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Bills overcome 21-0 deficit to beat Patriots Myles Garrett closes in on sack record The Los Angeles Chargers eliminated the Kansas City Chiefs from playoff contention when Derwin James picked off a pass by Gardner Minshew – who had just taken over for the injured Patrick Mahomes – in the closing seconds to preserve victory over the reigning AFC champions. Continue reading...

World No 4 edges out Sebastian Bialecki 3-2 in first round Kumar becomes first Indian to win at tournament Stephen Bunting survived a scare before the tournament fourth seed into the second round of the world championship on Sunday. The Merseysider, a beaten semi-finalist last year, was taken to a tie-breaker by Poland’s Sebastian Bialecki before edging through 3-2 at Alexandra Palace. Continue r…

When can Aston Villa dare to dream? When will Unai Emery accept that talk of a title challenge is far from fanciful? Villa’s standards dropped and their legs looked heavy but their hunger knows no bounds at the moment. They were stretched by West Ham, who led twice before squandering a vital win in their battle against relegation, and still Emery’s indefatigable side dug deep for a response befor…

German striker was given a sarcastic ovation by the Sunderland fans after his inadvertent match winner On numerous occasions during the 75 minutes he spent on the pitch during the Wear-Tyne derby, Nick Woltemade cut an extremely isolated, peripheral and forlorn figure in the opposition box. A bad afternoon for Newcastle’s German striker got significantly worse shortly after half-time when he cut …

Former Australia batter says that while the redeveloped venue lacks the charm of old, it may be to the tourists’ liking The last time England played a Test match during daytime hours at Adelaide Oval was in 2013 . The ground was a building site and Mitchell Johnson was the wrecking ball, a seven-wicket spree confirming the panic he induced during the first Test in Brisbane was no one-off. Not onl…

Eddie Howe says revitalised derby rivals will be a tougher mental test for his side than the Champions League Midnight was fast approaching when Eddie Howe faced a curve-ball question: if he could be offered a draw at the Stadium of Light on Sunday would he accept it? If the typically straight-bat answer – “no chance, we prepare to win every game” – was expected, Howe’s subsequent reaction spoke …

Head coach praises ‘real leader’ Dias as defence holds firm Win at Selhurst Park extends Manchester City’s run to five Pep Guardiola has warned that Manchester City are growing in resilience after Erling Haaland and Phil Foden secured the side’s fifth win in succession and maintained pressure on the Premier League leaders Arsenal. City gained revenge for their FA Cup final defeat by Crystal Palac…

Manager says it will take time to turn club around Spence reaction to substitution will be investigated Thomas Frank said Tottenham’s 3-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest offered a sobering reminder his side remain a “work in progress” and amid increasing scrutiny the head coach reiterated improving Spurs’s fortunes is “not a quick fix”, saying: “If no one gets the time, no one can turn this around.” …

2-1 win at Genoa lifts Inter as Milan draw and Napoli lose Harry Kane rescues a draw for Bayern against Mainz Inter moved to the top of Serie A with a 2-1 victory at Genoa thanks to first-half goals from Yann Bisseck and Lautaro Martínez. The result put Inter on 33 points, one ahead of their city rivals Milan and two ahead of Napoli, both of whom failed to win earlier in the day. Genoa are 16th w…

It had been a game to reflect the tyranny of analytics-based football, when thought and expression are abandoned for the playbook, where set pieces rule, and long throws become key events. For Brentford’s Michael Kayode, read Leeds’ Ethan Ampadu, both taking an age before hurling the ball into a mass of bodies, and the ball being headed away. As it stands, scoring a goal from open play remains a …

Players and coaches need to realise they will not be immune if fortunes do not change in the third Test in Adelaide There’s always a lot of white noise around an Ashes series but at the moment for England it must be overwhelming, not just given their performances in the first two Tests but because of the mid-tour break they’ve just been on, with assorted media and attention-seekers following them…

Pool 4: Northampton 50-5 Bulls Saints score eight tries in Pool 4 win On the face of it Northampton are flying in the Champions Cup courtesy of two consecutive bonus points wins. The more pedantic-minded might also point out that both their opponents to date have fielded below-strength sides but when the qualifying sums are completed next month that will not be the top line statistic as far as th…

Celtic now find themselves firmly in a mid-season crisis. Three games for Wilfried Nancy as the manager have resulted in the same number of defeats. The paucity of Celtic’s display in this League Cup final was so striking and so alarming that it is already fair to ask questions about Nancy’s suitability for this role. Celtic look a mess. How St Mirren capitalised. This will rank among the finest …

Jamaica forward third in WSL top scorer’s list with 103 goals Chelsea still six points behind with 3-0 win at Brighton Khadija Shaw’s phenomenal goalscoring record for Manchester City was extended to 103 goals in all competitions, thanks to a stunning four goals in the league leaders’ 5-1 defeat of Aston Villa . It was Shaw’s 120th appearance for City in all competitions and the Jamaica forward s…

Anfield captain: ‘I hope he stays – he is one of my leaders’ Player heads for Africa Cup of Nations after Brighton win Virgil van Dijk wants Mohamed Salah to remain a Liverpool but the club captain accepts that is not a guarantee. The Egyptian was reinstated to the squad after being dropped for the Champions League trip to Internazionale in response to his outburst at Elland Road. Salah was recal…