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Grill’d apologises for jinxing 24-year-old with promotion Piastri’s manager Mark Webber backs McLaren driver to rebound from Formula One woes As Oscar Piastri desperately works to rebound from his recent Formula One woes, an Australian restaurant chain is doing its part to keep his title hopes alive. After offering free burgers for every time the Australian made the podium, Grill’d burger chain h…

Joshua and Paul finalizing December bout Fight expected in Miami on 19 or 26 December Netflix to announce matchup on Monday Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul are finalizing a deal to meet in a heavyweight fight in Miami this December, sources told the Guardian, with Netflix preparing to announce the bout on Monday. A source with knowledge of the negotiations said the deal is done and that the fight wi…

Report says franchise model could save up to £1.9m a year ‘Smaller clubs are spending way above their means’ James Haskell, the former England flanker, has likened English rugby to “Thelma and Louise heading off a cliff” after an independent report found Prem clubs made a combined loss of £34m last season. The report by Leonard Curtis, a leading UK corporate recovery and insolvency firm, suggests…

Mary Earps received the boos she feared on her return to Manchester United 501 days after leaving, and departed defeated, as Marc Skinner’s team cuffed aside Paris Saint-Germain courtesy of Fridolina Rolfö’s expert second-half header. When jogging out for the warm-up Earps was cheered but as soon as the crowd swelled for kick-off she was targeted throughout, though for a footballer whose CV shows…

All hell broke loose at what became known as the SCG when a couple of thousand people, including a teenage Banjo Paterson, stormed the pitch Test cricket gets described as a gentleman’s game but this is a lie. Rashes of gentility break out here and there but it’s still a game birthed by rascals, popularised by crooks and sustained by the patronage of louts. This story is one of the finest example…

Arsenal needed a performance and a result against a European powerhouse, their form in theWomen’s Super League letting them down, but Renée Slegers’s side relinquished their 2-0 advantage and all three points to Bayern Munich far too easily, plunging their Champions League defence into tricky waters. Last season, a battling comeback from 2-1 down to a 3-2 victory over Bayern in their final group …

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Head coach unlikely to experiment against Serbia ‘We still run at people, we still go after them’ It was certainly a strong look, impossible to ignore, something only a top-level footballer could carry off – and even then, the jury was out. When Ezri Konsa strolled in to preview Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against Serbia at Wembley, the England defender did so in what, at first glance, appeare…

Brown freed on $25k bail in Florida case Ex-NFL star must wear GPS ankle monitor Faces up to 15 years if convicted of shooting Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown will be released on $25,000 bail and must wear a GPS ankle monitor on an attempted murder charge in Florida, a judge ordered Wednesday. Brown, 37, has pleaded not guilty to the second-degree attempted murder charge, which carrie…

Sha’Carri Richardson hails athletics ‘having its moment’ ‘Innovative schedule also honours tradition,’ says Coe The women’s 100m final will headline the first day of competition at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics as part of organisers’ plans to “open with a bang”. The surprise decision, which will lead to all three rounds of the 100m taking place on the same day, was welcomed by the US sprint star …

Europa League prices last season praised as ‘sensible’ Trust asks Tottenham to make ticketing fair The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust (THST) has said “unaffordable” ticket prices are behind the declining atmosphere at the club’s stadium. Spurs have won three of 20 home Premier League games in 2025 in their 62,850-seat ground. Although the venue came alive during last season’s successful Euro…

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Edwards takes over team with two points from 11 games Wolves pay about £3m for their former player and coach Rob Edwards has been confirmed as the Wolves head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal after the Premier League’s bottom club paid about £3m in compensation to Middlesbrough. The 42-year-old has resigned at Boro 15 games into a three-year contract to take over from Vítor Pereira, who was …

Fifa already under attack for high ticket prices Costs are comparable to NFL parking passes World Cup ticket holders can expect to spend big to park their cars at next year’s tournament, with prices on Fifa’s official website reaching as much as $175 per parking pass. First reported by the Athletic , the figures are significant in the car-dependent United States – one of the tournament’s three ho…

Kane has £57m summer release clause in Bayern contract Lewandowski’s contract with Barcelona expires in June Barcelona have made Harry Kane their first-choice target to replace Robert Lewandowski. The Spanish champions regard the 32-year-old England captain as the ideal younger replacement for the 37-year-old Lewandowski, whose contract expires in June, and may well be prepared to trigger the cla…