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Lightning-fast attacker lines up at full-back against England insisting that his gridiron tilt will only help his rugby The late, great Tom Petty wrote the song that, ultimately, defined Louis Rees-Zammit’s American football adventure. “Runnin’ down a dream, that never would come to me … ” Twelve months ago Rees-Zammit was in New Orleans watching the Superbowl and still hoping to carve out a mult…

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Very few football fanbases have experienced a more dramatic decade than supporters of Coventry City. Nine years ago, the club slipped into League Two in front of four-digit crowds at the cavernous Ricoh Arena. They managed to rebound under Mark Robins, despite constant uncertainty under owners Sisu, and a spell in exile at Birmingham City’s grou…

Vote next month after FA board approves radical plan New playoff format would begin as soon as next season EFL clubs will next month vote on an expansion of the Championship playoffs to six teams after being given approval to pursue the radical change by the Football Association’s board. The Guardian has learned that the 72 EFL clubs were on Tuesday invited to an extraordinary general meeting on …

American wastes strong downhill leg from Johnson Slalom standout missed out on medals in 2022 Raedler and Huber win gold for Austria Medal table | Live scores and schedule | Results Mikaela Shiffrin extended her Olympic slump with a fourth-place finish in the new team combined event at the Milan Cortina Games on Tuesday after partner Breezy Johnson led the opening downhill leg. Shiffrin, the most…

Sturla Holm Lægreid stuns viewers watching in Norway ‘Three months ago I made the mistake of my life’ The Norwegian Sturla Holm Lægreid broke down in tears after winning bronze in the men’s 20km biathlon, apologising for having an affair and saying: “It has been the worst week of my life.” Johan-Olav Botn won gold, with the Frenchman Éric Perrot in second, but it was Lægreid who stunned televisio…

Vermont native ends US men’s 50-year medal drought Result continues strong showing at Milan-Cortina Norway’s Johannes Høsflot Klæbo wins seventh gold Ben Ogden delivered the most significant result in US men’s cross-country skiing in decades on Tuesday afternoon, winning Olympic silver in the men’s sprint classic at the Milano Cortina Games to end a 50-year medal drought. And afterwards he credit…

Mixed doubles team beaten with final throw of match Mouat and Dodds repeat fourth place in Beijing Games Great Britain are still searching for their first medal of the Winter Olympics after Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds were defeated in a nail-biting curling mixed doubles bronze medal game by Italy. The match went down to the final end before defeat by the 2022 curling champions with Stefania Co…

Itoje began win over Wales among replacements Cowan-Dickie starts at hooker in only other change Maro Itoje has been restored to the England captaincy for Saturday’s Calcutta Cup clash against Scotland while Luke Cowan-Dickie starts at hooker with Steve Borthwick otherwise keeping faith with the side who thrashed Wales last week. Fin Smith replaces namesake Marcus in the No23 jersey but that, Ito…

Police briefly enter court as tempers flare, benches clear Hornets coach Charles Lee later tossed for arguing call A fight between the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets in the third quarter of Monday night’s game resulted in four player ejections. Charlotte’s Moussa Diabate and Miles Bridges were tossed, along with Detroit’s Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart. Hornets coach Charles Lee was ejecte…

Lineman shot in ankle hours after Super Bowl 27-year-old’s injuries are non-life threatening Keion White, a defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers, has undergone surgery after he was shot in the ankle early on Monday morning. The shooting happened in San Francisco hours after the end of the Super Bowl , which was played at Levi’s Stadium in nearby Santa Clara. Continue reading...

Manager says this season has been toughest of career Liverpool lack right-back options for Sunderland game Arne Slot has said it would be unacceptable for Liverpool not to qualify for the Champions League and that this season has been the toughest of his managerial career “by a mile”. The Premier League champions lie sixth, five points off fourth place, although fifth is likely to yield a Champio…

US captain reflects on her playing career in France and the need for greater competition as she prepares for a summer move to Denver Lindsey Heaps is sitting in the heart of Lyon, a city that has witnessed her transformation from a self-described “baby” into the authoritative captain of the US women’s national team. Now wearing the iconic No 10 shirt for OL Lyonnes, inherited this season from Dzs…

As pressure builds before Calcutta Cup, Scotland’s coach may well have reached the point of diminishing returns The witty Anglo-American author Ashleigh Brilliant passed away last September at the age of 91, but his best lines are timeless. Beleaguered sports coaches worldwide will all recognise one of his characteristically pithy observations: “I try to take one day at a time – but sometimes sev…