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Alisson The Brazilian remains one of the finest goalkeepers in the world at the age of 32, adding authority and agility to an impressive defence. Injuries have hindered him for the second season in succession, however, and 20 games missed in all competitions is a concern, even if he was rested for some. 8 Caoimhín … Read more
Arsenal reached their first Women’s Champions League final since 2007 with an impressive comeback victory in France. They defeated Lyon 4-1 at the Groupama Stadium thanks to an own goal from Christiane Endler and strikes from Mariona Caldentey, Alessia Russo and Caitlin Foord. On a beautifully balmy day in the south east of France, there … Read more
Clàudia Pina scores. You know it’s a good goal because the moment it hits the net, Barcelona’s substitutes scramble forward to the front of the dugout, desperate to watch it again on the replay screen. Meanwhile, a few yards away Sonia Bompastor turns to the Chelsea bench and smiles weakly. A yeah-fair-play smile. A what-can-you-do … Read more
Inter’s Serie A title hopes took a massive blow when the defending champions lost 1-0 at home to Roma, giving Napoli the chance to open up a three-point gap at the top when they host Torino later on Sunday. Inter, who bowed out of the Coppa Italia on Wednesday with a 3-0 semi-final second leg … Read more
There was a major boost for England and Manchester City as Lauren Hemp and Alex Greenwood both returned to action for the first time in 2025 following serious knee injuries in City’s 1-0 Women’s Super League win at Leicester. With both players coming on as second-half substitutes, winger Hemp quickly provided an assist to set … Read more
It was a day when the FA Cup romantics could see the script for Nuno Espírito Santo and Nottingham Forest, something to further embellish the manager’s hero status and the club’s finest season in at least 30 years. It was one when Pep Guardiola and Manchester City just refused to entertain it. City led from … Read more
Gresini Racing’s Álex Márquez claimed his first MotoGP race victory at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, taking the championship lead from his elder brother Marc, who crashed early in the race and finished 12th. After seven second-place finishes in sprints and races this season, Álex secured a dream race win on home turf in … Read more
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They came in hope of witnessing the greatest comeback in Women’s Champions League history, to overturn Barcelona’s 4-1 first-leg lead. Instead, 26,702 people inside Stamford Bridge saw Chelsea suffer another chastening defeat as the holders cruised through to their fifth consecutive final in the tournament with an 8-2 aggregate victory that demonstrated a sizeable gulf … Read more
Better days must lie ahead for Manchester United. Otherwise, things have gone truly pear-shaped. A Sunday where their fans lived vicariously through dreams of Tottenham delaying Liverpool’s title celebrations or Nottingham Forest stopping City winning another FA Cup counts as a ground-zero ebb, even considering the decline and fall of the United empire. Losing against … Read more