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New 16,000-seat venue running behind scheduleTest events pushed to January with no backup optionFirst Olympic hockey game still set for 5 FebruaryThere is no backup stadium if the main ice hockey arena for the Milan Cortina Winter Games is not ready on time.Construction on the arena that is set to welcome NHL players back to the Olympics for the...
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Tadeo Allende hat-trick leads Miami to 5-1 win over NYCEarly Vancouver goals sink expansion San Diego FCMLS Cup matchup repeats Concacaf semi-finalLionel Messi will play for another trophy. Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets clearly aren't ready to begin their retirements, either.Tadeo Allande scored three goals – Alba and Busquets, a pair of...
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A Tottenham Hotspur manager's lot is so rarely a happy one. In short order, Thomas Frank is running through the gamut of his predecessors, from hope to disappointment to what now resembles hopelessness. Demolition by Arsenal had already created a sticky wicket. A decent midweek showing in Paris, though another defeat, had barely increased the...
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Norris slips up in final lap to give rival advantageMax Verstappen third on grid; Hamilton 18thOscar Piastri knew going into the weekend of the Qatar Grand Prix he would have to be at his best to keep his world championship ambitions alive and, with a battling performance, he did exactly that, by claiming victory in the sprint race and then pole...
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Dortmund hold on to beat Bayer LeverkusenLeão strike gives Milan 1-0 win over LazioBarcelona recovered from an early setback to secure a 3-1 victory over Alavés, with first-half goals from Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo and a late second for the latter sealing the win at the Camp Nou.The win lifts the defending La Liga champions to the top of the...
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Chicago rush for 281 in fifth straight winPhilly fans boo as offense unravels againHurts' tush-push fumble turns gameKyle Monangai rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown, D'Andre Swift ran for 125 yards and a score, and the Chicago Bears finished with 281 yards on the ground to win their fifth straight game, 24-15 over the reeling Philadelphia Eagles...
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Head coach says wing-backs have 'much more to give'Manchester United visit Crystal Palace on SundayRuben Amorim has said he feels Patrick Dorgu's anxiety every time the wing-back receives possession for Manchester United but stated the 21-year-old has "much time” to improve.Dorgu has performed unevenly since becoming the head coach's first...
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Coventry stay 10 points clear with win over CharltonGelhardt's Hull winner sparks mass confrontationCoventry maintained their 10-point lead at the top of the Championship with a 3-1 victory over Charlton. Harvey Knibbs put the visitors ahead before Josh Eccles and Ellis Simms completed a first-half turnaround for the hosts. Simms added his second...
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First-minute red card for challenge costs Saints dearlyGloucester off mark with victory against HarlequinsNorthampton's unbeaten start to the season came to a shuddering halt as they were blown away 46-12 by impressive Bristol at Ashton Gate. Saints lost Edoardo Todaro to a first-minute red card and it was downhill all the way after that as Bristol...
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Midfielder's three goals illustrate the different attributes that have made her the player she is todayEngland laid down a marker at Wembley on Saturday evening as they waltzed to victory over China with a scintillating show of attacking force. Among the many eye-catching performances, Georgia Stanway stood out, joining Beth Mead and Aggie...
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Delight will have been tinged with bewilderment for Eddie Howe as Newcastle finally clicked on the Premier League road this season. Howe's team were superb as they routed Everton, scoring more goals in one devastating evening than in their previous seven away games combined. He may well question why it has taken so long for such commanding form to...
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Top-four seeding shows Fifa prioritising marketing over sporting integrity once again but even best-laid plans can flopThe plastic balls rumble around the glass bowls of destiny. Portentous music plays. There is a sense of possibility, as though the inner workings of the universe have suddenly been laid bare, a door opening to reveal the three...
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When Phil Foden struck the winner in the second minute of added time Pep Guardiola's leap was laced with relief at Manchester City's pursuit of Arsenal still being live. They are back up to second, four points behind the Gunners, who travel to Chelsea on Sunday. This was Leeds's fourth straight league reverse but the fight shown augurs well for...
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England Women 8-0 ChinaMead 12 14, Hemp 16, Stanway 23 38pen 52, Toone 71, Russo 78Deja vu? Heavy England wins have been few and far between in recent years. A 7-0 defeat of a heavily depleted and underfunded Jamaica in their final warm-up game before the Euros was the biggest since a 10-0 defeat of Luxembourg in 2022.Against China at a moon-topped...
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Updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off in north London Sign up for Football Daily | Top scorers | Email Scott55 seconds: No.Fulham kick off. Earlier today, Phil Foden scored the fastest goal of the season after 59 seconds for Manchester City against Leeds … only for Newcastle's Malick Thiaw to beat that mark by four seconds against Everton a couple...
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Igor Thiago scored twice in the last 10 minutes to help Brentford beat Burnley, who have now lost their past four league games, in an exciting finish at the Gtech Community Stadium.The Brazilian opened the scoring in the 81st minute from the penalty spot before Zian Flemming responded with a spot-kick of his own a few minutes later. Continue...
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Top tier football is awash with motivational slogans and some are so trite that many players quite possibly ignore them. Yet Sunderland's adopted motto – "Til The End” – has become so much more than just another piece of cod psychology.After sustaining them through last season's successful playoff campaign it has morphed into a true mantra,...
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Wales 0-73 South AfricaSpringboks score 11 tries but Etzebeth off for eye gougeEvery bit as dispiriting as expected. Worse, was it pointless? Well, it certainly had more points to it than Wales would have liked. But, worse again, was it actively alienating? A record defeat, 11 tries conceded, the first time since 1967 Wales have failed to score a...
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Updates from 5.30pm kick-off at Wembley Sign up for Moving the Goalposts | Email SarahThe lights show has happened, a concert by Self Esteem has been performed and the anthems are about to happen. This one is almost underway.Former England star Fran Kirby, who won the Euros in 2022, has been celebrated on pitch before this clash. She walked out at...
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Malick Thiaw scored twice as Newcastle ended their run of away defeats with a crushing victoryA wicked inswinging corner from Lewis Miley is headed in from three yards by Malick Thiaw. It was a good header, steered decisively wide of Pickford, but the delivery from Miley was outstanding.19 secs: Pickford denies Elanga! An early chance for...
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️ Follow the sprint race (2pm GMT) and qualifying (6pm)️ Sign up for The Recap | Email PhilipThe countdown is on.One point in Verstappen's favour: his teammate Yuki Tsunoda is ahead of him by one place. He is unlikely to mess with Red Bull's main man. Continue reading...
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Outsider repeats Champion Hurdle successThe New Lion also falls when leading two outThere was another twist to what is becoming a sorry tale here on Saturday as Constitution Hill, whose first two seasons over jumps led him to being ranked among the finest hurdlers of all time, fell for the third time in his past four starts in the early stages of a...
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Updates from the 3.10pm KO in Cardiff Daniel Gallen: Let's celebrate a November to remember Sign up for The Breakdown | Email Lee6 mins. It's taken six minutes, but the first scrum penalty is awarded against Wales after the Boks drop the hammer and shove the Welsh pack back to Bridgend, splintering it along the way.4 mins. Two passes are all that's...
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Updates from Saturday afternoon's football actionScores | Tables | Read Football Daily | Mail BarryManchester City v Leeds United: A lovely dank Mancunian afternoon with a low cloud and the whispers of bygone Manchester City matchdays in the east of town as Pep Guardiola sends out an XI in an hour or so that will not certainly show the same 10...
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Contrite leader owns up to mistakes in Perth but hopes to address shortcomings against Australia in the day-nighter The sheer number of Australian voices triumphantly telling England to show some humility this past week has been slightly ironic. The first Test finished as an eight-wicket thumping, done inside 48 hours and worthy of criticism, but...
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Final, first leg: Germany 0-0 SpainGermany had 19 attempts on goal to Spain's nineGermany dominated the first leg of their Nations League final against Spain on Friday but could not find the back of the net as they were held to a scoreless draw in Kaiserslautern, with Tuesday's second leg in Madrid.The Germans racked up 19 attempts on goal, but the...
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North Melbourne 9.2.56 defeat Brisbane 2.4.16 in grand finalRoos create history with first perfect VFL/AFL/AFLW seasonNorth Melbourne have completed a perfect season and become the first AFLW team to win back-to-back premierships with a 40-point win over the Brisbane Lions in the grand final.Ash Riddell starred in the Kangaroos' 9.2 (56) to 2.4...
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Quick misses nets as injury in troublesome knee flares upJosh Tongue is back-up if tourists do not go with spinnersMark Wood is set to be ruled out of England's next Ashes Test at the Gabba after reporting soreness in the troublesome left knee that required surgery in March and forced him to miss the entire home summer.The eight-wicket defeat...
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News and discussion as we build up to the day's actionPremier League things | Get in touchParis Saint-Germain head to Monaco in Ligue 1 today and the hosts' confidence has been low. The lack of confidence within Sébastien Pocognoli's side was clear on Wednesday, when Monaco drew 2-2 with Pafos in the Champions League, twice letting the lead...
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Captain rejects Mitchell Johnson's stinging criticismTourists begin training with pink ball in BrisbaneBen Stokes has accepted the criticism that followed his England side's two-day defeat in Perth as part of being in the results business but said he draws a line at the notion his players were "arrogant” in their approach.That particular word was...
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Updates from the Kangaroos v Lions women's deciderAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailQ1: 16 mins remaining: North Melbourne 0.0.0 – Brisbane 0.0.0The Lions begin the game just as the would have wanted by winning the first centre clearance and locking the ball forward. The Kangaroos defence looks impenetrable from about 30m out. Continue...
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It may not be as glamorous as Monaco, but it was on the raceway where a seven-year-old Norris first caught the eye of motor sport trainersMonaco, Las Vegas, Singapore. The list of pitstops on Lando Norris' road to the top of Formula One is like a luxury travel agent's catalogue.So when I was asked to trace the young man's journey ahead of a weekend...
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Troubled times at Carrington as the club proud of producing the next generation of stars is in flux under fresh leadershipThe standards of Manchester United's academy have "really slipped” in recent years, according to Sir Jim Ratcliffe. The club is renowned as one of the world's best schools for young players, so the words of the man at the top...
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Enzo Maresca's young side face league leaders Arsenal on Sunday on a high but have moved on from the emotional swings of oldThe worst way for Chelsea to respond to their demolition of Barcelona would be to believe the hype. The problem is that emotions in football swing from one extreme to another, as the people running things at Stamford Bridge...
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There have been many good points – challenging orthodoxies and Ben Stokes talking openly about male emotions – and even when it was bad, it was unignorableThe Life Cycle of a Cult1. The Big Idea. A charismatic leader or leaders propose a new and transcendent idea that promises a panacea for alienated and vulnerable people.So here we are then....
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Packers sweep Lions and strengthen division tiebreakerPrescott and Davis feature as Cowboys beat ChiefsBurrow helps Bengals spoil Ravens' ThanksgivingJordan Love converted a pair of fourth downs with touchdown passes in the first half and finished with a career-high-matching four TD throws, leading the Green Bay Packers to a 31-24 win over the...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Chelsea Football Club, an apology. Football Daily, and many others, would like to admit we might have poked rather too much fun at the machinations of the institution that brought us such chortlesome items as amortisation, nine-year contracts, spending a billion quid, stockpiling young players,...
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Wiegman has had to rejig defence and captaincy for a Wembley friendly with China that should pose new challenges for LionessesWhen England welcome China to a sold-out Wembley Stadium on Saturday afternoon, it will mark the sixth meeting between two nations who have been on different trajectories in recent years. The marketing has focused on the...
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'You have to try things and we didn't,' says GuardiolaHe will recall rested players against Leeds on SaturdayPep Guardiola has accused Manchester City's players of performing with fear in their 2-0 defeat by Bayer Leverkusen. The head coach made 10 changes for the Champions League match and said those selected had not taken the risks needed to...
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Manager much happier with display in 5-3 loss at PSGSpurs hoping to improve home form by beating FulhamThomas Frank has said he much preferred Tottenham's "front-footed” performance in their 5-3 defeat at Paris Saint-Germain to their cautious approach against Arsenal a few days earlier.Frank was heavily criticised for fielding a back five at the...
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Not since 2014 have Liverpool struggled so much, with questions aimed at directors and players such as Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz"Would you say this is Roy bad or Brendan bad?” was one of the more repeatable questions asked in the Anfield press box in between PSV Eindhoven's third and fourth goals on Wednesday. The correct answer would have...
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Head coach backs midfielder to improve furtherArsenal visit second-placed Chelsea on SundayMikel Arteta is confident the best is to come from Declan Rice as Arsenal prepare for their top-of-the-table showdown at Chelsea on Sunday.The England midfielder was outstanding in Arsenal's victories against Tottenham and Bayern Munich over the past week and...
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He scored twice in 1988 final against West GermanyOlympic star was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2019Imran Sherwani, who starred in the Great Britain hockey team that won Olympic gold in 1988, has died at the age of 63, his family have announced.Sherwani revealed in 2021 that had he been diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer's in 2019, and his...
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Under-pressure manager won't change defensive shapeDutchman considering dropping Konaté for West Ham tripArne Slot has said he cannot make dramatic changes to arrest Liverpool's slump given the squad is suited to his system and he has little time on the training ground to implement a new approach.Slot is under increasing pressure before Sunday's...
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Mixed messages over captain Pat Cummins's potential return to bowling in the Ashes are a curiously dismissive attitude towards the paying public You could speculate about whether Cricket Australia deliberately prefers to be opaque regarding player availability and team plans, or whether it just has a deficiency in communications, but once again the...
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British driver with world championship within his grasp is showing no sign of nerves despite Verstappen mind games and pressure from PiastriStanding outside the McLaren motorhome in the paddock for the Qatar Grand Prix as a warm desert breeze stirs the air, Lando Norris cuts a figure entirely at ease even in the maelstrom of an increasingly tense...
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Goals from Amy Sayer and Hayley Raso set up 5-0 winAustralia boost confidence ahead of Asian Cup showpieceIn the 26th minute of the Matildas' 5-0 win over New Zealand, Australia already leading 2-0, an Amy Sayer shot bounced off the post and out to Ellie Carpenter, who had come forward from her post at right-back to be the most advanced player on...
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Trip to the Etihad fraught with danger as Leeds pay price for inadequate summer recruitment, leaving German's job in jeopardyLike it or not, Daniel Farke has become a one-man buffer zone, insulating players and directors from growing supporter anger at Elland Road.Leeds heads to Manchester City on Saturday with Farke acutely aware that defeat...
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Image rights payments to be taxed at 45% from April 2027Some players already have clauses making clubs liablePremier League clubs are facing the prospect of higher wage bills after the government's announcement in the budget that image rights payments will be treated as income from April 2027.The change will leave many top-flight players...
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The Uzbek won $120,000 and qualified for the 2026 Candidates in Cyprus, which will decide the official challenger for Gukesh Dommaraju's world crownJavokhir Sindarov, 19, became the youngest ever winner of the Fide knockout World Cup on Wednesday when the Uzbek defeated China's Wei Yi 2.5-1.5 in the final at Goa. Ukraine's Ruslan Ponomariov had...
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Saints' director of rugby on being converted to coaching, his 'bromance' with Sam Vesty and why Henry Pollock is smarter than he seemsNorthampton is not the most exotic destination on the planet, but there is plenty of romance and adventure in its rugby union team.In a town famous for boot‑making you might expect kicking, as frequently and as far...
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Iran among nations under restrictions issued by TrumpSnub for Washington event deemed 'unrelated to sport'Iran are to boycott next week's World Cup draw in Washington after the president of the country's football federation was denied a visa to enter the United States.A spokesperson for the Iranian football federation (FFIRI) described the decision...
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Competition will not now begin until 2028'Decision to shift our launch is strategic'R360 has delayed the launch of its global franchise league by two years until 2028 amid doubts over its ability to recruit players and the viability of its commercial model.The rebel league, which was scheduled to run a truncated 12-week season starting next October...
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Nicky Henderson's star hurdler needs to bounce back on Saturday after another poor performance at PunchestownThe venerable Timeform organisation used a well-chosen four-letter word to describe Constitution Hill's performance in the Boodles Champion Hurdle at Punchestown in early May, when the top-rated hurdler of recent decades started as the...
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FA says 63 million people within two hours of a venueFinal stadium list will come down to between 14 and 16England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have submitted their bid to host the 2035 Women's World Cup as the largest single-sport event staged in the UK.The Lionesses' record goalscorer, Ellen White, described the bid as "really special”...
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Ben Stokes's batters must realise the aggressive option doesn't always mean attacking Australia's bowlers, and if they don't, it could be all over in BrisbaneIt's not over yet. There is still hope. Before the Ashes started I had plenty of it, because of England's fantastic array of fast bowlers and because I felt they had improved on their...
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Norris third in Lusail, with Russell second on gridVerstappen furious with car after qualifying sixthOscar Piastri took pole position for the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix. The McLaren driver beat the Mercedes of George Russell into second and, with Lando Norris in third, it was the result the Australian required for his world championship...
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Masters champion in 1979 and US Open winner in 1984Post-career reputation marred by remarks about WoodsTrump pays tribute to 'remarkable person and player'Fuzzy Zoeller, the two-time major champion whose genial public persona was overshadowed by a racially insensitive joke about Tiger Woods that came to define the latter part of his career, has...
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Libertadores Cup final sees the latest chapter in a rivalry that is dominating the continent thanks to European levels of funding and player recruitmentTo the surprise of few and the despair of many, it will be either Palmeiras or Flamengo lifting the Copa Libertadores trophy on Saturday at Lima's Estadio Monumental. With this year's final, one of...
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The SailGP championship harnesses sailors' competitive instincts in the cause of sustainability as teams vie to be the greenest of them allBritish sailors have always been a belligerent bunch. Francis Drake, Lord Nelson, Admiral Cunningham … and, of course, Sir Ben Ainslie. The most successful Olympian in sailing's history is also the sport's...
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Fast bowler deemed not ready to return for Gabba day-night TestOpener Usman Khawaja says pitch is 'a piece of shit'The opportunity that England squandered in Perth appears to have presented itself once more after Australia opted to play it safe with Pat Cummins and name an unchanged squad for next week's day-night second Test at the Gabba.Beyond...
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Cherries fans wait on word of Semenyo, Gueye's red card could leave Everton blue and Nuno needs new plansWith Thomas Frank, Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa, Christian Nørgaard and Mark Flekken leaving Brentford in the summer, the Bees looked the established club most likely to go down, thereby allowing a promoted one to stay up. In the event, though,...
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SW19 champion baffled by post-match suggestions she should have let Amanda Anisimova win one game in grand slam final as she turns focus to Australian Open in 2026In the coming months, if and when her schedule allows, Iga Swiatek will make a pilgrimage to London and the All England Club, the scene of her biggest and, she admits, most surprising...
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The latest football updates and reactionMail Rob | Read Football Daily | Ten things to look out forEuropa League: Aston Villa 2-1 Young BoysDonyell Malen has a cut to the head and two more goals to his name after leading Aston Villa to the verge of automatic qualification for the last 16 of the Europa League against a backdrop of more crowd...
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Curry sidelined with quad injury after Rockets lossKerr, Butler urge focus as Warriors brace for stretchGolden State depth tested with Payton also hurtWarriors star Stephen Curry will be sidelined for at least a week with a right quadriceps contusion and strained muscle after getting injured during Golden State's 104-100 loss to the Houston Rockets...
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"Champions of Europe, you'll never sing that,” came the chant as Nottingham Forest supporters, not for the first time, enjoyed getting one over on Malmö. A lot has happened since Trevor Francis's stooping header clinched the European Cup in Munich in 1979 but Forest still, rightfully, cherish those days. A lot has also changed in the five weeks...
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Martin O'Neill's side win 3-1 in RotterdamLyon go top after 6-0 thrashing of Maccabi Tel AvivMartin O'Neill wrote a memorable final postscript in his history with Celtic in Europe as the interim manager led his team to a 3-1 win over Feyenoord.Goals from Yang Hyun-jun and Reo Hatate saw Celtic come from behind before half-time and the substitute...
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Head coach insists he has support of the club's hierarchyAdmits to 'very difficult' 10 minutes in PSV defeatArne Slot has vowed to "fight on” at Liverpool and insisted support from the club's hierarchy has not wavered following the alarming Anfield defeats by Nottingham Forest and PSV Eindhoven.The Liverpool head coach met the club's sporting...
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Donyell Malen has a cut to the head and two more goals to his name after leading Aston Villa to the verge of automatic qualification for the last 16 of the Europa League against a backdrop of more crowd violence from Young Boys supporters.The Netherlands striker exemplifies Villa's strength in depth but this 10th win in 12 games was marred by...
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Liverpool have dropped to 12th in the table – matching the lowest finish by reigning Premier League champions By WhoScoredSix defeats in 12 top-flight games is not just a wobble. It's one of the worst starts ever made by defending Premier League champions. The last team to begin their title defence this badly was Leicester City in 2016-17. They...
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A few years ago James Cook worked in a Surrey cinema and Max Pircher played in Austria. Now they're in the NFLBy No Helmets RequiredThe United States is a country of immigrants but the NFL remains dominated by players born in the USA. Only 5% of players are born abroad and the majority of them make the step into the sport by going to college in the...
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The parallels are imperfect but, as with Michael Vaughan's Ashes winners, hyper-aggressive cricket with a tweaked approach in the second Test is the 2025 cohort's only chance of winningTwenty years on, a montage of the 2005 Ashes still tingles the spine. Close your eyes and you can probably make your own, with an Embrace soundtrack if you want to...
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Europa League updates from all the 8pm GMT kick-offs Live scoreboard | Latest table | And you can email MichaelVilla cling on for the victory and go level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. Gosh, the English side made hard work of that at the end.Young Boys give themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but...
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Another home defeat for Liverpool has piled pressure on Arne Slot. Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Nicky Bandini to discuss that, Arsenal's win against Bayern Munich and Tottenham's high-scoring defeat in Paris On today's pod: Arne Slot's problems at Liverpool are mounting up. The home defeat against PSV was the...
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A new documentary charts how a song that featured a 335lb rapper and bad dancing went viral in the pre-internet era The Chicago Bears are 8-3 and soaring in this season's NFL standings. For a fanbase that's grown accustomed to looking up at the division rival Green Bay Packers and looking ahead to the next season's prospects, it's reason to smell...
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Leader lost valuable points after disqualificationMcLaren insist they did not take 'excessive risk'Lando Norris has insisted nothing has changed in terms of his focus on sealing his first Formula One world championship after both he and his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri were disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix, a result that catapulted Red...
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Arsenal rout Bayern to stake a claim as Europe's best, Liverpool spiral again, Benfica revive under Mourinho, and Estevão dazzles on a crowded week of stars• Bayern Munich's unbeaten run and claim to be the best team in European football were both punctured at the Emirates. Arsenal were rampant against an opponent who have handed them so much...
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Forward boosted by backing from supporters at gamesMadueke not worried if reception at Chelsea is hostileNoni Madueke has said he ignored criticism on social media over his move to Arsenal and gained confidence from the reception he has received from supporters.The England forward scored his first Arsenal goal in Wednesday's impressive 3-1 win over...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!When Liverpool players are put out to pasture, it is not uncommon for them to be given a warm Anfield send-off, a ceremonial microphone and a high-profile media platform from which to endlessly pontificate. Such has been the proliferation of old boys in the punditry ranks since Alan Hansen famously...
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Another home defeat for Liverpool has piled pressure on Arne Slot. Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Nicky Bandini to discuss that, Arsenal's win against Bayern Munich and Tottenham's high-scoring defeat in ParisRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the...
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Fears over direct-signings' 12-month release clausePCA is contesting the plan of the franchise ownersThe Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) has advised players not to sign Hundred contracts for next season amid a dispute with the new franchise owners over their terms.In a supplementary process to the new Indian Premier League-style auction...
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North Melbourne v Brisbane is a fitting end to season 10 but the top teams wonder when the opposition will invest in lifting their gameNorth Melbourne against Brisbane, take three. Over 116 matches of AFLW in 2025, the competition has delivered the same grand finalists for the third straight year. And few, apart from Melbourne fans, would disagree...
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Retired rider to work closely with head of sport Brailsford'This team has been my home since day one,' says ThomasGeraint Thomas has been appointed as the new director of racing at Ineos Grenadiers, a few weeks after retiring from competition at this year's Tour of Britain. "This team has been my home since day one, and stepping into this role...
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The Euro 2025 semi-final remains fresh in the memory, but this contest exists in a very different contextJust for a moment, cast your mind back to that summer's evening towards the end of July when Spain earned their first win over Germany. The illustrious newcomers (relatively speaking) needed the genius of Aitana Bonmatí and her 113th-minute...
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Supporters 'targeted with pepper spray and batons'French police used 'excessive tactics', claim NewcastleNewcastle are to complain over the "unacceptable treatment” their fans endured after Tuesday's 2-1 defeat at Marseille in the Champions League. The Premier League club accused French police of using pepper spray, batons and shields to subdue...
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Gray pleased team scored three goals in ParisHe praises 'helpful' individual plans from coachesArchie Gray believes Tottenham can take a number of positives from Wednesday night's 5-3 Champions League defeat at Paris Saint-Germain despite describing the result as "not good enough.”The pre-match talk at the club had been about effecting a reset...
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McCullum books extra time in nets before second TestAustralian captain Cummins may return from injuryA week of inactivity for England's cricketers will end on Saturday following confirmation of additional training sessions having been scheduled in the wake of their howling eight-wicket defeat to Australia in the first Ashes Test.As reported by the...
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New players have come in, too many of them, and that has meant a dilution of the collective will instilled by Klopp Before this game Arne Slot had announced that he was "almost confused”. Which does at least raise some tantalising questions. Mainly, what is this Liverpool team going to look like when he gets there, when a state of full confusion...
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Englishman was not an obvious candidate to lead them but Swedes pushed Nottingham Forest all the way in 1979Early in the 1979 European Cup final, Kenny Burns misjudged a long ball and ended up lobbing it up in the air for Jan-Olov Kindvall. He, in turn, attempted to knock the dropping ball over Peter Shilton but the goalkeeper was not as close as...
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It's hard to disagree with Ian Wright when he suggests the midfielder has been subjected to a timeworn double standardSir Alex Ferguson was there. Bryan Robson was there. Eric Cantona was there. The manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær was there, and yet even as these four club legends sold the dream of Manchester United to a 17-year-old from the Midlands,...
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The driving force behind the continent's standout team resembled four players in one as Arsenal put their old nemesis Bayern Munich to the swordShortly before the goal that left Arsenal's supremacy in no doubt, Harry Kane embarked upon a lonely jaunt up their left flank. Much like the majority of Bayern Munich's attacking endeavours, it ended...
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Britain's most successful female UFC fighter on knowing when to stand her ground, why she won't box in Saudi Arabia and aiming to win a world title in the next year"I give my hidings and I take my hidings and so they have seen me with snapped ligaments in my knee, broken feet, broken toes, broken hands, stitches, broken legs,” Molly McCann says...
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Australia will play just six of their 14 Tests at home next year and with a coaching handover to navigate, a hangover from 2025 may drag onAfter losing seven of their last eight Tests in 2025 and completing the first winless tour of Europe since 1958, the Wallabies are back home nursing a giant hangover. Unfortunately, the 2026 season unveiled this...
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Optus Stadium pitch offered 'fair balance between bat and ball'Cricket Australia says good bowling and 'frenetic' contest led to early resultEngland only have themselves to blame for their two-day capitulation in Perth, after the pitch for the first Ashes Test received the top rating possible by the International Cricket Council.The "very good”...
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Real Madrid edge home 4-3 in GreeceGiménez heads home in injury time for AtléticoKylian Mbappé scored the second-fastest hat-trick in the Champions League as he helped himself to all four goals in Real Madrid's 4-3 win at Olympiacos.The La Liga leaders were trailing to Chiquinho's early strike at the Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis before Mbappé...
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Blades beat Portsmouth after owners' merger statementWednesday rock bottom following defeat at MillwallSheffield United lifted themselves out of the Championship's relegation zone on the day their owners reiterated their desire to take the club to the Premier League with a 3-0 win against 10-man Portsmouth.Patrick Bamford scored on his full United...
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There was no shame in this defeat for Tottenham, which represented progress after the north London derby disaster at Arsenal on Sunday. There were measures of encouragement for the crucial Premier League home game against Fulham on Saturday, most notably in the shape of Randal Kolo Muani, the striker who is on loan from Paris Saint-Germain.Kolo...
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This was billed as a clash of two of the best teams in Europe and for most of a cold evening in north London it felt like it. An absorbing game that ebbed and flowed throughout had Bayern Munich's rising teenager Lennart Karl cancel out Jurrien Timber's opening goal from a corner before substitutes Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli sealed a...
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Club on worst run since 1953-54 after 4-1 rout'I have got a lot of support from above'Arne Slot said it was understandable that questions were being asked over his future as Liverpool head coach, but he insisted he retained the support of the club's hierarchy following another heavy defeat, this time against PSV Eindhoven.Liverpool fell to a ninth...
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Plus: long waits to play at a World Cup, champions being thrashed and title-winners with a negative goal differenceMail us with your questions and answers"Idrissa Gueye's red card for slapping Michael Keane at Old Trafford made me wonder – which other players have put hands on a teammate during a game?” asks Conor Humphries.We covered this in a...
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Newey: 'I have seen great talent within our team'Current chief Andy Cowell to become strategy officerAdrian Newey, regarded as one of the best engineers in Formula One history, will become Aston Martin team principal next season.Newey committed his long-term future to Aston Martin in September 2024 after his departure from Red Bull sparked a...
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Nine defeats in 12 games. A 75% loss rate since Eddie Nketiah scored a stoppage-time winner for Crystal Palace on 27 September and instigated a collapse that no one at Liverpool, no one in football in fact, could have seen coming. Unbelievable indeed. Arne Slot's team are stuck in reverse.PSV Eindhoven became the latest grateful recipients of...
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Cricket Willow's origin can be traced back to the 1902 Ashes when it was found that Australia did not cultivate its own willow for bat makingIan Tinetti watches the wind in his willows as Newstead's opening batters prepare to take on Hepburn in the hamlet of Shepherds Flat. His self-made cricket ground is about the only thing that is flat in...
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Uncertainty remains over 100,000-seat stadiumUnited hope to stage tournament's finalThe Football Association is planning to include a redeveloped Old Trafford in the UK's bid book of stadiums to host matches at the 2035 Women's World Cup. The plans will be made public this week.Old Trafford is in line to feature in the bid even though Manchester...
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Midfielder persevered through injury setbacks and nears completing her journey through the age-group ranksWhen Freya Godfrey's phone started ringing she glanced across, saw the call was from a number she didn't recognise and ignored it. "I am a very cautious person – if I don't have your number saved then I don't answer,” she says. "It's just...
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Tuilagi free to switch allegiances for 2027 World CupMarchant available for England after signing for SaleManu Tuilagi has refused to rule out playing for Samoa at the 2027 Rugby World Cup, leaving open the possibility of him facing Steve Borthwick's England in Australia.The 34-year-old, who spearheaded the Red Rose midfield for more than a decade,...
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Duty for betting on horse racing unchanged at 15%'We want to maintain Britain's place on world stage'Charles Allen, the chair of the British Horseracing Authority, paid tribute on Wednesday to "everyone who has played their part across the sport” after the budget announcement by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, that the rate of duty for betting on...
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Goals, updates and news from the 8pm GMT kick-offs Live scoreboard | Latest table | And you can email ScottAll across the continent, teams line up to hear Zadok the Priest get his usual Uefa-sanctioned kicking. Poor Zadok's a-cold! All of which is a roundabout way to say that we'll be off in a minute. Big night coming up.TNT have a quick word with...
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Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off Live scoreboard | Latest table | And you can mail MichaelMike Arteta, Arsenal manager, speaks to TNT about his selection choices:The headaches are going to be a little bit harder. Cristhian Mosquera and Myles Lewis-Skelly deserve to play. We have to manage the squad and the load that we have. We...
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England player opts to prioritise engineering over sportJohn Mitchell salutes 'best right winger in world rugby'The Rugby World Cup winner Abby Dow has announced her shock retirement from professional rugby, with the Red Roses head coach, John Mitchell, bemoaning the fact that England have lost "the best right winger in world rugby at the peak of...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!It is measure of just how much more shameless and obsequious Fifa has become under the presidency of Gianni Infantino that news of its decision to unsuspend Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal's first two group games at next year's Geopolitics World Cup has been greeted with little more than an amused,...
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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Sam Dalling as Chelsea beat Barcelona 3-0 in the Champions League, while Manchester City and Newcastle both loseSubscribe to The Guardian Football Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast?sub_confirmation=1On the podcast today: should we be taking Chelsea more...
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'I'm 1,000% sure I know how to build a team,' manager saysFrank insists continuity under Arteta has helped ArsenalThomas Frank has given a robust defence of his credentials at Tottenham, saying he was entirely convinced of his ability to rebuild the club and lead it to success. The manager is under mounting pressure after Spurs' 4-1 derby...
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Player ingested a banned stimulant from rubber crumbShe has been exonerated but talks of 'terrible moment'The Norwegian club Vålerenga have called for anti-doping regulations to be strengthened after an extraordinary case in which a player from their women's team was found to have ingested a banned stimulant from rubber crumb in an artificial...
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The former England keeper discusses his sometimes borderline deluded outlook and being proud to defend the values of the club he lovesTom Heaton wears a scowl. Sodden and frozen, he trudges off a pitch at Manchester United's Carrington training base, gesticulating and muttering a goalkeeper-eyed analysis of the game his team have just lost. "We got...
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Palmer is training with squad despite toe fractureForward out since September with groin injuryChelsea are hopeful that Cole Palmer can give them a major boost by declaring himself fit to face Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The forward has been out with a groin injury since September and his return to action was delayed when he fractured a...
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Indian city's organisers promise: 'We are well prepared'Number of sports will increase from 10 to 15-17Ahmedabad has vowed not to make the same mistakes as Delhi in 2010 and to "lay the foundations for the next 100 years” after being confirmed as the host of the 2030 Commonwealth Games.Organisers said that 15 to 17 sports would feature in 2030...
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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Sam Dalling as Chelsea beat Barcelona 3-0 in the Champions League, while Manchester City and Newcastle both loseRate, 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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Liverpool on run of six defeats in seven league matches'You would never have expected us to have lost so much'Arne Slot has admitted he feels guilty about Liverpool's "ridiculous” slump, a collapse that no one at the club envisaged, and said he must prove himself to everyone at Anfield on a daily basis.Slot is dealing with the worst run of his...
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The final remains curious in a Celtic context because it is the showpiece occasion the club would rather forgetIt feels cruel in part to use Thursday's meeting of Feyenoord and Celtic to reflect upon illustrious times. The Dutch side are 29th in the 36-team Europa League table, with Celtic's position in 27th only more slightly more palatable to...
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Plan to sell first-pick games to one global streaming company failed and that offers pointers for the futureChampagne corks were flying last Thursday after Uefa secured average annual increases of more than 20% in the value of its Champions League rights across its five biggest European markets, largely by luring the American entertainment company...
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Serhou Guirassy scores twice in 4-0 victoryJuventus off the mark with winner at Bodø/GlimtBorussia Dortmund ended a three-match winless run with a decisive 4-0 triumph against 10-man Villarreal, powered by a double from Serhou Guirassy.The Guinean striker broke the deadlock in stoppage time before the break, heading home from a corner, and he made...
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Cheikh Touré died after being lured abroad in one of a growing number of extortion schemes tricking talented teenagers with dreams of making it bigThe last time Diodo Sokhna spoke to her teenage son, he seemed subdued, his voice sapped of all the optimism he had set off with on a journey supposed to put him on the road to a career as a...
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Twenty years after the league introduced its controversial policy, many players see it as helping them develop self-expressionLonzo Ball froze in confusion. The question – "What do you think about the NBA dress code?” – hung in the air for a second before he cracked a sheepish grin."There's a dress code?” he said, smiling. Continue...
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Verona venue to host Milano-Cortina opening ceremonyCritics see changes to 2,000-year-old arena as blasphemyA 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheatre is to be made fully accessible to people with disabilities before the Winter Paralympic Games in Milano‑Cortina, as organisers prioritise legacy with 100 days to go.The conversion of the Arena di Verona,...
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Kerry O'Keeffe has called the veteran left-armer 'one of the most underrated cricketers Australia have produced', and the figures back him upWhen I close my eyes at night, Mitchell Starc is at the top of his run. It might be punishment for forgetting to vote for him in the Guardian's all-time Ashes players list.His 6ft 6in frame elongates and...
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Own goal and red card contribute to Blues' 3-0 victoryBrazilian hails 'the most special moment of my career'Estêvão Willian relished the biggest night of his short career after powering Chelsea to a 3-0 victory against Barcelona in the Champions League with a special solo goal.The 18-year-old Brazilian struggled to make sense of his emotions...
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2nd Test: SA, 489 & 260-5d, bt India, 201 & 140, by 408 runsSpinner takes 6-37; Markram takes nine catches in Test South Africa completed a memorable 2-0 series sweep against India after the off-spinner Simon Harmer claimed six for 37 to bowl the Proteas to a 408-run victory in the second Test in Guwahati.Chasing an improbable 549 to win,...
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You had to go back to September 2018 for the last time Manchester City lost a Champions League group match at home, when Pep Guardiola was in the stands because of a ban, and Nabil Fekir's winner gave Lyon a 2-1 victory.Guardiola stood down all but one of the XI that lost at Newcastle and witnessed an off‑colour display reminiscent of last season...
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Brazilian teenager's goal in win against Barcelona was a classic and the winger could end up as one of the very best Everything Lamine Yamal does oozes quality. Even when he is strolling about looking dejected, which he did quite a bit at Stamford Bridge, he does it with the nonchalant grace of a star. He caresses the ball rather than kicking it,...
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Kitching and Sims strike late for league leadersSouthampton's Eckert makes it four out of fourLate goals from Liam Kitching and Ellis Simms helped Coventry to extend their advantage at the top of the Championship table with a 4-2 win against Middlesbrough.The Sky Blues landed two early blows in the opening 15 minutes, going ahead through Simms's...
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There cannot have been many moments during Lamine Yamal's short, golden career when the Barcelona winger has had to let another wonderkid dominate the stage. The accolades have come his way but it was different at Stamford Bridge.Lamine Yamal was barely given a kick by Marc Cucurella, who delighted in neutralising his international teammate, and...
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Newcastle cannot complain that they were not warned. Eddie Howe had cautioned his players that Pierre‑Emerick Aubameyang was "as good as ever” and would need to be "controlled” but, ultimately, the visitors proved powerless to prevent the 36-year-old transforming both the match and Marseille's Champions League ambitions.While Aubameyang...
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Estêvão was the star of the show as Chelsea thoroughly dominated ten-man Barcelona4 min: … there's a scramble in the Chelsea box. Fofana chests down on the right-hand edge of the six-yard box and cuts back for Fernandez, who slams home from close range. But the flag immediately pops up for handball. Chest then ball. There's not much in it, but...
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This four-year experiment has produced exhilarating cricket – it is worth seeing the whole thing through before casting judgmentTravis Head's latest masterpiece is three days old, the postmortems are complete and England supporters have done their pained vox pops in Australia. And somehow we're still more than a week out from the second Ashes...
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Updates from the 8pm GMT kick-offs around Europe Live scoreboard | Table | And sign up to Football Daily Chelsea v Barcelona – follow it liveFull time: Ajax 0-2 BenficaJose Mourinho has won his first Champions League game Before Covid, 26 November 2019 to be precise. Ajax stay bottom with five defeats from five. Continue reading...
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Head coach's current deal runs until 2027RFU annual report shows net loss of £1.9mThe Rugby Football Union has no plans to begin talks with Steve Borthwick over extending his contract beyond 2027 "for the foreseeable future” despite England's 11-match winning streak and autumn clean sweep.Borthwick's contract runs until the end of 2027 but...
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Cricketer killed himself after period of depressionWidow said remote support offered was 'woeful'Graham Thorpe's widow believes that he would still be alive if there had been more support from the England and Wales Cricket Board after he left his coaching role with the governing body.Thorpe – one of the most respected batters of his generation...
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'We are not there yet,' Mikel Arteta said on club's standingBayern visit Arsenal in Champions League on WednesdayMikel Arteta believes Arsenal remain in a "different universe” to European heavyweights such as Real Madrid and Bayern Munich given they have yet to win the Champions League.The Premier League leaders head into their meeting with...
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'You've got to stay in it and make most of middle session'Siddle and Law back tourists' decision to skip CanberraAs they lick their wounds after defeat in the first Test, during which they lost five wickets for 12 runs in their first innings and four for 11 in their second, England have been warned to prepare for conditions where "wickets fall in...
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'I apologised after one second,' he says'Losing four games, we have to improve a lot'Pep Guardiola has admitted his shame at a dispute with a camera operator after Manchester City's 2‑1 defeat at Newcastle on Saturday.At full time the visibly upset City manager went on to the St James' Park pitch and had heated discussions with the referee, Sam...
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Coach insists more opportunities needed for teamExecutive knocks back idea England will not be ready England's rugby league team will go into next year's World Cup without playing a fixture for almost an entire year after it was confirmed there was no room in the 2026 Super League schedule to give the national team a mid-season international...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!When Jordan Pickford's time as England and Everton's eternal No 1 comes to its end, a career in peacekeeping, or failing that, manning the doors back in Sunderland, may await. As Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane, teammates let us recall, went for each other at Old Trafford in full hold-me-back,...
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Players are being worn down by a cluttered calendar and lack of unity over their welfare from governing bodiesElina Svitolina simply could not go on. Her hopeful start to the 2025 season had given way to despair as the mental and emotional strain of constant competition, travelling and stress left its mark. The 31-year-old understood that competing...
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Defensive end died this month at age of 24Player's car reached speeds of more than 145 mphBody and dash cam footage from law enforcement officials have charted the events leading up to the death of Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland earlier this month.The 24-year-old was found dead in the early morning of 6 November, hours after being pursued...
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Carolina Panthers 9-20 San Francisco 49ersNiners overcome three Brock Purdy interceptionsChristian McCaffrey gained 142 yards from scrimmage and scored a touchdown in his first game against Carolina since he was traded away three years ago, leading the San Francisco 49ers to a 20-9 victory over the Panthers on Monday night.McCaffrey's big night...
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Research is on 'an upward curve' and the next five years could be vital in trying to limit cruciate rupturesPlayers who compete in the top two levels of German women's football are four times more likely to rupture their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) than their male counterparts, according to the German Football Association (DFB).The governing...
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Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzy Wrack, Sophie Downey and Theo Lloyd-Hughes for an NWSL special, looking at the final between Gotham FC and Washington Spirit, as well as the season as a whole, and all of the latest news from the home nationsOn today's pod: we have a National Women's Soccer League Special for you – after Gotham FC were handed the...
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Gueye addressed players following 1-0 win at Old TraffordDe Ligt accuses United of lacking urgency in Monday lossIdrissa Gueye received a round of applause from the Everton squad after apologising for his extraordinary red card in Monday's victory at Manchester United.The midfielder became the first Premier League player to be dismissed for...
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The sport may have jumped from the gaming-fuelled bandwagon just in the nick of timeAfter many months of campaigning, an unprecedented "strike” when racing relocated to London to make its voice heard and an intervention by a former prime minister, no less, the UK's second-biggest spectator sport will soon discover whether its concerted and...
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The centre-back had a difficult start in Ligue 1 but now he is captaining the club and dreaming of winning the World CupBy Get French Football NewsLeonardo Balerdi bursts into laughter as he describes the moment a police van stopped in front of his car in Marseille, sirens blaring, only for four officers to jump out, shout and sing "Allez l'OM!”...
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We turn the dial towards whimsy and revisit some of the moments that made the autumn internationals irresistibleSouth Africa and Ireland played out a slugfest for the ages and the discourse has been dominated by yellow cards and flying shoulders to the head. England held off a spirited Argentina to claim their 11th consecutive Test win and it seems...
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Arrangement is latest addition to burgeoning relationshipInfantino joined group with Bin Salman at White HouseFifa has announced the creation of a partnership with a Saudi Arabian government agency, with up to $1bn (£762m) being pledged to fund the development of football infrastructure across the globe.The game's global governing body announced...
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Last-minute side trips the norm for fans in Bazball-eraCricket Australia faces $4m shortfall after two-day TestRegional centres are rolling out the red carpet to travelling England cricket supporters with newfound time on their hands, and last-minute side trips are becoming the norm for the Barmy Army as Bazball changes what it means to tour...
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NBA champion accused of playing in rigged gamesCould face decades in prison if found guiltyPortland Trail Blazers coach and basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges he profited from rigged poker games involving several mafia figures and at least one other former NBA player.Billups, who won a championship...
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Team preparing for series of games in MarchCameron Brink and Rickea Jackson also namedCaitlin Clark will make her USA Basketball senior national team camp debut at Duke next month.The Indiana Fever All-Star, who missed the second half of the WNBA season with a groin injury, was invited to a few camps while she was in college at Iowa, but the timing...
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