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Serie A has postponed Saturday’s three fixtures due to Pope Francis’ funeral being held that day in Rome. Meanwhile, Italy’s Women’s Six Nations match against Wales is also set to be rescheduled as the country prepares to pay its respects. Earlier media reports in Italy had suggested that Serie A might make an exception for … Read more
Chris Eubank Jr sits in his hotel room, locked in the extremes of a savage weight cut. Boiling down in weight gets even harder at the age of 35 but the words still flow freely. Eubank Jr can produce intelligent insights as easily as he churns out typical bombast and so he has no difficulty … Read more
Ronnie O’Sullivan had to settle for a single-frame overnight advantage as the opening session of his World Snooker Championship first-round clash against his old foe Ali Carter failed to live up to its pre-match hype. The seven-time champion, returning to the tour for the first time since dumping his cue after losing a Championship League … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Preamble The race for a top-five finish is heating up … … so this is a big one. Ostensibly this is too close to call, with Manchester City coming back into form (four wins in five) and Aston Villa very much … Read more
The R&A would like to see Donald Trump’s Turnberry course in Scotland return as host of the Open but will first need to assess the feasibility of the venue, the governing body’s chief executive, Mark Darbon, said. Turnberry, a seaside course in South Ayrshire, has staged the Open four times – most recently in 2009 … Read more
The end of the road is finally approaching for England’s most-capped male player. Ben Youngs, who made a record 127 appearances for his country, has confirmed he will be retiring from professional rugby in June after more than 500 senior games for Leicester, England, the Barbarians and the British & Irish Lions in a career … Read more
When Leeds United sold £140m of playing talent last summer, Daniel Farke deviated from accepted managerial convention and declined to throw his toys out of the pram. Farke is a little too unconventional, a little too resistant to groupthink, to always do the expected and his club’s owner, the San Francisco-based 49er Enterprises, is set … Read more
Barry Hoban, who has died aged 85, was one of the first generation of British cyclists to make a mark in European professional cycling, a prolific sprint winner whose UK record of eight stage wins in the Tour de France stood for 34 years until the greatest sprinter of them all, Mark Cavendish, reached his … Read more
On this week’s Guardian Women’s Football Weekly, Faye Carruthers is joined by Sophie Downey, Tom Garry and Emma Sanders to review disappointing first-leg semi-final results for Arsenal and Chelsea in the Champions League. They are trailing in their ties with Lyon and Barcelona respectively. But can they turn it around? The panel preview this weekend’s … Read more
Jack Draper believes it has been important to stand up for his friend Jannik Sinner and that the Italian is undeserving of any hate as he prepares to return from his three-month anti-doping ban next month. “When people ask about him, or anyone, I’ll tell the truth,” said Draper. “I think Jannik is a really, … Read more