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Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk up for vast PSG challenge but admits season ‘unacceptable’13:15 ‘No one gives us a chance … we have to show the fight’ Champions League first-leg loss was side’s 16th of season Virgil van Dijk has compared the scale of Liverpool’s task against Paris Saint-Germain to Barcelona in 2019 but conceded belief may not be as strong in Arne Slot’s team amid an “unacceptable” season. Liverpool require another remarkable Anfield comeback to salvage their Champions Leagu… Doing the 92: how football changed during my groundhopping odyssey12:39 During my 43-year adventure I saw pubs close, standing on terraces return and big flags fly all over the country By When Saturday Comes It was bound to end like this: a long and arduous odyssey that started in 1982 on a crumbling terrace culminated on a grey, drizzly afternoon in December watching my team get hammered 3-0 in a brand spanking new stadium named in conjunction with an international … Max Verstappen’s F1 future in further doubt with race engineer set to leave Red Bull12:05 Gianpiero Lambiase set to join McLaren after 2027 season Verstappen has worked with Lambiase since 2016 Max Verstappen’s Formula One future has been plunged into further doubt after it emerged his longtime race engineer is set to leave Red Bull. Gianpiero Lambiase is poised to take up a position with Red Bull’s rivals McLaren. A deal is in place for Lambiase to join the British team when his cont… ‘We invented the global game’: Reverend and the Makers frontman finds right note at Sheffield FC11:31 Becoming heavyweight champions of the world may be beyond the ninth tier club but new chair Jon McClure hopes to bring team back to the city “I told them if they bring a drum, I will buy them a pie,” was the message from the new Sheffield FC chair, Jon McClure, to young fans. The Reverend and the Makers frontman is Steel City born and raised, a Wednesday fan by nature and extremely proud of his h… Michael Jordan’s second act is hitting top gear on Nascar’s fast track10:24 After years of frustration as an NBA owner, the basketball legend’s 23XI Racing team has surged to the front of the Cup series, reshaping his legacy as an executive Michael Jordan the basketball player is success personified, the legend against whom all others are measured. Michael Jordan the sports executive, on the other hand, has spent much of the past three decades falling short of his own im… Women’s Six Nations 2026: team-by-team guide to the tournament9:18 World champions England will be favourites to repeat last year’s grand slam but France and Ireland will eye an upset Coach John Mitchell Captain Meg Jones Last year’s finish Grand slam champions Continue reading... Chris Wood recovery boosts Nottingham Forest for Pereira’s return to Porto9:18 The New Zealand striker provides a welcome boost as Forest face crunch games in the league and in Europe Nobody has scored more goals in the Europa League this season than Igor Jesus and yet the overwhelming source of interest surrounding Nottingham Forest on arrival in northern Portugal on Wednesday was another striker. Only Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak outscored Chris Wood i… Leicester lose appeal over six-point deduction in blow to survival hopes1:35 Sanction for financial breach has led to a relegation fight Leicester now ‘fully focused’ on final five games of season Leicester have announced defeat in their appeal against a six-point deduction for breaching English Football League financial rules. An independent commission imposed the sanction on Leicester in February, which dropped the club from 17th to 20th in the Championship. They appeal… Which team has gone furthest in Europe while being relegated in the same season? | The Knowledge0:28 Plus: teams who went out of Europe without losing a game, and rare competitive meetings Mail us with your questions and answers “What’s the furthest a team has gone in Europe while being relegated in the same season?” wonders Matt Reilly. This question was probably asked in reference to Tottenham, who were still in the Champions League at the time, but it’s still relevant to some of this year’s q… Horse welfare debate helps highlight Grand National’s unrivalled status0:28 While authorities are under pressure to keep learning, TV audience figures suggest the public have not lost interest There will never be a year when horse welfare is not an issue in the run-up to the Grand National, and that is, in a sense, a positive for the sport. It is a sign that the National retains its status as the biggest race of the year – in terms of audience, betting turnover, name rec… Barcelona on the brink after red card and Alvarez stunner sparks Atlético victory23:54 When the final whistle went, the man in black quietly disappeared out of sight and set off running up the tunnel. For the first time since he took over at Atlético Madrid 15 long years ago, Diego Simeone had led his team to a victory at the Camp Nou, keeping alive his dream of taking them back to a European Cup final. In 2014 and 2016 Atlético knocked out Barcelona en route to Lisbon and Milan an… Drone racing to drone strikes: have war and sport become indistinguishable?23:20 The Trump administration’s pushing of the war in Iran reflects a sporting culture driven by clipped-up content, shameless tribalism and a lust for escalation Among the more surprising continuities of 2026 has been the visual kinship between the Winter Olympics and the US’s illegal and unprovoked war in Iran . High-speed camera drones were a highlight of TV coverage of the recent Games in Milano Cortina, bringing viewers within kissing distance of the action as Olympic athletes hurtled down the … Unai Emery warns Aston Villa to respect Bologna before Europa League battle22:47 Italian side defeated Roma in Europa League last 16 Emery has won competition four times as a manager Unai Emery has warned his Aston Villa side to respect Bologna, and the Europa League itself, if they are to continue their progress in the competition with victory over their Italian opponents. Describing the Serie A side as “a winner team”, Emery said Villa could not be considered favourites for… How Augusta National outwitted ticket resellers and kept door closed on Trump22:47 One of the great lessons of the Masters is money only goes so far, with strict rules designed to keep out ticket touts Jeffrey Epstein’s web of influence stretched from European palaces to Ivy League universities and Wall Street banks, but there was apparently at least one little corner of the establishment that seems to have been beyond his reach: Augusta National. In July 2019, Epstein sent an … Massive blaze tears through Rio's Olympic velodrome – video21:39 A huge fire ripped through the roof of the velodrome in Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park on Wednesday. Officials confirmed that the blaze had been brought under control, with no risk of it spreading to other parts of the complex and no injuries reported Continue reading... |