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Sean Dyche would not have recognised Everton on his return to the club he saved from relegation and possible administration not so long ago. The former Everton manager was greeted by plush new surroundings, a contented fanbase and a vibrant, confident opponent as the homes rose to fifth in the Premier League with a comfortable defeat of Nottingham Forest. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall produced another im…

The healing process for Tottenham Hotspur is under way. This was a game that Thomas Frank could not afford to lose and he kept the boos at bay by producing a dominant performance to defeat his old club. Spurs, victorious at home for the first time in the league since the opening weekend , were comfortable against a mediocre Brentford side. Richarlison opened the scoring and the highlight for Fran…

Any momentum Chelsea had picked up in the final week of November, through outclassing Barcelona and matching Arsenal with 10 men, appears to have been stunted in December. After Wednesday’s defeat at Leeds, a point against Bournemouth is no disaster but, with Arsenal’s earlier loss to Aston Villa , it is a chance missed. Eight points separate them and the top of the Premier League. Bournemouth to…

England captain comes on in 60th minute of 5-0 win Bayern struggling at 1-0 up until his arrival Harry Kane scored a hat-trick after coming on as second-half substitute to guide Bayern Munich to a 5-0 victory at Stuttgart. The Bavarian club, who have opened up an 11-point lead at the top, were a goal up but struggling against the aggressive hosts until the introduction of Kane on the hour mark. S…

⚽ Premier League updates from the 5.30pm GMT kick-off ⚽ Live scores | Table | Follow us on Bluesky | Email Scott Leeds United make two changes to their starting XI following the win over Chelsea. Noah Okafor and Ilia Gruev replace Ao Tanaka, who drops to the bench, and Lukas Nmecha, who misses out altogether. Liverpool make four changes after the draw with Sunderland. Both full-backs are replaced…

Odds-on favourite victorious by nine lengths at Sandown Jonbon, winner for past two years, comes home second Il Etait Temps, odds-on at 8-11, made it plain his trainer, Willie Mullins, will not relinquish his UK trainers’ championship without a struggle. He ran out a convincing winner of the Grade One Tingle Creek Chase here on Saturday, with Jonbon next across the line and L’Eau Du Sud, trained …

US star hits unprecedented seven quads in free skate Malinin, 20, extends unbeaten run to more than two years Liu claims women’s title as Olympic race stays wide open Ilia Malinin of the United States lived up to his reputation as the “The Quad God” on Saturday, winning his third straight figure skating Grand Prix Final and solidifying his place as the gold medal favorite at the Milan Cortina Win…

World championship rivals side by side at front of grid McLaren driver still well placed for the season finale Max Verstappen claimed pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, a vital first step in attempting to clinch the world championship in the decisive season-finale at Yas Marina. His title rivals – McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri – took second and third in a competitive and tense…

Mikel Arteta had acknowledged the hazards that awaited Arsenal, the Premier League’s pacesetters, at Villa Park. Aston Villa inflicted irrecoverable damage on his side in January, Unai Emery’s team rallying from two goals down to earn a point at the Emirates Stadium , a result that left Arsenal lagging behind Liverpool and with too much ground to make up in the title race. Two seasons ago Villa d…

Arsenal rebounded from two back-to-back draws and a week of speculation about their squad harmony as Stina Blackstenius’s late strike gave them all three points against Liverpool. They had taken an early lead through Olivia Smith, but they shrank into themselves after Beata Olsson’s equaliser until Blackstenius delivered in the 87th minute. The home team had got off to a blistering start after a …

Saracens 47-10 Clermont Auvergne Sarries run in seven tries in Champions Cup opener This was never in doubt. On a grey, sodden day in north London, Clermont Auvergne initially defended with spirit before reverting to a more stereotypically French model for playing away from home and fell to a heavy 47-10 defeat. A depleted, callow squad always looked likely to struggle against a Saracens side cra…

Lunchtime kick-off had been paused in 13th minute Home supporter at The Valley required assistance The Championship match between Charlton and Portsmouth was abandoned on Saturday after a medical emergency in the crowd. The 12.30pm kick-off was paused in the 13th minute, when the score was goalless, after a home supporter at The Valley required assistance in the lower tier of the Covered End. The…

The basketball legend says Nascar gives teams too little power with too much risk. His lawsuit could force historic changes to how one of America’s biggest sports is run Michael Jordan took the stand on Friday in his landmark antitrust fight against Nascar, a case that could reshape how one of America’s biggest sports is run. Jordan’s team, 23XI Racing, and Front Row Motorsports say Nascar holds …

Second Test, D3: England 334 & 134-6; Australia 511 Tourists collapse under lights, still trailing by 43 Saturday night at the Gabba witnessed a collapse to rank among England’s most demoralising on Australian soil. In fact the entire third day could be filed under that category: three sessions of one-way traffic on Vulture Street that mean the Ashes urn is unlikely to change hands. Even the word…

England manager happy to ‘focus on what we can influence’ after a draw that will live long in the memory and not for the right reasons At the end of an extraordinary day in the US capital and a World Cup draw that lurched between the ridiculous and the sublime (with a greater emphasis on the former, if the truth be told), Thomas Tuchel and England now know. Croatia in Toronto or Dallas. Ghana in …