PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson has apologised to his team mates and fans for his red card in the team's 3-1 loss to Flamengo at the Club World Cup on Friday. Jackson had been on the pitch for only four minutes in the second half when he was shown a straight red for a nasty studs-up challenge on Ayrton Lucas,

Nicolas Jackson apologized to Chelsea fans after he was sent off with a red card during the team’s 3-1 loss to Flamengo in the Club World Cup on Friday

It is very difficult to defend Nicolas Jackson, but that did not stop Enzo Maresca trying. Deep in the bowels of Lincoln Financial Field, in the repurposed locker room of the Philadelphia Eagles, Maresca picked the most surprising answer possible when invited to talk about Jackson’s latest moment of self-destructive madness: a studs-up tackle to the ankle of Flamengo defender Ayrton Lucas near the touchline that drew an immediate red card from referee Ivan Arcides Barton Cisneros,

"This is not about going down there and hitting .500, to be honest. He might be hitting .200 and he’s doing the things that we’re asking him to do." The post What Red Sox, Alex Cora want to see out of Kristian Campbell in Triple-A before getting called up again appeared first on Boston.

The Boston Red Sox have reinstated outfielder Wilyer Abreu from the 10-day injured list and optioned Kristian Campbell to Triple-A Worcester

The Boston Red Sox have sent struggling second baseman Kristian Campbell to Triple-A Worcester. ESPN's Jeff Passan was first to report Campbell's demotion on Thursday, with the Red Sox officially announcing the move Friday ahead of a three-game series against the Giants in San Francisco.