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Club gets boost for development of Racecourse Ground, but move comes months after it received £14m state aidThe Wrexham AFC owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have sold a stake in the company to the US private equity investors Apollo, less than three months after the football club was given £14m in state aid.The Welsh club on Monday...
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Yang extorted £153,000 from former Spurs playerCo-conspirator receives two-year sentence in Seoul courtA woman has been sentenced in Seoul to four years in prison for blackmailing South Korean football star Son Heung-min.The woman, identified only as Yang, was charged with extorting 300 million won (£153,000) from Son in 2024 after sending him an...
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Patrick Mahomes has led his team to seven straight AFC Championship Games, winning three Super Bowls on the way. That run appears to be overThis is how great runs end. Not with a single catastrophic collapse, but with a slow drift towards the finish, looking old, tired and out of ideas. For the Chiefs, that sense of finality arrived on Sunday...
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Draw also features League One Exeter at Manchester CityAston Villa will go to Tottenham in all-Premier League tieThe non-league club Macclesfield will host the FA Cup holders, Crystal Palace, in the third round of the tournament this season, in one of the standout ties of the draw.Macclesfield, who are 14th in National League North, will face...
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Brendon McCullum's regime may be unravelling but there is rarely any suggestion of what to do next and how the team can be improvedOverprepared. Overconfident. Overblown. Over there. And now just over. We know how this goes from here, don't we? We know this cycle.The days since England's defeat in Brisbane have boiled down to a real-time...
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MPs, media and supporter groups accuse club of attacking press freedom with bar after reporting on ownerBrighton & Hove Albion has been accused of setting a "dangerous precedent”, as it faced criticism for banning Guardian reporters and photographers from home matches after reports on allegations concerning the club's owner.MPs, media and...
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For Manchester United, a soothing return to winning ways to avert any sense another mini-crisis was brewing. Victories are scarcely this comfortable, even if Ruben Amorim's side needed to navigate the briefest of scares when Wolves equalised with half-time looming. United turned on the style after the break, the manager clenching his right fist...
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Forward says he is 'building confidence' with MarescaManager praises Atalanta before Champions League tieAlejandro Garnacho has said that he has no regrets about the manner of his departure from Manchester United, and that it was a straightforward decision to "take a step forward” by joining Chelsea last summer.Garnacho has had a steady, rather...
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Head coach also insisted he is not 'weak' amid rowEgyptian left out of squad for game at InterArne Slot has cast further doubt on Mohamed Salah's future at Liverpool by admitting that he has "no clue” whether the forward has played his last game for the club. The head coach also insisted his politeness should not be mistaken for weakness after...
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Mohamed Salah's row with Liverpool follows a long line of player-club spats – here are some of the most memorableWhen players break dressing-room code by airing their grievances publicly, the result is almost always the same: a breakdown of trust and an unceremonious exit. After Mohamed Salah became the latest to express his dissatisfaction, we...
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F1's new superstar shares memories from road to glory Briton tells of 'cool flashbacks' on track in Abu DhabiAfter becoming Formula One world champion for the first time, Lando Norris revealed that he had enjoyed the final moments of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday by considering all the moments that had brought him to the pinnacle of the...
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Minute-by-minute report of the 8pm GMT kick-offAmorim: Mainoo is proof I trust United's academyGet in touch! Email Will with any thoughtsMatt Burtz emails: "There are some who don't believe in xG, and that's fine. For those who do, Wolves' xG per 90 minutes is -0.44. Not great, but it's only the fourth worst in the Premier League. (Interestingly...
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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, John Brewin and Seb Hutchinson to discuss Mohamed Salah's explosive interview, Arsenal's late defeat at Villa and the best of the weekend's Premier League actionOn today's pod: Mohamed Salah goes nuclear after being left out at Elland Road, questioning his head coach, his role and seemingly everything...
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Hosts were shown five cards in 38 seconds before Williot Swedberg delivered the coup de grace that left them bereftSunday night's final scene at the Santiago Bernabéu was the way a final scene should be. Like something from a war film or a western, a heist movie or the truest romance, Williot Swedberg just walked calmly through the chaos and the...
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HSV are back in the Bundesliga and remain a huge club even if they have adjusted expectations this seasonAlexander Røssing-Lelesiit did not play for Hamburg in Sunday's stellar win, and he will hope that his career has more decisive contributions than this one in store. As the final whistle went on a breathless Nordderby victory over Werder...
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Seven-time world champion could not 'wait to get away'First year without podium for Brit in Ferrari debut seasonA despondent Lewis Hamilton said he could not wait to get away from Abu Dhabi after enduring what has been the worst season of his Formula One career. He finished in his lowest championship position of sixth place and is looking forward...
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Handing the Egyptian a contract extension while also bringing about a new identity has backfired terriblySign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereThere is perhaps nothing in a career as hard as the leaving of it. Unless something utterly remarkable happens, Mohamed Salah has played his last game for Liverpool. Left out of the starting lineup for...
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The minimum bet rule model is there in Australia for all to see and the Gambling Commission should act nowRacing enjoyed its biggest win for many years in last month's budget. The threatened harmonisation of duty rates for betting and gaming was not simply seen off, but routed, with the differential between the two rates significantly increased. As...
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Fly-half labels change a 'backward step' for sport'Unfortunately I think it's changed how everybody plays'The Gloucester fly-half Ross Byrne believes international head coaches could convert second-rows into wings for the next men's Rugby World Cup in 2027 to capitalise on the crackdown on escort defenders.Last October World Rugby instructed...
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Australia's superior basics have shattered expectations and pushed the broader philosophy into the spotlightBrendon McCullum hated the term Bazball from the moment it entered the lexicon, deeming it to be reductive and perhaps knowing how it might be weaponised down the line. Now, 2-0 down in an away Ashes series that began with high hopes, it has...
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Draw to be made at 6.40pm GMT at St James ParkFA Cup roundup: Weston-super-Mare into third roundEmail Will with any thoughts, hopes or dreamsWrexham will be aiming for a plum tie to further helps their coffers.Joe Cole and Peter Crouch will be conducting the draw. GK Barry unfortunately missed out on this occasion. Continue reading...
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Forward trained before trip to Milan but not travelledClub made decision following Salah's outburst at LeedsMohamed Salah has been left out of Liverpool's Champions League trip to Milan to play Inter on Tuesday following his criticism of the club and Arne Slot.Liverpool, in consultation with Slot, have decided to remove Salah from the first-team...
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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Jacob Steinberg as Chelsea lose 3-1 away at Leeds, Sunderland earn a draw at Anfield and Arsenal secure another straightforward winOn the podcast today: another almost perfect night for Arsenal as title rivals Chelsea lose away at Leeds. The big man and big man strike partnership could...
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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, John Brewin and Seb Hutchinson to discuss Mohamed Salah's explosive interview, Arsenal's late defeat at Villa and the best of the weekend's Premier League actionRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and...
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'I drove at a level I don't think other people can match'Driver apologises to Hamilton over Hungarian GP spatLando Norris said he performed at a level his rivals could not match this season after he was crowned Formula One world champion for the first time.Norris celebrated at a glitzy afterparty at the W Hotel which sits on top of the Yas Marina...
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Club legends in opposing dugouts, Turin giants as underdogs against the juggernaut Partenopei … it was a weird night at the MaradonaThe man with the Napoli tattoo was met with hostile whistles on his return to the Stadio Maradona. Luciano Spalletti had the club's emblem inked on to his arm, together with a Scudetto badge, after leading the...
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Reporters and photographers barred from Amex StadiumGuardian says reporting is in the public interestBrighton & Hove Albion have banned the Guardian's reporters and photographers from attending matches at the Amex Stadium after it reported on allegations relating to the Premier League club's owner, Tony Bloom.The club notified the Guardian on...
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This book extract details how Pozzo, the only manager to win two men's World Cups, had his character shaped in an Italian Alpine regiment during the first world warVittorio Pozzo, the only manager to win two men's World Cups, in 1934 and 1938, is often celebrated as the competition's greatest manager. But long before he masterminded the Azzurri's...
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Friday's ceremony in Washington DC was cringe-inducing and craven enough to make football fans nostalgic for the reign of Sepp BlatterWell, that was awful, wasn't it? Donald Trump's heroic victory over a field of one to claim the inaugural Fifa peace prize, on-stage banter so dead it was already fossilized, Gianni Infantino doing crowd work, and...
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Head doctor, assistant doctor and head trainer issued breach noticesStorm player to sit out 2026 season after surgery for bleeding on brainThe NRL is proposing to ban three members of Tonga's medical staff for two years, claiming serious concerns over the handling of Eliesa Katoa's multiple head knocks.More than a month after Katoa required surgery...
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Head coach defends squad's break before third Test'You have to be strong and get on with it'Brendon McCullum has insisted that England have the quality and character to pick themselves off the canvas and fight their way back into the Ashes contest, and refused to accept the idea of players feeling sorry for themselves after starting the series with...
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Manchester City show their resilience, Spurs eye the Champions League and Liverpool look to splash the cashHow much has Manchester City's mentality evolved and strengthened? After they overcame a stubborn Leicester City side 3-0 on Sunday to claim a ninth straight win, it would appear the answer to that question is "significantly” compared to...
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Ex-footballer targeted pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, and broadcaster Jeremy Vine, in 'sustained campaign of online abuse'The former footballer Joey Barton has been sentenced to six months in custody, suspended for 18 months, over a series of offensive social media posts between January and March 2024.Barton, 43, was found guilty last month at...
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Arsenal feel effects of defensive injuries, Liverpool rue Konaté's mistakes and Brentford struggle on the roadLatest Premier League table | Top scorersWhen the team sheets landed at Villa Park, Arsenal's matchday squad again appeared imperious. Their bench included a £64m striker in Viktor Gyökeres, a trio of tricky wingers in Leandro Trossard,...
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Curt Cignetti completes remarkable turnaroundHoosiers beat Ohio State to claim titleIndiana top AP poll for first time in historyFrom the moment Curt Cignetti took Indiana's head coaching job, he made it clear this would be a different program. He refused to tolerate any moral victories or close calls and instead expected to win, to win big and win...
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Australian ends 2025 season third in driver standingsMcLaren driver determined to learn lessons from low points Just as calm and measured amid his obvious disappointment as he's been level-headed during the highest points of a remarkable season, Oscar Piastri is confident of rediscovering that giddy feeling of being "unstoppable” behind the wheel...
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The Australian gloveman redefined the craft of keeping with a game-changing masterclass in the second Ashes TestJust after lunch on the fourth day of the Centenary Test at the MCG in 1977, the classroom speaker at my Perth primary school crackled into life with the muffled voices of the ABC radio.Our teacher demanded we stop what we were doing...
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There are raindrops depicted on Manchester City's third kit, with a deliberate nod to the often unsettled weather. Seeing the strip, what catches the eye first, though, is the fluorescent, neon green socks. You cannot fail to notice them and that is now also true of Manchester City in this season's Women's Super League title race; a team that...
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García and Carreras sent off, Swedberg double for VigoNapoli move top of Serie A after Højlund sinks JuventusReal Madrid suffered a shock 2-0 loss and finished with nine men against Celta Vigo in La Liga on Sunday after Williot Swedberg scored an audacious goal with his heel and a second in stoppage time to leave the hosts four points off leaders...
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Mark Selby beats Judd Trump 10-8 in UK ChampionshipLeicester player savours first triple crown title since 2021Mark Selby withstood a brave fightback from the world No 1 Judd Trump to clinch the third UK Championship title of his career at the Barbican Centre in York.Selby had zoomed into a 5-0 lead in the opening session before Trump twice...
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Forward may be dropped from Champions League squadSaudi clubs set to renew interest during transfer windowMohamed Salah could be omitted from Liverpool's Champions League trip to Milan to play Inter on Tuesday after his outspoken attack on the club and Arne Slot.Salah's future at Anfield is in question after the incendiary interview he gave at...
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Captain says his dressing room 'isn't a place for weak men'Coach McCullum says England were 'overprepared'Ben Stokes has admitted that the way England have folded in key moments during the first two Ashes Tests has led him to question the character of his players, and said: "A dressing room that I am captain of isn't a place for weak men.”After...
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They may have greeted each other with a giant bear hug before kick‑off but Marco Silva must be sick of facing Oliver Glasner. After enduring two defeats against Crystal Palace here in the space of five weeks earlier in the year, the Fulham manager could only watch in horror as Marc Guéhi's late header sealed another victory that moved Palace...
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Norris made changes 'to unlock more of my ability'Oscar Piastri: 'I learned a lot about myself' in the seasonLando Norris said he is proud of the way he went about winning his first Formula One world championship, stating after an emotional celebration with his McLaren team and family that he was glad he "won it my way”.Norris emphasised that he...
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Egyptian's calculated outburst is a challenge to management and their support for embattled Arne SlotMohamed Salah's relationship with Liverpool is broken. That is abundantly clear after the incendiary interview at Elland Road on Saturday night that also poses a test of the club's relationship with Arne Slot. The next revelation will be the extent...
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There will be ample time to assess adequately whether or not Wilfried Nancy can succeed as the manager of Celtic. In the meantime, it is worth pondering how on earth the club got into this pickle.By the time Kieran Tierney cracked home a stoppage-time goal against Hearts, ordinarily the trigger for a cavalry charge by those in green and white, the...
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Champions' 1-0 loss first league reverse since May 2024Manchester United beat West Ham; Spurs see off VillaChelsea's record-breaking unbeaten run in the Women's Super League was brought to an end with a shock result as Everton won away against the defending champions, who had not lost any of the previous 34 league matches.Everton's 1-0 victory...
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Wing's late try key to Northampton 35-27 away winCharlie Atkinson's late tries help Gloucester see off CastresGeorge Hendy's late try ensured a winning start for last season's beaten Champions Cup finalists, as Northampton saw off Pau 35-27 at the Stade du Hameau.With the score locked at 27-27 with two minutes remaining, wing Hendy raced in at the...
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After blows in mid-season the British driver rallied to hold off the challenge of his teammate Oscar Piastri and a stunning late run from Max Verstappen to make history in Abu Dhabi"Just want to go have a burger and go home,” was the disconsolate entreaty from Lando Norris when he felt his Formula One world championship hopes had taken a mortal...
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Messi sparks Miami's opening goalDe Paul scores 71st-minute winnerInter Miami 3-1 Vancouver – as it happenedAs the confetti flew, the Philip F Anschutz trophy was lifted into the air, and a player commonly thought to be the greatest ever to kick a ball celebrated the 48th title of his professional career, it was nearly impossible to believe that...
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Stand-in bowler makes the most of rare chance on what could yet prove to be his final moments in Test cricket• Australia beat England by eight wickets at the GabbaIn the end, the only tension was whether Brisbane's rain would descend before Australia could knock off the last 32 runs in the final session, and so whether going 2-0 up in the Ashes...
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Unusually devoid of creativity, Brighton had found themselves imprisoned within Nuno Espírito Santo's tactical cage, falling right into his hands. Jarrod Bowen, so often West Ham's talisman, scored the goal, executing the masterplan from the narrowest of angles, perfectly executing the counterattacking strategy. Slowly but surely, still staring...
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Match at Craven Cottage kicks off at 4.30pm (GMT)Brighton 1-1 West Ham: live reaction in our blog9 min: Good effort by Smith Rowe Iwobi, on the left, curls a wicked inswinging corner that brushes a Palace head and flies over the bar for another corner.This time it's on the right. Iwobi clips it deliberately towards Smith Rowe, unmarked 10 yards out...
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Norris is 11th Briton to win title after tense third placeMax Verstappen second in title race, Oscar Piastri thirdLando Norris has won his first Formula One world championship with a gutsy, nerveless drive of no little bravery to seal it with third place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. A podium was enough for the 26-year-old British driver despite Red...
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Match at the Amex kicks off at 2pm (GMT)Share your thoughts with Daniel via emailSo, where is the game? West Ham will look to defend deep and in numbers, and bringing in Summerville for Wilson suggests they'll be hoping to counter swiftly. I also think that, with Rodriguez and Fernandes in midfield, Paqueta will have scope to romp about dropping...
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Olympic triathlon champion runs 2:06:38 in ValenciaThe only faster time by a Briton is Farah's 2:05:11 in 2018Alex Yee, the Olympic triathlon champion, has become the second-fastest British marathon runner in history with a stunning run in Valencia. The 27-year-old finished seventh in a strong field in a time of 2hr 6min 38sec, quicker than any...
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Updates from 12pm (GMT) kick-offsChelsea v Everton to follow at 2.30pmGet in touch with Dominic via emailLeicester v Man City, Spurs v Villa and London City v Brighton all get off and running. Let's do this thing."We've made this a fortress over the past few years,” Leicester boss Rick Passmoor tells Sky Sports before kick-off. "We know the fans...
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England to play Croatia at Dallas Cowboys' stadiumScotland's opener against Haiti starts 2am UK timeEngland will kick off their World Cup campaign against Croatia in Dallas at 9pm UK time on Wednesday 17 June. They will play at the Dallas Stadium, home of the NFL's Cowboys, which has a retractable roof and air conditioning. That will mitigate the...
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WSL live: Leicester v Man City; Chelsea v EvertonShare your thoughts with Matchday live hereHave you tried the Guardian's new football game, Off The Ball?You can find it on the 'Puzzles' section of the app. Test your knowledge now! Continue reading...
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2nd Test, D4: Australia, 511 & 69-2, bt England, 334 & 241Neser ends Stokes' defiance and takes first Test five-ferFor three hours Ben Stokes was hinting at a repeat of the innings that inked his name into Ashes folklore. Headingley 2019 is remembered for its explosion of runs at the end but less spoken about since has been the foundation...
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Dane makes stunning up-and-down on final hole to beat AustralianRory McIlroy finishes 14th but says it has been an 'amazing week'Cameron Smith has come up just short in his bid for a coveted maiden Australian Open title as Denmark's Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen made an up-and-down for the ages on the final hole at Royal Melbourne.The pair were tied at...
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Kildunne is known for her startling speed and audacious tries, but there's more to the talented full-back than rugby, from a passion for photography to a sideline in DIY tattooingEllie Kildunne says it's not quite sunk in yet. A couple of months on from winning the Rugby Union World Cup with her England teammates, she's still on a high. I ask if...
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Steve Smith hits winning runs as Australia canter to win Ashes top 100 | Get the Spin newsletter | Email James"As I reach the end of another working week, I am once again reminded of the cruelty of cricketing disappointment. It's hard enough being an Englishman living in Brisbane at the moment, but no cricket on my weekend seems excessively...
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The match between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios opens up a direct channel between the BBC of old and a world of toxic internet hatredIt's always best to take a sceptical view of the constant flow of BBC-bashing newspaper stories, which are often simply bogus outrage expressed for commercial gain. Even the war-on-woke, cod-ideological stuff –...
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US star hits unprecedented seven quads in free skateMalinin, 20, extends unbeaten run to more than two yearsLiu claims women's title as Olympic race stays wide openIlia Malinin of the United States lived up to his reputation as the "The Quad God” on Saturday, winning his third straight figure skating Grand Prix Final and solidifying his place as...
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National League South side into third round for first time Cheltenham come from behind to beat Buxton 6-2Louis Britton scored twice as Weston-super-Mare booked their spot in the third round of the FA Cup for the first time with a 2-0 win at fellow National League South side Chelmsford. To compound Chelmsford's misery, Taylor Clark was given his...
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Supporter had been taken ill during first half at ValleyClubs pay tribute after fan passes away in hospitalA Charlton supporter has died after being taken ill during the club's abandoned Championship fixture against Portsmouth. The fan was treated by medical staff in the stands before being taken to hospital, but it was later confirmed the person...
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So long as the Premier League invests in its players and Fifa pays it lip service, the continent's flagship tournament will always struggle to fit inPerhaps attitudes are not quite as parochial as they once were, but it remains true that, in England at least, the Africa Cup of Nations is discussed less as a tournament in its own right than in terms...
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Forward launches astonishing attack on Arne SlotSalah benched at Leeds for third consecutive matchMohamed Salah has accused Liverpool of throwing him "under the bus” after being left out of the starting lineup for the third game running as the champions drew at Leeds, saying he has been made a scapegoat for the poor start to the season and...
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Long before the end Burnley were down to 10 men, en route towards a sixth straight Premier League defeat and concerned, largely, with damage limitation. But then, as is becoming a habit here, Newcastle lost concentration and Burnley very nearly pickpocketed a last-minute point when Josh Laurent miscued a glorious headed chance to equalise in the...
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Everton were unrecognisable to Sean Dyche on his return to the club he saved from relegation and potential administration not so long ago. In plush new surroundings, the former Everton manager encountered a contented fanbase and incisive, confident opponents as David Moyes's team climbed to fifth in the Premier League with a comfortable win over...
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One of the main accusations levelled at Thomas Frank is that he lacks the boldness to manage Tottenham. His methods have not been received as well as they were at Brentford and a stuttering start to life in north London has left the Dane's growing number of critics wondering if he is too reactive to succeed at a club whose supporters will never...
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In the 65th minute Rayan Cherki burst along the right, cut back, then delivered a scintillating rabona plum on to the head of Phil Foden, who nodded home off the bar. Manchester City had cruised to a 3-0 lead and were heading for second, two points off the top, after Arsenal's defeat at Aston Villa, and the Etihad Stadium doffed the proverbial at...
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Premier League updates from the 5.30pm GMT kick-off Live scores | Table | Follow us on Bluesky | Email Scott1 min: Bradley shields the ball on the right touchline, only to be skittled by Gruev. Szoboszlai swings in the free kick … but it's not very good. It's half-cleared by the first man, then Ekitike is caught offside.A quick blast of the...
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England captain comes on in 60th minute of 5-0 winBayern struggling at 1-0 up until his arrivalHarry Kane scored a hat-trick after coming on as second-half substitute to guide Bayern Munich to a 5-0 victory at Stuttgart.The Bavarian club, who have opened up an 11-point lead at the top, were a goal up but struggling against the aggressive hosts...
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Any momentum Chelsea had picked up in the final week of November, through outclassing Barcelona and matching Arsenal with 10 men, appears to have been stunted in December. After Wednesday's defeat at Leeds, a point against Bournemouth is no disaster but, with Arsenal's earlier loss to Aston Villa, it is a chance missed. Eight points separate them...
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Odds-on favourite victorious by nine lengths at SandownJonbon, winner for past two years, comes home secondA group of racegoers in high pre-Christmas spirits were singing: "We love you, Jonbon, we do,” on the path across the track, but the punters had not one, but two new favourites to celebrate by the end of Saturday afternoon as the odds-on...
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Saracens 47-10 Clermont AuvergneSarries run in seven tries in Champions Cup openerOn a sodden afternoon in north London the fast-improving – and downright fast – Noah Caluori excelled for Saracens, dominating aerially and scoring a breathtaking second-half try. The director of rugby, Mark McCall, pointedly remarked that it was the pack who...
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Arsenal rebounded from back-to-back draws and a week of speculation about their squad harmony as Stina Blackstenius's late strike gave them all three points against Liverpool. Arsenal had taken an early lead through the former Liverpool forward Olivia Smith, but the Gunners shrank into themselves after Beata Olsson's equaliser until Blackstenius...
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Clashes between rival factions are the culmination of a long-running feud involving claims of racismIt should have been a night for Crystal Palace supporters to savour. About 1,500 officially made the trip to Strasbourg for their second away match of the Conference League group stage last week, although plenty more had gathered in the pretty...
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World championship rivals side by side at front of gridMcLaren driver still well placed for the season finaleThe world championship remains finely poised after the three contenders duked it out for pole position at the decisive season-finale Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Max Verstappen scored first blood with pole position in front of his rivals Lando...
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As this game ticked into the 95th minute, an enthralling contest had already lived up to its billing. And then mayhem unfolded inside the Arsenal 18-yard box and, subsequently, in the Villa Park stands, the 128-year foundations put to the test as Emiliano Buendía, enveloped by the rubble of splayed defenders and with virtually the last kick of the...
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The basketball legend says Nascar gives teams too little power with too much risk. His lawsuit could force historic changes to how one of America's biggest sports is runMichael Jordan took the stand on Friday in his landmark antitrust fight against Nascar, a case that could reshape how one of America's biggest sports is run. Jordan's team, 23XI...
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Bowler's creature comforts emblematic of a touring side seen as paying the price for taking a laid-back approachThere are often single images that come to sum up entire Ashes series and frequently they have been taken when no cricket was being played. Andrew Flintoff consoling Brett Lee; Shane Warne's balcony dance; the sprinkler; Ian Botham...
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Second Test, D3: England 334 & 134-6; Australia 511Tourists collapse under lights and trail by 43"Any chance of getting a refund on the next three, boys?” bellowed a man in canary yellow shirt towards a group of England fans. They do love to stick it to the old country in this part of the world, albeit this exchange occurred early on day...
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Premier League 3pm GMT kick-off updates and beyond Live scores | Table | Follow us on Bluesky | Email JohnEverton: Pickford, O'Brien, Keane, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Garner, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Alcaraz, Grealish, Barry. Subs: Travers, King, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Aznou, Campbell.Nottm Forest: Sels, Savona, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams,...
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• Follow qualifying updates, 2pm GMT start in the desert• Sign up for The Recap newsletter | And email PhilipNico Rosberg cannot believe Hamilton went off in FP3 when all by himself, in the dry. It really is very sad to see one of the greats struggling like this.We are 15 minutes from the start of qualifying. Continue reading...
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England manager happy to 'focus on what we can influence' after a draw that will live long in the memory and not for the right reasons At the end of an extraordinary day in the US capital and a World Cup draw that lurched between the ridiculous and the sublime (with a greater emphasis on the former, if the truth be told), Thomas Tuchel and England...
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WSL updates from the 12pm GMT kick-off in London Scores | Table | Get Moving the Goalposts | Mail EmilliaA cheeky shout out to my sister-in-law Sarah at her first football match today with my nephew Cillian and their friends Sarah and Lola.In response to the reporting on Arsenal's dressing room culture, manager Renee Slegers said she didn't agree...
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Premier League updates from the 12.30pm GMT kick-off Live scores | Table | Villans on the rise again | Mail BarryReferee: Peter BankesAssistants: Eddie Smart and Blake AntrobusFourth official: Adam HerczegVAR: Darren EnglandAssistant VAR: Mark Scholes Continue reading...
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England finished on 134-6, still 43 behind, after collapsing to a Scott Boland-inspired Australia under the lights74th over: Australia 379-6 (Carey 47, Neser 15) Stokes starts around the wicket to the left-handed Alex Carey. Two slips in place. The first ball is defended for a dot and the next is guided behind point for a single that brings up the...
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Under-21s coach has overseen improvement in form'We go all in' for promotion, Eckert saysSouthampton have appointed their under-21s coach, Tonda Eckert, as manager with a contract taking him through to 2027, the Championship club announced on Friday.The 32-year-old German has changed the team's fortunes since taking over as interim coach last month...
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World No 2 hits double bogey after playing under peelMcIlroy five-under after third round at Royal MelbourneThe luck of the Irish has deserted Rory McIlroy, with Royal Melbourne tossing up a banana peel in the latest obstacle to his second Australian Open title.The world No 2 was hoping to maintain the momentum of three birdies late in his second...
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At a gaudy and gauche World Cup draw, Gianni Infantino went all out to flatter the world's most precious egoFull report: Trump awarded inaugural Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw in WashingtonIt had about as much drama and suspense as reading a dictionary or watching election results come in from North Korea.To the surprise of no one, Donald Trump...
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Reaction to the draw and pre-match news Fixtures | Tables | Read Football Daily | Mail usKári Tulinius has messaged in to say:"Given that eight out of twelve third-place teams will get to the knockout stage, four points should be enough to get through. Given the potential disparity in quality between France, Senegal and Norway on the one hand,...
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In 2020 Steve Thompson revealed he could not remember winning the Rugby World Cup and since then his case and others have been caught up in a warren of legal argumentThe Royal Courts of Justice are a warren. They were built piecemeal over 125 years of intermittent construction, wings were added, blocks were expanded and then joined by a web of...
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Sale 21-26 GlasgowAlex Sanderson's injury-hit side in worrying slideLosing is in danger of becoming a habit for Sale after a stellar Glasgow side headed back north with a bonus-point win in this Champions Cup opener.Alex Sanderson's hosts, beaten here by Exeter a week ago and already off the pace in their Prem campaign, let slip an early 14-0...
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Frank up against former club Brentford on SaturdayDane urges team to 'be calm' if they concede firstThomas Frank has admitted he is still to decide on his best Tottenham team but promised his players would not panic should they concede another early goal in Saturday's meeting with his former club Brentford.Spurs suffered their record-equalling 10th...
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Ever since the club's very beginning, David Beckham and Jorge Mas have had moments like this Saturday in mindBack on 27 February 2020, days before Inter Miami's first-ever fixture in MLS, I stood next to the club's managing owner, Jorge Mas, and co-owner David Beckham as part of an MLS press junket in New York City. I was there for Sports...
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Three members of Iran football federation denied visasIran among nations facing restrictions on entry to USIran has reversed its boycott of the World Cup draw, with team representatives now due to attend the glitzy event in Washington DC on Friday.Last week the Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) said it would stay away after three members of its...
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The Uzbek shone at London Classic and a near-3000 tournament performance reaffirmed his place among world's bestThis week's XTX London Classic at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium took place in an elegant arena with a full view of the football pitch. The English players suffered for most of the event, but hit back in style on Thursday when all four won...
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Victory would make the trainer the first to complete four feature chase successes on consecutive SaturdaysAfter his Crisp-like capitulation around the Elbow in the last two National Hunt trainers' championships, Dan Skelton has set off at an even faster pace in this season's title race and has already amassed more than £1.7m in prize money, nearly...
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He has a 12-point lead before Sunday's Abu Dhabi GP but the British driver vows to 'crack on' if the title goes elsewhereThe atmosphere at a season-deciding finale in the Formula One world championship is like no other. The paddock positively hums with a febrile, pulsing excitement and sense of expectation that is impossible to ignore. Amid all of...
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As Premier League's most in-form side prepare to host Arsenal their experience is beginning to look like a superpowerIn a parallel universe somewhere, Unai Emery is still wrestling with his black puffer coat in his dugout at the Amex Stadium, trying to force his hands through the sleeves, fresh from hurling it to the ground in wild celebration. The...
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England to play Croatia, Panama and Ghana in Group LFrance joined by Senegal and Norway in Group ITrump awarded inaugural Fifa peace prizeEngland will face a rematch of their 2018 semi-final in the opening fixture of their World Cup campaign next summer, after they were drawn alongside Croatia in Group L.England will also play Panama, another side...
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UK government freezes assets of Gurpreet Singh RehalRehal accused of recruiting for Sikh militant groupThe UK government has frozen the financial assets of a key member of Morecambe FC's ownership group after he was accused of supporting a terrorist organisation in India.Morecambe say they have ceased relations with Gurpreet Singh Rehal, previously...
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James scored 10 or more in 1,297 consecutive NBA games since 2007Game-winning assist sets up Rui Hachimura's 3-pointer 'You always make the right play,' James says LeBron James knew his record streak of double-digit scoring efforts was in jeopardy. And in the moment, he didn't care.The right play was to pass the ball – so he did. And with that,...
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Gibbs treble powers Lions back into playoff pushDetroit sack Prescott five times in dominant winCowboys' playoff odds plunge after costly defeatJahmyr Gibbs and a defense that suddenly generated pressure and turnovers helped the Detroit Lions stay in contention for a playoff berth.Gibbs ran for three touchdowns, including a 13-yarder with 2:19 left...
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Broadcaster 'absolutely gutted' to be gazumped by Paramount but walked away from international rugby as it seeks to balance the booksIt has been a tough couple of weeks for TNT Sports, with the loss of three days of Ashes cricket due to England's two-day defeat in Perth following on from some bruising rights negotiations.On the eve of the first...
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Even without Maro Itoje, Ben Earl and Jamie George, the English club are set to deploy a formidable lineup against their depleted opponentsJudging by the Saracens side starting their Champions Cup campaign against Clermont Auvergne on Saturday, a show of strength is the aim. Owen Farrell, Elliot Daly, Tom Willis and Nick Isiekwe are some of the...
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CEO Zak Brown: 'We're going to do what we can to win'Verstappen could pip Norris and Piastri to championshipZak Brown has said McLaren will use team orders for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri if required to ensure the team secure the Formula One drivers' championship in the season finale at Abu Dhabi on Sunday.With Red Bull's Max Verstappen...
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Drops not down to poor preparation, says Root'Not great visuals' at Gabba, says Australia's WeatheraldJoe Root has insisted that human error rather than poor preparation lay behind a string of dropped catches during a day of toil in the field for England. Travis Head, Alex Carey – twice – Josh Inglis and Michael Neser all got lifelines as...
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Unbeaten in Europe and with eight wins in eight games domestically, the club are aiming high after name changeWhen the Olympique Lyonnais women's team officially became OL Lyonnes on 19 May, they came with a new mantra: "New story, same legend”. The eight-time European champions, now owned by Michele Kang and part of Kynisca – a multi-club...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Out there in the extended WhatsApp metaverse, an exclusive group of footballers send each other memes, jokes and probably much else besides. What goes encrypted stays encrypted but it was only last week that Christian Fuchs, reliable left-back turned Newport County manager, revealed his appointment...
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As Australia's batting linchpin helps hosts pull away, England's premier paceman is yet to get him out in a TestJofra Archer versus Steve Smith in 2019 is already Ashes folklore. The atmosphere at Lord's that afternoon was charged in all senses, a huge slab of cloud bringing darkness to the day. Fresh from a match-winning World Cup final, Archer...
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So good in the first innings in Perth, England's bowlers were dismal in the opening session on day two to let Australia off the hookJofra Archer's first ball zinged towards Jake Weatherald and screamed just past the bat. His second arrowed into his pads, knocking him off his feet, and after a review the umpire raised his finger.Forty-five overs...
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Player-manager on his long road to recovery after a betting addiction, and leading the lowest-ranked team left in the FA Cup"It's tough, it's stressful, it's completely draining … but I absolutely love what I do,” says Scott Davies, sitting in an empty dressing room waiting for his players to arrive for training. Since 2022, Davies has been the...
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All the latest updates heading into the weekend's action Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Email DavidBack to domestic matters and last night's Premier League clash at Old Trafford. Despite looking absolutely woeful against Liverpool, West Ham managed to nick a point with a late equaliser against Manchester United. Ruben Amorim was...
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Mainoo has not started in Premier League this seasonAmorim: 'I try to put the best players on the pitch'Ruben Amorim has denied not trusting Manchester United's academy by pointing to his selection of Kobbie Mainoo in the matchday squad.Mainoo was an unused substitute in Thursday's 1-1 draw at home to West Ham. The 20-year-old midfielder, who has...
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'We want to bring him into more threatening situations'Conor Bradley available for Saturday's trip to LeedsArne Slot has conceded Liverpool are not bringing the best out of Alexander Isak and must maximise their record signing's strengths in the manner Manchester City do with Erling Haaland.The £125m striker scored his first Premier League goal...
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Second Test, day two: England 334; Australia 378-6Late wickets offer tourists hope amid string of spillsThe ball may be pink and the meal breaks off-kilter, but for so much of the second day in this pivotal day-night Test match, the atmosphere inside the Gabba was an all-too-familiar one for England's supporters.Gone was the triumphalism...
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A foundational figure in the business of soccer and sports in the US is adamant that fans will find a way to attend big events, regardless of political issuesWhenever the modern era of American soccer began (the 1994 World Cup? Or the 1990 appearance by the US men? Or the 1991 World Cup win by the US women?), Alan Rothenberg was a key...
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Coates 'ready and excited' to replace Albertin MontoyaU23 assistant Gemma Davies to join Coates in San JoseEmma Coates has left her position as the leader of England Women's Under-23 national team to become the new head coach of the NWSL side Bay FC.Coates replaces Albertin Montoya, who was the coach of the expansion team when it entered the...
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Head coach credits loyalty to his trusty Casio watch for helping him lift the Lisbon club after Ruben Amorim's messy exitIf there is a stoppage in what is sure to be a supercharged Dérbi de Lisboa on Friday, the Sporting head coach, Rui Borges, will likely look down to check the watch he considers a lucky charm.The black Casio – bought for €20...
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Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha plays up to five hours a dayIndian boy beats adults to secure record-breaking statusIndia's Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha has become the youngest player in chess history to earn an official Fide rating at the age of three years, seven months and 20 days.The chess prodigy edged out the previous record of compatriot Anish Sarkar,...
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Van de Ven may be key for Spurs, Wissa could make Newcastle debut and Dyche deserves warm Everton welcomeArsenal's recent memories of Aston Villa are of awkward opponents. Mikel Arteta's side squandered a two-goal lead at the Emirates Stadium when the teams last met, in January, Arsenal dropping two points, their title charge dented. With such...
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Left-armer ran through England again but just how much will Australia regret not selecting their premium spinner at the Gabba? In the end it was Mitchell Starc saving the day in the second Ashes Test as he did the first. In a series supposed to be defined by Australia's fast-bowling Big Three, he has done the work as the sole member to make the...
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Tuchel: 'We will be brave enough to dream about it'Coach could keep subs in dressing room in extreme heatThomas Tuchel says England will dare to dream of glory at the World Cup next summer and can deliver it if they bring a fighting attitude as he prepared for the draw in Washington DC on Friday.The head coach is more confident of victory now than...
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Until Soungoutou Magassa's 83rd-minute equaliser Manchester United seemed to be flowering in the cold of winter on the way to a win that would have been their fifth in eight games.Instead Jarrod Bowen's flick-on from Andy Irving's corner from the right had to be cleared off the line by Noussair Mazraoui, only for the ball to go straight to Magassa,...
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Before Friday's event we also examine a possible overall group of death and where geopolitics could meet footballCroatia are the highest-ranked potential Pot 2 opponents (10th) and reached the final and the semi-finals at the past two World Cups respectively but, with a maximum of two European teams in each group, drawing them would eliminate for...
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Injury expected to keep him out for up to a monthPreliminary scans ruled out achilles damageComes amid ESPN report on his future with BucksMilwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to miss around two to four weeks with a right calf strain, according to an ESPN report.The injury occurred less than three minutes into Wednesday...
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Premier League updates from Old Trafford; KO 8pm GMT Live scores | Table | Read Football Daily | Mail ScottWest Ham, resplendent in a blend of grey, beige and cream with a dash of yellow, get the ball rolling. They're kicking towards the Stretford End in this first half.The teams are out! Manchester United in their red, white and black, West Ham...
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A tale of two Yorkshiremen, one keeping England in the series, the other batting without a brainIn the end even the celebration was perfect, out there under that strange deep-blue southern sky, in the frenzy of the game-state – manic Baz energy, England's lower order scything away death cult-style at the other end, the way even the grass seems...
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Since 2021, five successive Top 14 sides have have been crowned Champions Cup winners and any team looking to challenge that status quo needs a fast startThere was a time when the European Cup had an overwhelmingly Irish flavour. The organisers' headquarters were in Dublin and between 2006 and 2012 either Munster or Leinster lifted the trophy five...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! A perusal of the listings for the John F Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts in Washington DC reveals that weekend visitors to the national culture centre of the US can sit through a playful bilingual production of the Philip Eastman children's book 'Go Dog! Go!' or the presumably...
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Hislop had surgery for 'fairly aggressive prostate cancer'Cancer has spread to pelvic bone of 56-year-oldThe former Newcastle, West Ham and Portsmouth goalkeeper Shaka Hislop has revealed he has prostate cancer, which has spread to his pelvic bone. Hislop said he had been diagnosed with "a fairly aggressive prostate cancer” about 18 months ago,...
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The League One club have teamed up with sustainable sportswear brand Reflo to do their bit for the planetBy The Football MineWhen Gideon Kodua came off the bench and scored a 92nd-minute winner for Luton Town in their seven-goal thriller against Forest Green Rovers in the FA Cup last month, the impact was felt far beyond Kenilworth Road. The 4-3...
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Defender will miss Real Madrid match against Man CityInjury hurts slim hopes of making England squadTrent Alexander-Arnold is expected to be out for at least two months after a scan confirmed the Real Madrid full-back has torn his left thigh muscle.Alexander-Arnold was withdrawn just before the hour in a 3-0 win at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday...
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Wirtz's first goal eventually ruled Sunderland own goalMohamed Salah 'still important' after being droppedFlorian Wirtz should ignore his Premier League numbers and not lose confidence in his world-class ability at Liverpool, believes Virgil van Dijk.Liverpool's £116m summer signing thought he had scored his first goal for the club against...
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The rookie plays like a linebacker at quarterback. His reckless style is costing his teammates and coaches as well as himselfJaxson Dart wants you to know something: this is real football. It's not soccer or flag. It's tackle football, the kind where quarterbacks go airborne. After taking the latest in a growing compilation of bone-crushing hits,...
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Los Angeles have turned a feelgood reunion into a late-career humiliation for one of their greatest players – and exposed a franchise stumbling into a darker new eraPull out your Los Angeles Clippers bingo cards. Anyone have the square marked "owner and star player accused of skirting the salary cap through improper means”? Go ahead and stamp...
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The collaborative report said a lack of clear standards across borders creates confusion for big events like the World Cup and OlympicsWith the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup set to take place on Friday, a report examining the participation of athletes convicted of sexual offences at major sporting events has highlighted significant distrust of...
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Frenchman's epiphany after a missed penalty at San Mamés in 2024 has led to a sensational 2025. Real Madrid are purring againKylian Mbappé returned to the Cathedral where he experienced his epiphany in 2024, his resurrection born after hitting rock bottom, and delivered something like salvation. Exactly a year since he missed a penalty there, a...
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Leader will not ask Piastri for favours against VerstappenMcLaren to discuss all relevant scenarios in Abu DhabiLando Norris would not want McLaren to have to use team orders to aid him in winning his first world championship at the season finale in Abu Dhabi this weekend. Both he and his teammate, Oscar Piastri, insisted they had not yet discussed...
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Lock sent off in Cardiff during Springboks' 73-0 winSuspension covers matches until end of MarchSouth Africa's Eben Etzebeth has been suspended for 12 matches for eye-gouging against Wales last weekend.The suspension covers matches for the Durban-based Sharks starting from this weekend to the end of March. The Sharks deregistered Etzebeth this week...
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Amid all the hoopla circling its Washington backdrop, Friday's event must be all about firing the starting gun on football's biggest showWhen the sculptor Joel Shapiro created Blue, the piece that stands around the back of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, looking out over the Potomac River in Washington, he wanted to tap into a...
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Second Test, day one: England 325-9Starc has 6-71 but Root and Archer add 61* for 10th wicketIt was one of the most intense opening days to a Test match in recent memory. The Gabba was like a cauldron, the air as thick as soup, and with the pink ball zipping around for Mitchell Starc as he continued his bulldozing start to the series, the pressure...
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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Jacob Steinberg as Chelsea lose 3-1 away at Leeds, Sunderland earn a draw at Anfield and Arsenal secure another straightforward winRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the...
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England fans were bracing themselves for a familiar and depressing few hours before the opener finally came goodAnthems over, Zak Crawley left the field and took the water handed to him by Matt Potts. If he was a little dry of mouth it would hardly be a surprise – even without the burden of the brace of ducks he took from the first Test, the...
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We publish the full breakdown of the 104,140 votes cast this year plus a chance to search for any player who has ever received a pointAitana Bonmatí has been voted the best female footballer in the world 2025 by the Guardian's panel of experts. We asked 127 people in total, including players, coaches and journalists from all over the globe to...
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David Hopkinson says revenue growth is core focusTeam are Saudi PIF's 'favourite investment', CEO addsNewcastle United's chief executive regards the club as a rocket ship and believes that, by 2030, it could house the world's best team. David Hopkinson has hit the ground running since succeeding Darren Eales at St James' Park in September and the...
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Up against the brilliant Mitchell Starc and his band of bowlers, even a dot ball for England in the Ashes is a moment of relief "Must be amazing to be in Australia for the Ashes, what's the atmosphere like?” It's an understandable, if slightly daft question. Brett Lee isn't in my house. I don't wake up next to a furious Jonathan Agnew. "WHY...
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Updates from the day-nighter at the Gabba in Brisbane Max Rushden: I was fearing for Crawley, not Duckett Ashes top 100 | Get the Spin newsletter | Email TanyaAustralia: Jake Weatherald, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (capt), Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey (wk), Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Brendan Doggett.The...
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