4 d. ago Swiatek sweeps past Svitolina to set up Sabalenka showdown at French Open

Four-time Roland Garros champion victorious 6-1, 7-5Belarusian gets better of Zheng Qinwen in straight setsAryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek will take their era-defining rivalry to the latter stages of the French Open for the first time as they reached the semi-finals.Sabalenka, the world No 1, edged past Zheng Qinwen, the eighth seed, 7-6 (3), 6-3 to end the Olympic gold medalist’s 10-match winning streak at Roland Garros. Sabalenka has reached the last four in nine of her past 10 grand slam tournaments, her only earlier loss coming in the quarter-finals in Paris last year when she was suffering from food poisoning. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Iga Swiatek stages stunning comeback to reach French Open quarter

Defending champion beats Elena Rybakina 1-6, 6-3, 7-5Swiatek to face Elina Svitolina in last eightAfter another sad second serve rebounded off the top of the net and floated out on a break point, Iga Swiatek turned to her support team and frantically gestured her rage. She had simply not shown up. As Elena Rybakina bulldozed through the early stages of their highly anticipated fourth-round tussle, Swiatek trailed 6-1, 2-0 and her hopes of victory were fading.For much of this year, Swiatek has struggled to find her form when forced into difficult positions against her toughest rivals. However, she showed her resilience here with a supreme 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 statement win against the 12th seed Elena Rybakina, to return to the quarter-finals of the French Open. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Elina Svitolina saves three match points before knocking out Jasmine Paolini

Last year’s runner-up Paolini had three chances to win in straight sets before losing 6-1 in the decider.

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2 w. ago Man Utd star speaks out on Ruben Amorim exit to insist he is 'right man for us'

Manchester United's nightmare season reached its nadir in Bilbao on Wednesday night, as they fell to defeat against Tottenham in the Europa League final, the match Ruben Amorim had been building towards to save their miserable campaign

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2 w. ago Everton v Southampton: end of an era at Goodison Park in Premier League – live

MBM report of final men’s match at Goodison Park‘Goodison helped save my life’: fans mourn Mersey moveSouthampton hold talks with Will Still and Tom CleverleyLive scores | Get in touch! Email Daniel with any thoughtsThe streets around Goodison are rammed. I guess the docks will be nice too, but theuy’ll never be is heimish.Also going on: Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Saints’ fightback defies Itoje and provides perfect Champions Cup final sendoff

Comeback to see off Saracens highlights Northampton’s cutting edge – and how quickly a game can changeIt ended with the Lions captain in forlorn negotiation with the referee. Australians may be encouraged that Maro Itoje was unable to work his magic to save Saracens’ match, to save their season.They desperately needed the win – in a way that Northampton did not – but they were staring down the barrel of the most dramatic of last-minute defeats, 28-24, courtesy of Tarek Haffar’s second try. There were two passes in the buildup, both of which looked forward, but by the arcane procedures of the television match official protocols the decision-making was constrained by the referee’s initial instinct, which was that the try was good. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Eberechi Eze fires Crystal Palace to FA Cup glory against Man City

Eze put Palace ahead with their first attack of the match before an inspired Dean Henderson saved Omar Marmoush’s penalty.

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Amazon have slashed the price of their Crocs by nearly 50%

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3 w. ago ‘I don’t know why I got the trophy’: football’s unusual player

Plus: hat-trick heroes who didn’t get a medal, shot-shy matchwinners and Jimmy Hill being caught off guard Mail us with your questions and answers“The Inter keeper Yann Sommer was named player of the match against Barcelona despite conceding three goals. He made some great saves so it wasn’t undeserved, but I wondered if there were other unusual PotM awards,” says John Barrow.This season’s Champions League tie between Real Madrid and Atlético will be remembered for Julián Alvarez’s two-touch penalty being ruled out. Before that Alvarez had inspired Atlético to a 1-0 victory on the night that took the tie to a penalty shootout; he was Uefa’s player of the match. Nick Berry could have written a song about it. Continue reading...

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