5 d. ago Saudi sports minister comments on future Mohamed Salah transfer bids despite new Liverpool deal

Mohamed Salah has committed his future to Liverpool by signing a new long-term contract, but Saudi Arabia's sports minister has hinted that the forward remains a target for the nation's Pro League clubs

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7 d. ago Lewis Hamilton left 'praying' as reality bites at Saudi GP for struggling Ferrari star

Ferrari machinery continues to be difficult for Lewis Hamilton to handle and his qualifying result for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was another underwhelming one

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9 d. ago Reality bites as Madrid’s Champions League remontada turns to dust

Carlo Ancelotti’s pleas went unanswered with his side’s limp exit a damning indictment of collective failings this seasonJude Bellingham saw the videos, listened to the stories and heard the word remontada “a million times”, but it was easier said than done. “There is no magic,” Carlo Ancelotti warned. In the end there was nothing really, just another glimpse of reality, the true story of their season: a chronicle of a death foretold. No epic, no comeback, not even much mystique, and certainly not much football. This time, Real Madrid could not escape themselves.“This is the other side of football,” Ancelotti said after the match. “There’s a happy part, which we have experienced many times, and a sad part which is today. We have to accept it, and the ‘sticks’, the criticisms, that will come. Over the two games Arsenal were better than us.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Manchester United reach Women’s FA Cup final after Bizet and Clinton sink City

It would be wrong to suggest there has been a seismic shift in momentum in Manchester, but United’s 2-0 defeat of a beleaguered City to set up an FA Cup final against Chelsea showed a maturity and composure that has sometimes proved elusive in the fixture.City bowed out of the tournament with, ultimately, a whimper, their last hope of a trophy over within 22 minutes but written off by many before a ball was kicked at a windswept Academy stadium. Nick Cushing’s squad has been torn apart by injuries, their squad so threadbare that just four outfield players were named on the bench, including 17-year-old Sacha Lewis, who joined Derby on a dual registration in January to get playing minutes in the National League Northern Premier Division. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The identity politics of many Muslims, and critics of Islam, are deeply corrosive | Kenan Malik

Condemning them as ‘sectarian’ is only adding to the clamour that they have no place in the westA poll suggests that most British Muslims identify more with their faith than with their nation. The head of the Saudi-backed Muslim World League counsels British Muslims to talk less about Gaza and more about domestic issues. Labour MP Tahir Ali is criticised for campaigning for a new airport in Mirpur in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir; he claims the criticisms have led to “Islamophobic” attacks. After push-back, the BBC changes a headline describing converts to Islam as “reverts”, a term some Muslims use to suggest that Islam is the natural state of humankind.Just a taster of debates about British Muslims over the past week. At the heart of each of these controversies is the question of how Muslims should relate to western societies, and western societies relate to them. For some, the answer is easy. On the one side, many claim Islam to be incompatible with western values and that allowing...

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2 w. ago Euro 2025 power rankings: how the Lionesses and the rest are shaping up | Moving the Goalposts

After a frenetic international window, here’s what we have learned about England and the 15 other contendersThe latest international window, with several high-profile games in the Nations League, provided goals, encouraging debuts, injuries and some shocks. Here, we run the rule over the 16 teams set to play in the European Championship in Switzerland in July.1) Spain Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Strive to survive on court: film shows the pressure ball kids face to earn an Australian Open spot

Formula 1 has done it, so has professional golf, the National Hockey League and the elite tennis tour

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2 w. ago Dominican Republic nightclub collapse kills Major League Baseball star Tony Blanco

Tony Blanco, who played in the Major League Baseball (MLB) for Washington Nationals as well as the Chunichi Dragons and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, died in the Santo Domingo disaster

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2 w. ago Wullaert double for Belgium sinks England in Women’s Nations League

England’s puzzling, Jekyll-and-Hyde form continued as Sarina Wiegman’s side were beaten in Belgium despite a world-class debut goal from the ­Lionesses striker Michelle Agyemang.Brought on as a substitute for the final 10 minutes with England trailing 3-1, the 19-year-old’s first two touches of senior international football saw her control the ball with her thigh and volley home an outstanding, instinctive finish that gave the visitors hope of a late comeback, but they were unable to add to that magical moment and were left to rue their poor first-half performance. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Belgium vs England LIVE: Result and reaction as Lionesses suffer Nations League defeat

Belgium 3-2 England: A dream start for the hosts helped them get revenge for a 5-0 drubbing in Bristol last week

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2 w. ago Belgium vs England LIVE: Mead strikes from penalty spot but Lionesses trail in Nations League

After thrashing their hosts 5-0 in Bristol on Friday, England head to Belgium in search of more success

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2 w. ago Jess Fishlock to miss Wales' Nations League clash as update on injured star revealed

Wales face Sweden in Gothenburg tonight but they will be without their star player

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2 w. ago The accidental Shrimper: American student becomes Southend fan after boarding wrong boat

‘I had a blast on the boat and at the Southend game’ Club invite Evan Johnston to Solihull home fixtureAccidentally boarding a boat packed with beer-swilling football fans would be some people’s idea of hell.But Evan Johnston, a 21-year-old student from Arizona, said he “had a blast” after inadvertently joining a boat trip chartered by 150 Southend United supporters before their National League game at Sutton United on Saturday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Who is Alex Ovechkin? Vladimir Putin congratulates Russian for breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record

Ovechkin passed the total set by the ‘Great One’ to become the leading goal scorer in NHL history

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2 w. ago Alex Ovechkin breaks NHL scoring record held by Wayne Gretzky since 1994

The Washington Capitals winger scored the 895th goal of his NHL career in his side’s clash with the New York Islanders

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2 w. ago Alexander Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky's NHL scoring record as Capitals legend nets his 895th career goal

JAKE FENNER AT UBS ARENA - It's been 7,123 days since he made his debut in the National Hockey League. He's played 1,487 games. Now, Alexander Ovechkin stands alone.

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2 w. ago Alessia Russo ruled out of England’s Nations League away clash with Belgium

The Arsenal striker picked up a knock in England’s 5-0 home win over the Belgians on Friday night.

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3 w. ago Exciting times to be part of – Lucy Bronze says England on ‘upward trajectory’

The England defender is in an upbeat mood after a 5-0 Nations League victory over Belgium.

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3 w. ago Sarina Wiegman pleased to see England picking up momentum in Belgium rout

England 5-0 Belgium: Keira Walsh and Aggie Beever-Jones scored their first goals as the Lionesses moved to the top of their Nations League group

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3 w. ago Scotland outclassed as Germany flex their muscle in Dundee and Nations League reality bites

Visitors take control early at Tannadice and never look back

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