4 h. ago Cole Palmer set Club World Cup target by Enzo Maresca as Chelsea star bids to go global

Cole Palmer didn't play on Chelsea's pre-season tour of the USA last summer, but his manager Enzo Maresca believes the Club World Cup is the perfect stage for him to show his talents

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10 h. ago Mexico see off Dominican Republic in Gold Cup opener amid Ice concerns

Jiménez scores 40th goal in Mexico’s 3–2 group stage winÁlvarez, Montes also strike as El Tri top Group A earlyDominican Republic push champs in high-energy contestDefending champion Mexico overcame a slow start to defeat the Dominican Republic 3-2 on Saturday night in a Concacaf Gold Cup group stage match.West Ham midfielder Edson Álvarez opened the scoring in the 44th minute, Fulham striker Raúl Jiménez added a goal in the 47th and defender César Montes got another one in the 53rd. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Messi shows glimpses of his genius on Fifa’s stage of fakery as Club World Cup begins

A largely incoherent Inter Miami was held to a scoreless draw by Al Ahly as the opening ceremony outshined the football on the pitchWell, this was at least a first. Gianni was right on that front. On a clammy, boisterous, vaguely hallucinogenic night at the Hard Rock Stadium, the opening act of Fifa’s billion dollar death star, the newly bulked and tanned Club World Cup, did produce something genuinely new. This was surely the first major sporting event where the opening ceremony was infinitely more entertaining, and indeed comprehensible as a basic human activity, than the sporting spectacle that followed.By the end the best team in Africa, Al Ahly, had drawn 0-0 with a largely incoherent Inter Miami, a team that looked in the first half like people who had a dim idea what this sport is meant to look like, but who were also struggling through a terrible wall-eyed hangover to remember which way is forward. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Luke Littler and Luke Humphries are SMASHED in shock World Cup of Darts exit in Frankfurt with English pair jeered on stage

The pre-tournament favourites were shellshocked as Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko cruised to an emphatic 8-4 victory.

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24 h. ago Darts star slams heat on World Cup stage in Frankfurt as he fires drop warning over sweltering oche

Irish ace William O'Connor reckons it's a furnace for players and admitted 'the quicker we get off that stage, the better'.

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27 h. ago Gian van Veen reveals PDC promise after shirt issue as Dutch star hopes Scotland get it tight at Darts World Cup

Dutch ace not happy with his clobber in Frankfurt as he gets ready to do battle with Gary Anderson and Peter Wright

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30 h. ago FIFA Club World Cup: 5 youngsters you've never heard of set to become future stars

A host of football's biggest stars are involved in the Club World Cup but it could also be a stage for a host of youngsters from smaller clubs to audition for moves to European giants

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40 h. ago Can Lionel Messi and Inter Miami really spring a surprise at the Club World Cup?

The Club World Cup will take Inter Miami from start-up to the global stage

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42 h. ago Watch the incredible moment darts star loses a TOOTH while celebrating victory in World Cup match

The incident, captured in a viral video shared on X , shows Krivka throwing the match-winning dart into the D20 and celebrating with teammate Karel Sedlacek at the Eissporthalle.

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42 h. ago David Beckham 'humbled and proud' as England football legend is knighted in King’s Birthday Honours

David Beckham receives a knighthood as Strictly presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are made MBEs - along with teenage darts star Luke Littler

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44 h. ago World Cup of Darts hero’s ‘tooth falls out on stage’ during wild celebrations

The World Cup of Darts produced another hilarious moment as Czechia star Petr Krivka appeared to lose his tooth while celebrating before picking it up and putting it in his pocket

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5 d. ago Man's important advice East Midlands and Manchester Airport mistake could lead to fine

A man has warned people about new payment methods that are being used at drop off points at both Manchester Airport and East Midlands Airport, and opinion is divided

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8 d. ago Luke Littler sails past opponent during Nordic Darts Masters after slow start

Luke Littler overcame a slow start during his maiden voyage in the Nordic Darts Masters to sail into the second round against Swedish star Viktor Tingstrom

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9 d. ago PDC darts star Rob Cross receives five year ban as director over £450k of unpaid taxes

Rob Cross, who won the PDC World Darts Championship in 2018, has been disqualified as a director for five years after his company went into liquidation with a tax debt of £450,000

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9 d. ago US golden boy Luke Clanton can take Ludvig Aberg charge to Ryder Cup big stage

Superkid makes pro debut in exactly same place as Swede and can repeat his trick

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1 week ago Darts star Fallon Sherrock walks away from sport in shock health announcement

The 'Queen of Ally Pally' is set to take some time out from the sport

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1 week ago Queen of Ally Pally Fallon Sherrock announces darts break – 'I have to get healthy again'

The 30-year-old darts star has been open about her health problems over the years, which have had a massive impact on her stamina and ability to compete in games

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2 w. ago Trump conducts the weirdest exit interview in history as Musk departs the White House — for now

ANALYSIS: The most destructive professional partnership since Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader shacked up in the Death Star has finally come to an end, at least in an official government employee capacity, writes Richard Hall

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2 w. ago Kilmarnock set to kick season off with trip to the Highlands as Premier Sports Cup fixtures announced

The Premier Sports Cup group stage fixtures have been released

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2 w. ago Nathan Aspinall reveals what Premier League run has done for him and his game

The Stockport star achieved a lifetime darts ambition by making the big night at London’s O2 Arena

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