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Losers of three straight and unable to pick up a series win, the Toronto Blue Jays are hoping to reverse their fortunes as they send Max Scherzer to the mound to face the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 2 of their weekend series. Catch the action on Sportsnet ONE and Sportsnet+ at 8:10 p.m. ET / 5:10 p.m. PT.
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Atlético Madrid 2-2 Real Sociedad (aet: 3-4 on pens)Lookman 19, Alvarez 83; Barrenetxea 1, Oyarzabal 45+1penHistory has a pair unexpected heroes. Unai Marrero, a 24-year-old back-up goalkeeper, born in San Sebastián and raised at Real Sociedad, saved two penalties in the shootout to put his boyhood club within a single shot of victory on the what...
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The two clubs are struggling to relive former glories and fans are not happy as the overlords make them foot the billEnglish football's two best teams are from London and Manchester. On Sunday, they meet to decide this season's Premier League title. Chelsea and Manchester United are not those clubs. Both have dropped from the local prominence they...
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A makeshift Manchester United defence did not even have to resort to hair pulls to keep out a goalshy Chelsea. The unfamiliar pairing of Ayden Heaven and Noussair Mazraoui grew into a tepid game after a shaky start, making the full-time boos inevitable. Stamford Bridge was an unhappy place again, the unrest in the stands growing as a fourth...
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Jamal Murray scored 30 points, going 16 of 16 from the free-throw line, and Nikola Jokic had a triple-double as the Denver Nuggets shook off a sluggish start to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-105 on Saturday in the opener of their first-round playoff series.
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Australia's former world No 4 player and now respected pundit speaks about highs and lows in her life, and the importance of family on successAll sports stars know that dealing with highs and lows comes with the territory, as part of the job. But few have been through such extremes as Jelena Dokic, who spent her whole career, and much of her life,...
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Six drivers taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuriesF1 world champion Max Verstappen is competing at eventThe racing driver Juha Miettinen has died after a multi-car collision in the ADAC 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers in Germany, which were also set to feature the four-time Formula One champion Max Verstappen.According to a statement from...
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Chiefs' new owner will be Black Knight Sports and EntertainmentMichael B Jordan has stake in company that owns BournemouthBill Foley, owner of AFC Bournemouth, is poised to take control of Exeter Chiefs in a multimillion-pound deal that will bring Premier League and Hollywood glamour to English club rugby.The Guardian revealed this week that...
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Foxes plunge closer to League One with latest defeatMillwall go second; Southampton win maintains surgeIbane Bowat's second-half goal was enough to give Portsmouth a crucial 1-0 win at home to their relegation rivals Leicester as the Foxes plunged a huge step closer to League One. Bowat's scruffy 63rd-minute strike from a corner earned Pompey a...
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Female coach's Bundesliga side lose 2-1 to WolfsburgMilan's Allegri not interested in vacant Italy jobMarie-Louise Eta's landmark first match as interim head coach of Union Berlin ended in a 2-1 Bundesliga defeat at home to relegation-threatened Wolfsburg.The 34-year-old Eta made history on Saturday when she became the first woman to take charge of...
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Exeter's Jack Bycroft levels against Stockport to lift CardiffBromley promoted from League Two after Notts County loseCardiff are celebrating an instant return to the Championship after results in the League One promotion race favoured the Welsh club, while Bromley have been promoted from League Two without playing.After Bradford and Bolton were...
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The ink is not dry yet, but the mood around Elland Road on this springtime Saturday afternoon perhaps told you that what many have started to truly believe over the last few days could soon become official.There have been some wobbles throughout Leeds' return to the Premier League, not least prior to this season-defining week, when a run of six...
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Now Guardiola has granted his players freedom to improvise, it's the Gunners' manager who is the stickler for blueprint over instinctAt half-time in the Carabao Cup final, Arsenal's hopes of a quadruple remained strong. They were unbeaten in 14, 11 of them won. They were drawing 0-0 against Manchester City and it wasn't unreasonable to think that...
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Exeter 28-35 NorthamptonTeams share nine tries in high-scoring contestSpring is here, the pitches are firming up and the playoff race is intensifying. As dramatic finishes go this was right up there, with both Northampton and Exeter sensing they had the game won at different moments. In the end the decisive thrust came from the Saints via a...
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Bournemouth score late winner for 2-1 victory'Recently we've become too easy to beat'Eddie Howe insisted his self-belief remained intact and unshakeable after watching Newcastle sustain an eighth defeat in their last 11 Premier League matches."My belief in myself can't waiver and it's not,” said Newcastle's manager after Bournemouth's 2-1 win at...
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Roberto De Zerbi could only watch in stunned silence. The Italian had been a crucible of emotions as Tottenham tried to hold out against his former club after Xavi Simons scored the goal that looked like ending their long wait for a victory. But football is capable of providing the cruellest twists and Georginio Rutter's late dramatic equaliser...
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Iceland 0-1 EnglandRusso goal and Hampton saves keep Lionesses top of groupSnow-capped mountains provided an idyllic backdrop to a less impressive performance, but England's 1-0 win over Iceland ensured they maintained a three-point gap over Spain in their bid to earn an automatic place at the 2027 World Cup.Only the four League A teams who top...
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️ Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off Live scores | Tables | Top scorers | Follow on Bluesky2 min "After more than 40 days without internet here in Iran; I finally managed to get online,” writes Karen Asad. "You can't imagine how difficult that is! anyway I'm looking forward to my first live blog in almost two months. I can testify...
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Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets get their push for another championship going as they square off against Anthony Edwards and the feisty Minnesota Timberwolves. Follow the action with Sportsnet’s Live Tracker at 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT.
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You could argue the Raptors were ready for Game 1, and it didn't matter. The Raptors have struggled all season against the NBA's best teams, and their early-season success against Cleveland aside, the Cavaliers very much look like one of those teams.
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The Toronto Raptors, for the first time since 2022, are back in the playoffs after a successful regular season. But meeting them there is a familiar foe in the Cleveland Cavaliers. Catch Game 1 of their first-round series on Sportsnet ONE and Sportsnet+ at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT.
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The Toronto Raptors, for the first time since 2022, are back in the playoffs after a successful regular season. But meeting them there is a familiar foe in the Cleveland Cavaliers. Catch Game 1 of their first-round series on Sportsnet ONE and Sportsnet+ at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT.
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Scotland 7-84 EnglandRed Roses in unstoppable mood at MurrayfieldThe fortress walls of Murrayfield were finally at Scotland women's disposal for their first standalone game but England rocked its foundations with a statement performance where fans were left questioning if the world champions had injury problems at all.The 30,498 crowd was a record...
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The grind to Europe continues for Brentford. A goalless west London derby with Fulham made it five league draws in succession for Keith Andrews' side as they missed their chance to get within touching distance of Liverpool.The saviour for Fulham was Bernd Leno with a staggering stop in the final minute of regular time, his left hand up to tip over...
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️ Follow goal updates and much more on our clockwatch Live scores | Latest tables | Top scorers | And mail JohnFrom our weekend digest, Louise Taylor's take on that huge game for Leeds.Leeds are morphing from relegation contenders to reverse kingmakers with a key role to play in determining the identity of the teams that end up descending to the...
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In this edition of Central Sixty, Martine Gaillard shows the funniest moment from locker room clean-out day in the NHL with Calgary Flames goaltender Devin Cooley, the April snow in Colorado ahead of a Rockies game and before finishing with the San Antonio Spurs Game 1 T-shirt giveaway.
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Manager goes into Sunday's showdown with Arsenal as a subplot bubbles regarding whether this is a farewell title tiltManchester City versus Arsenal on Sunday is a showdown for the ages. Second hosting first at what is likely to be a febrile Etihad Stadium might well be scripted by a Hollywood studio. Enter Pep Guardiola and the box‑office subplot...
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Women's Six Nations updates, 1.30pm BST kick-off Scotland ready for Murrayfield landmark | Mail DanielReally looking forward to seeing how Short, on debut at 6, gets on.Murrayfield is bathed in beautiful sunshine. The crowd is buzzing. All the ingredients there. Can the players deliver? Continue reading...
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Arsenal coach sees trip to Etihad as 'a big opportunity'Bukayo Saka still unavailable with an achilles problemMikel Arteta will go all out for victory in Sunday's Premier League title showdown at Manchester City and has not thought for "one second” about setting up for a draw.Arsenal are six points clear of City, albeit they have played an extra...
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Hampshire were frustrated by Somerset's wagging tail, while Ethan Bamber and Keith Barker kept Warwickshire in the hunt at EdgbastonAt Southampton, Kyle Abbott is hustling with admirable vigour. Baker still running in from the other end, elbows horizontally churning. Rew (85) and Abell (41) have now put on a hundred for the fourth wicket. Somerset...
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Upwardly-mobile hosts are raising expectations heading into the first showdown against Liverpool at Hill Dickinson StadiumDavid Moyes extended sympathy and support for Arne Slot – which may not be what any Liverpool manager wishes to hear from an Everton counterpart before a Merseyside derby – yet could not resist the temptation to stir up some...
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World Championship venue has a minute's applauseZhao Xintong starts title defence with edgy victoryA minute's applause was paid in tribute to John Virgo, who died in February aged 79, as the World Snooker Championship got under way at the Crucible in Sheffield.Virgo, who won the UK Championship in 1979, enjoyed a successful playing career but was...
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️ Premier League updates from the 12.30pm BST kick-off Live scores | Latest tables | Top scorers | And email Tim1 min Brentford kick off, lump the ball forward and Igor Thiago wins a corner!"Given today's match between two solid London sides,” says Peter O'Connor, "a poser. If there were an independent state of London, where would its football...
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Champion-in-waiting can extend his prize money recordHe has had a winner at 39 of 41 jumps tracks this seasonDan Skelton is already certain to be crowned the UK's champion trainer over jumps for the first time this season, but still has a few remaining targets in the final days of what is already a record-breaking campaign.Skelton became the first...
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Teenage sensation wins in 10.21sec with legal tailwind in Brisbane18-year-old celebrates before crossing line ahead of Zavier PeacockGout Gout has blitzed the field but fallen short of breaking the 10-second barrier while winning the 100m at the Australian athletics junior championships in Brisbane on Saturday.The 18-year-old took time to get his...
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