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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…

⚽️ Premier League updates from 2pm GMT ⚽️ Live scoreboard | Send Daniel an email Daniel An egg walks into a kitchen looking unhappy, so a chef asks what’s up. “It’s the spurtles,” he says. “They beat me.” “What about the forks?” ventures the chef; “Yes, they beat me too,” comes back the response, so there’s a pause while the chef considers. Continue reading...

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…

Matthews’ family ‘very excited’ as London Palladium hosts event 70 years after first award at Blackpool town hall When football’s dignitaries assemble on Monday at the London Palladium for the Ballon d’Or ceremony it will be a far cry from the first awards 70 years ago. That was held in the slightly less glamorous surroundings of Blackpool town hall, where Stanley Matthews was presented with the …

Swindon manager has a history of viral outbursts but fans want a united club and manager they can support In Ian Holloway’s often madcap managerial orbit, this was simply the latest in a steady succession of eccentric outbursts. Eyes bulging as he spoke, he boomed the letter “D” and promptly stabbed himself in the chest with an imaginary dagger. Next came the letter “M” alongside a blow from anot…

Live ODI cricket updates from 8am GMT Sri Lanka stun England with second-highest ODI chase You can email Daniel | Sign up for The Spin A bowler was always going to get the axe and its Josh Tongue who misses out. In comes Henry Crocombe to make his debut. Inexplicably, Adil Rashid continues to warm the bench. Continue reading...

Antonelli has 102-point lead over George Russell Needs to be 125 points in front after Sunday’s race Kimi Antonelli claimed pole position for the US Grand Prix with a hugely impressive lap for Mercedes at the Circuit of the Americas. In beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen into second place, Antonelli did exactly what was required to give him the chance to close out his first world championship titl…

Home side broke the game open with some unique corner routines, but a goalkeeping error ruined the plan There was an odd interlude at Stamford Bridge with 76 minutes gone and the score still 0-0, one of those moments where suddenly your brain seems to be on inside out, like trying to walk the wrong way down an escalator. Tottenham had a corner on the left-hand side, in a game that had felt to tha…

Defender costs three goals in past two league matches Emery praises ‘fantastic’ match-winner Jackson Enzo Maresca is not concerned by the form of Marc Guéhi despite the defender costing his side three goals in the past two Premier League matches, the Manchester City manager said after seeing his side lose in the league for the first time this season. Nicolas Jackson’s double earned Aston Villa a …