23 h. ago Alcaraz fears ‘dangerous’ Sinner as rivals prepare for French Open duel

Duo could meet in grand slam final for first timeIga Swiatek out to continue dominance of women’s eventA little over an hour after reinforcing his supremacy on red clay with his first title at the Italian Open, Carlos Alcaraz ended his time in Rome with an ominous, pointed parting shot from the bowels of the Campo Centrale. “He’s going to be dangerous,” said Alcaraz. “He’s going to be a really dangerous player in Paris.”Alcaraz was speaking, of course, about his greatest rival, Jannik Sinner, whom he had just defeated in two fascinating sets in the final. Over the next fortnight in Paris, one of the pressing questions surrounding the tournament will be whether Alcaraz and Sinner, the top two seeds, can consolidate those performances by meeting in a grand slam final for the first time. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Sezer stars as Hull get back to form with emphatic Super League win at Leigh

Leigh 12-26 Hull FCHull score 26 unanswered points in the first halfJohn Cartwright has already enjoyed some wonderful moments as Hull FC coach and transformed the club’s fortunes in just three months in charge, but this win at Leigh could well turn out to be his finest victory yet.There is no escaping the fact that after a wonderful start to 2025, Hull have endured a difficult few weeks. Injuries and a loss of form have resulted in them exiting the Challenge Cup at the hands of their biggest rivals and tumbling outside the playoff places as the midway point of the season approaches. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Hull hail Sezer on 250th appearance after emphatic Super League win at Leigh

Leigh 12-26 Hull FCHull score 26 unanswered points in the first halfJohn Cartwright has already enjoyed some wonderful moments as Hull FC coach and transformed the club’s fortunes in just three months in charge, but this win at Leigh could well turn out to be his finest victory yet.There is no escaping the fact that after a wonderful start to 2025, Hull have endured a difficult few weeks. Injuries and a loss of form have resulted in them exiting the Challenge Cup at the hands of their biggest rivals and tumbling outside the playoff places as the midway point of the season approaches. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The Knicks’ transition from laughing stock to title contenders is complete

The long-suffering Knickerbockers were the butt of jokes around the league for at least two decades, but now they’re just four games from the NBA finalsOn Friday night in New York City, more than 19,000 Knicks fans poured out of Madison Square Garden and onto Seventh Avenue, celebrating their team’s improbable 4-2 series victory over the Boston Celtics. The NBA’s social media peanut gallery had previously taken issue with Knicks fans for their overly exuberant early-round victory celebrations, but after landing in the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in a quarter-century, this party was as legit as the Knicks newfound title hopes.New York had beaten their rivals by a franchise playoff-record margin of 38 points, ending Boston’s reign as NBA champs. If you watched the way they suffocated the Celtics, you know it wasn’t even that close. The way this series ended was as stunning as how it began, with consecutive historic Celtic meltdowns at TD Garden, when the home team sur...

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8 d. ago Meet the brain behind McLaren’s F1 rocketship – with rivals playing catch

Andrea Stella spent over a decade at Ferrari but is now thriving in his role as McLaren team principal

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9 d. ago Manchester City and PSG to face no action over alleged breaches of EU competition law

La Liga complained about state aid to European CommissionSubmission reportedly provided insufficient evidenceManchester City and Paris Saint-Germain will face no action from the European Commission after allegations they breached EU competition law. La Liga’s president, Javier Tebas, had filed complaints about the clubs’ alleged use of state resources under the EU’s foreign subsidies regulation.Tebas alleged in his submission in July 2023 that City and PSG receive resources under non-market conditions from the governments of Abu Dhabi and Qatar respectively, disrupting markets by enabling them to spend more than their rivals on players and coaches, and that the clubs obtain sponsorship income at levels that do not align with fair market value. The clubs denied the allegations and pointed to their accounts as proof of no wrongdoing. They also claimed Tebas had a history of attacking them owing to envy of their success and financial resources. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Rory McIlroy warns US PGA rivals: ‘Now I’ve won a career slam, the rest is a bonus’

Masters champion will not set targets after ‘north star’ gloryDeChambeau fallout: ‘I was trying to win, not be his mate’ Rory McIlroy has warned his rivals that he is playing with the biggest pile of house money imaginable as the Northern Irishman prepares for his first major since completion of the career grand slam.McIlroy will tee up on Thursday morning in the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow – a venue where he has tasted victory four times – a month after claiming the Masters. McIlroy’s emotional glory at Augusta National made him just the sixth golfer in history to win all four men’s majors. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Female rugby player left with sickening injury after horror tackle from transgender opponent asks: 'How was this allowed to happen?

A young female rugby player who was left screaming in agony after a transgender rival tore apart her knee ligaments has accused sporting chiefs of letting her down.

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1 week ago Barcelona sink Real Madrid with thrilling Clasico comeback as LaLiga title beckons

Barca quickly erase early deficit to go seven points clear of fiercest rivals with only three games left to play this season

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2 w. ago Mikel Arteta confirms final Arsenal decision on giving champions Liverpool guard of honour

Arsenal travel to Anfield to face newly-crowned Premier League champions Liverpool on Sunday - and Mikel Arteta has given his thoughts on his players giving their rivals a guard of honour

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2 w. ago Andy Murray record set straight by tennis rival who's in no doubt about better player

Stanislas Wawrinka and Andy Murray enjoyed a healthy rivalry that spanned almost two decades - but the Swiss ace has now insisted there is no comparison between the two

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2 w. ago Premier League Darts 2025 in Leeds: Order of Play, schedule and start times as Luke Littler and Humphries renew rivalry 

Everything you need to know about the Premier League in Leeds as the big guns keep on firing

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2 w. ago Liverpool make final decision on transfer as contract offered to Premier League star

Liverpool will be keen to bolster their squad this summer as they attempt to defend their Premier League title and could potentially look to sign a number of players from the rivals

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3 w. ago 10 huge transfers we could see this summer including Viktor Gyokeres and Marcus Rashford

Strikers are the order of the day for Manchester United and Arsenal while Liverpool are chasing a left-back and Chelsea want to poach a Premier League rival's star player

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3 w. ago Only 4 Rangers players get into Celtic squad as Arne Engels ranked below rival according to Ibrox stalwart

Motherwell midfielder Andy Halliday has played against both teams this season and has now had his say

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3 w. ago Britpop battle between Blur and Oasis revisited in ‘punchy’ new comedy

John Niven’s debut play explores rivalry between the two British bands who vied for the No 1 spot in the charts in 1995It was the great Britpop showdown in the summer of 1995, billed as a contest between cheeky chaps and lairy lads. Thirty years on, a new play is to revisit the fierce rivalry between Blur and Oasis when both British bands put out a new single in the same week and competed to grab the No 1 spot in the charts. Some purchased both releases, many couldn’t care less, but for a few days it was a decision that defined you: whether to spend £2.99 on Oasis’s Roll With It or Blur’s Country House?The Battle is the debut stage play of novelist and screenwriter John Niven who said of the era: “Music was so central to the culture that two pop groups could dominate the entire summer, the evening news and the front page of every newspaper in the country. We’re going to take you back there.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tempers flare as Daniel Dubois and Oleksandr Usyk face off ahead of controversial rematch

Wembley Stadium will play host as Usyk and Dubois look to settle their bitter rivalry

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3 w. ago Tempers flare as Anthony Dubois and Oleksandr Usyk face off ahead of controversial rematch

Wembley Stadium will play host as Usyk and Dubois look to settle their bitter rivalry

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3 w. ago London rivals confident star player will not end up at Tottenham this summer

London rivals confident star player will not end up at Tottenham this summer  Spurs Web

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4 w. ago Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ali Carter feud takes fresh twist as beaten rival shows true colours

Ronnie O'Sullivan was rampant in victory over Ali Carter as the two players reflect on their long-standing rivalry.

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