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Martínez and Bonny score in 2-0 home victoryReal Madrid held to goalless draw by Rayo VallecanoInter moved to the top of Serie A with a 2-0 home win against Lazio on Sunday, sealed by goals from Lautaro Martínez early in the first half and Ange-Yoan Bonny after the interval. The result lifted Inter to the summit, level on 24 points with...
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Winger's thrilling performance made elite footballers vanish and surely ended Liverpool's title defence For heaven's sake, Jérémy. You're not supposed to actually enjoy these games. Except, it seems sometimes you can, even at this rarefied level. Perhaps the most striking part of Jérémy Doku's thrilling performance here was its playfulness, the...
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Wales 28-52 ArgentinaJac Morgan dislocates shoulder as tourists run amokThe start of a new Welsh rugby chapter left fans reading the same old story, Argentina claiming their biggest victory against the host side and consigning Wales to their 19th defeat in 20 Tests.Welsh supporters had hoped the team had turned a page in the summer after they ended...
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Top seed beats Australian 7-6 (5), 6-2Alcaraz has never won ATP FinalsCarlos Alcaraz opened the ATP's season-ending championships, and the battle for the year-end No 1 ranking, in ideal fashion as he confidently navigated a turbulent opening set before easing to a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win against the seventh seed, Alex de Minaur, in Turin.Alcaraz, the top...
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Briton forced to retire on lap 37 of São Paulo GPHamilton yet to make podium with ScuderiaLewis Hamilton has branded his first season at Ferrari as a "nightmare” after he endured another trying weekend, forced to retire from the São Paulo Grand Prix in a year when he has been frustrated and disappointed as he attempts to adapt to his new...
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Guardiola brings up 1,000 games as a managerArne Slot unhappy with Van Dijk's disallowed goalPep Guardiola praised Jérémy Doku and thanked Manchester City for giving him the "incredible present” of a 3-0 victory against Liverpool, in his 1,000th match as a manager.First-half goals from Erling Haaland and Nico González and an outstanding...
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Tierney strikes as Celtic defeat Kilmarnock 4-0Rangers beat Dundee for third straight league winKieran Tierney scored his first Celtic goal in seven years as the Premiership champions cut the gap on the leaders, Hearts, to seven points with a 4-0 home victory against Kilmarnock. The left-back, who scored on his final Arsenal appearance in May,...
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The president reportedly wants the new home of the Washington Commanders to bear his name. There are reasons to think he will succeedThat's if a well-sourced report from ESPN is to be believed. The US president has apparently let it be known to the ownership group of the Washington Commanders that he wants the team's new stadium, which is scheduled...
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McLaren driver opens 24-point lead over Oscar PiastriKimi Antonelli second, Verstappen powers through fieldMax Verstappen had declared disconsolately that his world championship hopes should be forgotten as he went into the São Paulo Grand Prix. Yet after another masterclass in Brazil he defied the odds in taking third from a 19th-place start in...
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City overtake Chelsea with a 2-1 win against EvertonWest Ham fail to beat Leicester to keep them bottomFor a while the mood was buoyant in Dagenham as West Ham fans felt their early season woes were finally lifting. Leading Leicester with four minutes to play, news filtered through that Liverpool had conceded a 93rd-minute equaliser to share the...
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It was all about which of these rivals could capitalise on Arsenal's draw at Sunderland on Saturday, who could make a statement about their intention to chase down the Premier League leaders? It was Manchester City who cleared their throats and made it plain that they are in this race for the long haul. Liverpool barely got a word in.The table...
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'We need a clear gameplan to put them under pressure'All Blacks have not lost at Twickenham for 13 yearsJamie George has warned that England must not be seduced by the All Blacks' mystique if they are to clinch a first Twickenham win against New Zealand in 13 years on Saturday.Steve Borthwick has been boosted before the toughest assignment of...
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Crystal Palace supporters have spent the past six months taking great pleasure in reminding their Brighton counterparts that they have yet to win a major trophy. So the first meeting of the two clubs since Oliver Glasner's side did the double over their adversaries from down the A23 for the first time since 1933 – before going on to win the FA...
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After Emiliano Martínez's mistake allowed Mohamed Salah to open the scoring for Liverpool at Anfield last weekend, there was a statistic doing the rounds that only three players had made more errors leading to Premier League goals than the seven made by the Argentinian since he signed for Aston Villa five years ago. The life of a goalkeeper and...
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Something is seriously wrong with Newcastle on the road. It is all well and good raising their game for the biggest Champions League fixtures at St James' Park, but if they continue to play as meekly as they did against Brentford – just as in defeat at West Ham a week earlier and on a concerning number of previous occasions over recent months –...
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Antonelli second, Verstappen charges up to thirdShare your thoughts with Alex via email"I'll try and make it entertaining,” Oscar Piastri tells Martin with a grin which suggests he's not feeling the pressure. Perhaps doing the chasing in the title battle will take a weight off his shoulders?"A bit of mist in the air – it's a British autumn day...
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A sensational performance from Jérémy Doku inspired City to a comprehensive victory in Pep Guardiola's 1,000th game as manager5 min Doku, who has made a lively start, nicks a loose ball on the edge of the area and forces his way between two Liverpool defenders. A third red shirt, Konate, steps across to clear.5 min Gravenberch is penalised twice...
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My friend Rob Steen, who has died of a heart attack aged 67, wrote about sport, particularly cricket, with passion and style."He was the most irrepressible sports fan of us all,” said the Guardian rugby correspondent Rob Kitson. Continue reading...
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Back at the ATP finals one year after reaching the last hurdle, Fritz remains a top-five talent. It's a reminder that a certain major-title drought is not his burden to bearI would like to have some words with ESPN broadcaster Chris Fowler about what he said after Novak Djokovic beat Taylor Fritz, for the 11th straight time, in the US Open...
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Edwards to sign three-and-a-half year contractWolves will pay around £3m in compensationRob Edwards has agreed a three-and-a-half-year contract to become the Wolves head coach and could be formally appointed as early as Monday. Middlesbrough rejected Wolves's initial approach for Edwards but following talks on Friday they grew resigned to losing...
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Trump wants name on Commanders home, per ESPNWhite House source says move 'will probably happen'$3.7bn, 65,000-seat stadium expected to open in 2030Donald Trump is pressing the NFL's Washington Commanders to name their planned $3.7bn stadium after him, a bid he is pursuing through back-channel conversations with ownership and by leaning on the...
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The fact that Latino stars were at the forefront of the victory over the Toronto Blue Jays sits alongside the club's near silence on the immigration raids roiling the cityFor Natalia Molina, a lifelong fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a third-generation Mexican American, the crowning moment of baseball's World Series didn't come in last...
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Rai wins on first playoff hole with eight-foot birdieRory McIlroy third after record final round of 62Aaron Rai held his nerve to win the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Sunday, beating Tommy Fleetwood on the first playoff hole after a dramatic final day.The 30-year-old sunk a birdie from just over eight feet to seal victory, emulating his only...
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Live updates from Sunday's 2pm (GMT) kick-offsShare your thoughts with John via emailNewcastle were horrible last week against West Ham, as Eddie Howe just admitted in his pre-match interview. "We have to deliver something different. That day (against West Ham) was painful for us. Hopefully, we have learnt a lot. Now we have to start picking up...
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News, discussion and previews | ClockwatchSunday's live scores | Email matchday liveWill Unwin got to sit down with Liverpool's hottest striker.What other guidance has Slot offered Ekitiké? "Obviously keep my shirt on,” he says with a smile. "I would say he's on my back, but not for a bad thing. He just wants to help me, so I don't take that...
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Assistant coach is using psychological, tactical and physical profiling to help Thomas Tuchel give his England team an edge at the World CupTen years ago, life looked a little different for Anthony Barry. The England assistant coach, whose focus is fixed on helping Thomas Tuchel win the World Cup next summer – nothing less – was playing for...
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It is a test of Steve Borthwick's coaching credentials to develop speedster Henry Arundell into the player he so obviously can becomeSome things never change. Twickenham can always make a hash of the pre-match festivities, Fiji will always take the breath away and there is no substitute for pace in the elite game. If there is one thing that Steve...
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Afghan Women United is comprised of players forced to flee their homeland and is another step in beating barriers"When I step on to the pitch everything else is automatically erased from my mind,” says the captain of Afghan Women United, Fatima Haidari, when asked how football helps her cope with the traumas she has suffered."I train, I play, and...
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Steve Borthwick's men were invited to a dance and had all the moves, reacting to a classic try with one of their ownSomething is happening in south-west London. The statistics will give you a hint of it – England have won nine Tests in a row and haven't lost at home all year – but the sight of the way they played here in the second half against...
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With time limited by a packed calendar, only incremental change is possible, pausing transitions for Slot and GuardiolaTime is the enemy of all modern managers. There simply isn't enough of it. The calendar is too packed, the demands on players too great and, just because there is something almost hypocritical about managers moaning about the...
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Australia show flashes of greatness, but costly lapses challenge the idea of a revival. They need to find their rhythmIs it better to be a consistently good team or an occasionally brilliant one? We'll find out by the end of Australia's European tour. But now, after a 26–19 loss to Italy in Udine – their second defeat in as many matches on this...
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Relegation beckons when all it takes to undo 51 minutes of hard graft is a blow from a full-back hardly known for terrifying opposition defences. Wolves, though, are scared of everything these days. They are in a miserable state – so much so that Rob Edwards might want to think twice about leaving Middlesbrough to take charge at Molineux – and...
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France 17-32 South AfricaWorld champions score four tries in bruising victorySouth Africa showed all their world champions' resilience, storming back from 14-6 down and the first-half sending-off of the lock Lood de Jager to crush France 32-17 in a bruising Autumn international on Saturday.Down a man for the entire second half, the Springboks...
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Manager feels 'pain in tummy' at end of clean sheet runRégis Le Bris praises his team's character in 'masterclass'Mikel Arteta told of his "disappointment and frustration” after Arsenal were denied a win by an injury-time Sunderland goal at the Stadium of Light. A 94th-minute strike from the substitute Brian Brobbey claimed a point for the home...
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Oscar Piastri fourth as teammate Lando Norris excelsVerstappen's title hopes hit as he is 16th and out in Q1Lando Norris is finding his form with almost perfect timing, demonstrating confidence, touch and precision when it really mattered in claiming pole position for the São Paulo Grand Prix. The Briton is looking increasingly like the man who...
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Maybe it should not have come as such a surprise that the team that was able to slow Arsenal's title charge would be led by Granit Xhaka, their former captain. The substitute Brian Brobbey scored an injury-time equaliser after second-half goals from Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard had put the visitors in the lead following a first-half goal from...
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England 38-18 FijiVisitors narrowly denied half-time leadAnother win for England, their ninth in succession, but comfortable was definitely not the word for it. Only in the final quarter did the home side pull away on the scoreboard and, for lengthy periods, they had to work extremely hard for their second victory in as many weeks. They will...
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Leicester condemn Norwich to eighth straight home lossClub: 'We have no choice other than to make a change'Liam Manning has been sacked by Norwich in the wake of a 2-1 home defeat by Leicester, which left them 23rd in the Championship, with nine points from 15 games and without a win at Carrow Road since May.The Canaries have lost all seven of...
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Italy 26-19 AustraliaWallaby legend Michael Lynagh's son inspires famous winItaly upset Australia with a come-from-behind 26-19 victory on Saturday with the son of a Wallaby great, Louis Lynagh, scoring one try and Australian-born winger Monty Ioane the other to snatch a famous win for the hosts.Lynagh, born in Italy when his father, Michael,...
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Premier League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off Live scores | Edwards in talks with Wolves | Mail BarryNot long now: After that cracking match between Sunderland and Arsenal, Chelsea and Wolves have a hard act to follow to justify their top billing on today's Premier League bill. The teams are out on the Stamford Bridge pitch and kick-off is just...
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When it eventually arrived, it was well worth the wait. It was fitting that Ephron Mason-Clark was the provider of the decisive moment of quality, perhaps the most important goal of his career to date, to stretch Coventry's lead at the Championship summit to five points.With full-time four minutes away, Mason-Clark left the floor acrobatically to...
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The onus is not only on Everton's goal-shy strikers to turn promising play into points, David Moyes had stated before Fulham's visit. "I want more goals from my centre-halves and midfielders as well.” The Everton manager's wish was duly granted as Idrissa Gana Gueye and Michael Keane delivered a deserved victory over Marco Silva's toothless...
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Two goals controversially ruled out in draw with Chelsea'We need just decisions …. That's where VAR can come in'Renée Slegers said teams in the Women's Super League "need just decisions” and called for video assistant referees and the use of technology after two controversial disallowed goals were among officiating talking points in Arsenal's...
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Third Ashes Test: England 8-30 AustraliaAustralia run in five tries to secure 3-0 series winAustralia saw off another defiant effort from England to complete an Ashes series whitewash and leave the hosts with major questions over their future before next year's World Cup.This series had been billed as the most important moment for English rugby...
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This match was as dismal as last season's Europa League final and in a routine league game nerves are no excuseNever underestimate the haplessness of this Manchester United. Never underestimate the haplessness of this Tottenham Hotspur. Never underestimate the capacity of the Premier League to uncover drama in the least plausible situation. The...
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Former Wimbledon champion wins 6-3, 7-6 (0)Unbeaten Rybakina takes home £3.98mElena Rybakina re-established herself as one of the significant players in women's tennis as she closed out a week of devastating performances against the best in the world by completely overpowering Aryna Sabalenka to capture one of the biggest titles of her career at...
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Scotland 17-25 New ZealandAll Blacks squander 17-point lead before late tryA 33rd attempt, a 31st defeat and crucially still no win for Scotland against the All Blacks. And so the search will go on. Let us not resort to that familiar lament, if Scotland could not win it here, will they ever. It is true, they had as gilt-edged a chance as they ever...
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Shock as Verstappen is knocked out in Q1F1's three-way title fight echoes battles of yesteryearLiam Lawson has been given a five-second penalty and one penalty point on his super licence for causing a collision with Ollie Bearman during the sprint race earlier. Lawson is now on eight penalty points for the 12-month period. Earlier, Bearman was also...
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Updates from the 5.40pm GMT start at TwickenhamSign up for The Breakdown newsletter | Email Lee6 mins. Fiji exit with little fuss, but Muntz's kick to touch simply invites another attack from and English lineout. A nice pattern is run in midfield that nearly puts Freeman into space, and a few phases later Cowan-Dickie powers over from short.Smith...
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Premier League updates from the 5.30pm GMT kick-off Live scores | Edwards in talks with Wolves | Mail ScottSunderland get the ball rolling. What an atmosphere!… but before kick-off, there's a moment of silence in honour and respect of the fallen. A wreath of poppies laid by the centre circle. Immaculately observed. Pin-drop perfect. Then the...
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Game-by-game updates from the final in RiyadhSign up for The Recap newsletter | Email TahaSabalenka 2-3 Rybakina* (* denotes server): At 15-30, Sabalenka has an opening. Rybakina advances to the net and is so very nearly beaten by a backhand pass … but she gets the ball to drop and level up at 30-all. A whippy forehand moves Sabalenka to break...
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The opener is in line for an Australia debut after twice taking time away from cricket to protect his mental health and piling on the runs for TasmaniaJake Weatherald and Justin Galeotti travelled separately on the short journey from the coffee shop to the nets for their scheduled hit. They trained as usual and with Galeotti oblivious to the fact...
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A wild ride took everyone back where they had started. The one certainty arising from an affair of low quality and, from nowhere, scarcely credible drama was that only a fool would hang their hat on Tottenham or Manchester United right now. The ignominies of last season may be at some remove but it remains anyone's guess what either of these...
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The boos rang out at the Emirates Stadium as the officials exited the pitch at the final whistle, the result of two disallowed Arsenal goals the second of which would surely have turned a 1-1 draw into a 2-1 home win if it had stood. Alessia Russo's late equaliser did at least keep alive the Gunners' slim hopes of remaining in the title race, the...
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Updates from the 3.10pm GMT start at MurrayfieldSign up for The Breakdown newsletter | Email Lee2 mins. A very solid receive, recycle and boot drill from Scotland, featuring 0% nonsense, despatches the ball to touch. NZ warm some of their carriers' hands with the possession won from the lineout, but it comes to nothing before the ball is spilled...
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5th T20i: India, 52-0 (4.5), wash out. India win series 2-1Storm scuppers final match to ruin Australia hopesIndia have won the T20 international series against Australia 2-1 after the fifth and final match was washed out at the Gabba. The sold-out crowd will receive a full refund as the fixture did not reach the stipulated cut-off of six...
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Updates from 3pm GMT kick-offs across the leagues Live scores | Edwards in talks with Wolves | Mail BarryPremier League: A deflected shot from Mathys Tel has levelled proceedings at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with just six minutes of normal time remaining. Follow the action with Tim De Lisle …West Ham: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Todibo,...
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Boro coach was stood down from Birmingham matchEdwards poised for Molineux move after Pereira sackingMiddlesbrough have agreed to let Rob Edwards hold talks with Wolves over their managerial vacancy, with a deal for the Boro head coach expected to be completed within the next 48 hours.Edwards had earlier been stood down from taking charge of...
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Premier League updates from the 12.30pm GMT kick-off Live scores | Edwards in talks with Wolves | And mail TimMembers of the armed forces bring out wreaths and lay them on the centre circle. The crowd falls silent as a trumpeter plays The Last Post, filling the stadium with its mournful dignity.The players are out there and the TNT director is...
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India win T20I series 2-1 as rain washes out the final T20I against Australia at the GabbaThere are forks of lightning flashing the skies around the Gabba and the umpires have seen enough, just as the players are sent from the middle the rain starts too.The scoreboard is now lit up with a severe weather warning and the fans in the lower stands are...
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WSL updates from 12pm GMT kick-off in north London Live scores | Follow on Bluesky | Email RobChelsea almost make the perfect start. Bronze feeds a pass into Macario, who turns it cleverly round the corner towards Rytting Kaneryd. She pokes the ball past the outrushing Van Domselaar and it hits the face of the near post. The rebound could have...
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NBA eyes 2027 launch for Europe league16-team model with 12 permanent clubsTalks ongoing with investors, major citiesThe NBA is targeting October 2027 as a potential launch date for the new Europe-based league that it and Fiba have been working to make happen, a league official said Friday.NBA Europe managing director George Aivagolozu, speaking at...
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News, discussion and previews before the day's action Fixtures | Premier League team news | Mail matchday liveIs it harder than it used to be to adapt physically to the Premier League? Beto didn't have a great start to his Everton career (3 goals in 30 league games in his first season) but looked like a good fit at times last season.Different type...
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It starts with singing, banter or enthusiastic goal celebrations – and leads to so much more. Six groups of fan friends share how they metLike so many football fans, I have my own routines and rituals with which I tie together the home games of a league season. Last year, one such routine involved the older gentleman in the seat to my right. I'd...
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Books by former champions demonstrate powerfully that we should not accept abuse and suffering as 'the price of winning'. Sport must do moreViewed through one end of the lens, the two new autobiographies from the sporting legends Boris Becker and Bradley Wiggins might seem like classic tales of the downfalls of two deeply flawed heroes who then...
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The two top players are so far ahead of the opposition – every time they have both competed at an event this year, one of them has won itDays before the grand finale of the ATP season in Turin, the Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner show had already begun. Although the two rivals are locked in battle to determine the year-end No 1 ranking, rumours...
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Harlequins man will have a new role against Fiji in a side likely to deploy a similar gameplan to that which felled AustraliaOpportunity knocks for Chandler Cunningham-South against Fiji on Saturday. He has 18 caps to his name but this will be the first time he has worn the No 8 jersey for his country and he has the chance to demonstrate to Steve...
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Two midweek matches in England had a backdrop of war and geopolitics, but only one drew large protestsHow would you feel if the owner of the football club you support was implicated, even as those implications are repeatedly denied, in famine, ethnic cleansing and the deaths of 1,500 men, women and children?Compare this with the more familiar list...
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Manager: striker 'works so hard and wants to succeed'Amorim will rotate Fernandes if United return to EuropeRuben Amorim has conceded Benjamin Sesko is struggling for form at Manchester United and wants the striker to learn to accept criticism so it becomes like a "normal Monday”.Sesko has scored only twice in 11 appearances for United since...
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Goalkeeper is staying grounded despite club equalling clean sheets record that has stood for 122 years After yet another relatively quiet night at the office, David Raya sprang into action. As soon as the referee pointed to the spot at Slavia Prague on Tuesday, Arsenal's goalkeeper sprinted to the touchline to confer with the coach Iñaki Caña in...
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Incident took place during February game with BurnleyNorth End criticise FA's decision to dish out punishmentPreston have been left "extremely disappointed” by the Football Association's decision to ban Milutin Osmajic for nine matches over allegedly making racist comments to Burnley's Hannibal Mejbri.Mejbri alleged Osmajic made the comments...
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World No 1 triumphs 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in epic semi-finalRybakina battles back to defeat Pegula 4-6, 6-4, 6-3Aryna Sabalenka will attempt to close out one of the greatest seasons of her career by winning the WTA Finals for the first time as she rekindles her rivalry with Elena Rybakina in the final of the season-ending championships.In the final stages...
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Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen battle for the title, just as Juan Manuel Fangio, Nino Farina and Luigi Fagioli did 75 years agoWith no little pleasing symmetry, 75 years on from a three-way fight for the inaugural Formula One title, the championship is entering its decisive phase once more with three protagonists in the running and...
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Premier Tech pulls out despite rebranding pledgeTeam's participation in Vuelta was dogged by protestsThe main sponsor of the Israel-Premier Tech (IPT) team of the four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome has pulled out of funding the team, despite a pledge to rebrand and distance itself from its Israeli identity. The Canadian company Premier...
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With Marcus Smith at full-back and a highly mobile back five in the pack, Steve Borthwick could play with the handbrake fully offMuch has happened in the 27 months since Fiji were last at Twickenham and beat England. You would certainly have had decent odds back then on the home side's reserve prop Joe Marler becoming a national TV treasure, a...
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Arne Slot: 'Florian needs time to adapt to teammates'Head coach hopes to have Isak available for City clashArne Slot has rejected Arsène Wenger's theory that playing Florian Wirtz as a No 10 has "destroyed Liverpool's midfield” and insisted the £116m signing will prove a special talent wherever he operates for the Premier League champions.Wirtz...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Sunderland have come a long way since their Netflix documentary b@nter-era nadir. It was a time of turmoil. A time when TV cameras were welcomed into the Stadium of Light to record their Brentian chief executive using a cryo-chamber studiously avoided by the players whose recovery it was supposed...
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Six NCAA players banned for prop-bet schemeInvestigation found altered play, leaked infoFollows earlier bans at Fresno St and SJSUThe NCAA revoked the eligibility of six men's college basketball players for allegations of sports betting on Friday in three separate cases at New Orleans, Mississippi Valley and Arizona State. The NCAA Committee on...
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The Real Madrid midfielder is part of an attack-minded squad but the manager will be watching him carefullyOne snub was enough. Another and it would have started to look vindictive from Thomas Tuchel, who is far too wily not to know that winning the World Cup is probably going to require help from Jude Bellingham, even if it is also on the...
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Manager has win-rate of 71.57% across coaching careerHe hails Sunday's opponents, Liverpool, as 'best' rivalryPep Guardiola will manage his 1,000th game when Manchester City host Liverpool on Sunday, with the manager thanking "the universe” for having the perfect opponent to mark the milestone.In 999 matches leading Barcelona, Bayern Munich and...
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Bob Birarda, jailed in 2022 for assaulting players, is not listed by Canada Soccer or BC Soccer. The country's new Safe Sport director says the omission exposes a major gap — and is calling for a global registry of banned coaches.Two years after receiving an 18-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting players under his care, a former Canada...
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Having not beaten New Zealand in 32 attempts spanning 120 years, Scotland sense an opportunity despite the surprise absence of Duhan van der MerweIt is 100 years since Scotland played their first match at Murrayfield, but that is the least of the monuments confronting them this weekend. New Zealand's unbeaten record against them stands at 120 years...
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Coventry's manager on rejuvenating the Championship leaders, coaching highs and lows, and why the 'golden generation' debate is overplayed"I've got a bit of a fat ankle, you can probably see the swelling,” Frank Lampard says, legs crossed, looking towards his right foot. At first glance it could be mistaken as evidence of his hands-on approach at...
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In October 2024, lifelong Manchester United fan Frank Ilett vowed not to cut his hair until his side won five matches in a row. Now, more than a year later, Ilett is still waiting for a trip to the barbers as his hair grows ever larger. But how often do Premier League teams win five-in-a-row and how likely are United to achieve the...
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Ian Nepomniachtchi was a world title challenger, Wesley So is ranked No 8, and Hans Niemann has huge ambition, but all lost to unheralded opponentsThe $2m (£1.5m), 206-player World Cup taking place in Goa, India, has a brutal format designed to maximise the chance of shock results. Its knockout matches consist of the best of just two classical...
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Manchester City owner has a co-investment vehicle with the company that is the third-biggest shareholder in FSGOne of the great curiosities regarding the state of Premier League ownership will come into focus when Liverpool visit Manchester City on Sunday.Despite a rivalry that has defined the past decade and has led to both sides' team coaches...
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Lack of preparation has hurt Shaun Wane's side and upturn is unlikely while they are sidelined by club gameSaturday's third and final Test has been described as a dead rubber and in terms of the outcome of this year's Ashes series, that is undeniably the case. But the encounter in Leeds – possibly the last game England will play before next...
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Jockey returning to Britain after licence suspendedBanned in 2007 for passing information for rewardThe former top Flat jockey Robert Winston, who made an unexpected and successful return to race-riding in Bahrain last week, has had his licence to ride in the country suspended and is believed to have returned to Britain while an investigation...
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Join our writers for all of the latest football updates Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend'A moral crisis in Turkish football'Turkish prosecutors said on Friday they had ordered the detention of 21 people, including 17 referees and the chairman of an unnamed Super Lig club as part of an investigation into alleged betting on...
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The Ballon d'Or winning midfielder is still missing but Pep Guardiola is not short of options and needs to make one of them stickIn the 14 months since Rodri sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury against Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium, the midfielder has played only 588 minutes for Manchester City due to a series of setbacks, the last of...
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Left-back is on a roll after signing in the summer from Liverpool and made her England debut against AustraliaIf you had told Taylor Hinds a year ago that she would be back at the club she joined at the age of 10, the reigning European champions, Arsenal, and would have received her first senior England call-up and cap, she probably would have...
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Attacking pair back for games against Serbia and AlbaniaBournemouth's Alex Scott called up for first timeThomas Tuchel has recalled Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden for England's World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania. The attacking duo were left out of last month's squad but have been handed opportunities to work their way back into...
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As Wales prepare to face the Pumas, the only thing uniting anyone is a lack of trust in the WRU to sort the game outIt's a wet Wednesday afternoon and Wales are holding an open training session at the Principality Stadium. Admission is free, apart from the £1 booking fee, and the 6,000 seats they've made available are filled with raucous kids and...
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Young French defender believes Ruben Amorim's changes are finally working out and a visit to Spurs is a timely reminder of their European goalA little under six months ago, Leny Yoro sat on the San Mamés turf, head slumped, anguished by the Europa League final defeat to Tottenham. It extinguished Manchester United's last flicker of hope of...
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Our panel breaks down the parity-packed season, the state of the league, the dark horses and danger teams – and why everyone is still chasing the Current… Kansas City's dominance. The NWSL, like all US sports leagues, is usually built on parity. The Current made a mockery of that notion, winning 21 and drawing two out of their 26 games to...
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Genge to captain side as Borthwick makes seven changesItoje on the bench after missing training due to injurySteve Borthwick has acknowledged the challenges presented by managing Marcus Smith's diminished role for England but has urged the recalled playmaker to kickstart his side's attack against Fiji on Saturday.Borthwick revealed that he met with...
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Some of them are not old enough to drive to training but they are driving results for the biggest clubs in the countryBy WhoScoredWhen Max Dowman came off the bench for Arsenal against Leeds earlier this season, he became just the third 15-year-old to play in the Premier League. A few days later, when 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha scored Liverpool's...
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Culture secretary 'deeply regrets error' after inquiry finds failures in declaring past donations by watchdog nomineeLisa Nandy, the culture secretary, has apologised to Keir Starmer after an inquiry found she failed to say that her choice of nominee to lead a new football regulator had donated to her and to Labour before she nominated him for the...
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Brown arrested in Dubai on Miami shooting chargeEx-NFL star accused of firing shots after fightVictim says bullet grazed his neck, per warrantFormer NFL star Antonio Brown has been arrested on an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting after a celebrity boxing event in Miami, police confirmed Thursday.Brown, 37, was taken into custody by...
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Jessica Pegula hammered Jasmine Paolini before Aryna Sabalenka dismissed Coco Gauff, the two winners moving on to the semi-finals Paolini nets to go down 0-15 but soon makes 30-15, and a backhand swiped wide gives her game point. And though a decent return incites her to go wide, a decent first serve serve secures the hold. "It's always good to get...
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Police say player appeared to have taken his own lifeKneeland had scored first career touchdown on MondayThe Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland has died at the age of 24, the team announced on Thursday."It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning. Marshawn was a...
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17-year-old defender named in Australia squad for friendlies in USIrvine and McGree back from injury to face Venezuela and ColombiaTony Popovic has opened the door for a Socceroos World Cup selection shock by including 17-year-old fullback James Overy in the squad for two crucial friendlies later this month.The Manchester United youth player has...
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More than 20 units responded to fire at coach's homeNo injuries reported as fire crews contain flameThe home of Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was heavily damaged on Thursday morning by a massive fire, officials have said. There were no immediate reports of any injuries and Spoelstra was not home when the fire started.Miami-Dade County fire...
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Everton need more edge in attack, Potts lifts West Ham's leaden midfield and Liverpool face a rampaging HaalandPremier League top scorers: the latest standingsTime is running out for Richarlison. Injuries to Dominic Solanke and Randal Kolo Muani gave the Brazilian a consistent run in Thomas Frank's starting XI but, with just one goal since the...
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Undeniably strange and redolent of wider horrors at one remove, this was a groaning platter of geopolitics with a tiny little sprig of sport dusted across the topYou could almost, almost have played it for laughs. If it wasn't so bleak, or so profoundly unsettling. But then, this is Birmingham, so there does have to be some gallows humour buried in...
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Oliver Glasner spent the week arguing that Crystal Palace's fixture congestion has made the FA Cup holders victims of their own success. So he was mightily relieved with the ease that his side dispatched AZ as an outstanding performance from Ismaïla Sarr reignited their Conference League campaign.The Senegal forward scored twice after Maxence...
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There was admirable efficiency about the way Roma dealt with this trip to Glasgow. Minimum of fuss. The team from Italy's capital did, nonetheless, meet favourable opposition when placing their Europa League bid back on track. There was a glaring gulf in quality between Roma and a Rangers side that has now lost a club record seven European games in...
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4th T20I: India 167-8, bt Australia, 119, by 48 runsHosts collapse to lose nine wickets for 52 on the Gold CoastIndia's spinners trapped Australia in a web of despair to secure a 48-run win in the T20 international on the Gold Coast to take a 2-1 series lead.India made 167-8 after being asked to bat on Thursday and Australia were tracking nicely at...
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The prevailing sense was of relief that, after all the breathless conjecture and discussion that had dominated the nation's news cycle at times, an event with no real winners passed safely. At least Aston Villa did what was expected of them, ultimately coming through with comfort against a respectable Maccabi Tel Aviv team who had chances to make a...
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Martin O'Neill's side leak three first-half goals in 3-1 defeatGibbs-White misses penalty as Forest held by Sturm GrazCeltic's revival under Martin O'Neill came juddering to a halt in Jutland after they were beaten 3-1 by Midtjylland. The Hoops' hopes of prolonging their Europa League campaign into the knockout stages suffered a major blow as the...
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Midtylland sink Celtic, Gibbs-White miss costs Forest Live scores | Read today's Football Daily | Mail MichaelSome more updates from outside Villa Park, courtesy of PA Media.Around 200 protesters including members of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign gathered near a children's playpark adjacent to Villa Park's Trinity Road stand. Palestinian flags...
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Fly-half was not involved in heartbreaking quarter-final loss two years ago but is optimistic Les Bleus can exact revenge against South Africa – even without Antoine DupontRomain Ntamack was not on the pitch when Les Bleus last met South Africa just over two years ago, having been denied a starring role at the home World Cup by a knee ligament...
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McLaren driver leads overall standings by one pointPiastri and Verstappen still in hunt with four races to goLando Norris has acknowledged that he needs to be at the very top of his game to try to secure his first world championship, as the British driver heads into this weekend's São Paulo Grand Prix with a narrow one-point lead over his McLaren...
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Australia's talisman, likened to LeBron James, has left lasting legacy in Ashes series amid gloom of sport's futureThe debrief is yet to begin over the failure of England's Ashes campaign both on and off the field, and just how big a missed opportunity the past few weeks could prove to be for the game in this country. But amid all the gloom, there...
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Premier League's bottom club make official approachChampionship club determined to keep head coachWolves's approach for Rob Edwards has been rejected by Middlesbrough, with the Championship club determined to keep hold of their head coach. Wolves want Edwards to succeed Vítor Pereira but after Gary O'Neil pulled out of advanced talks on Monday,...
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Coach made seven changes for Champions League gameBoard support giving younger players more exposureChelsea are fully supportive of Enzo Maresca's recruitment and rotation strategy and had no issue with the head coach making seven changes for Wednesday's 2-2 Champions League draw with Qarabag.Although the result left Maresca facing questions over...
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Argentinian says he is happy in current rolePochettino will lead co-host US at World CupUnited States men's national team coach Mauricio Pochettino has admitted he misses the Premier League and would like to return there in the future."The Premier League is the best league in the world,” he told the BBC in an interview published on Thursday. "Of...
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This week's action saw Vincent Kompany's men roll on, surprise results and a brilliant performance from a Liverpool defender• Vincent Kompany's Bayern Munich. They rule supreme in Germany and are on a 16-match winning streak. Beating the defending champions, Paris Saint-Germain, on Tuesday was further proof of Bayern's credentials. Luís Diaz,...
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Gianni Infantino has a new idea, and like most of his ideas it's not one many are going to like, except maybe Donald TrumpA perfectly friendly-looking American guy, sharp suit, early 50s is wandering around Miami. He tells me that in the past 10 years the city has turned into a "magnet for dreamers, doers and visionaries, a launchpad where ideas...
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Library science graduate who made the Ballon d'Or shortlist has Wafcon title defence and World Cup in his sightsAt 61, most top-level head coaches have nostalgic moments as they reflect on the high points of their topsy-turvy careers. But for Justine Madugu, who made the 2025 Ballon d'Or shortlist for women's team coach of the year after...
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Governing bodies had formed group to look at tributesAuthorities criticised over commemoration policiesEnglish football authorities have agreed they will no longer hold minute's silences or other forms of commemoration for events that do not directly relate to the game.The decision was made jointly by the EFL, FA and Premier League following the...
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Bellingham was left out in October after injury returnMarch is the only other England camp before World CupThomas Tuchel has decided to give Jude Bellingham an England recall on Friday for the World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania, the Guardian understands. The head coach sparked a major sideshow in October when he did not select...
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India take 2-1 lead with one match to play in T20 seriesAustralia lose 52 for 9 to be all out for 119 on the Gold Coast5th over: India 38-0 (Abhishek 13, Gill 24) Xavier Bartlett changes ends but it's much the same story for the right-arm quick. Abhishek swings wildly but fails to make contact but Gill is making scoring look easy as he clobbers...
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Foden scores twice in 4-1 win over Borussia Dortmund'No one in the world doesn't know about his quality'Pep Guardiola said that "no one in the world” could deny Phil Foden's quality and urged Manchester City's playmaker to push himself to be recalled by Thomas Tuchel for England after he scored twice in the 4-1 home Champions League win over...
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Referee halts game temporarily after Chelsea take leadMonkey gestures and noises appear to come from fanChelsea have condemned racist abuse aimed at their young players after their under-19 Uefa Youth League fixture against Qarabag in Baku had to be stopped because of an incident allegedly involving one home supporter on Wednesday.The match was...
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The Scottish midfielder on the constant battle to keep his place, the 'stigma' of employing a home chef, and why he believes Aston Villa will win a big trophy soonJohn McGinn has spent the best part of half an hour reflecting on his journey to this point, his next appearance for Aston Villa his 300th for the club, when he volunteers something of a...
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National side used game as form of team bondingMarc Guéhi, son of a minister, anguished over lyingSir Gareth Southgate has revealed the secret key to the strong bond forged by his England team: they spent their downtime playing The Traitors.As the nation waits to see whether Joe Marler and company can catch the duplicitous Alan Carr and Cat Burns...
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Fallout from the goalkeeper's autobiography a reminder of the danger inherent in sport becoming a disposable human drama"Why do you write like you're running out of time? Write day and night like you're running out of time Every day you fight, like you're running out of time Keep on fighting in the meantime …” Hamilton (2015)But let's leave...
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Former Chelsea and England maverick on being portrayed as spoilt at 16, Max Dowman's future, his admiration for Mikel Arteta, and a big dream of managing England"Someone who worked a lot with rock stars told me that the age that they become famous is the age they stay for the rest of their life. I thought: 'That doesn't bode well for me,'”...
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Australia captain is on track to feature at Gabba next monthBut paceman may need to rest during final three TestsAustralia captain Pat Cummins is back bowling multiple overs on a reduced run-up and has targeted returning to the team for the second Ashes Test against England, a day-nighter in Brisbane starting on 4 December.The fast bowler has been...
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Scienza goal gives managerless Southampton 2-1 winPreston defeat Swansea; Wednesday and Norwich drawManagerless Southampton ended their losing run with a 2-1 victory at QPR in their first match since the sacking of Will Still.Teenager Jay Robinson's deflected strike put the visitors, who had under-21s coach Tonda Eckert in interim charge, ahead...
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The Norwegian's goalscoring feats have become so vast they hardly need chronicling, but at least he's now doing it with a smileWith 27 minutes gone, and Manchester City 1-0 up, Erling Haaland did an extraordinary and also very funny thing. Strolling with feigned disinterest away from a free‑kick in the centre circle, Haaland turned, took the...
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Newcastle needed that. They have won six of their past eight games, which might sound like an impressive run of form, but their defeat at West Ham on Sunday was wretched enough to raise all manner of doubts. Three successive Champions League wins, though, all without conceding, means they probably need only one more victory from their final four...
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UFC contacts FBI over suspicious wagersDulgarian released after UFC Vegas 110 lossCaesars refunds bets amid integrity probeWith the UFC potentially facing its second betting scandal in the past three years, CEO Dana White told TMZ on Tuesday that the promotion is in close contact with the FBI after heavily favored featherweight Isaac Dulgarian lost...
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Fans banned from attending match at Aston VillaPolice granted section 60 stop-and-search powersThe Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder Issouf Sissokho urged his teammates to make their supporters smile against Aston Villa, after away fans were banned from the politically charged Europa League match on Thursday.The Israeli club's fans were prohibited from...
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Inter maintain perfect start with win over Kairat AlmatyPafos beat Villarreal to earn first Champions League winBarcelona had to settle for a share of the spoils at Club Brugge after a thrilling 3-3 draw but were fortunate the English referee Anthony Taylor ruled out Romeo Vermant's stoppage-time effort for a foul on the Barça goalkeeper Wojciech...
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If Phil Foden performs so, too, do Manchester City. This was reiterated by his two-goal show that helped to sweep Pep Guardiola's improving team to 10 points from four games at the league stage's halfway juncture.Factor in Erling Haaland, who decorated his captaincy for the night with a 27th goal (for club and country), and Waldemar Anton's...
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Chelsea's precision is nowhere to be seen when Enzo Maresca rings the changes. Chaos tends to set in whenever the Italian tries to freshen things up by making use of a deep but raw squad and he is unlikely to be in a rush to rotate again in the Champions League after seeing a weakened team fail to douse Qarabag's skill and spirit on a raucous night...
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️ Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT games️ Live scores | Qarabag 2-2 Chelsea report | And email ScottTeams are emerging from tunnels all across Europe. Zadok the Priest (Version) blaring out hither and yon. We'll be off in a couple of minutes!Going into the 8pm kick-offs, here's how the league phase currently looks. When it's all...
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Rugby union is going from strength to strength in the Pacific Island country and the team are eager to settle the score of a World Cup quarter-final defeatTrue, they are the lowest-ranked team England will play this month, but it would be highly dangerous to underestimate Fiji. Coming between an opening victory against Australia and a box‑office...
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McIlroy received apology over fan abuseEyes Dubai finale after 'amazing 10 months'Calls LIV's 72-hole shift 'peculiar' moveRory McIlroy says the PGA of America chief executive, Derek Sprague, apologized personally for the abuse directed at the world No 2 and his wife during Europe's Ryder Cup triumph at Bethpage Black, and that the gesture helped...
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New Fifa Peace Prize announced on WednesdayInfantino to present first award on 5 DecemberCeremony set for World Cup draw in WashingtonOne of Donald Trump's closest sporting allies has created what some are calling football's version of the Nobel Peace Prize, only weeks after the US president was snubbed for the real thing.Fifa president Gianni...
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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Liew and Nicky Bandini as Liverpool earn a huge win over Real Madrid and Spurs run riot against CopenhagenRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: Liverpool beat Real...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Before Tuesday night's entertaining Bigger Cup match at Anfield, Jack Reacher was invariably Football Daily's go-to guy when it came to watching a giant man deliver a calmly authoritative, surgically precise and brutal takedown on an Amazon Prime TV show. But in the aftermath of Liverpool's...
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Arne Slot now finds himself tasked with turning his team's win against Real Madrid into a solid platform for recoveryArne Slot called for a repeat of Liverpool's performance against Real Madrid when the Premier League champions visit Manchester City and will no doubt repeat himself in the coming days. For Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior on...
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️ Champions League updates, 5.45pm GMT kick-off️ Live scores | Chelsea's epic trek to Qarabag | Mail John1 min: No Caicedo or Enzo in midfield for Chelsea, and that's going to be a test of Romeo Lavia and Andrey Santos. The young visitors get booed on every touch. Boos are very much in fashion in football, as Trent Alexander-Arnold will tell...
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A broken wrist and time away from the sport helped Kate Courtney find new purpose – and the freedom that led to another world titleIn early September, Kate Courtney lined up at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships for the 12th time in her career, but the first time targeting the marathon distance. A figure at the front of the pack in the...
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The lineup for the Perth Test appears to be locked in after a question at the top of the order was answered and the dominoes tumbled further downIn the end, there were few surprises. Even the most foregone conclusion of an Ashes squad will still create weeks of speculation one way or another, but answering one question at the top of the order has...
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Nottingham Forest owner dismisses case as groundlessFans charged with causing life-threatening explosionsThe trial of the Olympiakos chair, Evangelos Marinakis, and dozens of football fans began in Greece on Wednesday, the biggest case of its kind linked to sports-related violence that authorities have vowed to crack down on.In total, 142 fans face...
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New York traded away two of their best players in an extraordinary few hours. But they could finally have made a decision that makes senseIt's rare to see a franchise accept what everyone else already knows – that what they've built isn't working. The Jets didn't just tweak their roster at the deadline; they detonated it. In a dizzying few hours,...
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Viewers have been won over by the quick-witted and quirky former England international. But do they all know about the groin-grabbing and that 'horse' of his?It's difficult to know where to begin with a not-so-quick guide to Celebrity Traitors' breakout star, Joe Marler. The BBC series has introduced a wider public to the tattooed, 18-stone-plus...
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Union not invited to key meeting in Rabat Fifpro represents 65,000 players including PFAFifa is to press ahead with plans to develop new proposals for protecting player welfare without consulting the international trade union Fifpro, in a move that will intensify a long-simmering dispute between the two bodies.A meeting of the Fifa professional...
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Some clubs invite children with terminal illnesses to be mascots, but others charge thousands for the experienceBy The Football MineIt is the stuff that dreams are made of for any football-mad youngster: walking on to the pitch beside and lining up with their heroes before kick-off. Being a mascot provides memories to cherish for the rest of their...
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Supporters displayed tifo in Holmesdale End at gameTension between clubs built over Europa League battleThe Football Association has charged Crystal Palace with misconduct after their fans held up a graphic banner about the Nottingham Forest owner, Evangelos Marinakis, during the 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park between the teams in August.There was been...
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Pakistan are suffering in short-form cricket but the WTC and its two-year cycle could work in their favourPakistan have a new captain. This, admittedly, evokes the same response as learning Watford have hired another manager. A lack of surprise to go with, um, wait, hasn't he done this before? And so it goes that Shaheen Afridi, the left-arm quick...
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