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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

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature There are so many traditions to be observed at the beginning of each Masters. Arriving via Magnolia Lane. The Amateur Dinner. The Champions Dinner. Skipping the water at 16. The par-three contest. The Honorary Starters. And someone unexpected nearly always flies … Read more

The latest international window, with several high-profile games in the Nations League, provided goals, encouraging debuts, injuries and some shocks. Here, we run the rule over the 16 teams set to play in the European Championship in Switzerland in July. 1) Spain Their form has been patchy but they remain the team to beat this … Read more

“This kind of motivation can make miracles,” says Paulo Fonseca as he describes the glint in his Lyon players’ eyes before the visit of Manchester United. It is a clash of two giants who have lost their way – although something, at least, is stirring in France’s second city. They have won eight of their … Read more

Luka Dončić always knew it was going to be an emotional return to Dallas when wearing his No 77 Los Angeles Lakers jersey in the place he called home the first five and a half seasons of his NBA career. Then the Mavericks showed a more than two-minute video tribute before he had even been … Read more

Football appears to be a small world but moving from the Gambia to Estonia still seems a little unconventional. It was a route the Notts County striker Alassana Jatta took when he left his homeland as a 20-year-old, desperate to make it in Europe as a professional. The journey from Sukuta to the banks of … Read more

Ben Stokes remains under consideration for an England white-ball return with Harry Brook, the new limited‑overs captain, saying it would “be stupid to turn a blind eye to him”. Stokes, the England Test captain, was in the running for the one-day international captaincy but concerns over his workload prompted a double promotion for Brook. The … Read more

Sprinter Gout Gout has broken the 10-second barrier in the 100m for the first time, but his 9.99s won’t be officially recorded in the record books due to an illegal tailwind of 3.5m/s. The 17-year-old set the time in the heats of the under-20 100m at the national athletics titles in Perth on Thursday afternoon, … Read more

The Welsh Rugby Union has taken control of Cardiff after the club’s legal entity Cardiff Rugby Limited was placed temporarily into administration by its directors. The WRU said the decision was made “once it became clear that the club’s owner, Helford Capital, was unable to meet its obligations to fund the club as it was … Read more