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Miami Hurricanes 21–27 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana go 16-0 for season to complete turnaround Heisman Trophy winner scores decisive touchdown Fernando Mendoza bulldozed his way into the end zone and Indiana bullied their way into the history books on Monday night, toppling Miami 27-21 to put the finishing touch on a rags-to-riches story, an undefeated season and the national title. The Heisman Trophy…

46-year-old replaces fired Mike McDaniel Dolphins’ last playoff win came in 2000 season The Miami Dolphins hired former Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley as their coach on Monday, ending a swift search and tasking him with turning around a franchise that hasn’t won a playoff game in 25 years. Hafley replaces Mike McDaniel, who was fired earlier this month after going 35-33 in four seasons…

American beats Ukraine’s Oleksandra Oliynykova 7-6 (8), 6-1 Last year’s winner recovers after losing first four games A nervy Madison Keys got the defence of her Australian Open crown off to a stuttering start, losing the first four games before rallying to stay in the title hunt. The American ninth seed was a bundle of nerves on Rod Laver Arena, but calmed down to clinch a 7-6 (8), 6-1 win over …

Gunners top list for first time with £22.2m revenue NWSL clubs not included on Deloitte’s yearly ranking Some of the richest clubs in women’s football saw their revenues increase by 35% last year, with Arsenal generating the largest revenue in Europe for the first time since Deloitte began charting the top earners in the women’s game. The north London side had revenues of €25.6m (£22.2m), narrowl…

Countries due to play on Valentine’s Day in Italy amid Trump threats to seize Danish territory of Greenland Their rendezvous may be on Valentine’s Day, but its nature looks likely to be anything but romantic: Denmark and the US, their relations frostier than they have been for decades, are due to face each other in ice hockey next month. A week into the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy , t…

Misjudged penalty after Senegal’s walk-off chaos leaves forward facing a lifetime of criticism After Portugal had beaten England in the World Cup quarter-final in 2006, Cristiano Ronaldo was asked how he had looked so calm taking his penalty in the shootout when England’s players appeared crushed by the occasion. For a moment he seemed baffled by the question, then he explained that those moments…

Dramatic tournament left food for thought for the 2027 edition, from the weather to the warm welcome in Morocco At the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire, officiating was at its finest, with the Confederation of African Football’s video assistant referee operation setting standards that were the envy of the Premier League and several other European leagues. Sadly, refereeing standards to…

Lamadrid plays in homeland and won first cap last year Wilson, scorer of winner at Spurs, was in talks to leave West Ham are close to signing the Venezuela winger Keiber Lamadrid and plan to keep Callum Wilson, who has been in talks to leave five months after joining. Wilson scored West Ham’s winner at Tottenham on Saturday after coming on as a late substitute. The 33-year-old was understood to h…

Just when it seemed another match would be dominated by the dreariness of a debatable video assistant referee decision, a moment of majesty from Charalampos Kostoulas provided a pertinent reminder of the beauty that football can provide. With his side staring at what would have been a controversial defeat, the Greek substitute found himself facing away from the Bournemouth goal in the first minut…

United get shot at revenge after losing last season’s final Everton will travel to Liverpool to contest Cup derby Chelsea, the holders, will host Manchester United in the Women’s FA Cup fifth round, in a repeat of last season’s final. Sonia Bompastor’s side were 3-0 winners against United at Wembley last May and they will meet again in the headline-grabbing tie of an intriguing-looking fifth roun…

World team will play US teams in mini-tournament James could still make team as a reserve The first-ever World team for the NBA All-Star Game already looks loaded. And the fate of LeBron James’ record streak of All-Star selections will now be decided by coaches, or perhaps even Commissioner Adam Silver. Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver’s Nikola Jo…

Manager has ‘been feeling the trust’ from club hierarchy Spurs hampered by injury crisis before visit of Dortmund Thomas Frank has insisted the ­Tottenham hierarchy are standing with him in the face of the storm gripping the club . The manager’s job is in the ­balance, his situation precarious after Saturday’s 2-1 home defeat against West Ham . The Spurs support were so incensed by the result and…

Brazilian striker yet to hold talks over new deal Arteta keen to keep up Champions League form at Inter Gabriel Jesus wants to fulfil his ambition of winning trophies with Arsenal and believes they are “getting closer” after three successive runners-up finishes in the Premier League. Mikel Arteta’s side head into Tuesday night’s meeting with Inter in Milan top of the Champions League table after …

The next three weekends of relentless action will put us within touching distance of a definitive answer Cheltenham opens its doors for the final time before the festival meeting for an eight-race Trials Day card on Saturday, marking the start of a frenetic 15-day period of action during which, according to recent figures as least, trainers will apply the finishing touches to at least half of the…

Pool stages could revert to an October start ‘The format is delivering,’ insists European rugby chief The organisers of the Champions Cup are looking to shift the start of the tournament back to October to add extra impetus to the pool stages. This year’s competition kicked off in December but there is collective support from coaches and clubs to commence their campaigns prior to the packed Novem…