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Barça restore four-point lead at top of La Liga Club’s presidential elections to follow match Raphinha bagged a hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Sevilla 5-2 to restore their four-point lead at the top of La Liga on Sunday. After Real Madrid cut the gap by beating Elche on Saturday the Spanish champions responded by romping to a comfortable victory. This story will be updated Continue reading...

Rommens winner moves Rangers three points behind leaders Last-gasp own goal sees Dundee United blow 2-0 lead at Dundee Tuur Rommens made the difference as Rangers stuttered to within striking distance of the Scottish Premiership leaders, Hearts, with an unconvincing 1-0 win at St Mirren . Hearts’ defeat at Kilmarnock on Saturday opened the door for Danny Röhl’s team, while second-placed Celtic’s …

Coach ‘the perfect person’ to lead side into World Cup Springboks game ‘an amazing opportunity’ for players Jamie George has insisted England can go toe-to-toe with South Africa when they lock horns with the world champions in July and believes his side will be among the favourites for next year’s World Cup if Steve Borthwick remains as head coach. England are on a disappointing run of four strai…

Danish rider seals overall victory in final stage Isaac del Toro wins Tirreno-Adriatico The two-time Tour de France winner, Jonas Vingegaard, claimed his first Paris-Nice title as the Frenchman Lenny Martinez pipped him in a sprint finish to win Sunday’s final stage. Vingegaard had already won two stages earlier in the eight-day race but left his charge for the line a fraction too late in the two…

Hamilton ends long wait for top-three finish with Ferrari Max Verstappen says new rules make F1 like ‘Mario Kart’ Lewis Hamilton said he is “back to his best” after he finished third at the Chinese Grand Prix to claim his first podium at Ferrari. The 41-year-old Briton beat his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc after a thrilling duel and praised Formula One for delivering what he claimed was the b…

On 71 minutes came a classic Manchester United riposte, via Matheus Cunha, to Ross Barkley’s equaliser moments before. From around halfway, the peerless Bruno Fernandes glanced up and steered the ball through an inside left channel for Cunha. United’s No 10 galloped forward and as Emiliano Martínez loomed large the Brazilian’s curled finish was a peach that kissed the far right of the net, Cunha …

Chelsea 2-0 Man Utd (James 19, Beever-Jones 76) Blues retain Women’s League Cup with victory Death, taxes and Chelsea women winning trophies. Regardless of their form this season, regardless of an all-but relinquished WSL title, with Manchester City nine points clear at the top of the table, you can never bet against the Blues in a cup final. If there was a time for Manchester United to get the b…

Daniel Farke is trying to stay cool. Having moved to within touching distance of Premier League safety when they beat Nottingham Forest last month, picking up just three points from their last five games could be raising a few jitters among the Leeds supporters. But Farke and his players were the ones celebrating at full-time after earning a point that could be priceless to their hopes of surviva…

It seemed, for the briefest of moments, that it was finally Vítor Pereira and Nottingham Forest’s day. Dan Ndoye, the half-time substitute, had burst into the area after the hour-mark and sidefooted perfectly, prompting an explosion of relief at the City Ground. But the joy at taking the lead against Fulham was swiftly snuffed out as the goal was disallowed by the video assistant referee, denying…

⚽ Updates on the 4.30pm (GMT) kick-off at Anfield ⚽ Premier League table | Get in touch with Daniel here We’ll discuss what it all means in a moment, but Manchester United now lead Villa 3-1, Benjamin Sesko scoring off the bench yet again. Igor Tudor, meanwhile, makes four alterations to the side tormented by Atlético in midweek: Guglielmo Vicario replaces Antonin Kinsky in net just 16 minutes ea…

Neil Simpson’s skiing silver the only podium finish ParalympicsGB failed to reach two-five medal target UK Sport are set to to raise performance targets for the next Winter Paralympics after Great Britain returned from Milano-Cortina with only a single silver medal. ParalympicsGB failed to hit a reduced target of two to five medals in Italy, with only Neil Simpson making the podium following a se…

City held to goalless draw at Villa Park Arsenal win 2-0 away at London City Lionesses Runaway leaders Manchester City stuttered in their quest to move closer to the Women’s Super League title as they were held to a frustrating goalless draw at lowly Aston Villa . Andrée Jeglertz’s side looked disjointed on their return from the international break and the home side had the better chances to take…

Game was scheduled for 27 March at Lusail Stadium Uefa claims alternative venue could not be agreed on The “Finalissima” football match between Spain and Argentina, scheduled to be held in Qatar later this month, has been cancelled due to the conflict in the Middle East. The contest between the current European champions, Spain, and Copa América winners Argentina was scheduled for 27 March at the…

American wins eighth slalom race of World Cup season Shiffrin has 140-point lead over Germany’s Emma Aicher Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin won her record-equaling eighth World Cup slalom of the season on Sunday but her main rival in the overall standings was second to maintain pressure on the American star. Shiffrin dominated the last race before the World Cup finals in Norway to beat Germany’…

Steve Borthwick was under immense pressure but the character shown by his team against France offers hope of better times ahead Just as Steve Borthwick was reaching for his coat, he finally has something to hang his hat on. The ledger records an agonising defeat but a performance brimming with positives, carried out with a swagger that must signpost the way forward if this is to be the turning po…