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Operating profit up after £7m loss a year earlier United’s revolving credit up from £35.7m to £268m Manchester United’s operating profit rose to £13m in the financial year’s first quarter, compared with an equivalent £7m loss 12 months earlier, and the chief executive, Omar Berrada, said this was down to “the difficult decisions made in the past year” by Sir Jim Ratcliffe. However, United’s total…

Kalimuendo and Jesus goals give Forest 2-1 away win Robbie Keane’s Ferencvaros defeat Rangers 2-1 Igor Jesus’ late goal sealed Nottingham Forest a 2-1 win in Utrecht and boosted their hopes of a top-eight finish in the Europa League group phase. Arnaud Kalimuendo’s second-half opener for Forest was cancelled out by Utrecht substitute Mike van der Hoorn before Jesus stepped off the bench to fire h…

⚽ Europa League updates from the latest round of games ⚽ Live scores | Follow us on Bluesky | And email Scott Celtic v Roma. Wilfried Nancy’s first match as Celtic boss ended in a 2-1 home defeat to Hearts. Nevertheless, he’s named the same starting XI tonight, fielding a back three of Kieran Tierney, Liam Scales and Auston Trusty. Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson starts for Roma. Basel …

Prices five times more than 2022 Qatar World Cup FA to confirm cost for England matches on Thursday Fifa has been urged to halt World Cup ticket sales after it emerged countries’ most loyal fans faced paying “extortionate” prices for tickets, with the cheapest for the final coming in at more than £3,000. The Croatian federation published details of prices in its participant member association (PM…

Jack Grealish is creating chances and Jordan Pickford is reliable as ever but Everton’s strikers need to join the party By WhoScored When Everton moved into their new ground after four years of relegation scraps, their more pessimistic fans must have feared the worst. Investing £750m in a 52,769-seat stadium when you are on a run of finishing 16th, 17th, 15th and 13th in the league is a bold move…

Leinster head coach admits his stint at Welford Road helped ‘shape’ him and could be key in Champions Cup clash Leicester v Leinster fixtures have become common recently – the fifth since 2022 takes place on Friday night – but the history between the sides runs far deeper. Leo Cullen, head coach of the Dublin-based province, spent a couple of seasons at Welford Road in the mid-2000s, winning the …

Jordan says ‘today’s a good day’ as deal reached Trial exposed hardline France stance on charters Nascar reached a settlement Thursday of the bruising antitrust lawsuit filed against the stock car series by two of its race teams, including one co-owned by NBA great Michael Jordan. “Today’s a good day,” Jordan said as he waited in the gallery for attorneys to announce the deal. Details were not im…

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Going into Wednesday night’s match against Manchester City, Xabi Alonso’s future as head coach of Real Madrid seemed as up in the air as a Spanish omelette being flipped by celebrity chef Keith Floyd in his pomp. Just 14 games into his reign, the only unsightly blot on the 44-year-old’s copybook had been an unacceptable 5-2 hammering at the hand…

Despite signs of renewed intensity, Real Madrid fell to their second loss in four days against Manchester City. How long can a positive reaction overshadow negative results? No attacker in Real Madrid’s history had gone without a goal for as long as Rodrygo but at last he was released and he had a message to deliver, performed for public consumption. The Brazilian, who had not scored in nine mont…

Michigan fire head football coach with cause Coach accused of inappropriate relationship Moore detained by police after termination Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was still jailed on Thursday morning, according to court records, less than 24 hours after he was fired for what the university said was an “inappropriate relationship with a staff member.” The Washtenaw County Jail did n…

Manchester City conquer the Bernabéu, Liverpool survive without Mohamed Salah and Atalanta find Chelsea’s flaws • To say that Pep Guardiola and Real Madrid have history is to put it mildly. At Barcelona, Guardiola grew up amid an obsessive enmity on both sides, one deepened by his term as the Catalan club’s coach. They are highly familiar with Manchester City, too. City met Madrid for the fifth s…

After a few nomadic years in Europe the wonder kid has ‘remembered what he is all about’, giving hope he may yet reach his immense potential But for Emiliano Martínez’s outstretched arms, eh? A golden chance, deep in injury-time, for Australia’s wonder kid to become their golden boy, to push Argentina into an extra 30 minutes in the last 16 of the 2022 World Cup. “Liked what you saw there? You ju…

The former world No 1 shares how a traumatic year has shaped him as a darts player and a father and insists he can recapture his glory days at the world championship “I can be a miserable bastard sometimes,” Michael van Gerwen says with a grin and a shrug as he tries to explain his new burst of optimism after a horribly testing year. “But I can also be quite positive. If you asked me this questio…

The quarterback was seen as living off his father’s name when he entered the NFL. But he has slowly started to prove himself at the Cleveland Browns It seems the goalposts are always moving on Shedeur Sanders, the Cleveland Browns ’ rookie quarterback who keeps throwing people off. He excelled at two colleges to establish himself as a top NFL prospect, only to wind up getting picked in the fifth …

Receiving her first centre pass at London’s Copper Box Arena will be an unforgettable moment for the skipper A gurgle turns into a squawk, and the early throes of a weary cry – surefire signs that an afternoon nap is required. For much of her life, since her dramatic arrival in the pre-dawn hours of a May morning, seven-month-old Miller has been a regular presence at England netball camps. Someti…