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The defending Premier League champions spent big over the summer, but it’s hard to see how the new players fit Sign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson here What was it supposed to look like? Amid all the talk around Liverpool and their disappointing form at the start of this season, that is perhaps the hardest question of all to answer. What were they trying to do? If it had worked, how would thi…

Rugby union fly-half who captained England to a Five Nations championship title in the freezing winter of 1963 The rugby union player Richard Sharp was an England fly-half and captain best remembered for a scintillating try against Scotland at Twickenham that secured the Five Nations championship, and for home supporters was a warming ray of sunshine during the bleak, freezing winter of 1963 . Th…

David Rodríguez scored acrobatic equalizer and winner Play was stopped every 15 minutes for snow removal Gallery: The best shots from an epic final Atlético Ottawa secured a Canadian Premier League final victory unlike any other, a snow-globe spectacle amid a swirling blizzard featuring what online media outlets dubbed an “icicle kick” from Mexican midfielder David Rodríguez. Hosts Ottawa beat Ca…

President greeted with jeers by many fans at game Trump has appeared at several sports events this year Donald Trump became the first sitting US president in nearly 50 years to attend a regular-season NFL game when he dropped in on the Detroit Lions’ win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday. There were boos from large sections of fans, as well as scattered cheers, at the Commanders’ Northwest…

McLaren driver holds 24-point lead with three races to go British driver ‘not confident’ about next race in Las Vegas Lando Norris has played down title expectations having taken a 24-point world championship lead after the São Paulo Grand Prix, warning he had a long way to go and that he did not expect to be competitive at the next round in Las Vegas. Norris won with a commanding drive from pole…

The dramatic top-of-the table encounter between Arsenal and Chelsea was marred by poor officiating while Manchester City benefit from ‘mentality shift’ There were many interesting talking points from the dramatic stalemate between Arsenal and Chelsea – Alyssa Thompson’s stunning goal for the Blues, the impressive defensive performance of Lotte Wubben-Moy, the 56,537-strong crowd, Chelsea’s choice…

England’s Test team have now all arrived in Australia, but with 11 days to go until battle commences their preparation seems a little underwhelming Just beyond the boundary’s edge, a cockatoo flew into the hole in a eucalyptus tree where it is nesting. Beyond that, the Swan River flowed. Galahs, chests as pink as those any number of Englishmen will be sporting in a couple of weeks’ time, snuffled…

The NFL is built on parity. But this season the NFC only has a few contenders while even the best teams in the AFC have worrying flaws No league sells parity like the NFL: it’s the entire brand. But through 10 weeks of this season, this isn’t a league that is equally balanced between the good, the bad and the mediocre. It’s one where most of the league is simply fine. In the NFC, at least, there …

Werder Bremen inflicted a seventh defeat in eight games on a club that has struggled to build an identity since 2009 title ‘All I want in life’s a little bit of love to take the pain away,” sang Jason Pierce in the opening line of Spiritualized’s 1997 opus Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space. And just a little bit has always been all Wolfsburg have been likely to get. One of a couple of…

Sassuolo forward is rarest of beasts – a one-club man – and virtuoso display against Atalanta reinforced his hero status The man with the moustache held his teammate in a headlock and stared down the TV camera lens. “Berardi!” he yelled, jabbing a finger at the back of his colleague’s bonce. “BE-RAR-DI!” It felt like that moment in a kids’ movie when the big brother drags his meek sibling back in…

This week we will be publishing a run-down of our 51 judges’ greatest Ashes cricketers in the buildup to this year’s series opener on 21 November. Here’s how we did it Mark Waugh or Steve? Greg or Ian Chappell? Will it be England’s sepia-tinted Sydney F Barnes, the grumpy and moustachioed Jimmy Anderson of his day, or Australia’s Sidney G Barnes, an eccentric batter in the 1948 touring Invincible…

Everton duo stake England claim, Jaydee Canvot steps up for Crystal Palace, and Benjamin Sesko struggles to settle Amid the headlines about Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham being recalled for England, there was a little less said about Nico O’Reilly being named in Thomas Tuchel’s squad. Myles Lewis-Skelly paid the price for his lack of game time and now the City man gets his opportunity to stake a …

Victory in Paris with 14 men showed what the world champions can still do, leaving New Zealand and others playing catchup Some wins count double in terms of the message they send. And amid the blizzard of weekend Test matches it was Saturday night’s result in Paris that will resonate the longest in both hemispheres. Not only the outcome, either, but the manner of it. To say South Africa exploded …

Winger’s thrilling performance made elite footballers vanish and surely ended Liverpool’s title defence For heaven’s sake, Jérémy. You’re not supposed to actually enjoy these games. Except, it seems sometimes you can, even at this rarefied level. Perhaps the most striking part of Jérémy Doku’s thrilling performance here was its playfulness, the sense of fun, the way he was into it from the first …

Miami end seven-game losing streak against Buffalo Houston score 26 points in final quarter to secure win Tua Tagovailoa threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns, De’Von Achane added a pair of rushing scores and the Miami Dolphins beat the Buffalo Bills to end a seven-game losing streak against their AFC East rivals. The Bills (6-3) had not lost to Miami (3-7) since Week 3 of the 2022 season but ca…