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NFL updates from the 2.30pm BST kick-off at Wembley Week six: Seahawks 14-17 Broncos | Email Graham Then later on at midday CST/1pm EST/6pm GMT there is a seven-game slate to get stuck into with some real prove-it potential across the board with regard to playoff ambitions. A very tough set of matches to predict outcomes from … (3-2) Chicago Bears v Atlanta Falcons (2-3) (4-1) Baltimore Ravens v …

Mukasa’s first-half goal enough to beat leaders Swansea Canaries suffer sixth straight loss; Watford beat Charlton Nuno Espírito Santo was delighted West Ham finished a “demanding week” by toppling Championship leaders Swansea . Divine Mukasa’s first-half strike in front of a record Swansea.com Stadium crowd of 20,973 gave the Hammers a 1-0 win and took them into second place and within a point o…

⚽ Updates from the 2pm BST kick-off at Elland Road ⚽ The Joy of Six: Leeds v Manchester United matches ⚽ Scores | Tables | Read Football Daily | Mail Michael Leeds 3-4-2-1: Trafford; Justin, Elvedi, Muharemovic; Bogle, Ampadu, Tanaka, Gudmundsson; Stach, Okafor; Calvert-Lewin. Subs: Zetterer, Longstaff, Wilson, Aaronson, Nmecha, Bijol, Bahoya, Bard, Gruev. Manchester United 4-2-3-1: Lammens; Yoro…

The former Republic of Ireland international on growing up in a community still reeling from the Troubles and the controversy that scarred his career “The perception of me is that, basically, I am a madman,” James McClean says calmly. “I’m outspoken. I’m a loudmouth. I’m very opinionated and I hate all things British. That’s from people who don’t know me. The reality is quite the opposite. I’m pr…

Silver Ferns win 56-50 to open Constellation Cup series Grace Nweke 40 from 41 against world No 1 Diamonds New Zealand signalled their intent to set a new netball world order after stunning the Diamonds to kick off the Constellation Cup. The Commonwealth Games gold medallists picked up in Auckland where they left off in Glasgow with a 56-50 series-opening win at Spark Arena on Sunday. Experienced…

⚽ WSL updates from the 12noon BST kick-off ⚽ Scores | Table | Read Moving the Goalposts | Mail Taha Here’s how Arsenal went yesterday. Chelsea make four changes to the side that beat West Ham two weeks ago , with Lauren James starting after her double for England this week. Spurs make two tweaks, with Ella Morris and Matilda Vinberg included. Continue reading...

Updates as the Proteas host Australia at St George’s Park Play start time in Gqeberha is 10am local/7pm AEDT/9am BST Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email So, mature-age debutant Ackerman will be into the action immediately, opening the batting this morning. Steve Smith is playing after some concern following his head knock in Durban. South Africa Aiden Markram Marques Ackerman David Bedingham…

Youngsters have licence to thrill in T20s, but it is time to get serious in ODIs The kids have permission for the 20-over show. Thomas Rew, 18, could become the third-youngest man to play for England. Eddie Jack, 21, has played seven T20s, but the eighth could be for his country. Both will tour Australia next month as part of the squad for the shortest form, but they have not made the cut for the…

Bath had their moments in a 32-14 defeat, but Montpellier deployed old-fashioned grit and guile to play them off their own park Nobody really knows what to make of the orgy of tries that is English rugby these days. The dazzling hands, the scarcely believable comebacks, the, er, bewildered defences. Evidence of a new dimension of attacking rugby, uncontainable and breathless? Or not to be trusted…

It will be a tense time for club’s president despite the Champions League game at Anfield offering a symbol of how far they have come The first time Fernando Roig watched Villarreal play as their president, he sat in the stand at a tiny whitewashed ground that had concrete fever and was half empty. It was a Sunday night in the second division, they lost 3-0 to Badajoz, and he didn’t enjoy it much…

Gary Caldwell, club captain in 2013 and now manager, needs much more than Saturday’s win over Reading to disperse the clouds If the 2013 FA Cup final represented a blip for the Sheikh Mansour-era Manchester City in their quest for total domination of English football, it was a historic moment for their conquerors, Wigan Athletic. Memories of that famous day at Wembley still endure for Latics’ sup…

‘There’s no hate,’ says bowler ahead of return to St George’s Park Pair clashed in Gqeberha during heated series six years ago Kagiso Rabada insists there is no lingering bad blood with Australia as the South Africa speedster prepares to return to the site of his controversial clash with Steve Smith. Rabada has been declared fit to come back from his hamstring tear and face Australia in the secon…

Dubois underlines status as Britain’s leading heavyweight Wardley’s corner throw in the towel in second round Daniel Dubois overwhelmed Fabio Wardley in the second round of their WBO world title fight on Saturday night as he continued his quest to become the most authoritative heavyweight fighter on the planet with this crushing victory. This was the second time in five months that Dubois has def…

Eagles star sidelined by blood clot in his calf Hurts sustained injury against Rams on 4 October Super Bowl MVP must miss at least four games Quarterback Jalen Hurts was placed on injured reserve on Saturday, two days after the Philadelphia Eagles revealed he had a blood clot in his calf. Hurts was initially ruled out on Thursday for the Eagles’ upcoming game against Carolina. The Eagles said at …

The four Premier League clubs playing in the lesser continental competitions face each other on Sunday – but three are struggling domestically The sun shone. The temperature was in the high 20s. There was a mood of great conviviality. If you were struggling with the official allocation, it turned out you could just email the president of Torreense and he’d sort you out. Were these “Nuno-tickets” …