Sports News Roundup: Haas drivers split between old and new for Las Vegas; Rangers rally late, down Jackets in shootout and more

Palmer has scored four league goals since joining Chelsea from City on deadline day, including a stoppage-time equaliser in a 4-4 Premier League draw between the sides on Sunday. Soccer-Thousands of fans welcome Charlton funeral cortege at Old Trafford Manchester United great Bobby Charlton was remembered both as one of English soccer's finest players and a "humble" and "fantastic" man by the thousands of fans and some of the sport's biggest names who bid him a final farewell on Monday.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Olympics-Obstacle racing the way forward for modern pentathlon, says world champion

Elena Micheli is "heartbroken" that horse riding will not be part of modern pentathlon beyond next year's Paris Olympics but the world champion told Reuters that obstacle racing was the way forward for the sport. Modern pentathlon, which traditionally features fencing, swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting and running, was plunged into a scandal at the Tokyo Games in 2021 when a coach struck a horse that refused to jump a fence.

Motor racing-Haas drivers split between old and new for Las Vegas

Haas Formula One drivers Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg will be split between the old and the new at this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix. Haas are last in the Formula One constructors' standings and team boss Guenther Steiner has let the pair decide their own aerodynamic packages for the Saturday night spectacular.

Soccer-Palmer, Lewis, Konsa get first England call-ups for Euro qualifiers

England have handed first call-ups to Chelsea's Cole Palmer, Manchester City's Rico Lewis and Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa for this month's European Championship qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia, the Football Association (FA) said on Monday. Palmer has scored four league goals since joining Chelsea from City on deadline day, including a stoppage-time equaliser in a 4-4 Premier League draw between the sides on Sunday.

Soccer-Thousands of fans welcome Charlton funeral cortege at Old Trafford

Manchester United great Bobby Charlton was remembered both as one of English soccer's finest players and a "humble" and "fantastic" man by the thousands of fans and some of the sport's biggest names who bid him a final farewell on Monday. Charlton, a World Cup winner with England and one of United's best ever players, died on Oct. 21 at the age of 86.

NHL roundup: Rangers rally late, down Jackets in shootout

Alexis Lafreniere scored two goals in regulation, including the tying marker late in the third period, and then got the only goal in the shootout as the host New York Rangers edged the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Sunday night. Lafreniere tied the score with 11 seconds left in regulation from the right doorstep off a wild sequence with the extra attacker by tapping in a cross-ice feed from Chris Kreider after Merzlikins could not control the rebound of Artemi Panarin's shot.

Soccer-Horan sets sights on ninth Women's Champions League crown for Lyon

Olympique Lyonnais midfielder Lindsey Horan is "like a kid at Christmas" as her side gets set to kick off their Women's Champions League group game against Slavia Prague with a view to reclaiming a title with which they have become synonymous. Lyon are by far the most successful club in the competition's history, but they lost to Chelsea on penalties to crash out at the quarter-final stage last season, and Horan and her team are keen to make up for that disappointment.

Soccer-Fabregas named interim manager at Como

Former Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas will take temporary charge of Como following the departure of Moreno Longo, the Italian Serie B club said on Monday. The job will mark the senior managerial debut for the 36-year-old former Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea player after he retired in July.

NBA roundup: 76ers get 50 from Tyrese Maxey, stomp Pacers

Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 50 points and Joel Embiid collected 37 points and 13 rebounds to fuel the host Philadelphia 76ers to a 137-126 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night. Maxey made 20 of 32 shots from the floor -- including 7 of 11 from 3-point range -- to send the 76ers to their eighth straight victory. His point total eclipsed his previous career high of 44, set during Philadelphia's 112-90 win over Toronto on Oct. 28, 2022.

Soccer-Man United's Hojlund, Eriksen withdrawn from Denmark team duty

Manchester United's Rasmus Hojlund and Christian Eriksen have been withdrawn from the Denmark squad for their two upcoming Euro 2024 qualifying games. Hojlund left Saturday's 1-0 victory over Luton Town near the end of the game with a hamstring injury while Eriksen went off in the first half with a knee injury. Injury-riddled United were already without eight players for that game.

US Supreme Court seeks Biden administration view on US Soccer antitrust case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked President Joe Biden's administration for its views on whether the justices should take up the U.S. Soccer Federation's bid to bar a lawsuit accusing it of conspiring with FIFA to prohibit foreign teams from playing official matches in the United States. The justices are considering whether to hear U.S. Soccer's appeal of a lower court's decision to allow the lawsuit by New York-based Relevent Sports to proceed. The lawsuit, filed in 2019 in Manhattan federal court against U.S. Soccer and FIFA, claimed the ban violated American antitrust law and sought to stop the two organizations from implementing it.

(With inputs from agencies.)