3 h. ago How Chelsea justified the Club World Cup’s existence by sinking PSG in stunning final

Chelsea 3-0 PSG: Enzo Maresca’s side stunned the European champions to become the tournament’s first ever winners

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8 h. ago How Chelsea justified the Club World Cup’s existence through stunning final triumph

Chelsea 3-0 PSG: Enzo Maresca’s side stunned the European champions to become the tournament’s first ever winners

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2 w. ago Harvey Elliott says second U21 Euros title ‘means a lot more’ than the first

Elliott opened the scoring in England’s U21 Euros final triumph against Germany

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2 w. ago England beat Germany to win successive U21 Euros as Thomas Tuchel casts keen eye over five stars

England won the U21 Euros for the second time in succession as Lee Carsley's side battled to a deserved triumph over Germany after extra-time in a thrilling final watched by Thomas Tuchel

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2 w. ago Liam Delap explains how Club World Cup has justified decision to snub Man Utd for Chelsea

Chelsea's new No.9 opened his account for the club in their 3-0 win over ES Tunis as the Blues reached the last-16 of the Club World Cup in the United States

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3 w. ago Queensland stay alive after holding off stirring NSW comeback in State of Origin classic

Maroons win 26-24 after Blues rallied from 26-6 down at half-timeResult at Optus Stadium in Perth sends series to decider in SydneyThey had been all but written off, rudderless and adrift with a rattled coach at the helm, but a spirited Queensland kept the State of Origin shield alive after a wet, wild and often bizarre Game 2 victory over New South Wales in Perth.The memorable 26-24 triumph wasn’t certain until the final moments after a titanic Blues comeback – highlighted by a Brian To’o hat-trick – brought them back to within two points with eight minutes to go. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Tottenham to make Mathys Tel move permanent with £30m transfer fee

French forward joined Spurs on loan in FebruaryThomas Frank looks to reunite with Brentford’s MbeumoTottenham are expected to seal the permanent signing of Mathys Tel for a fee of about €35m (£30m) in the next 48 hours. Spurs paid Bayern Munich a €10m loan fee to sign the forward for the second half of the Premier League season.The 20-year-old scored two goals in 13 league appearances, 11 of which were starts, but was an unused substitute for Spurs’ Europa League final triumph over Manchester United, which resulted in their first trophy for 17 years. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Markram steers South Africa to historic World Test Championship final triumph

Final, D4: SA, 138 & 282-5, bt Aus, 212 & 207, by five wktsVerreynne sees Proteas home against AustraliaFirst trophy since 1998 banishes ‘chokers’ barbAs the South African balcony erupted in ecstasy, and the green shirts in the crowd sent a roar ringing around St John’s Wood, Temba Bavuma simply sat there with his head in his hands. Relief? Disbelief? Whatever it was, it was the culmination of a journey from the township of Langa to the new pinnacle of Test cricket at Lord’s. South Africa, World Test Championship winners under his calm leadership, had made history.There were a couple of stutters along the way, moments when South African backsides started to twitch like a rabbit’s nose and memories of all those self-inflicted heartaches at International Cricket Council events came flooding back. But in the end, guided by a masterful 136 from Aiden Markram - catharsis after last year’s loss in the T20 World Cup final under his captaincy - they squeezed out the remaining 69 run...

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