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Broadcaster reluctant to pay for extra matchesCurrent £21.5m contract ends after next seasonSuper League's long-term partnership with Sky Sports that bankrolls the sport could be jeopardised by plans to expand the competition to 14 teams next season.The existing 12 Super League clubs voted in favour of expansion this week following the...
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Hato, 19, set to sign seven-year deal at Stamford BridgeDutch forward Simons could cost up to €70mChelsea have agreed to pay an initial €40m (£35.5m) for Jorrel Hato, with the teenage Ajax defender set to sign a seven-year contract at Stamford Bridge having already agreed personal terms.The Netherlands defender is due to fly to London for his...
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Rangers draw 1-1 in Athens to win 3-1 on aggregateShelbourne into Europa League after Qarabag defeatDjeidi Gassama turned super-sub once again with a crucial goal as Rangers beat profligate Panathinaikos 3-1 on aggregate in their Champions League second qualifier in Athens.Leading 2-0 from the first leg at Ibrox, only another fine performance in...
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Fever guard teams with Bravo star for new podcastShow to debut Wednesday on Cowherd's VolumeCunningham's rise fueled by Clark confrontationIndiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham continues to cash in on her fame gained as the on-court defender of team-mate Caitlin Clark.Front Office Sports reported Wednesday that Colin Cowherd's digital media...
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Adam Lyth's fifth first-class century gave Yorkshire the upper hand over Sussex at North Marine RoadAnd Yorkshire get their man at last, a smart sliding catch by Duke to send Lamb on his way for a team face-saving 48. Sussex 222 all out, a last wicket stand of 72.Out go Stokes (shoulder injury), Archer, Dawson and Carse – in come Bethell,...
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PGMO puts its officials through their paces on the Costa Blanca and offers an insight into what goes on off the pitch"Three, two, one,” comes the countdown from Francis Bunce, a senior sports scientist at the referees' body Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO), before he blows the whistle to kick off the much-anticipated maximal aerobic speed...
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Pacemaker given big lead after riders misjudge tacticsLongest-priced Group One victor lands stunning spoilsThe teeth, perhaps, were slightly gritted, but Richard Hannon offered some perspective after watching his colt, Rosallion, finish second to the 150-1 shot Qirat in the Sussex Stakes on Wednesday."That's horse racing,” the trainer said....
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Former biathlete struck by rockfall at altitude of 5,700mTributes paid to athlete 'with heart, attitude and vision'The German double Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died after a mountaineering accident in Pakistan, her management confirmed on Wednesday.The accident occurred at around noon on Monday, at an altitude of approximately...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Correctly installed as lava-hot favourites to be relegated back to the Championship, seconds after the final whistle was blown at the end of their last-gasp playoff final win over Sheffield United, Sunderland promptly lost their standout player, Jobe Bellingham, to a far more successful club who...
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Xhaka: 'I'm ready to help team with my experience'Newcastle to make Ramsdale second signing of summerSunderland have completed the signing of the Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka from Bayer Leverkusen on a three-year contract. The fee has not been disclosed but is thought to be an initial £13m, with a further £4m in potential add-ons.The 32-year-old...
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Kim Le Court almost caught by late Demi Vollering surgeVisma and FDJ war of words goes on behind scenesKim Le Court made the classic error of raising her arms just before the finish line, but survived a late lunge from a resurgent Demi Vollering to win stage five of the Tour de France Femmes in Guéret.The Mauritian rider is enjoying a stellar...
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Colombian signs four-year deal with German championsLiverpool boost finances prior to potential bid for IsakLiverpool's financial position has been strengthened before a potential bid for Alexander Isak after Luis Díaz completed his €75m (£65.5m) move to Bayern Munich.Díaz has signed a four-year contract with the option of an extra year with...
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Jason Whittingham claims to be in talks with consortiumPanjab Warriors had received takeover clearance in JuneMorecambe's prospective buyers have implored the owner of the crisis-hit club to sell up and announced that all first-team football operations have stopped there.Morecambe were suspended from the National League on Monday after a deadline...
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Nelly Korda and Charley Hull praise potential phenom after Woad's Scottish Open triumph on her first professional startHistory suggests caution is advisable when assessing female golf phenoms. Michelle Wie won just a single major. Charley Hull has reached the age of 29 while scaling golfing heights, but it is fair to say wild excitement about her...
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Hailed as one of the world's best players, the Irish hooker wants to end his remarkable season with victory in Sydney Dan Sheehan freely admits that his Superman dive for the British & Irish Lions' first try in Melbourne last week was not out of the playbook. It was an instinctive finish to avoid getting "melted”, putting the Lions on the...
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With England looking to win the series and India still able to share the spoils, the loss of three headliners at the Oval is suboptimalMuch like the Dude in the Big Lebowski during his various moments of confusion, it was impossible not to repeatedly blink upon seeing England's XI for the fifth and final Test against India that starts on Thursday....
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Hope is to increase appeal of Everton Women to investorsCapacity to start at 20,000 with scope to increaseEverton have transferred ownership of Goodison Park to their women's team in a move it is hoped will attract external investment amid growing interest in the sport in the US.The club announced in May that Everton Women would play their home...
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Regulations come into effect for world championships'The test is a very important step,' says Sebastian CoeAthletes will be eligible to compete in the female category for world-ranking competitions such as the world championships only if they clear a one-time gene test.The test for the SRY gene, which needs to be taken only once and helps in...
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Latest updates as the riders tackle 166km stage to GuéretStage four: Wiebes prevails over Vos in sprint | Mail Luke152km to go: "We'll have to see how the day will go,” said the race leader Marianne Vos before today's stage. "It's the longest stage and there is more climbing in the final. Every rider, the whole bunch wants to be in the breakaway...
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ECB confirm deals with final two to be completed soonProceeds to be shared between counties and grassrootsThe ECB has announced that deals for six of the eight Hundred franchises have been completed, with a total windfall of £520m expected once paperwork for the final two teams is finalised later this year.The sales process was completed in...
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Villa won't listen to lower offers for England strikerUnited may switch focus to RB Leipzig's Benjamin SeskoManchester United are interested in signing Ollie Watkins but are unwilling to meet Aston Villa's valuation of the striker. Arsenal made numerous bids for the England international in January but were knocked back as Villa held out for £60m,...
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Shoulder tear likely to require seven weeks of rehabOllie Pope to lead England, while Jofra Archer is restedBen Stokes has been ruled out of the final Test match of England's international summer with a grade-three muscle tear in his shoulder, aggravated during the drawn fourth game against India at Old Trafford. Ollie Pope will captain the side in...
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Fifteen players have represented both Arsenal and Chelsea in the Premier League but that is not a recordNoni Madueke has made the short journey across London to join Arsenal from Chelsea. Some Arsenal fans have expressed annoyance at their club giving yet more money – £52m – to their rivals for a player deemed surplus to requirements at...
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England will host China at Wembley on 29 November Prize fund for Women's FA Cup frozen for another yearEngland will play China in a friendly at Wembley on 29 November, their first confirmed fixture following European Championship glory at the weekend.The match will be the third of four friendlies for Sarina Wiegman's victorious team across the...
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Prohibition notice issued 10 days before season startsStand built in 1960 has structural and electrical faultsSheffield Wednesday have been banned from opening Hillsborough's North Stand to spectators due to safety concerns, further compounding the challenges facing the crisis-hit club before the new Championship season.With Wednesday currently...
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Post-Olympic injury blues banished with Singapore swimRookie Harrison Turner wins bronze in 200m butterflyAustralian swimmer Mollie O'Callaghan's golden touch has continued with an emotional victory at the world championships in Singapore.O'Callaghan collected gold in the women's 200m freestyle on a Wednesday night when Australia's fortunes...
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Players battle through, sometimes they fade away, sometimes they come back stronger. It's all part of the gameI'll be honest, I'm done in. Not feeling it. Quills deep in the red zone. This white blank page looks impossibly foreboding. I feel like I'm blinking up at a vast Eiger-shaped word document. Nine hundred words of Garamond from the summit...
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Spurs and Newcastle are two of the clubs who have made signings from the world's fastest growing talent pools, with greater recognition of the technical ability they bringArsène Wenger was ahead of the curve in 2013 when he identified one of the world's fastest growing talent pools. "I find a new market that is very interesting and very...
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Ground rescue of Laura Dahlmeier to launchWinter Olympian struck by rockfall at altitude of 5,700mA team of climbers are due to launch a rescue mission for the German double biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier days after she was seriously injured by a rockfall on a mountain in northern Pakistan.The accident happened at around midday on Monday at an...
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Palace ask for £35m in advance if deal goes throughGlasner warns of 'another false start' if no new arrivalsArsenal have been informed that they would have to pay more than half of Eberechi Eze's release clause up front to sign the England forward, with Crystal Palace determined not to allow him to leave for less than a fee that could reach up to...
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US president has championed his course Turnberry to stage world's oldest major but hosting Scottish Open is more realisticEven a cursory glance towards the scale of this year's Open Championship at Royal Portrush emphasised why ongoing and occasionally fevered chatter about Turnberry staging the world's oldest major is futile. Whether the Turnberry...
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Bristol Rovers will be hoping theirs is a short stay in the fourth tier, while another difficult season awaits AccringtonMK Dons finished 19th last season but Paul Warne is a good manager and the club have backed him in the transfer market. Aaron Collins has arrived from Bolton for £800,000, a huge fee in the fourth tier, with Will Collar also...
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In a Euro 2025 special, we look at other champions with short-lived leads and young England award-winnersMail us with your questions and answers"Chloe Kelly scored the goal that won Euro 2022 and the penalty that won Euro 2025. Including penalty shootouts, has anybody else scored the winner in two major international tournaments? And which women...
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History-making England captain is often seen barking orders but has a more introverted persona off the pitchLeah Williamson stops, unable to scrape the grin off her face, pizza in hand, hair still damp from the post-match shower and a fat lip. "Not annnother one?!” I say to her, mimicking her parody of the viral general election clip after...
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'We knew we had to get out of that country,' says former Canada coach Move to A-League Women side an opportunity to 'reset' her careerFormer Canada women's football coach Bev Priestman has said she "didn't feel safe” living in North America following her one-year ban for spying at the Paris Olympics.Wellington Phoenix announced Wednesday that...
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Los Tecolotes represent two cities called Laredo, but the Mexican league team's roots run deep all along the borderThe differences between attending a baseball game in the US and Mexico are difficult to miss. The on-field rules are identical, but the atmosphere in Mexican baseball stands is noisy, musical, constant and infectious. The two fan...
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Goalkeeper is handed five-year contract Trafford left for Burnley in 2023 for £14mJames Trafford has returned "home” to Manchester City from Burnley in a £27m deal after two seasons at Turf Moor. The goalkeeper has signed a five-year deal, with the option of a sixth, at the Etihad Stadium where he will battle with Ederson and Stefan Ortega...
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The Wallabies have swung between grieving and aggrieved since their loss in Melbourne but both must be put aside if they are to save face in SydneyThe Wallabies were brave in Melbourne but the true test of their courage comes now. Despite snatching defeat from the jaws of victory yet again, they must try to put aside the disappointment of the...
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A photographic celebration of England's journey to Euro 2025 victory, from the opening defeat to beating World Cup holders Spain in the finalOver little more than three weeks in July, from Zurich via St Gallen, and Lancy to Basel, Guardian writers have followed every step of England's journey across Switzerland during the Women's Euro 2025. Under...
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End of Old Trafford Test hopefully means England have more respect for other teams' cultures and other players' ambitionsBen Stokes and Brendon McCullum have brought a clear, aggressive mindset to England over the past three years, an approach that has been hugely positive, freeing up the players and bringing a lot of excitement. But if they have...
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Goodwood Cup hero breaks leg in latest running of race'It couldn't be any worse. He was a special horse'The result seemed immaterial after the Group One Goodwood Cup on Tuesday as confirmation arrived that Trueshan, one of the most popular horses in training thanks to a hugely successful partnership with his regular jockey, Hollie Doyle, had...
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Fulham winger Traoré played under Nuno at WolvesEverton sign teenage left-back from Bayern MunichNottingham Forest are interested in signing Adama Traoré. If a deal can be done for the 29-year-old Fulham winger it would reunite him with Nuno Espírito Santo, with whom he worked at Wolves.After selling Anthony Elanga and Ramón Sosa, Forest are...
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Sussex's 10th wicket partnership denies Yorkshire, Rehan Ahmed shines again and Surrey skittle DurhamNo Jamie Overton for Surrey, who has been called up for the Test squad. Imam ul-Haq makes his Yorkshire debut, no Jonny Bairstow, on paternity leave. And Somerset lost a second wicket very soon after the first – Lammonby, also via Abbas, also for...
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Cricket to return in LA Games after 128-year absencePakistan, New Zealand unhappy with selection processTeam GB will be guaranteed a place in the men's cricket tournament at LA 2028 after the International Cricket Council opted to use the regional qualifying format favoured by the Olympic movement.The decision is understood to have provoked a...
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Captain cites 'strong sense of history and tradition'Lions are preparing for final Test against AustraliaIf Maro Itoje did not already know that leading the British & Irish Lions was a big deal, he does now. Since his side took an unbeatable 2-0 series lead against the Wallabies he has even had a congratulatory message from the UK foreign...
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Wiebes holds off Vos to triumph in stage fourVollering relieved to carry on after Monday crashLorena Wiebes secured her second stage win in the 2025 Tour de France Femmes on the Avenue John Kennedy in Poitiers, after again fending off her Dutch compatriot Marianne Vos in an uphill sprint.Wiebes, who also won the Italian classic Milan-San Remo and...
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Choosing the best matches from Switzerland provokes plenty of debate along with the outstanding players and the pick of the goalsEngland seemed to have lost it once, twice, three times against Sweden on a night of nail-shredding drama that sharpened the sense that destiny had rich bounty in store for Sarina Wiegman's side. It was also the first...
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Lionesses captain visibly moved during Mall address65,000 supporters attend central London celebrationsLeah Williamson promised England supporters the "story is not done yet” as 65,000 fans packed on to the Mall to celebrate the Lionesses' successful defence of their European crown.The captain and her teammates partied with stars including the...
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Gambhir in angry exchange with groundkeeperFortis tells coach 'you can't tell us what to do'The spicy spats that have increasingly been a feature in the England‑India Tests this summer spilled over to training on Tuesday when the tourists' head coach, Gautam Gambhir, had a row with Lee Fortis, Surrey's head groundkeeper, as his team prepared for...
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'Devastating for him,' assistant coach Goodman saysMcCarthy, Hansen and Tuipulotu back in trainingGarry Ringrose will miss the third British & Irish Lions Test against Australia on Saturday because of concussion, but the coaching staff have vowed to pick "the best team available” as they seek a first unbeaten series since 1974.Ringrose...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Back in the 1880s, when Sheffield Wednesday were known simply as The Wednesday, the staunchly amateur club had a little problem. Having just won the FA Cup for the first time in 1896, the club then forgot to apply for the following season's competition, missing the deadline entirely, which meant...
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Victorious players greeted by chants, cheers and tears as they ride open-top bus and then lift the trophy on stageThey came in their tens of thousands, a sea of red and white pouring through Green Park to the Mall. Teenage boys with England flags painted on their faces, little girls in their Saturday morning club kits, veteran fans of the women's...
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Latest updates as Le Tour covers 131km on the flatVollering crashes as Wiebes wins stage three | Mail Luke110km to go: There are lots of attacks, lots of riders looking to get in the break. But they've all been shut down.115km to go: The peloton, 145 in number, is all together. Continue reading...
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Colorado football head coach intends to continue coachingVideo released Sunday shows Sanders discussing willColorado University football coach Deion Sanders disclosed Monday that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer but after surgery his oncologist considered him cured.Dr Janet Kukreja, the director of urologic oncology at the...
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Super Falcons were two goals down to Morocco in the final but comeback repaid Justine Madugu's faith in his teamEyebrows were raised when Justine Madugu was appointed as the new Nigeria coach in September last year, having had no head coach experience in international football before taking on the role.On Saturday the "gamble” – if you call it...
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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, John Brewin and Mark Langdon as Liverpool look to sign Alexander Isak, while the panel answer your questions from the pre-season mailbagRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today:...
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Updates from procession and concert in LondonHow England did it | Switzerland deliveredOne England player who will not be on the bus today is Jess Carter, who has travelled back to the United States for her Gotham FC's pre-season. Hopefully the defender will feel the love across the pond though.After the player was subjected to vile racist abuse...
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Touring party enjoy themselves on and off the field, and despite series win the ebb and flow can continue to the endWhat a richly rewarding few weeks it has been for the British & Irish Lions. Since their training camp in Portugal and pre-departure week in Ireland they have crisscrossed Australia and sampled the contrasting delights of Perth,...
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From Hampton to Kelly, Agyemang to Wiegman, the verdict on who shone the brightest and who was influential behind the scenesHannah Hampton (goalkeeper) Repaid her manager's faith after she was made England's No 1 before the tournament. Handled the pressure brilliantly with two player-of-the-match performances. Her two penalty saves in both of the...
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World Rugby CEO says criticism of officials is unfairBut Australia coach Schmidt to avoid official sanctionWorld Rugby officials have called for greater respect to be shown towards referees following the furore over the pivotal late call in Saturday's second Test between Australia and the British & Irish Lions. Alan Gilpin, World Rugby's chief...
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Today's rumours are upside downGianluigi Donnarumma would be most people's pick as the best goalkeeper in the world, playing for the best team in the world (not now, Chelsea fans), the Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain. So while the French club's decision to sign a new goalkeeper – and a very good goalkeeper in Lucas Chevalier from...
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Dave Brailsford was hailed as a 'not-so-secret-weapon' on his return to the Tour de France but an investigation into a staff member has overshadowed the team's modest successesAs Tadej Pojacar stood on the Champs-Élysées podium, celebrating his fourth victory in the Tour de France, the man who led British cyclists to multiple yellow jerseys and...
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Host country provided a record attendance and a summer spectacle despite a relatively modest football infrastructureTwelve hours before Euro 2025 reached its crescendo the Uefa executive director of football, Giorgio Marchetti, addressed a hall of delegates in Basel. The morning coffees were still taking hold as officials from clubs, federations...
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The bonding of players through highly personal stories, and access to home comforts, helped power them to Euro 2025 gloryThe gold confetti may have been swept away but it will take some time for the dust to settle on the most remarkable of tournaments. England are European champions. Again. Writing a new chapter in the history book of English...
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Top-flight clubs agree to expansion for next seasonBradford Bulls and Toulouse in promotion mixSuper League will expand to 14 teams in 2026 after clubs approved an increase in the competition by two at the earliest possible opportunity.Officials from all clubs met in Leeds on Monday to discuss a strategic review of the professional game that had...
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Fifth T20: West Indies 170; Australia 173-7 | Australia win by three wicketsTourists chase down target with 18 balls to spare in St KittsAustralia completed a flawless tour of the Caribbean with a three-wicket victory over West Indies in the fifth T20 to seal a series sweep in St Kitts. For the fifth time in as many matches, Australia won the toss...
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After years spent in striker-less formations, the Premier League's top teams are seemingly all set to rely on a big body (or two) up topSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereIt's only been a decade since it seemed the center-forward was being refined out of existence. Spain had won Euro 2012 with Cesc Fàbregas as a false nine, and Germany,...
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Playing an entire tournament with a fractured tibia is the type of undiluted commitment and individual sacrifice which carried team to gloryFor some reason, as Chloe Kelly's penalty hits the net and the England players explode across the pitch like streaks of white light, as Sarina Wiegman and Arjan Veurink embrace on the touchline, as England fans...
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The England head coach's laser focus, calm character and human touch have helped to elevate her team to greatness"Who has got the ability to take us right to the top of Everest? That's my job, to find that person for the players, they deserve the best.” Those were the words of Sue Campbell, the Football Association's former head of women's...
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Owner fails to provide league with financial reassurancesMP expresses concerns over 'real risk' to club's existenceMorecambe have been suspended from the National League with immediate effect as concern mounts regarding the future of the 105-year-old club.Jason Whittingham, Morecambe's controversial owner, had been given until noon on Monday to...
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GC rider Demi Vollering crashes 3.6km from the finishMarianne Vos second on stage but reclaims yellow jerseyDemi Vollering's hopes of continuing in the Tour de France Femmes are uncertain after she crashed at speed on the approach to the finish of stage three in Angers.Vollering landed on her back and left side, and hit her head, but was able to...
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Ben Stokes and his team got it wrong on graceless end to final day that showed their vulnerability and India's unityIndia spent a day with Manchester United's squad before the fourth Test, only to then pull off the kind of collective defensive effort rarely seen at the other Old Trafford in recent seasons. But they were not alone in veering away...
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Heroes' welcome in London to take place on TuesdayGoalkeeper Hampton pays tribute to late grandfatherSarina Wiegman has said England's defence of their European title "makes change” and "inspires people” far and wide, as the Lionesses prepare for a heroes' welcome in an open-top bus parade along the Mall and in front of Buckingham Palace on...
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Paul Johnson supports call to target online casino dutyBHA warns current plan would cost horse racing £330mA radical alternative to Treasury plans to "harmonise” the rate of tax paid on online sports betting and high-risk casino gaming products received support from one of racing's key stakeholder groups on Monday when Paul Johnson, the chief...
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Lionesses head for for home; parade set for Tuesday. England stun Spain | Tournament gallery | Mail SarahHere's Tom Garry on "proper England” and "badass women”.It it a piggyback? Yes. But it is great vibes when they're sorely needed? Also yes. Continue reading...
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Interstate train journey offered the chance to spot kangaroos, the rocky landscape and even a World Cup-winning WallabyIt is 2.54pm and the interstate train from Melbourne to Sydney screeches to a halt. Sheep on the line. It is enough to jolt you forward and you fear for any British & Irish Lions fans who have not quite got out of their system...
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Families and friends join champions for late-night partyElla Toone performed River Deep, Mountain HighEngland's history-making players celebrated their Euro 2025 triumph alongside family, friends and a cavapoo called Reggie long into the early hours of Monday morning.Songs by Natasha Bedingfield, Heather Small and Gala all featured on a night of...
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England condemned in India and AustraliaJamie Overton added to squad for final TestKevin Pietersen has come to the defence of Ben Stokes after the England captain became the subject of savage criticism in India and Australia for the behaviour seen from him and some of his teammates in the closing stages of the drawn fourth Test at Old...
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McIntosh aiming for five individual goldsGretchen Walsh wins first USA gold in 100 butterflyTwo days. Two gold medals.Summer McIntosh is off to a perfect start at the swimming world championships in her attempt to win five individual gold medals, a feat only achieved by American legend Michael Phelps. Continue reading...
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Lorena Wiebes won a chaotic sprint in Angers while Marianne Vos reclaimed the yellow jerseyBlood, sweat and gears: best images from the men's raceWilliam Fotheringham on Tadej Pogacar | Email Amy157km to go: Justine Ghekiere (AG Insurance-Soudal) attacks and manages to briefly get ahead, but the peloton swiftly reel her back in.160km to go: And...
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Former Arsenal midfielder eager for return to EnglandXhaka expected to sign three-year contractGranit Xhaka is closing in on a move to Sunderland after they agreed a £17m deal with Bayer Leverkusen for the former Arsenal midfielder.Xhaka has been eager to return to the Premier League and now has his wish after Sunderland agreed to pay £13m...
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Right-back has written herself into Lionesses folklore with her fearless performances despite a fractured tibia"It's very painful,” Lucy Bronze offered up as her attempt to add the Understatement of the Year award to her European Championship winner's medals. After a gruelling tournament ended with euphoria, the England defender could finally...
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Argentine giants enduring worst-ever run of formMiljevic appeared with USMNT in January friendliesBoca Juniors endured their worst-ever run of form as they extended their winless streak to 11 games across all competitions after a 1-0 loss at Huracan on Sunday, courtesy of Matko Miljevic's second-half goal.Miljevic, who played for the US in...
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'I can't be happier,' says 25-year-old QueenslanderRace won by US world-record holder Gretchen WalshAlexandria Perkins has nabbed a bronze medal for Australia on day two of the swimming world championships in Singapore while Canadian superstar Summer McIntosh continued her winning ways and the virus-stricken US finally broke their gold medal...
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Wallace overcame rain delay and fuel worries Held off defending champ Kyle LarsonBubba Wallace climbed out of the No 23 car on Sunday, pumped his fists, found his family and savored every precious moment of a historic Brickyard 400 victory.He deserved every minute of it. Continue reading...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Given the number of rakes they'd trodden on, Sideshow Bob-style, without sustaining a fatal handle blow to the face, Football Daily fully expected Sunday's final against Spain to be the match in which an almost supernatural reservoir of good fortune enjoyed by the Lionesses at Euro 2025 finally...
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Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzy Wrack, Tom Garry and Sophie Downey to celebrate England's historic Euro 2025 triumph over Spain — and reflect on an unforgettable tournament in SwitzerlandOn the podcast today: It's come home … again! England have retained their European crown with a dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Spain in Basel. Sarina...
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The delayed start to the Belgian Grand Prix divided opinion but the FIA has a responsibility to keep drivers safeHaving been a mainstay in Formula One since the championship's inaugural world championship year in 1950, no one is taken by surprise by the capricious nature of the weather at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Yet once again this weekend...
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England heroes will feature in new year honours listFinal was biggest TV event of year with 16 million viewersChloe Kelly and Hannah Hampton are expected to be awarded MBEs with England's Lionesses set to be lavished with nominations in the new year honours list following their historic European Championship victory.Sarina Wiegman's squad were...
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Briton falls 6-4, 6-3 after dropping first sets of tournamentRussian to face Canada's Leylah Fernandez in finalAnna Kalinskaya outclassed Emma Raducanu 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the Washington Open final, where she will face Leylah Fernandez.After a strong start from both players, Kalinskaya secured the first break to lead 5-4 and served out the...
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Today's rumours are the very modern manIt is very difficult to find a top quality No 9 in the game and with Paris Saint-Germain's Randal Kolo Muani available, a fun three-way battle could be heading the way of rumourmongers. Juventus have already had a bid rejected, although they are expected to return with a second offer. While they are crunching...
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Max Rushden is joined by Nick Ames, Seb Hutchinson and Faye Carruthers as England retain the European crown against SpainRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: England come through a penalty shootout against the world...
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Opponents from the striker's time in Portugal on how they attempted to contain Arsenal's new signingStopping Viktor Gyökeres was arguably the greatest challenge in Portuguese football over the past two seasons. Every time the new Arsenal striker stepped on to the pitch, defenders, goalkeepers and managers braced for 90 relentless minutes. Across...
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If ever a cyclist was suited to the intensity of the modern, made-for-TV format of the Tour, it is Tadej PogacarFourth Tour wins are, I once wrote, "more for the record books than the heart … the penultimate step to cycling greatness, [they] often do little to warm the soul at the time”. The past three weeks suggests that nothing has changed....
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England women's side to make visit after Euros defenceDeputy prime minister Angela Rayner to welcome sideEngland's triumphant women's football team will be honoured with a reception at 10 Downing Street on Monday afternoon, in celebration of the successful defence of their European title.The Lionesses became the first senior England football team...
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Australian beats Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)Spaniard blows three chances to win first ATP Tour titleAlex de Minaur rallied from a set down and saved three match points to claim the Washington Open title with a 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(3) win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final of the ATP 500 event.The Australian No 1, who lost...
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Olivia Wunsch pulls off late comeback in 4x100m freestyle relay Kyle Chalmers reels in US to snare gold for men's relay teamAustralia ended the opening night of the swimming world championships with a dose of double golden joy after the country's men and women prevailed in the 4x100m freestyle relay events.There was heartbreak to begin the night...
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The first one was missed, but Chloe Kelly delivered the decisive strike against Spain to send the Lionesses into dreamlandThe story of England's Euro 2025 has been drama – and their win against Spain in the final was no different, with the Lionesses victorious in a nerve-racking penalty shootout to defend their European title. Here is exactly how...
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Lionesses are escapologists who have secured what no other football team from these islands have before: a dynastyThey thought it was all over. Quite a few times, in fact. Written off after their opening game against France; knocked to the canvas in their quarter-final against Sweden; behind with seconds remaining of their semi-final against Italy;...
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18-year-old becomes fifth player to win PDC triple crownSays Phil Taylor trophy 'means absolutely everything'Luke Littler won his first World Matchplay crown as James Wade's run in Blackpool fell at the final hurdle. Littler claimed a hard-fought 18-13 victory at the Winter Gardens to become the fifth player to win the PDC triple crown – Phil...
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England defender describes injury as 'very painful'Chloe Kelly says thanks to 'everyone that wrote me off'Lucy Bronze revealed after England's Euro 2025 final victory against Spain that she had played the whole tournament with a fractured tibia.The right-back, who went off during half-time of extra time of the final because of an injury to her...
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The world champions' cutting edge deserted them when it mattered most in the final against England in BaselAitana Bonmatí could not even manage a smile. The walk to the podium through an England guard of honour that, while generous in its applause, could still barely hold in its euphoria must have felt several miles long. She had just...
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'A shame for everyone,' Red Bull driver insistsGeorge Russell says FIA 'made the right call'Max Verstappen condemned as unnecessary the FIA decision to delay the start of the Belgian Grand Prix because of adverse weather conditions, but his view was countered by George Russell, a director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association, who insisted...
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'We were comfortably in yellow, but I was tired'Pogacar said rivalry with Vingegaard less intenseTadej Pogacar admitted that his own creeping fatigue was perhaps his biggest threat during the Tour de France this year, particularly after he had built a four-minute lead on Jonas Vingegaard following the race's three stages in the Pyrenees.Speaking in...
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Never-say-die attitude that defines this squad and manager Sarina Wiegman was crucial to Lionesses' overseas gloryIt is a sight we have never seen, a senior England football team hoisting a major trophy in overseas air, an unparalleled away-from-home achievement, history made in Basel. And then there was the blissful soundtrack that accompanied it....
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England captain was happy to agree draw earlySundar and Jadeja stayed out to score centuriesGautam Gambhir, India's head coach, offered a strident defence of his side as Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar – much to England's annoyance – hit centuries in a bizarre finish to the drawn fourth Test at Old Trafford.After Jadeja and Sundar batted...
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So much heart. The Lionesses staked their claim to be considered the greatest English sports team of all time in Basel. They are a team that have changed the very fabric of the country, opened doors and raised their voices loud, and on Sunday evening Chloe Kelly was the hero amid heroes again, converting the winner in a gripping penalty shootout...
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Captain has scored four hundreds in this series but, after the departures of three giants, India are still trying to clickThe moment of shared pain came in the first hour. Ben Stokes had already bowled four overs with a grimace, exuding weapons-grade main-character energy, constantly having to massage the source of discomfort by his right shoulder....
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Confidence in another triumph for Spain's women's team was dashed, but the swell of support was a win in itselfChloe Kelly the hero again as England beat Spain in Euro 2025 final shootoutDespite the air-fryer temperature outside and the imminent, annual August exodus, the people of Madrid weren't going to miss out on another opportunity to watch...
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Jonas Vingegaard second, with Florian Lipowitz thirdVan Aert wins stage 21 after attacking with 6km to goTadej Pogacar ignited an explosive final stage of the Tour de France in Paris, from Mantes-la-Ville to the Champs Élysées, while sealing his fourth overall victory in the race since 2020.Despite a downpour on the treacherous cobbles of...
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4th Test, D5: India, 358 & 425-4, drew with England, 669India lose just two wickets on final day to rescue matchAt the end of five exhausting days that produced plenty of memories but no outright winner, it was India who were celebrating. England believed they had made most of the running in this fourth Test, only to be thwarted by a monumental...
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With the series won after a thrilling Melbourne comeback, the Lions must aim to complete a historic clean sweepIt was the vastly experienced Sir Ian McGeechan who best summed it up. In 1997 the master coach told his squad that, should they return home as winning British & Irish Lions, they would have a lifelong bond; that when two old teammates...
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Australian rarely challenged for sixth win of seasonLewis Hamilton charges through field for seventh placeCalm assurance and closure were once more the hallmarks of victory for Oscar Piastri at the Belgian Grand Prix. The 24-year-old Australian displayed purpose, conviction and touch behind the wheel to grind out a win in challenging conditions...
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Euro 2025 final, 5pm BST / 6pm CET kick-off in BaselEuros top scorers | Follow on Bluesky | And mail SarahThe team news is in. England have made one change with Jess Carter back in with Esme Morgan named on the bench.England: Hampton, Bronze, Williamson, Carter, Greenwood, Toone, Walsh, Stanway, James, Russo, Hemp.How we will score. In the first...
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Coverage as the race wraps with the classic sprint closerTour de France Femmes stage two report | Mail Michael121km to go: XDS Astana Team link arms and soak up the applause from the roadside. The climb up the Côte de Bazemont is well under way.Hello! Just as I begin my blogging stint, a man dressed as a hamburger is roaring on the riders. It's...
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Morocco 2-3 NigeriaEchegini scores winner as Nigeria hit back from two downNigeria staged a remarkable fightback from two goals down to beat hosts Morocco 3-2 and win the Women's Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday.It was a record-extending 10th triumph for Nigeria, confirming their status as the most successful women's team in Africa. Esther...
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Colombian keen on move before flying out for medicalArne Slot not looking to replace defender Jarell QuansahLiverpool have agreed to sell Luis Díaz to Bayern Munich in a deal worth up to €75m (£65.5m). The Colombian, 28, is poised to fly from Liverpool's training camp in Tokyo, having been given permission to travel for a medical with the...
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England retain 2-1 lead in series with one Test left to playSign up to The Spin | Follow on Bluesky | And mail DanielAs the players skip out, there's a decent enough crowd but still spaces if you've got a spare day and £26 in your pocket (£6 for juniors).As the punters settle into their seats, climb the skeleton steps to the party stand, what is...
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Arsenal's new signing arrives with a reputation for goals but also mystery around his iconic celebrationEvery goalscorer needs a trademark celebration and the one Viktor Gyökeres has shown off over the past few years has certainly increased its reach of late – fingers interlocked, thumbs pushed up, a mask formed across his mouth and nose.As...
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Lando Norris second after delay at Spa-FrancorchampsSpa's fight for future | Follow on Bluesky | Email Luke"I loved days like this,” Brundle tells Jenson Button when asked if he would like to be out there racing in the rain. "It was a chance of nicking a few points.”Lando Norris has always maintained confidence in his abilities even as the...
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Row escalates after Lions' first series win in 12 yearsWaugh backs criticism from Wallabies' coach SchmidtAustralian rugby officials want an explanation of the decision to award the British & Irish Lions a last-gasp series-clinching try against the Wallabies at the MCG on Saturday.Phil Waugh, the Rugby Australia chief executive, has called for...
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Mavi García breaks clear with 10km left and clings onKim Le Court Pienaar takes yellow from Marianne VosThe veteran Spanish rider Mavi García claimed victory in a demanding second stage of the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday, attacking solo in the closing kilometres to secure a dramatic win in Quimper after a 110.4km ride from Brest.The...
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Ever the entertainer, the Lions fly-half feels the last-gasp nature of their triumph only 'makes it more satisfying'Finn Russell is standing deep inside Melbourne Cricket Ground wearing Tom Lynagh's Australia shirt and a traditional Polynesian garland adorned with caramel Wallabies around his neck. After helping the British & Irish Lions to...
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Updates from 110.4km stage from Brest to QuimperStage one report: Vos claims yellow | Email Michael63km to go: Crash involving Ane Santesteban of Laboral Kutxa - Fundación Euskadi! She comes off after failing to negotiate some cobbles. Santesteban's chain comes off but she gets going again after some help.65km to go: Koch takes the intermediate...
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Keep up with all the latest news, 5pm BST kick-offEuros top scorers | Player guide | And email EmilliaWhile retaining their title is the big aim for the Lionesses this summer, their run to the Euro 2025 final in Switzerland has already delivered a broader success – another huge uplift in visibility for the women's game, at elite and grassroots...
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Uefa's director of women's football says 16-team Euro 2025 has been a success even without making a profit"It really makes me emotional, it's just something we didn't have in my time,” says Nadine Kessler as she surveys the popularity and sheer scale of a sport whose future she now helps shape. Uefa's director of women's football was a brilliant...
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Barzalona rides 11-10 favourite to victory at AscotGraffard trained Goliath to 25-1 win 12 months agoFive runners went to post for the 75th running of the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Saturday. Despite the limited cast list, it proved to be a compelling two-and-a-half minute spectacle with plot twists from start to finish....
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With a fresh influx of talent joining the Premier League from the German top flight this summer, we examine the fortunes of those who made the switchLiverpool have paid Eintracht Frankfurt an initial £69m to make Hugo Ekitiké their third summer buy from the Bundesliga, after the club record signing Florian Wirtz and right-back Jeremie Frimpong...
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Charity finds 36% of girls now attached to a football clubEngland's Euros run has inspired youngsters, say coachesWhile retaining their title is the big aim for the Lionesses this summer, their run to the Euro 2025 final in Switzerland has already delivered a broader success – another huge uplift in visibility for the women's game, at elite and...
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It is not just Germany these days … countries like Italy, Switzerland and Poland are finding their feet in women's gameA documentary is currently being broadcast on German TV. In it, former players talk about how they were prevented from playing football – by the association, their parents and society. Listening to the pioneers of our sport...
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The teenage phenom from Canada is chasing five golds in Singapore, but her showdown with the sport's longtime 800m free queen could signal a passing of the torchFor the first time in more than a decade, Katie Ledecky may not be the most feared swimmer in the pool. That honor now belongs to Summer McIntosh, the Canadian teenager looking to do what...
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West Indies 205-9; Australia 206-7 | Australia win by three wicketsGreen and Inglis hit 50s as Australia take 4-0 lead in T20 seriesFor the fourth time in as many games, Australia impressively chased down a West Indies total in their best-of-five Twenty20 series.Glenn Maxwell lived up to his Big Show nickname and Cameron Green and Josh Inglis...
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Amateur club where Wales captain Morgan learned rugby as a youngster has plenty of other tall tales from tours pastA way along the Great Western mainline, a way up the Swansea Valley, a way off Heol Gleien Road, is Cwmtwrch RFC, where Jac Morgan first learned his rugby. They have turned out a handful of Wales internationals in the 135 years since...
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Midfielder pens three-year contract extensionGibbs-White was a key target for Spurs in windowTottenham have been handed a huge blow after their summer transfer target Morgan Gibbs-White signed a new three-year contract at Nottingham Forest.The 25-year-old was expected to make a £60m move to Spurs earlier this month after they apparently triggered...
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Lioness has gone from prospect to superstar at Euro 2025 – and she's got more than just football in her lockerFour years ago, Michelle Agyemang was a ballgirl at Wembley stadium, witnessing the Lionesses' rule the pitch in a 4-0 victory against Northern Ireland. Now, at just 19 years old, she no longer finds herself retrieving balls that have...
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After traumatic fallout from their 2023 triumph, Montse Tomé's team are fighting for more than just a trophyFor England, the last World Cup final remains a kind of open wound. The mistake by Lucy Bronze that allowed Olga Carmona to score the only goal of the game; Lauren Hemp hitting the crossbar; the opportunities not taken; the surges of...
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Captain's 141 runs match his impressive return to form with the ball as he shows he is far more than a coach in whitesAn evening's rest didn't change much. Most of India's morning was of the hands-on-hips variety, an homage to a crestfallen Dwight Schrute listening to Everybody Hurts, 135 overs in the field to blame. Jasprit Bumrah found space to...
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Caitlin Clark is dazzling. Attendance is soaring. But the WNBA still faces questions: about refereeing, star power, media narratives and what progress really looks likeThe WNBA is one of those leagues that is perpetually at the crossroads. In the 1990s, the league saw off the challenge of the American Basketball League (ABL), which paid higher...
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The Lionesses' record under the Dutch coach is impressive but winning the Euro 2025 final could make them immortalTwice in the past week, England's Lionesses have rolled the dice, ridden their luck, and performed sleight of hand worthy of the magic circle. The question now, as they prepare to face Spain in Sunday's Women's Euro 2025 final in Basel,...
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Striker's cold and mercantile transfer saga casts doubt on the club's ability to capitalise on its Saudi windfallFootball is a market. It has always been a market and it is more of a market now than it has ever been before. Everybody is constantly looking for a better deal, and everybody has a price. Every club has its place in the ecosystem and...
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Captain deserves enormous credit for leading his side back into the contest after Australia raced into early leadMaro Itoje's place in the pantheon of British & Irish Lions greats was not in doubt before Saturday's remarkable series-clinching victory, but after it you sense we may come to wonder whether there has ever been better. He joins Sam...
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27-year-old becomes Arsenal's sixth summer signingLeeds complete £15.6m deal for goalkeeper Lucas PerriArsenal have finally solved their striker conundrum by completing the signing of Viktor Gyökeres from Sporting for an initial £55m.The 27-year-old Sweden international, who fired Sporting to the title last season with 39 goals and struck a...
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Fourth Test, day four: India 358 & 174-2; England 669Tourists recover from losing two wickets in first overAs England walked off for lunch on the fourth day at Old Trafford they could have been forgiven for thinking their opponents were beaten. India had endured the kind of morning that usually dictates a couple of paracetamol and the curtains...
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'We have to keep opening doors,' says Spanish captainSemi-final was watched by 3.3 million people in SpainIrene Paredes feels Spain have broken down barriers for women in their society since lifting the World Cup two years ago but the Euro 2025 finalists still have work to do.Spain have reached their first women's European final and are hoping to...
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Vos wins stage one after teammate Ferrand-Prévot tiresMarlen Reusser out of race after crash in BrittanyMarianne Vos claimed victory on the opening stage of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes – and the overall leader's yellow jersey – after a dramatic finale in Plumelec.Vos's Visma Lease a bike teammate, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, had looked set to...
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'We'd play through anything to be involved,' says captainLionesses can retain trophy with win over Spain in finalLeah Williamson says England do not want their legacy to be a "flash in the pan” as they prepare to defend their European title against Spain.The Lionesses could make history on Sunday by becoming the first senior England side to lift...
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Goal is to 'develop around the grounds' narrativeChelsea open season at home to Manchester CitySky Sports is intending to schedule the majority of its live Women's Super League matches at noon on Sundays in the new season, the Guardian understands, as the division seeks to establish a new regular slot.The fixtures for the 2025-26 WSL and WSL 2...
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'The slightest drop of rain, Paris is a real ice rink'Threat of rain now overshadows revamped finishTadej Pogacar exited the final mountain climbs with his lead over Jonas Vingegaard intact and now stands on the threshold of achieving a fourth Tour de France triumph in six seasons.With the threat of neutralisation due to rain now hanging over the...
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The legendary Dutch rider took the win at the line after a speedy and treacherous first stage49.5 km to go: And Rijnbeek takes the two mountain points on offer while back in the field there's a couple of near-collisions. It's a nervous peloton, and last year featured some heavy crashes.55km to go: The gap is closing, and at 20 seconds, the peloton...
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Oscar Piastri behind in second by 0.085secRed Bull's Max Verstappen wins sprint raceLando Norris has always maintained confidence in his abilities even as the season has ebbed and flowed, a point he felt he made definitively in claiming pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix. While Norris soared Lewis Hamilton was left bereft, offering only...
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Live updates from the fourth day at Old TraffordRead The Spin | Get in touch! Email Tim136th over: England 545-7 (Stokes 78, Dawson 21) A run-out referral in the first over of the day. Stokes, who struggled with cramp last night, tested his body by taking a quick single to mid-on off Bumrah. A smart underarm throw from Kamboj hit the stumps and the...
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Tom Curry's recovery tackling was crucial while Will Skelton demonstrated what Australia missed in first TestTom Wright A performance of swaggering confidence featuring a try, dynamic running to set up attacks and a punishing 50:22. Set the tone for his side from the back. 8 Continue reading...
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Wallabies' Schmidt slams failure to uphold player safetyLate clear-out decision ensured series-sealing triumphAustralia have reacted bitterly to their series-deciding loss to the British & Irish Lions, claiming a disputed late refereeing call robbed them of victory.The Wallabies' head coach, Joe Schmidt, strongly criticised the decision not to...
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An inquest into the former England cricketer's death last year has recorded a conclusion of suicideThere were "failings” in the provision of former England cricketer Graham Thorpe's care in the months before he died, a coroner has said, as a conclusion of suicide was recorded at an inquest.Thorpe, 55, died on 4 August 2024 after being struck by a...
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Manager hopes Sweden international will remain at club'We'd love him to continue his journey at Newcastle'Eddie Howe has revealed no contract talks have been held with Alexander Isak, but hopes to keep the striker at Newcastle. Isak has been at the centre of transfer speculation during the summer window. The 25-year-old did not travel on the...
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Qualifying begins at 3pm BSTVerstappen wins sprint in first outing since Horner's exitEmail Tom | Spa at risk amid clamour for glamourLap 3/15: Gasly is back in the sprint but two laps down, just a bit of extra practice for the Alpine. No action further up the road as of yet, Verstappen still leads.Lap 2/15: Piastri is in touch with Verstappen but...
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