24 h. ago Maxence Lacroix: ‘One day I will be in the France team – but right now I want to win this Cup’

Crystal Palace defender on dreaming of FA Cup glory, Oliver Glasner and the importance of faith to the teamMaxence Lacroix is treating Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final at Wembley as just another game but the same can’t be said of his mother. “She’s more stressed than me right now,” the Crystal Palace defender says. “But I think it’s really good for a mother or father to see their son running his dream and playing this type of game because she knew it was difficult before and now she sees her son growing, having a family and doing what he wants. So I think she’s proud, a little bit stressed but it’s all right.”Growing up in Ajat, a village in the Dordogne, Lacroix knew he was never going to follow in his mother Corrine’s footsteps by becoming a doctor. Having moved to Germany from the French side Sochaux as a 20-year-old after coming through the prestigious Clairefontaine academy, he reunited with Oliver Glasner – his former manager at Wolfsburg – in south London last summer. The elegant...

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29 h. ago ‘I was expecting to win’: Luca Brecel fights back to deny Ryan Day at Crucible

2o23 champion recovers from 5-1 down to win 10-7Chris Wakelin leads Mark Allen 6-2 in second roundLuca Brecel completed an impressive comeback to beat Ryan Day 10-7 and avoid becoming the latest former champion to exit the World Snooker Championship at the first-round stage.The 2023 winner looked in danger of joining the defending champion, Kyren Wilson, in crashing out when he found himself 5-1 down to Day during the first session. But Brecel won the final three frames on Wednesday to make it 5-4 and get himself right back in the match. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Cumbernauld Colts secure Lowland safety with final day win as boss hails 'magnificent' display

The Broadwood outfit were bottom of the table at the turn of the year, but have finished 14th

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3 d. ago East Kilbride boss hails side's character in retaining league title after play

Kilby got their hands on the Lowland League trophy again at the weekend

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4 d. ago Paddy Pimblett reveals his incredible weight gain following UFC 314 win

British UFC star Paddy Pimblett has revealed he has piled on the pounds since picking up the biggest win of his career over Michael Chandler last weekend.

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4 d. ago Paddy Pimblett reveals STAGGERING weight gain following UFC 314 win

British UFC star Paddy Pimblett has revealed he has piled on the pounds since picking up the biggest win of his career over Michael Chandler last weekend.

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5 d. ago Barry Hoban, British cycling legend and Tour de France icon, dies aged 85

Yorkshire-born cyclist won eight stages of Tour de FranceFamously beat Eddy Merckx at Gent-Wevelgem in 1974The pioneering British road sprinter and Classics rider Barry Hoban has died at the age of 85. Hoban was for many years the UK record holder for stage wins in the Tour de France notching up a tally of eight during his 17-year professional racing career, a total bettered only by the greatest sprinter of them all, Mark Cavendish, in 2009.Hoban’s first stage victory in the Tour, in 1967, was not one he cared to remember – or that he felt was really a win – as it came the day after the sudden death of his friend and rival Tom Simpson on Mont Ventoux; he was “permitted” to escape and cross the line first by the grieving peloton. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago WWE WrestleMania 41 Night 1 LIVE: Jey Uso and The New Day all win gold

Join the Daily Star for night one of WrestleMania, 'The Grandest Stage of Them All', as we get ready to 'YEET' the night away for Royal Rumble winner Jey Uso and be heavily torn over Reigns, Punk and Rollins

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6 d. ago Cardiff beat Ospreys with statement Judgement Day win in race for URC play

Latest score updates and all the action from the Welsh Judgement Day derby match at the Principality Stadium

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7 d. ago Arne Slot names Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk 'has a big influence on'

Arne Slot has been delighted to see Virgil van Dijk put pen to paper on a new contract with Liverpool, as the Reds boss hailed the Dutchman's leadership abilities

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8 d. ago Sign up for golf news from our free newsletter The Stroke Index

If you're still living in the bubble of that final day of The Masters and Rory McIlory's incredible win, then you'll want even more golf news and that's where our new newsletter The Stroke Index comes in

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8 d. ago Bukayo Saka reveals chat with Arsenal legend on day of famous Real Madrid win

Gunners winger has also explained his goal celebration that evoked memories of Thierry Henry’s heroics at the Bernabeu

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1 week ago Bryson DeChambeau delivered 'cruel and unnecessary' message that got reaction from Rory McIlroy

Bryson DeChambeau was in the front row for Rory McIlroy's stunning Masters win, though the two rivals not sharing a conversation throughout the day hinted at an underlying tension

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1 week ago Proud Alan Sheehan hails 'incredible' Swansea City run as Sunderland boss pays compliment

The Swans came away from the Stadium of Light with all three points

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1 week ago Manchester United already told what it will take to sign £100m England star

Man United are eyeing £60m-rated Tyler Dibling with ex-Southampton boss hailing him as “the most talented player I've ever worked with"

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2 w. ago Hamilton Accies boss hails goal hero Reghan Tumilty after vital winner

Tumilty's fourth goal of the season earned a 1-0 win over relegation rivals Dunfermline

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2 w. ago Stirling boss hails young guns impact as Binos keep playoff hopes alive

A first-ever senior goal by teenager Cooper Knox sealed the points for Stirling in Elgin - as the Binos kept in touch in the race for the final League Two promotion play-off spot.

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2 w. ago Airdrie boss Rhys McCabe hails side after battling Partick Thistle win

McCabe says the Diamonds showed a lot of character to take the points

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2 w. ago Ruben Amorim has perfect chance to show he's fixed Man United problem he identified in December

Man Utd have struggled at Old Trafford this season but they have been better recently and a win on derby day could be a sign that a corner has been turned.

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3 w. ago The perfect 10 for Jonbon as Nico de Boinville earns redemption on day two at the Grand National

Jonbon went some way to erase the memory of his Champion Chase defeat with a resurgent win on day two of the Grand National

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