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Four-time MVP led Pittsburgh to division title in 2025 Rodgers reunites with ex-Packers coach McCarthy Aaron Rodgers is running it back with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Two people with knowledge of the decision told the Associated Press that the four-time NFL MVP agreed to a one-year deal to return to Pittsburgh on Saturday, ending a protracted decision-making process. The people spoke to the AP on …

Home hope surges to six under thanks to round of 68 Rahm among five on four under; McIlroy is three under The leaderboard was spinning like a tombola at Aronimink on Saturday, where at one point or another just about every player in the field had a birdie putt to take a share of the lead and then a bogey putt to let go of it again. When the drum finally stopped turning, Alex Smalley, a 29-year-ol…

Forward doesn’t fit the mould of a classic Pep signing, but we have all come a long way in the past decade of Manchester City success One way or another, this was always going to end up being a Pep day. At the final whistle Pep Guardiola didn’t punch the air or really celebrate at all. Instead he walked quite slowly over to the scorer of the only goal, Antoine Semenyo, and vigorously triple-patte…

Official announcement expected before Spurs match Former Real Madrid manager is Chelsea’s first choice Chelsea are on the verge of appointing Xabi Alonso on a four-year contract after reaching an agreement in principle with the Spaniard to become their new manager. Alonso, who has been out of work since leaving Real Madrid in January, is their preferred candidate. Talks have accelerated this week…

Ukrainian wins final in Rome 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2 Jannik Sinner to face Casper Ruud in men’s final When facing the toughest opponents in the world, there were too many occasions in Elina Svitolina’s past when she would simply play not to lose. In the decisive moments of her most important encounters, Svitolina was often punished for her tendency to simply put the ball in court rather than attacking …

The Wolves probably won’t win a title without big roster changes, but their postseason run made their case as one of the league’s most entertaining teams The Minnesota Timberwolves are out of the NBA playoffs . It’s a miracle it took this long. In their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets, they saw two starters and another key reserve suffer significant injuries . The Nuggets entered th…

3rd ODI: England 181-7; NZ 141-4. NZ win by 17 runs (DLS) Play halted with tourists ahead on DLS – series drawn 1-1 New Zealand shared the series spoils – and the ICC Championship points – after winning the final one-day international at Cardiff on Saturday with six wickets in hand. Lauren Bell had initially reduced the tourists to 40 for three, before giving everyone a scare for next month’s Wor…

There needs to be a zero-tolerance approach to stealing other clubs’ secrets – Kim Hellberg’s emotional response shows just how deep this goes Kim Hellberg was clearly upset and his press conference after Middlesbrough’s defeat at Southampton in the Championship semi‑final playoff second leg became unexpectedly moving as a result. In football, the Boro manager said, you accept that some teams hav…

Club demand action over scenes at end of title-decider Hearts say authorities must protect ‘integrity of the game’ Hearts have issued a ferocious statement, castigating the “shameful” and “disgraceful” scenes which marred the conclusion to the Scottish Premiership’s title race at Celtic Park. The Edinburgh club has emphasised “deeply disturbing” treatment of players and staff. Celtic’s last-day v…

Harlequins 41-24 Exeter Hosts score 34 unanswered points in bonus point victory Another Prem match, another comeback win. So common are they these days that it hardly needs mentioning that this one had Quins overturning the 17-point deficit by which they trailed after little more than half an hour, only to score 34 unanswered points in the next 50 minutes. Their interest in the playoffs ended som…

Antoine Semenyo’s kanu-esque backheel was one of the great Cup final goals as City’s forwards stepped up to end the challenge of McFarlane’s stubborn Blues It was not quite at the level of not playing Fernandinho or Rodri against Chelsea in the Champions League final in 2021, but Pep Guardiola’s decision to start Omar Marmoush over Rayan Cherki was certainly an unexpected call. Pushed high and to…

Ecuadorian escaped near finish to win by 32 seconds Hindley attacks but Vingegaard stays on his wheel Jhonatan Narváez powered away from his breakaway rivals to win stage eight of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday for his second victory and a third for the injury-decimated UAE Team Emirates XRG. Adam Yates, Jay Vine and Marc Soler have all been forced out of the Giro after a gruesome stage three pile…

Salah posted on social media after 4-2 loss at Aston Villa Egyptian forward’s comments appear aimed at Arne Slot Mohamed Salah has launched another withering critique on Liverpool, the club he is set to depart after next weekend. In Friday’s 4-2 defeat at Aston Villa , Salah came on as a late substitute, as the result cast into doubt fifth-placed Liverpool’s participation in next season’s Champio…