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Miami Dolphins 21-31 Buffalo Bills Contest is close until late Tua Tagovailoa interception Bills have beaten Dolphins in 14 of past 15 meetings Dolphins remain winless this season, Bills are 3-0 Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes and Terrel Bernard intercepted Tua Tagovailoa with three minutes left to secure the Buffalo Bills’ 31-21 win over the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night. James Cook h…

Robertson looks a better bet for Merseyside derby, a fresh test for Bournemouth, protests at West Ham and more It would be a surprise to see Arne Slot start Milos Kerkez against Everton, given the left-back’s struggles against Burnley last weekend. Kerkez was booked for diving and was lucky to avoid a second yellow after fouling Jaidon Anthony before being substituted for Andy Robertson after 38 …

Hull KR 28-20 Warrington Second leg of possible domestic treble completed Hull KR confirmed top spot in Super League and a first League Leaders’ Shield with a nerve-shredding victory over Warrington Wolves to complete the second leg of a possible domestic treble. Willie Peters’ side have been the standout force in the competition this year but they have begun to stutter in recent weeks with the p…

A little more than 24 hours before kick-off, Hansi Flick spoke about how lucky he felt to have acquired Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United. Barcelona’s manager was not remotely bothered that his stock had fallen so far at Old Trafford. Rashford, he said, was a forward he had long admired and now believed he could help improve. Continue reading...

Pep Guardiola said of drawing Napoli and having Kevin De Bruyne return: “It was always going to happen, right?” But he might have spoken of his No 9’s ruthlessness, as Erling Haaland broke this game open with Champions League goal No 50 in a record 49 matches, a feat that handsomely beats Ruud van Nistelrooy’s previous 62-appearance mark. Continue reading...

Ace has spent his entire career with Dodgers 37-year-old is a three-time Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw, one of the greatest pitchers of his generation, will retire at the end of the season. The 37-year-old is nearing the end of his 18th MLB season, all of which he has spent with the Dodgers. Continue reading...

Manchester United 3-0 Brann (Utd win 3-1 on agg) Terland 8,13, 62 Manchester United reached the main draw of the Women’s Champions League for the first time after an Elisabeth Terland hat-trick helped them overturn a first-leg deficit to deservedly eliminate the Norwegian side Brann in the third qualifying round. Terland netted a so-called perfect hat-trick, scoring with her right foot after earl…

Popular midfielder is a lifelong Boro fan and is adamant they can return to the Premier League after nine seasons Hayden Hackney has seen the public display of affection. In other words, he has seen Bob Mortimer’s slew of social media posts. “YOU BEAUTY!!” the Middlesbrough-born comedian posted to his millions of followers in the minutes after the transfer deadline passed this month, accompanied …

US runner takes title in 47.78 sec at World Championship Botswana’s Busang Collen Kebinatshipi wins men’s 400m Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran the fastest women’s 400 metres in 40 years to claim world championship gold in 47.78sec on Thursday and complete her transition from the one-lap hurdles in emphatic style. The American stormed through the Tokyo rain to add a first global gold in the flat 400…

Updates from the final day’s play around the grounds Counties left in dark over fate | Mail Tanya or post BTL Worcestershire have declared and Durham has already lost a wicket. And a wicket at The Oval! Burns playing across the line to Josh Tongue, Nottinghamshire’s danger man. Surrey 74 for one. Continue reading...

Olympic champion and Hunter Bell into 800m semis Max Burgin breezes into Saturday’s men’s 800m final It has not been the greatest World Athletics Championships for Britain so far, with only Jake Wightman’s 1500m silver medal lifting the gloom. But on Thursday the cavalry finally arrived in the form of Keely Hodgkinson. The Olympic 800m champion has been so bored in her hotel in the 35C heat she h…

Piastri says drivers not team will decide outcome of title Comments follow controversial swap imposed by team Oscar Piastri has insisted that he and his McLaren teammate, Lando Norris, are in control of their own destiny as they fight for the Formula One world championship after the pair were involved in a highly controversial swap imposed by the team at the Italian Grand Prix. Given the pair are…

British No 1 falls 4-6, 7-6 (10), 6-1 in defeat by Krejcikova Great Britain beat Japan in Billie Jean King Cup last eight Emma Raducanu was unable to take three match points as she faded to defeat against Barbora Krejcikova at the Korea Open. The British No 1 looked poised to set up a quarter-final against Iga Swiatek when she led by a set and 5-2 only for the former Wimbledon champion Krejcikova…

Asencio and three former youth players to face trial Case relates to alleged incident in Gran Canaria in 2023 The Real Madrid defender Raúl Asencio and three former youth players at the club are to stand trial in connection with the alleged filming and distribution of sexual videos involving two women, one of whom was a minor at the time. According to court documents, three of the defendants are …

Lancashire opener’s explosive hitting is making him undroppable in the shortest format despite the claims of Ben Duckett and Jamie Smith Phil Salt’s opening remarks in his post-match press conference were a slight surprise. He had just hit 89 to win England’s series opener against Ireland , following on from his unbeaten 141 last Friday . But his mind was still on the missed opportunity inbetween…