Derby boots Man U from League
The coaching apprentice got the better of his former master as Frank Lampard’s Derby knocked Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United out of the League Cup.
In a shootout after the game ended 2-2, the teams scored 15 consecutive penalties before United defender Phil Jones’ effort was saved at Old Trafford yesterday.
United had taken the lead in the third minute after Anthony Martial’s cross from the left was helped on by Jesse Lingard to Juan Mata, who swept into the net. But Harry Wilson equalized with a free kick in the 59th and United’s problems deepened when goalkeeper Romero was sent off in the 67th for handling outside the box.
The 8-7 shootout loss to a second-tier team is another setback for Mourinho, with United already eight points behind leader Liverpool after six games in the Premier League. The humbling came on the day Mourinho stripped Paul Pogba of the United vice captaincy, but wouldn’t offer an explanation for the decision.
Bayern streak ends
Augsburg ended Bayern Munich’s winning start to the Bundesliga by scoring a late equalizer for a 1-1 draw, subduing an atmosphere that was already flat due to fan protests in Berlin.
Felix Goetze, the brother of former Bayern midfielder Mario Goetze, bundled the ball over the line with his chest in the 86th minute after the hosts failed to deal with a corner.
The draw marks the end of Bayern’s four-game winning streak to start the league season.
Fans stayed silent for the first 20 minutes to protest inconvenient kickoff times and the general treatment of supporters after a breakdown in dialogue with the German soccer federation and German soccer league . . . .
Former Italy forward Giuseppe Rossi’s injury-plagued career has another negative turn with a positive doping test.
Italy’s anti-doping agency Nado Italia announced that Rossi will stand trial next week after testing positive for an eye drug that can be used as a masking agent.
The anti-doping prosecutor is seeking a one-year ban.
SEC fines Kentucky
The Southeastern Conference has fined Kentucky $100,000 for violating its policy on access to the competition area following the Wildcats football upset victory over Mississippi State.
The school was fined for a second offense, its first since a 2014 football game against South Carolina. Fans gathered in the south end zone of Kroger Field after Saturday’s 28-7 win over the then-No. 14 Bulldogs and celebrated with players . . . .
Andy Murray advanced to the second round of the Shenzhen (China) Open when Chinese wild card entry Zhang Zhizhen had to retire in the third set.
Zhang took advantage of Murray’s inconsistent serve to win the second set but started limping in the third and retired when trailing 6-3, 6-7 (3), 4-2 . . . .
Second-ranked Caroline Wozniacki reached the third round of a tournament for the first time since June at the Wuhan (China) Open, while No. 1 Simona Halep lost in straight sets.
Wozniacki defeated Swedish qualifier Rebecca Peterson 6-4, 6-1, making just nine unforced errors to Peterson’s 36. In the evening session, 2016 runner-up Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia ousted Halep 6-0, 7-5.