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The ever-increasing number of games, combined with financial regulation, has produced flat play on the field but a tighter table overallSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereA constant feature of this season has been the background grumble of dissatisfaction. You don't have to spend long on social media to see moans about the quality of play,...
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe must be seriously conflicted. Manchester United's advance towards the riches of the Champions League continued to gather pace under Michael Carrick thanks to the impact of Slovenia's Benjamin Sesko for the second game in succession. The summer signing came off the bench to condemn Everton to another home defeat with a clinical...
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The crowd of twentysomethings may not have impressed grizzled veterans but a near-record level of attendance at Friday Night Live! made a powerful impressionThere are times when it feels as though the entirety of British horse racing exists in a state of perma-gloom, bewailing an ageing fanbase, declining attendances and a moribund, factional...
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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and John Brewin to discuss all of the weekend's Premier League actionOn today's pod: Arsenal run riot in the north London derby, with Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyökeres scoring twice in a comprehensive win over a Spurs side in disarray. With injuries mounting and confidence draining, the...
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On the eve of the fourth anniversary since Russia invaded Ukraine, Vladyslav Heraskevych has no regrets about sacrificing his Winter Olympic dreams in Milano CortinaIt is the image that will forever define the 2026 Winter Olympics: a Ukrainian skeleton racer, stoic and unbowed, holding a helmet bearing the faces of 24 athletes killed by Russia....
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Follow updates from Monday's 8pm (GMT) kick-offTen talking points from the weekend | Email DanielI'm minded of Martin Buchan's legendary response – later pilfered by Gordon Strachan – to a reporter he didn't know putting a hand on his chest to stop him going to get a drink."A quick word, Martin?And because he'd been so rude I added 'fuck...
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Nations Championship involves 25,000-mile itineraryEngland to split squad in July and leave a team to face FijiEngland have been handed a gruelling 25,000-mile travel itinerary for their inaugural Nations Championship fixtures in July and are expected to split their squad and field a weakened team against Fiji as a result.As revealed exclusively...
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Harry Brook's side have been unconvincing against the turning ball and will face a team that has an attack packed with spinning optionsAfter four wins in five games, and now just one away from sealing a place in the semi‑finals, it is hard to describe England's progress through the World Cup as ugly. But it hasn't been straightforward. Like...
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After relegation fears, historic late victory has goalkeeper jumping in the stands and El Sadar dreaming of EuropeThere's only one thing better than celebrating a brilliant 90th-minute winner that at last delivers victory over the team you most want to beat, 15 long years later. Celebrating it twice. So this Saturday, that was exactly what Sergio...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!When James Milner made his Premier League debut for Leeds he was 16 years old. He came on as an 84th-minute substitute for Jason Wilcox, the current Manchester United director of football, to help close out a win over West Ham in which Harry Kewell, Nick Barmby and Mark Viduka scored. Pathé news...
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Curling cursing, podium camaraderie and stunning speed on skis linger for our writers after an astonishing GamesBest moment Matt Weston winning double gold. It was so well deserved. He fought hard for the victories and the emotions afterwards showed how much it meant to him.Biggest disappointment Seeing the second GB skeleton relay team, Freya...
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Sahibzada Farhan 'very hopeful' of securing a dealPakistan players make up 63 of 710-man auction longlistPakistan's Sahibzada Farhan has said he remains hopeful of securing a contract to play in the Hundred this year, despite reports that the tournament's four Indian-owned teams will not consider signing players from the country, but he admitted...
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Team meeting led to 'honest' exchange, says strikerArsenal five points clear but City have game in handViktor Gyökeres has revealed that Arsenal's brutally honest team discussions after the draw at Wolves last Wednesday brought renewed purpose and helped them to secure a restorative win at Tottenham on Sunday.Gyökeres produced arguably his best...
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The club's vision for a young team of players from the region has been put on hold due to concerns about going down By Get French Football NewsIf anyone can empathise with Stéphane Gilli, it is probably Antoine Kombouaré, the man who now replaces him as Paris FC manager. Gilli had felt like a lame duck since the Arnault family took over the club...
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Benfica appeal against ban for Real Madrid second legBrazilian alleged he was racially abusedGianluca Prestianni will not be available for Benfica's Champions League playoff at Real Madrid on Wednesday night after Uefa suspended him following allegations that he racially abused Vinícius Júnior during the first leg. The one‑game ban is a...
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Spate of online abuse occurred across last weekendPrime minister and Kick It Out call for actionPolice have warned anyone directing online racist abuse at Premier League footballers that they cannot "hide behind their keyboards” after opening investigations into posts aimed at four players over the weekend.The prime minister's spokesperson has...
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Our photographer shares his favourite images from the Games in ItalyI've been lucky enough to attend six summer Olympic Games, but I'd never before photographed a Winter Olympics. They've always been too far away and the UK has never been a major snowsport country, which has limited their news appeal. This time it was different. With Team GB...
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Defeat by Carlos Cuesta's Parma leaves Rossoneri 10 points off top spot as England midfielder sustains broken jawThese were supposed to be the weeks when Milan held the upper hand over their Serie A rivals, granted six days to prepare for a home game against bottom-half opposition while the likes of Inter, Juventus and Atalanta dragged themselves...
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The fallout from the operation that took out 'El Mencho' has already led to the cancellation of football matches. Could the World Cup be affected too?Violence erupts after Mexican forces kill cartel boss 'El Mencho'Who was 'El Mencho', the former police officer who co-founded an ultraviolent cartel?There is just one road that leads to the Estadio...
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Threat of relegation looms over former league champions who can still be accused of living off past glories"We currently have zero self-confidence,” lamented Marco Friedl, "and it shows.” Werder Bremen had just come to the end of a 13th successive winless game and there was a sense that they didn't realise that the bottom was quite this low –...
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England tour to feature three Tests and three ODIsODIs will be at smaller grounds due to SA20 bookingsEngland's planned Twenty20 series in South Africa next January has been scrapped owing to a clash with the domestic SA20 tournament in the latest indication of the growing primacy of franchise cricket.The Guardian revealed earlier this month that...
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Dutchman steps down for personal reasonsCaribbean island only has population of 150,000Dick Advocaat led Curaçao to their first World Cup but will not be in charge of the team at the tournament itself after resigning from the head coach's post for personal reasons."Dick Advocaat has stepped down with immediate effect as head coach of the national...
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Sam Kerr is ready for business end of season, Chatham's goalkeeper made to work and Kim Little continues to shineIt has not been the easiest season for Sam Kerr. After missing 20 months with an anterior cruciate ligament injury, she has had her time limited to just a handful of starts across all competition – mainly the cups. She may not have...
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The Games offer little fame or fortune but the purity of the athletes and their stories made them greatIt was the Olympics of politics and penises, of JD Vance being jeered and of Ukrainian bobsledders being banned from the competition, of a convicted criminal beating the teammate she was guilty of defrauding, of Lindsey Vonn crashing out...
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Jack Hughes lost his front teeth in men's ice hockey final against Canada before scoring overtime winnerIf the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony was a love letter to Italian heritage, the final day was a thunderous operatic finale, a crescendo of clashing sticks, soaring amplitude and the bittersweet tears of legends taking their...
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Rio Ngumoha lifts Liverpool, the tussle to be Harry Kane's England deputy and Chelsea self-destructTottenham weren't quite as dreadful as they were in losing 4-1 to Arsenal in November, but they were still extremely so, devoid of wit, energy, solidity, creativity, quality, and everything else one would hope to see in a football team. Make no...
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After their poorest pair of tournament performances in years, Steve Borthwick's project is inevitably under scrutinyThe band on the stadium concourse were playing a familiar tune in the immediate aftermath of England's latest debacle on Saturday. "Zombie! Zombie!” the vocalist sang, ostensibly in tribute to Ireland's record 42-21 victory at...
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George Russell has been purring in a balanced car in pre-season while Aston Martin are still hunting for powerThe big four – Mercedes, Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren – have been at pains throughout testing to claim they are not the top dog, in something of an inverse Mexican standoff, each decrying their own strengths. Undeniably, however,...
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In another season of change at Manchester United, the playmaker has been as consistent as everBy WhoScoredTurmoil has been no stranger to Old Trafford in recent years; the club has employed 10 managers since Alex Ferguson left in May 2013. Their 15th-placed finish last season – their lowest since they were relegated in 1974 – was a new low. But...
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Manchester United manager last saw Ratcliffe on 25 January'I'm fine with that,' says Carrick, in buildup to Everton gameMichael Carrick has revealed he and his Manchester United squad have not received an apology or a message of any sort from Sir Jim Ratcliffe after his claim that the United Kingdom has been "colonised by immigrants”.Ratcliffe,...
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'Historic' Games leaves Britain 15th in medal table'We can all get excited for 2030 and for Los Angeles'Team GB have hailed a "historic” Winter Olympics after Britain's greatest performance in the 102 years of the Games left them 15th in the medal table – and warned their rivals the "Brits are coming again”.Zoe Atkin's women's halfpipe bronze...
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Manager delighted with reaction to midweek drawArsenal go five points clear of Manchester City at topMikel Arteta said that he could not be "prouder or happier” after his Arsenal side restored their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League table with a 4-1 win against Tottenham on Sunday that he suggested could be a "turning point” in...
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It was a close run thing for a time, but Tottenham's haplessness prevailed over the idea that the league leaders might be inveterate bottlersIt was a derby but it was also a clash of emerging narratives, which is always a confusing, if thrilling, moment for the great soap opera of the Premier League. In the end, Tottenham's haplessness prevailed...
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Arsenal could feel the breath of Manchester City on their necks and the questions mounting; the anxiety all around them.The draw at Wolves on Wednesday had been a disaster and, with only two Premier League wins in seven, everybody seemed to want to say the same thing. Mikel Arteta and his players were cracking up in their pursuit of the title....
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France 33-8 ItalyWing scores in eighth consecutive matchFrance pulled clear at the top of the table and kept their grand slam ambitions on track with a hard-fought win against Italy on Sunday.The Azzurri had unfinished business in Lille. It was two years ago in the northern city that Les Bleus, still in the midst of a post-World Cup hangover,...
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George Ford: 'We want to get to root of the problems'Second straight loss destroyed championship hopesGeorge Ford has vowed that England will conduct a "properly honest” and "uncomfortable” review of their Six Nations humiliation against Ireland on Saturday.The hosts collapsed spectacularly in the face of an Irish onslaught at Twickenham,...
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Fermín López goal caps 3-0 win over LevanteMilan's Loftus-Cheek hospitalised as Parma win 1-0Barcelona returned to the top of La Liga with a 3-0 victory over relegation-threatened Levante as Marc Bernal, Frenkie de Jong and substitute Fermín López struck at Camp Nou.Last season's champions moved to 61 points from 25 games, one ahead of Real...
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Gu and Li Fanghui take Winter Olympic gold and silverAtkin's bronze matches that of sister Izzy in 2018Say what you like about Eileen Gu. Plenty have since she switched allegiances from the US to China in 2019. But the most compelling athlete at these Winter Olympic Games sure knows how to deliver. On the slopes. In front of the world's media. And...
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Raúl Jiménez will turn 35 in May yet Fulham's Mexican striker remains as vital to Marco Silva's team as ever. It is now approaching six years since his career was placed in serious jeopardy by a skull fracture but Jiménez exhibited precious few signs of wear and tear as his latest two goals, a second-half header and a penalty, sunk...
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"Opportunities missed. Board inept. Fans disrespected. Glasner finished,” read the banner unfurled by the Crystal Palace supporters behind Dean Henderson's goal after barely 30 seconds of their meeting with bottom side Wolves. If it was meant to inspire a first league victory here since 1 November then it somehow had the desired effect.Having...
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A 99th-minute winner from Naomi Girma sent holders Chelsea through to the Women's FA Cup quarter-finals as they saw off a stubborn Manchester United 2-1. In a competitive encounter at Kingsmeadow, Sonia Bompastor's side needed extra time to keep their Cup defence alive after Simi Awujo had cancelled out Sam Kerr's opener in normal time."I am really...
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Viktor Gyökeres and Eberechi Eze both scored twice in the derby to send Arsenal five points clear at the top Live scores | Follow us on Bluesky | And email DanielIt was quite the finish at the City Ground:"Vitor Pereira's just been sacked...” chortles Dave Estherby. Continue reading...
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US win third Olympic gold, first since Miracle on IceJack Hughes' golden goal ends 46-year wait in MilanThe United States claimed their third Olympic men's hockey title – and first since the Miracle on Ice team of 1980 – with a thrilling 2-1 overtime win over Canada in Sunday's gold medal game at the Milano Cortina Games. In the third Olympic...
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As this game ticked into the 97th minute – or as Arne Slot put it, the extra time of extra time – Liverpool snatched victory with Alexis Mac Allister feasting on a loose ball in the Nottingham Forest six-yard box. If it felt like a touch of deja vu, that was because just before stoppage time it was Mac Allister who hurtled off celebrating what...
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Country wins most golds (18) in Winter Games historyUSA, GB and Australia also set team recordsNorwegians put emphasis on participation Norway has once again topped the Winter Olympics medal table, surpassing countries with far larger populations.The Scandinavian country won more gold medals (18) and more total medals (41) than the US, who came...
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Sheffield Wednesday's three-year stay in the Championship was ended in a cruel final twist of fate by their city rivals Sheffield United after a derby defeat at Bramall Lane.It takes some doing to be relegated while the snowdrops are still out but for a red hand to operate the trap door only added insult to injury as Wednesday's miserable...
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France score five tries to one to blow Italy away and take comfortable lead at the top of the Six Nations table.Bad news for the mercurial 10. Although it's hardly a downgrade as Ramos, who has found himself at first receiver this campaign, slots in at 10. Continue reading...
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Super 8s: England, 146-9, beat Sri Lanka, 95, by 51 runsHarry Brook hails 'awesome performance' in Super 8 winOver the first hour of this match the grass banks on either side of the wicket filled both in numbers and in belief. Dot balls set off boisterous celebrations, wickets provoked delirium. An increasingly joyous crowd whooped as England's...
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Premier League updates from the 2pm GMT kick-off Live scores | Follow us on Bluesky | And email JohnEric Peterson gets in touch: "I wouldn't mind Wayne Rooney pulling on an old Everton kit and getting on some podcast to remind Arne Slot, "Easy there, sport. You say that the only thing you and Jurgen Klopp have in common is that you both won the...
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Updates on the 1.30pm (GMT) kick-off at Kingsmeadow Report: Birmingham 8-0 Chatham | Email Xaymaca here5 min: Lauren James progresses with the ball before slipping in Thompson. Thompson plays it on to Johanna Rytting Kaneryd but she can't get a shot away.4 min: Chelsea are dominating possession in the opening stages. Continue reading...
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Live scores and schedule | Results | BriefingNorway beats US to top medal table | email GrahamWe're heading over to Livigno shortly for the women's halfpipe. Team GB's Zoe Atkin qualified first but there is plenty of competition, not least from China's Eileen Gu.Some big news coming out of the 50km women's cross-country skiing, with Frida Karlsson...
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Will Jacks leads an excellent England bowling display as they pocket a win against stuttering Sri Lanka in the Super EightsIn the battle of the anthems, a crushing win by Sri Lanka's jaunty tune. The crowd, with parasol, flag and face paint, sing along enthusiastically.More news from Simon, who has become something of a banana expert on his trip....
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Rivers drained dry to create artificial snow, a forest cut down for the bobsleigh track – IOC's claims to prioritise sustainability at Milano Cortina exposedOn the foothills of the mountains, by the banks of the river in Cortina, there was a forest. It was full of tall larch trees. Arborists said the oldest of them had been there for 150 years...
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Buildup to the weekend's football action Follow us over on Bluesky | And mail us hereLiam Rosenior has revealed that one of his Chelsea stars marked the wrong Burnley player in added time yesterday, resulting in Zian Flemming's equaliser.The Chelsea head coach said: "An assignment was missed. An assignment, a marking assignment wasn't done....
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Manchester City beat Newcastle to cut Arsenal's lead to twoTeam given three days off before facing LeedsPep Guardiola told his players to "take a lot of caipirinhas, daiquiris” to handle the pressure of the title chase after Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-1 to close to within two points of Arsenal.Two goals from Nico O'Reilly on 14 and 27...
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After a slow start, when the hosts began to pick up medals in the second week the public's imagination was capturedWith the atmosphere in Rome subdued as the Winter Olympics unfolded across northern Italy, travelling to the Games was not on Amity Neumeister's radar.That was until the event entered its second week and, inspired by images of the...
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Gary Rowett has told his Leicester players to deprioritise 'individual ambitions' after Saturday's 2-2 draw with StokeBy the stage Ben Nelson headed against the bar in stoppage time and then Luke Thomas nodded against the inside of a post, it felt as if Leicester City were missing the chance to move into the promotion playoffs, so dominant had they...
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Norwegian cross-country skier achieved unprecedented feat with victory in the 50km mass start "I'm starting to believe maybe he is a machine.” Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget was not alone in his assumption on the final weekend of an Olympics that has belonged to Johannes Høsflot Klæbo. Nyenget had as good a view as anyone of his fellow Norwegian's...
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Former coach says player was 'complete joy'Teammates pay tribute after Moore's deathNFL wide receiver Rondale Moore died on Saturday at the age of 25, his former college coach, Jeff Brohm, has confirmed."Rondale Moore was a complete joy to coach,” Brohm, who worked with Moore at Purdue, said in a statement. "The ultimate competitor that wouldn't...
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Select committee says 'late' decision to overturn exclusion of fans 'did little more than inflame tensions'The government's response to West Midlands police's ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was "clumsy”, "late” and "did little more than inflame tensions”, a group of MPs has found.A report by the home affairs select committee, published on...
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Fofana's first of two bookings was for fouling HannibalBurnley: 'There is no place for this in our society'Hannibal Mejbri and Wesley Fofana have both been racially abused on Instagram in the wake of the former's Burnley side drawing 1-1 at Chelsea after the latter was sent off.Hannibal, who was fouled for the first of the two yellow cards that led...
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Manchester City are timing their title run-in perfectly, to give Pep Guardiola a fine chance of a seventh title in a decade and to break Arsenal's hearts yet again.For fans of each team squeaky posterior time is officially entered. For the neutral the final 11 matches for City and the Gunners promise to be a cannot-miss spectacle. Continue...
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Great Britain 6-9 CanadaMouat's side take silver after falling short in last endThe cruel truth is that sometimes the silvers you win are more like golds you lost. After four years of thinking about this Olympics, and 11 days of competing in this Olympics, there is no doubt about how Bruce Mouat and his three teammates will weigh their achievement...
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Tottenham have rolled the dice and an injury-ravaged side's anxiety may only get worse as West Ham close the gapWhen did the reality dawn? Perhaps it was towards the end of the first half of West Ham's game at Chelsea at the end of January with the away side leading 2-0. Or perhaps it was when West Ham took the lead against Manchester United 10...
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25-year-old says she is 'doing okay' after injuryAthlete posts update to Instagram after scary crashPolish short track skater Kamila Sellier says that she is "doing okay” after suffering a bad cut to her face in a crash on Friday.Sellier went down along with 14-time Olympic medalist Arianna Fontana of Italy and American skater Kristen...
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When it comes to the back end of May and West Ham reflect on the season that was, there is every chance that this soggy Saturday will go down as a missed opportunity that proved decisive in their survival plight.Victory here would have raised the possibility of Nuno Espírito Santo's side ending the weekend out of the relegation zone for the first...
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Fifth round: Birmingham 8-0 ChathamHurtré 26 59 68, Sarri 53, Louis 65 89, Lee 70, Leidhammar 76"It is like me coming up against Usain Bolt,” is how Chatham Town's manager, Keith Boanas, compared the difference in speed and stamina between his fourth-tier underdogs and full-time professionals Birmingham City. The minnows kept themselves in this...
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James Milner showed he can still contribute during his record-breaking 654th Premier League appearance as Brighton won at Brentford. Milner's inclusion meant he moved past Gareth Barry's record tally in the competition and it proved an occasion to remember for the Seagulls after first-half goals by Diego Gómez and Danny Welbeck.The pressure had...
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Wales 23-26 ScotlandFinn Russell scores 11 points in second-half turnaroundScotland pulled off a dramatic comeback win against Wales to back up their impressive Calcutta Cup success the previous week. Hosts Wales had the lead until the 74th minute thanks to a spark lit by the wing Josh Adams, leaving the visitors with a feeling that they were lucky...
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Premier League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off Live scores | Follow us on Bluesky | And email ScottNewcastle get the ball rolling! "No-one actually believes we'll win this game, do they?” sighs Toon fan Chris Paraskevas. "I mean the last time we won at the Etihad, the goal-scorers were Moussa Sissoko (now ruining his reputation at Panathinaikos...
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'Given the opposition too many points,' says head coach'We have let everyone down,' admits Ellis GengeSteve Borthwick says England have only themselves to blame for their steep decline in this season's Six Nations. After his side's record humbling by Ireland on Saturday, Borthwick said his side are being punished for their poor starts to games and...
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Rangers draw despite late comeback at LivingstonHibs' Kai Andrews strikes in 87th minute to stun CelticCeltic and Rangers both lost ground on Hearts in the Scottish Premiership title race, losing and drawing respectively amid dramatic scenes with late goals and dismissals on Sunday.Rangers fought back furiously from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with 10-man...
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Another late slip from Chelsea. They were coasting courtesy of an early João Pedro goal but the second-half dismissal of Wesley Fofana offered a glimmer to a Burnley team previously clinging on. In a mirror of Leeds' comeback from 2-0 down here, Liam Rosenior's team failed to run down the clock.Instead, they allowed the unmarked Zian Flemming to...
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This felt like the day Aston Villa's faint title hopes were extinguished despite Tammy Abraham's late equaliser against Leeds. Unai Emery's side have won only once in their past four Premier League home games and fell short again to leave them seven points behind leaders Arsenal. They were punished for a sloppy opening 45 minutes when they failed...
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A whole haberdasher's worth of experience, led by the peerless Gibson-Park, fairly tormented their younger and more hopeful hostsSo it looks as if it might have been a bubble. England's 12-match winning run came to a shuddering halt last week, but it was possible to believe that flop might prove a one-off – a chastened Scotland at home, after...
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Infielder hit historic shot in 1960 World Series' Game 7Pirates pay tribute to 'one of a kind' Hall of FamerBill Mazeroski, the Hall of Fame second baseman who won eight Gold Glove awards for his steady work in the field and the hearts of countless Pittsburgh Pirates fans for his historic walk-off home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, has...
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Updates from the 5.30pm (GMT) kick-off Live scores | Follow us on Bluesky | And email Taha9 min: Summerville shows off his quick feet inside his own half as West Ham try and counter.8 min: It's an aerial game as the sides play volleyball inside the Bournemouth half. Continue reading...
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Raúl García's 90th-minute winner sinks Real MadridBayern go eight points clear at top; PSG return to Ligue 1 summitRaúl García's superb 90th-minute strike consigned La Liga leaders Real Madrid to a 2-1 defeat at Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday.Champions Barcelona trail Madrid by two points but can overtake them on Sunday if they beat Levante at...
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Six Nations: England 21-42 IrelandIreland condemn England to successive defeatsSo much for all those expectations of a tight two-horse race. For the second week running England were barely in the frame, comprehensively second best to opponents who started well and kept on galloping to a five-try rout. This was a record Irish win at Twickenham and...
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Updates from 4.40pm kickoff (GMT) at the Principality Follow us over on Bluesky | And you can email DanielYes, we know the team is struggling, but the Principality Stadium looks incredible!If you are a rugby fan and you've not visited this cathedral, get your accountant on the line and book yourself a trip.I am not a confident Welsh fan. There are...
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Coventry win 2-0 at West Brom; Oxford hold BoroMillwall lose to Portsmouth, Birmingham beat NorwichWrexham boosted their promotion hopes with a 5-3 victory over fellow high-flyers Ipswich in a crazy game at the Stok Cae Ras.Eight days after Josh Windass's goal had decided the FA Cup fourth-round tie between the sides in Wrexham's favour, the goals...
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Long-time rivals play for gold on Sunday at 2026 GamesTensions are high between two teamsStatus of Canada's Sidney Crosby still uncertainThe US and Canada are prepared for a stormy men's ice hockey final on Sunday as the long-time rivals face off for Winter Olympic gold.This year's Olympics mark the first time NHL players have competed at the...
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Ireland romp to record victory at Twickenham Wales v Scotland – live | And you can email Lee2 mins. The clearing kick from Ireland is returned by England with some carries up to the Irish 22. Ford floats a cross-kick to the right touchline where Steward claims it, but he's quickly wrapped up by Lowe and two phases later a knock-on in midfield...
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Latest updates from the Premier League and beyond Live scores | Follow us on Bluesky | And email DomBrentford: Kelleher; Hickey, Ajer, Van den Berg, Henry; Janelt, Henderson, Jensen; Ouattara, Lewis-Potter, Thiago.Subs: Valdimarsson, Pinnock, Schade, Nelson, Yamoliuk, Collins, Damsgaard, Donovan, Furo. Continue reading...
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Victory in 50km mass start breaks record from 1980Teammates Nyenget and Iversen lock out podiumAt the end of one of the great races in the history of the Winter Olympics, there was the greatest athlete in the history of the Winter Olympics. After a little over two hours of racing Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won his sixth gold medal of these Games when...
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Wax technicians apologise after mass-start failureSweden's trio finish 18th, 21st and 26th in eventSweden's biathletes have struggled to deliver medals at the Winter Olympics and on Friday they finally ran out of patience with their waxing team, blaming a bad job on their skis for an embarrassingly poor performance in the men's mass start.Often...
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LIV rebel rejects European Tour Group's offer Tyrrell Hatton has settled over seven-figure fineJon Rahm's Ryder Cup future is in serious doubt after the Spaniard failed to join his teammate Tyrrell Hatton in settling a dispute over a seven-figure fine with the European Tour Group over participation in LIV Golf.Hatton is one of eight players who...
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Brook urges four Indian-owned sides to think againEngland captain will play for Sunrisers LeedsHarry Brook has called on teams in this year's Hundred to embrace Pakistan players after it was reported that they would not be considered by the tournament's four Indian-owned sides.Brook, England's white-ball captain, is contracted to Sunrisers Leeds,...
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18-year-old runs 10.00 (+0.9) seconds in first race of 2026Equal-fastest legal 100m run by an Australian on home soilSprint sensation Gout Gout has clocked the equal-fastest legal 100m run by an Australian on home soil, notching 10.00 (+0.9) seconds in his first race at the distance in 2026.Teenage superstar Gout is edging closer to legally...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!So much for the glory game, for daring to do. For Tottenham Hotspur, this season's highest aspiration – beyond an unlikely Bigger Cup triumph – now rests on That Lot From Down The Road/Woolwich FC (delete as applicable according to historical pettiness) blowing their title challenge again....
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Amid the triumphs, failures and broken medals in Milano Cortina, here's our countdown of the outstanding moments that will live long in the memoryCheating has been part and parcel of the Olympics since at least Eupolus of Thessaly in 388BC. But crooked boxers from ancient Greece never confessed their indiscretions on live television. The Norwegian...
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Buildup to the weekend's football action Follow us over on Bluesky | And mail us hereJohan Lange, the Tottenham sporting director, has explained the rationale behind Igor Tudor's hire as head coach until the end of the season. Lange said: "it's very important to go into a shorter process than you do if you are changing a head coach over the summer....
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Although the weather in Kandy looks precarious, England have been dealt a good draw and can make the last four with a fair windLate on Friday morning, after the entire playing surface had spent most of the preceding few days shrouded in plastic sheeting, the sun broke out. The covers were peeled back and the ground staff – a huge team of about 70...
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Shreyanka Patil claimed key wickets as India held off Australia's chase to clinch victory in the third T20i and series2nd over: India 14-0 (Smriti 5, Shafali 3)Gardner comes in for the second over to open from the other end. Shafali attacks immediately, coming down the pitch and attempts to drive it back over Gardner's head, but the ball catches...
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Everything I still need to know after two weeks of the sublime and sometimes bizarre in Milano CortinaHaving avoided the horrific February weather by staying on my sofa for two weeks, I have embraced the Winter Olympics as a quadrennial extra Christmas holiday. It offers pine trees, baubles and the chance to gather around the TV while someone with...
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Daniela Maier and Fanny Smith did not need a courtroom to decide their fate at these Winter GamesThey say if you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together. On day 14 of Milano Cortina, the slopes of Livigno proved that theory in spectacular fashion.Four years ago at Beijing 2022, Daniela Maier of Germany and Fanny Smith of...
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Wellington's Josh Oluwayemi heads into his own goal from outside boxAuckland FC's 5-0 win prompts Giancarlo Italiano to resignA comical own goal from Wellington goalkeeper Josh Oluwayemi sparked a 5-0 thrashing by Auckland FC, prompting coach Giancarlo Italiano to dramatically announce his resignation in the post-match press conference.Oluwayemi's...
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Santos player has struggled with injury in recent seasonsBrazilian forward remains doubtful for this year's World Cup Brazil striker Neymar, who extended his contract with his boyhood club Santos last month, said that he may retire by the end of the year.The 34-year-old forward returned to Santos in January 2025 and played a key role in their...
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New coach starts tenure against Arsenal on SundayTudor insists 'we have enormous quality in the squad'Igor Tudor has said Tottenham are in "an emergency situation” but issued a guarantee that his new team would escape relegation.Tudor is a veteran of short-term appointments and has performed rescue jobs at Udinese, Verona and Juventus. He offered...
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Rooney claimed coach lacked 'aura' to manage club'Jürgen Klopp and me both won the league'Arne Slot has responded to Wayne Rooney's claim that the Liverpool head coach does not have the "aura” to manage the club by pointing to his Premier League title success last season.Rooney questioned Slot's suitability for the job, telling The Overlap: "I...
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Opponent's blade slices above Kamila Sellier's eyePolish skater was given stitches at arenaCollision occurred during 1500m quarter-finalsShort-track speed skater Kamila Sellier of Poland was immobilized on a stretcher and wheeled out of the Milano Ice Skating Arena on Friday night after a competitor's blade sliced her above her left eye during the...
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Trainer Nicky Henderson shocked by Southwell victory'We will have to think long and hard about his future'The mercurial career of Constitution Hill took a dramatic upward turn on Friday as the 2023 Champion Hurdle winner turned his belated Flat debut into a procession up the Southwell straight, coming home nine and a half lengths clear of the...
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Steve Borthwick needs a charge of electricity after the power cut in Scotland and team's 21-year-old forward could fire up title challengeThe third weekend of the Six Nations used to be a time for contemplation and reflection. After the fury of the first two rounds, everything would stop for a much-needed fallow week in which to restore energy...
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Playmaker, out of favour under Mikel Arteta, has scored 18 of his 38 Premier League goals at business end of the seasonEberechi Eze was asked in an interview this week if there is a motto that he lives by and his answer was most revealing given how things have been going for him at Arsenal recently. "It's not about now. It's the long game,” he...
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Bravery on display has been inspirational, but behind the glamour and the glory it's the humanity that captivates us Milano Cortina has been the first Games where I've been around town, not just being whisked from the sliding centre to the athletes' village. It has given me the chance to really be present and feel the excitement and anticipation...
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Club's relegation could be sealed at Bramall Lane on Sunday but long-term future is of most concern to supportersWhen crisis intrudes into everyday lives, personal worlds shrink and important events are reduced to near irrelevance. Sheffield Wednesday supporters understand that better than most. They have endured so much misery for so long that...
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Lando Norris second fastest; Max Verstappen thirdAston Martin completed just six laps after problemsFerrari's Charles Leclerc took the bragging rights with the quickest time at the final Formula One test before the season proper begins in Australia in just two weeks, while Aston Martin endured a horror show.At the end of the final day of the third...
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Australia, 108-1, beat Oman, 104, by nine wicketsVictory completed with more than 10 overs to sparePlaying only for pride after a wretched T20 World Cup campaign, Australia at least signed off on an upbeat note with skipper Mitch Marsh taking out his frustration by helping smash his side to a nine-wicket victory over Oman in Sri Lanka.Looking...
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Wales captain wants energy from home supportersGalthié beefs up pack for visit of in-form ItalyThe Wales captain, Dewi Lake, has urged fans in Cardiff to lift his side for the Six Nations meeting with Scotland on Saturday.After last week's record thrashing by France, Wales have lost 13 consecutive Six Nations matches, while Scotland arrive at the...
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With Cheltenham fast approaching, the Ladbrokes Trophy Handicap at Kempton on Saturday provides a fascinating fieldWith pre-Cheltenham purdah fast approaching, the Ladbrokes Trophy Handicap Chase at Kempton on Saturday could well be the most competitive betting heat for the next two and a half weeks and Emmet Mullins' decision to field two runners...
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After stepping away from figure skating, the US star climbed back on her own terms. Her journey culminated in a medal, but it was about much more than thatAlysa Liu made her way through a mixed zone teeming with hundreds of reporters at a quarter past midnight early Friday morning, an Olympic gold medal draped around her neck, the sequins in her...
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Fans turned on manager during match on ThursdayClub decide against change with big games coming upCrystal Palace have decided against sacking Oliver Glasner despite his latest public outburst on Friday when the manager said he was "just not good enough” to turn around the club's fortunes.Glasner has announced he will leave Palace at the end of...
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Olympic freeski star was born in San FranciscoVP suggested US-born athletes should compete for USOlympic freeskier Eileen Gu has responded after vice-president JD Vance appeared to criticise her choice to represent China on the international stage instead of the United States.With five medals, the 22-year-old Gu is the most decorated female...
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England captain reaches milestone against IrelandItoje: 'I know she would have loved the occasion'Maro Itoje says his late mother will be at Twickenham in spirit when the England captain wins his 100th cap in the Six Nations showdown with Ireland on Saturday.After Florence Itoje died in December, the Saracens second-row was absent from the start of...
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Former Manchester United, Spurs, Everton and Arsenal players are preparing for AS Trencin's clash with Zemplin Michalovce"I wish I'd done it a bit younger,” says the former Manchester United midfielder Sean Goss of moving abroad. He is one of six Britons who could do battle when AS Trencin host Zemplin Michalovce on Saturday in a battle of eighth...
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Updates from Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Start time in Kandy is 7pm local/12.30am AEDT/1.30pm GMT Sign up for The Spin newsletter | Email James3rd over: Oman 20-1 (Jatinder 11, Sonavale 8) Bartlett drops short, Jatinder ricks back and carves over point for a one bounce four. Bartlett get some late swing but he wastes it by firing down...
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Captain's moment must be celebrated at Twickenham on Saturday, as should Edwin Edogbo's first Ireland capI was struck by Tommy Freeman's comments this week when he said he had struggled mentally on the back of the British & Irish Lions tour to Australia last summer. It struck me because it was a very similar sentiment to that expressed by Maro...
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Fourth-tier team, the lowest-ranked left in the competition, and their Cup-winning manager are hoping to stun BirminghamOld-school sweet dispensers stand tall pitchside at the Bauvill Stadium, almost as if watching the action. Behind them, Bobby's bar is bustling and above the club logo on a wall behind one of the goals are four unmissable words:...
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Do satellite channels have a future? Is free-to-air as important as it was? Will Netflix and Prime make moves?By No Helmets RequiredWhat were once a DVD postal service, an online bookstore and an American cable channel renowned for showing B movies in motel rooms are now heavyweights in the sports broadcasting market. Netflix and Amazon have...
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There is 'light at end of tunnel' with new man in chargeDefender hints at conflicts with Postecoglou and DycheThe Nottingham Forest defender Murillo has said the arrival of Vítor Pereira represents "the light at the end of the tunnel” and admitted the squad had problems with previous managers.Pereira got off to a dream start at Forest with a 3-0...
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In the latest in a long line of Irish tussles at fly-half, Jack Crowley takes over from Sam Prendergast at Twickenham In the summer of 1979 Irish rugby jumped off a lower shelf in the nation's sports shop, landing front and centre. This wasn't prompted by a dramatic development on the field, rather it was a selection decision. Tony Ward, voted the...
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Plea follows 2017 death of UAE's Abdullah HayayeiUKA could face fine of between £1.2m and £5mUK Athletics is facing a seven-figure fine after pleading guilty to corporate manslaughter in the death of a Paralympian who was hit on the head by a metal pole while preparing for the London World Para Athletics Championships in 2017.The incident...
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The 2026 MLS season kicks off on Saturday. Our writers discuss the teams, players and story lines they're watching this yearMessi v Son. The two best players in the league play for the two "glamour” teams on opposite coasts, and each have large and dedicated fanbases. If both stay relatively healthy and perform up to capabilities, there's no way...
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The TV screen's jazz of drags, snaps, pops, and stops during the Milano Cortina Games have shown sport at its most powder-light and loveableThe mountains always promise escape from the squalor of existence at sea level, if not a kind of purification. The fortifying ruggedness of the terrain, the apple-crisp air, the high-albedo dazzle of sunlit...
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Latest news, previews and updates before the weekend 10 things to look out for | And email TimEddie Howe had some words of praise for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City: ""Genuinely, I think we learn something more about ourselves and our game going forward every time we play them. They have been the benchmark for a number of years for many teams....
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The world No 1 won his 21st global title by defeating his old rival Fabiano Caruana in Freestyle chess at Weissenhaus in GermanyMagnus Carlsen notched up yet another world crown last weekend when the Norwegian, 35, continued his decade-long campaign aiming to edge ahead of Garry Kasparov and Bobby Fischer on the game's absolute pantheon.This time...
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Joep Wennemars went under the previous Olympic record in the men's 1500m speed skating. But so did three othersPicture this: you are on the verge of breaking an Olympic record. The cheers, the spotlight, your name etched in history. The magical initials – OR – next to your name until it is next broken. You have got a gold medal waiting to be...
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F1 chief executive 'is listening to drivers' complaints'He admits the rules could change if racing isn't excitingStefano Domenicali, the chief executive of Formula One, has issued an urgent plea for calm after the damning driver criticism of the sport's new regulations that has emerged during pre-season testing. But the Italian conceded that F1 is...
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Tottenham's Tudor age begins with a north London derby, Guardiola ponders Haaland's role and Wirtz has a chance to flummox ForestAston Villa, third in the Premier League, chasing Champions League qualification and the Europa League title, will be expected to beat Leeds on home soil. But Unai Emery's side have struggled of late in games where the...
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Olympic champion breaks indoor 800m mark in FranceFormer record set 24 years ago on Hodgkinson's birthdayBritain's Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson obliterated the world indoor 800m record, which has stood since 2002, by nearly a second in a stunning performance in Liévin.Hodgkinson had made no secret that she believed the record of 1min...
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20-year-old delivers near-flawless free skateKaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai win silver and bronzeAlysa Liu completed a stunning comeback to competitive figure skating by winning the first Olympic women's figure skating gold medal for the United States in 24 years on Thursday night.The 20-year-old from Clovis, California, who vanished from the sport...
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Team GB men's team edge tense semi-final battle 8-5They go for gold in Saturday's final against CanadaCall it the Cortina Comeback. At nine o'clock on Thursday morning, Great Britain's men's curling team didn't even know whether they would be in the Olympic semi-finals. By nine o'clock on Thursday night, they had won themselves a place in...
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Jess Park provided a timely demonstration of her qualities as her superb, long-range goal capped a confident individual performance that helped Manchester United progress to the Women's Champions League quarter-finals with a resounding win over Atlético Madrid.The German champions, Bayern Munich, will be Marc Skinner's team's quarter-final...
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It is just as well Martin O'Neill wanted no celebration of his 1,000th game in professional management. Stuttgart's visit became men versus Bhoys and a deflating scene for anybody of Celtic persuasion.This messiest of Celtic seasons, featuring umpteen managers and a similar number of low points has now featured supporters booing their own...
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Hull KR 30-24 Brisbane BroncosRovers add World Club Challenge to last year's trebleRugby league is never short on incredible stories but even by the sport's lofty standards, Hull KR's rise to the greatest club side in the game feels too far-fetched for even the greatest of Hollywood script-writers.For 40 years, Hull KR have not just been in the...
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Canadians led 1-0 in regulation before late US goalMegan Keller clinches title with overtime winnerMedal table | Live scores and schedule | ResultsRescued from the brink of defeat by a deft touch from their captain in her final Olympics, the US beat Canada in Milan on Thursday to claim the women's ice hockey gold medal.Hilary Knight got engaged...
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Team have been in Chicago since 1921Indiana committed to helping build new stadiumThe Chicago Bears' potential move to Indiana took another step forward on Thursday when a key committee approved a plan to create an agency that would help get a stadium built.The Indiana House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee passed a bill establishing a...
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For Nottingham Forest, and particularly Vítor Pereira and the 1,200 supporters who signed up to this trip, an evening in Istanbul they will not forget in a hurry.After just three training sessions, Pereira's first match in charge could scarcely have been more impressive than the statement victory Forest recorded at Fenerbahce to put themselves in...
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Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off Live scores | Follow us on Bluesky | You can email SarahA great piece to read before this game begins:Here is how Arsenal booked their spot in the quarter-finals, where they will play Chelsea: Continue reading...
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Nikita Filippov wins silver as neutral in sport's debutSwitzerland's Marianne Fatton wins women's sprintWe can partly thank Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for popularising the Winter Olympics' newest sport, which made its debut amid an unrelenting snowstorm, a touch of mayhem and no little controversy in Bormio.In 1894, the year after he had killed off...
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No change next season and consultation extended'We have listened to the feedback,' the FA saysProposals to make radical changes to the Women's FA Cup, including seeding the top four teams from the WSL, have been put on hold, the Guardian can reveal, after the Football Association received negative feedback on the controversial ideas.The FA had also...
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'When you see a player upset, normally it's for a reason'Head coach reacts to Vinícius Júnior's racism claimsLiam Rosenior has called for players and coaches found guilty of racism to be banned from football for life and said experiencing abuse on a football pitch "is the worst feeling you can ever possibly imagine”.The Real Madrid forward...
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Europa League updates from the 5.45pm GMT kick-off Live scores | Follow us on Bluesky | You can email WillI was at Dyche's final game in charge and Omari Hutchinson was underwhelming, to say the least. It will be interesting to see how he reacts to the new regime.Pereira: "Today is three days working. but working to play in a way to try short...
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What if games ended at 90 minutes, set-pieces goals were scrapped, or shots that hit the woodwork counted?By Opta AnalystA league table is a pretty helpful barometer of each team's fortunes. That's why we use it to decide where teams finish at the end of the season. However, league tables do not tell us the whole story. Arsenal are top in reality...
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Late Wolves leveller means seven dropped points from winning positions in 2026 – and Manchester City are lurkingIt was left to Bukayo Saka to sum up the mood in Arsenal's dressing room. "Very flat,” admitted the England forward after watching his side surrender a 2-0 lead at Wolves on Wednesday night.A couple of hours earlier, Saka's first goal...
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Mercedes chief attacks backlash over engine loopholeVote on legality of power plant 'a storm in a teacup'Toto Wolff, the Mercedes principal, has snapped back at "utter bullshit” about a potential fuel problem a day after the FIA proposed a mid-season rule change over the team's controversial engine.It was announced on Wednesday that a vote will...
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Clubs who did not play are to get solidarity paymentsNo formula determined for dividing the moneyFrustration is growing among clubs globally at the extended wait for £185m of solidarity payments promised by Fifa on the back of last summer's Club World Cup.Clubs that did not participate in the tournament were promised a share of the sum, designed...
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Five changes to the XV that stunned EnglandWales call up Bath-born Gabriel Hamer-WebbGregor Townsend expects Blair Kinghorn and Duhan van der Merwe to be fuelled by "huge determination” against Wales after they were restored to Scotland's starting XV for Saturday's Six Nations meeting in Cardiff.The British & Irish Lions duo were high-profile...
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Racism allegations in Portugal overshadowed another fine result in the Arctic and the holders being pushed by their Ligue 1 rivalsNothing should divert attention away from what happened after Vinícius Júnior's goal for Real Madrid in their 1-0 victory at Benfica on Tuesday. It would be frivolous to do so. The Brazilian scored one of the finest...
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Those who have worked with midfielder reflect on his career as he prepares to make a 654th top-flight appearanceJames Milner was the most dedicated and professional young player I've met. He also took the not inconsiderable transition from being at school to playing in the Leeds first team totally in his stride. Nothing fazed him. He was very...
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Timely and powerful exhibition in Manchester marks the achievements and exclusions of black players in EnglandWalking around the Score Gallery at the National Football Museum in Manchester, seeing exhibits celebrating everyone from Nikita Parris to Bobby De Cordova-Reid and Pelé, it quickly becomes clear this is a collection like no other. Among...
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Bruce Meyer promoted to interim executive directorNew labor deal negotiations with owners loomingBruce Meyer was promoted to interim executive director of the baseball players' association on Wednesday, a day after Tony Clark's forced resignation. It was a move for continuity ahead of the likely start in April of what figures to be contentious...
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