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Five months on from the heartbreak of Málaga, where they came so close to battling for the Billie Jean King Cup trophy before succumbing to Slovakia in a brutal semi-final, Great Britain will begin their pursuit of their sport’s flagship team competition as they face Germany on Friday and the Netherlands on Saturday in The … Read more
Tristan Blackmon scored a stoppage-time equalizer to help Vancouver Whitecaps earn a 2-2 draw with Pumas on Wednesday and book a spot in the Concacaf Champions Cup semi-finals against Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami. Sebastian Berhalter put Vancouver ahead in the 33rd minute but the Mexican club responded with goals from Guillermo Martínez in the 37th … Read more
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Jesse Hogan admits that, yes, people are surprised when they find out he plays chess. “My characteristics in the past haven’t really mirrored someone that would enjoy chess as much as I do,” he says. One of the AFL’s most imposing forwards, the 30-year-old has become a key piece for a Greater Western Sydney side … Read more
Not content with plundering a club-record 371 for Somerset to start the season, Tom Banton followed it up a couple of days later by nailing his first albatross on the golf course. Given the way England operate these days, taming the seventh hole at Minehead may have impressed Brendon McCullum more. It is Masters week, … Read more
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Britannia team has withdrawn its intention to compete in the 38th America’s Cup. The team, which lost 7-2 against Emirates Team New Zealand in the 37th edition last year, has announced it has “reluctantly withdrawn its challenge”, claiming a six-month delay in reaching an agreement with Sir Ben Ainslie’s Athena Racing … Read more
The United States women’s national team were very much in the mode of trying out new stuff during friendlies over the last international window. A mostly first choice team looked sharp in a 2-0 victory over Brazil during the first match between the teams, but an extremely young, rotated squad showed their inexperience in a … Read more
Going through? Arsenal Arsenal’s troubled relationship with the Champions League has meant the Gunners have struggled for true highlights during their many attempts to win the trophy. As London’s biggest club, watching Chelsea trousering the trophy twice in the last 15 years has been painful for Arsenal. Since losing the 2006 final in Paris, probably … Read more
Eric Cantona has accused Sir Jim Ratcliffe of trying to “destroy” Manchester United and said the minority owner rejected his offer to help rebuild the club. Cantona is considered one of United’s greatest footballers after playing for them for five years until summer 1997. On Saturday Cantona was at FC United of Manchester, which was … Read more
The former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been accused of sexually abusing children. The 47-year-old is facing charges of sexual abuse against a boy and a girl. Court papers allege he abused the girl in Glasgow between 1993 and 1996. He is also alleged to have abused a boy between 2006 and 2010. Dott, … Read more