Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior sent off for hair-pulling in victory over Villarreal
Vinícius, on as a substitute, scored but his goal was disallowed and then he was dismissed after a VAR review showed he had pulled the hair of Villarreal's Nathan Saliba. José Mourinho's side battled through the final…
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Ulster playing games like training sessions - Murphy
Trailing by 21 points at the break, Ulster hit back as Jacob Stockdale scored his second try of the game before David McCann and Stuart McCloskey struck to earn a second successive United Rugby Championship draw. Having…
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Leinster stroll past Cardiff for happy homecoming
The Irish province recorded their first victory of the 2026-27 season in front of 20,600 supporters, and condemned the Blue and Blacks to a first loss. Leinster scored three tries inside the first quarter through Hugo…
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Carrick ‘massively disappointed’ after United drop points against 10-man Spurs
This is United's poorest start to the season since 1986, Saturday's draw coming when conceding Dominic Solanke's added-time equaliser for 10-man Spurs, following Rodrigo Bentancur's 78th-minute red card. The midfielder…
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Wallabies mugged at their own game to leave Kiss mulling hard lessons | Angus Fontaine
The past 10 Wallabies coaches had all been where he was now, shaking their heads and cursing after a failed attempt to storm the fortress of New Zealand rugby. This was Kiss's first loss as Australia coach and the little…
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Why we’re stuck with a Premier League in the clutches of the global mega-rich | Jonathan Wilson
The Premier League is the UK's greatest soft power export. Premier League clubs are owned by a deputy prime minister of Abu Dhabi, the public investment fund of Saudi Arabia, a billionaire based in Monaco for tax reasons…
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Caluori scores as Saracens too strong for Bristol
Bristol have now failed to win in all eight of their Prem visits to Saracens' home since they reached the top flight, with this loss also their first defeat of the 2026-27 campaign. Saracens' star wing Noah Caluori dived…
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Solanke strikes late as 10-man Spurs salvage point at Manchester United
It drew delirious chants of "You're going down with the City": Spurs, at this stage, were rock-bottom, and Manchester City's long-term future in the division is in the balance. Darker scenes followed when Shaw chased…
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Ulster fight back to draw with Munster in thriller
Munster looked on course for a bonus-point win after first-half tries from Alex Kendellen (2), Marnus van der Merwe and Dan Kelly put them 26-5 up at the break. However, having already marked his 150th appearance with a…
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Manchester United 1-1 Tottenham: Premier League – live reaction
"We dominated … was on top throughout the first half … we wasn't clinical enough … the story of the season so far … to get a point in the end, we'll take it … the character shown from the team today was magnificent … a…
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