43 h. ago Tuchel searching for England’s missing joy after failing to spark listless players

While there are mitigating circumstances, England showed an ominous lack of dynamism and control during friendlyIt was 11pm on Tuesday and it sounded as if there was some kind of road rage incident on the forecourt of the City Ground in Nottingham. All that could be heard was the deep blare of a horn from a large vehicle, which went on for an uncomfortably long time. Then the realisation dawned. It was the Senegal team bus and the driver was geeing up the gaggle of fans draped in the country’s colours, still ecstatic at how they had beaten England 3-1.The celebrations had got into full swing when Cheikh Sabaly, on as a substitute, swept home the clinching goal in stoppage time, the Senegal bench emptying, everybody wanting in on it. No team from Africa had beaten England before and it did not matter it was a friendly. The scene in the visiting dressing room was probably best described – as heard – by Thomas Tuchel. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Cheikh Sabaly’s clincher condemns England to sobering defeat by Senegal

Thomas Tuchel wanted smiles. He wanted a response after the lacklustre performance against Andorra in Barcelona on Saturday, albeit in a 1-0 World Cup qualifying win. What he got was another line to his brow, plenty to ponder as he begins what could be a long summer debrief. And more boos.There had been a bit of zip and character from Tuchel’s team in the final 25 minutes of regulation time. He made attacking changes, with the Nottingham Forest midfielder, Morgan Gibbs-White, showing up. Eberechi Eze, who played from the start, was good. The only problem was that Senegal were 2-1 up by then, having played around and through England far too easily. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma absence felt immediately after Team India lands in England: 'Get used to it. Time to witness ' | Cricket

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma absence felt immediately after Team India lands in England: 'Get used to it. Time to witness ' | Cricket  Hindustan Times

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7 d. ago Ryan Reynolds acquires a new sports team — this time with Hugh Jackman

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ stars are ‘incredibly excited to set sail together in this new adventure’

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1 week ago Williams’ James Vowles ‘backing failure’ in bid to guide team to F1 summit

Team principal has turned Williams around in a short space of time and is looking to 2026 for a serious title chargeFinding themselves fighting off Ferrari and mauling the midfield, these are heady times for a resurgent Williams. The team principal James Vowles has engineered an extraordinary comeback but this year’s progress is likely to be just the start for a team determined to return to the heights of Formula One, which they once dominated.That Williams’ form has changed drastically could not have been clearer than at the Miami GP. Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz were in a fight with the Ferraris of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, the Scuderia finding themselves at one point trying to catch Albon, who took fifth place and at the same time fending off a charging Sainz. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'I rewatch the Twilight films every year and one character gets creepier each time'

The Team Jacob and Team Edward debate gets easier every time I revisit the teen romance

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2 w. ago Collin Morikawa's 'crazy' admission as Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump 'take the next step'

Collin Morikawa recently parted ways with long-time caddie JJ Jakovac to team up with Joe Greiner, and the PGA Tour pro has noted how it didn't take long for his new right-hand man to share a stark opinion

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2 w. ago Anthony Edwards is 23, far from a failure – and not the next LeBron just yet

The Thunder ended the Timberwolves’ playoff run in brutal fashion on Wednesday night. But Minnesota have come far, and can still push onThe definition of success is subjective, ephemeral. But in today’s sports zeitgeist, it’s becoming less so: “rings culture” dominates all, serving as the wall into which any nuanced conversation inevitably crashes: “But did they win?” Of course, each NBA team enters the season every year with the same goal: to hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy. But only one team can every year, so does that make the other 29 failures?The Minnesota Timberwolves present an interesting counterpoint: their fanbase is, no doubt, deeply disappointed this morning after a harrowing blowout loss in Oklahoma City, which means the team came up short of the NBA finals in devastating, decisive fashion for the second year in a row. On the other hand, they’ve made back to back Western Conference finals for the first time in team history, gone from league laughing stock to bona fide p...

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2 w. ago Chelsea and Cole Palmer storm back at Real Betis to win Conference League

There were 65 minutes on the clock when a chill spread around Stadion Wroclaw and Real Betis’s flame fizzled out. That was the moment when Cold Palmer finally emerged, decided that enough was enough and took an icy hold on a final that was in danger of running away from Chelsea. That was the moment when disaster was averted, Betis’s hopes of winning the Uefa Conference League faded and it became clear that Todd Boehly, Behdad Eghbali and the rest of Chelsea’s leadership team would be on the pitch at full time, drinking it all in after claiming their first piece of silverware in the men’s game since their takeover in 2022.The predictability of the outcome did not make the feeling any less sweet for Boehly and Eghbali after a season that began with their differences getting a very public airing. Really, though, this was all about one very special individual. There have been countless signings under this Chelsea ownership but none as smart as the £40m spent on buying Palmer from Manche...

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2 w. ago PSG desperate to join Lisbon Lions 'club of one' as Luis Enrique eyes equalling astonishing Celtic team

Luis Enrique's team are hoping to become the first time to win four major trophies in a single season since Celtic in 1967.

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2 w. ago Charlie Woods sums up attitude with response to missing out on US Open qualifying

Charlie Woods missed out on US Open qualifying earlier this month for the second time, and his response in the first round of the Team TaylorMade Invitational says it all about the young star

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2 w. ago Real Betis vs Chelsea: Conference League final Prediction, kick

Blues are heavy favourites to complete the European set

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2 w. ago Drowning is most common cause of death among youngest Americans. Trump might have just made that worse

Layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control have hit the drowning-prevention team, just in time for the summer swim season

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2 w. ago World Club Cup launch tosses away decades of European rugby history | Robert Kitson

Every four years, event will replace the Champions Cup knockout stages in announcement made earlier than intendedSome people are never satisfied. They firmly believe that if things are constantly tweaked there is a better chance of staying relevant. In certain areas of retail they are right. Years ago, on a dusty pavement in India, I once encountered a man selling second-hand false teeth from a small wooden table. I think of him whenever people lament the size of their annual bonus or their boss’s failure to appreciate them.Sport, though, is rarely that simple. While you don’t want to end up miles behind the curve, retaining an element of familiarity is crucial. Supporters love the comfort blanket of their favourite local team, the club colours their parents wore, the same time-honoured songs and competitions. It rarely pays to confuse your existing audience or, worse, to announce that things that should matter hugely are now as sexy as 30-year-old dentures. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Arsenal boss Renee Slegers reveals she predicted Champions League

The Gunners remain the only English team to lift the trophy, doing so for a second time 18 years after they became the first

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2 w. ago Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari misery continues as star CRASHES OUT of Monaco GP practice at 175MPH

JONATHAN MCEVOY: Lewis Hamilton crashed out of practice for the Monaco Grand Prix at 175mph - giving his Ferrari team two-and-a-half hours to piece his car back together.

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2 w. ago Ivan Rakitic: Lamine Yamal would have improved the greatest Barcelona team of all time

Interview: Rakitic was part of arguably football’s greatest team – but he thinks it could have been even better

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3 w. ago With big names absent, USMNT hopes big personalities will fill the gap

Mauricio Pochettino faces an uphill battle to change the USMNT’s culture without their most important players.If the 2022 World Cup was the debutante ball for a shiny new generation of United States men’s national team players, the 2025 Gold Cup was supposed to be a general rehearsal for the big dance, next summer’s World Cup.Instead, still-somewhat-newish US manager Mauricio Pochettino will go into this summer tournament for the continental title shorn of a great many of his leading players. As such, his first and only chance to work with his team for an extended period of time before the start of the 2026 World Cup will present all kinds of challenges. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago With big names absent, USMNT hope big personalities will fill the gap

Mauricio Pochettino faces an uphill battle to change the USMNT’s culture without their most important players.If the 2022 World Cup was the debutante ball for a shiny new generation of United States men’s national team players, the 2025 Gold Cup was supposed to be a general rehearsal for the big dance: next summer’s World Cup.Instead, still-somewhat-newish US manager Mauricio Pochettino will go into this summer tournament for the continental title shorn of a great many of his leading players. As such, his first and only chance to work with his team for an extended period of time before the start of the 2026 World Cup will present all kinds of challenges. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gareth Bale comes up with BRUTAL new nickname for Man Utd to leave Rio Ferdinand squirming

Tottenham favourite Gareth Bale enjoyed himself in Bilbao after watching his old team win the Europa League final and he wasted no time in kicking Manchester United while they were down

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