Patriots: Tom Brady vs. Aaron Rodgers, PSG record win – weekend

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1. Brady the winner in the quarterback duel

Two of the best NFL players of all time met on Sunday when Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady, strategists sharing five MVPs, faced each other for the second time.

It was Brady, 41, who celebrated the Massachusetts win with the New England Patriots hitting the Green Bay packers 31-17, improving to a 7-2 record for the AFC East. But it was thanks in large part to the Patriots team's effort, rather than a leading role for their quarterback.

In terms of statistics, there was not much among the big names in the NFL. Rodgers played for two touchdowns and 259 yards while Brady played for only one and took 294 yards. He did not even throw an intercept.

Brady, however, put his name on the history books once again, surpassing Peyton Manning's record, becoming the first NFL player to accumulate more than 80,000 yards in his career total.

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2. Djokovic on top of the world, despite defeat

Novak Djokovic returns to the top of the world ranking on Monday, but the Serbian can not celebrate first after a two-year absence with a fifth Paris Masters title, beating Russia's Karen Khachanov in Sunday's final.

The defeat ended the unbeaten record of 22 games for Djokovic – however, the second half of the year is still remarkable for the 31-year-old who has won only six matches in his first six events in 2018. In fact, he is only the second . the man climb from outside the top 20 in the world to number 1 in the world in the same year.

Djokovic beat Roger Federer in a three-set semi-final in the French capital on Saturday, which the Serbian described as "one of the best" matches between the two.

Speaking of Federer, the Swiss expressed his opinion about the US Open explosion by Serena Williams, saying the American "went too far" during the September finale, where she called the referee a "liar" and "thief" during his defeat by Naomi. Osaka

In an interview with the Sunday Times, the 20-time Grand Slam champion said: "I feel that Serena should have left." She did, but she went too far, she should have left earlier. held down". her there. It's unfortunate, but an incredible case study. "

3. Female referee makes rugby history in English

The story was made on Saturday when Sara Cox became the first woman to referee a top-flight English game, taking the Northampton Saints' 15-14 win over the Wasps in the Premiership Rugby Cup.

In March 2016, the governing body of English rugby – Rugby Football Union – created Cox, 28, the world's first professional rugby referee.

Cox has appeared in the World Championship and Sevens World Cup and will be working behind the scenes of the men's international – Hong Kong – Germany and Kenya – Germany – this fall. However, no woman supervised a level one test match yet.

4. "I saw everything happen" – Schmeichel

Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel said the memory of the helicopter crash that killed the owner of the club, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, "is something that will be with me unfortunately."

The club owner was one of five people who died on Oct. 27 when the helicopter carrying them crashed outside King Power Stadium shortly after taking off.

"I was on the pitch and I waved him," Schmeichel said after a 1-0 win at Leicester on Cardiff Saturday. "I've seen everything happen, it's not a good memory, but I had all the support I need, the club has been great and everyone got the support they needed."

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5. Derby fights, PSG record, Real back to victories

In European football, Manchester City remain at the top of the English Premier League after a 6-1 win over Southampton, while Barcelona and Real Madrid had victories over the weekend.

In the first game of Santiago Solari in charge of the Real, the Spaniards defeated Real Valladolid 2 x 0 thanks to the goals of Vinicius JR and Ramos, but Real follow behind Barcelona by seven points after a goal by Luis Suarez at 90 minutes to win no Raylo Vallecano.

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In France, Paris Saint Germain made 12 consecutive wins at the start of the Ligue 1 season – beating Tottenham's 58-year record for the top win in Europe's top five leagues. Kylian Mbappe and Neymar scored in PSG's 2-1 home win over Lille.

However, in Istanbul, three players were sent off after the final whistle, after a fight between players and teams as Galatasaray and Fenerbahce drew 2-2 in the Turkish Super Cup. Badou Ndiaye of Galatasaray and Roberto Solado and Jailson of Fenerbahce received red cards.

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