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Ange Postecoglou has said Tottenham will fight “tooth and nail” to salvage their season by reaching the Europa League semi-finals and admitted he “couldn’t care less” about speculation over his future. Tottenham will be without Son Heung‑min for the second leg of their quarter-final against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday because of a foot injury. Postecoglou … Read more
Where is your magic now? As the night wore on at an increasingly sullen Bernabéu, as the latest keepers of the Real Madrid shirt tried and failed to crank their way up through the emotional gears, this felt a bit like watching a conjuring act gone wrong. Pick a card. Any card. No. Not that one. … Read more
When at last the never ending story reached its final page, there was Bukayo Saka standing at the north end of the Santiago Bernabéu shrugging a familiar shrug that says: how about that, then? And that was pretty special, Arsenal’s own story written as Mikel Arteta had demanded and a moment they will remember for … Read more
Buffeted by wind and water, Inter ultimately brought the fire. Nobody should sleep on them as a credible contender to rule Europe now Bayern Munich, who took them to the wire in a tie that pulsated throughout, have been dismissed. Goals from Lautaro Martínez and Benjamin Pavard edged them through amid jubilant scenes and filthy … Read more
When Eddie Howe fell ill last week and it became clear Newcastle’s manager could be absent for some time, the team’s captain Bruno Guimarães convened an emergency meeting of senior players. Everyone resolved, in Guimarães’s words to “keep our standards as high as ever” and subsequent actions have shown they meant it. This utter demolition … Read more
Ruben Amorim will reinstate André Onana for Manchester United’s Europa League quarter-final second leg against Lyon but admits a new goalkeeper may be signed in the summer because “every position” will be evaluated. Amorim rested Onana and selected Altay Bayindir for Sunday’s 4-1 defeat by Newcastle at St James’ Park after the Cameroonian was culpable … Read more
Jimmy Butler had 38 points, seven rebounds and six assists creating opportunities on both ends at every chance, Stephen Curry scored 37, and the Golden State Warriors earned the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoffs by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 121-116 Tuesday night in the play-in Tournament. Playoff Jimmy in all his brilliance on … Read more
Seven countries have expressed interest in hosting future Commonwealth Games. Five of those are focused on staging the centenary 2030 Games while two are looking at editions of the multi-sport event beyond that, Commonwealth Sport has announced. The expressions of interest come from Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania, which mean Glasgow’s hosting of the … Read more
The chairman of Hull City Ladies, Daniel Johnson, has submitted a request to the Football Association for the club to be relegated from the third tier, the Guardian has learned, amid allegations of mismanagement of the club’s finances being made against him by his own players. Multiple club sources have alleged that Johnson’s relegation submission … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Crystal Palace have been strong on the road this season, six wins and four losses in their 15 away league games. The two teams are out and doing their handshakes. Share I’m looking forward to the battle of the centre-forwards. Jean … Read more