France v Belgium, Italy v Turkey, Northern Ireland v Georgia: Nations League – live

He shoots low and hard, the effort taking a slight deflection, and whizzing just past the base of the post. The ref gives a goalkick. And that's Lukaku's last contribution. He and Lukebakio, the goalscorer, give way to…

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Bottas cycling from Malaysia to Singapore Grand Prix

His journey began just hours after spinning out of Sunday's chaotic Bahrain Grand Prix , which was held at Sepang outside the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur as a one-off. The Finnish driver's journey - much of which…

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Jude awakening: how a more fluid England are ‘unlocking’ Bellingham’s full potential

He has mulled over the minutiae with Thomas Tuchel to such an extent he is allowed to make a joke at the boss's expense. "He's doing my head in," Barry says with a smile. What is the missing piece of the puzzle? After…

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Saracens management letting players down - Care

An opening weekend 40-38 win at Leicester was followed by a 21-17 home defeat by Sale , the build-up to which was marred by headlines made by returning director of rugby Brendan Venter. He reportedly refused to perform a…

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Police occupy Djibouti FA headquarters amid attempt to oust Fifa council member

The FDF said police first occupied its national technical centre at about 5.30pm on Sunday, without presenting an administrative document or court order. According to the federation, on Monday a much larger police…

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Daryz’s Arc reputation secure but retirement would rule out folk-hero status

"Look, we're breeders," she said, "and you get to the point where you're taking a risk every time you run the horse. Would we want him to train on for another year? I'm not sure. I think he has other things to do." For…

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ECB may fund women's Windies Test to aid Ashes preparation

The Test in the Caribbean, part of a multi-format series in the spring of 2027, was announced in 2024 and is scheduled before England's bid to regain the Ashes from Australia. Last week, Cricket West Indies (CWI)…

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Rugby Union Weekly

Venter finally spoke to the media, but was it worth the wait? And has the whole saga damaged the club’s reputation? The West Country clubs continued their 100% start to the season. Louis Rees-Zammit is back on the wing…

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Ronaldo’s break with Portugal is sad, fitting, and long overdue | Jonathan Wilson

Ronaldo has always been a preening, self-absorbed player, but for a time, when he was one of the best in the world, it could be tolerated. For the past four years, though, he has actively and obviously held Portugal…

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F1 looks amateurish and incompetent after farcical scenes in Sepang | Giles Richards

In short, there is nothing to see here. But the farcical scenes that accompanied the opening to the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on Sunday were all too visible and left some drivers expressing open mockery. Max…

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