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Manchester United’s capitulation at Chelsea paints picture of a club that barely exists | Barney Ronay

The obvious question after this 2-0 defeat against Chelsea is how much longer United will continue to lose games under the current manager, as opposed to losing games under the next one. But it is also a mark of the…

Scarlets fall away after giving Bulls a scare

A contest that yielded 12 tries stood at 26-26 in the second half before the searing heat in Pretoria seemingly took its toll on the visitors, as the South African side dominated the final quarter to run out 54-26…

Quins claim victory at Exeter in nine-try nailbiter

Quins dominated the opening exchanges, with Cadan Murley and Nick David going over before Chiefs responded through Harry Wilson's close-range effort. Efforts from Nika Abuladze and Will Butt either side of half-time put…

‘I’m not here to be liked’: Glasner defiant as Brentford capitalise on Forest woes

His post-match press conference lasted 14 frustrated minutes in which, repeatedly banging the desk, he blamed himself for compromising his principles and told players that if they didn't "buy in" they could "leave". "For…

Ayari on target as Brighton stun Manchester City to close gap on leaders

Brighton can be proud of victory here – and of being third. They are worth the lofty position and who would bet against Champions League qualification? They protected their lead admirably because City kept coming at…

Pakistan win tri-series final as Fakhar Zaman century denies Sri Lanka in thrilling chase

And then there's the gift of a final. This was a fitting conclusion under the lights in a packed-out Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, settled in the penultimate over as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by three wickets to win the…

Michael Carrick insists he will still be in charge of Manchester United against Roma

United's problems mounted as their winless run reached nine games . Carrick is clinging on to his job after overseeing the club's first such run since 1988 and tried to focus on the next game as he analysed his side's…

Famous wondergoals your nan could have scored: Ben Afra, Yeboah, Weah…

Others less so. What makes a goal great? The recipe seems to be a mix of technical skill, distance from goal and ideally some contextual importance. (Can a friendly produce wondergoals? Arguably not.) In more general…

Parsons hat-trick as Irish seal South Africa series win

In following up last week's win with another six-try display, Scott Bemand's side become the first Irish senior side to win back-to-back Tests on South African soil. 'We're history makers now', says Irish skipper King…

Manchester City v Brighton, Bournemouth v Leeds, and more: clockwatch - live

Elsewhere in the Championship, Southampton have taken the lead against QPR, Swansea are 1-0 up against Blackburn and Wolves have already struck twice without reply against Cardiff. 11min: VAR check on a goal for Dominic…