3 h. ago Australia dominate snowboard halfpipe as Scotty James wins final World Cup before Olympics

Valentino Guseli takes bronze and NZ’s Campbell Melville Ives silverMore medals in bobsleigh and snowboard cross ahead of Milan-Cortina GamesSnowboard king Scotty James has dazzled to reign supreme in the last World Cup halfpipe event before the Olympics, where he’ll be seeking an elusive gold medal.On a big day for Australia’s Olympic hopes, James sent a clear message to rivals as he won the prestigious Laax Open in Switzerland for a third consecutive time and fifth time in total, while young countryman Valentino Guseli was third. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Viktor Gyokeres message to Arsenal teammate shows true colours after ending goal drought

Viktor Gyokeres scored in Arsenal's 3-2 win over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg

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49 h. ago Man City star just reminded Pep Guardiola of an uncomfortable truth

Manchester City have one foot in the Carabao Cup final after a 2-0 first leg win at Newcastle United but Pep Guardiola has been hit with an uncomfortable truth following it

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63 h. ago Arsenal’s power statement shows this time they have the muscle for the battle | David Hytner

First-leg victory at Stamford Bridge displayed the hallmarks of another vintage Gunners team who refused to be bulliedNobody said it had to be pretty. And for large portions of Arsenal’s 3-2 win at Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg on Wednesday, it certainly was not. But for Mikel Arteta and his players, there was a beauty in the physicality, the remorseless levels of aggression.Arsenal won because of what they did without the ball. Yes, there were nice moments from them in possession, most obviously Martín Zubimendi’s goal for 3-1. His gliding run from right to left inside the penalty area, especially the fake-to-shoot move that removed the Chelsea defender, Wesley Fofana, from the equation, the composure amid the maelstrom before the execution, was jaw-dropping. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Eleven days ago he was dreaming of Wembley glory at Watford – now star could win the lot with Guardiola’s Man City

MAX ALLEYNE was only dreaming of Wembley play-off glory on loan at Watford 11 days ago - now he hopes to win the lot with Manchester City come May. Pep Guardiola’s side put one foot in March’s Carabao Cup final with a 2-0 semi-final first leg win at Newcastle. And despite trailing Prem leaders Arsenal...

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3 d. ago Pep Guardiola's best decision this season cost Man City nothing

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola hailed Bernardo Silva after the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg win at Newcastle United

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4 d. ago How angry Man City dressing room reacted to controversial VAR call

Manchester City saw a second Antoine Semenyo goal controversially ruled out in their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg win over Newcastle United

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4 d. ago Man City player ratings vs Newcastle with three 8/10s as James Trafford stars

Manchester City player ratings as they claimed a 2-0 win over Newcastle in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg

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9 d. ago Spanish media reach verdict as Marcus Rashford dropped again for crunch Barcelona tie

Barcelona eased into the Spanish Super Cup final with a convincing win against Athletic Club but on-loan Manchester United star Marcus Rashford was dropped for the clash

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3 w. ago Havertz near to Arsenal return with Arteta hoping for ‘different dimension’ in attack

Forward underwent knee surgery in AugustArteta: ‘It will be a matter of days, not weeks’Mikel Arteta hopes Kai Havertz is ready to return from a long-term knee injury and has predicted the German will bring “a different dimension” to Arsenal’s attack.Havertz has been sidelined since undergoing knee surgery in August and had been expected back at the start of December before a setback in his rehabilitation. The 26-year-old was Arsenal’s top scorer in the Premier League last season with nine goals despite missing several months with a hamstring issue. He was pictured training this week and Arteta revealed Havertz had been “quite close” to being considered for the Carabao Cup quarter-final win over Crystal Palace on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Nottingham Forest legend John Robertson dies aged 72 as tributes paid to European Cup winner

Nottingham Forest legend John Robertson has died at the age of 72. The double European Cup winner scored the winning goal in the 1980 final and was voted the club's favourite ever player.

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3 w. ago The Spin | Women’s cricket team of the year: from Jemimah Rodrigues to Alana King

The Spin’s annual selection marks a history-making World Cup triumph for India, and work to do for EnglandIndia’s mission to build a global women’s cricket dynasty advanced apace in 2025. Few will forget the sight of Harmanpreet Kaur’s team converging joyously on the field at the DY Patil Stadium to celebrate a fairytale World Cup win that was five decades in the making.That final was the highlight of a year that included only one Test match – the Ashes affair at Melbourne at the end of January. As ever, therefore, the Spin’s team of the year is cross-format, though we gave substantial weight to performances at crunch moments in the aforementioned World Cup. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mikel Arteta hails Arsenal character after ’emotionally tough’ equaliser

Crystal Palace scored in stoppage time only for the Gunners to win the Carabao Cup quarter-final on penalties.

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3 w. ago Arsenal player ratings vs Crystal Palace: Kepa Arrizabalaga the penalty hero and Gabriel Jesus sharp

Gunners taken all the way to penalties as summer signing steps up to seal Carabao Cup quarter-final win

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3 w. ago Arsenal player ratings: Martinelli is electric and Norgaard in one of best displays but Madueke struggles vs Palace

GABRIEL MARTINELLI impressed for Arsenal in their Carabao Cup quarter final penalty shootout win over Crystal Palace. The Brazilian winger was immense in the first half and as a result Olivier Glasner replaced the entire right side of his team. Noni Madueke was unable to recreate the same threat from other side during his time...

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