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Gibbs treble powers Lions back into playoff push Detroit sack Prescott five times in dominant win Cowboys’ playoff odds plunge after costly defeat Jahmyr Gibbs and a defense that suddenly generated pressure and turnovers helped the Detroit Lions stay in contention for a playoff berth. Gibbs ran for three touchdowns, including a 13-yarder with 2:19 left that sealed the Lions’ much-needed 44-30 win…

Plan was introduced to reduce number of foul jumps ‘Athletes do not want to embrace it,’ says Jon Ridgeon World Athletics has scrapped plans to introduce a takeoff zone for the long jump rather than the traditional board because of widespread hostility from athletes. Jon Ridgeon, the governing body’s chief executive, said that while the proposals had gone well in trials, “you ultimately do not wa…

James scored 10 or more in 1,297 consecutive NBA games since 2007 Game-winning assist sets up Rui Hachimura’s 3-pointer ‘You always make the right play,’ James says LeBron James knew his record streak of double-digit scoring efforts was in jeopardy. And in the moment, he didn’t care. The right play was to pass the ball – so he did. And with that, his streak ended. Continue reading...

Tourists resume on 325-9 after Root century and late burst Play starts in Brisbane at 2pm local/3pm AEDT/4am GMT Ashes top 100 | Get the Spin newsletter | Email Angus But if you’re English, Joe Root was the rolled gold star of the opening day. Having closely followed Root’s rise and 13,551 runs since his Test debut in 2012, Barney Ronay was happy to rhapsodise about the Yorkie terrier’s rescue jo…

Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha practises for four to five hours each day Indian boy beats multiple adults to secure record-breaking status India’s Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha has become the youngest player in chess history to earn an official Fide rating at the age of three years, seven months and 20 days. The chess prodigy edged out the previous record of compatriot Anish Sarkar, who was three years, eight…

Van der Ven may be key for Spurs, Wissa could make Newcastle debut and Dyche deserves warm Everton welcome Arsenal’s recent memories of Aston Villa are of awkward opponents. Mikel Arteta’s side squandered a two-goal lead at the Emirates Stadium when the teams last met, in January , Arsenal dropping two points, their title charge dented. With such little margin for error, it was the kind of day th…

Left-armer ran through England again but just how much will Australia regret not selecting their premium spinner at the Gabba? In the end it was Mitchell Starc saving the day in the second Ashes Test as he did the first. In a series supposed to be defined by Australia’s fast-bowling Big Three, he has done the work as the sole member to make the starting line. With one English wicket left to fall …

A foundational figure in the business of soccer and sports in the US is adamant that fans will find a way to attend big events, regardless of political issues Whenever the modern era of American soccer began (the 1994 World Cup? Or the 1990 appearance by the US men? Or the 1991 World Cup win by the US women?), Alan Rothenberg was a key player. Rothenberg came up as a lawyer under Jack Kent Cooke,…

Perhaps the data-soaked discourse of modern football actually does this Premier League centurion something of a disservice Stack them up. Pile them high. Sort them and arrange them, parse them and categorise them, order them to your table like items in a Chinese restaurant. Personal favourites? Give me the No 33 against Arsenal, the one with the flowing hair. I’ll also take a No 81 against Chelse…

Smith stood up to West Indies bowling and scored centuries against Australia in the most demanding of circumstances A Robin Smith square cut was more than a whip‑crack snap of the bat. For English cricket fans of the late 80s and early 90s, it was a nudge in the ribs that, underneath the pastings, the dismal collapses and Rentaghost selections, the national team would fight another day. Smith’s c…

British No 1 on home comforts of Bromley, joys of commuting and being ‘creeped out’ by paparazzi Emma Raducanu has garnered many endorsement deals in her nascent career, but there is perhaps one elusive sponsorship that would be most pleasing to the British No 1 women’s tennis player: ambassador of the London borough of Bromley. During a roundtable discussion with tennis journalists at the end of…

Until Soungoutou Magassa’s 83rd-minute equaliser Manchester United seemed to be flowering in the cold of winter on the way to a win that would have been their fifth in eight games. Instead Jarrod Bowen’s flick-on from Andy Irving’s corner from the right had to be cleared off the line by Noussair Mazraoui, only for the ball to go straight to Magassa, who drove home his first goal for the Hammers. …

Coates ‘ready and excited’ to replace Albertin Montoya U23 assistant Gemma Davies to join Coates in San Jose Emma Coates has left her position as the leader of England Women’s Under-23 national team to become the new head coach of the NWSL side Bay FC. Coates replaces Albertin Montoya, who was the coach of the expansion team when it entered the National Women’s Soccer League two years ago. Montoy…

A tale of two Yorkshiremen, one keeping England in the series, the other a scarecrow batting without a brain In the end even the celebration was perfect, out there under that strange deep-blue southern sky, in the frenzy of the game-state – manic Baz energy, England’s lower order scything away death cult-style at the other end, the way even the grass seems lacquered and glazed by the lights. So y…

Lock sent off in Cardiff during Springboks’ 73-0 win Suspension covers matches until end of March South Africa’s Eben Etzebeth has been suspended for 12 matches for eye-gouging against Wales last weekend. The suspension covers matches for the Durban-based Sharks starting from this weekend to the end of March. The Sharks deregistered Etzebeth this week in anticipation of a lengthy ban. Continue re…