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Arsenal did not come to see the seaside. They were not here to make friends – which was just as well. It was purely about the points. Mission: Eyes On The Prize. They accomplished it and then some. There were 78 minutes on the clock here when the travelling support got wind of Nottingham Forest’s equaliser at Manchester City. How they belted out their anthems at that point – about previous title-…

“Vamos, vamos!” (“come on, let’s go!”) screamed Rodri in his native Spanish following a 62nd-minute header that seemed to grab a precious victory for Manchester City. But the title chasers’ 2-1 lead lasted only 14 minutes as Phil Foden allowed Elliot Anderson to run off him and the Nottingham Forest midfielder, from range, curled a sublime equaliser beyond Gianluigi Donnarumma. City’s faithful we…

As these teams emerged for kick-off, the Holte End displayed a tifo proudly flaunting Aston Villa’s hand, chiefly an ace of clubs. By the end, however, they rued a damaging defeat after Chelsea roused from being behind to dismantle Unai Emery’s side and canter to victory, João Pedro scoring a hat-trick to make it 17 goals for the season in all competitions. The Brazilian, a £55m buy from Brighton…

Theft of two stones in Italy being investigated Mixed doubles wheelchair event started on Wednesday The theft of two curling stones due to be used at the Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics is being investigated, World Curling has confirmed. Action in Italy got under way on Wednesday night with the preliminary rounds of the inaugural mixed doubles wheelchair competition, but the drama started earli…

⚽ Premier League updates from the 8.15pm GMT kick-off ⚽ Live scores | Table | Follow us on Bluesky | And mail Scott ⚽ Brighton v Arsenal, Man City v Nottingham Forest – live Eddie Howe speaks to TNT Sports. “It’s always a difficult decision with the goalkeepers … we have two outstanding players for that position … I’ve decided to make a change … hopefully [Aaron Ramsdale] comes in and does well ……

Iraq team due in Mexico for playoff final on 31 March Middle East crisis has made travel plans uncertain The intercontinental World Cup playoffs are in doubt with officials from the Iraq Football Association (IFA) in crisis talks with Fifa over concerns they may be unable to take part in the final scheduled for Mexico later this month. The Guardian has learned that the IFA received a letter from …

Kansas City gain 29th pick in this year’s draft Rams also have the 13th selection in 2026 draft The Los Angeles Rams are acquiring All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie from the Kansas City Chiefs in a blockbuster trade that includes the 29th overall pick of this year’s draft, ESPN reported on Wednesday . The Chiefs reportedly would also receive the Rams’ fifth- and sixth-round selection in this year…

New Zealand, 173-1, bt South Africa, 169-8, by 9 wkts NZ opener Allen blasts 100 not out from 33 balls South Africa won every match they could afford to lose in this tournament and then lost the first one that they had to win. They were completely marmalised by New Zealand, who won the first semi-final by nine wickets. Finn Allen ripped through South Africa’s feared fast bowling attack, and hit a…

McLaren could start slowly, Mercedes may set the pace, while newcomers – and returning heroes – add huge interest Car MCL40 Engine Mercedes Principal Andrea Stella Debut Monaco 1966 GPs 994 Constructors’ titles 10 Last season 1st. Held their nerve to close out the constructors’ and drivers’ double last season, albeit with the latter going to the wire as they rather tied themselves in knots trying…

The hosts must conjure up the spirit of their last title triumph, 27 years ago, when the sides meet at Murrayfield Even now, 27 years on, Kenny Logan still remembers how good it felt. Back in 1999, as this year, Scotland were title outsiders ahead of a crunch fixture against the defending champions, France. Beneath a bright blue Parisian sky they gloriously ripped up the script with five first-ha…

Captain hails team ‘unity’ before Mumbai semi-final Jamie Overton expected to return to England XI England have abandoned their pursuit of perfection as they plot a path to victory over India and a place in the T20 World Cup final but Harry Brook remains confident they can beat any opponent. “This team is awesome,” the captain said. “We’re never out of the game.” England have stuttered and stumbl…

Player found guilty of ‘non-serious assault’ in 2020 England defender to appeal again against verdict The England and Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been handed a 15-month suspended prison sentence by a Greek court over a 2020 incident in Mykonos. In 2020, Maguire was found guilty of repeated bodily harm, attempted bribery and violence against public employees after his arrest after…

Robyn Cowen is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jordan Jarrett-Bryan and Seb Hutchinson to review the first batch of midweek Premier League action, including another win for Wolves at home Subscribe to The Guardian Football Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast?sub_confirmation=1 On the podcast today: Wolves beat Liverpool in injury time thanks to a deflected André goal, his first i…

Incident took place at EFL Trophy game with Barnsley Player ‘truly sorry for the offensive word that I used’ Jack Fletcher has received a six-game ban and been fined £1,500 for calling a Barnsley player a “gay boy”, with the Manchester United midfielder apologising for the homophobic slur. Fletcher made the comment when playing for United Under-21s in October’s 5-2 EFL Trophy loss at Oakwell. Con…

As the sport’s governing bodies and social media companies fail in their aim to safeguard, players are forced to fill the leadership vacuum Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. I’m standing in for Nesrine today – and while this newsletter is not, and has never wanted to be, a digest of “the week in racism”, sometimes events are so egreg…