28 h. ago Abdusattorov overwhelms rivals at Arsenal but England hit back in style

The Uzbek shone at London Classic and a 3,000+ tournament performance reaffirmed his place among world’s bestThis week’s XTX London Classic at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium took place in an elegant arena with a full view of the football pitch. The English players suffered for most of the event, but hit back in style on Thursday when all four won their eighth-round games.Scores after eight of the nine rounds were Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) 7, Alireza Firouzja (France) 5, Nikita Vitiugov (England) 4.5, Luke McShane and Michael Adams (both England) 4, Nikolas Theodorou (Greece) and Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine) 3.5, Abhimanyu Mishra (USA) and Gawain Maroroa Jones (England) 3, Sam Shankland (USA) 2.5. The four English victories in Thursday night’s eighth round transformed what had been a difficult event into a demonstration of sustained national strength at the board. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Laura Woods fiance Adam Collard issues update after she collapsed live on TV

He posted after the football presenter collapsed on the pitch live on ITV4

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4 d. ago Auchinleck Talbot in Celtic pitch vow as SFA and police to have major say in Scottish Cup venue after Kilmarnock offer

The West of Scotland Premier League side landed a dream draw in the fourth round

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5 d. ago Football pitch on fire as referee and players flee match in 'unacceptable' chaos

A football match descended into chaos when the pitch was set on fire by hooligans as the referee led both sets of players away from the blaze

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5 d. ago European football: ‘Utterly outrageous’ fireworks cause Ajax abandonment

Pyrotechnics in stands cause referee to call haltReal Madrid’s Mbappé levels in 1-1 draw at GironaAjax have strongly criticised an “utterly outrageous” firework display that caused their Eredivisie match against Groningen at the Johan Cruyff Arena to be abandoned.Referee Bas Nijhuis took the players off the field within five minutes of the start after fireworks and flares were ignited behind one of the goals, and the stadium filled with smoke. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ajax clash abandoned as huge fireworks display erupts in stands and referee unable to guarantee player safety

A HUGE firework display erupted in the stands and forced Ajax's game against FC Groningen to be abandoned. The Dutch giants hosted the Green-White Army at the Johan Cruyff Arena, only for it to be stopped just minutes after kick-off. Groningen were on the ball in the 5th minute when fireworks started to explode above...

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5 d. ago Billy Bonds: West Ham legend was a lion on the pitch and a gentleman off it

Football legend who was a 'lion' on the pitch and a 'private and devoted' family man off it - tributes paid to Billy 'Bonzo' Bonds following his death aged 79

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7 d. ago Snooker referee wouldn't want to officiate one player at UK Championship for very good reason

Tatiana Woollaston will be one of the referees on duty at the UK Championship in York

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7 d. ago Snooker referee is barred from officiating one player at UK Championship for good reason

A husband and wife will both be part of the show at the UK Championship as Judd Trump looks to defend his title

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9 d. ago ‘It crushed my confidence. I’ve never got over it’: Karen Carney on online abuse – and how Strictly is rebuilding her

She’s the emerging star of this year’s dance show, wowing judges with her paso doble. The pundit and former footballer talks about gentleness, bullying, her love of the Lionesses and why she’s never been so happyThe qualities that made Karen Carney an unstoppable winger on the football pitch – her speed and attack, and the sheer relentlessness of both – are more of a hindrance in the ballroom, for some of the dances at least. As the emerging star of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing, she has had to learn to slow down, stand up straighter, to be softer, and it’s taken a lot of hard work. On week eight, she had just performed the American Smooth, and her pro partner Carlos Gu was tearfully describing Carney’s work ethic. Who could watch her trying to hold back her own tears, chewing on emotion like a particularly tough bit of gristle, and fail to see a woman who was giving it everything?It was Carney’s dream to be on Strictly. The former England footballer, now TV pundit and podcaster...

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1 week ago How Estevao conjured up Lionel Messi memories on special Chelsea night against Barcelona

Chelsea 3-0 Barcelona: Estevao scored a brilliant solo goal on a night when perhaps the two best 18-year-olds in world football shared the same pitch

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1 week ago Football’s fight club: which players have fallen out on the pitch with a teammate? | The Knowledge

Plus: long waits to play at a World Cup, champions being thrashed and title-winners with a negative goal differenceMail us with your questions and answers“Idrissa Gueye’s red card for slapping Michael Keane at Old Trafford made me wonder – which other players have put hands on a teammate during a game?” asks Conor Humphries.We covered this in a question back in 2004 – but 21 years is a long time in football, never mind intersquad violence, so it’s due an upgrade. First, a brief summary of those we mentioned in the 2004 article. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Estevao outshines Lamine Yamal and conjures Messi memories as Chelsea crush Barcelona in Champions League

Chelsea 3-0 Barcelona: Estevao scored a brilliant solo goal on a night when perhaps the two best 18-year-olds in world football shared the same pitch

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1 week ago Paul Pogba is a footballer again after two years out, a ban and a kidnap case | Luke Entwistle

Frenchman has never been far from the headlines since 2023 but he is finally back gliding across a football fieldBy Get French Football NewsHow much can you learn from Paul Pogba’s nine-minute cameo? Perhaps just that he does indeed exist and not only in columns, fitness updates and social media posts. That is where he has existed for the past 26 months, since his final game for Juventus in September 2023: equally at the centre of our gaze and absent from it.Between his four-year doping ban, reduced to 18 months on appeal, his release from Juventus, and the extortion and kidnapping case that led to his brother being sentenced to three years in prison, his name has been constantly uttered but his face has been rarely seen – at least not on a football pitch. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Footballer dead for 15 minutes as heart stops on pitch with 'reason still unknown'

The 27-year-old thought he was completely healthy before a terrifying incident that saw him collapse on a pitch, with paramedics rushing to his aid

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2 w. ago Man who left footballer ‘permanently disfigured’ after throwing seat on pitch warned he faces jail

Aberdeen defender Jack MacKenzie was hit by part of a chair that was thrown by a fan following his side’s match with Dundee United in May

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2 w. ago Man who injured footballer by throwing seat on pitch warned he could face prison

Aberdeen’s Jack MacKenzie was hit in the face by the seat thrown by David Gowans from the away stand at Tannadice in May.

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2 w. ago FIFA president Gianni Infantino promises World Cup crackdown on online abuse

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has promised to take action against people abusing players, managers and referees with more than 30,000 posts already flagged

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3 w. ago Footballer, 21, suffers brain injury after collapsing on pitch in 'horrendous' incident

Atletico Madrid and Spain women's international Andrea Medina was rushed to hospital after collapsing on the pitch during a Women's Champions League match

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3 w. ago Turkish authorities arrest eight people and suspend 1,024 players in betting scandal

Turkish football rocked by investigations into alleged widespread betting by referees and players on games

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