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Licence fee payers' money will not be used this summerMicah Richards will be on The Rest is Football podcastThe BBC has made clear it will not use licence fee payers' money to help leading pundits such as Micah Richards to work for rival podcasts during this summer's World Cup.Cost constraints and environmental considerations mean the BBC's World...
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Justin Rose had birdie chances on all but one hole Thursday and turned that into a 10-under 62 on the easier North course at Torrey Pines, giving him a one-shot lead in the Farmers Insurance Open on a day that marked the return of Brooks Koepka from LIV Golf.
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Brooks Koepka felt nerves he had not experienced in years. The swagger that was such a hallmark of his five major championships was replaced by concern about the reception he would get upon his return to the PGA Tour after nearly four years on Saudi-funded LIV Golf.
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Olympique Lyonnais clinched top spot in the Europa League with a 4-2 home win over PAOK on Thursday, while AS Roma squeezed into eighth and direct qualification for the last 16. Lyon recovered from an early goal and a red card to PAOK, while Roma endured a nervy night after Gianluca Mancini was sent off early.
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Nico O'Reilly gives Manchester City options, Sunderland miss Granit Xhaka's grit and West Ham find a wayJust when Brighton supporters were hoping their side was building some momentum after a run of five games undefeated in all competitions, Saturday's stoppage-time loss to Fulham arrived. Fabian Hürzeler's side led at half-time, but their...
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AFC prize pot stagnates amid global women's football boomTournament is now world's lowest-paying continental competitionIt has been billed as the most successful Women's Asian Cup to date, yet prize money at the upcoming tournament in Australia will not increase from what was offered by the Asian Football Confederation at the last edition four...
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Nineteen-year-old fires winner to give Villa 3-2 winRangers' poor campaign ends with 3-1 loss to PortoThe 19-year-old Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba was the hero as Aston Villa came from two goals down to beat Red Bull Salzburg 3-2 at Villa Park, though they lost Ollie Watkins to injury in the first half.Jimoh-Aloba hit the winner with three minutes...
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Boxer fights back tears in first video since fatal car crashJoshua: 'I am going to do what is right by them'An emotional Anthony Joshua has insisted he knows what he has got to do after the death of close friends Sina Ghami and Latif "Latz” Ayodele last month, adding that their company was akin to "walking with giants”.The two-time world...
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Presumably, come Friday lunchtime, Evangelos Marinakis will have more than one eye on events at the House of European Football, Uefa's headquarters in Nyon.Not only will Olympiakos discover their Champions League playoff opponents but Nottingham Forest will learn whether they will face Fenerbahce or Panathinaikos, his Greek team's arch rivals, in...
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Celtic race into 3-0 lead inside 19 minutes and win 4-2O'Neill's side now face either Stuttgart or FerencvarosThis was only briefly a little more fraught than it needed to be and looked as if it would be for Celtic. Martin O'Neill can focus on the most important factor in that he has guided the Scottish champions into the Europa league's playoff...
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Palace will not let Mateta go without replacementJames Ward-Prowse seals loan move to BurnleyJørgen Strand Larsen's £50m move from Wolves to south London is in serious doubt after Crystal Palace stalled on a deal on Thursday afternoon.Palace had verbally agreed in principle to sign the Norway striker for £45m, plus £5m in add-ons. Wolves were...
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Tottenham eased into the last 16 and the midfielder trusts their uplift will provide 'a big jump' in the Premier LeagueIt was a question most assuredly in keeping with the overall craziness of the situation. Tottenham: 14th in the Premier League, with two wins out of 14 in the competition, some of their fans beginning to fret about relegation. Also...
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Four of the five available berths were secured Wednesday as Canada's Kerri Einarson, Manitoba's Beth Peterson, Nova Scotia's Christina Black and Alberta's Selena Sturmay all earned wins at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Mississauga, Ont.'s Paramount Fine Foods Centre.
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The Canadian Olympic Committee announced Thursday that 207 athletes have been named to the Olympic team for the Feb. 6–22 Olympics in Milan-Cortina, supported by 231 coaches and National Sport Organization staff, along with 181 Canadian Olympic Committee mission team members.
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Despite an estimated outlay of $6bn since 2022, LIV appears to be far away from establishing itself in the manner of PIF projects in other sportsIn one sense, it is difficult to detect anything warm and cuddly in all of this. Elite golfers, who were already obscenely rich, take the bounty on offer from a Saudi Arabian-backed disruption model before...
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Plus: two sets of fathers and sons involved in one match, more record wins and losses and 'sixes and sevens'Mail us with your questions and answers"Twelve of the 18 Bundesliga teams have a negative goal difference,” notes Damian Cerase. "I suppose this is down to Bayern handing out weekly drubbings, given that their GD is +57 after only 18 games....
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A country where safety is under threat from federal violence on the streets is not fit to stage soccer's showpiece eventRemoving the United States as co-host of the 2026 World Cup would hurt for pretty much everyone. Fans would miss out on seeing the sport's pinnacle in their home towns (or somewhere nearby). Cities and businesses small and large...
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Full-back wants one-handed 'flapping' outlawedSteward says it is now much harder to collect high ballsFreddie Steward believes rugby union's rulers should review the laws around contestable kicks that are making it "more difficult than ever” for those under aerial fire. With the Six Nations championship commencing next week, England's full-back...
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Giggs was invited to be inaugural member in 2020Talks ongoing to include former Manchester United starRyan Giggs was invited to become an inaugural member of the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2020, only for the offer to be withdrawn.Manchester United's record appearance-maker was chosen alongside Alan Shearer to become the first inductees to the...
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British No 1 has had nine different coaches in her career'I will cherish the times we spent together,' says RaducanuEmma Raducanu will begin a fresh search for a coach after the British No 1 confirmed she has split with Francisco Roig after her early loss at the Australian Open last week.Raducanu, who had worked with Roig for six months, said in a...
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Fast bowler was not in initial squad for Sri Lanka tourBoost for Brook before T20 World Cup starts next weekJofra Archer is the surprise inclusion in England's team for their Twenty20 series opener against Sri Lanka on Friday, having initially been excluded from the touring squad.The fast bowler was not named in the two white-ball groups to tour...
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Updates from final round of the stage, 8pm GMT kick-off Live scores | Table | Follow us on Bluesky | Email Luke"Villa feel like a proper club again,” says your roving reporter Martin Keown at Villa Park. Not sure what "proper” means there, but OK."They can win the Premier League. Everyone's saying they can't.” Continue reading...
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Álvaro Arbeloa's team have concerns as they look ahead to the knockout stages, while Jamie Carragher has concerns about the drawIt was billed by broadcasters as "Matchday Mayhem”. Finally, after 17 of the 18 final day matches had finished, came a chaotic denouement. Not even José Mourinho's long Champions League heritage had included a moment...
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38-year-old faces recent nemesis at Australian OpenDjokovic rested after only 11 completed sets in MelbourneNovak Djokovic has insisted that he will not "walk out with a white flag” as he prepares for his latest battle with one of the ATP's dominant top two in a grand slam semi-final, this time against the two-time defending champion Jannik...
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A unit of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will join a US delegation to the Winter Olympics in Italy, sparking confusion and uproar in the country.Guardian reporter Jakub Krupa looks at what role the agency, which is embroiled in a violent US immigration crackdown, might have at the Milan-Cortina Games.ICE said agents would 'vet and...
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The winger seems to have lost a yard of pace but he is only 31 and leaving Stamford Bridge to make a fresh start may be the best thing for himWhile Raheem Sterling's bank balance was boosted by his unhappy spell at Chelsea, the professional cost has been huge. The winger's career has nosedived since his departure from Manchester City three and a...
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Sabalenka powers into final with brutal 6-2, 6-3 winWorld No 1 penalised for mid-point grunt in first setAryna Sabalenka has dared officials to penalise her again for grunting after she rumbled over the top of Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in the Australian Open semi-final on Thursday to reach her fourth straight final at Melbourne Park. The world No 1...
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A living legend in Senegal, wrestler Modou Lô, undisputed champion and 'king of the arenas', is training in Paris alongside professional boxer Souleymane Cissokho. The session offers a break from routine training and a chance to combine wrestling, boxing and future projects between athletes.
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44-year-old last played professionally at 2022 US OpenAmerican refuses to be drawn on future in TV interviewSerena Williams has refused to rule out making a shock return to tennis. The 44-year-old has not played professional tennis since losing to Ajla Tomljanovic at the 2022 US Open, although she branded her departure as "evolving away” from the...
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Tom Brady, who spent 20 years playing for coach Bill Belichick on the New England Patriots, expressed shock that his longtime coach wasn't elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot, saying, "there's no coach I'd rather play for." Belichick won a record six Super Bowls with the Patriots.
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