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Series in Australia was meant to bring the best out of opener but he goes into Sydney Test with questions unansweredIt seems a little distant now, a little by-the-by, that this Ashes series was billed, among other things, as a referendum on Zak Crawley's England career. The tour he was groomed for. The hidden sub-menace in his one-year central...
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Updates from Alexandra Palace semis, from 7.30pm GMTFollow us on Bluesky | And get in touch: email NiallFirst set: *Littler (0) 0-1 Searle (0) *denotes next to throw first Searle gets down to 56 and takes it out with Littler waiting on double top. "Ryan, Ryan, Searle” chant the crowd, to the perhaps overused tune of KC & the Sunshine Band's...
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Zayne Parekh started off by calling his shot. The slick defenceman told friend and teammate Michael Hage he was going to score low to the blocker side early in Canada's game against Finland on New Year's Eve at the men's world junior hockey championship.
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Enzo Maresca got the sack because of his actions. That does not mean the club's structure needs a complete overhaulSome clubs build around their manager. Eddie Howe is hugely influential at Newcastle and Aston Villa are pretty much Unai Emery FC these days. Chelsea, though, have adopted an alternative model. They have a team of five sporting...
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The first Muslim to play for Australia has been an inspiration for many in the way he has broken down barriers during his careerMore than half an hour into the press conference, with his retirement from Test cricket confirmed, Usman Khawaja was asked about the role of opening the batting and its relevance in the modern game. He answered with ease,...
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Managerial life in the Spanish capital can be challenging when the results dry up, as Alonso is discovering. Despite a promising beginning, a form slump has led to the 44-year-old dealing with boardroom drama, superstar egos and fickle fan sentiment. Given club president Florentino Perez's impatience with managers, Alonso's future hinges on how his...
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As a child prodigy, a dominant World champion and a university professor, Hou has lived many lives — and she is just 31. Still the top-ranked woman, she intends to study neuroscience to understand the connection between the brain and chess patterns. She opens up in this conversation about her unique relationship with the game
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As we officially head into Week 18 in the NFL, many team’s playoff dreams have long been crushed. Yes, everyone is pointing at you, New York. But as with every exciting end to an NFL season, there is still plenty to be decided over the final few contests.
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Raptors play-by-play voice Matt Devlin joins The Raptors Show to discuss how impressed he’s been by rookie Collin Murray-Boyles’ progression this season, particularly on the offensive glass, and how he’s played such a key role in their run this year.
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Celtic manager has lost five of seven games in chargeJob under threat if he loses to Rangers on SaturdayWilfried Nancy has launched an impassioned defence of his credentials to manage Celtic, asking his critics to apply context and claiming the media have tried to "kill” him during his troubled early weeks at the club. The reality is that his job...
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Manager Glasner pleased club got deal done swiftlyJohnson says he is 'super excited' to make moveOliver Glasner credited Crystal Palace's hierarchy for completing the signing of Brennan Johnson from Tottenham for a club record £35m on the second day of the transfer window.The Wales forward has a four-and-a-half-year deal and is expected to be part...
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Englishman will be in Strasbourg dugout against Nice'In terms of other clubs, I've had a lot of interest'Liam Rosenior has opened the door to becoming Chelsea's head coach by admitting there are no guarantees he will remain at Strasbourg for the rest of the season.The 41-year-old is the leading contender to replace Enzo Maresca, who left on New...
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Adam Gilchrist gives update on friend and Australia teammateFormer cricketer remains in serious but stable condition in hospitalDamien Martyn is showing "positive signs” while in an induced coma after being diagnosed with meningitis, according to friend and former teammate Adam Gilchrist.The former Australian batter was admitted to the Gold Coast...
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In what promises to be a crucial and busy year for India's athletes, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asked top SAI officials to set "delivery targets", come up with ideas to improve the country's sporting ecosystem, and address the menace of doping on a war footing.
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England have a final chance to salvage something from tour but must accept Ashes defeat was self-inflicted and changes, however limited, must be madeAs well as being a bucket list venue for players and supporters, the Sydney Cricket Ground has a reputation in England as the ground of the one-cap wonders. This is based on Mason Crane, Scott...
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With Saints riding high, back-rower explains how being recognised in the street makes it different from NewcastleTo see what Callum Chick brings to any side he plays in, watch the 55th minute of Northampton's electrifying win at the Rec last Saturday. Henry Arundell is speeding down the Bath right, nearly into Saints' 22, after a defensive error by...
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Read Jacob Steinberg on Maresca's Chelsea departure Fixtures | Tables | Follow us on Bluesky | Email JohnEddie Howe is having none of the idea that Newcastle have no plan B, reports PA Media, and rejected suggestions they were under the cosh in their win at Burnley.Howe bristled at suggestions they had come under an onslaught at Turf Moor and...
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The first surfers at Nias were joined by a backpacker who got sick and vanished. When a film about their 'discovery' of the spot screened in Australia, the woman's remarkable story finally came to lightWhen Ingrid LeFebour woke up on a concrete slab, covered in a sheet in the morgue on the remote Indonesian island of Nias in 1976, she had no idea...
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Striker's run of goals has helped transform his side's fortunes and raised the possibility of international recallAs the half-time scores drifted in, two questions dominated the airwaves. Was Daniel Farke 45 minutes away from the sack? And just how underwhelming a summer signing had Dominic Calvert-Lewin been? As television and radio pundits...
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Epsom victor was one of 20th century's greatest horses'A wonderful family man … and a brilliant sportsman'Ian Balding, who trained the brilliant Mill Reef to win the Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1971 and later saddled the hugely popular sprinter Lochsong to a series of big-race victories, has died at the age of 87, his family said in a...
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Ivory Coast delivered a thrilling spectacle on the final Group F day at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Trailing 2-0 after just 21 minutes against already-eliminated Gabon, the Elephants turned the game around in the second half. In the round of 16, Ivory Coast will face Burkina Faso on January 6 in Marrakech.
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Gunners have led on 1 January five times but not won titleDeclan Rice may miss Bournemouth trip with knee injuryMikel Arteta believes Arsenal are ready to banish the unwanted statistic of not winning the Premier League title on the five previous occasions they have begun the new year top of the table.Manchester City's draw with Sunderland on...
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The surprise hit series has reopened a familiar debate: why, in the National Hockey League, visibility is still treated as a problem rather than a possibilityAt around the midpoint of the first episode of Heated Rivalry, just after Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov – one Canadian, the other Russian, both hockey's top prospects – have had their...
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Indiana crush Alabama 38-3 in historic Rose Bowl winOregon's defense shuts out Texas Tech in Orange BowlLast-minute field goal lifts Mississippi past GeorgiaFernando Mendoza threw for 192 yards and three touchdowns to lead top-seeded Indiana to a 38-3 blowout of ninth-seeded Alabama in a College Football Playoff quarter-final at the Rose Bowl on...
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After a group stage that delivered an average of 3.6 goals a game we look at the match-ups in Morocco that start on SaturdaySenegal, winners of the Afcon in 2022, have arguably the best collection of players, including the experience of Sadio Mané and the explosive talent of Nicolas Jackson, and are superior to their east African opponents. But...
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England defender publicly confronted racist abuse at the Euros and ended 2025 a title winner with club and countryThe Guardian Footballer of the Year is an award given to a player who has done something remarkable, whether by overcoming adversity, helping others or setting a sporting example by acting with exceptional honesty.Jess Carter has spent...
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Dutchman Sjoerd Marijne was on Friday reappointed as the chief coach of India's women's hockey team, five years after guiding the side to a historic fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics following which it has been battling a difficult transition phase.
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Max Rushden is joined by Lucy Ward, Lars Sivertsen and Mark Langdon as Chelsea and Enzo Maresca part ways, while 2026 kicks off with three 0-0 draws in the Premier LeagueRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on email.On the podcast today: Enzo Maresca and Chelsea part...
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Captain says they are 'right people to carry on doing this 'Stokes believes the pair can push team to greater heightsBen Stokes has said he has no doubt he wants Brendon McCullum alongside him as the England head coach, but accepted the Ashes defeat means the pair must sit down before the summer and work out how they can upgrade the team.Senior...
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Briton to make United Cup debut against Naomi OsakaBilly Harris replaces Jack Draper in Great Britain teamEmma Raducanu believes she is on the right path towards greater success in 2026 as she prepares to begin the new tennis season as Great Britain's leading player at the United Cup in Australia.Raducanu, the British women's No 1, will make her...
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The Fennecs are just one of two sides to have won all of their games so far at AFCON. Just as Nigeria did yesterday, they've finished top of their group by putting on a show of strength in their 3-1 victory over Equatorial Guinea, with three goals scored in the first half.
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Today's fluff has a dusty war chestTwo days in, and we have our first piece of Mohamed Salah transfer jabber. Reports in Italy suggest Liverpool's unsettled forward could be Roma-bound. According to La Repubblica, the Giallorossi are keen to bring Salah back to the club he played for in 2015-17 but are unlikely to move for him until the summer. If...
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Both transfers being driven by Nuno Espírito SantoSterling rejects West Ham, with Fulham favouritesWest Ham are poised to boost their attacking options by signing Gil Vicente's Pablo Felipe and Lazio's Taty Castellanos at a cost of up to £47m.Both deals have been driven by Nuno Espírito Santo, who is looking to help his struggling side's fight...
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Defending AFCON champions Ivory Coast were surprised by the Panthers of Gabon, who pounced early on to take a 2-0 lead in the first 21 minutes. Krasso, Guessand and Touré helped the Elephants climb back and secure the top spot of their group, finishing ahead of Cameroon and setting up a round of 16 game against Burkina Faso.
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The fixtures for the AFCON round of 16 have been decided. Ivory Coast finished top of Group F after coming from behind to beat Gabon 3-2. South Africa have a tough match against a sturdy Cameroon side to come after the Indomitable Lions capitalised on an unfortunate own goal by Mozambique's Nené. Meanwhile, Algeria followed in Nigeria's footsteps...
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The final week of the regular season delivers a winner-take-all clash in the NFC West, while Houston surge, the Rams slide and the race for the No 1 draft pick tips toward farceSeattle Seahawks (13-3) v San Francisco 49ers (12-4) Continue reading...
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Williams to return to Melbourne Park at age 45Seven-time major champion earns wild-card entrySet to become oldest woman in Open main drawSeven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams has received a wild-card entry for the Australian Open beginning 18 January in Melbourne.The tournament said Friday that the 45-year-old Williams would make a...
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Football provided direction, belonging, purpose and validation. Letting go of that has meant confronting the void left behindAccepting retirement from professional football has felt like stepping into a landscape shaped by loss and uncertainty. Even when the decision is rational, even when the body is signalling that it's time, there is something...
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We picked our top 100 and now our readers have selected their favourites from men's series down the yearsWith the emphasis on favourite rather than best, Jonny Bairstow. The Ashes sums up the ups and downs of his England career, starting with the 2013 series when he sacrificed his natural game to hang in there with Ian Bell. That winter he stepped...
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The Norwegian, 35, overcame elite fields despite time forfeits after knocking over pieces in critical gamesThe world No 1, Magnus Carlsen, recovered from a series of mishaps to win both the World Rapid and Blitz crowns at Doha, Qatar, last weekend. The global victories were the 19th and 20th of the Norwegian's illustrious career and may give him...
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Manager calm after 'really good game' at SunderlandChelsea visit Etihad on Sunday after sacking MarescaAn outwardly sanguine Pep Guardiola suggested he was reasonably content with a hard-fought point at Sunderland after watching his Manchester City side lose ground on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League.The 0-0 draw at the Stadium of Light...
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Miami reaches CFP final four after Cotton Bowl shockScott's pick-six turns game against BuckeyesHurricanes one win from title game at homeKeionte Scott peeked over at the Miami sideline to see the reaction of his teammates as he sprinted 72 yards untouched for a touchdown returning an interception against defending national champion Ohio State.They...
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