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Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Let’s have a scroll through some of last night’s pieces. Nick Ames, fresh from his Scandinavian jaunt to tell us more about Bodø/Glimt, sees reasons to be cheerful for the Norwegian side. They’re more than handy at home, too. Then came … Read more

The partying in the stands was at odds with everything taking place on the artificial pitch. There was no irony about the celebrations from the noisy Djurgården fans when their team finally found the back of the net. The roar was deafening and the emotion was genuine. The only problem, though, was that Chelsea were … Read more

As workers tighten bolts on a steel ring platform beneath the glare of LED billboards in Times Square on a sun-splashed Thursday afternoon, Eddie Hearn is still wrapping his head around the reality of what he’s helped build. “It actually is going to happen,” he says, sounding slightly astonished. “Up until about two weeks ago, … Read more

This week Nottingham Forest readied themselves for the Champions League, Evangelos Marinakis relinquishing his controlling interest in the club to comply with Uefa’s ownership rules. His other club, Greek champions Olympiakos, have qualified for the grandest stage in the club game but Forest’s bid to return to Europe’s premier competition will likely go to the … Read more

Jalen Brunson made a tiebreaking three-pointer with 4.3 seconds left and finished with 40 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 116-113 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night and into the second round of the NBA playoffs. “He’s at his best when his best is needed and he’s done it all … Read more

1985 It’s swings and roundabouts being a titchy kid in football. David Beckham first played for Chingford-based youth team the Ridgeway Rovers, where he was coached by his dad, Ted. Back then, he didn’t make the England schoolboys squad because he wasn’t burly enough – his father subsequently employing the somewhat nauseating tactic of feeding … Read more

Ange Postecoglou has insisted that Tottenham have the belief that they can overcome a tricky second leg in the Arctic Circle and reach the Europa League final despite conceding a late goal against Bodø/Glimt. Ulrik Saltnes gave Kjetil Knutsen’s Norwegian champions hope of mounting a comeback next week after Spurs had raced into a 3-0 … Read more

Ever hear about a fantastical yarn featuring Manchester United being down in 14th place in the Premier League yet somehow standing proud at 3-0 up a mere quarter-way through a major European semi-final, against a 10-man Athletic Bilbao who already appeared cooked? Before kick-off here the answer would be no – of course. But, by … Read more

India may have fallen for their 14-year-old cricket hero, but young Vaibhav Suryavanshi just looked like any dejected schoolboy might after he crashed straight back down to earth in Jaipur. In front of the Rajasthan Royals fans and with the nation’s billion eyes upon him on Thursday after his head-turning century just three days earlier, … Read more

Lewis Hamilton has led a call demanding changes that would give Formula One drivers a formal place in discussions with the sport’s governing body, the FIA, and warned that they could act collectively to facilitate such a change, potentially acting as other sports have with a strong union representation. Hamilton made the remarks after the … Read more