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Brown arrested in Dubai on Miami shooting charge Ex-NFL star accused of firing shots after fight Victim says bullet grazed his neck, per warrant Former NFL star Antonio Brown has been arrested on an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting after a celebrity boxing event in Miami, police confirmed Thursday. Brown, 37, was taken into custody by US Marshals in Dubai, said Miami police spokes…

There was admirable efficiency about the way Roma dealt with this trip to Glasgow. Minimum of fuss. The team from Italy’s capital did, nonetheless, meet favourable opposition when placing their Europa League bid back on track. There was a glaring gulf in quality between Roma and a Rangers side which has now lost a club record seven European games in a row. To their credit, Rangers at least huffed…

Oliver Glasner spent the week arguing that Crystal Palace’s fixture congestion has made the FA Cup holders victims of their own success. So he will have been mightily relieved with the ease that his side dispatched AZ as an outstanding performance from Ismaïla Sarr reignited their Conference League campaign. The Senegal forward scored twice after Maxence Lacroix had given Palace the lead, even if…

The prevailing sense was of relief that, after all the breathless conjecture and discussion that had dominated the nation’s news cycle at times, an event with no real winners passed safely. At least Aston Villa did what was expected of them, ultimately coming through with comfort against a respectable Maccabi Tel Aviv team who had chances to make a sleepy affair more interesting. They needed the …

Martin O’Neill’s side leak three first-half goals in 3-1 defeat Gibbs-White misses penalty as Forest held by Sturm Graz Celtic’s revival under Martin O’Neill came juddering to a halt in Jutland after they were beaten 3-1 by Midtjylland. The Hoops’ hopes of prolonging their Europa League campaign into the knockout stages suffered a major blow as the Danes hammered in three goals in eight first-hal…

McLaren driver leads overall standings by one point Piastri and Verstappen still in hunt with four races to go Lando Norris has acknowledged that he needs to be at the very top of his game to try to secure his first world championship, as the British driver heads into this weekend’s São Paulo Grand Prix with a narrow one-point lead over his McLaren teammate, Oscar Piastri. Norris had trailed Pias…

Culture secretary ‘deeply regrets error’ after inquiry finds failures in declaring past donations by watchdog nominee Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, has apologised to Keir Starmer after an inquiry found she failed to say that her choice of nominee to lead a new football regulator had donated to her and to Labour before she nominated him for the role. Nandy said she regretted the errors highli…

Premier League’s bottom club to make official approach Championship club are reluctant to lose head coach Wolves are to make an official approach to Middlesbrough to make Rob Edwards their next head coach. The Premier League’s bottom club are long-standing admirers of Edwards, previously a player and coach at the club. Boro are reluctant to lose Edwards, who joined the Riverside club on a three-y…

Coach made seven changes for Champions League game Board support giving younger players more exposure Chelsea are fully supportive of Enzo Maresca’s recruitment and rotation strategy and had no issue with the head coach making seven changes for Wednesday’s 2-2 Champions League draw with Qarabag . Although the result left Maresca facing questions over his starting XI, the Italian left Baku knowing…

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Team has not released cause of player’s death Kneeland had scored first career touchdown on Monday The Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland has died at the age of 24, the team announced on Thursday. “It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning. Marshawn was a beloved teammate and member of our organization. Our thou…

Australia’s talisman, likened to LeBron James, has left lasting legacy in Ashes series amid gloom of sport’s future The debrief is yet to begin over the failure of England’s Ashes campaign both on and off the field, and just how big a missed opportunity the last few weeks could prove to be for the game in this country. But amid all the gloom, there has been an unlikely beacon of hope for the spor…

Fly-half was not involved in heartbreaking quarter-final loss two years ago but is optimistic Les Bleus can enact revenge against South Africa – even without Antoine Dupont Romain Ntamack was not on the pitch when Les Bleus last met South Africa just over two years ago, having been denied a starring role at the home World Cup by a knee ligament injury the previous summer. The Toulouse fly-half wa…

More than 20 units responded to fire at coach’s home No injuries reported as fire crews contain flame The home of Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was heavily damaged on Thursday morning by a massive fire, officials have said. There were no immediate reports of any injuries and Spoelstra was not home when the fire started. Miami-Dade County fire officials said the blaze was reported around 4.30am.…

Marcus Smith at full-back, Fin Smith will be fly-half Genge to captain side as Borthwick makes seven changes Steve Borthwick has recalled Marcus and Fin Smith and named his captain Maro Itoje on the bench for England’s autumn internationals clash with Fiji. Ellis Genge will lead the side from the start with Borthwick ringing the changes for Saturday’s encounter with the Pacific Islanders. Marcus …