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YOU wait nine years for a league game to end goalless at Craven Cottage and then two come along at the same time. Southampton came closest to winning the game, with James Ward-Prowse’s free-kick thundering off the crossbar and a late Theo Walcott goal ruled out by the lines drawn in the VAR studio. Shane Long also had an effort ruled out by VAR.  In truth, it was a good game for Fulham manager Scott Parker to miss. He was tucked up in self-isolation after a member of his family caught corona...

Plus: Aston Villa absorb the dismissal of Tyrone Mings to sweep aside Crystal Palace; Are Chelsea now title pretenders after defeat at Arsenal?; Ademola Lookman sparkles again for Fulham

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl said he could “live with a point” after his side were held to a goalless draw at Fulham.

By The Associated PressDecember 25, 2020 GMT The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Texas-San Antonio football coach Jeff Traylor has tested positive for COVID-19, leaving his status in doubt for the First Responders Bowl against No. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday in Dallas. If Traylor is unable to coach, associate head coach/offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. will direct the Roadrunners (7-4). The school said Traylor was notified Wednesday...

Fulham will be without manager Scott Parker for their Premier League game against Southampton on Boxing Day after he came into contact with someone with COVID.

2 months old This article is more than 2 months old Parker will miss Fulham’s Boxing Day tie against Southampton He tested negative for Covid-19 and may return next week Scott Parker watches his players warm up for the 1-1 draw with Newcastle last Saturday. Parker is isolating after a household member’s positive test for Covid-19. Photograph: Stu Forster/AP Scott Parker watches his players warm up for the 1-1 draw with Newcastle last Saturday. Parker is isolating after a household member’...

Fulham boss Scott Parker will not take charge of the game with Southampton after someone in his household tests positive for Covid-19.

Rolling Stone Menu Music’s Road Crews Are Overwhelmingly White and Male. Meet the People Trying to Change That Artists and roadies alike are stepping up to address a long-standing industry problem By Batuhan Toker/Adobe Stock By the time he signed on for Justin Bieber’s Believe tour in 2012, Lance “K.C.” Jackson had more than 30 years under his belt as a stage manager and touring pro; he’d worked with Prince, Destiny’s Child, Luther Vandross, and Earth, Wind, and ...

Svensson in Saints debut on catwalk ANDERS Svensson makes his first appearance for Saints this evening as the star of the show at the launch of the clubs new away kit. It will be unveiled on a special catwalk outside Marks and Spencer on the lower level of the WestQuay shopping centre at 5pm. Matthew Le Tissier, James Beattie, Jason Dodd and other first-team players will be modelling the kit. But the main attraction, apart from the shirt itself, will be Svensson who arrived on the south...

Saints in box seat for Derby ace Delap SAINTS are in pole position to secure the signature of Derby utility player, Rory Delap, after Leeds dropped out of the running. Rams boss Jim Smith has confirmed that Southampton have tabled a bid, believed to be around £4 million. That would double their current transfer record paid for David Hirst four years ago - if they manage to land the Republic of Ireland international. David OLeary was said to be weighing up an 11th-hour move in case he f...