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Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy lead on four underRory McIlroy makes progress after poor opening day"Golf should be a pleasure,” wrote Donald Ross, the man who designed Aronimink, "not a penance.” And a fine sentiment it is, too, even if it wasn't immediately clear that any of the many men competing here for the PGA Championship were having...
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Carrick has secured Champions League footballTwo-year deal and option of further 12 monthsMichael Carrick is close to being appointed Manchester United's head coach on a permanent basis after being offered a two-year contract.The deal, which includes the option of a further 12 months, could be concluded before United face Nottingham Forest on...
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Wigan 24-4 LeedsRhinos punished for sluggish startThis was not so much a crucial Super League victory as it was a statement to the rest of the competition. Six days on from Wigan's dismantling of great rivals St Helens in the Challenge Cup semi-finals, Matt Peet's team have now humiliated the side that were top of the table heading into this...
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Saints break records in rampant Prem winHendy scores four tries in blowoutAll kinds of scoring records were spectacularly broken by a rampant Northampton on a lovely clear evening in the East Midlands. Never before have the Saints scored more points in a top-flight fixture and never have Bristol endured such a grisly 80 minutes. To say the Bears...
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FA Cup final will be 24th trip to stadium as City manager Spaniard aiming to win 17th major honour in decadePep Guardiola has described his decade managing Manchester City as "fucking fun”, and suggested Saturday's FA Cup final against Chelsea might not be the last time he leads the team out at Wembley.While Guardiola's contract expires in...
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It almost felt like Aston Villa were trolling Liverpool as someone inside this throbbing stadium pressed play and the operatic Champions League anthem blared over the speakers. Villa had just qualified in style, a stirring victory superbly spearheaded by Ollie Watkins that exposed the kind of blind spots that have undermined Arne Slot's meek title...
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The idea that one day Mourinho might return to the Bernabéu had hung in the air, if not really as a serious possibility. Now the impossible is probableThe last time José Mourinho was at the Santiago Bernabéu, he parked up in the bus. That night in late February the Benfica manager was suspended, a red card from the first leg of the Champions...
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A defiant performance against Manchester City could deliver silverware in a year in which the club has already sacked two head coachesChelsea fared well as underdogs in their most recent outing in a final. They surprised Paris Saint-Germain in last summer's Club World Cup, racing into an unassailable 3-0 lead by half-time and disrupting the...
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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has put together a Champions League campaign that has made him a legitimate candidate for football's top individual honour — almost ironic for such a selfless team player. The PSG winger has decided big matches with jaw-dropping moments, powering the defending European champion to another final
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The country is currently the sport's super power, but its emerging players must compete regularly against the world's top stars to attain an elite level. They must not be forced to find the means to travel around the globe for this opportunity. Besides, high-category events featuring the likes of Carlsen, Caruana and Nakamura will only help the...
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In this episode of the At the Letters podcast, Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith and Arden Zwelling chat about where things stand for the Blue Jays coming off a 3-3 homestand, how the club will address its rotation vacancy and what Vladimir Guerrero Jr. can do to get out of his slump.
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In this web exclusive, figure skating superstar Ilia Malinin talks with correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti in advance of the Winter Olympics. He talks about the artistry of his routines; having his parents (former Olympic skaters Roman Skorniakov and Tatiana Malinina) as coaches; and landing a quad axel.
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Claims being reviewed by police and FAJamie Austin runs girls' club Red Star LionessesParents have accused the owner of the girls' football club Red Star Lionesses of taking more than £28,000 in payments for tournaments that did not happen, kits that did not arrive and sessions with Women's Super League players that did not take place.James (also...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!While the rest of the known world is humming along to videos of former Bilbo near-hitmaker Colin Chisholm belting out the Hearts song, down south there's an FA Cup final to be played. The romance of the Cup? About that: private equity Chelsea underdogs versus nation-state owned Manchester City? Be...
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Captain has been offered coaching role at club Coleman may continue playing elsewhereDavid Moyes has described Séamus Coleman as "the glue that kept Everton together” during their relegation fights and vital to the club's survival in the Premier League.The Everton manager's tribute came after Coleman announced his distinguished 17-year playing...
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Transfer window could include merry-go-round of forwards as division's top three clubs bid farewell to iconsSaturday's finale to the Women's Super League season marks the end of an era, and not only because it is the final time the division will operate with 12 teams before the expansion to 14. A multitude of players synonymous with their clubs in...
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Brendon McCullum will have to adapt to a new environment as Test setup looks to move on from thrashingIn selecting Emilio Gay and James Rew for their Test squad to face New Zealand, England have in one sense been true to their word. The Ashes mea culpa included a promise to give more weight to domestic performances. Both men tick that box.Yet as...
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Quins' resident New Zealander has some fascinating and forthright views, not least regarding England's World Cup prospectsAfter 18 years, it is almost time to say farewell to Harlequins' resident Kiwi. Not every overseas recruit becomes part of the fabric of a team thousands of miles from home, but that has long been the case with Nick Evans, a...
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Constitution River heads Aidan O'Brien's Derby contenders but Maltese Cross is one to watch, while Legacy Link has pedigree for the Oaks1. Constitution River Timeform rating: 124p. Odds: 6-1. Trainer: Aidan O'Brien. Pedigree: Wootton Bassett x Chuppy (Le Havre) There's no doubt about the "wow” performance of trials season: tactical speed,...
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Dane goes for broke 5km from top for stage seven winDecathlon's Felix Gall is only other rider to get close Jonas Vingegaard, the pre-race favourite, proved his Giro d'Italia credentials by going alone to conquer the Blockhaus summit finish and win stage seven on Friday as the Dane made his first telling move of this year's race.The Visma-Lease a...
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Manchester City defender led Crystal Palace to Wembley triumph last season and is back to take on Chelsea Marc Guéhi's whirlwind 12 months in the FA Cup: captaining Crystal Palace to glory at Wembley last season, experiencing the competition's greatest shock via the holders' third-round elimination at sixth-tier Macclesfield and, on Saturday,...
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Official under watch after personal details leaked onlineHearts manager called Celtic decision 'disgusting'The Scottish Football Association has vehemently criticised a "hysterical media narrative” and taken a swipe at the Hearts manager, Derek McInnes, while revealing one of its match officials and his family spent Thursday night under police...
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Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off Live scores | Table | Who should be player of the year?"Right Rob, let's get down to brass tacks – Slot, should he be shown the door or given another year?” asks Peadar de Burca. "On the evidence of, let's say, the last ten games, you'd have to say that the Liverpool manager has been found...
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