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Kalvin Phillips hasn't given up on salvaging his Manchester City career , but he accepts time is running out to prove himself at the Etihad Stadium. The 27-year-old joined City from Leeds United last summer in a deal worth more than £40m, but he has not been able to win over Pep Guardiola. The Spaniard has openly questioned Phillips' fitness and that has seen him start just two Premier League Game s since he moved across the Pennines - those outings came after City had wrapped up the title for a third season in a row. Sources have told 90min that Phillips and his representatives had hoped a full pre-season at City - something he didn't get under his belt last year - would make a big difference and help integrate him into Guardiola's plans, especially with the summer exit of captain Ilkay Gundogan. But that has not been the case despite Rodri's recent suspension as Guardiola has instead turned to 18-year-old Rico Lewis and Bernardo Silva to play in the deep-lying ...

Luka Doncic scored 50 points on 30 shots on Friday, and the Mavericks needed every one of them to fend off the Rockets in a 112-106 victory. Doncic added 10 assists, eight rebounds and three steals for fun.  Doncic, in just his fifth season, now has two 50-point games to his credit, with the other being a 51-point effort against the Clippers -- his personal punching bag -- last season. That matches the career total of Dirk Nowitzki, who played 21 seasons. Doncic has also surpassed Nowitzki with 21 career 40-point games.  Luka Dončić had 50 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists tonight. Dončić joins Dirk Nowitzki (2) as the only Mavs to record multiple 50-point games. Tonight was also his 5th game with 45+ points, breaking a tie with Mark Aguirre (4) for the most 45-point games in franchise history. pic.twitter.com/jj8dgkTH0s — Mavs PR (@MavsPR) December 24, 2022 So here's where every...