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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
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Elsewhere in the Women’s Champions League today, Barcelona have booked their place in the final with another 4-1 win over Chelsea (8-2 agg). Join Xaymaca Awoyungbo for all the reaction as we await kick-off in Lyon. Share Daphne van Domselaar has … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Preamble Hello, hello, hello and welcome to our coverage of another Wembley showdown. Yesterday was about the Eagles; who gets all the glory today? In one corner, Manchester City, their league monopoly over but the campaign picking up some momentum of … Read more
It was late and they were tired, but with four minutes left and long after midnight in Seville, everyone prepared for penalties, Jules Koundé found the strength to send a shot flying into the net and the Barcelona fans into raptures. The fireworks were lit and the men in blue and red sprinted towards him … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature At the risk of being presumptuous, I’ve been spending my early afternoon reading Guardian reporting of previous Liverpool title successes. It is fair to say we have covered some better than others. Here, for example, is the full and unexpurgated text … Read more
Former Florida defensive tackle Desmond Watson, a 6ft 6in, 464lb prospect, is signing with his hometown Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent. Watson, who grew up in Plant City about 20 miles east of Tampa, announced the move on social media. He had been hoping to get selected in the later rounds of … Read more
Aaron Gordon turned Nikola Jokić’s airball into NBA history as time expired in the Denver Nuggets’ NBA playoff win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. Gordon swarmed the glass and slammed down Jokić’s miss to seal his team’s 101-99 win and tie their playoff series with the Clippers 2-2. “Nice pass,” Gordon said, with … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Teams in full Bournemouth (probable 4-2-3-1) Arrizabalaga; Smith, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Scott, Adams; Semenyo, Kluivert, Ouattara; Evanilson.Subs: Dennis, Araujo, Senesi, Soler, Hill, Cook, Brooks, Tavernier, Jebbison. Man United (probable 3-4-2-1) Onana; Mazraoui, Maguire, Yoro; Dorgu, Casemiro, Fernandes, Shaw; Garnacho, Mainoo; Højlund.Subs: … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature The statistics make for tough reading from a Chelsea perspective. Check out Tom Garry’s match preview. Share Preamble Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Women’s Champions League semi-final second leg between Chelsea and Barcelona. Sonia Bompastor faces the biggest … Read more