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Shiffrin returns to GS podium weeks before CortinaHector wins first giant slalom since January 2025Moltzan second, O'Brien fifth and Hurt eighth for US Mikaela Shiffrin earned a place on the podium of a World Cup giant slalom for the first time in two years Saturday, finishing third in the last GS before the Milan Cortina Olympics.The race was won...
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Ukrainian player Oleksandra Oliynykova has slammed the world No.1 over her collaboration with Gucci, citing Sabalenka's previous support for the Belarusian president. Sabalenka has denied the links and repeatedly said she wanted peace in Ukraine.
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Head coach highlights away game in Champions LeagueSlot questions fixture list after difficult away tripArne Slot conceded his side ran out of steam in defeat at Bournemouth, after Amine Adli's 95th-minute winner condemned Liverpool to a first loss since November. Liverpool pulled level from 2-0 down late on courtesy of Dominik Szoboszlai's...
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Aryna Sabalenka takes on Victoria Mboko; Carlos Alcaraz to face Tommy Paul Updates from Sunday's day session at Melbourne Park | Email JoeyThis is the first-ever meeting between Sabalenka and 19-year-old rising star Mboko."I think it's super cool,” Mboko said in the build-up. "I've never played a current number one in the world. That's going to...
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Massengo and Chaves strike late in Bavarian derbyMbappé sends Real Madrid top; Nwaneri scores on debutStrugglers Augsburg scored twice in six minutes late in the second half to come from a goal down and stun hosts Bayern Munich 2-1 in the Bavarian derby on Saturday, the league leaders' first Bundesliga loss of the season.The hosts, fresh from...
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After Pep Guardiola dropped Erling Haaland and Phil Foden, Manchester City enjoyed a first Premier League win in four games. It handed Wolves a first defeat in six and was notable for the referee, Farai Hallam, on his top-flight debut, daring to stick with his decision not to award a penalty after being sent by his video assistant for a pitchside...
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Head coach targeted in draw at BurnleyFrank: 'You can't say we didn't do everything to win'Thomas Frank has called for "calm heads” after Tottenham fans urged the club to dismiss him during their draw at relegation-threatened Burnley. The away end sang "You're getting sacked in the morning” at full time, making their views clear to the...
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Where to start with this intoxicating Premier League white-knuckle ride? As second-half stoppage time ticked into a fifth minute, the Bournemouth defender James Hill hurled one last long throw into the box and, after Ryan Gravenberch inadvertently poked the ball against a post in a desperate attempt to clear and with Alisson slipping and sliding on...
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Boro close gap on Coventry with 4-0 win at RiversideLeicester 1-2 Oxford, Sheffield United 3-1 IpswichKim Hellberg insisted there is more to come from Middlesbrough after they ruthlessly brushed aside Preston 4-0 to close to within three points of leaders Coventry.Alan Browne scored against the club where he made more than 400 appearances between...
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Batter will not be going to India and Sri Lanka despite fine form in the Big Bash but he does have an eye on the 2028 OlympicsConsidering that Steve Smith was once observed changing gloves after facing eight balls, it is no surprise to see him throw down a gauntlet. The surprise is that he is doing so in 20-over cricket, the format where his...
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Derby victory was undeniably impressive but how will club assess caretaker manager's suitability to permanent job?The problem Manchester United have – after 13 years and seven managers of failure – is that for whatever action they take now, there is a bad precedent. Keep Michael Carrick on, and it's just another Ole Gunnar Solskjær situation....
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Extreme heat wreaked havoc on Australian Open schedule but tennis has changed its ways of dealing with the sunEven before the first set and first hour of his match elapsed, Tomas Machac had asked the umpire for the tournament doctor, trainer and pickle juice, the drink du jour for tackling cramps. Those preventive measures taken in the intense...
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Harry Wilson's taste for the spectacular continues to decorate Fulham's season. In added time, the Welshman's free-kick whipped towards Bart Verbruggen, whose failure to keep the ball out completed a regrettable afternoon for goalkeepers. Fulham had snatched an unlikely win.When these teams fought out a draw on August's opening day, Brighton rued...
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Once dismissed as a basement game, table tennis is enjoying an unlikely US revival as the Oscar-tipped biopic Marty Supreme collides with a wave of new playersFor decades in the US, table tennis has lived a double life: one of the most widely played sports in the country, yet still dismissed by many as a basement pursuit. Now, unexpectedly, it is...
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Prem Rugby: Exeter 3-8 BristolVisitors leapfrog Exeter before Six Nations breakSo much rain has been falling out west this week that Bristol could almost have floated down to Devon in canoes. Add in more heavy downpours, a tricky wind and a horribly slippery ball and there was never any chance of a free-flowing, fast-paced spectacle between two of...
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Fans hope for good news on Champion Hurdle favouriteThe New Lion wins race in subdued atmosphereOn an afternoon when Britain's National Hunt fans had expected to be looking for potential winners at the festival meeting in March, they left here hoping instead for positive news on Nicky Henderson's Sir Gino. The most exciting prospect in the sport...
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Thomas Frank was brought to Tottenham as the pragmatic choice so will know the logical next steps when supporters are demanding his sacking. An underserved draw, thanks to a last-minute Cristian Romero goal, leaves Spurs with two victories in 14 Premier League matches and chants from the away end of "We want Frank out”.If the loss to West Ham...
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Trump tells New York Post he will skip Super Bowl NFL stands by Bad Bunny amid rightwing backlashDonald Trump said he will not attend next month's Super Bowl in northern California, citing the distance to the game, amid an ongoing culture-war backlash over the NFL's choice of half-time and pre-game performers.Trump told the New York Post he plans...
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Match at Vitality Stadium kicks off at 5.30pm (GMT)Live scores | Share your thoughts with Billy via email2 min: Gomez goes long down the line to Salah, who scampers after it but hooks his right-footed cross into the fans behind the goal.Liverpool get things going in their off-white away kit. The weather is miserable. Continue reading...
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2nd ODI: Sri Lanka 219; England 223-5. Eng win by five wktsRoot hits 75 but says pitch not 'great wicket for ODI cricket'It's been a rough few years for England's 50-over side but the glow of their World Cup victory has not completely disappeared. Joe Root and Adil Rashid, both part of the 2019 class, were the headliners of the second one-day...
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The unfamiliar sensation coursing through West Ham is hope. Seemingly down and out after losing to Nottingham Forest two and a half weeks ago, the prospect of Nuno Espírito Santo pulling off the unlikeliest of escape acts no longer feels that outlandish now. There is life yet in West Ham, even if they still have a mountain to climb after treating...
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Bangladesh have refused to travel to co-hosts IndiaScotland will face England in group stagesScotland have been handed a late call-up to the T20 World Cup after Bangladesh were removed because of a refusal to play their matches in India over safety concerns. Amid increasing tensions with neighbouring India, Bangladesh repeatedly requested to move...
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The Chelsea head coach, Sonia Bompastor, conceded that the "title race is probably gone” after a Beth Mead goal and a second from Mariona Caldentey earned Arsenal a cathartic win against Chelsea. A first victory for Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, and a first away win against Chelsea in eight years, pulled them within a point of their rivals. The...
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Root and Brook help to end run of 11 away ODI defeats Scotland in for Bangladesh at T20 World Cup | Mail Tanya3rd over: Sri Lanka 7-0 (Nissanka 4, Mishara 1) A decent maiden from Overton who beats a driving Mishara with one that jags away late off the seam. Bright sunshine beating down in Colombo, it looks a scorcher. If England have to chase...
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Smotherman collapses after making bantam limitFight with Ricky Turcios canceled from prelim cardIncident reignites debate over UFC weight cuttingUFC bantamweight Cameron Smotherman was taken for medical evaluation after collapsing moments after making weight ahead of Saturday's UFC 324 card in Las Vegas, prompting the cancellation of his scheduled...
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The native of Thunder Bay, Canada, has been compared to Pablo Escobar and El Chapo – but is he really as big a figure as US prosecutors have claimed?To compete at the highest levels of snowboarding, racers must master carving, edging and balance at speeds stretching the limits of imagination. They can fluently read the nuances of snow and...
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Join us for updates from the 3pm kick-offsShare your thoughts with Rob via emailKevin and Alex Iwobi come into the Fulham XI. Brighton bring in Olivier Boscagli, Carlos Baleba and Yasin Ayari. It's not clear who will start at right-back for them, possibly Pascal Gross.Fulham (4-2-3-1) Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson; Iwobi, Berge;...
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Djokovic beats Van de Zandschulp 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4)Serb apologises after wild shot almost hits ball girlNovak Djokovic chalked up his 400th grand slam victory with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) defeat of Botic van de Zandschulp to reach the fourth round on Saturday, but the Serb was fortunate not to receive a code violation after losing his cool.An incident in...
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Match at London Stadium kicks off at 12.30pm (GMT)Get in touch with Dom via email | Follow us on Bluesky2 mins: No Granit Xhaka in Sunderland's midfield could make this interesting. It does look like a straight 4-4-2, with Sadiki testing Areola early on with a sweet left-footed volley after a long throw was headed into no man's...
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If Bruno Guimarães is out, the 19-year-old should get his chance in midfield for game that could decide Champions League spotFor Eddie Howe, the darkest hour really did come before the dawn. It was early November 2021 and the then unemployed manager headed to bed one Tuesday night reeling from a late phone call informing him that he had not, after...
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Osaka cites abdominal injury linked to pregnancyTwo-time champion withdraws before Inglis matchNaomi Osaka withdrew from the Australian Open hours before she was due to take the court against the qualifier Maddison Inglis. She cited an abdominal injury linked to body changes from her pregnancy.The withdrawal propelled the Australian into a...
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Scottish links last staged championship 13 years ago 'It's one of the best courses on the rota and in the UK'Rory McIlroy has endorsed Muirfield's case for an Open revival despite reaching a golfing nadir there when the major was last staged at the Scottish links in 2013. McIlroy declared he felt "unconscious” and "brain dead” while en route to...
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