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World No 8 defeats Zizou Bergs 6-2 7-5 in SydneyRinky Hijikata and Jordan Thompson earlier beat Belgium 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 6-4 in doublesAlex de Minaur has atoned to force Australia's thrilling second-round Davis Cup qualifier against Belgium to a deciding fifth rubber.A day after flopping against world No 91 Raphael Collignon to leave Australia...
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Quarter-final: Canada 46-5 AustraliaCanucks will face New Zealand in semi-finalsExpansive attacking rugby? Tick. Pick and go tries? Tick. Impressive defence and holding up tries? Tick. Canada's performance underlined why they are among the tournament favourites and had everything to set up a tasty semi-final against New Zealand, the defending...
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Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe left Marseille in disgrace after ugly fight but are set to meet for new clubs in Serie APhysical fights between teammates are nothing new in football. Newcastle's Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer were famously sent off for trading blows on the pitch in 2005, before issuing grovelling apologies after the game. John Hartson...
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Peres Jepchirchir denies Tigst Assefa to claim goldJulia Paternain learns of medal after crossing the lineJulia Paternain wasn't sure where she had finished after a punishingly hot women's marathon at these World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. So, as she crossed the line, she asked an official.The answer had Paternain, the world's 288th-ranked...
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Burnley v Liverpool opens Sunday's Premier League slate Live scores and fixtures | Tables | And mail matchday liveJonathan Wilson thinks it might be over for Pep Guardiola. Is Jonathan Wilson right about it being over for Pep Guardiola?Two current Premier League managers worked as Guardiola's assistants, Enzo Maresca and Mikel Arteta. Although both...
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England international yet to start in league this seasonAmorim: 'Sometimes I expect more from Kobbie Mainoo'Ruben Amorim said Kobbie Mainoo was uncomfortable having to fight to start for Manchester United but suggested the 20-year-old could become the world's best midfielder.Mainoo has made one substitute appearance in United's opening three...
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Somerset, 195-4, bt Hampshire, 194-6, by six wicketsWill Smeed smashes 94 in highest Finals Day chaseWill Smeed, with the help of some late-night umpty from Sean Dickson and Lewis Gregory, carried Somerset to a thrilling victory in the T20 Blast final, as they hauled in a record-breaking run-chase against Hampshire that one moment silenced the...
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West Brom slip up with home defeat to DerbyStoke second after beating BirminghamThe substitute Sontje Hansen scored a stoppage-time equaliser three minutes after coming on to earn Middlesbrough, the leaders, a 2-2 draw at Preston. The 23-year-old came off the bench after Jordan Storey looked to have won it for Preston and provided the telling touch...
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Napoli stay stop after Højlund scores in win at FiorentinaMbappé helps 10-man Madrid win; Kane double for BayernJuventus snatched a dramatic 4-3 win at home to Inter, with Vasilije Adzic netting a stunning added-time winner in a game in which a Thuram brother scored for each side, but Napoli stayed top with a 3-1 win at Fiorentina.In Turin,...
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Fresh from taking the extraordinary step of calling for the people running their club to step down, perhaps the next move for West Ham's official fan advisory board is to issue a vote of no confidence in their team's defending. After all, nothing else seems to have made Graham Potter's dreadful side realise that marking opponents at set-pieces is a...
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Striker does the simple thing well and gives Mikel Arteta an alternative to the robot parcel delivery droids at his disposalControl. Fixed planes of movement. Positive metrics. Data victory. Safety in order. Strength through no joy. This is all good stuff. This is a matrix for winning at sport. This is how Mikel Arteta has transformed Arsenal from...
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Russell Martin will not resign despite Ibrox turning toxic towards him in the 2-0 defeat by Hearts which left Rangers without a win in their first five Premiership matches.There were only nine minutes on the clock when Gers fans began to chant the name of Nicolas Raskin, the popular Belgium midfielder left out of the squad amid an ongoing dispute...
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Pepism is no longer the prevailing tactical template, with football and its innovator in a state of fluxThe world is blasted, unfamiliar. Smoke swirls amid the gloom. Foul odours belch from the sulphurous earth. The landscape echoes to howls and grunts and screams. A great light has gone out and all that remains is confusion and fear. Everywhere...
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Match at Gtech Community Stadium starts at 8pm (BST)Transfer window: Premier League club-by-club analysisShare your thoughts with Xaymaca via email7 min: Brentford have made their game plan clear. Anticipating Chelsea will have the lion share of possession, Keith Andrew's side seem set on clipping balls over the top on the counter attack. It's...
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Antoine Semenyo scored one goal and set up the other as Bournemouth beat Brighton 2-1. Alex Scott netted his first league goal since December 2023, with Kaoru Mitoma equalising for the visitors.The Cherries handed a surprise top-flight debut to Veljko Milosavljevic, their 18-year-old transfer deadline day signing, with the centre-back Bafodé...
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Marquand stood in for Ryan Moore and Wayne LordanDelacroix gives Aidan O'Brien 17th Group One winAidan O'Brien's pre-eminence in European racing over the last 20 years has been so unrelenting that it can sometimes be taken for granted, but even by Ballydoyle's standards, the 2025 season is turning into an extraordinary campaign that could match, or...
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Norrie beats Olaf Pieczkowski as GB see off PolandGermany, France and Argentina reach final eightCameron Norrie defeated Olaf Pieczkowski of Poland 6-4, 6-4 to secure Great Britain's place in next year's Davis Cup qualifiers. Norrie's assured victory over the world No 484 established an unassailable 3-1 lead for Great Britain after they were forced...
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Englishman shoots 64 to reach 13-under Leaders Adrien Saddier and Alex Norén two shots aheadThoughts have inevitably turned towards how Tyrrell Hatton may celebrate victory here. Not only was the Englishman denied proper euphoria when claiming the PGA Championship in 2020 – those were Covid times – but he started this week depicting himself...
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Anonymity and Nick Woltemade were already well on the way to becoming strangers but, after this, there seems zero chance of the Germany striker ever being able to blend seamlessly into the background on Tyneside.Given that Woltemade's awkwardly angular 6ft 6in frame is topped by a curly mop of bright blond hair and his distinctive moustache screams...
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Beatrice Chebet roared on to 10,000m gold in TokyoKishane Thompson and Julien Alfred shine in 100mThere was a moment on the opening night of the World Athletics Championships when the bottled-up frustration of missing out on a full-fat Tokyo Olympics – with crowds and fun and unbridled joy – suddenly seemed to be unleashed. It came at the end...
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Black Ferns are gathering momentum and pose the biggest threat to the Red Roses' hopes of lifting the World CupThe Black Ferns were slow leaving the pitch at half-time, but very quick coming back on to it once the break was over. With 40 minutes to play, the scores tied 10-10, and a spot in the semi-finals on the line, the New Zealand captain...
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Pidcock: 'It's the biggest performance of my career'Leader takes 1:16 advantage into Sunday's final stageTom Pidcock stands to finish on the podium of the Vuelta a España on Sunday after surviving the final mountain test as Jonas Vingegaard rode away to take a stage 20 win that all but seals his overall victory.Pidcock, defending an advantage of...
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When Ange Postecoglou dreamed it beforehand, he imagined a result to kickstart his Nottingham Forest tenure, silencing a group of opposition supporters that have long been against him in the process. The former Tottenham manager could scarcely have hand-picked a spicier debut assignment. Then reality intervened.This Arsenal team are not easily...
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Match at London Stadium kicks off at 5.30pm (BST)David Squires on … Daniel Levy's greatest hits at SpursShare your thoughts with Emillia via emailThe teams are out. Kick-off is just a few minutes away.Former West Ham star Mohammed Kudus returns to the London Stadium today for the first time since his £54.5million transfer to Tottenham. Continue...
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Updates from the tie in Bristol; kick-off 4pm BSTMail Alex | Report on New Zealand 46-17 South AfricaA bit of AC/DC is blasting out at Ashton Gate – Thunderstruck – though the weather looks fine despite forecasts of possible rain. We await the teams any moment now!Kévin Rouet, the Canada head coach, is a-OK with the idea that his side are...
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Updates from the afternoon's 3pm BST kick-offsMatch report: Arsenal 3-0 Nottingham ForestIt's full-time at the Emirates, Arsenal have dispatched Ange Postecoglou's Nottingham Forest 3-0. Murillo going off in the first half will be a concern for the visitors but the Gunners were excellent. Mikel Arteta was missing a few starters but the players...
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More than 70,000 spectators will witness oversized fight but smallest margins will decide outcome Las Vegas has staged its share of blockbuster fight nights but nothing on the scale of what is coming this weekend. On Saturday night at Allegiant Stadium, the $2bn (£1.47bn) home of the NFL's Raiders, Saúl "Canelo” Álvarez will defend his...
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The first track and field medals were handed out in Tokyo, big names progressed, but Laura Muir is out of the women's 1500mNow for the women's 100m heats. The first sees the US's Melissa Jefferson-Wooden win in a time of 10.99. That looked easy for the Olympic bronze medallist. Dina Asher-Smith goes in the second heat. Three to go through, and...
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Australia's fastest woman finishes third in heat to reach semi-finalsRohan Browning fails to progress in men's event in TokyoAustralia's fastest woman Torrie Lewis has surged into the semi-finals of the 100m on the opening night of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo and declared – even after setting a new national record – that she can...
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The sport, a popular pastime of the white elite during the colonial period, has struggled in recent years, but its fortunes may be changingThe spectators on the grandstand at Ngong Racecourse in Nairobi jumped to their feet as the horses competing in the fifth race of the Day of Champions – the last meeting of the season – came around the final...
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Martin Zubimendi scored twice and Viktor Gyokeres grabbed another as Arsenal cruised past Forest at the Emirates6 min Arsenal are starting to find some rhythm. Madueke cuts inside from the right and teases a dangerous inswinging cross that is headed away well by Murillo.4 min Ndoye is down and in pai- oh forget it, he's trying it on. Continue...
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Duo are the most productive T20 openers, with Salt's goal to be 'best in the world' after record innings against South AfricaAs he reflected on his epic individual contribution to a thrilling and historic win for England against South Africa on Friday, Phil Salt spoke about being inspired to ever greater heights by the people around him. "The...
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World No 8 and Jordan Thompson suffer singles losses in SydneyBelgium take 2-0 lead over Australia in second-round qualifying tieTennis officials have been branded "barbaric” as Australia slumped to a shock 2-0 deficit in a dramatic start to their second-round Davis Cup qualifying tie against Belgium in Sydney.Lowly ranked Raphael Collignon...
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Just seven runners at Doncaster but plenty of depth and the appearance of a Derby winner adds significant interest Just seven runners will go to post for the St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday, the final Classic of the Flat campaign, but it is a race with real depth in terms of quality and features the first appearance of a Derby winner in this...
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South Africa thump New Zealand 43-10 in WellingtonTourists score 36 unanswered points in second halfThe All Blacks suffered their heaviest-ever Test defeat as South Africa beat New Zealand 43-10 in Wellington to revive their Rugby Championship campaign.Cheslin Kolbe scored a try in each half and Damian Willemse, Kwagga Smith, RG Snyman and André...
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The 'Turkish Immortal' allowed two white queens on the board, then sacrificed the black queen for a pawn, followed by checkmate by a previously unmoved black pawnDraws dominated on Friday in round eight of the $625,000 Grand Swiss in Samarkand on the ancient Silk Road, where the top two finishers after 11 rounds will qualify for the 2026...
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Just before Sunday's crucial qualifier against Samoa in Denver, the American domestic league lost a third team in less than two monthsThe US Eagles men can qualify for the 2027 World Cup on Sunday, by beating Samoa in the Pacific Nations Cup fifth-place play-off in Denver. Defeat will not end hopes of making it to Australia, as further play-offs...
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Pompey midfielder considers playing in first South Coast derby league meeting in 13 years bucket-list worthyInside a blue and white dugout at Portsmouth's training ground John Swift is reliving the childhood he spent a few miles away, across the harbour in Gosport. He maps out the view he had from his front door on Dukes Road and the Forton park...
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Sarah Hunter and Lou Meadows pinpoint when it all clicked for Red Roses ahead of their World Cup quarter-final Earning the right to win each game may be the Red Roses' mantra at this Rugby World Cup but making history on home soil is the goal Sarah Hunter and Lou Meadows are working to orchestrate. England's assistant coaches describe themselves as...
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Fast-finishing Australia lose 28-26 to Argentina in SydneyJoe Schmidt's side pay price for conceding 13 penalties With their backs to the wall again after an error strewn hour had left them 18 points behind, the Wallabies looked forlornly to the Allianz Stadium grandstands and saw Rugby Australia chief Phil Waugh sitting with John Howard. Surely...
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News and buildup to the day's football actionPremier League things to look out for | Email matchday liveScottish Premiership"Oh matchday live, how could you?” thunders says Simon McMahon. "You forgot about about Dundee United's trip to Easter Road to face Hibs at 5.45pm, so please, allow me. United manager Jim Goodwin this week signed a new deal,...
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Updates as Wallabies take on Pumas in SydneyAny thoughts? Get in touch with Jonathan HowcroftAfter turning out last week top to toe in navy blue, Argentina revert to their traditional albiceleste (white and sky blue).It is one of my favourite uniforms in international sport, and here's why. The colours are beautiful, soft, and complementary. Le Coq...
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2nd T20: England, 304-2, bt South Africa, 158, by 146 runsHosts hit their highest T20 total to go level in the seriesEngland made history, and for the first time more than 300 runs, on an extraordinary night in Manchester as they buried South Africa under a mountain of runs and shredded statistics. Their highest T20 total was turbocharged by a...
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Jaden Philogene scored a hat-trick as Ipswich thrashed the Championship's bottom side Sheffield United 5-0. The heavy defeat heaps pressure on to Blades head coach, Rubén Sellés, who has now lost all five matches since taking over at Bramall Lane in the summer.George Hirst and Jack Clarke were also on the scoresheet as Ipswich chalked up their...
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Tottenham manager admits 'things have gone quickly'He insists 'everything is positivity and backing' at the clubThomas Frank has revealed that he held constructive talks with Tottenham Hotspur's owners following Daniel Levy's sudden departure and hopes that he will be given a say in the club's long-term strategy.Frank insisted it has been business...
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Leigh 28-10 St HelensLeopards run in five tries in impressive displayThese two great rugby league clubs may both be preparing for the Super League playoffs in a fortnight's time but on the evidence of what we have seen both here and in recent weeks, you suspect only one has a credible chance of walking out at Old Trafford in a month's time.And...
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At the rainswept home of West Ham, the Arsenal fans sang: "We know you don't believe us, we know you don't believe us, we know you don't believe us, we're going to win the league.”It is perhaps a little premature for anyone to determine where the Women's Super League title will end up but there is a joy pulsing through Arsenal at the moment, the...
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Forward refused to play to force Anfield move'If a player wants to leave us then we would sell'Arne Slot has defended Alexander Isak over his decision to go on strike in order to force a move away from Newcastle and insisted the same situation would never arise at Liverpool because they would sell any player who made it clear they wanted to leave...
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Cas bans US sprinter Erriyon Knighton for four yearsEthiopia's Diribe Welteji ineligible pending case appealDoping in track and field has been thrust back into the spotlight on the eve of the World Athletics Championships after the US sprint star Erriyon Knighton was banned for four years and the Ethiopian Diribe Welteji was declared ineligible to...
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Ruben Amorim inherited a mess but his position being under threat so early is simply life in football's hottest seatSoap opera, wall-to‑wall media coverage, a sporting Truman Show and real-life panopticon. Ruben Amorim, like those before him, blinks in the glare of the endless fascination with Manchester United's leading man, and may wonder...
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Arimori promises to erase negativity of 2021 Games'Sport is not just for athletes, it is for everyone'The head of Japanese athletics broke down in tears on Friday as she promised that hosting the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo would help erase the negative memories of the "Covid Olympics” in 2021. Yuko Arimori also insisted that the...
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Underdogs have not beaten Red Roses since 1999 but will relish challenge after impressive run to quarter-finalsThere is no doubt about the size of the task facing Scotland: to progress to the Rugby World Cup semi-finals they will have to pull off one of the biggest shocks in the tournament's history to knock out the favourites, England. The old...
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Belgian rider wins his third stage of 2025 raceJonas Vingegaard adds four seconds to overall leadBelgium's Jasper Philipsen sprinted clear at the end of stage 19 to seal his third win at this year's Vuelta a España on Friday while Jonas Vingegaard added four seconds to his overall advantage over Joño Almeida.After 160km of relatively flat riding...
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Metropolitan police questioned man in his 40s in JuneIncident alleged to have occurred at pub in ChelseaA former England cricketer is being investigated by police over an allegation of sexual assault and claims two women had their drinks spiked at a London pub co-owned by a group of current and former sport stars.In a statement released to the...
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Striker says City need to get 'asses going' after two lossesDonnarumma likely to start against United on SundayErling Haaland has described Manchester City's start to the season as "not good enough” and described Sunday's derby as a "perfect” opportunity to start turning things around.After an impressive opening-day victory at Wolves, City...
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Updates from the second T20i at Old TraffordFirst T20 report | Mail Rob 5th over: England 88-0 (Salt 32, Buttler 54) Rabada returns to the attack and is monstered down the ground for six by Buttler. Three successive fours take Buttler to a quite exhilarating 50 from 18 balls. He waves his bat to the ground, then snaps his head back to salute his...
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Women's rights have disappeared under the Taliban and more must be done to support athletes in exileSixteen-year-old Fawzia (a pseudonym) is writing to the Guardian from her home in Afghanistan. It is her home and also her prison. She does not leave it much these days.But she does have a bat, and a ball, and spends her days training with her four...
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Women's Super League's new £1m players at London City Lionesses and Chelsea have a tough act to follow after Smith's stunning Arsenal openerThe women's game's first £1m signing, Olivia Smith, wasted no time at all in demonstrating her worth as she scored a goal‑of‑the‑season contender on her debut for Arsenal. As the Women's Super League's...
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Norwegian 'struggling' despite being in title contentionMcIlroy flirts with cut line at PGA ChampionshipIt is difficult to square Viktor Hovland's excellent position on the Wentworth leaderboard with the Norwegian's blunt assessment of his game. The 27-year-old claimed he hit certain shots on the West Course on Friday that "hurt my soul”.Hovland...
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Briton insists that winning gold at world championships will be the easiest thing he has done in the past six weeksAs Josh Kerr prepares for a men's 1500m with more intrigue and mystery than a Seicho Matsumoto novel, he wants to make one thing clear. He is, without any doubt in his mind, the man to beat at these world championships.Kerr knows that...
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Champions signed Wirtz and Isak during transfer window'They have recruited the two most decisive players'Mikel Arteta believes Liverpool have assembled the strongest squad in the Premier League after the acquisition of Alexander Isak. Liverpool broke their transfer record twice this summer, signing Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen in a deal...
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Senne Lammens needs time to settle after £18m moveRuben Amorim: 'Altay is going to continue'Ruben Amorim will retain Altay Bayindir as Manchester United's No 1 in Sunday's derby at Manchester City but says he regards his new goalkeeper, Senne Lammens, as one for the present as well as the future.Bayindir has started United's three Premier League...
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All the latest from Premier League, WSL and beyondTen things to look out for | Contact Barry via emailManchester United visit City in Sunday's derby, but will do so without André Onana. The Cameroon keeper completed his loan move to Turkish side Trabzonspor last night, so either new recruit Senne Lammens or Altay Bayindir will be in goal.There is...
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Before Saturday's derby, fans wonder if it would be so bad to have a chair delivering occasional success on and off the pitchIt will not only be fans of Tottenham looking on with interest when the architects of one of English football's most astonishing acts of corporate brutality watch life after Daniel Levy begin with a game against rivals where...
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Moyes has brought a dull team to life by giving creative players such as Jack Grealish the freedom to flourishBy WhoScoredNo Premier League side had more goalless draws last season than Everton. In recent years, Goodison Park became a fortress of attrition, a place where survival mattered more than spectacle. Four years of relegation scraps drained...
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Two of the summer's biggest transfer moves from Germany to the Premier League are starkly contrasting prospectsWhat must a footballer who costs €80m, €100m or more be able to do and prove? He should be a promising prospect at the age of 17 to 20; occupy a clear position on the pitch; be one of the five most important players in a team; perform...
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One-time highland dancing queen has lit up the Women's Rugby World Cup with her attacking zestRugby's next potential superstar is not shy about articulating her hopes and dreams. "I want to change the game and I'm proud to say that. I want to do things that no one has ever done, female or male.” Nobody could ever accuse the fast-rising Jorja...
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As he bids for a fourth Finals Day title, Hampshire's captain is enjoying a new life in Dubai as a T20 freelancer with few regrets over his England careerFinals Day beckons for James Vince this Saturday and to call it familiar territory would be an understatement. This is Hampshire's 11th appearance at the T20 Blast's annual jamboree – a record...
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It's risky making calls after just one week. But there are a few worrying signs for prominent teams, players and coaches early in the seasonFun fact: the Giants returned 10 of their 11 offensive starters from last year, despite finishing 29th in EPA per play last season. The only change came at quarterback, with the Giants signing Russell Wilson,...
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Updates from the Crows v Hawks clashBounce at Adelaide Oval is 7.10pm local / 7.40pm AESTAny thoughts? Get in touch with Martin PeganDuring finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletterAdelaide have been on a rollercoaster ride, with more dips than highs, in the decade since the tragic passing of their coach Phil Walsh.Geoff Lemon looks over...
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Ange Postecoglou's Forest bow, a new-look forward line at Newcastle and a Manchester derby to forget for any loserAnge Postecoglou never won a north London derby while in charge at Tottenham, drawing one and losing three, so starting life in the Nottingham Forest dugout away to Arsenal may not be the ideal situation. It has been a whirlwind week...
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American players to receive stipend for participationFormer world No 6 said Europe have more 'camaraderie'Patrick Reed believes it "unnecessary” that his fellow Americans will be paid for participation in the upcoming Ryder Cup. Reed, who has missed out on what would have been a fourth Ryder Cup appearance at Bethpage, also said Europe carry the...
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Leeds 8-16 Catalans DragonsRhinos miss chance to clinch home playoffAs the stands began to empty and the stunned silence at Headingley shifted towards murmurings of discontent and the occasional boo, there was a plea from Leeds Rhinos' stadium announcer to hang around and greet the players after their final home game of the Super League season.The...
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The French coach on his partnership with Serena, why he parted ways with Naomi Osaka and how to break the Sinner-Alcaraz duopolyPatrick Mouratoglou was notably absent from this year's US Open. Since his breakout advising Marcos Baghdatis, who he guided to the Australian Open final in 2006, Mouratoglou has distinguished himself as a tennis guru –...
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Enhanced security measures at the London StadiumMohammed Kudus's return among potential flashpointsWest Ham have taken the unusual step of banning half-and-half scarves for the London derby against Tottenham.The move is among a number of increased security measures aimed at preventing away supporters from getting into the home sections at the...
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Charges relate to Roman Abramovich eraClub settled similar case with Uefa in 2023Chelsea are expecting to be hit with a substantial financial sanction for transfer misdemeanours, after the Football Association charged them on Thursday with 74 breaches of its rules relating to the use of football agents.The club now face a lengthy charge sheet after...
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Italian goalkeeper says 'together we can make success''Competition is good for everyone – we have to be strong'Gianluigi Donnarumma has welcomed having to compete with James Trafford to be Manchester City's No 1, the Italian goalkeeper saying "together we can make success”.The 26-year-old was signed from Paris Saint-Germain for about £30m...
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Keeper leaves after United sign Senne LammensRegular errors put him under pressureAndré Onana has completed his season-long loan move from Manchester United to Trabzonspor. The 29-year-old joined United from Inter Milan in 2023 for an initial €51m , plus a potential €4m in add-ons.However, a string of errors quickly led pressure to mount on...
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Leicestershire up after draw, Notts win to set up heavyweight showdown with SurreyYorkshire are making a Horlicks of their first innings – Davey and Gregory have reduced them to 41-4, still trail by 400.A couple of wickets at New Road – now will this get tasty? The busy McCann gone for 28 and Joe Clarke for a nine-ball duck. 74 needed and dot...
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WCL 3rd qualifying round: Brann 1-0 Man UtdIngrid Stenevik scores header in 76th minuteManchester United's hopes of being involved in the main draw of the Women's Champions League for the first time are hanging in the balance after a disappointing first-leg loss in Norway in the third qualifying round.Poor defending at a...
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Filly's success the fourth in six days for racing operationKarl Burke also in flying form after May Hill victoryKia Joorabchian's big-money buys for his Amo Racing operation have grabbed the headlines at the yearling sales in recent seasons, but another investor with a football background has also been building a significant presence on the turf....
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Former Spurs manager had his 60th birthday plans upended by job offer but feels 'things happen for a reason'Ange Postecoglou walked out of the City Ground tunnel, which is decorated with famous images from yesteryear, and surveyed the scene. Just like that, the new Nottingham Forest head coach, in a blue suit, open‑neck white shirt and Paul Smith...
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Rulas Arreola advertised human growth hormoneTrainer is with Álvarez for Terence Crawford fightA trainer who is working with Canelo Álvarez advertised performance-enhancing drugs for sale, including human growth hormone, before he joined the super-middleweight boxer's team, the Guardian can reveal.Rulas Arreola, also known as Raul...
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Each team in the running, their chances of winning, and how many enemies you'll make rooting for themThe NRL finals are back. That means three things: Phil Gould speechifying; incoming Mad Monday scandals; and a boatload of casual fans looking for a team to back.If you don't know your Jaylan De Groots from your Jaiyden Hunts, here's a guide to each...
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Uefa describes it as an 'important and growing issue'Barcelona and Milan lined up for league matches abroadUefa has postponed a decision on whether to allow domestic league matches to be played abroad and promised a consultation with "all stakeholders … including fans” regarding the controversial plans.The move casts uncertainty over proposals...
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'I knew it was coming so it wasn't a surprise'Australian unveiled as new Nottingham Forest managerAnge Postecoglou said he knew Tottenham would sack him in advance of their Europa League triumph in Bilbao but said Spurs supporters wanting to "hug me and take me home for dinner” is indicative that he succeeded.Postecoglou was talking after being...
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EFL wants to add National League-style eliminatorsPlan could be expanded to Leagues One and TwoThe English Football League is in talks over adding an eliminator round to the Championship playoffs and increasing the number of participants from four to six.The proposal is a similar format to the one used by the National League. In the Championship...
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Italian wins 12.2km time trial with time of 13 minutesAlmeida closes gap on overall leader VingegaardFilippo Ganna tore through the final third of Thursday's shortened individual time trial to win stage 18 of the Vuelta a España in Valladolid, and third-placed João Almeida gained 10 seconds on the overall leader, Jonas Vingegaard.Ganna, the...
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Robson has been pundit since retiring from tennisTNT has offered on-the-ground reporting roleLaura Robson is in talks with TNT Sports about a surprise role fronting their live coverage of the Ashes from Australia this winter.The junior Wimbledon champion and mixed doubles Olympic silver medallist has made a successful transition to broadcasting...
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Olympic 800m champion explains how her season was saved by a full-time physio and a Himalayan rock crystalThere was a moment in the summer when Keely Hodgkinson feared her season was in tatters. She had injured her hamstring yet again during an eight-hour round trip to Windsor Castle to collect her MBE. There were tears and mood swings. Emotional...
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Shutting out a hefty majority of countries – 35 out of 47 – is a risky strategy for premier club competition in the world's biggest continentThere are plenty of similarities between the Champions Leagues run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Uefa. The two tournaments now follow the same calendar – Asia recently transitioned from a...
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In an exclusive interview, the New York City mayoral candidate spoke about his love for Arsenal, distaste for dynamic pricing, and what he'd do if he saw Donald Trump at the World Cup finalNew York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has launched a public petition against Fifa's use of dynamic pricing for World Cup tickets, telling the Guardian...
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Swimmer is first British athlete to sign up for eventProud: 'These are opportunities I cannot pass by at 30'Olympic swimming silver medallist Ben Proud, the first British athlete to sign up for the Enhanced Games, has accepted he risks sullying his reputation but admitted he is chiefly motivated by the potential huge financial rewards in the...
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Coote appears at Nottingham magistrates courtHe has been charged with a category A offenceThe former Premier League referee David Coote has pleaded not guilty to making an indecent image of a child.Coote appeared in Nottingham magistrates court on Thursday, having been charged on 12 August in relation to a video recovered by police officers in...
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Unclear why Thompson has been suspendedHe stepped up to role from academy in July 2024Sheffield United Women's head coach, Ash Thompson, has been suspended from his duties as the team prepare for their second league match of the season.The Women's Super League 2 side's assistant coach Luke Turner is understood to have been overseeing training for...
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La Liga's salary limit applies to the whole club and with six players leaving this summer, is the club's golden era over?How times have changed. For the past few years Barcelona have been the team everyone wanted to join: five consecutive Champions League finals, stylish football, leaders in women's football, a stunning city and Ballon d'Or winners...
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Bronson Hearn-Smith went viral for a video of his effortless sprinting style which has earned him fast times and many admirersPale skin, wiry frame and Clark Kent spectacles – Bronson Hearn-Smith does not resemble your average sprinter. In fact, he would look more at home in a science lesson than on an athletics track. But Hearn-Smith has traded...
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By asking broadcasters not to show any protest against Donald Trump at Sunday's final, the governing body has caved to fear while contradicting its own history of spectacleWhen the dust finally settles in the days after Sunday's eagerly awaited US Open men's final, the United States Tennis Association will issue its annual victory-lap press...
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Exiles from the Taliban in England and Australia are using the sport to battle prejudice and give a voice to women and girls in Afghanistan"I felt quite lost,” says the goalkeeper Elaha Safdari. "I didn't know anyone, but little by little football gave me the strength and power to start again, to start from zero, to build, to keep going and to...
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What goes on tour, stays on tour as Uefa meets to discuss La Liga's and Serie A's request to play competitive matches abroadThe caramel-coloured tiles on the facade are long gone, and the name changed eight years ago, and there are now wraparound LED screens and an "immersive” museum experience and a lot more bright yellow than you would ideally...
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Injured pair ruled out of Saturday's Rugby Championship TestTane Edmed will wear No 10 jersey for first timeFlyhalf Tom Lynagh and centre Len Ikitau have been ruled out of Australia's Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Sydney on Saturday in a blow for the Wallabies.Lynagh is nursing a hamstring strain following the last-gasp 28-24 win...
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'The transition to senior from junior is always tougher,' says retired starSeventeen-year-old Gout has earned comparisons to the JamaicanUsain Bolt has warned Australian schoolboy sprint sensation Gout Gout that translating teenage talent into world and Olympic titles is a tough process.Gout has earned comparisons with the Jamaican sprinting great...
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Brazil lost qualifiers in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia … just like they did before the 2002 World CupDespite how it might look on paper, Brazil did not necessarily hit a new low at high altitude by losing 1-0 against Bolivia this week. As their place at the World Cup was already reserved, Carlo Ancelotti could afford to field a...
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Australian says: 'The club wants more – that's what I want'Postecoglou replaced Nuno Espírito Santo on TuesdayAnge Postecoglou says he is determined to take Nottingham Forest back to "its rightful place” in English football. Postecoglou sealed a rapid return to the Premier League on Tuesday when he was appointed as Nuno Espírito Santo's...
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South Africa 97-5; England 54-5; South Africa win by 14 runs (DLS)Game reduced to nine-over contest, then cut to five-over chaseIt was mildly absurd in one sense, a day of rain showers in Cardiff turning the first T20 international between England and South Africa into a shortened thrash that did not get under way until 8.50pm.The hardy spectators...
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British prime ministers have been pretty much invisible on the terraces … until now. And football is always telling you thingsIf you'd told Keir Starmer last summer that just over a year after his election as prime minister he would single‑handedly, and by the sheer force of his own personality, have stopped England fans from singing songs...
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Josh Tongue and Lyndon James swept aside Worcestershire as Nottinghamshire took hold of the matchDom Sibley has retired hurt at The Oval, Ben Foakes now accompanies Ollie Pope.And Ben Green is having fun at Taunton – presumably under orders to smash it around. Somerset move into the 420s. Continue reading...
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Pair tipped for greatness before world championships Coe says 'you have to marvel' at Hodgkinson comebackKeely Hodgkinson could end her career as one of the greatest athletes of all time, while the 17-year-old Australian sprinter Gout Gout is the real deal, Sebastian Coe has predicted on the eve of the world championships in Tokyo.Coe won two...
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Forty-eight teams will participate in next summer's World Cup and 30 places are still up for grabsForty-eight teams will participate in next summer's World Cup, with the hosts, Canada, Mexico and the United States, granted automatic entry. A further 43 places are determined by qualifying competitions from the six confederations and the remaining...
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An upbeat Jamie Vardy insists he is 'never to old to learn' on his unveiling at the newly promoted Serie A clubIn Cremona everything is about music: the city, located in the heart of the Po Valley, is where the greatest luthier of all time, Antonio Stradivari, was born. His violins – unique pieces, each identified by a name – are today in the...
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Riders' union holds vote over continuingStage won by Giulio Pellizzari on climb to finishRiders at the Vuelta a España have voted to keep racing, but did not rule out abandoning the Grand Tour if pro-Palestinian protests continue to disrupt the competition.Wednesday's 17th stage, won by Italy's Giulio Pellizzari, ended without any major...
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Trainers and jockeys from all levels of the sport were among the turf's great and good who downed tools over fears of rising duty ratesThe Queen Elizabeth II Centre was presumably chosen as the venue for racing's Axe The Racing Tax event in London on Wednesday as it is just the briefest of canters from the seat of power in Westminster, but it felt...
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Swimmer won silver for GB in Paris last summerEvent allows athletes to take performance-enhancing drugsThe Olympic silver medallist Ben Proud has become the first Briton to join the Enhanced Games, an event that allows athletes to take performance-enhancing drugs.The 30-year-old, who came second in the 50m freestyle in Paris last summer, does not...
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Culture secretary wants equal access for girls' teamsLisa Nandy says funding will come with conditionsThe government will look to enforce equal access to grassroots sport, with girls still getting the short end of the stick despite extra investment at the local level, the culture secretary has said.Lisa Nandy told the culture, media and sport...
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Players could be rested for matches on welfare groundsLions squad mandated 10 weeks off after summer tourSteve Borthwick has been urged by Prem Rugby head coaches to consider resting British & Irish Lions players during England's autumn internationals campaign on welfare grounds.Players who appeared on the Lions tour in Australia over the...
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Over-by-over coverage of the first T20Get in touch with Tim to share your thoughts"Shame (but very predictable) about the current weather,” says Alfie Sparrow, although his email is actually about something else. "I've just moved into London, living in Tooting with some old uni mates. I was wondering if any readers have local cricket club...
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Head coach believes 'competition for places is on'Bellingham, Palmer and Foden all still to come backThomas Tuchel has insisted he is brave enough to omit star names from his England XI if it better balances the team. The head coach feels competition for places has increased after the 5-0 World Cup qualifying win against Serbia in Belgrade on...
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Striker 'will never advise a child of mine' to go into footballMpabbé remains in dispute with PSG a year after leavingKylian Mbappé has admitted the football world would have "disgusted” him long ago if he did not have a passion for playing the game. The France and Real Madrid forward also said he would never encourage a child of his to...
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Former Brentford striker missed out on England's qualifiers but he believes the standard of Saudi football should not be ignoredIvan Toney is aware of the outside noise. He hardly needs reminding that plenty of people have had their say since he swapped the Premier League for the Saudi Pro League just over a year ago. An Asian Champions League...
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Keeta Vaccaro in process of divorcing wide receiverPlayer's lawyer vigorously denies allegationsThe estranged wife of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill alleges in court filings that she has been the victim of multiple acts of domestic violence, TMZ reported.The two are in the process of divorcing, and in paperwork Keeta Vaccaro filed on...
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Former official due to appear in court on ThursdayAllegation refers to video recovered by police in FebruaryThe former Premier League referee David Coote, who lost his job last year after a series of scandals, has been charged with making an indecent image of a child. According to Nottinghamshire police, the charge is of the most serious Category A...
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Defender's understated brilliance during away win against Serbia, just days after Palace transfer saga, is nothing newAfter a summer when the noise around the transfer window threatened to reach deafening levels, with players forcing moves through by going on strike and releasing angry statements on social media, it was refreshing to see Marc...
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Egypt forward injured knee in World Cup qualifierInjured Rayan Cherki also out for six weeksOmar Marmoush is poised to miss Manchester City's derby with Manchester United on Sunday, and there are fears that a knee injury sustained against Burkina Faso could rule him out for a sustained period.The Egypt forward was forced off in the ninth minute of...
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Moldovan-Romanian striker Vladislav Blanuta says he was unaware what he was reposting and that he is pro-UkraineSome signings are better received by fans than others, but it is questionable whether any new addition has been at the end of such anger as Dynamo Kyiv's acquisition of Vladislav Blanuta.The 23-year-old Moldovan-Romanian striker joined...
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Not all of our choices got to play in the W but they helped build the foundations as the league goes from strength to strengthThe WNBA playoffs begin this weekend. It's the latest in a string of glitzy moments for the league, which recently has seen the rise of Indiana's Caitlin Clark and her rivalry with Chicago's Angel Reese, along with...
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Our photographer captured the action, emotion and exhaustion in Nottingham where teams from across the globe vied for supremacy in an ancient test of strength."Pick up the rope! Take the strain! Steady! Pull!” When the referee barks those commands, eight competitors on each team muster every ounce of strength in their bodies and attempt to haul...
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Plus: more First Division players from unusual places, and the first team with a star on their shirtMail us with your questions and answers"In their Conference League game away to Legia Warsaw, Hibernian wore parts of all three of this season's kits – third shirt, away shorts and home socks,” noted Euan Williamson last week. "Has any other team...
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TV host explains how a new Premier League initiative can help to end the taboo around mental health issues"I go to football every week, all my life. Home, away, England away, all of it,” says Roman Kemp. "And there is something about it that is transcendent. It almost feels like religion to me. Like if you go on holiday and you go into a church,...
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The new Nottingham Forest coach will be better for his two years at Spurs and has unfinished business in Europe after his sackingAnge Postecoglou is used to mixed reactions when he takes a new job. So the response of Nottingham Forest fans to his appointment on Tuesday was par for the course. At Yokohama F. Marinos in 2018, fans were nonplussed at...
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Thomas Tuchel had his big moment in a World Cup qualifier but home fans were more concerned with off-pitch issuesSport: it just keeps on trying to tell you things. On a gripping, clammy, oddly distracted night in Belgrade, England and Serbia produced what felt at times like a twin-track spectacle, a perfect embodiment of the idea of elite sport as...
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After 13 months out with a torn ACL, the Sparks' rising star has returned to the WNBA with renewed purpose, a sharpened game and a determination to help othersIt's the fourth quarter of a tense, close bout in Los Angeles between the hometown Sparks and the Indiana Fever. The game has serious playoff implications for both teams, so every bucket...
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Navy top carries the slogan 'USA Ryder Cup 2025'Social media erupted after item went on sale onlineThe United States team has made an early Ryder Cup faux pas after an official T-shirt appeared on sale, featuring a silhouette which bears an uncanny resemblance to Europe's Rory McIlroy. What on earth was wrong with Scottie Scheffler? McIlroy is the...
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It was the night when Thomas Tuchel located the ignition point for his England tenure, when all of the grumbling that had followed him to Belgrade seemed to float away. The head coach needed a result to allow his team to take control of this World Cup qualifying group – and a performance, too, after the flatness of much of what had gone...
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Game on Sunday to be played at Johan Cruyff StadiumClub's last match at old Camp Nou was in May 2023Barcelona have announced that their opening home game of the season against Valencia will not be played at the Camp Nou – five days before it was due to take place.The club had been given permission to play their first three fixtures away from home...
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Wales's Georgia Evans sent abuse over appearance'In our sport you can be who you want to be'Women's Rugby World Cup organisers have said there is no room for online hate in the game, after the Wales back-row Georgia Evans was sent abuse for wearing a bow in her hair.Yvonne Nolan, the competition director of England 2025, also hailed the sport's...
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Red Roses know there is no such thing as a dead cert in sport as they try to avoid more heartbreak on the global stageIt was the basketball great Kobe Bryant who best summed up the precarious status of the dead cert. His multitalented LA Lakers team came into the 2004 NBA finals as clear favourites to beat the less fashionable Detroit Pistons only...
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Tom Abell reached three figures against Yorkshire while Josh Tongue ripped through WorcestershireA maiden double-ton and I'm beginning to wonder if I went to the wrong ground. Glamorgan 404-6 against Northants.Here he is, albeit in June, celebrating a hundred against Leicestershire. Continue reading...
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Colombian outsprints Landa; Vingegaard retains leadStage shortened by 8km after protesters blocked roadPro-Palestinian protesters continue to disrupt the Vuelta a España, with stage 16 ending on Tuesday 8km before the scheduled finish at Castro de Herville because of protests close to the line. The Colombian rider Egan Bernal won the...
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Updates from this 7.45pm BST kick-off in Group KStojkovic's struggles continue | Sign up to Football DailySame formation for us – and it looks like the same formation for our opponents. It looks like a classic 5-4-1 defensively. I was hoping for a little more risk but they left Mitrovic and Jovic out and they have more defensively minded players....
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Leg-spinner would reject Australia SOS as he builds up to another major event with three games against South AfricaThe way the ball is coming out of Adil Rashid's hand this summer – those gyroscopic leg‑breaks and googlies still so utterly seductive – there is a case for Ben Stokes to flick him a WhatsApp message that reads simply:...
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Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzy Wrack, Tim Stillman and Fadumo Olow to unpack a thrilling opening weekend in the WSLOn today's pod: the WSL roars back into life with big goals, big statements and big-money debuts. Arsenal's £1m teenager Olivia Smith lights up the Emirates against WSL debutants London City Lionesses, while Everton humiliate...
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World Cup may be forced into winter in futureReports also looks at risks for 2030 and 2034 editionsThe 2026 World Cup could be North America's last without urgent climate adaptation, according to a new study highlighting extreme weather threats.The Pitches in Peril report, published by Football for Future and Common Goal, found that 10 of the 16...
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This week's newsletter looks at a new approach from broadcasters that has left many supporters unimpressedThere were few stranger sights on the opening weekend of the Women's Super League season than that of the London City Lionesses manager, Jocelyn Prêcheur, standing in his technical area with large headphones on and a microphone in hand.After...
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A group of Australian millionaires aim to transform the 22nd best team in the country into one of the eliteBy No Helmets RequiredIf you heard that a group of Australian millionaires had attended the London Broncos v Bradford Bulls game at Plough Lane on Saturday with a view to buying one of rugby league's sleeping giants, you might assume they were...
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From the pole vaulter in a class of his own to Kipyegon and Warholm, the world championships in Japan offer tantalising chances for new global marksArmand Duplantis is in a class of his own with a 17-foot pole in his hands. The Swede has broken the world record 13 times, including three times this year. His clearance of 6.28m at June's Diamond...
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Fast bowler will not play for Durham this seasonOctober tour of New Zealand could be earliest return dateMark Wood is set to miss the entire home summer, with England deciding to take an ultra-cautious route with the fast bowler they deem central to their Ashes hopes this winter.Wood, 35, underwent knee surgery in March and was initially targeting...
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Nuno exit was inevitable after he went public but successor will need to win over squad and learn from errorsCrossing the Nottingham Forest owner, Evangelos Marinakis, is rarely a wise move. When Nuno Espírito Santo went public about the deteriorating relationship between the two most important men at the City Ground, a parting of ways became...
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Postecoglou back in work three months after Spurs exitHe gets chance to defend Europa League trophyAnge Postecoglou has been confirmed as Nottingham Forest's head coach, taking over from Nuno Espírito Santo. The Australian is back in work three months after he was dismissed by Tottenham and his contract is understood to run until 2027.The...
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Phones make everything easier but they have bred impatience and diluted the escapism of going to gamesBy Nutmeg magazineIn November 1980, I was 13 and making my way to Firhill from East Kilbride alone, arriving at the game to discover there was no manager in the dugout. It seemed very strange but, as I went on my own and was too shy to speak to...
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Liverpool's £125m man comes off bench in Kosovo defeatSandro Tonali grabs last-gasp winner in crazy Italy winLiverpool's new £125m signing Alexander Isak made his first appearance of the season as a substitute for Sweden on Monday night, but he could not prevent his country falling to damaging 2-0 defeat away to Kosovo in World Cup qualifying.The...
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Updates from the Socceroos v All Whites clash in AucklandAny thoughts? Get in touch with an email3 mins: The All Whites go searching for an opening down the left flank but neither is able to connect a series of passes during a messy opening.1 min: A cagey opening as the Socceroos lose the ball in their attacking third and the All Whites knock it...
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Offloading the error-prone goalkeeper has added to rather than solved the goalkeeping conundrum at Old TraffordAltay Bayindir: age 27, seven Premier League appearances for Manchester United and a catalogue of game-costing errors. Senne Lammens: age 23, has never played in English football. Tom Heaton: age 39, last Premier League game January 2020,...
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Formula One provides a good example of what can be done if a sport tries to appeal to a younger audience and embraces the popularity of social mediaThe world's fastest man is being trash-talked by a YouTuber. "Are you ready man?” asks Darren Watkins, AKA IShowSpeed, on a live stream broadcast around the world. "You know my name's Speed, right?...
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