60 h. ago Ash Gardner stars as Australia condemn England to first defeat at Women's Cricket World Cup

The Three Lions fell short of redemption after their Ashes humiliation earlier this year

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68 h. ago Keegan Bradley says he’ll never get over ‘brutal’ Ryder Cup defeat

Bradley captained USA to a disastrous home loss to Team Europe at Bethpage Black to extend his history of Ryder Cup woe

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3 d. ago Tiger Woods backed to be next Ryder Cup captain after Keegan Bradley confession

USA captain Keegan Bradley fears he will never "get over" home defeat at Bethpage Black last month, as speculation ramps up over who will captain Team USA in 2027

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1 week ago Haji Wright scores twice as USA come back from a goal down to see off Australia

World Cup 2026 cohosts defeat Socceroos 2-1 in ColoradoUSA captain Christian Pulisic injured; Jordan Bos opens scoringUSA captain Christian Pulisic was forced off early with a lower leg complaint as the World Cup cohosts scrapped to a 2-1 win over Australia at Dick’s Sporting Goods Stadium in Colorado on Wednesday.A double from striker Haji Wright cancelled out a shock opening goal from Socceroos left-back Jordy Bos, handing Tony Popovic his first loss and denying Australia the chance to climb the Fifa rankings and potentially face an easier group at next year’s tournament. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Graham Potter keen on Sweden job after sacking of Jon Dahl Tomasson

Potter had seven years in charge of club side Östersund‘I love Swedish football. It would be a great opportunity’Graham Potter has said he would be interested in taking over as Sweden’s new manager because he “loves” the country that gave him his first opportunity in coaching.Former Blackburn manager Jon Dahl Tomasson was sacked on Tuesday after a disastrous start to their World Cup qualifying campaign, with a 1-0 defeat at home to Kosovo leaving Sweden bottom of their group. It is less than a month since Potter left West Ham after winning six of his 23 Premier League games, with the former Chelsea manager having lasted just 31 games at Stamford Bridge. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Sweden sack manager who slammed Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak for 'forgetting how to score'

Sweden have sacked manager Jon Dahl Tomasson after a run of poor results saw them concede a humiliating defeat to Kosovo at home in the World Cup qualifiers

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1 week ago Sweden SACK manager hours after calling out Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres

Sweden boss Jon Dahl Tomasson has been relieved of his duties following their dismal defeat to Kosovo which leaves their World Cup hopes hanging in the balance

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1 week ago Cardiff City defend pest control policy after huge rat halts Wales match

The rodent was on the pitch during Wales' defeat in a crucial World Cup qualifier at Cardiff City Stadium

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1 week ago Sweden sack manager Jon Dahl Tomasson after World Cup qualifying defeat by Kosovo

Sweden are bottom of Uefa qualifying Group B after picking up only one point from their first four games and look set to miss out on the 2026 World Cup

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1 week ago Sweden suffer shock defeat to Kosovo to leave World Cup hopes hanging by thread

Sweden’s loss wasn’t the only upset of the night as France were held by Iceland

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1 week ago World Cup qualifying roundup: Sweden on brink of elimination after Kosovo defeat

Kosovo win 1-0 in Stockholm to keep playoff hopes aliveFrance held 2-2 by Iceland in ReykjavikSweden’s faint hopes of qualifying for the World Cup were all-but extinguished as the 2018 quarter-finalists lost 1-0 against Kosovo in Stockholm. Fisnik Asllani fired a first-half effort that allowed the Kosovans to complete a remarkable double over their opponents and boost their own hopes of booking at least a playoff place.Sweden – who featured £125m man Alexander Isak up front alongside Viktor Gyökeres – remain rooted to the bottom of Group B on one point. Isak, who played another 90 minutes after doing the same in the 2-0 defeat to Switzerland on Friday, failed to find the target as he continues to work his way back to fitness following his summer move from Newcastle to Liverpool. Leaders Switzerland dropped their first points of the campaign as they were held to a goalless draw by Slovenia in Ljubljana. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man United learn Arsenal punishment for rule breach as announcement made

Arsenal have been hit with a suspended £500,000 fine by the FA after being found to have breached a rule in their FA Cup third round defeat to Manchester United

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2 w. ago 'Can be achieved': Greece make bold World Cup statement after damaging Scotland defeat

Greece head to Denmark with no margin for error

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2 w. ago ‘We’re not here as tourists’: Bellamy insists Wales will go on attack against England

Wales manager downplays rivalry with England‘If you defend deep, you’ll die a slow death’Craig Bellamy said Wales would not be “tourists” when they take on England in Thursday night’s Wembley friendly and that he believed his team would succumb to a “slow death” if they set up to defend. The Wales manager vowed to attack Thomas Tuchel’s side in search of a first win over England since 1984, in the first meeting between the teams since a 3-0 defeat in Qatar at the 2022 World Cup.Bellamy suggested a boxing promoter would not pit Wales against England owing to the gulf between the squads but he wants his players to play on the front foot. “We’re here to come and play, and to play our brand of football the way we play, at an incredible place like Wembley, which it is,” Bellamy said. “So to us it is exciting. We’re not here as tourists, to enjoy the occasion, we’re here to be the best version of ourselves and that allows you to be excited and also to have fun as well.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Skins Games to be televised on Prime with Tommy Fleetwood and 3 Americans

The Skins Game is returning to Thanksgiving weekend with a few twists

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2 w. ago Manchester United fan left newborn daughter with brain damage after FA Cup final defeat

'She is such a sweet and happy little girl, despite all this'

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2 w. ago India defy insects to cruise to frosty Women’s World Cup defeat of Pakistan

India, 247, beat Pakistan, 159, by 88 runsCaptains echo men in refusing to shake hands during tossThe seam bowler Kranti Goud and the spinner Deepti Sharma took three wickets each as India routed Pakistan by 88 runs in their Women’s World Cup match, which began like recent ones between the countries men’s teams without a handshake from the captains and then featured a disputed run-out of a Pakistan opener.India’s captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, did not shake hands with Pakistan’s Fatima Sana during the toss and the teams walked off without greeting each other after the match amid political tensions between the two south Asian neighbours. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ruben Amorim will not walk from United but admits sack beckons if results do not improve

On current fortunes, Amorim says: ‘Nobody here is naive’His Manchester United side host Sunderland on SaturdayRuben Amorim insists he will not walk away from Manchester United despite the team’s struggles but accepts he will be sacked if results do not improve.The head coach has picked up 34 points in his 33 Premier League games and the club are 14th in the table having finished 15th last season. United have won two of their opening seven matches in the current campaign, which includes a Carabao Cup exit at Grimsby, and their defeat by Brentford last Saturday extended Amorim’s search for his first back-to-back league victories since arriving 11 months ago. Sunderland visit Old Trafford on Saturday and another defeat would put Amorim under greater scrutiny. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Matt Fitzpatrick says PGA president’s comments are ‘offensive’ to European fans

Luke Donald’s team – and Rory McIlroy in particular – were on the end of some unsavoury abuse from a partisan crowd.

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3 w. ago What can Americans learn from the UK? How to cope with national sporting despair | Adrian Chiles

America’s Ryder Cup defeat sparked some ugly behaviour among their fans. But, as some of us know all too well, losing can be a bonding experienceI feel a bit sorry for Americans. They don’t go through enough national sporting despair. OK, they had an invigorating shot of misery last Sunday night losing the Ryder Cup, but that was a rare thing for them. It’s rare because they’re so dominant in all the team sports they really care about, not least because their biggest team sports – certainly NFL and baseball – aren’t played by anyone else. Or at least not to the extent that another nation is ever going to come close to beating them in any meaningful “world cup” competition. Basketball, to be fair, is widely played around the world but essentially the same applies – the US men have been Olympic champions 17 times out of 20; for the women it’s nine out of 12. Ice hockey is slightly different. Here, Americans haven’t had it all their own way, and in Canada have a genuine local rival. Th...

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