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McMillian’s OT interception sparks Denver Allen commits four turnovers in playoff defeat Nix rallies Broncos after late Bills field goal Ja’Quan McMillian intercepted Josh Allen’s deep throw in overtime, and Bo Nix led the Broncos into position for Wil Lutz’s 23-yard field goal that sent Denver to the AFC championship game with a 33-30 win over the Buffalo Bills on Saturday. McMillian’s pick was …

Valentino Guseli takes bronze and NZ’s Campbell Melville Ives silver More medals in bobsleigh and snowboard cross ahead of Milan-Cortina Games Snowboard king Scotty James has dazzled to reign supreme in the last World Cup halfpipe event before the Olympics, where he’ll be seeking an elusive gold medal. On a big day for Australia’s Olympic hopes, James sent a clear message to rivals as he won the …

Lukas Nmecha stepped off the bench to fire a stoppage-time winner as Leeds marked their tribute to Terry Yorath with a valuable win The striker, an 81st-minute replacement for Jayden Bogle, latched on to Ethan Ampadu’s cross in the first minute of added time to clinch victory, which keeps Leeds eight points clear of the Premier League’s relegation zone. Leeds dominated after an even first half, b…

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations reaches its big finale in 2026 on Sunday, having rolled on through the annual festive time warp, outlasting Enzo Maresca, Ruben Amorim and Ryan Mason Xabi Alonso. Some Premier League teams will have played games in four different competitions by the time they welcome their players home. Wedged into the domestic cal…

Harbaugh lands five-year deal with Giants Reports value contract at up to $100m John Harbaugh agreed to a five-year contract to become the New York Giants’ new head coach, according to multiple media reports on Saturday, ending a brief eight-day stint on the open market after his departure from Baltimore. Multiple outlets reported earlier this week that the deal could be worth as much as $100m. C…

British No 1’s first game follows men’s match on Sunday ‘I’m just trying to focus and turn it around for tomorrow’ Emma Raducanu has criticised the Australian Open’s “very difficult” scheduling but remains focused on her game after being lined up to compete in a late-night slot on the opening day. Raducanu will play her first-round match against Mananchaya Sawangkaew on Sunday night, leaving the …

Manager barracked by fans after late 2-1 defeat ‘We need to get our head down and do the right thing’ Thomas Frank believes he retains the faith of the Tottenham hierarchy and can turn around what he described as a “supertanker” of a club – despite being barracked by the home crowd after a last-gasp 2-1 loss to West Ham . The fans in the South Stand chanted Frank should be “sacked in the morning”…

This game was summed up neatly in the 82nd minute when two Nottingham Forest players hunted down Gabriel Jesus as the Arsenal substitute tried to see the ball out for a throw-in. Elliot Anderson was not settling for that, crashing into the tackle that actually won his team the restart. Sixty yards down the touchline, Sean Dyche’s hands went clapping above his head; Mikel Arteta reached his out to…

Pool 1: Toulouse 77-7 Sale Both clubs are through to Champions Cup last 16 They are box office, of course. The team anyone would pay good money to watch. A collection of youngsters from Manchester were given the best seats in the house, as their magisterial hosts ran rings round them. This is Sale’s record defeat. This is Toulouse avenging their defeat to Saracens last week . Far older and uglier…

Despite high-quality matches, Senegal’s meeting with hosts Morocco may pale with the World Cup looming Sometimes a tournament’s greatest strength can be its greatest weakness. In part because of the excellent playing conditions, this has been an Africa Cup of Nations devoid of shocks. The better teams keep winning. There has been a lot of good football, but not a huge amount of memorable football…

Manager makes outburst after 2-1 defeat at Sunderland Austrian angry club sold captain one day before game Oliver Glasner accused Crystal Palace’s board of “abandoning” his team in the course of a scathing post-match deconstruction after the 2-1 defeat at Sunderland . At times the Austrian, who on Friday announced he would be leaving Selhurst Park at the end of this season, sounded as if he was t…

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Russian-born former world No 8 has found a source of optimism in Australian ‘chill’ while getting used to peculiarities of life in her new country Daria Kasatkina wants Australia to call her something else. “I think ‘Dasha’ is better,” says the former Russian. “Daria is more like an official name which is written in my passport, so I prefer Dasha because it’s just less … formal.” There has been u…

Frenetic derby was just the place for the interim manager to roll out Ferguson’s old ‘use the energy of the people’ dictum For Manchester United’s executives, City are the best-in-class runaway train they wish to emulate and aspire to. Coveted talent like Antoine Semenyo and now Marc Guéhi opt for blue when a generation ago, Old Trafford was the destination of dreams. United’s myth and legend bec…

When, on Friday, it became clear that Crystal Palace were selling Marc Guéhi to Manchester City and Oliver Glasner announced he would be leaving at the end of the season, Sunderland supporters turned a little nervous. They fretted that Palace might react to not merely the loss of their best defender and the impending departure of a much-admired manager but the ignominy of last weekend’s FA Cup ca…