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“It’s only the beginning.”Heading into the season, making the playoffs looked to be the goal. But after pushing the Cavs to the limit, the Raptors’ goal posts shifted. They’ll carry that new weight of expectation in next season, Kai Gammage writes.
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Carrick has taken side into Champions League as interimMatheus Cunha feels Carrick has Ferguson-era 'magic'Michael Carrick is expected to be offered the chance to continue as Manchester United's head coach after qualifying for the Champions League.Carrick has not held talks regarding turning his interim role into a permanent one because the...
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Champions League semi-final delicately poised at 1-1'We are so hungry to get the game we want tomorrow'Mikel Arteta promised that Arsenal's players will turn into "beasts” as they attempt to reach the Champions League final for the first time since 2006.Arsenal drew 1-1 in the first leg of their semi-final against Atlético Madrid last week and...
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A three-horse race looks like it has been reduced to two. This most magical of Hearts seasons has edged closer to delivering the ultimate prize, an outcome that would shake Scottish football to its very foundations.This was a game Rangers and their manager Danny Röhl dare not lose. They did, courtesy of a stirring second-half comeback from Hearts....
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Mats Sundin and John Chayka to lead their front office. Both will join Nick Kypreos and Justin Bourne on Real Kyper and Bourne to talk about their plans for the team and more. Watch the show on SN360 and Sportsnet+.
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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Barney Ronay to discuss all the weekend's Premier League actionRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and join the conversation on email.On today's pod: Arsenal deliver what some are calling a "statement victory” with a commanding 3-0 win over Fulham. With Bukayo Saka back and firing...
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Visit will be the first time a North Korean women's football team has competed on southern soil since the 2014 Incheon Asian GamesA North Korean women's football club will travel to South Korea this month, marking the first visit by a northern sports delegation in nearly eight years, at a time of near-total estrangement between the two...
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Defender says mindset must be combined with qualityVan Dijk denies players have had too many days offVirgil van Dijk has said Liverpool need a lot of work behind the scenes this summer to avoid a repeat of their unacceptable season.Arne Slot's team suffered an 18th defeat of this campaign on Sunday when losing at Old Trafford, a Premier League...
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Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo in charge of first leg Several Caf officials want him replacedSeveral members of the Confederation of African Football's (Caf) executive committee are demanding the appointment of Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo to referee the first leg of the Caf Champions League final be overturned. Ndala was the referee at January's Africa...
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Spurs out of bottom three after win at Aston VillaConor Gallagher: 'De Zerbi makes you feel good'Roberto De Zerbi said he was more satisfied with Tottenham's performance than the three points after his team triumphed at Aston Villa to move above the relegation zone with three Premier League matches remaining. De Zerbi said the manner of the win...
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Only Alexis Sánchez and Thierry Henry have had more prolific first seasons for Arsenal in the Premier League eraBy Opta AnalystViktor Gyökeres was at the heart of one of Arsenal's best attacking displays of the season at the weekend, scoring twice and grabbing an assist as Mikel Arteta's side dismantled Fulham 3-0 at the Emirates on Saturday.The...
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Gianni Infantino bungled one political move in Canada while also making it clear Europe is on the fringes of his thinkingGianni Infantino's final words of the 76th Fifa congress were the least surprising of an otherwise intriguing week."I wanted you to be the first to know,” the Fifa president said with a straight face of his decision to seek...
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Positions fourth to sixth are separated by goal difference as Hoffenheim rue being out of the Champions League spots"This is perhaps the most difficult moment of my career.” It was not, it is fair to say, what Andrei Kramaric had expected on a day – and a week – that was going along like a dream. Two days after he had extended his expiring...
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Inter's manager was not first choice to replace Simone Inzaghi but created a juggernaut that could not be stoppedIt all felt inevitable, by the end, Inter becoming champions of Italy for the 21st time with a win over Parma they did not even need. A draw would have sufficed: in this game, or the next one, or either of the two after that. Their...
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It took six years and a lot of soul-searching for the coach nicknamed Salvador Milagros to return in 2023. After more miracles, he is off againIn the final minutes before Villarreal met Copenhagen in December, they came down the tunnel, marched on to the pitch, lined up before the ballboys holding out that starry tarpaulin like firemen waiting for...
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Teenager extends lead in drivers' title raceWolff says Miami Grand Prix win was his best yetThe Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, has praised the victory by his driver Kimi Antonelli at the Miami Grand Prix as his best yet and said that the 19-year-old's astounding start to the season has put him in the same category as the Italian superstar...
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Home hope will be on the start line in BarcelonaCould be first male French winner since Hinault in 1985The cycling prodigy Paul Seixas will make his Tour de France debut this year, raising hopes of France's first male homegrown winner since 1985.The 19-year-old Decathlon-CMA CGM rider has prompted intense debate in France after a dazzling start to...
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Star lifting the Saudi Pro League trophy would go down well with authorities but success is down to coach Jorge JesusCristiano Ronaldo is close to his first major trophy since signing for Al-Nassr in December 2022 but it is going to be tight. With three games of the Saudi Pro League remaining, his side are five points clear of their Riyadh rivals...
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Sunday's edition of the famous rivalry felt like the least important in years, except for the uncertain futures of both managersSign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletterIt's been a long time since a Manchester United v Liverpool game felt of less consequence. These are the two most successful sides in English league history, hailing from...
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Joe Root and Dom Bess took four wickets each as Yorkshire registered a 75-run win over Somerset in Division One of the County ChampionshipDerbyshire's unlikely run-chase against Kent is already in tatters at 34 for four. Three wickets for Matt Milnes: Came, Jewell, Montgomery and Madsen all done and dusted.Kevin Hand says that Glamorgan are on...
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A new scheme will attempt to address the glaring lack of diversity among top coaches in elite women's rugby unionA 10-point plan will be introduced by Premiership Women's Rugby next season that aims to increase the number of female coaches at international level, with only one top-10 nation currently being led by a woman.The scheme aims to create a...
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Norris and Piastri call for long-term changes to sportMercedes' Wolff suggests battery needs to remainFormula One is under increasing pressure to consider immediate changes and the long-term future of its new engines, with the world champion, Lando Norris, reiterating after the Miami Grand Prix that the only answer to address the sport-wide...
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OL Lyonnes ended Arsenal's Champions League hopes while Rebecca Knaak puts Man City on the brink of WSL title gloryWho is the best female player in the world right now? Melchie Dumornay continues to make a strong claim for that accolade after her starring role in OL Lyonnes' comeback to beat Arsenal in the Champions League semi-finals. The fearless...
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Bath unhappy with collision between Barbeary and LucuSome camera angles were unavailable to TMO in semi-finalAn independent broadcast director is set to be in position for this month's Champions Cup final in Bilbao after disquiet about the lack of crucial replays available to match officials during Bath's 38-26 semi-final defeat against...
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After making eight changes for this match, Vítor Pereira was asked why, with Nottingham Forest just three points clear of the relegation zone, he had taken such a risk with his personnel. "We change the players, but we keep the spirit,” he said. After this result, Chelsea's hierarchy might be wondering quite what the "spirit” thing amounts to...
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Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off Scores | Tables | Read Football Daily | Mail Taha2 min: City dominate the ball … until Ndiaye tries to drive down the left wing.1 min: Guéhi gets a good look at the ball as City roll it around at the back. Khusanov narrowly escapes Beto's press. Continue reading...
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Wu Yize leads 13-12 going into the final session Day one report | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail DanielShaun Murphy 7-10 Wu Yize (72-37) Shaun leaves a snick to left corner but wu's radar isn't booted up yet; it's the fourth such shot he's missed in the frame, all of them by a way – though he gets second prize of a fluked snooker. The escape,...
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Updates from the 5.30pm BST kick-off at Tynecastle Live scores | Table | Read Football Daily | Mail John2 min: Paul Simpson gets in touch: "Back in 64-65 my old man tells me he was at the game against Kilmarnock with his dad and 50000 others (possibly exaggerated). Hearts lost 2-0 and Kilmarnock won the league on goal average, by about 0.04 of a...
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He hopes to become the best in the world in his area of expertise; says he is relishing his role at Knight Riders after making the switch from Royals; the 42-year-old describes Jammu & Kashmir's historic Ranji triumph as special, hails the group as one of the most gifted
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The opening round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs was a thrilling one for hockey fans, so just before we pivot entirely into our coverage of Round 2 and beyond, here’s Rory Boylen taking one last look back at Round 1 with some things we learned out of the gate, including the fact that having a second goalie is more important now than it ever has...
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If the Round 1 taught us anything about how these NBA playoffs are going to go, it's that volatility is unusually high and conventional wisdom probably isn't as conventional as one might think.Steven Loung ranks the eight remaining teams chasing the Larry O’Brien.
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman talk Canadiens outlasting the Lightning, look ahead to Buffalo-Montreal, break down the Oilers’ shortcomings, delve into the Leafs hiring John Chayka and Mats Sundin and much more.
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A whopping 10 players were unavailable for Toronto FC Saturday against league-leading San Jose — and an 11th joined them in the first half, to boot. Yet the Reds showed a resolve not seen in years as they battled for a 1-1 tie, writes Sportsnet’s John Molinaro.
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Arne Slot is fuming, Mikel Arteta's big risk pays off and Josh Dasilva enjoys an emotional return for BrentfordArne Slot was seething as he lamented the decision to allow Manchester United's second goal to stand despite claims of handball by Benjamin Sesko. "The curve on the ball changed so there must have been a contact,” argued the Liverpool...
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A leading sports betting company has parted ways with the AFL umpire at the centre of the Zak Butters' alleged umpire abuse and tribunal saga. Nick Foot has umpired 272 AFL games and says the job is a privilege he is looking forward to continuing.
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