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Jose Mourinho’s Stamford Bridge homecoming ended in defeat as Chelsea got their Champions League season going at the second attempt with a 1-0 win over Benfica.It was the seventh time since his sacking in 2015 that the three-time Premier League winner had returned to sit in the away dugout but there was to be no fairytale for his underdogs, an own goal from midfielder Richard Ríos after 18 minutes the difference.Enzo Maresca’s side had been been outclassed despite a brave, ambitious showing in losing to Bayern Munich in their opening game but Mourinho’s visitors posed a different challenge, sitting deep…

Victor Osimhen’s first-half penalty gave Galatasaray a 1-0 win over Liverpool on a disastrous night for Arne Slot’s side, who suffered back-to-back losses for the second time under the Dutchman.It was an evening which saw more defensive errors at the back for Liverpool, multiple big chances wasted too – plus a double injury blow to goalkeeper Alisson and striker Hugo Ekitike – as Galatasaray won their first Champions League home game in seven years. Arne Slot made a surprise selection with Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak both named on the bench – with Jeremie Frimpong starting at right-wing – but…

Tottenham survived an upset at Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League as they came from two goals down to snatch a late 2-2 draw.Thomas Frank’s side were poor in the Arctic Circle and were deservedly 2-0 down after 66 minutes following Jens Petter Hauge’s fine double. But Micky van de Ven’s goal just two minutes after Hauge’s second set up a late Spurs comeback as Jostein Gundersen’s own goal somehow salvaged a point for the visitors. Team news Tottenham made five changes from Saturday’s 1-1 home draw against Wolves as Joao Palhinha, Xavi Simons, Mohammed Kudus and Destiny Udogie were benched.…

Chelsea collected their first win of the Champions League league phase as they beat former manager Jose Mourinho’s Benfica 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.Richard Rios’ own goal after 18 minutes was the difference in the first meeting between the teams since the weather-disrupted Club World Cup quarter-final in June, which the Blues won 4-1 after extra-time. It was the 15th time Mourinho has faced Chelsea in his managerial career and his first return to south-west London since November 2020. He has now won just four of those 15.The Portuguese made a quiet return. There was no big entrance from the tunnel…

The U.S. civil rights agency responsible for enforcing worker rights will stop investigating complaints about company policies that don’t explicitly discriminate but may disproportionately harm certain groups, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. The memo, emailed to all area, local and district office directors of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Sept. 15, says that the agency will discharge by Tuesday any complaints based on “disparate impact liability,” a legal concept that argues that even if a policy looks fair on the surface, it can still be discriminatory if it creates unnecessary barriers that make…

When Amol Kohli started working at a Philadelphia-area Friendly’s as a waiter in 2003, he was a restless sophomore in high school hoping to make some pocket change.Kohli made about $5 an hour at the diner-style restaurant chain, doing any job his manager needed, he tells CNBC Make It. On any given day, he was a cook, a dishwasher, a table busser, an ice cream scooper, you name it.More than two decades later, Kohli added another Friendly’s job title to his resume: Owner. On July 22, Kohli’s investment group Legacy Brands announced its acquisition of the entire Friendly’s chain —…

Nathan Broadhead’s equaliser earned Wrexham a 1-1 draw at Leicester that extended his side’s unbeaten run to four games in all competitions.The Foxes, who had seen Jordan James score his first goal since joining on loan, ended September having drawn all four matches this month.”It was a great night for us,” Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson said. “I’m immensely proud of the performance. We have come to a club that nine years ago were winning the Premiership title and we were languishing mid-table in the National League.”To be on the same stage as them and to play as well as we…

Ross Stewart’s second-half double sealed Southampton a 2-1 comeback win at Bramall Lane and consigned Sheffield United to a seventh Sky Bet Championship defeat of the season.Stewart cancelled out Tyrese Campbell’s first-half opener for the Blades early in the second period and arrowed a stunning winner into the top corner seven minutes later to clinch the Saints their first league win on the road this campaign. Saints striker Adam Armstrong missed a penalty in first-half stoppage-time and Blades boss Chris Wilder was sent off by referee Adam Herczeg for kicking a ball into the stand moments after the half-time whistle.Blades…

Jack Clarke’s second-half penalty earned Ipswich a hard-fought point from a 1-1 draw with Bristol City in the Championship at Ashton Gate.The home side took an 18th-minute lead when Anis Mehmeti delivered an inswinging corner from the left and centre-back Rob Atkinson met it with a close-range header that gave Town goalkeeper Alex Palmer no chance. Ipswich hit back in the 52nd minute when Clarke placed his spot-kick down the middle to beat the diving Radek Vitek after Ross McCrorie had been penalised for tripping Chuba Akpom inside the box.The visitors improved after the break and in the end a…

Goncalo Franco’s blockbuster finish helped Swansea come from behind to beat Blackburn 2-1 in the Championship, with Rovers left raging after a late penalty appeal was waved away.Franco lashed home a sumptuous top-corner volley to cancel out Todd Cantwell’s opener just before half-time, before Swans substitute Liam Cullen finished a rapid breakaway in the 67th minute to turn the tables. Rovers had a seemingly an iron-clad shout for a spot-kick in the 86th minute when the impressive Cantwell tricked Cameron Burgess and appeared to have his ankles swept, only for referee Leigh Doughty to refuse.Cantwell and manager Valerien Ismael were…