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Terence Crawford stuns Canelo Álvarez to become undisputed super middleweig...

Crawford wins unanimous decision in Las Vegas Official judges score it 116-112, 115-113, 115-113 Becomes first man undisputed in three divisions Round-by-round report: Crawford beats Álvarez Terence “Bud” Crawford made history on Saturday night in Las Vegas, outpointing Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez by unanimous decision ...

Sunday, 14 September 2025

The age of Guardiola is waning and the game’s guru is baffled by what comes...

Pepism is no longer the prevailing tactical template, with football and its innovator in a state of flux The world is blasted, unfamiliar. Smoke swirls amid the gloom. Foul odours belch from the sulphurous earth. The landscape echoes to howls and grunts and screams. A great light has gone out and all that remains is co...

Saturday, 13 September 2025

Tottenham humiliate 10-man West Ham to deepen gloom of home fans

Fresh from taking the extraordinary step of calling for the people running their club to step down, perhaps the next move for West Ham’s official fan advisory board is to issue a vote of no confidence in their team’s defending. After all, nothing else seems to have made Graham Potter’s dreadful side realise that markin...

Saturday, 13 September 2025

LA Clippers’ Steve Ballmer denies Kawhi Leonard salary-cap circumvention sc...

Clippers accused of cap-circumventing scheme $28m ‘no-show’ deal tied to failed Aspiration bank Ballmer says he was conned, wants NBA to probe Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer claimed he had no knowledge of the deal between Kawhi Leonard and Aspiration and would “want the league to investigate” if another te...

Saturday, 13 September 2025

Ronaldo’s sudden interest in return to US is World Cup Trump card that Fifa...

Portugal star will hand Gianni Infantino the perfect publicity coup if he does play in America for the first time in more than 10 years, having already begun cosying up to Donald Trump Is it still safe to stage the World Cup in the United States? After more headline evidence this week of the extreme nature of American ...

Saturday, 13 September 2025

Martín Zubimendi’s zest a bitter pill for Postecoglou as Arsenal batter For...

When Ange Postecoglou dreamed it beforehand, he imagined a result to kickstart his Nottingham Forest tenure, silencing a group of opposition supporters that have long been against him in the process. The former Tottenham manager could scarcely have hand-picked a spicier debut assignment. Then reality intervened. This A...

Saturday, 13 September 2025

John Daly claims unwanted slice of golf history with record 19 on single ho...

Two-time major winner records highest PGA Tour Champions hole score US golfer finds water seven times on par-5 12th at Sanford International John Daly made it into the PGA Tour Champions record book Friday for the wrong reason. The two-time major champion took a 19 on the par-5 12th hole at the Sanford International....

Saturday, 13 September 2025

Jasper Philipsen sprints to victory on stage 19 to complete Vuelta hat-tric...

Belgian rider wins his third stage of 2025 race Jonas Vingegaard adds four seconds to overall lead Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen sprinted clear at the end of stage 19 to seal his third win at this year’s Vuelta a España on Friday while Jonas Vingegaard added four seconds to his overall advantage over Joño Almeida. After...

Friday, 12 September 2025

‘It belongs to everyone’: the Black Kenyans dispelling perceptions of horse...

The sport, a popular pastime of the white elite during the colonial period, has struggled in recent years, but its fortunes may be changing The spectators on the grandstand at Ngong Racecourse in Nairobi jumped to their feet as the horses competing in the fifth race of the Day of Champions – the last meeting of the sea...

Saturday, 13 September 2025

Manchester derby buildup, WSL news and a Championship grudge match – matchd...

Burnley v Liverpool opens Sunday’s Premier League slate Live scores and fixtures | Tables | And mail matchday live The Manchester United captain, Bruno Fernandes, spoke to the BBC’s Kelly Somers ahead of the derby. Kelly Somers - “How were you feeling during the game then? Because obviously it didn’t go to plan to s...

Sunday, 14 September 2025

Uefa backs off overseas league fixtures but the struggle for power goes on ...

Decision to begin consultation is likely a sensible one and a break from the present way of doing things in world football Never underestimate the attraction of a good can-kick. That would appear to be the message coming out of Tirana on Thursday when Uefa announced it had not taken the epochal decision on overseas lea...

Sunday, 14 September 2025

‘It’ll be nice to see him’: Rabiot and Rowe face swift reunion after brawl

Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe left Marseille in disgrace after ugly fight but are set to meet for new clubs in Serie A Physical fights between teammates are nothing new in football. Newcastle’s Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer were famously sent off for trading blows on the pitch in 2005, before issuing grovelling apologie...

Sunday, 14 September 2025

Brentford’s Fábio Carvalho hits last-gasp equaliser to frustrate Chelsea

Even if Enzo Maresca is blessed with one of the deepest squads in the Premier League, heavy rotation at Brentford presented risk for Chelsea. The Italian rolled the dice and his team surrendered two points. “We try to win every game but know we won’t win every game,” he said, after victory was denied in the closing sec...

Saturday, 13 September 2025

Russell Martin will not resign despite Rangers’ humiliation by Hearts at to...

Russell Martin will not resign despite Ibrox turning toxic towards him in the 2-0 defeat by Hearts which left Rangers without a win in their first five Premiership matches. There were only nine minutes on the clock when Gers fans began to chant the name of Nicolas Raskin, the popular Belgium midfielder left out of the ...

Saturday, 13 September 2025

Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo spot-on to see off Brighton revival

Antoine Semenyo scored one goal and set up the other as Bournemouth beat Brighton 2-1. Alex Scott netted his first league goal since December 2023, with Kaoru Mitoma equalising for the visitors. The Cherries handed a surprise top-flight debut to Veljko Milosavljevic, their 18-year-old transfer deadline day signing, wit...

Saturday, 13 September 2025

Bit of unprocessed Gyökeres helps transformed Arsenal finish off Forest | B...

Striker does the simple thing well and gives Mikel Arteta an alternative to the robot parcel delivery droids at his disposal Control. Fixed planes of movement. Positive metrics. Data victory. Safety in order. Strength through no joy. This is all good stuff. This is a matrix for winning at sport. This is how Mikel Artet...

Saturday, 13 September 2025

Rinky Hijikata and Jordan Thompson keep Australia’s Davis Cup alive with do...

Australians win second-round match against Belgium 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 6-4 Alex de Minaur and Thompson must win singles to make final eight Rinky Hijikata has made a triumphant Davis Cup debut to help keep Australia in their second-round qualifying tie against Belgium in Sydney. Hijikata and fellow Sydneysider Jordan Thomp...

Sunday, 14 September 2025

Somerset pull off record chase against Hampshire to claim T20 Blast title

Somerset, 195-4, bt Hampshire, 194-6, by six wickets Will Smeed smashes 94 in highest Finals Day chase Will Smeed, with the help of some late-night umpty from Sean Dickson and Lewis Gregory, carried Somerset to a thrilling victory in the T20 Blast final, as they hauled in a record-breaking run-chase against Hampshire...

Saturday, 13 September 2025

Mainoo uncomfortable having to fight for Manchester United spot, says Amori...

England international yet to start in league this season Amorim: ‘Sometimes I expect more from Kobbie Mainoo’ Ruben Amorim said Kobbie Mainoo was uncomfortable having to fight to start for Manchester United but suggested the 20-year-old could become the world’s best midfielder. Mainoo has made one substitute appearan...

Saturday, 13 September 2025

Brentford 2-2 Chelsea: Premier League – as it happened

Fábio Carvalho scores a late equaliser to snatch a draw for Brentford against Chelsea 7 min: Brentford have made their game plan clear. Anticipating Chelsea will have the lion share of possession, Keith Andrew’s side seem set on clipping balls over the top on the counter attack. It’s causing Chelsea problems so far. 5 ...

Saturday, 13 September 2025

European football: Juventus’s Vasilije Adzic snatches thrilling win over In...

Napoli stay stop after Højlund scores in win at Fiorentina Mbappé helps 10-man Madrid win; Kane double for Bayern Juventus snatched a dramatic 4-3 win at home to Inter, with Vasilije Adzic netting a stunning added-time winner in a game in which a Thuram brother scored for each side, but Napoli stayed top with a 3-1 w...

Saturday, 13 September 2025

West Ham 0-3 Tottenham: Premier League – as it happened

Tottenham blew the Hammers away at the London Stadium thanks to goals from Pape Matar Sarr, Lucas Bergvall and Micky van de Ven The teams are out. Kick-off is just a few minutes away. Former West Ham star Mohammed Kudus returns to the London Stadium today for the first time since his £54.5million transfer to Tottenham....

Saturday, 13 September 2025

Scandinavia holds off Rahiebb as No 3 jockey Tom Marquand takes St Leger

Marquand stood in for Ryan Moore and Wayne Lordan Delacroix gives Aidan O’Brien 17th Group One win Aidan O’Brien’s pre-eminence in European racing over the last 20 years has been so unrelenting that it can sometimes be taken for granted, but even by Ballydoyle’s standards, the 2025 season is turning into an extraordi...

Saturday, 13 September 2025

Terence Crawford defeats Canelo Álvarez to win undisputed super middleweigh...

Crawford beats Canelo for undisputed 168lb crown Official judges’ scores: 116-112 and 15-113 (twice) Obligatory celeb watch. Lots of stars in the crowd tonight. So far we’ve spotted Charlize Theron, Charlie Sheen, Dave Chappelle, Mark Wahlberg, Chance the Rapper, Mr Beast, Sofia Vergara, Tracy Morgan, David Spade, Jo...

Sunday, 14 September 2025

Canelo v Crawford: our experts predict the winner of Saturday’s big fight

Will Canelo’s power or Crawford’s precision prove the decisive factor in Saturday night’s showdown in Las Vegas? Our writers set out the arguments on both sides For years Bud Crawford’s name has been synonymous with patience. Denied mainstream recognition and opportunities against name-brand fighters, he kept beating e...

Saturday, 13 September 2025

Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford hit 167½lb ahead of Las Vegas megafight

Álvarez and Crawford make weight at 167½lb Canelo defends undisputed 168lb crown in Vegas Crawford moves up two divisions for title shot Canelo v Crawford: all of your questions, answered Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez and Terence Crawford each weighed in at 167½lb behind closed doors on Friday morning, clearing the final h...

Friday, 12 September 2025

Álvarez and Crawford face off in breathless blockbuster destined to break r...

More than 70,000 spectators will witness oversized fight but smallest margins will decide outcome Las Vegas has staged its share of blockbuster fight nights but nothing on the scale of what is coming this weekend. On Saturday night at Allegiant Stadium, the $2bn (£1.47bn) home of the NFL’s Raiders, Saúl “Canelo” Álvar...

Friday, 12 September 2025