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Master Lock Comanche takes narrow lead over reigning championWild Thing 100 forced to retire from 80th running of raceThe Sydney to Hobart fleet has lost its first 100ft supermaxi with Wild Thing 100 making the "very disappointing” decision to retire from the 80th running of the race.All crew were safe as Wild Thing began the journey back to...
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Australia set England 175-run target for victory in Boxing Day Test Over-by-over updates from Melbourne Cricket Ground Live scorecard | Geoff Lemon on Australia's bowlersTravis Head walks out to bat with his opening partner Scott Boland. Imagine if you had predicted, on the first morning at Perth, that Australia would use four openers in the first...
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Former England pacer Stuart Broad was not impressed with the condition of the MCG pitch on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test, as the former England pacer said that "the amount of movement that this pitch has shown" has indicated that there is "something really wrong".
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Boxing Day's sole Premier League fixture tingled the senses and was graced by Patrick Dorgu's finish that moved Manchester United up to a season-high fifth.They could – and maybe should – have been limited to a draw because Newcastle United dominated the second period. The visitors' problem was a lack of cutting edge. Towards the end Joelinton...
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Salah penalty puts Egypt into last 16Hosts Morocco held by Mali in 1-1 drawMohamed Salah scored a first-half penalty as 10-man Egypt defeated South Africa 1-0 in their Africa Cup of Nations Group B clash in Agadir to become the first team into the knockout stages of the competition.Egypt have six points from their opening two games and cannot...
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Sale 43-17 HarlequinsFlanker scores two tries to help hosts romp to victoryOf all the indignities heaped on Harlequins this season, and goodness knows there have been a few, this Christmas stuffing was perhaps the most humiliating.Leading 17-12 at the interval against a Sale side who had lost their last four in the Prem, they succumbed so meekly...
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In its bid to win the format's pinnacle event back to back, the team management has resorted to a last-ditch reshuffle at the top. Dropping the Test and ODI captain is a tacit admission that the think tank's strategy was not quite in order. But despite the drastic measure and T20I skipper Suryakumar's poor form, the squad has the batting muscle and...
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As the world's third-best chess player at the moment — also the third-highest-rated player in history — Caruana has lofty standards. It's perhaps why the 33-year-old says he isn't happy with his 2025, despite winning big events. In this chat, he also speaks about the Global Chess League, the Candidates, India's young prodigies and the origin of...
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Wrexham roar back to win 5-3; Coventry stretch leadIpswich and Millwall draw; Bristol City beat AlbionKieffer Moore struck twice against his old club as Wrexham recovered from 3-1 down to beat Sheffield United 5-3 in a late afternoon Boxing Day thriller at STōK Cae Ras. Patrick Bamford had looked like stealing the headlines with a well-taken early...
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Spaniard, who at 30 has been coaching for half his life, discusses Arteta, tactics and how to win players' trustCarlos Cuesta, towards the end of his first major interview, briefly lets himself wonder how far his journey will take him. "Maybe one day it brings the Maldives,” he says with a laugh, the joke being football managers can quickly be...
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Late Portuguese's former English clubs meet on SaturdayDinis and Duarte also attended clubs' season openersDiogo Jota's two sons will join the mascots at Anfield when Liverpool face Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday, the club have confirmed.The Portuguese forward, who played for both Premier League clubs, died in a car crash alongside his...
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Forest great was loved in Nottingham but underappreciated in Scotland before going on to thrive as a coachOn the eve of a Celtic European tie 25 years ago, Stiliyan Petrov cut an increasingly agitated figure. The young midfielder, soon to shoot to prominence under Martin O'Neill, was finding it impossible to snatch the ball from a rotund, wizened...
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Spurs beat Thunder for third time in two weeksJokic's 56-point triple-double powers NuggetsAnthony Davis leaves with injury in Mavericks lossKnicks rally from 17 down in fourth quarter to winDe'Aaron Fox scored 29 points, and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder for their third win over the defending NBA champs in the past two...
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The four-time women's world champion, ranked the No 2 all-time woman after the retired Judit Polgar, shows that she retains her skillsHou Yifan, the all-time No 2 woman grandmaster after the retired Judit Polgar and currently ranked women's world No 1, showed that she retained her brilliant skills when she made a rare appearance in the Global Chess...
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Kim Hellberg's determination to succeed as Middlesbrough manager runs deep. So deep that he decided it would be best if his wife and two small children spent Christmas in their native Sweden while he continued to put in long days on Teesside.Given that the Hellberg family will soon be reunited in a new home in North Yorkshire and Blackburn's visit...
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Former football manager's horse wins Kempton thrillerCheltenham Gold Cup up next for the gutsy winner"Today, we've gone into the Champions League,” Harry Redknapp, the owner of The Jukebox Man, said after his horse had fought back to win an extraordinary three-way photo-finish in the King George VI Chase here on Friday. "We got into the Premier...
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Premier League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off Live scores | Table | Mail ScottThe teams are out! It's a heartwarming festive scene, because whenever these storied old clubs meet, both get to keep on their famous kits. Manchester United in red and black, Newcastle United in black and white. A classic look as everyone trots out to the strains of...
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Some good news came with some very bad news for the Indianapolis Colts. Cornerback Sauce Gardner will return Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars after missing the past three games with a calf injury, head coach Shane Steichen said, according to multiple reports.
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Mohamed Salah converted a penalty to give Egypt a 1-0 win over South Africa in Agadir on Friday, securing their place in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage. Despite being reduced to 10 men after a red card, the Pharaohs held on as South Africa were denied a late penalty of their own.
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After starting their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 2–0 victory over Comoros, hosts Morocco could become the first team to reach the round of 16 if they beat Mali this Friday. It will be their first major test of the tournament, with the hosts balancing ambition and caution despite being among the favourites. Earlier, Zimbabwe fought back...
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The former football manager's horse is now likely to be heading for the Cheltenham Gold Cup after his thrilling winFormby Hurdle (Aintree 1.05pm)Newsflash: Low sun means that the officials are omitting some hurdles. Three have been taken out so there will be just five obstacles to jump. This is never very satisfactory. Ans they're off …...
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'Difference between us and other teams is too small'Liverpool have conceded 11 league goals from set piecesArne Slot has claimed Liverpool have much more to offer this season and can become the dominant team he envisaged, although only once their set-piece failings have been eradicated.Liverpool have stemmed a damaging sequence of nine losses in 12...
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It felt like nothing would top Tiger Woods's Masters win, but then the Northern Irishman completed his career grand slam on an extraordinary final day at AugustaAt 7am on 14 April in an Augusta rental home, Rory McIlroy awoke and immediately spotted a Green Jacket draped over a chair. "You think: 'Yeah, that did happen yesterday,'” he says....
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Updates from the afternoon Boxing Day football action Live scores | Tables | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail BarryChampionship: Despite failing to properly get his head to a free-kick aimed towards the far post, Jack Robinson somehow manages to take advantage of some slapstick defending to bundle the ball over the line anyway and equalise for...
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No rational judge could have expected England's fall guys to succeed at the MCG where they were thrown on to a festive bonfireGuess who just got back today? Those wild-eyed boys that had been away. This was a day of brittle, over-caffeinated cricket, on an MCG pitch streaked with faint green ridges. But it was also a day when the boys were, however...
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Indian cricket's tryst with batting royalty is an old affair. From C.K. Nayudu to Virat Kohli, top-notch batters have graced the Indian cricket scene and wowed the world. In the long list of illustrious batters, Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar are two of the brightest stars
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Given how parlous England's batting has been, there was the strong chance that 152 for the home team in Melbourne presaged worse to come. So it turned out. For a while, Boxing Day 2025 felt like a re-enactment of Boxing Day 2010. We're talking an amateur historical re-enactment, given the lower intensity and higher number of participants with...
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Forward underwent knee surgery in AugustArteta: 'It will be a matter of days, not weeks'Mikel Arteta hopes Kai Havertz is ready to return from a long-term knee injury and has predicted the German will bring "a different dimension” to Arsenal's attack.Havertz has been sidelined since undergoing knee surgery in August and had been expected back at...
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England all out for 110 but Tongue marks career highNeser swats aside criticism of pitch after 20 wickets fallEngland may have been bowled out for 110 in Melbourne, another revolution of the unceasing wheel of pain that is the current Ashes tour, but for Josh Tongue day one of the fourth Test was also a career high."Dreams come true,” Tongue said...
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After opening their tournament with a 2-0 win over Comoros, the Atlas Lions could become the first team to book a place in the AFCON round of 16 if they beat Mali this Friday. It's a first major test for the host nation – ambitious, yet keeping a cautious approach despite their status as favourites.
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Following every dizzying spin of Chalamet's table tennis hustler, Josh Safdie's whip-crack comedy serves sensational shots – and a smart return by Gwyneth PaltrowThis new film from Josh Safdie has the fanatical energy of a 149-minute ping pong rally carried out by a single player running round and round the table. It's a marathon sprint of gonzo...
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All the latest ahead of today's festive fixtures John Robertson, Forest and Scotland legend, dies aged 72 Fixtures | Tables | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail TomA reminder that this is what CFG's chairman, Khaldoon al-Mubarak, said back in 2019 when they bought Mumbai City:We believe this investment will deliver transformative benefits to Mumbai City...
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