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️ Updates from Austin; start 10pm BST, 4pm local ️ Giles Richards’ preview | Mail Philip Forty-five minutes to the off. How has Antonelli built that lead? Well, as our graph shows, he burst out of the traps, overtaking George Russell with his second consecutive victory in Japan in race three and only briefly looking as if he could be hauled back. Russell won in Austria, with Antonelli third, then…

Defender costs three goals in past two league matches Emery praises ‘fantastic’ match-winner Jackson Enzo Maresca is not concerned by the form of Marc Guéhi despite the defender costing his side three goals in the past two Premier League matches, the Manchester City manager said after seeing his side lose in the league for the first time this season. Nicolas Jackson’s double earned Aston Villa a …

Gabby Williams leads Golden State with 17 points Valkyries survive late rally after leading by 16 Angel Reese held to eight points as series heads west Gabby Williams scored 17 points and Golden State played stellar defense to beat the Atlanta Dream 67-62 on Saturday and even the WNBA finals at 2-2. The best-of-seven series moves back to California on Monday for Game 5. Continue reading...

Crushing defeat in second Test raises fresh questions about fragile batting lineup before Cape Town decider The old adage that it is harder to get out of the Australia cricket team than into it is about to be put to the test. The horror show against South Africa in the second Test that ended in defeat for Australia by an innings and 31 runs exposed familiar fractures in the lineup that have less …

In 1956, the Blackpool great was recognised for his force of individual will, the very thing that makes the Bayern and England striker the standout candiate Systems football began in 1963 – on the hallowed turf of Wembley – with the impact of a cynical foul by Gino Pivatelli. At that moment in the European Cup final, when the hard-working Milan forward, brought in to combat Benfica’s Mário Coluna…

Athletes’ scramble to control – and monetise – their digital identities at the cutting edge of AI rights deals Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The Socceroos star stares at the camera as he strides through an enormous atrium, the sound of his football boots on polished concrete echoing around him. Suddenly, he spawns four digital clones that peel off out of view to re-…

McTominay scores twice for Napoli against Roma Dortmund top Bundesliga after Eintracht Frankfurt win Roma missed the chance to move top of Serie A, but preserved their unbeaten status as Leonardo Balerdi’s 89th-minute goal snatched a thrilling 3-3 draw at Napoli . Scott McTominay put Napoli ahead with his second goal in the 83rd minute, but Balerdi completed his own double to ensure Roma extended…

There were times when Roberto De Zerbi’s frustration threatened to boil over. The Tottenham manager cut a tense figure in his technical area. He bounced around for 90 minutes and let out blasts of fury whenever he saw something that displeased him, but in the end he was able to celebrate leading Spurs to their first win at Stamford Bridge since 2018. It was not a pretty game. It was not a good ga…

Belgian won only one of his 14 games in charge Relegated Burnley expected to challenge for promotion Burnley have sacked Nicky Hayen after only 14 games in charge, in the wake of a 4-1 defeat at Lincoln that left the Clarets in the Championship’s relegation zone. The Belgian was appointed in the summer as the permanent successor to Scott Parker, who left in April with relegation from the Premier …

Leicester 28-7 Northampton Hosts score four unanswered tries after interval We have seen this before. It is easy to forget, amid all the tries and sunshine, that rugby has a darker side too: a wet, windy, deafening ferocity that not even the most twinkle-toed can transcend. And they practically invented it at Welford Road. This is not the first time Leicester have welcomed their beloved neighbour…

Ultra-endurance swimmer Catherine Breed navigated waves, wildlife and pollution to become the first person to swim from state’s northern-most tip to Mexico border Nearly four months ago, Catherine Breed, a 33-year-old from the San Francisco Bay Area, set out to become the first person to swim the entire coastline of California – from its northern-most tip to the border with Mexico. She and her su…

Rangers 4-0 St Johnstone; Dundee United 3-2 Aberdeen Kevin Kelsy scores two to sink 10-man Saints Kevin Kelsy grabbed a double as Rangers reasserted themselves with a comprehensive 4-0 win over St Johnstone at a rain-swept Ibrox that moved them within a point of Celtic at the top. After sloppily dropping two points at Dundee last Saturday , the onus was on the home side to respond and they led at…

The wait goes on for David Moyes. The Scot must have been hoping that, on his 14th visit to this stadium as Everton’s manager, his luck would finally change. Yet from the moment Ezri Konsa slammed home his first goal for Arsenal as the Premier League champions rediscovered their knack of scoring from set pieces, the writing was on the wall for Moyes against his former captain, Mikel Arteta. While…

Oscar Bobb’s first Premier League goal for Fulham earned a win against Coventry that lifted Álvaro Arbeloa’s side clear of the relegation zone. Bobb produced a fine bit of individual skill to score in the 80th minute, twisting his way into the area and bending a shot into the far corner. It was his second goal for the club since his £27m move from Manchester City in January. Continue reading...

Baseball’s two best regular-season teams are also among its lowest spenders. But their unlikely World Series comes with a warning about the sport’s future The best pitcher in baseball led the best team to victory over the second-best team? Weird. A World Series that makes the logical feel novel began on Friday as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 1 . Of course the Brewers,…