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After being dropped for ‘a breach of club discipline’, the playmaker must face the same questions about respect and self-awareness For the biggest game in Manchester City’s history, Jack Grealish was given a starting berth while Phil Foden, Julián Alvarez and Riyad Mahrez were on the bench. Grealish played the full 90 minutes of the Champions League triumph against Inter because Pep Guardiola had…

Updates from Keeneland. First race 6.55pm GMT (2.55pm ET) Full race card | Thoughts? Get in touch with Greg via email Hello racing fans wherever in the world you happen to be, and welcome to the Guardian’s liveblog coverage of the 2026 Breeders’ Cup meeting at Keeneland in Kentucky. As is now traditional at the self-styled “World Championships” of Flat racing, Friday is for the juveniles, with a …

Green Bay RB claims gesture was an ode to gospel song Jacobs pleaded no contest to battery charges last month Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs says he was paying homage to a gospel song rather than making light of his recent arrest when he briefly had his hands behind his back while celebrating a touchdown Thursday night. This was Jacobs’s second game of the season after coming off the …

Andoni Iraola’s team have shot up the table after a slow start but they are still not scoring enough goals By WhoScored Every Liverpool win this season seems to come with an asterisk. Yes, they beat Brentford , but Brentford had a man sent off. Yes they beat Villarreal , but they conceded three. On Sunday, against Brighton the asterisks finally ran out. Liverpool beat the Premier League’s top sco…

Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder hit hundreds for hosts Australia face last-day chase to clinch Test and the series It would be unfair to say that Australia let a winning position slip on the fourth day of the third Test at Cape Town, only because that would undersell how Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder prised it away. Australia’s vaunted four bowlers, owners of 1,674 wickets at day’s beginning, c…

The Chiefs’ latest Wallaby on dealing with English weather, the positive side of rehab and Australia’s World Cup chances The list of Australian rugby players who have found a spiritual home in Exeter is a long and illustrious one. Dean Mumm, Dave Dennis, Nic White, Scott Sio, Greg Holmes, Julian Salvi, Ben White, Mitch Lees, Lachie Turner, Len Ikitau … almost without exception they have pitched u…

Infantino said in 2023 equality was Fifa’s target Prize money could double but big gap will remain Fifa is to fall short of gender equality with the prize money on offer at next year’s Women’s World Cup, despite making a record $15bn (£11.2bn) in revenue from this summer’s men’s tournament. Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president, said in 2023 that the organisation’s ambition was to have equality fo…

‘We have made these mistakes … you can get punished’ Dowman lost appeal against red card at Fleetwood Mikel Arteta has warned Max Dowman that he “is not in Disneyland” and must learn from his red card against Fleetwood after Arsenal’s appeal against his three-match suspension was rejected. The 16-year-old became the youngest player ever to be sent off in League Cup history on Tuesday as the Premi…

Ballon d’Or winner’s move to WSL has transformed the Lionesses on and off the pitch with belief soaring ahead of Manchester City clash As Martin Semmens, the London City Lionesses chief executive, sits down is his office he looks like the cat that got the cream. He says he has just learned that the club’s Instagram page has generated 34m hits since Alexia Putellas won the Ballon d’Or on Monday ev…

The selection’s excellent second in the Arc de Triomphe is the best form on offer among the European challengers The Turf is the highlight of Saturday’s nine-race Breeders’ Cup card for European fans, with 10 of the 14-strong field trained in the UK, Ireland or France, and Bay City Roller (21.36) could be an excellent bet at around 9-1 with British bookmakers to give George Scott a first Breeders…

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European football has stretched resources but the manager insists busy schedule is not something to complain about Twenty seconds of stoppage time remained when Enzo Le Fée picked up the ball and kissed it before taking a corner. As intended, the Frenchman’s perfect, right-footed delivery dropped into the corridor of uncertainty that leaves goalkeepers torn between leaving their line or standing …

England great talks for first time since surprise dismissal Bowler optimistic about future within or outside sport Jimmy Anderson has revealed the “sadness and shock” he felt at his surprise Lancashire dismissal while he weighs up whether his future involves playing cricket or “something different”. Speaking for the first time since being told he will not have his county contract renewed, the Eng…

Manchester United’s most famous eras were built around their academy products so why not give the current crop a chance to shine? Watching Manchester United succumb meekly against Como and Bournemouth brought to mind questions and comparisons with yesteryear. Two of United’s most famous eras were built around their youth players: the Busby Babes and Class of 92. Could this be a moment for Michael…