20 h. ago Lando Norris' Brazilian GP comment proves he is ready to be crowned F1 world champion

Lando Norris heads into the final three races of the season with a commanding World Championship advantage, and the British racing sensation is ready to receive motorsport's most prestigious crown

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44 h. ago World Cup qualifying latest, Irish hopes boosted and Ronaldo fumes: football news – live

⚽ All the latest news from around the football world⚽ Fixtures | Tables | Get in touch! You can email DavidBack to England v Serbia and some player ratings. We have a ‘9’ and a couple of ‘8s’. Press here to reveal Ed Aarons’ scores on the doors from Wembley.Republic of Ireland 2-0 Portugal. While England winning 2-0 generated nothing much more than a shrug around the football world, another qualifier ending in that same scoreline raised lots of eyebrows. Fantastic stuff from the Irish as two goals from Troy Parrott secured a famous win in Dublin and kept their playoff hopes alive. And just for extra craic for the home fans filing out of the Aviva, Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off! More details here on the best sporting performance from a Parrott since John beat Jimmy White 18-11 in the final of the 1991 world snooker championship. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago After the glory of Euro 2025, what happened next for Switzerland?

While there are promising signs of Swiss growth, there is some way to go to cement lasting legacy for the tournamentSwitzerland were the toast of the continent this summer as hosts of the Women’s European Championship. The national team reached the quarter-finals for the first time and a total of 623,088 were in attendance at the 31 matches, a tournament record. The hope within Switzerland was for a boost at club level similar to what England experienced three years previously. Those heights have not been reached, but there has been a definite bump.According to Switzerland’s football association, their Women’s Super League has enjoyed a 62% increase in attendances this season, with an average attendance of 787. While that does not compare with the huge spike England’s Women’s Super League had after Euro 2022 – an average attendance increase of 172% the following season – it is still encouraging.This is an extract from our free email about women’s football, Moving the Goalposts. To g...

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5 d. ago Join the darts party for £285 for 3 nights to see Luke Littler at Butlin’s Minehead for PDC Players Championship Finals

BUTLIN'S Minehead is gearing up for an electrifying weekend of world-class darts as the PDC Players Championship Finals return to the iconic resort. The stage is set for a thrilling tournament, with the biggest names in darts, including teenage sensation Luke Littler and reigning champion Luke Humphries, set to battle it out for the coveted...

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6 d. ago London confirmed as venue for Speed Chess Championship Finals

London confirmed as venue for Speed Chess Championship Finals  Chess News | ChessBase

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8 d. ago Barry Hawkins makes rarely seen snooker blunder in humiliating defeat

Barry Hawkins was defeated 6-0 by Wu Yize in the quarter-finals of the International Championship in China

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1 week ago Get Your Tickets To Watch The Speed Chess Championship Finals In London

Get Your Tickets To Watch The Speed Chess Championship Finals In London  Chess.com

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1 week ago Gareth Southgate: I had become divisive among England fanbase

Southgate spent eight years in charge, taking his side to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup and successive European Championship finals

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1 week ago A night with Gareth Southgate: jokes, waistcoat chat and a bagful of lessons

Former England manager was engaging with selfies and sharing his sense of purpose on the York stop of a promotional book tourGareth Southgate has a good story about cockapoo vomit. Alone, exhausted and about to leave England’s impossible job, it was the first thing that greeted him on returning home from defeat in last year’s European Championship final. Obviously, he immediately set about clearing it up and consoling the pup suspected of overeating. Another moment of pathos in a life that has experienced the extremes of the public eye, another hurdle cleared.Southgate is on a promotional tour but you wouldn’t guess at first glance. He has a book coming out this week and has only just started talking about it. After a swift round of interviews with the BBC on Monday morning, in the evening he moved to the Barbican in York; a perfectly commodious venue with decent acoustics, but not a customary place for launching a nationwide media blitz. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Fuming Luke Littler claims other darts players treated different after he was refused entry

It has been already been a strange week for Luke Littler after the teenage darts icon was refused entry to a Players Championship event for being late

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2 w. ago ‘Whether somebody’s inside of it’ – Darts star Chris Dobey, 35, reveals bizarre post

CHRIS DOBEY has revealed he follows a bizarre superstition on tour by always using the same TOILET CUBICLE after a win. The World No11 has won two Players Championship titles this season but is yet to reach a quarter-final in his last five ranked majors. Former Masters champ Dobey, 38, refuses to switch loos if...

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2 w. ago PDC star appears to suffer from dartitis in 'upsetting' footage as fans offer support

PDC star Scott Williams appeared to be suffering from dartitis during the Players Championship 33 as the former World Championship semi-finalist struggled to release his darts

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2 w. ago ‘I’m making it work’: Lando Norris confident he is finally getting to grips with his McLaren

British driver leads championship by one pointStella: ‘We have proven we have a car that can win races’Lando Norris has said he is finally confident handling his McLaren car after a dominant victory at the Mexico City Grand Prix that moved him to the top of the world championship standings with four races remaining.The British driver won at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez with a superb drive from pole to flag. With his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri finishing only fifth and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in third, the Briton now leads Piastri by one point and Verstappen by 36. Piastri had held the title lead since the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix but Norris has moved to the front as the championship enters its final run-in. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Luke Humphries swears on live TV after European Championship final heartache

Luke Humphries was left devastated after losing to Gian van Veen in the European Championship final, admitting he was hoping his Dutch rival would 's*** himself' on the oche

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2 w. ago Luke Humphries can't help but swear on live TV moments after blowing £120k payday

Luke Humphries faced off against Gian van Veen in the European Championship final with the world No.1 taking his opponent all the way before suffering a painful defeat

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2 w. ago Gian van Veen stuns Luke Humphries with £120k European Championship title win despite injury

Gian van Veen has battled through injury to snag the European Championship after making his first televised PDC final - pipping Luke Humphries to the post in monumental fashion

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2 w. ago Luke Humphries loses European Championship final after deciding leg drama

Luke Humphries was beaten in the final of the European Championship by Gian van Veen, who picked up his maiden major PDC title thanks to a nerve-shredding final leg decider

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2 w. ago Darts star shows gruesome injury sustained during Michael van Gerwen semi

BLOOD WARNING: Darts star Gian van Veen revealed the gruesome injury he suffered after he beat Michael van Gerwen 11-9 to reach his first major final at the European Championship

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3 w. ago Luke Littler, 18, takes step towards becoming darts’ youngest

LUKE LITTLER’s world No1 dreams remain intact as he crushed his hero Raymond van Barneveld. The Nuke could leapfrog Luke Humphries in the world rankings this weekend and the pair remain on a collision course for a meeting in the quarter-finals of the European Championship in Dortmund. The reigning PDC world darts champion was a...

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3 w. ago Join the party for just £285 for 3 nights to see Luke Littler at Butlin’s Minehead for PDC Players Championship Finals

BUTLIN'S Minehead is gearing up for an electrifying weekend of world-class darts as the PDC Players Championship Finals return to the iconic resort. The stage is set for a thrilling tournament, with the biggest names in darts, including teenage sensation Luke Littler and reigning champion Luke Humphries, set to battle it out for the coveted...

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