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‘We’ve beaten some very, very good teams’ Arne Slot complains Sesko goal was handball Michael Carrick stated that leading his team “feels pretty natural” after the interim manager guided Manchester United to a 3-2 win against Liverpool that sealed Champions League qualification. Victory over Arne Slot’s visitors to Old Trafford took Carrick’s tally to 32 points from his 14 games in charge since r…

No 1 seeds had trailed 3-1 in first-round series Cade Cunningham leads way with 32 points Cade Cunningham had 32 points and 12 assists, Tobias Harris added 30 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 116-94 in Game 7 on Sunday to win a playoff series for the first time in 18 years. Cunningham averaged 32.4 points over the series for Detroit, who last won a postseason series when they…

Group release joint statement over pay concerns Players also call for greater say in tennis schedule A group of the world’s top 20 male and female players, including Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff, have released a joint statement expressing their disappointment at the level of prize money on offer at the French Open later this month. The top players have been in dis…

Vinícius scores twice in 2-0 win at Espanyol Barça can clinch title against Real Madrid next weekend Vinícius Júnior struck twice for Real Madrid in a 2-0 win over Espanyol on Sunday to make La Liga leaders Barcelona wait to be crowned Spanish champions. Barça would have completed their title defence if Madrid dropped points at Espanyol, but Álvaro Arbeloa’s side trimmed the gap to 11 points, wit…

Club making contingency plans should Guardiola decide to leave City visit Everton on Monday trailing leaders Arsenal by six points Pep Guardiola has said he remains as motivated as ever after almost a decade managing Manchester City as he chases a seventh Premier League title. His comments come amid a backdrop of the club making contingency plans to replace the Spaniard if he decides to leave in …

Chinese player leads 10-7 after opening two sessions Murphy seeking second title 21 years after first win With celebrities aplenty in ­attendance and a protester bursting on to the ­hallowed Crucible floor, at one stage on Sunday there threatened to be more ­headlines off the baize than on it during the opening half of snooker’s two-day extravaganza to crown its world champion. But by Sunday even…

Inter 2-0 Parma seals scudetto with three games to spare Marcus Thuram and Henrikh Mkhitaryan on target Inter sealed the Serie A title with a 2-0 victory over Parma, wrapping up the scudetto with three games to spare. The Nerazzurri only needed a point to claim their 21st Italian league championship before the home match, with defending champions Napoli nine points behind and Milan and 12 points …

Roberto De Zerbi told his Tottenham Hotspur players to silence the voices competing for their attention but his internal monologue would have been extremely good value at Villa Park. When Richarlison headed in on 25 minutes to double Spurs’s lead, De Zerbi, in pristine white hi-tops, motored on to the pitch as if at the wheel on Mario Kart, Marcello Quinto, one of the coaches who the Italian brou…

Antonelli claims third win of the season with Piastri third Mercedes driver extends championship lead to 20 points Kimi Antonelli won the Miami Grand Prix with a superb, gutsy drive under pressure for Mercedes. The Italian triumphed for the third time in a row this season by beating the McLaren of Lando Norris into second at the Miami International Autodrome. His teammate, Oscar Piastri, was thir…

Manchester United midfielder broke the lines and scored the winner, while Liverpool’s midfield was pedestrian “You need someone like this.” So said Benjamin Sesko of Casemiro after the veteran’s commanding display against Brentford on Monday . Fast forward six days and the same sentiment applied to Kobbie Mainoo. Manchester United had two central midfielders like this – selfless, disciplined, des…

World No 1 beats German 6-1, 6-2 in 56 minutes Sinner first man to win five consecutive Masters 1000s It took just 14 minutes of the Madrid Open final for all 12,500 spectators packed inside Estadio Manolo Santana to collectively conclude that the match was already over. Down 0-3 and already desperately searching for a response to the superb play from his opponent, Alexander Zverev opened his ser…

Semi-final: Bordeaux Bègles 38-26 Bath Maxime Lucu scores 18 points for holders Bath had hoped that a return to Bordeaux might rekindle fond memories of their Champions Cup triumph in the city in 1998. Sadly for their cautiously optimistic supporters it was not to be as their hosts moved a big step closer to retaining the trophy they secured at Northampton’s expense in Cardiff last year. Bordeaux…

Devastating cameo highlighted the crucial role the winger has to play if Mikel Arteta’s men are to pip Manchester City There was one name on everyone’s lips at the Emirates on Saturday night. Robert Pires, who wore Arsenal’s No 7 shirt with such distinction for Arsène Wenger’s Invincibles, could not stop smiling as he made his way downstairs from the press box for some half-time refreshments. “Bu…

Former United manager felt unwell at Old Trafford 84-year-old initially treated as precautionary measure Sir Alex Ferguson was taken to hospital from Old Trafford after feeling unwell before Manchester United’s hosting of Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. The move is thought to be a precautionary rather than an emergency measure regarding the 84-year-old former United manager w…

American clocks time of 54.33 seconds in Florida 23-year-old owns 13 fastest times in her event Gretchen Walsh bettered her own 100m butterfly world record for the third time in 12 months as she clocked 54.33 seconds in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the same event where she became the first woman to breach the 55-second mark. The reigning world champion now owns the 13 fastest times in the event’s hi…