13 h. ago Six Nations title permutations: What France, England and Ireland need to win the championship

Ireland had their hopes of an historic third straight outright Six Nations title dented by defeat to France

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19 h. ago The results that will now decide the Six Nations as four teams can still win it

The title race will go down to the wire next weekend with France, England, Ireland and Scotland all still in the running

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44 h. ago Six Nations title permutations: What France, Ireland and England need to win the championship

Ireland are targeting a historic third straight outright Six Nations title and could still win the grand slam

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3 d. ago Six Nations proves a beacon of light, hope and escapism amid global moral surrender | Emma John

In a world run by bullies, with sports subsumed by greed, England v Italy – never mind Ireland v France – offers comfortI recently caught myself telling someone I couldn’t wait for England’s Six Nations match against Italy on Sunday, which seemed a bit, well, enthusiastic. Clearly, rugby fans of all stripes will be salivating at Saturday’s key clash between Ireland and France. It’s a bit less usual to get excited at the kind of historical mismatch which, in the past, I might have watched as highlights, late in the evening, when I already knew the result.Is it because I expect the action to be good? Uncertain. Italy pushed England close last year and dominated Wales in Rome last month, which salts the dish. The home team need a sizeable win – four tries for the bonus point – to stay in the title hunt, which raises the question of whether Steve Borthwick’s reformatted backline can finally cut loose and run in a cricket score. Or will Italy bounce back from a drubbing at the hands of t...

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3 d. ago Newsom condemned for ‘throwing trans people under bus’ after sports comment

Democratic California governor faces backlash after saying trans women playing in female sports was ‘deeply unfair’Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor of California believed to be eyeing a run for president in 2028, is facing fierce backlash from LGBTQ+ rights advocates after his suggestion that the participation of transgender women and girls in female sports was “deeply unfair”.In the inaugural episode of his podcast, This Is Gavin Newsom, the governor hosted conservative political activist and Maga darling Charlie Kirk. The co-founder and executive director of the rightwing Turning Point USA, a Phoenix-based organization that operates on school campuses, told Newsom: “You, right now, should come out and be like: ‘You know what? The young man who’s about to win the state championship in the long jump in female sports – that shouldn’t happen.’ You, as the governor, should step out and say: ‘No.’” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago I'm the King of the Crucible there is one man I wouldn't write off for a shock World Championship win

Stephen Hendry dominated in Sheffield during the 1990s and believes a veteran could cause an upset this year

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8 d. ago Ayr United bounce back in Championship title race as Curtis Main bags double in win over Airdrie

Ayr were ruthless in front of goal with former Dundee striker Curtis Main notching his first strikes.

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9 d. ago Marco Asensio wants to inspire Aston Villa to success over remainder of season

Marco Asensio wants to help fire Aston Villa to glory this season after an impressive start to life at the club.The 29-year-old signed on loan from Paris St Germain in January and has settled in well, scoring four goals in his last three games.Two of them came in the 2-0 win over Championship strugglers Cardiff which sent Villa into their first FA Cup quarter-final in a decade.G⚽️⚽️D MORNING pic.twitter.com/yxHUgTnVlJ— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) March 1, 2025The Spaniard says there is more to come as Villa prepare for next week’s Champions League last-16 first-leg with with Club Brugge.“Attention is really good, I’m really happy with the team-mates, with the staff, they give me a lot of confidence, so I try to do my best in the pitch,” Asensio told the club’s official website.“And it’s going well, so I want to score more, give more to this team, to this club and that’s my objective.“We have to keep pushing, we are in the right way, so the next step is Champions League and now the...

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1 week ago Which football teams have gone longest without conceding a goal in the league? | The Knowledge

Plus: short men’s players scoring headers; Young Boys v Old Boys; and failing to go up with great goal differencesMail us with your questions and answers“Burnley’s 4-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday on Friday was the 12th consecutive Championship game in which they kept a clean sheet,” writes Graham Davidson. “Is this a record for a domestic men’s league?”It’s now 1,090 minutes (plus added time, which is never included in such lists) since Burnley last conceded a league goal (Watford’s Kwadwo Baah scoring on 21 December). Since that match, which Burnley won 2-1, their record is eye-catching to say the least: P12 W6 D6 L0 F15 A0 Pts 24. We had a related question in 2009 when Manchester United and Edwin van der Sar were racking up clean sheets. That was for individual goalkeepers and, while James Trafford has been in goal throughout Burnley’s Fort Knox period, there are plenty of examples of teams putting together even longer runs in which they used more than one goalkeeper. Continue re...

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1 week ago Six Nations title permutations: What Ireland, France and England need to win the championship

Ireland are targeting a historic third straight outright Six Nations title and could still win the grand slam

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2 w. ago Neymar responds to jeering fans by scoring for Santos directly from corner

Brazilian scores during win at Internacional de Limeira‘They teased me now I’m the one who’s going to score’Jeering fans from Internacional de Limeira provoked Neymar to score the first olimpico of his career, the Brazil international said on Sunday, after guiding Santos to a 3-0 win in the Paulista Championship.Neymar scored directly from a corner in the 27th minute, bending in a right-footed shot which struck the far post and ended up in the goal. The 33-year-old also provided two assists for Tiquinho Soares to score a first-half double. “They teased me and I said, now I’m the one who’s going to score the goal,” Neymar told TNT Sports. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Six Nations table: Latest standings and results for 2025 tournament

Wales host Ireland in round three before England face Scotland and France head to Italy

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2 w. ago Win or Lose review – at points this feels set to be a Pixar classic

The animation studio’s softball series is occasionally tender and wise, with moments that are rich and funny – even if the characters don’t get enough airtimeEveryone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. It’s a cliche because it’s true, and it could be the motto for Pixar’s best creations – its animations have revealed the hidden feelings of toys, monsters, even cars. That idea powers Win or Lose, the studio’s latest TV series – and in the moments where it commits to its ethos fully, it delivers a powerful appeal for empathy with a knowing smile.We watch the Pickles, a middle-school kids’ softball team led by blustering dad-coach Dan (Will Forte), as they play a crucial match. They win! Thus they have the chance to play in the state championship seven days later, which is as scary as it is exciting. That is the foundation every instalment is built on. Like a sporting version of multiple-perspective arthouse classic Rashomon, we keep replaying the same week’s events ...

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2 w. ago ‘There is magic here’: Lewis Hamilton bullish on title challenge with Ferrari

Hamilton sets sights on record eighth world title‘The passion here is like nothing you have ever seen’Lewis Hamilton is convinced Ferrari will give him the chance to win his eighth world championship, describing his “magic” new team as having everything in place to compete.Hamilton has been reinvigorated by his switch from Mercedes and he and his teammate Charles Leclerc drove their new challenger, the SF-25, for the first time in a shakedown run at the team’s test track at Fiorano on Wednesday. Afterwards the British driver gave an unequivocal “yes” when asked if he believed he could secure a record eighth title with the Scuderia. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Daniel Farke sets Leeds clear target to avoid playoff curse after last

Leeds returned top of the Championship with their last-gasp win over Sunderland and are seven points clear of third-placed Burnley

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