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Dumped prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has said he will quit parliament this week in another headache for Australia’s rattled government which will temporarily lose its one-seat majority.

He told supporters on Monday he will resign from Parliament on Friday, a week after he was forced from office by lawmakers in his conservative Liberal Party because he had lost their support.

“As you know, my prime ministership has come to an end. The circumstances have appalled most Australians but again, I won’t labour the point,” he told the Monday meeting, Fairfax reported.

“I have a strong view which I’ve made very clear publicly so it comes as no surprise, that former prime ministers are best out of parliament not in it, and I think recent events best underline the value of that observation. 

“And so, accordingly, on Friday, I will resign from the House of Representatives.”

His resignation could set the stage for an October 6 by-election.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison could also call general elections, although he has said he plans to hold polls close to when an election is due in May.

Turnbull became the fourth prime minister to be dumped by his or her own party since 2010 in response to poor opinion polling.

Opinion polling by respected Newspoll published on Monday found that government popular support has crashed to its lowest level in a decade due to the infighting.

The poll found that only 33 percent of respondents intended to vote for the government, a tie with a poll in 2008 when the Liberal Party was in opposition a year after being voted out of power.

The poll was based on a survey of 1,783 voters nationwide from Friday when the leadership changed until Sunday.

Turnbull’s seat in the wealthy Sydney enclave of Wentworth is traditionally a Liberal safe haven, although a backlash against the government’s political infighting could make this less certain. 

Scott Morrison in as new prime minister of Australia

SOURCE: News agencies

Serena Williams kicked off her run at the 2018 U.S. Open with a 6-4, 6-0 Round 1 win over Magda Linette.

The 23-time singles Grand Slam winner took 10 of the last 11 games Monday in Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York, to help her cruise into the second round. She also moves to 68-1 in first-round matches at Grand Slams in her career.

Williams had lost two of her last three matches entering the hard-court tournament, but she showed she is still a top contender for the final major event of the year.

The 36-year-old was dominant with her serve in Round 1, winning 73.9 percent of total service points without facing a break point. She also had five aces and zero double faults.

Linette was one of the few players who could match Williams with her power—both averaged 102 miles per hour with their first serves—but it wasn’t enough.

Soraya Nadia McDonald of The Undefeated also noted Serena’s all-around power:

Her success at the net was also valuable in quickly closing out the win.

The American was a bit sloppy at the beginning of the match, with four unforced errors coming in the first game alone. The two battled for six games before either player could earn a break, which the favorite finally did in the seventh game.

This was all she needed to come away with the 6-4 opening set victory.

Williams turned it on in the second set, producing spectacular tennis:

That rally followed a cross-court winner that left multiple tennis experts nearly speechless:

She eventually closed things out with an ace to secure a bagel in the second set:

Williams missed the U.S. Open last season because of her pregnancy, but she was given the No. 17 seed because of her past success despite being nine spots lower in the world rankings.

She is also just as motivated to win as she was prior to becoming a mother, as she explained before the match. 

“If anything, I have more fire in my belly,” she said Sunday, per Helene Elliott of the Los Angeles Times. “It’s very difficult to describe. I thought after having a child I would be more relaxed. I think I’ve said this before, but I’m not. I work just as hard, if not harder, actually. I just feel like I take it just as serious if not more. That’s been really surprising for me.”

After a strong start to the U.S. Open, she will look for more success as she tries to add another major title to her resume.

With one more championship, she will match Margaret Court for the all-time record with 24 career Grand Slam singles titles.

She will first have to get past Carina Witthoft in Round 2, while her sister Venus Williams looms as a possible opponent in Round 3.

Note: All statistics courtesy of the event’s official site.

Boston Celtics stars Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward have spent their offseasons rehabbing from injuries, but they are apparently both close to 100 percent.

“I don’t want to hype it up too much, but I’m saying that, if our training camp were starting today, that they would be here today going full speed,” general manager Danny Ainge said Monday, per Chris Forsberg of ESPN.com.

They are expected to rejoin teammates for informal workouts before the start of training camp.

“It’s not like they need an extra month,” Ainge added. “I think that they know they have an extra month, so they are sort of pacing themselves. They’re playing as if to build up to that opening day of training camp [on Sept. 26].”

The two players were new additions to the roster heading into last season, although neither were active during the playoff run that saw the Celtics reach Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Hayward’s season lasted only five minutes before suffering a devastating leg injury that cost him the rest of the year.

Irving was able to make a much bigger impact with Boston, appearing in 60 games while averaging 24.4 points and 5.1 assists per game. He was named an All-Star for the fifth time in his career.

However, the point guard still suffered an ankle injury down the stretch and missed the entire postseason.

It appears both will be back to full strength to begin the 2018-19 season, though, effectively adding two stars to a squad that was already a top contender without them. With the way Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Terry Rozier and others have improved with the veterans on the sidelines, the Celtics will have high expectations going into next season.

Odell Beckham Jr. is graceful. Anyone who has seen him play football can attest to that.

He glides just above the surface of the ground when he runs. He looks like a hawk taking flight when he leaps. Ballerinas grow jealous when he extends to snatch a football with one hand. 

But Beckham proved that he was graceful—and gracious—in other ways as well this offseason.

In the final year of his rookie contract and seeking his first real market-value NFL payday, Beckham didn’t hold out or pout. He didn’t issue demands or ultimatums. He stayed off the scandal blotter. Mostly, anyway.

Beckham reported for work like any other player, and he did his job like a model employee. And boy, did it pay off. 

On Monday, Beckham agreed to a record-shattering contract with the Giants. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the five-year deal is worth $95 million, with $65 million guaranteed and a $20 million average over the first three years. It blows every other wide receiver contract out of the water.

Beckham didn’t get that money only because of what he did on the field. In a summer marked by contract discontent across the NFL, the player with the league’s most selfish reputation (deserved or not) recast himself as its most solid citizen, the ultimate company man and the happiest camper in training camp.

Before we get too chummy while patting Beckham on the back, let’s acknowledge his days of punching walls, video contract demands and concerning glimpses into his personal life are not that far behind him. There were good reasons to question Beckham’s maturity and commitment in the past. His reporting for camp on time and joyous dancing between drills does not instantly erase concerns that Beckham will get swept up in some off-field drama or a feud with a cornerback at the worst possible moment.

In fact, skeptics might think the whistle-while-you-work routine was just a negotiating tactic. They might expect Beckham to turn back into the NFL’s premier prima donna the moment his new signing bonus clears his bank account. 

But the guy who looked thrilled to be standing on a football field again in July and August did not appear to be putting on an act. The Beckham who told reporters about not being able to walk and his whole world turning upside down after last season’s ankle injury didn’t sound like he was pumping out sound bites to help the bottom line. The Beckham who young Giants receivers hailed as a leader likely wasn’t doing it just so the coaches could see him act leader-like for financial purposes.

Beckham has changed, at least a little. That change made him in richest wide receiver in NFL history on Monday. And that change isn’t about toeing some line or conforming to some cookie-cutter code of conduct, but about handling affairs with a little more grace.

There’s a shortage of grace these days, in the NFL and elsewhere. It’s not just that players hold out for more money and their employers shrug their shoulders, or that fans and writers take sides and attack each other like it’s our money on the line. It’s more than that.

There’s a shortage of grace in an NFL where Jalen Ramsey trashes half the quarterbacks in the league in a glossy magazine and gets lauded for it as a straight shooter who tells it like it is.

There’s a shortage of grace in an NFL where Tom Brady hangs up on radio interviews because he doesn’t deign to respond to questions about his mysterious life guru. Then again, there’s also a shortage of grace in an NFL where we feel like Brady’s relationships are our business.

And there’s a shortage of grace in an NFL that wants to restrict its players’ passion for social justice because it might affect the cost of a beer commercial. 

There’s too much rooting for short-term self-interest, too much focus on the brand, the balance sheet, the Q rating and the image, in the NFL and everywhere else.

Odell Beckham Jr., of all people, didn’t get caught up in all of the territorial, adversarial behavior this offseason. He could have held out like Le’Veon Bell and the others. It even looked like the smart play financially: avoid injury, make the Giants miss you and hold their feet to the fire until they were forced to deal. He could have chirped to some men’s magazine.

But Beckham did just the opposite.

Give new Giants head coach Pat Shurmur some credit, too. He took a clean-slate approach, took time to get to know Beckham and made an effort to clear the locker room atmosphere after the Ben McAdoo skullduggery. Dave Gettleman and the new Giants front office should also take a bow for keeping lines of communication open on their end.

But this day is Beckham’s not just for the deal, but for his transformation into a locker room leader during the one point in his career when he could be largely forgiven for putting himself first.

Beckham’s new team-first approach to contract negotiations doesn’t mark the end of holdouts forever, and it shouldn’t. After all, not every team can be counted on to negotiate in good faith. The deal won’t bring civility to a divided nation. It probably won’t even keep Beckham off the back pages of the tabloids.

However, Beckham’s new contract proves you can be both the coolest guy in the room and Employee of the Month simultaneously. You can take care of yourself and still take care of your teammates. You can march to the beat of your own drum and still greet the boss with a firm handshake first thing in the morning. And doing both are the best way to get rewarded handsomely.

Ramsey took to Twitter only minutes after news of the Beckham deal broke and compared their looming Week 1 matchup to another storied duel:

It’s a matchup we’re sure to relish. Ramsey may get the upper hand over the $95 million man this time. He may even get under Beckham’s skin.

But after Ramsey’s summer of smack talk, there’s no question that he’s the Joker in that scenario. Beckham, committed to the grind but with a flair for the dramatic (and fabulously wealthy), is Batman.

And in the end, Batman always wins.

Mike Tanier covers the NFL for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter: @MikeTanier.  

Tottenham Hotspur inflicted a second Premier League defeat of the season on Manchester United on Monday night as they eased to a 3-0 win at Old Trafford.

Two goals in two second-half minutes were enough for Spurs to take command of the match after a goalless first half where the hosts had edged proceedings.

Harry Kane headed home Kieran Trippier’s corner on 50 minutes to put Spurs in the lead. Lucas Moura quickly doubled their advantage, as he curled Christian Eriksen’s pass past goalkeeper David De Gea.

The Brazilian then wrapped up the game with six minutes of normal time remaining. He took a pass from Kane and raced past Smalling before finishing confidently past De Gea.

Mourinho’s Lack of Ideas Exposed

Jose Mourinho caused a stir with his team selection, as he recalled Phil Jones and Chris Smalling in a back three alongside midfielder Ander Herrera. Eric Bailly was left out of the squad altogether, while Victor Lindelof was left on the bench.

BBC Sport’s Simon Stone offered an explanation for the lineup:

Mourinho’s team selection was a real gamble, and one that backfired in spectacular fashion. United were shaky defensively, with Herrera badly at fault for the second goal:

Former footballer Danny Higginbotham highlighted their problems in defence:

Mourinho also had few ideas of how to get United back into the game after they had gone 2-0 down. Alexis Sanchez arrived for Herrera but made little impact.

Marouane Fellaini was also predictably sent on as Mourinho sought a more direct approach. Adam Crafton at the Daily Mail was critical of his approach:

There’s a growing sense of unease around Old Trafford with Mourinho failing to get the best out of squad full of attacking talent such as Sanchez, Romelu Lukaku, Marcus Rashford, Juan Mata and Anthony Martial.

There’s also an awareness that Mourinho is into his third season at Old Trafford and has a reputation for self-destructing at this point in his tenure:

Per Opta, this result was Mourinho’s biggest home defeat as a manager in any competition. Two defeats out of their first three Premier League games has also highlighted a worrying lack of ideas from Mourinho.

     

Shaw Deserves England Spot Ahead of Rose

One of the few bright spots for Manchester United on Monday night was the performance of left-back Luke Shaw, who easily outshone his opposite number Danny Rose.

The 23-year-old has managed to force his way back into the team so far this season and has impressed in the opening games.

He was one of United’s better players at Old Trafford in a performance full of energy, drive and a willingness to get forward and join the attack.

Football writer Andy Mitten shared his thoughts:

His performance also provided a stark contrast to Rose, who was making his first appearance of the new campaign for Spurs.

Rose flirted with disaster in the first half when a careless pass back to Hugo Lloris was intercepted by Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian ought to have opened the scoring but put his shot wide.

Football correspondent Kieran Canning said Shaw deserves a place in Gareth Southgate’s England squad:

Shaw is showing the sort of form that persuaded Manchester United to invest heavily in him back in 2014. The challenge for the defender now will be to maintain his level and his place in the team under Mourinho.

Lucas Deserves His Spot

Lucas was Tottenham’s best player on Monday night and fully deserved his two goals. He took both confidently and now has three for the season after also finding the back of the net against Fulham.

The Brazilian struggled to make an impact when he arrived in January from Paris Saint-Germain. However, he now looks settled and hungry to succeed in the Premier League.

Ligue 1’s Matt Spiro feels he will thrive at Spurs:

Lucas has been given a real chance to stake a claim for a place in the starting lineup with Heung-Min Son away at the Asian Games. His pace, finishing ability and willingness to run at defences causes all sorts of problems and gives Spurs an extra attacking edge.

Son enjoyed a strong campaign last season and scored 12 Premier League goals. On this form, he will struggle to get back into the team ahead of Lucas.

What’s Next?

Manchester United travel to Turf Moor next to take on Burnley on Sunday in the Premier League. Spurs are also away from home on Sunday as they make the short trip to Watford.

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