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Bournemouth’s, and Marco Rose’s, wait for a Premier League win is over. Sunderland, locked in the bottom three, are becoming this season’s object lesson in travelling too far, too fast. Once Kevin Danso was dismissed in the 17th minute for the denial of a goalscoring opportunity, Sunderland were sunk. If Evanilson was the match-winner with a goal, an assist and as the player Danso fouled, Régis L…

Injury-riddled Philadelphia fall to defeat Chicago hold off Atlanta comeback in QB’s return Browns upset Ravens in absence of Lamar Jackson Bryce Young threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns to Tommy Tremble, and Chuba Hubbard ran for 120 yards and a score to lead the Carolina Panthers (3-2) past the injury-riddled Philadelphia Eagles (2-4). The Panthers had little trouble in the second half pick…

Getting rid of Michael Carrick is not going to solve the problems that led to his appointment. Perhaps it’s worth, for once, doing something different At the final whistle at Elland Road the TV cameras cut to a lingering shot of Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada, looking down pensively from the stands, deciding, it is to be hoped, on a little clemency, a re-sheathing of the manageria…

Champions so risk-averse Forest were lured into thinking they had a chance, until bench was used to see them off Pass. Pass. Pass. Pass. Sideways. Square. Backwards. Pass. Pass. Recycle. Pass. It wasn’t much of a spectacle. But in the end, for the second week running, thanks in no small part of their bench, Arsenal won. Fireworks in the autumn are for Bonfire Night; titles require relentless accu…

Pool 4: Northampton 28-12 Cardiff Saints claim first win for Prem side at eighth time of asking At 7.16pm, just around the time those Sunday night blues kick in, England’s Champions Cup cohort finally had something to cheer about. It was not pretty but after seven of their Prem rivals had failed to claim victory in the opening round of the competition, Northampton survived a sizeable scare from C…

Monaco go down 1-0 at Lorient in Ligue 1 Bayer Leverkusen come from behind to beat Freiburg Noah Cadiou’s second-half penalty for Lorient prevented Monaco returning to the top of Ligue 1 as they fell to a 1-0 defeat in Brittany on Sunday. Monaco are one of four teams level on points at the top of the table as they were joined by Paris FC , who edged Rennes 4-3 thanks to Lassine Sinayoko’s injury-…

Newly promoted SPTW were expected to be outclassed in the top division of the 4NCL British League, but proved a revelation She Plays to Win Lionesses, the all-female team which won successive promotions to the first division of Britain’s Four Nations Chess League (4NCL), were expected to be outclassed in the top flight, but instead proved the revelation of the opening weekend of the new season. S…

Like transfer fees and ticket prices, mementoes are one more marker of sport’s rampant self-inflation The auctioneer cradled his gavel in his palm like a pipe, the handle pointing towards him. It gave his patter the air of a Victorian gentleman holding forth by the mantelpiece in a period drama. “Are you bidding, Wilf? You’re waving at me.” Under the hammer was a Barclays Manager of the Month tro…

The theme before kick-off was blanks. Or, more precisely, whether either team could stop firing them at the City Ground. It is a detail to make Oliver Glasner extremely uncomfortable that his Nottingham Forest team had still to score at their home stadium. Arsenal, meanwhile, had drawn 0-0 on each of their previous two visits to this part of the East Midlands. Forest’s frustrations under their ne…

Just 12.2 overs possible on first day of second Test Bowler seizes his opportunity with two wickets If there is a theme to Scott Boland’s Test career, it’s making the most of limited opportunity. Finding a way into the team in 2021 when it seemed that chance had passed him by, remaining fourth in line for three spots, playing at the whim of absence, yet in those moments becoming a wrecking force,…

Head coach insists ‘we can still have a really good season’ ‘We were the dominant side,’ says Farke After a week in which Michael Carrick had “the headphones on” to quieten the noise, Manchester United’s head coach claimed Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Leeds “felt like a fresh start” and insisted that the season can still be a good one. Carrick’s team have seven points from seven Premier League games and …

At last, Fabian Hürzeler has the scalp that matters most to all Brighton fans, and in humiliating fashion. Diego Gómez’s breathtaking goal-of-the-season contender from the halfway line, à la David Beckham, was the highlight of another hugely impressive performance from the Premier League’s top scorers as they continued their flying start to the season. Not since a 4-1 thrashing here in February 2…

WBO heavyweight champion targets big paydays against Hrgovic, Kabayel and Itauma after second round win Thirty minutes after Daniel Dubois had dismantled Fabio Wardley in less than two rounds on Saturday night, his promoter Frank Warren shook his head in slight awe as he described the intensity before the annihilation: “I went in the dressing room beforehand like I normally do and I couldn’t have…

French Open finalist wins 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 for her first title Kartal will become new British No 1 after record run Sonay Kartal missed out on winning the biggest title of her career as her brilliant run at the Wuhan Open ended in a final defeat by Maja Chwalinska. Kartal has enjoyed her best tournament only a fortnight after returning from six months out with a back injury, but her efforts appeared…

Officer fell from rafters during pregame display Man treated on field before being taken to hospital An Air Force officer has died after he fell from the rafters of the Alamodome before the University of Texas at San Antonio’s home game against Navy on Saturday. The officer, who has not been named, was taking part in an event to celebrate UTSA’s Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans night. He fell …