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Mercedes principal insists their new car is within rules ‘Other teams are finding excuses before they have started’ Toto Wolff has dismissed claims from rival teams over the legality of Mercedes’ new engine, insisting it is within the regulations. The Mercedes team principal said that the onus lay with the other manufacturers who had missed an opportunity and that they should get their “shit toge…

OL had to sell star players to avoid relegation but they are thriving in Ligue 1 and the Europa League By Get French Football News When Lyon were spared from administrative relegation to Ligue 2 on appeal over the summer, the overriding feeling was one of relief. During John Textor’s time as owner, the atmosphere became toxic, with fans turning on the directors. More importantly, the American ran…

Max Rushden is joined by Barney Ronay, John Brewin and Seb Hutchinson as Arsenal enjoy a healthy lead at the top of the Premier League thanks to a stirring second-half performance from Spurs against Manchester City. On the podcast today; what happened to Manchester City in the second half against Spurs? An extraordinary finish from Dominic Solanke probably saves Thomas Frank’s job once again. Els…

Itoje missed start of camp to attend mother’s funeral Arundell makes first England start in three years on wing Jamie George will captain England in their Six Nations opener against Wales on Saturday with Maro Itoje named on the bench while Henry Arundell has been selected for a first start in three years. Itoje missed the start of England’s training camp in Girona to attend his mother’s funeral …

The 28-year-old has rebuilt from crushing disappointment in the skeleton four years ago to become Britain’s best hope of Winter Olympic gold at Milano Cortina “Excitement is definitely the word I’d use,” Matt Weston says as the world No 1 and the reigning world champion in the skeleton looks ahead to the start of the Winter Olympics this week. Weston has just won the skeleton World Cup, winning f…

Player stunned Solanke’s first goal stood at Spurs Rodri feels general public do not want City to win Rodri has joined the chorus of dissatisfaction at Manchester City towards referees, saying they must remain impartial in the face of what he perceives to be general ill-feeling towards his club. The midfielder was stunned when Tottenham’s goal for 2-1 against City on Sunday was allowed to stand. …

There were tears after a nonsensical draw with Atalanta but young possession-based team is heading places For the second time in less than three weeks, Cesc Fàbregas found himself standing in front of the TV cameras, trying to explain a scoreline that made no sense. “It’s not normal,” he had insisted last month, after Como lost 3-1 to Milan despite “making 700 passes to their 200” (659 to 320, ac…

Manager bites the bullet despite sublime late equaliser against Gladbach and next appointment will be telling Every little detail of it suggested it would almost immediately find its way into the annals of legend. It started as a last-ditch attempt from a set piece, in the fourth of five minutes of stoppage time, with the clock ticking towards the climax at seemingly twice its normal pace and the…

The Gunners had home comforts while the other teams had to travel long distances and cope with inferior facilities Arsenal are world champions. It’s a weird thing to say about the team fourth in the WSL, albeit with a game in hand, and who failed to qualify automatically for the Champions League quarter-finals and face a two-leg knockout phase playoff . However, the 3-2 defeat of the Copa Liberta…

With less than six months until kickoff, Guardian readers share their experiences of buying World Cup tickets – or deciding not to The 2026 World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada is less than six months away. Fifa’s ticketing process has been met with demand and controversy. Security concerns for fans traveling to the US have risen. We asked readers to share their experiences of buying World Cup …

Beating Djokovic to win a career grand slam at 22 has confirmed the world No1 is on a unique path and justified his decision to jettison long-time coach There were many topics that could have rushed into Carlos Alcaraz’s mind in the delirium that followed his attainment of a goal he has chased his entire life, the career grand slam achieved by defeating Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open. He c…

Rose wins Farmers Insurance Open with 72-hole record 265 total pips Woods’ 1999 mark by one shot Justin Rose became the first wire-to-wire winner at Torrey Pines in 71 years, starting with a six-shot lead and never letting anyone get any closer to him Sunday as he closed with a 2-under 70 to win the Farmers Insurance Open. Rose opened with a 62 on the North course at Torrey Pines and really never…

2nd T20i: England, 173-4, bt Sri Lanka, 189-5, by 6wkts (DLS) Banton 54*, Brook hits 36 off 12 balls for 2-0 series lead Numerous apologies, serious scrutiny and, still, he goes and does that. Harry Brook’s 12-ball 36 helped England chase down a revised target of 168 in the second Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka, securing a series victory. England had initially been set 190, but a rain b…

The Winter Olympics was first staged in Italy, 70 years ago. We take a look back at some archive imagery from the settimana bianca Continue reading...

⚽ Transfer interactive: deals from Europe’s top five leagues ⚽ 7pm GMT deadline | Follow us on Bluesky | Email Daniel It’s strange, really, that Liverpool spent so much money on forwards last summer, the part of their team that was working, and ignored the midfield and defence, which were not. I guess the way they’ll see it now is that they’re sticked in attack for the next few years – if Isak ca…