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Former midfielder ahead of Solskjær after interviews Darren Fletcher admits he is in the dark over his position Michael Carrick has emerged from the interview process as the favourite ahead of Ole Gunnar Solskjær to be Manchester United’s interim manager for the rest of the season, with the club’s executive expected to seal the decision on Monday. While Omar Berrada, the chief executive, and Jaso…

Pool 3: Harlequins 61-10 Stormers Quins score nine tries against much-changed opponents Harlequins back? Or is this latest outrageous twist in the story of their inconsistency a case of same old, same old? First, it needs to be acknowledged that this was a comprehensive dismantling of a side who had not lost a game this season. This was hardly the Stormers’ first team, but an unbeaten squad is an…

Supercopa de España: Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid Raphinha 36 73, Lewandowski 45+4; Vinícius 45+2, García 45+7 Football is wild sometimes, and this was one of those times. A night that didn’t always make sense but was a lot of fun ended with every player on the pitch inside the Barcelona penalty area and the ball dropping through the crowd to Raúl Asencio, standing there on the edge of the six yard …

34-year-old led Minnesota United to MLS semi-finals Ramsay appointed head coach after sacking of Ryan Mason West Brom have named the former Manchester United assistant Eric Ramsay as their new head coach after the 34-year-old guided Minnesota United to the semi-finals of the Major League Soccer play-offs. Ramsay, 34, took charge of Minnesota in February 2024, his first senior managerial role , af…

Pool 1: Saracens 20-14 Toulouse Rotimi Segun also scores twice for Prem side Even for the world’s best rugby player it is not all glamour. As he sniffed the damp air on a blustery, cheerless Sunday night in north London, Antoine Dupont must privately have been wondering if this was some sort of fiendish Anglo-Saxon conspiracy. Any similarity with the classic cathedrals and comforting familiarity …

Nkunku grabs 90th-minute equaliser at Fiorentina Milan two points behind leaders Christopher Nkunku scored in the 90th minute to earn Milan a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina on Sunday but, despite extending their unbeaten league run, the visitors continue to lose ground in the Serie A title race with their second stalemate in four days. Milan remain second on 40 points, two behind Inter, who could increas…

Alex Schwolow sees red but Hearts win 1-0 at Dundee Aberdeen 0-2 Rangers | Celtic 4-0 Dundee United Hearts demonstrated their title credentials by overcoming a red card for their goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow to grind out a 1-0 victory at Dundee , leaving the leaders’ manager, Derek McInnes, praising Craig Gordon for doing so well after “coming on cold”. In front of a 4,000-strong travelling supp…

Part-time team’s victory over Crystal Palace caps phoenix-like revival after club was wound up and sold on Rightmove When Macclesfield FC players return to their day jobs on Monday, the part-time squad of PE teachers, podcasters and property developers will add one more title: giant-killers. The Cheshire market town club pulled off the greatest shock in FA Cup history, knocking out the Premier Le…

Forget the magic of the FA Cup, for West Ham the reality of what is likely to be a Championship fixture next season. An indicator that life in the second tier will be no cakewalk. That QPR took them to extra-time will do little for Nuno Espírito Santo’s standing, despite a first win since 8 November. There were, though, positives to take in the performance of Taty Castellanos, the Argentinian str…

In 1934 and 1978, Fifa’s big event was given over to authoritarian aims. There’s no more doubt that 2026 will be the same By 1934, it was entirely evident what Benito Mussolini was up to. Italy’s dictator had already consolidated power, colonized Libya and annexed the city of Rijeka. He nevertheless got to stage the second-ever World Cup, managing it with a heavy hand and even supplanting the Jul…

Jaguars travel to Buffalo to play the Bills (6pm GMT KO) Eagles take on 49ers in Santa Clara (9.30pm GMT KO) Get in touch: email Graham here So how about those Bears then?! A first playoff win since 2010 featuring the largest comeback in franchise playoff history while inflicting the biggest blown lead in Packers history is really rather impressive, isn’t it? Head coach Ben Johnson’s first year i…

55-year-old worker died during overnight shift Temperatures plunged to -12C in Cortina d’Ampezzo A guard at a construction site near a 2026 Winter Olympic venue in the mountain resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo died during a freezing overnight shift, authorities have confirmed. Italy’s infrastructure minister, Matteo Salvini, called for a full investigation into the circumstances of the 55-year-old wor…

Gabriel Martinelli ended Arsenal’s last game as public enemy No 1 with Liverpool fans and Gary Neville after his clash with Conor Bradley on Thursday. But it was the Brazilian who was their saviour against Portsmouth after the Championship side had briefly threatened to record their first win over the Premier League leaders in 23 attempts after Colby Bishop’s early strike. Martinelli’s hat-trick …

After Macclesfield defeat, club must invest wisely to bolster a weak squad and convince their manager to stay Oliver Glasner’s face told the story. The Crystal Palace manager watched in exasperation as the FA Cup holders headed towards ignominy on Macclesfield’s artificial surface and was still in shock when he conducted his post-match interview . “Honestly, I have no explanation for what I have …

Daniel Farke had no need to channel Marcel Bielsa and send any spies to watch Derby train this past week to know that, even with eight changes to his starting XI, his Leeds squad had more than enough Premier League class to overcome mid-table Championship opposition. Goals from the fringe players Wilfried Gnonto, Ao Tanaka and James Justin enabled Leeds to bounce back from their dramatic 4-3 defe…