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At the end of a truly wild occasion, this the definition of the game of two halves, it was difficult to state the case for Manchester City’s Premier League title-winning aspirations. The manner of their second-half capitulation saw to that. If they were impressive before the interval, they were so brittle thereafter, blown off course after Tottenham stirred. Pep Guardiola was beside himself with …

2nd T20i: England, 173-4, bt Sri Lanka, 189-5, by 6wkts (DLS) Banton 54*, Brook hits 36 off 12 balls for 2-0 series lead Numerous apologies, intense scrutiny but, still, he goes and does that. Harry Brook’s 12-ball 36 helped England chase down a revised target of 168 in the second Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka, securing the tourists’ second series victory of the week. England had initi…

Benjamin Sesko will never forget the sweet pirouette-and-finish that burst Bernd Leno’s net in stoppage time to earn Manchester United a dramatic victory over Fulham. Only 180 seconds earlier Kevin had curled a peach of an equaliser past Senne Lammens in the 92nd minute that hushed the Old Trafford faithful and seemed to have grabbed a point for the visitors. Continue reading...

Spaniard beat Serbian to complete career grand slam at 22 Alcaraz also youngest man to win seven grand slam titles Novak Djokovic called Carlos Alcaraz a tennis legend at the age of 22 after the Spaniard became the youngest male player in history to complete the career grand slam by defeating Djokovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 in the Australian Open final. The world No 1 had entered this tournament seek…

ICE agents will be in Milan for opening ceremony LA Games chair named in new batch of Epstein files The International Olympic Committee has admitted that it is “distracting and sad” that the buildup to the Winter Olympics has been dominated by the deployment of ICE agents to Milan-Cortina and the appearance of the Los Angeles 2028 chair, Casey Wasserman, in the Epstein files. However Kirsty Coven…

Chelsea’s reign as English women’s football’s top team is over after Manchester City dismantled the champions to open up a surely unassailable lead at the top of the Women’s Super League. In an emphatic victory that will be symbolic of the ongoing changing of the guard, Kerolin scored a hat-trick as the runaway leaders won 5-1 at a jubilant Etihad Stadium and their fans were chanting “easy, easy,…

Bellingham substituted as Real edge out Rayo Vallecano Real fans whistle own team during feisty 2-1 derby win Kylian Mbappé stayed calm to roll home a 100th-minute penalty and claim Real Madrid a 2-1 win over nine-man Rayo Vallecano on Sunday in a spicy La Liga derby clash. Los Blancos cut Barcelona’s lead back to one point at the top of the table after the Spanish champions beat Elche on Saturda…

Aston Villa were already seething at trailing to 10-man Brentford and then, four minutes into the second half, those frustrations grew tenfold. Tammy Abraham thought he had made a goalscoring return, his first since winning promotion from the Championship seven years ago, but then it was all eyes on the referee, Tim Robinson, and the big screens that indicated a review. At Stockley Park, the vide…

World No 1 has won four and lost four grand slam finals but manner of some of those defeats raises questions An hour after another excruciating loss in a significant final, Aryna Sabalenka was asked about her record in grand slam finals. She responded by lamenting the fact that she had lost the majority of those she had played. She was mistaken. Her bitter defeat to Elena Rybakina in the Australi…

Wolves accept Palace’s £48m bid; Mateta wants Milan Slot keen on bulking up squad with versatile defender Crystal Palace have had a £48m bid for Jørgen Strand Larsen accepted by Wolves, after the south London club reignited their interest in the striker. The Norway international, who joined Wolves on a permanent deal from Celta Vigo last summer for £23m, has scored one Premier League goal this se…

Stevenson seals title in fourth weight class with win Britain’s Benn enters ring, sparks buzz as future foe Shakur Stevenson described his dominant victory over Teófimo López as the product of discipline, preparation and years of studying his opponent, after producing what many observers viewed as the finest performance of his career at Madison Square Garden. The unbeaten American outboxed López …

Comeback win over West Ham sixth in seven games ‘Fans were magnificent. I would have booed in first half’ Liam Rosenior said he hopes his appointment as head coach will eventually be seen as the best decision Chelsea have ever made. Although Rosenior has won six of his first seven games since replacing Enzo Maresca earlier this month, the mood in the stands has been far from positive. Many fans a…

Saturday’s home defeat leaves Rovers in relegation trouble amid pitch problems and fan anger with Venky’s For Blackburn managers of the recent past, this has been the cruellest month. Jon Dahl Tomasson and John Eustace left the club in February 2024 and 2025 respectively when they became disconnected from the club’s unpopular owners, Venky’s. The problem for the current manager, Valérien Ismaël, …

The Winter Olympics was first staged in Italy, 70 years ago. We take a look back at some archive imagery from the settimana bianca Continue reading...

Centre-back scores emotional goal against Newcastle Slot: ‘Everyone was cheering for Ibou in dressing room’ Arne Slot revealed Ibrahima Konaté was not due to face Newcastle after the recent death of his father. The centre-back was rewarded for responding to Liverpool’s defensive crisis with his first Premier League goal at Anfield. Konaté returned from compassionate leave after three matches out …