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⚽ Minute-by-minute updates from midday (GMT) clash ⚽ Sign up to Moving the Goalposts | Email Daniel Villa, meantime, will look to keep a low block, I expect, with Chastity Grant and Lucia Kendal breaking quickly and seeking to create for Kirsty Hanson. Villa currently sit eighth in the table, but will see sixth as still within reach. So where is the game? Chelsea will look to play into Kerr and, …

Semenya criticises IOC president Kirsty Coventry ‘Her being a woman coming from Africa … it causes harm’ South Africa’s Caster Semenya, a two-time Olympic 800m champion, said on Sunday that the International Olympic Committee’s reinstatement of gender verification tests for the 2028 Los Angeles Games was “a disrespect for women”. The former hyperandrogenic athlete also expressed her disappointmen…

The F1 world championship leader on how he learned to channel youthful frustration at the back of the grid and the mental strength he gains from those closest to him George Russell endured a baptism of fire, battling a recalcitrant Williams car at the back end of the grid in his debut Formula One season. Yet the then 21-year-old was perceptive from the off, observing at that season’s British Gran…

Italian leads Mercedes teammate Russell by nine points Oscar Piastri second for McLaren in first race of season Kimi Antonelli won the Japanese Grand Prix ultimately dominating the second half of the race and with it the 19-year-old has become the youngest driver to lead the Formula One world championship. It was another remarkably confident drive for Mercedes from the youngster as he beat the Mc…

Rasmus Højlund is back among the goals at Napoli while Kakub Kiwior has helped make Porto solid in defence and Largie Ramazani has given Valencia a creative spark The Dane, like many others, struggled under Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford and was packed off to Naples. He scored on his debut, a 3-1 win over Fiorentina, and has been consistent since, netting 10 goals in 26 games for Serie A’s third-pl…

Minnows have all but sewn up the Swiss Super League title with seven games to go having been favourites to go down The FC Thun heroes do not hide their amusement and amazement when speaking about what has been an incredible season. They giggle when asked if they could possibly have expected such a scenario. They know that the situation is surreal and illogical. The words “incredible” and “unbelie…

Jérémy Doku tore the US to shreds on Saturday, with a defense counting on help that never came Two years can feel like an eternity – just not in international football. The USMNT hit restart on their 2026 World Cup cycle at its midpoint, changing coach after exiting the 2024 Copa América at the group stage. Mauricio Pochettino admitted as he arrived that he had scant familiarity with his inherite…

England’s head coach still rates injury-prone Manchester City defender and seems likely to be a fundamental part of his squad this summer – if fit Every manager reserves the right to make an exception to the rules. For Thomas Tuchel, it is John Stones. The England head coach has watched Stones endure a lost season at Manchester City; another one, really, because things were similar for him last t…

British boxer continues ascent and wants Usyk next American shocked by his first knockout, in fifth round Moses Itauma made another emphatic statement as the British heavyweight prospect became the first fighter to stop Jermaine Franklin. Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte were both taken the distance in points wins in Franklin’s two previous visits to the UK but the durable American was brutally t…

Sabalenka wins 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to land Sunshine Double Belarusian steadies herself after losing second set Aryna Sabalenka had many reasons to believe that history could have been grimly repeating itself on Saturday afternoon. Despite starting her Miami Open final against Coco Gauff striking the ball with clear-minded aggression, the complexion of the match rapidly changed. Suddenly, having been pu…

‘You’ve just got to not freak out, stay relaxed’ Kennedy also won 100m, ahead of Rohan Browning Gout Gout has a problem and his name is Lachie Kennedy. In another enthralling evening in Australian athletics, the superstar teenager was once again upstaged by his fellow Queenslander, at the Maurie Plant Meet on Saturday. Under pouring rain at Lakeside Stadium in front of close to 9,000 fans, Kenned…

The Prem playoff contenders appear settled after Northampton’s 21-17 victory over Saracens at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Strange words to write for anyone who has covered this competition for any length of time, but we kind of know who the Prem semi-finalists are going to be. And there’s still six rounds to go. Saracens had to win here at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against the league leader…

Arsenal secured their 11th consecutive victory in all competitions with a confident 5-2 win over Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening. Alessia Russo scored a 22-minute hat-trick to put her side in firm control at the break while Caitlin Foord and Stina Blackstenius added more in the second half. It was a devastating first-half performance from Russo, who has enjoyed an eye-catchi…

India great joins San Francisco Unicorns for 2026 Ashwin becomes first India-capped player in MLC Major League Cricket’s fourth season starts 18 June India great Ravichandran Ashwin signed a contract to play for the San Francisco Unicorns in Major League Cricket, the team announced Saturday. Modeled on the hugely popular Indian Premier League, MLC is an annual Twenty20 tournament that launched th…

Scotland’s followers have discovered there is a drawback to World Cup qualification after all. Nobody who paid – and handsomely – to sit through the sheer tedium of this fixture could reasonably deny that. Yes, Scotland, you can come to the party; but only after a clutch of international friendlies. It is just about worth the trade-off. Officially, this marked the start of the tournament buildup …