Premier League xG table 2026-27: Arsenal still brilliant, Man Utd increasingly awful…
What do the underlying statistics tell us? Which teams are playing better than their results might suggest, and which teams are overperforming? That’s where good old ‘expected goals’, rattler of Proper Football Men…
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How are Ireland set for the Nations Championship?
Buoyed by their seismic Test series triumph over the All Blacks in New Zealand, Ireland dispatched South Africa, Fiji and Australia to end 2022 top of the world rankings. At that point, their World Cup preparations were…
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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
At Anfield, where Arsenal had not won in the past 13 visits, Mikel Arteta followed the orthodoxy of locking down once his team took the lead. This time around, it proved successful. Arsenal did not allow the occasion or…
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Zero passing yards, one win. Did the Bucs just reinvent the NFL in all the wrong ways?
A solid hit is nice, and a big run can thrill you, but this is a quarterback-centric game. When a QB is bad, teams usually lose and fans get bored. So, Sunday's performance by Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers…
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Hirakawa scores points on his F1 debut after both Alpine drivers are penalised | Formula 1
The Haas driver moved up three places due to penalties for both Alpine drivers and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri . The stewards ruled Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly both failed to reduce their speed sufficiently in response…
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Can you name the top 20 German goalscorers in the Premier League?
While lots of German players choose to spend their careers in the Bundesliga, plenty of others have spread their wings and made a strong impression on English shores. But can you name the top 20 German goalscorers in…
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13 Things We Loved This Weekend: Rogers, Diomande, Superclasico, Enciso & more…
And the action certainly delivered, with spectacular goals, stunning saves and some gloriously chaotic scenes from South America. We also saw a full-back scoring a hat-trick. Here are 13 things we absolutely loved from…
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ICC men’s ODI team rankings: Ireland drop a spot after series defeat to Namibia
Namibia chased down the modest target of 130 runs in the 22nd over with five wickets in hand in the fifth ODI to win the series. Louren Steenkamp (46) and skipper Gerhard Erasmus (30) steered them in the run chase. But…
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How to watch the 2026 Brazilian Grand Prix live this weekend | TV Times
Here’s how to watch the 2026 Brazilian Grand Prix live in the UK: 2026 Brazilian Grand Prix live session times Event Date Start Time End Time Time Zone Channels Brazilian Grand Prix: First practice Friday 6th November…
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Zverev becomes deserved world number one - but sense of discomfort remains
He will end 2026 as a two-time major champion and deserved world number one. The 29-year-old has become the oldest man in more than 50 years to become world number one for the first time, with victories at the French…
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