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LONDON -- An exquisite equalizer from Yaya Toure sparked a second-half comeback by Manchester City in the League Cup final on Sunday, with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland giving Manuel Pellegrini his first trophy as manager. Don Sutton Jersey . Returning to the stadium where Roberto Mancinis City career ended in an FA Cup final loss last May, further Wembley misery appeared to be beckoning when Fabio Borini put Premier League struggler Sunderland in front after 10 minutes. Instead, City, which has now scored 121 goals this season, remains on course for an improbable quadruple that would require all the resolve displayed in the second half to complete. After a flat first-half performance, the recovery began after Toure nonchalantly curled into the net from 30 yards (meters) in the 55th minute, with Samir Nasri volleying home Citys second inside two minutes. City fans were already celebrating just their third trophy in three years -- following a 35-year title drought -- when Jesus Navas completed a counterattack to add the third in the 90th minute. "To win the first trophy I think is important for us all ... because at an important club you must win trophies," said Pellegrini, the Chilean who spent a decade in charge of Spanish clubs without a winners medal. "In the second half we changed it and scored two beautiful goals and we had the patience to win." City is in the Premier League title hunt and has reached the FA Cup quarterfinals, but must overturn a 2-0 deficit against Barcelona to advance in the Champions League from the round-of-16 stage. "I hope it will bring confidence for us to win the other trophies," Nasri said. After more than $1.5 billion of Abu Dhabi investment in less than six years, City has now won each of the domestic trophies in three years, following the 2011 FA Cup and 2012 Premier League title produced by Mancini. But, in a showpiece game seen live in around 180 countries, City was unpicked after just 10 minutes by a team fighting relegation when slack defending allowed Sunderland to pounce. Fernandinho was dispossessed next to the Sunderland penalty area, allowing Seb Larsson to launch a counterattack before passing to Adam Johnson on the right wing. Johnson then sent the ball high down the flank to Borini, who easily slipped beyond captain Vincent Kompany before scoring low past Costel Pantilimon. In response, there was little threat from a team which is six points off the top of the standings but with two games in hand. Sergio Aguero, back after five games out with a hamstring injury, launched himself down the right flank midway through the first half. But after crossing to Nasri, the France midfielders sight of goal was partially obscured by Lee Cattermole and it was a trouble-free save for Vito Mannone. Making amends for his earlier slackness, a well-timed tackle by Kompany cut out Borinis run on goal -- denying Sunderland a chance to double its lead before halftime. "Our first half, there was memories of Wigan," Nasri said, referring to last years FA Cup final loss. "We said that we need to stay calm, to remain focused and play our football." City did just that, and two exceptional moments swung the game in Citys favour. The curling shot from Toure looped over Mannone into the corner of the net, giving the defensive midfielder a 17th goal of the season. And before Sunderland could regroup there was an equally fine finish from Nasri. From Pantilimons quick goal kick, Aguero sent the ball to Aleksandar Kolarov, who crossed for Nasri to net with a first-time volley. "Theyve scored a great goal to get back into it, hes stuck it in the top corner from 30 yards out and then weve lost a bit of organization and its cost us a second goal," Sunderland captain John OShea said. There was no way back for Sunderland, and Fernandinho seized possession to allow City to mount a late surge forward that ended with Toure setting up Navas to beat Mannone with a close-range finish. "It wasnt to be," Sunderland manager Gus Poyet said. "But we tried ... and now we want to stay in the Premier League." Felix Pena Jersey .com) - James Harden put the Houston Rockets on his back and willed them to an overtime victory on Thursday. Patrick Sandoval Jersey . After all, the No. 8 seed is chasing far loftier goals. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., defeated American Jack Sock 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in Wimbledons second round on Thursday. https://www.cheapangels.com/2773j-griffin-canning-jersey-angels.html . Philbin said Thursday he wants players to treat one another with civility and he wont tolerate anything less. In taking questions for the first time since Ted Wells released his report into the bullying scandal that rocked the league, Philbin made it clear things would be cleaned up.Through the first quarter of the fantasy football season, some surprising names have topped the leaderboards at each position.Maybe Indianapolis Andrew Luck isnt too much of a stretch as the top quarterback in fantasy under standard scoring rules, even though he was drafted much later in your league than the usual elites, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers.But Ahmad Bradshaw as the fourth best running back? Steve Smith as the second best wide receiver? Surprise performers like these pose a crucial challenge for fantasy owners trying to predict the rest of the year.After all, the fact theyre top performers now matters a whole lot less to your lineup than whether theyll do it again. And thats the constant chase for fantasy owners, the type that cause people agony over lineup decisions.Fortunately, there are a few tools to help you identify the circumstances that make for a breakout, generating confidence that its OK to stray from the impressions you formed before your draft.___TOUCHDOWNS:What Luck, the Philadelphia Eagles defence, Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray and Pittsburgh wide receiver Antonio Brown have in common, beyond topping their position in standard fantasy scoring: They each have the most touchdowns of any player at their position (some are tied).Luck has 13 passing touchdowns, while the Eagles defence, Murray and Brown each have five total TDs.For Luck, Murray and Brown owners, enjoy the ride. You drafted them to be in your starting lineup and obviously will be keeping them there except when theyre on bye or if they get injured. And not because of the TDs.If Luck keeps up his pace, hell finish with the second-most touchdowns in NFL history. If Murray and Brown score 20 TDs each, theyll join 27 other players in NFL history a€” not that many when you consider the record books for that threshold span six decades. So the bet is clearly that theylll slow down, and thats OK because they offer value in far more ways than just getting in the end zone. Taylor Cole Angels Jersey. .But as for the Eagles defence and special teams, you cant bank on more than one touchdown per game and even the teams coaches rank their play as inconsistent. That doesnt mean drop them, but you shouldnt expect them to finish the year as the top defence.When youre not sure about players, see how much of their fantasy value has been tied up in touchdowns. If theyre scoring more than expected, its a sign to let others be more enthusiastic about future games.___TARGETS:Bears tight end Martellus Bennett is leading all tight ends in fantasy scoring, with more points than Jimmy Graham and Rob Gronkowski. But even more encouraging than that is hes behind only Graham in targets. With his quarterback Jay Cutler struggling, Bennett has gotten more looks (and more fantasy points) than Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery, the wide receivers who are a staple of many fantasy teams.That might be discouraging, but Bennett had relatively low expectations coming into the year a€” he was a late round pick in many leagues and considered among a handful of tight ends you could mix and match from to see who sticks.If Bennett were scoring on only a few chances, itd be easier to call him a fluke. But the targets are showing hes at least dependable, though his numbers may be modest going forward.___PATIENCE:There are people on Twitter and other social networks a€” more than you might imagine a€” complaining that they should have started Steve Smith over Calvin Johnson in Week 4.Everyone has that player theyre frustrated with right now: LeSean McCoy, Eddie Lacy, Demaryius Thomas, Doug Martin, among others.But itll be OK. Unless you see a clear reason to stop believing in your player, dont.___Oskar Garcia can be reached on Twitter at http://twitter.com/oskargarcia ' ' '

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