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Football felt secondary on the first weekend of action since club were found guilty of breaking financial rules The Cimbri are heading menacingly south, but in Rome life goes on. The asteroid is definitely coming this way, but people go to work, eat, drink, plan as usual. The White Walkers are approaching the Wall, but the squabbles between the great houses go on. Everyone in the Premier League k…

Mavericks star dazzles in return from ACL tear Irving scores 17 points in Dallas’s 132-115 win Dusty May hails nine-time All-Star as an ‘artist’ Kyrie Irving waited nearly 600 days for his return to the NBA. The Dallas Mavericks didn’t keep him waiting any longer for his welcome-back basket. Irving scored a reverse layup on the game’s opening possession on Sunday night, setting the tone for a tea…

Prem Rugby: Exeter 34-28 Newcastle Wade becomes second player to score 100 top-tier tries Amid the current gushing torrent of Prem tries here was a reminder that winning still trumps all else. Exeter finally have their first relieving victory of the campaign but there were times when it seemed Newcastle might conceivably secure a first away league success in almost four years. In the event the Re…

It is a soundtrack that Manchester City have heard before but never for such sustained bursts during a match. It came from the Liverpool support, first ringing out around Anfield before kick-off and coming at regular intervals thereafter. It was always going to be like this as City feel their way into a new reality , one conditioned by the guilty verdicts handed to them by an independent commissi…

Mike Ditka: legendary Bears head coach’s life in pictures Players ejected after brawl in London | And mail Graham Eagles 14-10 Jaguars 5:27, 4th quarter The Eagles go 3 and out and have to punt from their end zone. The Jags take over right on midfield. Continue reading...

Gattuso’s side ease to 3-1 win against 10-man Monza Roma frustrated after goalless draw away at Como Lazio moved level on points with Inter at the top of Serie A with a 3-1 win over Monza on Sunday as 10-man Roma played out the first goalless draw of the Italian season at Como . Under Gennaro Gattuso, who has bounced back after his failure at the helm of the Italian national side who missed out o…

Jaguars’ opening kickoff return TD called back Two players ejected after midfield confrontation Chaotic scenes force opening kickoff to be replayed A 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown nullified and two players ejected. It was quite a start to the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Continue reading...

It’s fair to say Oliver Glasner has had more enjoyable afternoons. The Nottingham Forest head coach arrived in south London dressed like a bouncer from All Bar One in a black bomber jacket as if he was anticipating trouble but was given a rapturous reception by the home fans who used to worship him. The generosity towards their former manager seemed to have extended to Crystal Palace’s players as…

Australia 390 & 33-0; South Africa 284 Starc, Hazlewood, Cummins and Lyon share nine wickets As a fractured news environment demonstrates, observations can be made from just about any perspective. One view of Australia’s Test team could focus on age, with the principal bowlers all having more than 33 years to their names. Another could focus on them all having more than 300 wickets. The first Tes…

Hull retained their unbeaten home record since returning to the Premier League with an entertaining 2-2 draw against Everton at the MKM Stadium. The Tigers have returned to the top flight with an unexpected bang, tasting defeat for the first time in their final fixture before the international break at the hands of Newcastle. Continue reading...

Knibb overtakes Norwegian rival in final kilometer Defending champion Løvseth collapses while leading France’s Vincent Luis wins men’s title on Kona debut American triathlete Taylor Knibb has won her first Hawaiian Ironman world title after one of the most dramatic finishes in race history. With a mile left, Norwegian defending champion Solveig Løvseth led Knibb by more than a minute and looked r…

Red Bull driver claims second victory in a row Kimi Antonelli third and extends championship lead Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix with a commanding run from pole to flag to take his first victory at the Marina Bay circuit on the occasion of his 250th race. He comfortably beat the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc into second place with championship leader Kimi Antonelli third. Defending worl…

The Australian surfing champion was famously monstered by a great white shark while competing against fellow Aussie Julian Wilson in the 2015 world tour event final at Jeffreys Bay in South Africa. The attack was broadcast live on TV. Here, in an extract from his memoir, All Heart, he relives the encounter I’m locked in on my take-off spot in the J-Bay lineup, scanning the horizon, biding my time…

Relief will surely be the overriding emotion for Tonda Eckert when he reflects on his last few days as Southampton’s head coach. After avoiding an immediate ban after Wednesday’s ruling on his part in the Spygate scandal that rocked the Championship last season, he oversaw victory in his first south coast derby in the St Mary’s dugout as his 10 men held firm in the face of Portsmouth’s second-hal…

Manchester City’s rule breaches have dominated headlines and shifted focus from both clubs’ self-inflicted wounds Turning back the clock is impossible. Up in the Stretford End’s middle tier, the ticker had returned, a retouching job to “51 years” invoiced for the pertinent sum of £114. The Manchester City that existed before the Abu Dhabi project won their last trophy in 1976. Questionable maths …