkley and Willian in support of striker Tammy Abraham. Callum Hudson-Odoi came on for Pedro in the 63rd minute and the Chelsea academy product made the most of his time on the field, leading a counterattack to set up Willian for Chelsea's second goal in the 76th minute.

Pulisic played earlier this week in Chelsea's 7-1 win over fourth-tier side Grimsby Town in the third round of the Carabao Cup competition, where he picked up an assist.

When asked if Lampard had given him any pointers on how to break into the regular lineup, the man from Hershey, Pennsylvania, said: "Not so much."

"He said to keep working and I have to improve myself in training and try to get back in the line up," Pulisic added.

Lampard spoke about Pulisic in the run-up to Saturday's match saying that: "He needs time to adapt, but we support him on that ...His time will come.

"A huge part of any manager's job is to sit and work with the players -- younger or older, but with younger players you want to pass on more knowledge and help them.

"Sometimes it is being tough. I try to do that as much as possible."

Pulisic made the move from after three seasons at Dortmund to London this summer following a $73 million deal -- a record for an American player.

"The city is great, I've enjoyed it. It has been good but it has been a change. There are going to be challenges," Pulisic said on his time so far in London. "I knew it was going to be tough coming here. It is never going to be easy. I've got to grind out. I want to be back and be a part of the team and help the team win games.

"I want to play as many minutes as I can, that is really my goal, I want to be on the field... It is tough for me right now. I just have to continue to learn. Like I said, I want to be on the field really bad, I have to continue to work and prove myself to be there."

The BCCI Ethics Officer, Justice (retd.) DK Jain, has served a notice to all three members on the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) led by Kapil Dev, asking them to explain the alleged conflict of interest charge pressed by Sanjeev Gupta, a life member of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association.

Justice Jain has asked all three CAC members to respond to the charge by October 10 failing which the Ethics Officer would be forced to draw his own conclusion.In his complaint to Justice Jain, Gupta pointed out that all three CAC members have multiple conflicts.

Kapil is part of the steering committee on the newly formed, BCCI-funded Indian Cricketers' Association (ICA). He is also one of its directors. Kapil also works as an expert for Indian television channels. As for Anshuman Gaekwad, it is alleged that in addition to working as a pundit on TV, he is also part of the BCCI's Member Affiliation Committee, which grants membership to state associations. Gaekwad, too, is part of the ICA's steering group, as is the third member, Shantha Rangaswamy, who is also an ICA director.

Gupta had sent his complaint to Justice Jain immediately after the Committee of Administrators (CoA) had appointed former Indian cricketers Kapil, Gaekwad and Rangaswamy as the CAC to shortlist and appoint a head coach for the Indian men's team. The CAC had re-appointed Ravi Shastri in that position till 2021 T20 World Cup.

Gupta had pressed similar charges against the members of the previous CAC - Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman - for carrying out multiple roles within the board, when the rules dictate that one person could hold just one position in Indian cricket. During the hearing of the case, Tendulkar submitted that he had decided not to be part of any BCCI committee so Justice Jain let him off. But he did uphold the charges against Ganguly and Laxman.

Even the appointment of th Kapil-led CAC had not been straightforward. It was assembled for the first time late last year to pick the Indian woman's head coach, with former Tamil Nadu captain and India opener WV Raman eventually taking charge.

However, Diana Edulji, former India woman's team captain, who is part of the Committee of Administrators overseeing the BCCI, expressed her dissatisfaction with the entire process and asked the BCCI ombudsman - who happens to be Justice Jain - to intervene. There has been no final verdict on that matter as yet.

Once Gupta had filed conflict charges against Kapil, Gaekwad and Ramaswamy, Edulji told her fellow CoA members - Vinod Rai and Ravindra Thodge - that all three CAC members should first give a written undertaking before proceeding to pick the men's head coach.

Jalen Ramsey, who hasn't been with the Jacksonville Jaguars since Wednesday because of the birth of his second daughter, has rejoined the team and is on the team's flight to Denver, a source confirmed to ESPN on Saturday.

Ramsey is still listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos.

In addition to the personal leave, Ramsey, who had been in Nashville for the birth, also is dealing with a lower back issue.

NFL Network was the first to report that Ramsey was on the team plane.

Ramsey has not missed a game since the team drafted him fifth overall in 2016. Coach Doug Marrone is hopeful that the streak continues. If Ramsey does not play, his replacement would be second-year player Tre Herndon, who made the team as an undrafted rookie last season.

It has been an eventful two weeks for Ramsey, who asked the team to trade him after being chastised by Jaguars executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin after the Jaguars' 13-12 loss at Houston on Sept. 15.

Ramsey played against Tennessee on Sept. 19 but did not practice Monday because of an illness. He also missed Wednesday's practice with a back injury.

ESPN's Michael DiRocco contributed to this report.

The first rule of the Yankees' bullpen is: You check your ego at the door. The second rule of the Yankees' bullpen is: See rule No. 1.

The New York Yankees are known for having one of the powerhouse bullpens in the majors, with names that read like the stuff of hitters' nightmares: Chad Green, Zack Britton, Adam Ottavino, Tommy Kahnle and Aroldis Chapman.

And now that veteran starters CC Sabathia and J.A. Happ will likely join their ranks ahead of the playoffs, they will experience firsthand the extreme level of focus that it requires to ... put up with Kahnle's antics, not touch Britt's water, stay clear of Chappy Island and make sure your fantasy football trash talk is up to par.

It all starts with the bullpen boss, Mike Harkey, who sets the tone by making sure there's levity in such a pressure-cooker environment.

"We don't have too many rules, but the first rule is whatever Hark says goes. He is the ringleader out there," Green said. "So Hark likes playing jokes on guys like saying you're going to pitch but you don't really pitch. Guys get super nervous! When the phone is about to ring everybody is on edge because you don't really know; as soon as the phone rings your heart drops."

"It's one of the funniest things when they call down and he'll say whoever's name. And I hope he pulls it on CC one time; I really do. I really want to see his reaction," Britton said.

"I've been doing that for over 10 years, I used to even do it to Mo!" Harkey explained. "Especially on a day when Mo was off or he wasn't pitching, the phone would ring and I would say, 'Mo.' And he'd give me that 'No chance' look. I still do it to Kahnle and Chappy sometimes."

Now in his 10th season as the Yankees' bullpen coach, having held the position from 2008-13 before returning in 2016, Harkey has learned to cherish the personal aspect of his role.

"Obviously, because you're not the pitching coach, most of the time you're not in charge of scouting reports and stuff like that. So the biggest job of a bullpen coach is that you need to be more of a motivator, a psychologist," Harkey said. "You're with the guys right up until the very moment they have to go in the game, and frequently it's in high-leverage situations. So to be able to find out what it is that helps them relax or helps them feel more confident when they're going into the game, that's probably the biggest thing."

"To be an elite reliever it takes a lot of confidence and a short memory, and that's the environment we create for them," Harkey added. "It's fun to watch friendships develop and their relationships develop. Since Otto's [Ottavino] come here, since Tommy's come back here, since Britt's [Britton] come here, since Chappy's [Chapman] come back, all these guys are able to be really close and they dig each other and don't take it personal. It's kind of made it for a very light bullpen. That makes it easier for these guys to cheer for each other."

"I know I haven't had many bullpen coaches, but he's the best," Chapman said about Harkey. "He is always happy. He is always laughing and telling jokes. I can't wait for CC to be back there because their laughter together is unreal. I laugh just thinking about it. Harkey's laugh makes the bullpen tremble. And when CC laughs it's three times louder. It's going to be great."

"Everyone getting along and keeping things light and fun are important factors in a good bullpen," Britton added. "It's a long season, so it's not like you agree on everything. We argue like brothers do. But it's feel-good competition. If you have a bad outing, the next day we'll come in there and get on them. And that's good because, first off, when people do that after you have a bad outing, it makes you relax a bit. Not everyone is looking at you, 'Oh, you blew the game.' It keeps a good atmosphere, and with Harkey, his main thing is keeping us loose in there and that goes a long way in keeping us focused."

Ottavino also believes the relaxed dynamic they have created in the bullpen is also a product of a group of mostly veteran guys who truly understand their roles within the team.

"I think just because we're not in a situation where there's much competition amongst us for like roles and stuff like that, and we were brought in for the right reason, which is winning," Ottavino said. "So I don't think we had any of those issues from the jump like a lot of teams do. We definitely root for everybody to do good."

The expectation with the New York Yankees is never to win the American League East. It is never to win the AL. It is to win the World Series. And Harkey has embraced those expectations in a singular way, by fostering a relaxed bullpen environment that breeds success.

"I think that's what probably scares a lot of players and a lot of people from working for this organization, that the expectations are so high," Harkey said. "When the expectations are high you have to find a way to be able to deal, and usually the best way to deal is to make light of them and go with the flow and remember that the game doesn't change, whether you play for a small-market team or for the New York Yankees."

KEEP UP WITH YOUR TRASH TALK

During the football season almost every member of the bullpen, except Chapman, runs a fantasy football team. That's where the relievers let loose with their trash talk, and the bulk of it is directed toward Kahnle and his two favorite football teams: the Philadelphia Eagles and Notre Dame's Fighting Irish.

"Everybody's always got something to say to Tommy," Green said. "He always leads the conversation. He knows all the stats; he knows everything. The first three innings are kind of quiet, but then Kahnle gets there in the fourth ..."

"No one is immune to the trash talk; no one is immune," Britton added. "But Kahnle, he loves to criticize everyone's team. Then as soon as you criticize his team he gets all defensive. He's so sensitive when it comes to the fantasy football stuff."

"I hope both [the Eagles and the Fighting Irish] lose every time they're playing. But if they're playing while we're playing, I actually root for them to win because I don't want to see Kahnle melt down," joked Ottavino.

"I am just the one that is easy to pick on," Kahnle explained. "I do have the more energetic personality, so it's easy to target me!"

SO WHAT'S UP WITH KAHNLE?

Once Kahnle arrives in the fourth ...

"It gets animated," Green said. "The first three innings sometimes there's not a word said. We just sit back and relax. Majority of the time the first three innings we're watching the game and just kind of hanging out. Then three or four guys come down, and they always got something to say, especially Kahnle."

"It's just random screams," Harkey said of Kahnle. "We leave the Eagles at the door, which is probably the best thing. He's just such an easy target. Notre Dame football, North Carolina basketball, Orlando Magic basketball, the Philadelphia Eagles. ... He is the most diverse sports fanatic I have ever seen, and I never met a person who takes it that seriously! ... Well, I have ... in the stands when they're screaming at us!"

VERY SUPERSTITIOUS

When Britton was the closer for the Baltimore Orioles, he started removing the label on the water bottle he took to the bullpen, in order to identify it. Former teammate Darren O'Day started telling the staff in the bullpen that Britton hated to have the label on his water, it became a running joke and Britton has kept it up as part of his routine.

But "Britt," as his teammates call him, doesn't consider himself to be superstitious. "I'm superstitious about not being superstitious," Britton said.

"I try to be the same way, being superstitious about not being superstitious," Ottavino said. "But this year I've been leaning more into superstition with the color of my Gatorade. I like them all. So if I pitch and I am drinking the purple one for a while, and it's working, I'll keep going. And then if I give up a run I switch to red. But no one is really that superstitious."

"No one is really superstitious," Green said. "If we give up a few runs we're not changing seats or banning certain items or stuff like that. But Britt never wants the wrap around his water. He just doesn't like the label."

And of course, Britton had to get one more dig on Kahnle.

"He says he's not superstitious, but Tommy Kahnle has a weird one where he throws water all over his face when he is on the mound. We're like, what the heck is that? Every time he does that, as usual, we're just like what is he doing?" he said.

CHAPPY ISLAND

"No man is an island, except Aroldis Chapman." -- Anonymous

Chapman has no interest in football, so he doesn't partake in the fantasy discussions. But that doesn't mean that he doesn't enjoy interacting with the rest of the guys ... from afar.

"I don't talk much, unless they talk to me. I'm in my corner, always focused, watching the game. But I do like to listen to what they say, and it cracks me up," Chapman said. "And it's mostly Kahnle, all the time, with football and fantasy. He's like a madman. I love it."

"Chappy's got too much stuff going on. Shopping. Fashion. We'll never get Chappy into fantasy football," Harkey said. "But you know, he's got the language barrier, but he understands almost everything we talk about."

"With Chappy, he doesn't have anything to worry about because he's got it all," Ottavino said.

Britain's Dan Evans and Cameron Norrie moved a step closer to the China Open main draw after winning their first round qualifying matches in Beijing.

Evans beat China's Jie Cui 6-3 6-1 and faces Canada's Vasek Pospisil, while Norrie beat Yecong He 6-2 6-1 and plays Bosnia and Herzegovina's Damir Dzumhur.

Andy Murray has a tricky first round draw against Italy's Matteo Berrettini.

Meanwhile, Heather Watson failed to reach the women's first round after losing to Poland's Magda Linette.

Watson, ranked 125 in the world, lost 6-2 6-1 in a match lasting 61 minutes.

Elsewhere, Belarussian Aryna Sabalenka beat American Alison Riske 6-3 3-6 6-1 to win the Wuhan Open.

At the Chengdu Open, Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta defeated Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-4 to set up a final against Kazakh Alexander Bublik on Sunday.

Arnold faces Low as Yow meets Mueller in Malaysian finals
By ZHENG GUAN KNG – Squash Mad Correspondent

KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Open will feature an all-domestic women’s final between Low Wee Wern and Rachel Arnold, with Ng Eain Yow powering into the men’s final where he will meet Swiss star Nicolas Mueller.

World No. 46 Rachel was exceptionally impressive as she played some of her best squash to deliver a sensational upset over top seed Rowan Elaraby of Egypt in the semi-finals at the National Squash Centre, Bukit Jalil on Saturday.

The odds were always against fourth seeded Rachel but she proved doubters wrong with an 11-4, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7 win.

The 23-year-old flew off the blocks right from the start and was hitting some outstanding winners as Rowan couldn’t get a footing in the game.

The Egyptian hung in there as she stepped it up to take the third game 11-9. But there was no stopping Rachel, who came back strong in the fourth to power into her first ever PSA Challenger 20 final.

“I thought I would give her a good fight because I played her before. It was close and I knew how she going to play,” said Rachel.

“Trying to stay focused is something that I have been working on. I lost it a little in the third but I’m glad that I got it back in the fourth.

“I’m really pleased to get into the final. It’s good to have some consistency in my results as well and this is probably my biggest win to date.

“Next up would be Wee Wern. We played each other in the final of the National Championships so I’ll have to go back and see what I need to work on.”

Earlier, second seed Wee Wern made it a second straight final in the home event after powering past Hong Kong’s Vanessa Chu 11-5, 4-11, 11-2, 11-8.

The defending champion started strongly but lost a bit of focus as world No. 49 Vanessa hit back to take the second game.

World No. 34 Wee Wern, however, kept her cool and stepped up her pace to seal the win in 34 minutes.

“Of course the match was a bit tougher than the score suggested. There were some close rallies and Vanessa did well in the second so I’m really happy to get away with a 3-1 win,” said Wee Wern.

“Ideally I would have loved to win 3-0 but some parts I played well and there were still improvements needed. I’m just glad that there were more ups for me on the day.

“It’s also nice to make the final again. It’s going to be one more big match and hopefully I’ll play better tomorrow than I did today.”

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With the Malaysian women providing a lot of cheer and securing one title, the onus was on Eain Yow to deliver in the men’s competition.

And the world No. 37 didn’t disappoint as he delivered a polished performance to beat the high-flying Rui Soares of Portugal 11-5, 11-7, 11-7.

The fourth seeded Eain Yow was always on the front foot and didn’t allow world No. 92 Soares any room of opportunities as he claimed the win in convincing fashion.

The straight game wins means Eain Yow has won all his matches in the competition without dropping a game and he is certainly pleased with his efforts.

“It’s definitely good to be back in the final. Two years ago when I made the final here, it was a bit of surprised and I wasn’t so prepared for it,” said Eain Yow.

“This time I came in seeded fourth and I’m definitely more prepared and there’s more for me to prove as well.

“Of course expectations on me were higher this time but I think I’ve done well this week and I’m hungry to do well in the final too.”

Eain Yow who will feature in his first ever PSA Challenger 30 final, goes on to meet Swiss second seed Nicolas Mueller for the title.

World No. 28 Mueller made the best of his experience as he saw off a strong challenge by Egyptian Youssef Soliman 9-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-9.

Despite playing two five-setters in his earlier matches, Mueller still appeared to have the extra spring and controlled the ball well as he bounced back from dropping the first game.

With some excellent shot-making and retrieval, Mueller also stopped Youssef from taking the crucial third game before holding on to finish the contest in 51 minutes.

“I didn’t have a good start but I managed to come back and put some work in his legs. The first was a tough one and I was also lucky to win the third,” admitted Mueller.

“But it’s good to get through into the final in my first tournament of the season. As the second seed I aim to get into the final if not win.

“Now I’m feeling good and strong despite playing two five-setters and another four games today.”

Malaysian Open 2019, Bukit Jalil National Squash Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Men’s Semi-Finals:
[4] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bt Rui Soares (POR) 11-5, 11-7, 11-7 (31m)
[2] Nicolas Müller (SUI) bt [3] Youssef Soliman (EGY) 9-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-9 (51m)
Final:
[4] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) v [2] Nicolas Müller (SUI)

Women’s Semi-Finals:
[3] Rachel Arnold (MAS) bt [1] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) 11-4, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7 (40m)
[2] Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [4] Vanessa Chu (HKG) 11-5, 4-11, 11-2, 11-8 (34m)
Final:
[3] Rachel Arnold (MAS) v [2] Low Wee Wern (MAS)

Pictures courtesy of KNG ZHENG GUAN