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Bells and whistles!
This World Cup has started at a fearsome pace, obliging England to join at a similar tempo – and among the many big names who started fast one can add Jude Bellingham. Two goals from Harry Kane, a substitute’s flourish from Marcus Rashford, and before...
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Do us proud, England
Harry Kane believes England are perfectly placed to end 60 years of hurt by winning the World Cup and that he has elevated his game “to another level”. The England captain is in the best possible shape following his move to Bayern Munich and is in the...
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Cape crusaders
In one of the great World Cup shocks, Cape Verde held off the European champions thanks to a masterful goalkeeping performance from a 40-year-old. The first World Cup match in Cape Verde’s history unfolded in a scarcely imaginable way for Spain, who...
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Hamilton: I always believed
An emotional Lewis Hamilton admitted after his first grand-prix victory for Ferrari that there were days last year when he wondered whether he had “lost it” because of his age, adding that criticism of his driving had “penetrated deeply”. But the...
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We’re off to a flier!
Raul Jimenez jumps for joy as he scores Mexico’s second goal in their win over South Africa. The World Cup curtain-raiser ended with three red cards, just one fewer than in the entire tournament in Qatar
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Stokes captaincy in doubt over Saracens nightclub incident
Ben Stokes’s position as England Test captain is hanging by a thread after an altercation at a nightclub with a Saracens rugby player in the early hours of yesterday morning. The England and Wales Cricket Board announced last night that it had...
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Eriksen collapses again
Christian Eriksen, the Denmark and former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, has collapsed during an international match against Ukraine, five years after he suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch. Eriksen, who had a cardioverter-defibrillator fitted in...
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Iraola: I’m ready for challenge
Andoni Iraola has vowed to prove to Liverpool supporters he is good enough to lead the club after he was confirmed as their new head coach last night. The Basque flew to Merseyside yesterday to complete the formalities of his appointment. He and his...
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New beginnings:
Ollie Robinson bowls in the nets at Lord’s ahead of the first Test against New Zealand starting today
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Miami heat
As temperatures soared to 32C, Thomas Tuchel removed his cap and cooled his head with a water sprinkler meant for the pitches at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis and Pickleball Center. The England manager has said that “suffering is one of the headlines...
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Welcome to Miami
Thomas Tuchel has warned that the scorching conditions at this World Cup will be challenging for his England team. Tuchel and his squad, bar the Arsenal players who played in Saturday’s Champions League final, arrived in Florida last night to...
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Painting the town red
One of the central lines of Louis Dunford’s The Angel, the song that has become Arsenal’s pre-match anthem in recent years, is “these streets are our own”. Never have those words felt more appropriate than in the past two weeks, when London has been...
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Sinner sizzled in Paris
Tim Henman criticised apparent favourable treatment afforded to Jannik Sinner after the world No1 was allowed to take 18 minutes of off-court breaks in his shock French Open second-round defeat. Sinner was one game away from victory over Juan Manuel...
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Soaring Eagles
Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish hailed a victory for the good guys as his club ended a dramatic season by making history. The final game of the Oliver Glasner era ended with Jean-philippe Mateta scoring the only goal to beat Rayo Vallecano in the...
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Diamonds are a girl’s best friend
Aryna Sabalenka began her French Open campaign wearing more than $102,000 (£75,000) of jewellery, days after leading the charge of players demanding more prize money. Sabalenka set a women’s tennis record last year by earning $15m, and has been one of...
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I’ll never be a red!
Erling Haaland promised Manchester City would keep fighting to “win everything” following the end of their “amazing journey” with Pep Guardiola. Guardiola signed off after 10 glorious years as City manager during an open-top bus parade through...
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Arsenal crowned at the Palace
At almost the exact moment Pep Guardiola was bidding farewell to Manchester City, his close friend and former assistant was spinning around the Selhurst Park pitch with the Premier League trophy in his hands. The timing of it felt entirely appropriate:...
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Palmer, Maguire and Foden face World Cup heartbreak
Cole Palmer and Phil Foden are expected to miss out on a place in England’s final squad for the World Cup in the United States, while Thomas Tuchel’s decision to drop Harry Maguire has brought an angry response from the Manchester United centre-back...
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Tears of the Crown
The Prince of Wales wiped away tears of joy before being urged to “get his credit card out” by Aston Villa captain John Mcginn as the club broke their 30-year trophy drought to lift the Europa League. Goals from Youri Tielemans, Emiliano Buendía and...
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Golden Gunners
During a recent transfer window, a meeting was arranged for Mikel Arteta and one of Arsenal’s top targets. The plan was for it to be a relaxed occasion. Food on the table, football on the television, easy conversation. An opportunity for Arteta and...
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We’re heading for the title!
A set-piece goal, 1-0 to the Arsenal and a nervy, stressful atmosphere inside the Emirates. How very appropriate for Mikel Arteta and his players that the last home game of the campaign ended like this. As ever, the manager was a hyped-up...
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Hip, hip hoo-rai!
After a 107-year wait, England has finally won a US PGA Championship again. In the city of Rocky Balboa, rank outsider Aaron Rai slugged all of the heavyweights onto the canvas with an incredible one-two of birdies on two of the last three holes and...
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Rory’s rough stuff
A controversial non-conforming driver in one US PGA; a ruinous non-performing driver in the very next US PGA. Do not talk to Rory Mcilroy about turning up at the season’s second major as the reigning Masters champion only to see his supposedly...
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We’re still alive!
Manchester City are not ready to throw in the towel in the Premier League title race just yet and, on this evidence, Phil Foden is unwilling to do the same in belated pursuit of a World Cup place with England. Pep Guardiola gambled with his team...
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I spy Wembley!
Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg was left fighting back tears as he claimed Southampton had destroyed the “beauty” of football in the clubs’ “Spygate” row. Hellberg saw his side beaten 2-1 in the Championship play-off semifinal following a week...
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Spurs’ sting in the Tel
Oh, the surrealness of Tottenham Hotspur. The irrational, logic-defying strangeness of them and of life inside their stunning stadium that has turned into a claustrophobic gilded cage. And how it was summed up by two arresting moments from Mathys Tel...
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Biggest moment in VAR history
Arteta praised the “bravery” and “clarity” of the referees as Arsenal’s title charge was aided by potentially the most consequential VAR decision in Premier League history. Arsenal thought they had conceded a devastating stoppage-time equaliser...
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Heir we go!
Villa’s current generation of players were fearing a reputation as the nearly men, but could now become legends by winning the club’s first trophy in 30 years. In front of the Prince of Wales, Europa League king Unai Emery has reached another...
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It’s the final countdown!
Arsenal will face Paris St-germain in the Champions League final after the holders overcame Bayern Munich to reach the showdown in Budapest on May 30. Mikel Arteta’s team must defeat the European champions for a historic triumph but they will not face...
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All Guns blazing!
It has been a long road to build an Arsenal team with all the attributes required to reach European football’s greatest stage, and 20 years since the last time, Mikel Arteta’s players finally came of age at the point of the Champions League where...
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‘It’s out of our hands’
Pep Guardiola admitted Arsenal were back in the driving seat in the title race after Manchester City’s dramatic collapse against Everton on a controversial night at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. City were leading 1-0 courtesy of a fine strike from...
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1:59:30
One of many wonders of the London Marathon, perfectly defined by founder Chris Brasher as the “suburban Everest”, is the sight of people wrestling with the parameters of their potential. Beyond the allure of the summit itself, there is that pitiless...
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Lions eye tour of Japan, the Americas or France
The British and Irish Lions are exploring the viability of tours to France, the Americas and Japan as they consider altering their touring schedule for the first time in 37 years. In what would be a seismic development for the 138-year-old Lions, new...
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Rosenior axed after 106 days
Chelsea sacked head coach Liam Rosenior just 106 days into a 6½-year contract, with the club’s under-fire Blueco owners ready to change strategy for their next permanent appointment. Rosenior’s departure was confirmed by the club yesterday, with Calum...
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Rosenior lets rip at Chelsea
A furious Liam Rosenior turned on his Chelsea players and accused them of having an “unacceptable” attitude as they were humiliated by Brighton in a 3-0 defeat last night. The thrashing at the Amex Stadium means that Chelsea have lost five Premier...
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Semi-sonic!
Brian Clough was still orchestrating moments of magic the last time Nottingham Forest competed in a European semi-final. Clough’s achievements at the City Ground will never be repeated, but this current generation of players have now got Forest’s...
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Rice: We do not care what critics think
Declan Rice said Arsenal did not care what the outside world thought about their performances as it was “positivity all the way” for those inside the club. Arsenal faced heavy criticism in recent weeks after a run of three defeats in four games but...
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French fried
Liverpool brought the noise. Paris St-germain brought the poise. Liverpool have gone out of the Champions League but they did so on their shields. They fought to the end and maybe it would have been different had a penalty award, when the game was...
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Mcilroy now Europe’s greatest of all time
Rory Mcilroy has a gift so rare that the ceiling of his ambition appears limitless. “I felt like the career grand slam was the destination,” he reflected, still adjusting to the fit of his second Green Jacket. “And then I realised it wasn’t.” There...
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Glory, glory Rory
Rory Mcilroy is the Masters history man. In dramatic scenes yesterday, the Northern Irishman showed immense nous and nerve to become the first player since 2002 to defend the Augusta title successfully and just the fourth in the 90 years of this...
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Mcilroy’s rip-roaring start
For 17 years, Rory Mcilroy came to this major and when his game was off – as it was, often – he seemed to be in a state of constant anxiety. Well, what a difference a career grand slam makes. A year on from his richly emotional glory, when he somehow...
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Nightmare in Paris
Arne Slot admitted Liverpool are in survival mode after their defeat by Paris St-germain was branded “toothless”. Désiré Doué and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored the goals at Parc des Princes in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final but it...
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Havertz has last laugh
Not every game plan works the first time, but the great advantage of being the manager of one of Europe’s super-club elite is that Mikel Arteta can summon from the bench a match-winner of proven quality. Step forward Kai Havertz, the man who decided...
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Arteta: We will not panic
Mikel Arteta insisted Arsenal would not hit the panic button after back-to-back defeats as he urged his players to “defend our identity” in the decisive weeks of the campaign. Arsenal face Sporting in Lisbon in the Champions League quarterfinal first...
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Hammer blow
Perhaps we have the magic of the FA Cup all wrong. Forget the old touchstones, burn the Ronnie Radford footage, recycle the tin-foil trophies, this competition’s most potent power now is loosening up stiff football teams. How else to explain the...
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Woods ‘called Trump’ from scene of car crash arrest
Tiger Woods called President Donald Trump from the scene of his arrest after rolling his car, it was claimed last night. Florida authorities yesterday released body-cam footage of Woods’s arrest last Friday. In it, Woods is seen handcuffed in the back...
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Fernandez in Chelsea firing line
Chelsea players have been unimpressed with Enzo Fernández’s leadership on and off the pitch during the team’s dramatic slump in form. The midfielder, who is vice-captain at Chelsea, put his future in doubt during a post-match interview after the club...
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What’s the plan now, Thomas?
England defender Marc Guéhi said it was “not easy putting the shirt on” after a dismal defeat by Japan at Wembley last night. Players from previous England eras often seemed to perform with a sense of fear, and former national team manager Gareth...
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Tuchel: Rice playing for Arsenal injured
Thomas Tuchel has revealed that Declan Rice has been playing at “70 per cent” for some time because of continued “discomfort”. The England head coach said Rice’s Arsenal team-mate Bukayo Saka was “the same” as he vehemently defended pulling them out...
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People think I ran off with my daughter’s best mate. It is nonsense
To step into Richard Keys’s West Kensington des res is to be struck by a veritable symphony of white. There is a sumptuous white sofa beside the bay window, immaculate white paving across the back garden, even a giant photograph of the white flowers...
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Over and out
Wales 1 D James 51 Bosnia 1 Dzeko 86 Bosnia-herzegovina win 4-2 on penalties There have been two competitive penalty shoot-outs in the history of the Wales national team. Both have taken place in the past two years, and both have been brutal...
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England hit the bullseye! Littler darts into training
There were questions over Ruben Amorim’s unwavering trust in his formation after each significant defeat during his time at Manchester United. It turns out his players had the same reservations, with Harry Maguire citing the change in system after the...
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Salah to leave Liverpool
Mohamed Salah will consider offers from across the football world after reaching an agreement to leave Liverpool as a free agent at the end of the season. His departure has been confirmed three months after his bombshell interview in which he turned...
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Pick me!
Roberto De Zerbi is believed to be open to taking the job as permanent Tottenham Hotspur head coach should the club avoid relegation. Spurs face a huge fight to stay in the Premier League after losing at home to Nottingham Forest, but that has not...
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It’s the life O’reilly
As Nico O’reilly headed in his and Manchester City’s second goal, Pep Guardiola danced down the Wembley touchline, gleefully conducting the crowd. He skipped like a child, not a 55-year-old manager who has won the lot. More than once. It may have been...
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Chelsea defied pre-match order in referee huddle row
Chelsea players had been warned not to form their controversial huddle around the ball just ahead of kick-off in the game against Newcastle United on Saturday. The image of referee Paul Tierney surrounded by players went around the world and prompted...
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Slot gets the thumbs-up!
Liverpool thrashed Galatasaray to reach the Champions League quarter-finals in a win that eased the pressure on head coach Arne Slot. Anfield fans had jeered after Liverpool’s draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday but the mood was more jubilant last...
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Style high club Arsenal swagger into last eight
There have been many days in these past seven months when Mikel Arteta’s players have been obliged to grind towards victory, overpower opponents at corners, or sit tight in defence of slender leads – but not this time. There are various ways to...
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Child’s play Should Dowman go to World Cup?
Max Dowman should not go to the World Cup with England. It is not even a debate. This one should be stopped now. Not because he is not good enough. There is no doubt in my mind, having watched him live more than once, that he is the best talent...
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Calm before the storm
The best way to view preparations for another Cheltenham Festival are from the back of a horse. Will Do, a Gordon Elliott-trained 28-1 shot in today’s National Hunt Chase, was my viewing platform yesterday and my main conclusion was: I wish my lawn was...
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Wizard of Oz
George Russell let out a squeal of delight before channelling his inner Borat as he gave his verdict on this new era of Formula One. “Woohoo! Very nice, very nice!” the Mercedes driver shouted over his radio in a voice which sounded very like the...
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Going down, Igor?
Tottenham 1 — 3 Crystal Palace Tottenham Hotspur fans fought one another after their team went down to a fifth straight defeat and were left a point above the relegation zone last night. The mood was rebellious in the stadium following Micky van de...
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JASON BURT
Was this the decisive night in the Premier League title race? A night when Arsenal earned the hardest of hard-earned wins and Manchester City dropped the points that mean their destiny is no longer in their hands. A night when the challenge finally...
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