18 h. ago Jon Rahm has last laugh as Rory McIlroy left in the dust after incredible £13m year

Rory McIlroy had the best year of his career by becoming the Masters champion and helping Team Europe win an away Ryder Cup, but Jon Rahm outearned him once again

Economics

28 h. ago Wrexham reach final Dele Alli transfer verdict amid £1.3m blow in delayed decision

Wrexham have been linked with a move for ex-Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli, who is currently a free agent after leaving Serie A side Como, with a final decision made on their squad

Economics

2 d. ago Champions League set for another new shake up with World Cup plan for winners

The Champions League is set for another major shake-up at the start of the 27/28 season, with one of the changes seeing the European champions given a standalone fixture

Sport

5 d. ago Novak Djokovic offers no excuses as Valentin Vacherot produces 'amazing game' to reach first Masters final

World No204 could face his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in Shanghai Masters final

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5 d. ago World No 204 Valentin Vacherot stuns Novak Djokovic to reach Shanghai Masters final

The unheralded Monegasque could meet his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in Sunday’s final

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7 d. ago ‘It’s frustrating’ – Arsenal scout repeatedly asked club to sign World Cup winner, 24, as he reveals transfer regret

ARSENAL’s top South American scout wishes the club had listened to him about signing Argentinian playmaker Thiago Almada. Almada joined Atletico Madrid in the summer and looks set to star for the reigning champions at next year’s World Cup after nailing down a place in Lionel Scaloni’s best XI. The Spanish giants pounced when Diego...

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7 d. ago World No 204 stuns Holger Rune to make Shanghai Masters history

Valentin Vacherot is the lowest-ranked player to reach an ATP 1000 semi-final since 1999, and the first Monegasque player to make a Masters final four

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8 d. ago Columbus Crew’s Darlington Nagbe to retire after four MLS Cups in 15 seasons

Nagbe has played the fifth-most MLS matches everWon championships with three different teamsColumbus Crew midfielder and four-time MLS Cup champion Darlington Nagbe will retire at the end of the season, the player and club announced Tuesday.Nagbe, 35, ranks fifth in MLS history with 444 regular-season matches and has tallied 38 goals and 48 assists since being drafted No 2 overall by the Portland Timbers in 2011. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago England’s golden generation were egotistical losers, says Steven Gerrard

Blames ‘culture within’ for squad’s lack of successClaims he has ‘unfinished business’ in managementSteven Gerrard believes the so-called “golden generation” England team that he was part of failed to win anything because they were “egotistical losers”.Gerrard, who played 114 times for England between 2000 and 2014 but never got beyond a quarter-final of a World Cup or European Championship, says a lack of personal connection among the squad was fatal to their chances. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Fabio Capello's Rasmund Hojlund claim speaks volumes about Man United striker

Rasmus Hojlund joined Napoli on loan from Manchester United late into the summer transfer window and the striker has hit the ground running in Italy

Events

9 d. ago Club World Cup has left an injury trail that is damaging football. But will anyone listen? | Jacob Steinberg

Response to strained schedule has been more football than ever, and a danger that the best will have nothing left to give at the World CupCole Palmer and Ousmane Dembélé looked great when they were photographed sitting on Top of the Rock on the eve of the Club World Cup final but it is not being wise after the event to suggest that both might have been better off spending their summer lying on sunbeds.Top players struggling with fitness issues was foreseeable before the first edition of Fifa’s expanded tournament took place. “The worst idea ever,” was Jürgen Klopp’s take, citing concerns over the long-term impact of squeezing even more football into an ever expanding calendar. “Last year it was the Copa [América] and the European Championship, this year it’s the Club World Cup, next year it’s the World Cup. That means no recovery for the players involved.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Bledisloe Cup live: Australia Wallabies v New Zealand All Blacks – Rugby Championship

Updates from the Wallabies v All Blacks in PerthSign up for The Breakdown | Get in touch via emailConditions in Perth are damp. It’s been raining on and off throughout the day so it will be slick under lights. Temperatures are mild and there’s little wind to speak of.“As a South African following while doing a short stint in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, I am salivating ahead of this pivotal match,” emails Craig Sayers. “Indeed, my medulla oblongata has worked overtime this entire Rugby Championship, considering the effect on my heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Bledisloe Cup: Australia v New Zealand – Rugby Championship live

Updates from Wallabies v All Blacks in PerthKick-off at Optus Stadium is 5.45pm local/7.45pm AESTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an email Five changes to the starting XV for the Wallabies – six for the All Blacks, four of them injury enforced. Among the half-dozen, Scott Barrett returns to skipper the side, Damien McKenzie replaces the injured Beauden Barrett at five-eighth, and Leicester Fainga’anuku comes in for Caleb Clarke.It’s an inexperienced line-up with five starters with under ten caps to their name, and a further four that have yet to pass 30 international appearances. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Outlander star teases Brianna Fraser’s journey in 'bittersweet' season 8 

Exclusive: Reach Screen Time spoke to Sophie Skelton about the final season of Outlander

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1 week ago Sonay Kartal’s breakthrough China Open run halted by stellar Noskova

Briton overwhelmed 6-3, 6-4 by the Czech world No 27Kartal leapfrogs Boulter as GB No 2 after tournamentSonay Kartal’s impressive breakthrough run in Beijing came to a difficult end as she was overpowered by Linda Noskova, who eviscerated every last ball and played a stellar match to reach the semi-final of the China Open with a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 win.The defeat ends the most significant tournament of Kartal’s career to date as the 23-year-old Briton showed, with a series of excellent performances in one of the biggest events in the world, that she has the game to trouble the best players in the world, reaching her first WTA 1000 quarter-final with a superb three-set win over Mirra Andreeva, ranked No 5, for her first victory against a top-10 player. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Wallabies look to end Rugby Championship on high with turbulent times ahead | Jack Snape

Australia’s focus may be on beating the All Blacks on Saturday but R360 upheaval is looming and a change of coach just months awayThe Wallabies’ hopes for an unlikely Rugby Championship triumph are hanging by a thread ahead of their final match against the All Blacks in Perth on Saturday, and despite looming international upheaval the Australians are trying not to look further ahead.The final home Test for 2025 is followed by a trip to Japan and then Europe – a spring tour that will demonstrate the level of improvement under coach Joe Schmidt, who will hand over the reins to Les Kiss next year. The rugby calendar changes next year due to the anticipated start of a nations cup, and the hibernation of the Rugby Championship due to alternative plans made by the Springboks and All Blacks. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago London to host inaugural Women’s Champions Cup finals with Arsenal vying for glory

The venue in the English capital is yet to be confirmed

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2 w. ago Tane Edmed given fly half chance as Australia ring changes for second New Zealand clash

Wallabies prop James Slipper will bow out after the second Bledisloe Cup clash, with New Zealand missing Beauden Barrett

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2 w. ago Sonay Kartal pulls off biggest win of career to stun world No 5 Mirra Andreeva

Victory in Beijing sees Briton reach quarter-finals Jannik Sinner clinches his third title of 2025Sonay Kartal put together the best performance of her burgeoning career to outlast the world No 5 Mirra Andreeva across three gruelling sets, winning 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 after two hours and 25 minutes to reach her first WTA 1000 quarter-final at the China Open.The victory in Beijing marks Kartal’s first defeat of a top 10 opponent, a statement result as she rises up the rankings. Standing at just 5ft 4in (163cm) in a sport dominated by strong, imposing athletes, one of the most common questions surrounding Kartal’s career has been whether her game is too underpowered to trouble the elite. The Briton’s efforts on Wednesday provided a convincing answer to those questions. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Australia given big boost as Will Skelton flies in for second All Blacks clash

The lock returned to La Rochelle earlier in the Rugby Championship but has flown back to Perth for the second Bledisloe Cup clash

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