6 h. ago Chelsea vs Barcelona Champions League prediction, odds and betting offer

A rivalry on the European stage as Chelsea welcome Barcelona in the latest round of Champions League action at Stamford Bridge which has hosted a fair few memorable moments in this fixture

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8 h. ago Scotland at the European Curling Championships 2025: Tuesday draw, who Scotland are playing, results, how to watch on TV

It’s day four at the European Curling Championships.

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27 h. ago Thomas Frank desperately needs a performance from his stalled Spurs team

Tottenham manager can afford a midweek defeat in Paris, but the same does not apply to Fulham’s visit on SaturdayWelcome, then, to another of those Spurs weeks, where the executives are deeply concerned and it is impossible to ignore the sense of foreboding. The 4-1 derby humiliation at Arsenal on Sunday ensured the club are playing a game of crisis-baton hot potato with Liverpool and surely the last thing that the manager, Thomas Frank, needs is a Champions League trip to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night.This is not the real fear because it is just about possible to paint the game against the European champions as a free hit. Even in the best of times, nobody would have expected much from Tottenham there and, with two wins and two draws from four matches in the competition, they can afford to lose this one. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Today at the European Curling Championships 2025: Monday draw, who Scotland are playing, results, how to watch on TV

It’s day three at the European Curling Championship.

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32 h. ago European Curling Championships 2025: Team Scotland lineups, groups, format and schedule

One of the biggest competitions in the curling calendar is currently underway in Finland - and Scotland will be hoping to bag medals.

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68 h. ago Beau Greaves wants to follow in Fallon Sherrock’s footsteps as she prepares to learn debut World Championship opponent

BEAU GREAVES wants to be a flagbearer for women’s darts like Fallon Sherrock. The best female thrower on the planet will be the person everyone wants to avoid in Monday's draw for the PDC World Championship. Today she faces the European champion Gian van Veen on TV in the World Youth final at Butlin’s Minehead....

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3 d. ago Luke Humphries crashes out of Players Championship in European Championship rematch

Luke Humphries has crashed out of the Players Championship in the first round after he was stunned by Gian van Veen in Minehead

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6 d. ago Wolfsburg v Manchester United: Women’s Champions League – live

WCL updates from Germany; kick-off 5.45pm GMTLive scores | Read Moving the Goalposts | Mail TahaBeth Mead’s Arsenal will be in action later this evening against Real Madrid. Before then, have a read:We went on to win the tournament – back-to-back European champions. But I walked off the pitch with more than just a medal. I walked away with the realisation that the game I love, the game that’s given me everything, is already being shaped by the changing climate. This isn’t something that’s happening in the future. It’s happening now – on training grounds, in stadiums, and in communities all over the world. Matches are being cancelled because of heatwaves. Training sessions are being moved to dawn or dusk. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Former Spanish soccer boss Rubiales egged by uncle at book presentation

Luis Rubiales has been pelted by eggs thrown by his own uncle as the former head of Spain's soccer federation presented a memoir relating his downfall after kissing a player at the 2023 Women's World Cup

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1 week ago After the glory of Euro 2025, what happened next for Switzerland?

While there are promising signs of Swiss growth, there is some way to go to cement lasting legacy for the tournamentSwitzerland were the toast of the continent this summer as hosts of the Women’s European Championship. The national team reached the quarter-finals for the first time and a total of 623,088 were in attendance at the 31 matches, a tournament record. The hope within Switzerland was for a boost at club level similar to what England experienced three years previously. Those heights have not been reached, but there has been a definite bump.According to Switzerland’s football association, their Women’s Super League has enjoyed a 62% increase in attendances this season, with an average attendance of 787. While that does not compare with the huge spike England’s Women’s Super League had after Euro 2022 – an average attendance increase of 172% the following season – it is still encouraging.This is an extract from our free email about women’s football, Moving the Goalposts. To g...

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1 week ago Why Old Trafford won't host ANY Euro 2028 matches after private Man Utd talks

Old Trafford is the largest club football stadium in the UK, but it is not a host venue for the 2028 European Championship after being withdrawn from the selection process

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1 week ago Man Utd’s new £2billion Old Trafford ‘highly likely’ to host major sporting event, reveals mayor Andy Burnham

MANCHESTER UNITED's new £2billion Old Trafford has been backed to host a major sporting event. The Red Devils are hoping to have made the move into the state-of-the-art stadium by 2030. The completion date is still viewed as optimistic, but Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is confident the stadium will be useful. He is a part...

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1 week ago Reid setback for Arsenal highlights mounting concern over ACL injuries

Teenage defender is the third player from the club to be sidelined with long-term knee injury this season amid fears over match schedulingOn Monday, two days before their Allianz Arena game against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, Arsenal announced the devastating news that their centre-back Katie Reid had sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury.The 19-year-old, who was pulled forward to lift the Champions League trophy in front of fans by the captain Leah Williamson at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium celebration in May, had a meteoric rise at the start to the season, partnering Steph Catley in place of the injured Williamson, starting many games ahead of the World Cup winner Laia Codina and double European Championship winner Lotte Wubben-Moy. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Liverpool star Federico Chiesa makes Italy decision as Gennaro Gattuso reveals big call

Federico Chiesa has not featured for Italy since the 2024 European Championships and has once again turned down a call-up for this month's World Cup qualifiers

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2 w. ago The pitch is our playground: how Chiswick youngsters are being inspired by rugby

How the sport is getting girls off their phones and into scrums, building their confidence and shaping the next generation of leaders

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2 w. ago Flight paths: the unexpected places women’s rugby can take you

Thought the game ended on the pitch? The benefits of rugby last longer than 80 minutes. Here, seven women share where playing the sport has taken them

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2 w. ago Everything you need to know about England Rugby’s Red Roses squad 2025

There’s never been a more exciting time for women’s sport in the UK. The Red Roses won the Guinness Women’s Six Nations, and now have victory this summer in their sights. Here’s the lowdown on 2025’s line-up

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2 w. ago Trailblazing jockey Rachael Blackmore lands major new Cheltenham Festival role

The Racecourse says Blackmore, the first female jockey to win the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup, is the ‘ideal ambassador’ to attract more women to the sport

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2 w. ago Nigeria head coach Justine Madugu: ‘As Africans, we love expressing ourselves’

Library science graduate who made the Ballon d’Or shortlist has Wafcon title defence and World Cup in his sightsAt 61, most top-level head coaches have nostalgic moments as they reflect on the high points of their topsy-turvy careers. But for Justine Madugu, who made the 2025 Ballon d’Or shortlist for women’s team coach of the year after dramatically leading the Super Falcons to a record 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title in Morocco in July, his managerial odyssey is only beginning.Returning to Morocco to win an 11th Wafcon title for Nigeria is the next feather he desperately wants to add to his cap. It could have been so different for the library science graduate of Bayero University, in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, who looked as if he would never get a crack at international management, after being an assistant coach of the Falcons for 12 years. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gareth Southgate: I had become divisive among England fanbase

Southgate spent eight years in charge, taking his side to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup and successive European Championship finals

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