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Gianluca Mancini’s headers earn 2-0 win in Rome derby Milan beat Genoa 2-1; Juventus lose to Fiorentina 2-0 Roma took a huge step towards returning to the Champions League by beating local rivals Lazio 2-0 in a feisty derby which finished with both teams down to 10 men, while Napoli won 3-0 at Pisa to secure a top-four spot. Gianluca Mancini smashed home two headers from corners, one in each half…

Fan buys missing Chile sticker for £150 after finding almost completed album in his loft This week, Stephen Butler completed a collection that he started almost 60 years ago. With the final piece in place, it’s now worth thousands of pounds, but he has no interest in selling it. Butler was moving house five years ago when he stumbled across a box in the loft that he had not thought about in years…

The latest goals and news from the Sunday 3pm kick-offs Alonso confirmed as Chelsea manager | Live scores Hello, good day and welcome to our penultimate clockwatch of the 2025-26 Premier League season. There are four games kicking off at 3pm, all involving teams hoping to use their passport next season: Brentford v Crystal Palace Everton v Sunderland Leeds v Brighton Wolves v Fulham Continue read…

39-year-old stops 44-year-old with signature armbar Rousey says fight will be the last of her career Ronda Rousey stopped Gina Carano with her signature armbar just 17 seconds into the two fighters’ double comeback bout on Saturday night. After finishing the 44-year-old Carano with a ferocity that evoked her famous heyday, the 39-year-old Rousey reaffirmed that this was the epilogue to her histor…

F1 driver had reached first place during Saturday stint Race was on Dutchman’s ‘bucket list’ before F1 resumes The four-time Formula One world champion Max Verstappen’s chances of victory in his 24-hour racing debut at the famed Nürburgring track have been ended by an apparent mechanical issue with his car. Verstappen had been leading in Germany on Sunday morning by over half a minute, sharing a …

The former Real Madrid manager’s desire to sign and create mentality monsters breaks with previous club policy The Chelsea end was mostly empty by the time the players went to collect their losers’ medals. There was no grand ovation for the beaten team. The disconnect was evident after defeat to Manchester City in the FA Cup final , underlining how one of Xabi Alonso’s first challenges as Chelsea…

Minute-by-minute report on the action at Old Trafford Manchester United: who to keep, who to sell, who to sign Premier League table | Golden Boot | Email Michael Manchester United’s men will wear next season’s home kit against Forest. The strip was debuted by the women’s team in their WSL game at Chelsea on Saturday. Manchester United (4-2-3-1): Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, …

The 2022 World Cup failed to deliver on its environmental promises. From air travel emissions to heat-related dangers, the 2026 edition will be even worse Soccer fans are increasingly watching preparations for the 2026 World Cup through their fingers. The most popular sporting event on the planet is awash in controversy, whether it’s the eye-watering ticket prices , the question of Iran’s partici…

Updates from around the grounds on day three Sign up for The Spin | Email Tanya or post below the line Apologies for plugging my own writing , but this is such a wonderful cricket set-up. A rainy Saturday inspired county nightwatchmen. At Lord’s, Derbyshire ’s Ben Aitchison followed up his five wickets with a maiden first-class hundred, stacked with charming drives. As he crossed the line, he got…

Dana White announces McGregor’s return for UFC329 Controversial Irishman has not fought since 2021 The former two-weight mixed martial arts world champion Conor McGregor will make his return to the UFC octagon on 11 July in Las Vegas, UFC president Dana White has announced. The Irishman, who has not fought since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in July 2021, will face Hawaii’s Max Holloway…

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Home hope surges to six under thanks to round of 68 Rahm among five on four under; McIlroy is three under The leaderboard was spinning like a tombola at Aronimink on Saturday, where at one point or another just about every player in the field had a birdie putt to take a share of the lead and then a bogey putt to let go of it again. When the drum finally stopped turning, Alex Smalley, a 29-year-ol…

Forward doesn’t fit the mould of a classic Pep signing, but we have all come a long way in the past decade of Manchester City success One way or another, this was always going to end up being a Pep day. At the final whistle Pep Guardiola didn’t punch the air or really celebrate at all. Instead he walked quite slowly over to the scorer of the only goal, Antoine Semenyo, and vigorously triple-patte…

Official announcement expected before Spurs match Former Real Madrid manager is Chelsea’s first choice Chelsea are on the verge of appointing Xabi Alonso on a four-year contract after reaching an agreement in principle with the Spaniard to become their new manager. Alonso, who has been out of work since leaving Real Madrid in January, is their preferred candidate. Talks have accelerated this week…

Ukrainian wins final in Rome 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2 Jannik Sinner to face Casper Ruud in men’s final When facing the toughest opponents in the world, there were too many occasions in Elina Svitolina’s past when she would simply play not to lose. In the decisive moments of her most important encounters, Svitolina was often punished for her tendency to simply put the ball in court rather than attacking …