6 h. ago National League take new action in push for three promotion places as part of campaign

Games in the National League will kick off three minutes later next month as part of the 3UP Day of Action in the league's bid to gain three promotion places to the EFL

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32 h. ago Ferguson is Scotland’s hero as they fight back to steal vital victory over Greece

Maybe, just maybe, Scotland will end their painful wait. If the nature of this win over Greece counts, someone is smiling favourably on Steve Clarke’s bid to lead his country to a first World Cup since 1998. Greece were superior to the Scots in so many departments here yet still lost. Lewis Ferguson’s first strike for his country and Lyndon Dykes, who scored in stoppage time, have Clarke daring to dream. It was victory that mattered here, not how it was achieved, which is just as well.Assessment of this Scotland team is not particularly easy. Euphoria swept the country as Clarke led his men to the last European Championship. Epic disappointment was not only the theme in Germany but again as the Scots returned for Nations League action. Scotland rallied impressively in that group before a comprehensive defeat by Greece in a playoff. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Scotland vs Greece: How to watch for FREE as Tartan Army look for revenge in World Cup qualifier at Hampden – team news

IT has only been a month since Scotland last played. But Steve Clarke's Scotland stars have been waiting a lifetime to finally avenge their Nations League heartache against Greece. The wait is almost over, though, as Scotland prepare to face the Greeks again this week for the first time since the calamity at Hampden just...

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2 d. ago Women’s Super League salary floor details revealed in new financial rules

Top-flight players aged 23-plus to get at least £40,000Bottom bracket will be above national living wageSenior Women’s Super League players will be guaranteed a minimum annual salary of £40,000 under financial rules brought in this season.The salary floor has different levels depending on the age of the player and whether their club is in WSL1 or WSL2, but those aged 23 and over in the top flight will receive at least £40,000. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago England among eight rugby nations who vow to ban players in rebel R360 league

Statement says R360 players ineligible for internationalsIreland and Scotland among those to impose sanctionGlobal rugby’s biggest unions have gone on the attack against the rebel Rugby 360 organisation that is seeking to poach the game’s leading stars. England, Ireland, Scotland, France and Italy, along with New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, made clear on Tuesday that players who join the proposed new competition will be ineligible for international selection and have confirmed they will not support the venture.Rugby 360’s backers, fronted by the former England international Mike Tindall, had been hoping to launch their multi-city franchise tournament next year but have now been told to back off in no uncertain terms. “As a group of national rugby unions, we are urging extreme caution for players and support staff considering joining the proposed R360 competition,” read a statement issued by the world’s leading unions. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago England among eight rugby nations vowing to ban players in rebel R360 league

Statement says R360 players ineligible for internationalsIreland and Scotland among those to impose sanctionGlobal rugby’s biggest unions have gone on the attack against the rebel R360 organisation that is seeking to poach the game’s leading stars. England, Ireland, Scotland, France and Italy, along with New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, made clear on Tuesday that players who join the proposed new competition will be ineligible for international selection and have confirmed they will not support the venture.R360’s backers, fronted by the former England international Mike Tindall, had been hoping to launch their multicity franchise tournament next year but have now been told to back off in no uncertain terms. “As a group of national rugby unions, we are urging extreme caution for players and support staff considering joining the proposed R360 competition,” read a statement issued by the world’s leading unions. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Nepal’s Australian football coach isn’t looking to scale the heights of Asian Cup glory. Just one point would do | Mark Lomas

Amid the social upheaval of the ‘Gen Z’ riots, Matt Ross wants to not only develop his team, but lay foundations for long-term growth of the sportWhen Matt Ross took the Nepal national football team job earlier this year, he knew there would be tough times ahead. Nepal’s mountainous terrain draws millions of tourists each year, but it has also made sporting progress difficult.Hamstrung by its terrain, football pitches are so scarce that the main national competition – the Nepal Super League – must be played over one month at a single venue: the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Yamamoto shines as LA Dodgers oust Reds to book NLDS date with Phillies

Yamamoto fans nine as LA oust CincinnatiBetts ties club record with three doublesDodgers advance to face Phillies in NLDSYoshinobu Yamamoto struck out a postseason-high nine while pitching into the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers broke it open with a four-run sixth to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-4 on Wednesday night and advance to the National League Division Series.The defending World Series champion Dodgers advanced to their 20th NLDS appearance – 13th in a row – in franchise history and will face the Phillies starting Saturday in Philadelphia. The teams last met in the postseason in 2009, when the Phillies beat the Dodgers in the NL Championship Series for the second straight year. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Three years on from stadium disaster, Indonesian football has a positive story to tell

The World Cup is in reach for Patrick Kluivert’s side and, though problems persist, things are looking up in one of Asia’s most passionate football nationsThree years ago this Wednesday, 135 football fans died at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Indonesia after security forces deployed teargas and created a stampede for the exits. 1 October 2022 was the nadir of a curve that had been sliding downwards for decades. This is a country that, in this century alone, has seen its FA president run the federation from a prison cell while facing corruption charges, the creation of rebel national leagues, federations and national team Fifa bans and fans being killed by other fans.In March 2023 there were more negative headlines when the country was stripped of hosting the Under-20 World Cup just months before kick-off after the governor of Bali said that Israel would not be welcome on the island. Erick Thohir, former owner of Inter and DC United and current co-owner of Oxford United, had just become ...

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1 week ago FA warned incident which led to Billy Vigar’s death is ‘ticking time bomb’

Chichester City player Vigar died last week aged 21 after he collided with a concrete barrier.

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1 week ago Israel in line for World Cup qualifying reprieve even if Uefa imposes ban

Ban would take in Nations League and Europa LeagueWorld Cup, co-hosted in 2026 by US, is Fifa competition Uefa is expected to avoid trying to block Israel from World Cup qualifying as it considers measures against the country’s football association.Under plans being worked out by the European game’s governing body that are expected to be voted on by its executive committee this week, the Guardian understands Israel would be banned only from competitions that Uefa directly controls. That means Israel’s men’s and women’s national teams would be excluded from the Nations League and Maccabi Tel Aviv would be removed from this season’s Europa League. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Jake Connor on the calendar clash that would mean he does the job for Leeds

JAKE Connor hopes to be furious at a calendar clash that would see him miss a huge day out. For that means Leeds will be one match from the Grand Final. The Rhinos’ talisman is also a coach at National Conference League side Siddal, who have reached their Grand Final next Saturday. Just one problem....

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2 w. ago Here's what to know about CTE, the brain disease the NYC shooter blamed for his mental health issues

The man who killed four people in the New York City skyscraper that is home to NFL headquarters carried a note blaming the league for his mental health problems

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2 w. ago Pittsburgh's 'jock tax' on visiting athletes, performers at publicly funded stadiums shot down

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that Pittsburgh’s so-called jock tax discriminates against visiting professional athletes and performers

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2 w. ago Hot priest under fire after promoting health supplements on social media because 'prayer is not enough'

Alberto Ravagnani, 32, from Milan, leverages on his good looks to attract new followers to the Catholic faith. But he was criticised for encouraging followers to buy wellness supplements.

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2 w. ago Arne Slot vows Liverpool will honour ‘great human being’ Matt Beard

The Reds’ former women’s team boss died on Saturday, aged 47.

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2 w. ago Manager quits club after only 10 days in job and one game at former EFL side

Yeovil Town manager Danny Webb has resigned from his position at the former Championship club after just one match and ten days in charge of the National League side

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2 w. ago Matt Beard tributes: Man Utd boss Marc Skinner remembers ‘beautiful human’

Beard, who won back-to-back Women’s Super League titles with Liverpool in 2013 and 2014, died on Saturday, aged 47.

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2 w. ago Robbie Savage shows his class in special moment as Rio Ferdinand says 'love it'

It has been an almost perfect start to life at Forest Green Rovers for Robbie Savage following his appointment in the summer with the National League side picking up 24 points from a possible 30

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3 w. ago Robbie Savage makes four subs after ONE minute to exploit little

Forest Green Rovers welcomed Premier League club Wolves' academy side in the National League Cup on Tuesday, and fans were left baffled when the hosts made four substitutions inside the first minute

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