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New manager’s No 1 priority must be to persuade World Cup-winning captain to stay as Real Madrid circle “Welcome home,” was Khaldoon al-Mubarak’s warm greeting to Enzo Maresca on his appointment last month as Manchester City manager. Now, after two previous spells at the club, the Italian’s task is to keep the chair content, and ensure a three-year contract does not end early. To achieve that, Ma…

Geneva chosen over US, India and Cyprus Switzerland to host for first time since 2004 Gukesh and Sindarov both 20 at first move Geneva has been chosen to host this year’s world chess championship match, with Fide announcing on Tuesday that reigning champion Gukesh Dommaraju will defend his title against challenger Javokhir Sindarov in the Swiss city from 25 November to 15 December. Both Gukesh, o…

Jockey fell off Amiloc as horse was leaving stalls Trawlerman lost all momentum after interference Scandinavia confirmed the form of his Ascot Gold Cup defeat of Trawlerman with a wide-margin win in the Group One Goodwood Cup on Tuesday, but the bare result does not tell the full story of a race in which a riderless horse led the field for much of the way and veered across the leaders with three …

Club have been promoted three times in four years Phil Parkinson’s side missed out on playoffs in 2026 The Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds called it a “punch-me moment” – his club playing Liverpool in a pre-season friendly at Yankee Stadium just five years after he and Rob McElhenney (now simply Rob Mac) completed their takeover of a club languishing in the National League. The knockout blow would…

World governing body set to raise millions from venture Uefa hits out at sale of football ‘soul and governance’ Fifa has announced plans to sell a share of its commercial operations to private investors, a deal that would include the media and sponsorship rights of all its competitions, including the World Cup. The world governing body is working with the US bank JPMorgan on setting up a new enti…

Mohammed Ayub Qureshi has invited Pakistan’s opponents Australia for dinner at his restaurant – whatever the result The invitation has already been extended. Even if Australia beat Pakistan in their men’s pairs match at the Commonwealth Games, they are still welcome to dinner afterwards. There is just one small catch. “If we lose, they are still invited to the restaurant, but I will probably give…

‘There will be a lot of transfer links, a lot of rumours’ Chelsea hit back to beat Western Sydney Wanderers 6-4 Xabi Alonso refused to confirm Chelsea are interested in signing the veterans Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson after his first game in charge of the team, a 6-4 pre-season victory against Western Sydney Wanderers on Tuesday, but said he was looking to build a squad that had “proper ba…

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Gymnasts take out beam and parallel bars titles Scott adds to gold won in the women’s team victory Breanna Scott and Jesse Moore have added to Australia’s gold medal bonanza at the Commonwealth Games, taking out individual apparatus titles in Glasgow. Just minutes after Scott nailed a flashy balance beam routine to take out the title on her speciality apparatus, Moore hit every mark on parallel b…

Oscar Onley’s pre-race injury presaged three bleak weeks and new director of racing knows he has his work cut out Crashes, punctures and injuries ensured that the 2026 Tour de France campaign was one of the worst ever for the beleaguered Netcompany Ineos team. From the first stage on, when Dave Brailsford’s team came close to winning the team time trial in Montjuic, the 2026 Tour was, in the word…

Irishman’s UFC return v Holloway ended after 69 seconds McGregor tore ACL in fight and is out for lengthy spell Conor McGregor is seeking a rematch ⁠of his recent loss to Max Holloway in what would be the final bout of ⁠his UFC deal. In ⁠an ​Instagram post Monday that references the UFC’s International Fight Week next July, McGregor wrote, “What was ⁠to be a generational beating is now to be rese…

Toulouse defender expected to cost about £26m Newcastle still looking for defensive reinforcements Sunderland are poised to sign the long-time Newcastle target Dayann Methalie from Toulouse. The France Under-21s defender, who can play left-back or wingback and also operate in the centre, has attracted widespread interest this summer but Régis Le Bris now appears close to acquiring him for about £…

Viral video apparently shows a Saltburn 2nd XI fielder clicking his fingers to mimic a batter’s nick The ball is bowled, the batter plays a shot and it’s caught by the wicketkeeper to cheers all round. The batter is clearly bemused. Did he hit it? Or … did a fielder click his fingers to mimic a nick? A row has erupted in the normally friendly, if ultra-competitive, world of English club cricket a…

Mancini replaces Gattuso for second spell in charge Ranieri takes over from Paolo Maldini in overseeing role Roberto Mancini has agreed to be Italy head coach for a second time, the president of the Italian Football ​Federation (FIGC), Giovanni Malago said on Tuesday, also confirming Claudio Ranieri will take over as technical director. Mancini replaces Gennaro Gattuso, who ⁠left the post in Apri…

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