Antonio Brown jabbed back at Baker Mayfield over Twitter on Saturday, after the Cleveland Browns quarterback referenced Brown in an Instagram comment.

Mayfield initially posted a photo of himself on Instagram from when he was at Oklahoma, with the caption, "Just some undersized Walk On ... Keep that same energy.''

Somebody responded, "Win football games. That speaks louder than these AB'ish style posts ..." Mayfield answered with, "you're right... let me call out my teammates and throw a fit about my helmet then go freeze my feet off."

Brown responded by ripping Mayfield on Twitter.

Should of never been drafted before Lamar Jackson what a big scam https://t.co/4Egf0Z05G2

— AB (@AB84) September 28, 2019

Mayfield and the Browns face Jackson and the Ravens on Sunday in Baltimore.

Brown also tweeted about Mayfield, "Sorry ass Chico keep rolling right you ain't done nothing in this league the internet only place u would ever talk too or about me; you know u get beat quick slice u up some humble pie," but later deleted the tweet.

Mayfield isn't the only NFL player Brown has sparred with over Twitter this week. He exchanged barbs with Los Angeles Rams safety Eric Weddle.

U need some attention lil man glad I put that stuff arm in your neck in pittsburgh u deserved it Lil Weedle https://t.co/faWg7v345I

— AB (@AB84) September 26, 2019

Bro I don't even know you don't call me AB that's my NFL name dummy ! I'm not on your team never been shut your mouth Jabroni https://t.co/d729eTVleh

— AB (@AB84) September 26, 2019

Keep you luck duck ; listen to your team stay focus on your opponent not AB ! AB is the brand not the individual! Clearly An AB fan ! Even know about education oh realllyyy https://t.co/rP8tVxCWsP

— AB (@AB84) September 26, 2019

Brown, who has been accused of sexual assault and sexual misconduct by two different women, was released by the New England Patriots last week, making him an unrestricted free agent, eligible to sign with any team. The NFL is conducting an investigation into the allegations.

He also is working on a potential grievance to recoup lost earnings from the Oakland Raiders, according to a source. Brown, a wide receiver, lost out on $30 million in guaranteed money when the Raiders cut him Sept. 7, and the NFL Players Association is examining various scenarios to try to return money to Brown.

World sprint relay champion is sure his club-mate and compatriot can shine in the Doha spotlight

Adam Gemili has been thrilled to see the rise of Dina Asher-Smith and believes his ‘little sister’ is more than capable of taking on the world in Doha.

The Blackheath & Bromley sprinters have known each other since Gemili first started out in the sport. Switching his football boots for spikes, he joined Asher-Smith and her coach John Blackie for some sessions at Norman Park in the early days and describes what she has gone on to achieve as “phenomenal”.

After European domination in Berlin last summer and some superb performances this season including a 100m Diamond League win, Gemili knows that there is a certain level of expectation when it comes to what Asher-Smith might achieve at the IAAF World Championships, but the Olympic fourth-placer believes it is nothing she cannot handle.

“Everyone is always obviously putting pressure on her but I don’t feel like she feels that pressure,” says Gemili, who, like Asher-Smith, is set to race the 100m, 200m and 4x100m in Doha. “She races the same whether it is an Olympic final or a women’s league at Norman Park – you know what you’re going to get from her.

“The question is, how fast is she going to go?” he adds. “It’s going to be fast and I’m just so proud of her and excited to see her really go and hopefully win her first medal individually. I won’t tell her that, because it’s never nice to have ‘you’re going to win, you’re going to win’, but I think everyone, and she knows it herself, has that expectation that if she goes and executes, there’s not many women in the world at the moment that can roll with her.”

Indeed, the four-page feature on Asher-Smith in the latest AW magazine, of which she is the cover star, explains how the 23-year-old is embracing expectation.

“Some people would get really overwhelmed but, for me, I think it’s nice in all honesty for them (the fans) to think that I can go on to do great things,” said Asher-Smith, who gets her world championships campaign under way on Saturday afternoon by racing in the 100m heats.

“I’ve actually used some of their expectations to give me more confidence as well because sometimes I do tell myself, ‘you can’t, you can’t’, when really I should be thinking, ‘I can’. So I have taken some of other people’s energy and put it into myself as well.”

Winning the 100m Diamond League trophy with a time just three hundredths outside her British record of 10.85 and being ranked third in the entry lists in both that event and in the 200m with 22.08 is bound to have got fans excited but, whatever Asher-Smith goes on to achieve in Doha, Gemili is sure to have been cheering her all the way.

“She’s like my little sister,” he says. “To see her pushing on, what she has done now, is just phenomenal.”

Check out the dedicated Doha 2019 section on our website here.

ElShorbagy brothers to clash after Marwan saves four match balls against Raphael Kandra
By MATT COLES – Squash Mad Correspondent

Egypt’s Raneem El Welily is into the semi finals of the Oracle NetSuite Open 2019 after knocking out the defending two-time champion Sarah-Jane Perry in straight games on the glass court at the spectacular Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco.

The pair had met ten times on the PSA World Tour, with their last meeting being that final in San Francisco in 2018, where Perry won an epic 57 minute battle 3-2. This clash started in a tight fashion, with neither player giving an inch.

It would be the World No.1 that would go on to take it 11-8, though, after reeling off a string of points in the latter stages of the game. From the start of the second game, it looked as if it would be finished in an instant, as El Welily took the first four points with consummate ease.

However, Perry fought back to take a 7-5 lead, only for the Egyptian to go on another run of four straight points. She went on to take the victory and avenge her defeat from this exact court a year ago.

“It just shows how strong the women’s tour is. Everyone is such a strong contender to win every tournament and everyone has chances to win,” El Welily said.

“I had to be prepared today because SJ is never an easy match, but I am glad it was 2-0. I almost lost that second game but I recovered well to get off in two.

“The court is a little dead so hitting it hard is one way to get it to the back. It is not the only way but this is what I tried to do today and I am glad it worked.

“I love it [San Francisco]. It is absolutely fantastic and the atmosphere here is amazing as always. The weather has also been great since we arrived as well!”

El Welily will face India’s Joshna Chinappa in the semi finals on Sunday, after she got the better of New Zealand’s World No.6 Joelle King in three games. Chinappa and King both train in England, at the Elite Squash Academy in Bristol.

King ran out into an early lead, taking the first five points. However, Chinappa fought back, and she eventually took the first game 11-9. Once again, the Kiwi constructed an early lead in the second, but this time she held on to take it 11-6 to send the match into a decider.

The World No.13 came out fighting in the third, and she would go on to take the victory with relative ease, restricting King to just three points, as she booked her place in the semi finals.

A delighted Chinappa said: “It is great to have home support wherever I play, and especially here, it is the most support that I have ever had playing overseas so I have to thank them for supporting me. I really appreciate it!

“I am now training with Hadrian Stiff and having fresh ideas and new things to work on has made the difference for me in the last year or so.

“Joelle also trains in Bristol so we play each other quite often. We have had a lot of big battles in the last eight months and I feel really lucky that I came out on the right side tonight.”

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In the men’s draw, Egypt’s World No.2 Mohamed ElShorbagy is through to the last four of the tournament after defeating Australia’s Ryan Cuskelly in straight games.

The pair had met five times previous on the PSA World Tour, with both players having won one of the previous two encounters, while the Egyptian had the 4-1 advantage.

Cuskelly had beaten the tournament’s No.1 seed at the Tournament of Champions in January 2018, and ElShorbagy had studied that match to get the upper hand over the left-hander. The Egyptian came out firing, winning the first five points, and although the Aussie tried to fight back, ‘The Beast’ had too much power and took the first game 11-5.

The World No.20 tried to fight back in the second game, and went out into an early lead, but it was not to be, as ElShorbagy came firing back to take the victory in just 20 minutes.

“He is a great player, he hits the ball really nice and at the Tournament of Champions when he beat me, he played such unbelievable squash to beat me,” ElShorbagy explained.

“There are times when you lose matches because you have not played very well, but there are also times when you lose matches because your opponent has got the right tactics. I had to study that match to work out what happened, so I am happy that I was able to beat him today.

“Me and Marwan played each other in Shanghai, we have played each other so much. We have played against each other in so many venues, but this will be the first time we play against each other in this venue and I hope it will be a good match.”

The World No.2 will now face younger brother Marwan ElShorbagy in the last four in San Francisco, after the ‘Jackal’ overcame Germany’s Raphael Kandra in a thrilling encounter, as he saved four match balls in the deciding game before taking the victory. 

Kandra himself faced match ball down in the second but saved it with a dazzling drop shot into the nick after the ball had landed in mid-court.

All three games were tight, and the talented Kandra will be disappointed at failing to land another big result after gaining his first victory over fellow German Simon Rosner in the previous round. 
 
Oracle NetSuite Open 2019, Embarcadero Plaza, San Francisco, USA.

Men’s Quarter Finals (Top Half):
[1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) bt [8] Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) 2-0: 11-5, 11-6 (20m)
[5] Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) bt Raphael Kandra (GER) 2-1: 12-10, 10-12, 13-11 (45m)

Women’s Quarter Finals (Top Half): 
[1] Raneem El Welily (EGY) bt [5] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) 2-0: 11-8, 11-8 (21m)
[8] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [4] Joelle King (NZL) 2-1: 11-9, 6-11, 11-3 (35m)

Men’s Quarter Finals (Bottom Half, today):
[4] Miguel Rodriguez (COL) v Alan Clyne (SCO)
[6] Joel Makin (WAL) v [2] Tarek Momen (EGY)

Women’s Quarter Finals (Bottom Half, today):
[3] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) v [6] Amanda Sobhy (USA)
[7] Tesni Evans (WAL) v [2] Camille Serme (FRA)

Men’s Semi Finals (Bottom Half, Sunday 29 September)
[1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) v [5] Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY)

Women’s Semi Finals (Bottom Half, Sunday 29 September)
[1] Raneem El Welily (EGY) v [8] Joshna Chinappa (IND) 

Report by MATT COLES (PSA). Edited by ALAN THATCHER.

Pictures courtesy of PSA 

Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards has told his players that Sunday's World Cup match against Australia is one they will remember for the rest of their lives.

Captain Alun Wyn Jones will become Wales' record cap holder in Tokyo when he plays his 130th Test for his nation.

Jones said there had been blood spilled in training this week and Edwards admitted there has been an extra "edge" in the build-up to the Wallabies clash.

ROSSBURG, Ohio – Tossing fear out of the cage on his way out to qualify Friday night, Kevin Thomas Jr. ripped off a lap around Eldora Speedway good enough to give him the pole for Saturday’s USAC Silver Crown Series season finale.

Driving the Chris Dyson Racing No. 9, Thomas toured the legendary half-mile dirt oval in a lightning-quick 16.054 seconds (112.122 mph). He was the final car among the 27 entrants to post a qualifying time Friday night.

The qualifying session began near midnight, after a rain shower following World of Outlaws hot laps delayed the proceedings for more than an hour.

Thomas will have nothing but clean track in front of him on Saturday evening when the 38th annual 4-Crown Nationals presented by NKT.tv goes green at Eldora, as he chases his first Silver Crown victory in his debut ride for team owner Chris Dyson.

Thomas will have a familiar face alongside him, as Jason McDougal – who served as Thomas’ roommate when he first moved to the Indianapolis area – will start on the front row alongside his friend and mentor.

McDougal, fourth from the end in the qualifying order, was just .016 seconds behind Thomas’ fast lap with a time of 16.070 seconds (112.010 mph) behind the wheel of the No. 56 Foxco Racing entry.

Driver points leader Kody Swanson, the first car out to qualify, ended up third fastest over the team he’s chasing in Nolen Racing’s pursuit of the owner’s title – the No. 6 Klatt Enterprises car of Brady Bacon.

Justin Grant completed the fast five for Hemelgarn Enterprises, followed by Chris Windom, Chad Kemenah, Kyle Robbins, Ronnie Wuerdeman and C.J. Leary.

Swanson will officially clinch his fifth Silver Crown driving title Saturday night by presenting his Nolen Racing No. 20 on the feature grid for competition. If Bacon finishes fourth or better, the Klatt team will lock up the owner’s championship.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS: USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series; Eldora Speedway; Sept. 27, 2019

Qualifying: 1. #9 – Kevin Thomas Jr., 16.054; 2. #56 – Jason McDougal, 16.070; 3. #20 – Kody Swanson, 16.176; 4. #6 – Brady Bacon, 16.250; 5. #91 – Justin Grant, 16.321; 6. #17 – Chris Windom, 16.366; 7. #15 – Chad Kemenah, 16.445; 8. #7 – Kyle Robbins, 16.483; 9. #33 – Ronnie Wuerdeman; 16.523; 10. #10 – C.J. Leary, 16.548; 11. #97 – Tyler Courtney, 16.562; 12. #18 – Travis Welpott, 16.992; 13. #40 – David Byrne, 17.048; 14. #123 – Jimmy Light, 17.074; 15. #53 – Steve Buckwalter, 17.078; 16. #66 – Bill Rose, 17.094; 17. #57 – Dallas Hewitt, 17.138; 18. #47 – Austin Mundie, 17.143; 19. #78 – Eric Gordon, 17.192; 20. #16 – Austin Nemire, 17.272; 21. #24 – Mike Haggenbottom, 17.279; 22. #34 – Terry Babb, 17.378; 23. #43 – John Heydenreich, 17.448; 24. #81 – Shane Cottle, 17.456; 25. #39 – Matt Goodnight, 17.569; 26. #31 – Dave Berkheimer, 18.941; 27. #54 – Matt Westfall, NT.