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Coach says of need to adjust to refereeing interpretations Genge calls timing of ‘hip-drop’ tackle law change ‘beserk’ England’s head coach Steve Borthwick is urging his players to act smarter and recognise the vital importance of keeping 15 players on the field before a pivotal month for the national team. Borthwick’s side have been shown 14 yellow cards and one red in 2026 to date and, partly as a consequence, have lost five of their past seven Tests. Borthwick is also concerned that different

Arsenal salvage late 1-1 draw at home against Aston Villa Chasity Grant fired visitors ahead after 25 minutes One shot, on target and in the back of the net, was all it took for Aston Villa to reopen the wound that Arsenal had been carefully trying to stitch back up. Despite almost 65% possession, 28 shots to one, and 56 touches in the opposition box to four, Alessia Russo’s 85th-minute goal meant Arsenal were only able to salvage a point against Villa after back-to-back wins in the league and C

⚽️ WSL updates with games at 12pm, 2pm and 2.30pm (GMT) ⚽️ Putellas provides mindset change | Mail Luke London City Lionesses: Earps, Fernandez, Perez, Leon, Corrales, Geyoro, Arques, Diani, Putellas, van de Donk, Goodwin. Substitutes: Lete, Pattinson, Linari, Godfrey, Parris, Anyomi, Cascarino, Kafaji, Thomsen. Manchester City Women: Yamashita, Wamser, Rose, Knaak, Greenwood, Blindkilde, Hasegawa, Fujino, Clinton, Hemp, Shaw. Substitutes: Cumings, Fowler, Wienroither, Coffey, Casparij, Lohmann,

How will Liverpool and Arsenal fare today? Here is what to know, including kick-off time, TV channels and live stream options Five straight victories, including Wednesday’s Carabao Cup penalty shootout win over Chelsea, give the impression that Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool are heading in the right direction. A win over the champions Sunday would certainly add to that sense. Arsenal are winless in their last 13 Premier League visits to Anfield, a run that stretches all the way back to September 2012

How will Racing Santander and Real Madrid fare today? Here is what to know, including kick-off time, TV channels and live stream options Real Madrid’s victory over Barcelona in last week’s clásico could be the catalyst for José Mourinho’s team to mount a serious La Liga challenge. This makes three points against Racing Santander on Sunday a necessity. Racing won’t be easy opponents to overcome. Indeed, the Verdiblancos are unbeaten in all five home matches in La Liga this season and are fresh of

⚽ All the latest as we build up to Sunday’s games ⚽ Live scores | Premier League table | Fixtures Good morning, and welcome. Another Sunday, another day of speculation about Michael Carrick? Well, probably. There’s also Liverpool v Arsenal, as the Gunners try to shake off their midweek visit to the north west, and Andoni Iraola attempts to keep his team rolling along. All that and the latest news and reaction from Saturday’s games. Continue reading...

Pool A: Jillaroos 124-6 Wales Win sets new highest score for international rugby league The record-breaking Jillaroos have warmed up for the challenge of the World Cup semi-finals with a destruction of Wales that highlights the gulf between rugby league haves and have nots. The 124-6 victory sets a new women’s World Cup record score and winning margin, eclipsing the 92-0 win recorded by Australia over France in 2022. The Jillaroos even went past the men’s tournament record – set by the Kangaroos

Updates as the Jillaroos and Wales meet at CommBank Stadium Kick-off time in Sydney is 3.40pm local/4.40am GMT Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email This is the final match in the group phase of the women’s world cup and the semi-finals are already locked in. New Zealand v Samoa (6pm Saturday, Newcastle) Australia v Fiji (6pm Sunday, Sydney) Continue reading...

Valkyries prevail 68-63 in league’s first-ever Game 7 Williams scores 30 as Golden State win first title Second-year franchise complete remarkable rise In the middle of Chase Center, the Golden State Valkyries gathered somewhere they have been only a handful of times. They are, after all, just a second-year franchise. But on Saturday night they came together to collect their trophy as WNBA champions. Kaila Charles embraced Tiffany Hayes as they jumped up and down. Kayla Thornton screamed towards

Mexican star wins unanimous decision over Mbilli Álvarez, 36, regains WBC title after Crawford defeat Read Bryan Armen Graham’s round-by-round report Mexico’s Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez reclaimed the WBC super-middleweight title with a unanimous-decision victory over the previously unbeaten Christian Mbilli in Riyadh on Saturday night. The fight went ahead at Kingdom Arena despite a week of heightened security concerns in the Saudi capital, where the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted missil

Valkyries host Dream in winner-take-all Game 7 Both teams are seeking first WNBA championship Reach out to Bryan on Bluesky or by email Bryan will be here shortly. In the meantime here’s a look back at Thursday’s Game 6. Continue reading...

Fulham helped cement Jamie Carragher’s argument that Aston Villa will never be Manchester United. No, they know how to grind out a point on a bad day and can go to Barcelona on Tuesday with some confidence. Zion Suzuki’s own goal denied Unai Emery’s team a fifth win in six games after Nicolas Jackson’s eighth goal of the season had promised to lift a resurgent Villa back into the top third of the Premier League. Continue reading...

Ryan Naderi’s dramatic late strike broke down Aberdeen’s stubborn resistance to earn Rangers a place in the Premier Sports Cup final. Aberdeen restricted Rangers to one shot on target in a low quality first half, but Derek McInnes’s side picked up the pace after the break. Continue reading...

Bayern Munich held to 2-2 draw after Silva equaliser Atlético Madrid go top of La Liga after win over Levante The Ballon d’Or winner Harry Kane missed a penalty and hit the post for ⁠Bayern Munich as Borussia Dortmund snatched a last-gasp equaliser through Fabio Silva for a 2-2 draw ⁠in Der Klassiker on ⁠Saturday ​that kept the teams level on points at the top. Kane, who collected his prize in a ceremony ⁠in London on Monday, was an unused substitute in the 6-1 German Cup second-round demolition

Northampton 28-14 Gloucester Alex Mitchell limps off with suspected hamstring pull England’s injury problems are mounting before Sunday’s autumn opener against Australia with the scrum-half, Alex Mitchell, limping out of Northampton’s hard-fought victory over Gloucester with another suspected hamstring injury. It is to the credit of Northampton that they weathered that setback, withheld Gloucester’s early onslaught to score 28 unanswered points and see off the early-season pace-setters. Northamp

Fortune is not favouring Pierre Sage. Just when the Crystal Palace manager needed a positive result, Jean-Philippe Mateta’s early red card condemned his side to a third straight defeat in the league, leaving their manager’s position hanging by a thread. Goals from Archie Gray and Jan Paul van Hecke ensured that Tottenham recorded a third successive victory for the first time in 616 days as they moved into the top half of the table. To put that into context, Spurs have had three full-time manager