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Hijikata wins 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 to end Serb’s ATP Finals hopes He becomes just fourth Australian to conquer Djokovic Rinky Hijikata has revealed he almost didn’t even take the court before notching the biggest win of his career to send the great Novak Djokovic crashing out of ATP Finals contention. Continuing his inspired run from qualifying, Hijikata lit up the indoor Plenitude Arena to bring down D…

Valverde hits late winner as Madrid win 3-2 in Athens Napoli thrashed by Porto, Club Brugge win at PSV Anastasios Douvikas led the rout with a hat-trick as Como cruised to a 9-1 victory away at Lens , equalling the record for the most goals scored in a single Champions League game. Only two teams had previously won a game by a margin of eight goals since the launch of the modern Champions League …

Feed Erling Haaland and Manchester City’s totemic No 9 will score. The problem, recently has been a paucity of openings for him. This was true again before, on 77 minutes, Elliot Anderson crossed and Haaland slid home for a priceless winner for Enzo Maresca’s disjointed unit, Rayan Cherki hitting a post late on. Continue reading...

West Ham recover from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 at Cardiff Leaders Middlesbrough beaten 2-0 at Wrexham Scott Parker’s return to West Ham had had looked like beginning in painful fashion but instead featured a stunning comeback from 3-0 down. The east London club’s new head coach had watched Cardiff ’s Jack Moylan help himself to a first-half hat-trick, before a rousing response after the break ended w…

Another away day, another victory for Arsenal. This time, the much-maligned Viktor Gyökeres stole the show as poor Slavia Prague matched the longest winless streak in European Cup and Champions League history despite a spirited late comeback. That now stands at 23, equalling the mark set by AEK Athens and FCSB – formerly known as Steaua Bucharest – while Arsenal are now unbeaten in their last 10 …

Lamar Jackson is out indefinitely with injured thumb Backup Huntley to miss rest of season with turf toe Rookie Fagnano will start for Baltimore on Thursday Veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett is heading from the Arizona Cardinals to the Baltimore Ravens, a person with knowledge of the trade told the Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the d…

Andoni Iraola arrived in Istanbul hoping to plug Liverpool’s flaws in attack only for holes to appear at the opposite end of the pitch. Fenerbahce capitalised on a late defensive collapse to launch Dirk Kuyt’s interim spell with a tumultuous victory and end Liverpool’s 100% run in the Champions League. Liverpool’s second successive defeat will infuriate Iraola as much as the manner of Sunday’s lo…

The 2026 edition of the tournament brought in untold amounts of money to Gianni Infantino’s governing body The total hasn’t entirely stopped rising yet, still clicking away towards a final tally. Still, Fifa has already announced that it surpassed its own lofty revenue projections for the 2026 World Cup, bringing in $15bn, significantly more than anticipated. It appears that a third of that total…

Wilder, 41, has won 43 of his 45 victories by knockout Australian cruiserweight champion moves up in weight Cardiff showdown will stream worldwide on Netflix Deontay Wilder, the former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, will face unbeaten Australian cruiserweight world champion Jai Opetaia on the undercard of Tyson Fury’s showdown with Anthony Joshua in Cardiff on 11 December, organizers …

Linebacker has ‘full movement in lower body’ 26-year-old was injured making tackle on Sunday Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell says he has regained some movement in his body after sustaining a serious neck injury during his team’s win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. The 26-year-old was treated for nine minutes on the field after making a tackle during Sunday’s game. Players from both t…

The combination of prodigious talent in the saddle and an easy likeability out of it is a perfect fit for Dubai operation “I want to ride more Group One winners,” Billy Loughnane said last month when asked to name his main ambition for 2027, and Britain’s new 20-year-old champion jockey seems all but certain to achieve his aim, following Wednesday’s news that he has signed a retainer to ride in t…

McIlroy: ‘LIV turned pro golf into an arms race’ DP chief executive: ‘We pay everyone on time’ Rory McIlroy voiced his support on Wednesday for the DP World Tour chief executive’s claim that LIV Golf’s goal was to “destroy” the European golf circuit. The six-time major winner and former world No 1 spoke ⁠with the media on Wednesday before the Abu Dhabi Championship and was asked about Guy Kinning…

RFU chief Bill Sweeney offers full support to Borthwick England boosted by fly-half Fin Smith returning to training Steve Borthwick has been given the Rugby Football Union’s unequivocal backing to lead England into next year’s World Cup even if the side flop this autumn. In September Borthwick’s contract was extended to after the 2028 Six Nations, despite England’s worst ever Six Nations performa…

Rugby’s biggest unions aiming to grow revenues New rights management agency to oversee sales The Six Nations and Sanzaar unions have agreed to sell all their media rights and commercial deals collectively for the first time in a new revenue-sharing model. In an innovative arrangement that is the first of its kind in sport, the southern hemisphere nations will receive a share of the profits genera…

Marco Rose’s team did not win any of their first six games in the Premier League but he stayed calm and positive By Opta Analyst It would have been easy, understandable even, for Bournemouth fans to feel down and worried. Their revered head coach, Andoni Iraola, had left in the summer and his replacement, Marco Rose, had not got off to a great start. Three defeats and three draws was all they had…