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⚽ FA Cup news from the 4.30pm GMT kick-off in London ⚽ Live scoreboard | Follow us on Bluesky | And mail John Both these teams have been winners in the 21st century, with Wigan winners in 2013. Arsenal are an opponent who carry portents as it was at the Emirates, three days later, that a 4-1 defeat condemned them to relegation from the Premier League, where they have never returned. This season, …

Leeds United advanced to the fifth roundof the FA Cup, with sights set on a possible first quarter-final place since 2002-03. But after scoring a last-gasp equaliser to take the tie to a penalty shootout, Birmingham City could draw some consolation from pushing their top-flight opponents. Sean Longstaff scored the clinching penalty, after Patrick Roberts, who had scored in the 89th minute to earn…

Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale win a thriller First time GB have won two golds at a Winter Games After 102 years at the Winter Olympics, Great Britain has finally won its first gold medal on snow after Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale took a thrilling victory in the mixed team snowboard cross. Few had pinned down Bankes and Nightingale as one of the favourites after poor performances in…

Six Nations news from the 3.10pm GMT kick-off in Cardiff Sign up for The Breakdown | Follow on Bluesky | Mail Lee Steve Tandy despatches Ben Thomas from the starting line-up, with Joe Hawkins returning to the 12 shirt. In the forwards Rhys Carre is back at prop, joined by Tomas Francis after his stint of non-selection due to playing in France. Injuries and withdrawals for France bring a new centr…

Scotland 31-20 England Jones (2), Ritchie and White with tries; Arundell sees red Certain wins feel bigger than others and, for Scotland, this result will reverberate for ages. Reclaiming the Calcutta Cup is always sweet but convincingly ending England’s 12-Test unbeaten record was a glorious bonus. For Gregor Townsend and his side, under pressure after their opening round defeat in Rome , this w…

Updates as crunch rivalry clash goes ahead in Colombo Follow us over on Bluesky | And get in touch: mail James Teams: Pakistan XI: Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (capt), Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Tariq, Abrar Ahmed Continue reading...

Juventus lost 3-2 in dramatic fashion away at Inter Spalletti and Chiellini confronted referee La Penna Serie A’s referee designator Gianluca Rocchi said match official Federico La Penna was “clearly wrong” in showing Juventus defender Pierre Kalulu a second yellow card during Saturday’s loss at Inter Milan, and apologised over the incident. Kalulu was sent off after Inter’s Alessandro Bastoni tu…

Norwegian on course for six potential golds at Games France take cross-country skiing relay silver, Italy bronze Johannes Høsflot Klæbo led Norway to victory in the men’s 4x7.5km cross-country relay at the Milano Cortina Games on Sunday to win a record ninth career gold medal at the Winter Olympics. The 29-year-old has won four gold medals at these Games and is widely expected to take another two…

Sean Dyche was sacked after 25 games in the role Pereira starts with Europa League tie at Fenerbahce Nottingham Forest have confirmed the appointment of Vítor Pereira as their fourth head coach of the season. The former Wolves manager takes over from Sean Dyche, who was sacked on Thursday , on a contract until June 2027. Pereira inherits a team one place and three points above the relegation zone…

We didn’t see Super Bowl LX coming, but some of us were early believers in Ben Johnson’s Bears, Trevor Lawrence’s Jaguars and the fallibility of the Chiefs It doesn’t take long for the egg the start dripping from our faces. The early September headline accompanying our 2025 NFL predictions – Will it be Mahomes, Jackson or Allen in the Super Bowl? – was the ultimate hedge. After all, what were the…

⚽ Follow WSL updates from the four 12pm GMT kick-offs ⚽ Live scoreboard | Follow us on Bluesky | Email Xaymaca Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Women’s Super League. We’ve got four lunchtime kick-offs (12pm GMT) to look forward to, including Chelsea v Liverpool and Manchester United v London City Lionesses. The title race is effectively over for Chelsea, after humiliating back to back de…

Extending his England men’s team contract until 2028 means increased stability and a less relentless form of pressure Thomas Tuchel was supposed to be here for a good time, not a long time. It was win or bust when he signed up to become England’s head coach in October 2024. The target was clear – lead the side to glory at the 2026 World Cup – and it came with an acceptance that the German was not…

Tax exile has already proven himself a terrible club owner; now his ill-informed diatribe about immigration has poured fuel on wider flames Well I, for one, am shocked. Shocked to learn that a tax-exiled English expat who made his billions squeezing chemical plants doesn’t have liberal, let alone accurate, views on immigration. Or at least, in public anyway. It seems highly likely Sir Jim Ratclif…

The Colombian icon joined the MLS side in a short-term deal with an eye toward fitness for the 2026 World Cup Two weeks ago, few could’ve expected that the most notable international acquisition of the MLS offseason would be made by Minnesota United. The team’s marquee import until last week was Finland striker Teemu Pukki, with honorable mentions for Colombian playmaker Darwin Quintero and ex-Po…

Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron’s Olympic competition is set against backdrop of assault and abuse allegations involving their former partners The American duo of Madison Chock and Evan Bates, the reigning three-time world champions, contentiously missed out on Olympic ice dance gold on Wednesday despite a flawless skate. But the controversy surrounding the event is not merely a debate over artistic…