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Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows, who oversaw gold medal success in Torun for Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter Bell, believe the best is yet to come for the pair It was the architect of London 2012 Olympics who said it best, shortly after Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson, Georgia Hunter Bell and Molly Caudery had lit up the World Indoor Championships with three gold medals in 29 minutes. “That was a…

Inter dropped more points at Fiorentina but young striker showed yet again that he can step up and deliver for club and country Is Francesco Pio Esposito immune to The Fear? Even as Inter threw away another two points on Sunday night, drawing 1-1 at Fiorentina and giving fresh encouragement to their rivals in a title race that was supposed to have been done and dusted by the end of February, thei…

Max Rushden is joined by Seb Hutchinson, Dan Bardell and John Brewin to review Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Arsenal at Wembley, ending hopes of Arteta’s side winning the quadruple Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and join the conversation on email Manchester City won the Carabao Cup. Two goals for Nico O’Reilly as Pep Guardiola danced with anyone and everyone. He played a reserve keeper wh…

Premier League clubs wanted 28-man squad for Europe Atlético Madrid among Spanish clubs with reservations Uefa has rejected requests from English clubs to increase the size of Champions League squads to 28 next season, following a backlash led by their counterparts in Spain. As reported by The Guardian the issue of larger squad sizes was discussed at a meeting of Uefa’s club competitions committe…

White has not played for England since 2022 Scotland were hopeful of picking winger Barnes Arsenal’s Ben White and Newcastle United’s Harvey Barnes have been added to the England squad for the friendlies against Uruguay and Japan. The pair will replace Eberechi Eze and Jarell Quansah, who have been ruled out of the internationals through injury. Barnes made his only appearance for the senior team…

Goal records and late winners caught the eye on a good weekend for both Manchester clubs A 12-minute Khadija Shaw hat-trick helped Manchester City with an emphatic 5-2 win against Tottenham as they inch closer to the WSL title. Shaw, a strong contender for player of the season, scored her 18th goal in 18 league games. It was also her fourth consecutive hat-trick at home against Spurs and the fast…

The breathless 3-3 draw with Mönchengladbach only highlighted the disarray that has cost head coach his job Lukas Kwasniok will always be able to say that he led FC Köln in the historic 100th top-flight Rhineland derby against Borussia Mönchengladbach. He will always be able to say that his team fought as hard as the occasion demanded, overcame myriad setbacks and never deserted the cause, or him…

Spurs dropped to 17th after 3-0 loss to Nottingham Forest ‘The most important thing is to understand the situation’ Cristian Romero has promised to put 200% into Tottenham’s seven remaining “finals” to avoid a seismic Premier League exit. Spurs’ survival hopes took a significant hit after a demoralising 3-0 home loss to Nottingham Forest on Sunday, dropping them to 17th and increasing the possibi…

The champions France lead with five players but every side is represented in pick from a tournament to savour 15. Thomas Ramos France Plays like the lovechild of Mike Brown and Thomas Castaignède with Jonny Wilkinson levels of marksmanship thrown in. There was never any doubt he would nail that decisive final winning penalty in Paris, just as he did against England in Lyon two years ago. The 30-y…

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Only two of the Premier League’s last-16 teams made it to the quarter-finals while European giants are coming into form when it matters Another traumatic week for the self-worth of the Premier League, one in which Europe’s big beasts got into their stride. The defending champions, Paris Saint-Germain , put on a devastating display at Chelsea. Bradley Barcola’s goal, their second, was the highligh…

Two-goal hero says City are ready to hunt down Arsenal Rodri feels Carabao Cup can be springboard in title race Nico O’Reilly has stated Manchester City “smell blood” as they hunt down Arsenal’s nine-point Premier League advantage following Sunday’s 2-0 Carabao Cup final triumph . Two second-half headers by O’Reilly defeated Mikel Arteta’s team at Wembley to give City the season’s first major tro…

Kobbie Mainoo needs a power boost, Everton revel in home comforts but Brentford must rediscover their buzz Premier League top scorers: check the latest standings One theory behind Manchester City’s subpar 18 months is that the end is sliding into view on Pep Guardiola’s glorious reign, and the fact that he may be considering life after City is transmitting itself to his players. Sunday’s Carabao …

A 24-16 win may mark turning point for Hull’s season, but greater change is afoot with investment talks looming on eve of league’s 30th birthday It may seem slightly churlish to suggest the pressure is rising in the lower reaches of Super League when the clocks haven’t even gone forward yet and the season is still in its early stages. But if there were any doubting clubs across the competition ar…

Alvaro Folgueiras nails three-pointer in final seconds Gators are first No seed to exit this year’s tournament Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a three-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated the defending national champion, Florida, sending Gators home with a 73-72 victory on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Under first-year coach Ben McCollum, Iowa reached the Sweet 16 …