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Credit to Arsenal for restricting opportunities at Anfield but Iraola will need his side to learn to unpick low backlines Liverpool failed to have a shot on target in their 1-0 defeat against Arsenal on Sunday, the first time they have drawn this type of blank in a Premier League game at Anfield since records began in 2003-04. They did not find the target in a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadiu…

Premier League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off Live scores | Read today’s Football Daily | Email Daniel Different people are motivated by different stimuli. Some of us need to feel secure to deliver our best work, struggling when put under pressure to perform, while others need provocation to get them going, indignance driving the desire to stop coasting in order to prove people wrong. Chances …

From January, when the latest legislation comes into force, Australia will arguably be a world leader in gambling regulation The 2026 Melbourne Cup is not due off until 4am GMT on Tuesday – which is 3pm local time on what is still a public holiday in the state of Victoria – but there has already been some spectacular action in the betting market for the “race that stops a nation” over the last fe…

Sunday’s win at Liverpool showed the Gunners are deeper, more experienced, and are playing against a weaker class of contenders than last season Sign up for our free newsletter here Arsenal are three points clear at the top of the Premier League table . But given the team in second are Manchester City, who are likely to be facing at the very least a major points deduction , perhaps more significa…

The final day of the regular season gave fans Gotham’s Shield win, a farewell to a Seattle hero and a new part-whiparound, part-watchalong show to take it all in As a player, Ali Krieger went into NWSL Decision Day focused on one result. She was Gotham FC’s captain in 2023, the first time the league played all of the final games of the regular season simultaneously. The job, she remembers, was to…

After a huge summer and with PSG’s other rivals falling away, their city rivals are aiming to ‘be one of the biggest clubs in Europe’ By Get French Football News It is hard to know what Pierre Ferracci found stranger: the fact that he was fully suited among a set of bare-chested Paris FC ultras singing his name or that, behind him, in what was the final game of his presidency, his side were playi…

Grealish omitted last Thursday for disciplinary reasons Playmaker left on Merseyside to work on his fitness Jack Grealish is poised to miss his third successive game for Everton when David Moyes’s side visit Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday night. Grealish was dropped from Everton’s Carabao Cup win against Matthias Jaissle’s team last Thursday for disciplinary reasons. The 31-year-old ha…

English rugby league needs systemic change and national side must be a higher priority after early exit “England have gone backwards over the last eight to 10 years.” Damning words about the state of English rugby league, from an Australia head coach, no less. But what should be most troubling for anyone with any sort of power within the sport is that these comments are not recent: they were made…

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning , Jonathan Wilson and John Brewin as Arsenal win at Anfield in the league for the first time in 14 years and go top of the Premier League Continue reading...

Inspired by the legendary Milan sides of his youth, the manager gave his side a lift with a tactical victory over Inter Ruben Amorim had waited a lifetime for his first Milan derby. As a kid growing up in Lisbon, he supported two football teams. There was the local one, Benfica, whose games he attended so early in life that his father has recalled changing nappies in the stands of the old Estádio…

Deal deepens company’s relationship with Fifa Dazn paid $1bn for global rights for the 2025 tournament Dazn has secured an exclusive option for global streaming rights for the next men’s Club World Cup in 2029 in a development that deepens its partnership with Fifa. The Saudi Arabia-backed streaming company came to Fifa’s aid before the inaugural 32-team Club World Cup in the United States last y…

Dortmund did not read the script, remaining level on points with the defending champions at the top of the table It was the moment they had all been … not so much waiting for, but planning, pushing and yearning for. On the green screen grabs that announce the starting lineup on the giant scoreboard before kick-off, every Bayern Munich player turns to face the camera with their personal salute, gr…

Favourites for promotion sit eighth in Championship Key figures at club losing patience with manager Nuno Espírito Santo’s future at West Ham is under threat after a disappointing start to the season. West Ham are struggling to live up to their billing as Championship favourites and dropped to eighth after losing 3-1 to West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. West Ham are intent on an instant return to…

Arsenal dropped points again despite dominating while Lauren James had to go off in Chelsea’s 6-0 win at Charlton London City Lionesses may have lost 2-1 to champions Manchester City, but their performance and league position have shown their European aspirations are far from unrealistic. Aided by Arsenal’s poor start, London City are third in the WSL table and were frustrated to end the day with…

Glamorgan opener played for Jersey in Kenya last month Entry ban brought in by St Kitts and Nevis government The Glamorgan opener Asa Tribe has been barred from joining the England Lions tour of the Caribbean following a visit to Kenya and concerns over the recent outbreak of Ebola in east Africa. Tribe, 22, is able to represent his native Jersey until he wins a first senior England cap and playe…