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Martin O’Neill delivered a little piece of history in what will surely be his final game in Europe as a manager. O’Neill created such wonderful European memories for Celtic’s support during his first tenure as the manager that departing with a smile felt entirely valid. In Stuttgart, Celtic won their first ever competitive game in Germany. It took them 17 attempts. Luke McCowan’s goal after 33 se…

Italian reportedly fell three floors in South Africa Golfer ‘in good spirits’ according to his former coach Italian golfer Andrea Pavan is “thankful to be alive” after reportedly falling three floors down a lift shaft. The 36-year-old, a two-time European Tour winner, was scheduled to be playing in this week’s South African Open Championship at Stellenbosch Golf Club but was forced to withdraw af…

Player is captain of NHL’s Ottawa Senators Tkachuk expresses regret over Trump joke US ice hockey star Brady Tkachuk has said he does not appreciate an AI video released by the White House that shows him insulting Canadians. Tkachuk played in the Americans’ victory over Canada at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, which secured the US men their first gold medal since 1980. In the wake of that win, th…

Deficit is the highest ever recorded by an English club BlueCo partner Strasbourg also lost £69m in same period Chelsea made a financial loss of £355m in the 2024-25 season, according to new data released by Uefa, the biggest deficit ever recorded by an English football club. According to Uefa, Chelsea’s losses were about £186m higher than the second-worst losses in Europe, the £171m figure poste…

⚽ Europa League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off ⚽ Live scores | Read today’s Football Daily | Mail Daniel Nottingham Forest (5-4-1): Ortega; Williams, Morato, Murillo, Jair Cunha, Hutchinson; McAtee, Anderson, Yates, Dominguez; Lucca. Subs: Gunn, Willows, Sangaré, Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Ndoye, Igor Jesus, Bakwa, Milenkovic, Ainoa, Abbott. Fenerbahce (4-3-3): Tarık; Mert Müldür, Guendouzi, Yi…

Batter will play in Friday’s match against New Zealand Winner of the game will top the group in Super 8s England have not committed to fielding their strongest side in Friday’s do-not-necessarily-have-to-win T20 World Cup encounter with New ­Zealand but Jos Buttler will be given the chance to turn around his ­miserable run of form, with the team’s coaching staff convinced that a return to familia…

Premier League to have its own streaming service Shock move to sell direct to viewers in place next season The Premier League is to launch its own streaming service, with live coverage of all 380 matches over a season available directly to fans – but only if you live in Singapore. Known as Premier League Plus, the new app will be launched before next season and will be the first time match covera…

The knockout playoffs are complete after a whirlwind round of action. Bodø/Glimt’s fairytale continues while the holders struggled again Bodø/Glimt’s 2-1 defeat of Inter at San Siro continued this season’s miracle. The post-match discussion between Inter coach Cristian Chivu and his opposite number, Kjetil Knutsen, was one of admiration, an acknowledgment the Norwegian team had been too good for …

Markram’s unbeaten 82 proves pivotal in emphatic chase De Kock and Rickelton also impress in nine-wicket win South Africa took a giant leap toward the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals after a dominant nine-wicket win over West Indies on Thursday. A whirlwind 95-run opening partnership between the captain, Aiden Markram (82 not out), and Quinton de Kock (47) in eight overs made short work of the cha…

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Mark Langdon to dissect a dramatic Champions League night Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts , Soundcloud , Audioboom , Mixcloud , Acast and Stitcher , and join the conversation on Facebook , Twitter and email . On today’s pod: the Italian job. After fears Serie A could be shut out of the Champions League last 16, Atalanta produced…

SheBelieves Cup campaign that starts against Argentina will show coach is now refining rather than experimenting When the whistle blows to start USA v Argentina on Sunday in Nashville, a new period of the Emma Hayes era will begin in earnest. The team preparing to play La Albiceleste in Tennessee for the 11th SheBelieves Cup, followed by Canada and Colombia, is the first in more than a year to fe…

MLS coaches’ reputation abroad won’t get any better after two disastrous appointments by desperate clubs The shipment of Eric Ramsay’s possessions must have hardly made it to the West Midlands in time. After leaving Minnesota United this MLS offseason, his era in charge of West Bromwich Albion lasted just 44 days, during which time the Baggies played nine games, and won none. The club couldn’t af…

The US men’s and women’s teams claimed titles at the Winter Games this past week. The warm fuzzy feelings didn’t last long Keeping politics at arm’s length for the US men’s hockey team’s gold-medal matchup with Canada was always going to be difficult. The game fell on the 46th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice , when an underdog group of US college players upset the mighty Soviet Union team again…

After their poorest pair of tournament performances in years, Steve Borthwick’s project is inevitably under scrutiny The band on the stadium concourse were playing a familiar tune in the immediate aftermath of England’s latest debacle on Saturday. “Zombie! Zombie!” the vocalist sang, ostensibly in tribute to Ireland’s record 42-21 victory at Twickenham . Alternatively he might just have been riff…

An exit from Soldier Field could lead the Bears across state lines. But it could help revive a once thriving area and the team would still be in most fans’ orbit You think you’re locked out of the housing market? The Chicago Bears have been renting since Warren G Harding was president. They started out in the NFL as tenants at Wrigley Field, sharing the baseball cathedral with the Cubs for 50 sea…