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Atlético Madrid v Arsenal: Champions League semi-final, first leg – live

⚽️ Champions League updates from 8pm BST kick-off⚽️ Football Daily | The Knowledge | Follow us on BlueskyAn entirely straightforward question for Arsenal fansPremier League or Champions League? And why? Continue reading...

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Shaun Murphy hits top form to end Zhao Xintong’s title defence

‘Curse of the Crucible’ strikes as Murphy prevails 13-10Mark Allen into semis after ‘unforgivable’ Hawkins errorShaun Murphy stormed into the world championship semi‑finals in Sheffield as the defending champion, Zhao Xintong, became the 21st player to fall victim to the so-called “Crucible curse”.Murphy’s 13-10 triumph means Zhao joins the list of first-time winners who have failed to return the following year and successfully defend their crown. Continue reading...

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Zaragoza keeper banned for 13 games for punching rival

Real Zaragoza goalkeeper Esteban Andrada is banned for 13 matches after punching a Huesca player in the face.

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Football Leaks hacker Rui Pinto acquitted of 241 counts in second Portuguese trial

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Chelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk appeals to Cas against reported four-year ban

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Liverpool expect Salah return before end of season

Liverpool expect Mohamed Salah to return from injury before the end of the season after he was forced off against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

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Grosjean draws ire for complaint about ‘stink’ of bird he killed in Indy 500 testing

French driver struck animal while driving at 230 mphPeta says 40-year-old failed to show compassion for deathFrench racing driver Romain Grosjean has angered animal rights group Peta for “flippant” comments after hitting a bird while testing for next month’s Indianapolis 500.The driver, who survived a fireball crash during the 2020 Formula One Bahrain GP, described the bird strike at around 230 mph in graphic terms this week. Continue reading...

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Draper out of French Open with knee injury

Britain's Jack Draper will miss the rest of the clay court season - including next month's French Open - with a knee tendon injury.

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Aston Villa chase destiny against resurgent Nottingham Forest in all-Midlands showdown

While Unai Emery’s side are hoping to right past wrongs, their opponents are a serious threat under Vítor PereiraIt is eight years since Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest played out a Championship classic, a topsy-turvy 5-5 draw at Villa Park in which Tammy Abraham got four goals. John McGinn was also in the Villa side and Matty Cash scored to earn Forest a 3-2 lead with 22 minutes on the clock, before more drama ensued. Forest were reduced to 10 men but Lewis Grabban, who played for Villa the previous season, struck the final goal to earn a point.It is the first top-flight meeting between the teams this millennium; however, that goes some way to telling the story of these sides, particularly Villa’s stealth. It was three and a half years ago, a couple of weeks before Unai Emery took the reins at Villa, and a glance at the teamsheet speaks volumes for the stability that has underpinned his success. Eight of Villa’s starting XI for that 1-1 draw could start against Forest on Thursday, when the Midlands clubs meet at the City Ground for the first instalment of an enticing all-Premier League Europa League semi-final. While there have been plenty of all-English finals, it is the first

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Liverpool expect Salah to return from injury before end of his farewell season

Fears that Salah had played last game for Reds have easedInjury sustained against Palace found to be minorMohamed Salah is expected to play again for Liverpool before the end of his farewell season after being diagnosed with a minor muscle injury.Salah was substituted in the 59th minute of Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday with a hamstring problem. The 33-year-old’s reaction at the time – applauding all four sides of Anfield before heading straight down the tunnel – raised concerns that he was facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines and might have played his final game for the club. Continue reading...

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WXV Global Series will be like 'mini-World Cup'

The Irish Rugby Football Union's head of women's strategy Lynne Cantwell says the upcoming WXV Global Series is like having "a mini-World Cup every year, but on home soil".

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Veteran goalkeeper, 70, to return to pitch for official game in Spain

Ángel Mateos González due to play for CD Colunga, making him oldest player to take part in official matchAt an age when many veteran footballers might prefer to be regaling grandchildren, friends and assorted barflies with slightly embroidered tales of their former sporting prowess, 70-year-old Ángel Mateos González is heading back on to the pitch.The Spaniard, who retired from competitive football 27 years ago, is due to play in goal for the Asturian team CD Colunga in a fifth-tier match this Sunday. If all goes to plan and he pulls on his gloves, he will reportedly become the oldest player to take part in an official match in Spain. Continue reading...

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History-making lucky loser Potapova into Madrid semis

Anastasia Potapova claims a thrilling win over Karolina Pliskova at the Madrid Open to become the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 semi-final.

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Jannik Sinner ends hopes of fast-rising teenager Rafael Jodar at Madrid Open

World No 1 halts Jodar’s run 6-2, 7-6 (0) in quarter-finalsAnastasia Potapova beats Karolina Pliskova in three setsJannik Sinner ended the inspired run of teen home favourite Rafael Jodar with a 6-2, 7-6 (0) victory at the Madrid Open on Wednesday to complete his set of semi-finals reached at all nine Masters 1000 tournaments.The 19-year-old Jodar has taken the tour by storm this clay season, winning a maiden ATP title in Marrakesh, and making the semi-finals in Barcelona and the quarter-finals in Madrid before he was stopped by the world No 1 at the Caja Mágica. Continue reading...

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Goalkeeper, 70, set to feature for Spanish fifth-tier club

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North in nine matches: The rugby life of a Welsh powerhouse

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Wales great George North to retire from rugby union at end of the season

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Billam-Smith to face Rozicki in Zuffa's first UK show

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Erling Haaland feels the heat in Norway for ‘tragic’ World Cup beer commercial

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Thousands of US hockey fans sing Canadian anthem amid tensions between neighbor countries

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Chelsea's Mudryk appeals against four-year FA ban

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Football’s greatest games: from Messi’s magnificence to the mighty Magyars

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Howson to be first black FA Cup final official

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Sticking with same players for Women’s T20 World Cup leaves England in a twist | Raf Nicholson

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Lancashire chief Gidney to step down at end of year

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Why Joshua's interim bout adds jeopardy to Fury fight

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PSG and Bayern deliver a Champions League all-time classic | Football Weekly video

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'Joshua warm-up defeat would scupper Fury fight'

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Azim to fight Claggett live on BBC in May

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Will Rose's McLaren club gamble pay off?

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Wembanyama’s ‘extremely difficult’ defense helps Spurs to first playoff series win since 2017

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Are Celtic & Hearts fans really rooting for their rivals?