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Two goals from Donyell Malen led Aston Villa to the verge of automatic qualification for the last 16 of the Europa League against a backdrop of more crowd violence from Young Boys supporters. The Netherlands striker is exemplifying Villa’s greater strength in depth but this 10th win in 12 games was marred by visiting fans ripping up seats, throwing missiles at stewards and Villa players and fight…

Masters champion in 1979 and US Open winner in 1984 Post-career reputation marred by remarks about Woods Trump pays tribute to ‘remarkable person and player’ Fuzzy Zoeller, the two-time major champion whose genial public persona was overshadowed by a racially insensitive joke about Tiger Woods that came to define the latter part of his career, has died aged 74. No cause of death was immediately a…

The parallels are imperfect but, as with Michael Vaughan’s Ashes winners, hyper-aggressive cricket with a tweaked approach in the second Test is the 2025 cohort’s only chance of winning Twenty years on, a montage of the 2005 Ashes still tingles the spine. Close your eyes and you can probably make your own, with an Embrace soundtrack if you want to be right on the nose. Chances are you’ll see Kevi…

⚽ Europa League updates from all the 8pm GMT kick-offs ⚽ Live scoreboard | Latest table | And you can email Michael Villa are coasting towards victory over Young Boys thanks to two goals from Donyell Malen. With leaders Midtjylland losing 1-0 to Roma, that means Villa will go level on points at the top of the league phase standings, should the scores stay this way. Martin O’Neill is on the verge …

Head coach insists he has support of the club’s hierarchy Admits to ‘very difficult’ 10 minutes in PSV defeat Arne Slot has vowed to “fight on” at Liverpool and insisted support from the club’s hierarchy has not wavered following the alarming Anfield defeats by Nottingham Forest and PSV Eindhoven . The Liverpool head coach met the club’s sporting director, Richard Hughes, on Thursday to dissect t…

Another home defeat for Liverpool has piled pressure on Arne Slot. Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Nicky Bandini to discuss that, Arsenal’s win against Bayern Munich and Tottenham’s high-scoring defeat in Paris On today’s pod: Arne Slot’s problems at Liverpool are mounting up. The home defeat against PSV was the ninth loss in the last 12 games and is more evidenc…

Liverpool have dropped to 12th in the table – matching the lowest finish by reigning Premier League champions By WhoScored Six defeats in 12 games is not just a wobble. It’s one of the worst starts ever made by defending Premier League champions. The last team to begin their title defence this badly was Leicester City in 2016-17. They finished 12th that season – where Liverpool are now – with Cla…

Week 13: Detroit v Green Bay from 6pm GMT, 1pm local Dallas v Kansas City starts at 9.30pm GMT, 3.30pm local Hello and happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate! I am just going to come out and say it, I am so very thankful for midweek football on at a decent hour in the UK and having the pleasure of bringing it to you, wherever you might be on this beautiful blue marble. I just hope we feast as …

Leader lost valuable points after disqualification McLaren team insist did not take ‘excessive risk’ Lando Norris has insisted nothing has changed in terms of his focus on sealing his first Formula One world championship after both he and his McLaren teammate were disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix, a result which catapulted Red Bull’s Max Verstappen back into contention for the title. Mc…

Another home defeat for Liverpool has piled pressure on Arne Slot. Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Nicky Bandini to discuss that, Arsenal’s win against Bayern Munich and Tottenham’s high-scoring defeat in Paris Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts , Soundcloud , Audioboom , Mixcloud , Acast and Stitcher , and join the conversation on Facebook , Twitter and email…

Warriors star exits late in loss with bruised quad Team says MRI will determine severity of injury Stephen Curry limped away from the bench late in Golden State’s 104-100 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night after bruising his right quadriceps. He will undergo an MRI exam on the injury to determine his status. Continue reading...

Retired rider to work closely with head of sport Brailsford ‘This team has been my home since day one,’ says Thomas Geraint Thomas has been appointed as the new director of racing at Ineos Grenadiers, only a few weeks after retiring from competition at this year’s Tour of Britain. “This team has been my home since day one, and stepping into this role feels like a natural next step,” Thomas said. …

A few years ago James Cook worked in a Surrey cinema and Max Pircher played in Austria. Now they’re in the NFL By No Helmets Required The United States is a country of immigrants but the NFL remains dominated by players born in the USA. Only 5% of players are born abroad and the majority of them make the step into the sport by going to college in the US. True outsiders are unusual and foreign coa…

The Euro 2025 semi-final remains fresh in the memory, but this contest exists in a very different context Just for a moment, cast your mind back to that summer’s evening towards the end of July when Spain earned their first win over Germany . The illustrious newcomers (relatively speaking) needed the genius of Aitana Bonmatí and her 113th-minute goal to eventually break down the resilience of the…

Gray pleased team scored three goals in Paris He praises ‘helpful’ individual plans from coaches Archie Gray believes Tottenham can take a number of positives from Wednesday night’s 5-3 Champions League defeat at Paris Saint-Germain despite describing the result as “not good enough.” The pre-match talk at the club had been about effecting a reset after Sunday’s 4-1 derby humbling at Arsenal to bo…