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Scot wins 13-12 at the Crucible after dramatic clash Victory books Higgins’ place in the quarter-finals Ronnie O’Sullivan’s bid for a record-breaking eighth Crucible title was shattered in Sheffield as John Higgins capped a remarkable comeback with a 13-12 win to move into the World Snooker Championship quarter-finals. O’Sullivan twice led by five frames but lost six frames on the bounce across t…

After recent seasons with a defined bottom three, a handful of nervous clubs are aiming to beat the drop to the Championship Sign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletter It was a good weekend for Nottingham Forest, although perhaps not as good as it looked like it might be on Friday night. That evening, when they handed Sunderland their record defeat at the Stadium of Light, winning 5-0 , Fore…

Chengdu Rongcheng are riding high in the Chinese Super League under the Australian coach, who is fast becoming a hero in the Sichuan capital For a long time, people went to Chengdu to see the pandas, eat hot pots or visit the shrine of ancient warlord Liu Bei. Now there is another reason. John Aloisi has been in the capital of Sichuan province for just a few months now but is already being hailed…

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Given that the two teams contesting this season’s FA Cup final face more than 200 outstanding counts of financial chicanery between them, the atmosphere at Wembley will – as several Social Media Disgrace wags quickly pointed out – definitely be highly charged. In the blue corner, Chelsea still face 74 FA counts of financial misconduct, having al…

‘Signed, sealed, delivered,’ says promoter Eddie Hearn Joshua takes on Prenga in Riyadh warm-up in July Anthony Joshua is to face Tyson Fury later this year after promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed a deal to stage the biggest fight in British boxing history has been signed. Joshua will face Albanian heavyweight Kristian Prenga in Riyadh on 25 July as a warm-up for his long-awaited showdown with Fury,…

World No 1 under pressure before 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-2 victory Winner will face Hailey Baptiste in next round World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka overcame Naomi Osaka 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-2 in a gripping battle on Monday to reach the Madrid Open quarter-finals. Sabalenka, who has claimed titles at Miami, Indian Wells and Brisbane this year, was tested by her Japanese opponent in the fourth-round clash but came bac…

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Dan Bardell and Sam Dalling to discuss the Premier League and FA Cup action. On the podcast today; Southampton thought they had made the FA Cup final for three glorious minutes before Manchester City’s late comeback in their Wembley semi-final. In the other semi, Chelsea – under the interim management of Calum McFarlane – beat Leeds 1-0 thanks to an Enz…

Berlin on agenda in September for new record holder Athlete wants more drugs testing to show ‘we are clean’ Sabastian Sawe believes it is only a matter of time before he runs a marathon in one hour and 58 minutes after his superhuman sub-two hour performance in London on Sunday. Speaking the day after he ran 1hr 59 mins and 30 seconds to break the world record by 65 seconds, the 31-year-old Kenya…

Athletes are helping to promote a new film about the crisis, reaching people ‘in a way that scientific reports never will’ It wasn’t so long ago that UK government briefings from Downing Street were essential viewing. Professors Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance were household names in Britain and there was a roaring trade in “next slide please” mugs. Four years after the final Covid lectern was …

Director of cricket Rob Key keen to ‘work together better’ Arthur is former head coach of South Africa and Pakistan Mickey Arthur, the former South Africa and Pakistan head coach, is one of four appointments to England’s new County Insight Group as the national team seeks to repair relations with the domestic game in the wake of last winter’s Ashes defeat . Among the recommendations from the inte…

With 23 managerial appointments since Waldemar Kita bought Nantes in 2007, relegation beckons for Les Canaris By Get French Football News Back in the 1990s, Nantes were defined by their distinctive playing style, le jeu à la Nantaise , characterised by flair and attacking thrust. There was substance in addition to the style, with the Loire club winning a league title and reaching a Champions Leag…

Barça’s need to adapt on show in Bayern draw, while Sam Kerr’s ‘perfect hat-trick’ is denied by a lack of technology Alexia Putellas said Barcelona have to “adapt our game” after a 1-1 draw away to Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. The game, in which the scorer of Bayern’s equaliser, Franziska Kett, was sent off for pulling Salma Paralluelo’s hair late on, was a …

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Dan Bardell and Sam Dalling to discuss the Premier League and FA Cup action Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and join the conversation on email . On the podcast today; Southampton thought they had made the FA Cup final for three glorious minutes before Manchester City’s late comeback in their Wembley semi-final. In the other semi, Chelsea – under t…

Vincent Kompany’s team demand more of themselves than ever before. Next up: a huge test against PSG “You’re hopelessly behind, you know there’s a big game in Paris on Tuesday. But that doesn’t matter. This game in Mainz is what counts. The coach finds the right words and the team reacts.” Bayern Munich hope that there will be games to come which define their campaign more than a straightforward w…

He is to hold talks with Burnley’s chair, Alan Pace Parker may seek amicable parting with year on his deal Scott Parker’s future as the Burnley manager is in the balance after the club’s relegation, with discussions between the 45-year-old and Alan Pace, the chair, expected to determine whether he will remain in place for next season. No decision has been made and it is understood that Parker is …