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Updates from the women’s singles on Rod Laver Arena Americans meet in battle of the podcast co-hosts Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email The powerful contingent of US women continues to grow with teenager Iva Jovic joining Coco Gauff in the quarters. By the end of today half the quarter-finalists in the women’s draw could be American. Yesterday, Carlos Alcaraz continued on his quest to becom…

Winner will earn place at Super Bowl LX Latest updates from 6.30pm ET/11.30pm GMT kickoff Email beau.dure@theguardian.com or chat to him on BlueSky Changing attention to this game – the sun is out in Seattle. The broadcasters are bundled up against the cold, but the conditions absolutely won’t affect the players here. And the AFC game is basically over. Continue reading...

Brazilian club make improved offer for 28-year-old Sale would allow further transfer spending Flamengo are locked in negotiations with West Ham after making a new £35.8m bid for Lucas Paquetá. Although the offer has not been accepted there is growing optimism on Flamengo’s side that they will secure the Brazil international. The clubs are focused on the payment structure of the deal and it is und…

Zubimendi mistake led to Mbeumo equaliser ‘We were dominant … after we gave them the goal’ Mikel Arteta blamed individual errors for Arsenal’s 3-2 defeat against Manchester United, on a weekend when their lead in the Premier League title race was cut to four points. Arsenal were 1-0 up when the game was transformed by Martín Zubimendi’s mis‑hit back-pass, which presented Bryan Mbeumo with an equa…

Arsenal let game slip against Manchester United and need to quickly regain the control that has made them league leaders And then the gap was down to four points. It is still four points, but the thought that Arsenal will struggle to suppress is that it could have been more, that it should have been more. Manchester City have won only one of their past five in the league, but Arsenal have not ope…

The winners of a breathless, brooding contest at Tynecastle were the team ­­playing 50 miles away. Rangers moved to within four points of Hearts after the league leaders missed the chance to put considerable distance between themselves and Celtic. A three-horse race for the title should enthral. A contender must land a con­vincing blow to dethrone a champion but despite equalising twice, facing 1…

Slow left-arm spinner who played for England 15 times and was known for his friendly, open demeanour Only a small number of first-class cricketers have appeared in more matches than Norman Gifford, who has died aged 85. Beginning in 1960 with Worcestershire and ending in 1988 at Warwickshire, he played 710 games in all, the 20th highest total in history. Having collected 2,068 wickets with his le…

Three second-half goals put Barça back on top Juventus beat Napoli to leave title challenge in tatters Barcelona capitalised on two defensive mistakes by bottom-of-the-table Real Oviedo to seal a 3-0 victory at a rain-drenched Camp Nou on Sunday, regaining top spot in La Liga. Goals from Dani Olmo, Raphinha, and an acrobatic Lamine Yamal strike powered the Catalans to 52 points, one ahead of Real…

Reed seals four-shot victory after final round 72 Pugh tied-seventh following two-stroke penalty A penny for the thoughts of the PGA Tour hierarchy, who awoke in Ponte Vedra Beach to news of a LIV duel in Dubai. A penny for the thoughts of LIV’s office bearers, who had information they would presumably rather remain private put into the public domain by the new Desert Classic champion. Patrick Re…

Some wins are a little bit lucky and others downright fluky or simply ground out, but this Aston Villa victory belonged to a different category. It was the sort of triumph that can be filed under “thoroughly deserved”. Indeed, much of Villa’s attacking play was so fluid, fluent and gloriously improvisational that, by comparison, Newcastle looked as if they were engaged in a footballing equivalent…

If this was a taste of what life on the road under Liam Rosenior might be like for Chelsea fans then anyone who doubted his appointment may want to think again. A stunning individual performance from Estêvão, who scored the first after a mistake from fellow teenager Jaydee Canvot before setting up João Pedro for the second, inspired his side to end a run of five Premier League games without an aw…

Nottingham Forest finished their rollercoaster week on the up, with three away points against Brentford restoring their five-point buffer from the relegation zone. Mouthwatering goals from Forest’s maligned strikers, first Igor Jesus with a blaster then a solo effort from Taiwo Awoniyi, put memories of fan displeasure after defeat in the Europa League behind Sean Dyche and his team and confirmed …

Departure was ‘difficult decision’, says Foxes’ owner Andy King will take interim charge for Charlton match Leicester City have sacked Martí Cifuentes after dropping to 14th in the Championship. Leicester held crunch boardroom talks on Sunday before deciding to relieve the manager from his position. Leicester slumped to a humiliating home defeat against struggling Oxford United on Saturday and ha…

American seals title with two races to spare 30-year-old will be favorite for Olympic gold Mikaela Shiffrin has locked up the slalom season title with the Olympics looming to become the first skier in the six-decade history of the World Cup with nine season titles in one discipline. The American star might have to share her record soon, though, as US teammate Lindsey Vonn has eight downhill title…

Manchester City are beginning to look like champions elect after going nine points clear at the top of the Women’s Super League with nine games to play, striking late to claim a precious victory at London City Lionesses. Khadija Shaw was the calmest person in the ground as she slotted in a low finish in the 86th minute after a goalmouth scramble, before leaping in delight in front of the travelli…