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Yuji Nishida’s dramatic gesture after accidentally striking courtside judge with ball seen by millions If Yuji Nishida ever decides to give up volleyball, he might want to take up the skeleton . In a moment of chivalry that has been widely shared online , the Japanese player displayed majestic sliding skills as he took a traditional apology to extremes after inadvertently striking a courtside jud…

Our writers on the case for and against bringing the men’s and women’s singles deciders forward into the afternoon The first time I covered the Australian Open, in 2001, the final began at 2pm. Andre Agassi beat Arnaud Clement in a lopsided final that lasted one hour, 46 minutes. This year marked my 18th visit and on Sunday I wondered aloud (on the internet) why, since 2005, the Australian Open m…

As Elena Rybakina and Carlos Alcaraz celebrate victory, we take a look at some of the best images from both finals Continue reading...

Mitch Marsh’s team spun to record-breaking 111-run loss in Lahore Usman Tariq hits back at Cameron Green over throwing allegation Australia have been handed the worst possible conclusion to their World Cup warmup, suffering their heaviest T20 international defeat in a third successive morale-sapping capitulation to Pakistan. Still wounded from a 90-run defeat 24 hours earlier at Lahore’s Gaddafi …

Defender to join club at end of the current season Crystal Palace agree £48m deal for striker Strand Larsen Liverpool have won the race for the Rennes centre‑back Jérémy Jacquet. Chelsea were pushing hard but the 20-year-old has decided on a summer move to Anfield. The package is reportedly £55m plus £5m in add-ons. The club had explored a deal to bring Lutsharel Geertruida to Anfield before deci…

Celtic board barracked as gap closed to Hearts Rangers held to goalless draw by Hibernian Tomas Cvancara headed his first goal for Celtic as the champions moved back above Rangers in the Premiership with a 2-0 win over Falkirk . Benjamin Nygren was also on target as Celtic moved above their Glasgow rivals on goals scored and six points behind the leaders, Hearts. Falkirk contributed to an enterta…

City again needlessly threw points away but Solanke showed what Tottenham, with their long injury list, have been missing There are times when football is gloriously silly, times when the logic of your eyes and all your experience tells you one thing is happening, and then it turns out the reality is quite different. What seemed at the break as though it was going to be an easy away win unexpecte…

Dublin racing festival belatedly starts on Sunday Brighterdaysahead cut in betting for Cheltenham festival There was a full-throated roar from the stands as the 2026 Dublin racing festival finally got under way on Sunday and another as Lossiemouth, the favourite, went to post for the Irish Champion Hurdle later in the afternoon, but the cheers 10 minutes later were for her market rival, Brighterd…

LaFleur was in charge of Rams’ red-hot offense Cardinals last reached playoffs in 2021 season The Arizona Cardinals hired Mike LaFleur as head coach on Sunday, turning to a division rival’s offensive coordinator to try to pull the franchise from the bottom of the NFC West. The Cardinals’ announcement brought an end to a nearly four-week hiring process. The 38-year-old Los Angeles Rams assistant r…

Incident came after dispute over handshake line Coach is considering legal action over incident Tuskegee men’s basketball coach Benjy Taylor is considering legal action after being handcuffed and led off court at the end of his team’s loss to Morehouse College on Saturday. Tuskegee athletic director Reginald Ruffin said Taylor had attempted to make sure protocols were followed when opposing Moreh…

Final: Arsenal 3-2 Corinthians (aet) Smith 15; Wubben-Moy 58; Foord 104; Zanotti 21, Albuquerque 90+6 pen The most decorated women’s club in England made more history at the Emirates stadium on Sunday night, Arsenal securing a 3-2 win over the Copa Libertadores champions Corinthians in extra time to see them crowned winners of the inaugural Fifa Women’s Champions Cup. They were made to work for t…

Government gives approval to compete in tournament Pakistan will not play India in Colombo on 15 February Pakistan will boycott their Twenty20 World Cup match against India on 15 February, the Pakistan government said on Sunday while approving the team’s participation in the tournament. “The government … grants approval to the Pakistan cricket team to participate in the World T20, however, the Pa…

The Premiership Women’s Rugby defending champions stayed on course for a fourth consecutive title with a 45-26 win over Loughborough The English top-flight returned from a six-week break with impressive crowds continuing to benefit from the post-Rugby World Cup bounce and the battle for top four spots as tight as ever. While just six points separate third from sixth in the Women’s Premiership, re…

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! There are approximately 72 shopping hours left in this transfer window and, once again, it’s been a bit of a weird one so far. The bean-counting boffins over at Transfermarkt reckon that Premier League sides have splurged a collective £300m on players, on course for the second-biggest January spend in the last 10 years (behind only the chaos of …

2nd T20i: England, 173-4, bt Sri Lanka, 189-5, by 6wkts (DLS) Banton 54*, Brook hits 36 off 12 balls for 2-0 series lead Numerous apologies, intense scrutiny but, still, he goes and does that. Harry Brook’s 12-ball 36 helped England chase down a revised target of 168 in the second Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka, securing the tourists’ second series victory of the week. England had initi…