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England blow victory chance after hosts were 154 for nine Shadab makes unbeaten 113 as he and Haris Rauf win thriller Shadab Khan whipped the rug from under England’s boots with an eye-popping blitz of boundary-peppering when hope was lost, turning an English sure-thing into defeat and guaranteeing Pakistan a place in the tri-series final. With Pakistan 154 for nine in their run-chase, 88 away fr…

After Bruno Fernandes was dropped for “pure football” reasons – according to Michael Carrick – could Manchester United actually win a game of football? The answer, again, was a resounding, humiliating no, and if the manager’s job remains in real peril, you have to wonder, too, if this beleaguered team should steel themselves for a relegation dogfight. They lack imagination, cohesion, fight, confi…

Brighton’s emphatic run was blown off course at Anfield as Liverpool moved up to fourth with an appetite and urgency at both ends of the pitch that showed Andoni Iraola’s methods taking root. It is Liverpool, convincing winners on home soil for the first time this season in the Premier League, who looked upwardly mobile. Florian Wirtz was instrumental in an opening goal officially credited to Bri…

Are the NFL’s unbeaten teams all that? You can email Graham | Sign up for The Recap Is second-year New Orleans head coach Kellen Moore on the hot seat? The Saints are 2-5 after a poor offensive display, they rushed for just 18 yards against the Steelers. Moore is 8-16 across his two seasons and finished last in the NFC South last year. They sit third at the moment but would be pushed into last pl…

The first half was one of the worst 45 minutes of football in Premier League history. The pass completion rate was a meagre 72.8%, although it felt lower. There were only two shots on target. The sun kept popping out from behind the clouds to take a look, and then going back in again, appalled. And the really bad news for Crystal Palace is that, for them, that was the good bit. Newcastle were muc…

Hull’s unbeaten home record remains intact but the Tigers have not tasted victory for seven games after a 1-1 draw with Brentford at the MKM Stadium. The opening goal came courtesy of a 24th-minute Oli McBurnie penalty, awarded when Aaron Hickey flattened Tim Iroegbunam inside the area while trying to hook the ball away. Continue reading...

Forward sent off after 80 minutes for second yellow card ‘We need to have maturity to deal with difficult moments’ Xabi Alonso said that Cole Palmer must learn from his red card during Chelsea’s shock 2-0 defeat to Tottenham , who claimed their first win at Stamford Bridge since 2018 thanks to an own goal from Mike Penders and a late effort from Mathys Tel. Spurs, who had won on one of their prev…

Live Premier League updates from 4.30pm BST Europe more curse than blessing for Sunderland Sign up for Football Daily Crystal Palace 0-0 Newcastle Hull 1-0 Brentford Liverpool 2-0 Brighton Man Utd 0-2 Bournemouth You can follow all the action at Old Trafford and elsewhere with Daniel Harris. Continue reading...

In 1956, the Blackpool great was recognised for his force of individual will, the very thing that makes the Bayern and England striker the standout candiate Systems football began In 1963 (On the hallowed turf at Wembley) With the impact of a cynical foul By Gino Pivatelli. At that moment in the European Cup final, when the hard-working Milan forward, brought in to combat Benfica’s Mário Coluna, …

Hibernian 1-2 Celtic; Rangers 4-0 St Johnstone Kevin Kelsy scores two to sink 10-man Saints Camilo Durán moved into double figures for the season as Celtic reasserted themselves at the top of the Premiership by coming from behind to defeat beleaguered Hibernian 2-1 at windy Easter Road. After another Europa League setback at home to Celta Vigo on Thursday, the champions bounced back with a victor…

The Dream and Valkyries are tied at 2-2 after four absorbing games. Many in America would rather we revisited the national anthem debate When Tyler Perry leading lady Crystal Renee took center stage at State Farm Arena to sing the national anthem before the Atlanta Dream’s WNBA finals clash with the Golden State Valkyries on Saturday afternoon, a smattering of photographers, game officials and ev…

England’s all-time record wicket-taker not offered new contract Bowler has spent 25 years at county Jimmy Anderson has confirmed he will leave Lancashire when his contract ends this year, after the county decided not to extend his deal for the 2027 season. The 44-year-old has not said whether he will retire or continue playing elsewhere. Anderson reflected on his Lancashire career on Instagram. “…

Treacherous conditions put end to nearly three decades at venue Australian race will relocate to Melbourne street circuit next year Marc Márquez was denied the chance to stretch his world championship lead over injured Jorge Martin with the last Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island cancelled due to treacherous conditions. Organisers pulled the plug despite a sell-out crowd with persistent rain and…

New Orleans Pelicans 135-141 Denver Nuggets (OT) Nuggets fans showed displeasure at half-time Nikola Jokić scored eight of his 35 points in overtime and finished with 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and the short-handed Denver Nuggets rallied from 23 points down to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 141-135 on Saturday night. Jokić had his 199th career triple-double in the regular season, second to Russel…

Tom Trbojevic scores hat-trick in Kangaroos’ unconvincing 36-22 win Semi Valemei also scores three as Fiji run in four tries in Brisbane The naysayers have questioned this increasingly provincial sport and its sometimes laughable and often one-sided, so-called World Cup. But against the favourites and hosts Australia, the Fiji Bati showed – from the tears on the players cheeks during their anthem…