Liverpool completed the upset of the Women’s FA Cup quarter-finals with a battling 1-0 victory against Arsenal. A 78th-minute winner – a rebounded own goal off the unfortunate Daphne van Domselaar – sent the Reds through to the semi-finals for the first time since the 2016-17 season. Amber Whiteley, the interim manager, hailed her side’s … Read more
Mikel Arteta has refused to concede the title race is over, despite Arsenal languishing 15 points behind Liverpool after a 1-1 draw at Manchester United on Sunday. Arteta’s side have played 28 games, one fewer than Liverpool, but Arne Slot’s team need a maximum of only 16 points from their final nine matches to become … Read more
With 53 minutes gone at Old Trafford, Manchester United’s home support was treated for one brief, flickering moment to a glimpse of the Amorim-shaped universe, a vision of what might yet come to pass. Out of nowhere, on an afternoon that had felt to that point like a competently staged practice event, United’s wing‑backs Diogo Dalot and … Read more
Colby Bishop fired a second-half winner as Portsmouth beat the Championship leaders, Leeds, 1-0 at Fratton Park. After their promotion rivals Sheffield United, Burnley and Sunderland won on Saturday, Leeds’s 17-match unbeaten league run stretching back to November ended through a combination of poor finishing and impressive goalkeeping from Nicolas Schmid. Portsmouth have won four … Read more
Sebastian Coe will demand urgent talks with Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to stop “pond life” abusing female sports stars with impunity if he becomes International Olympic Committee president. Speaking after a week in which Emma Raducanu spoke about not being able “see the ball through tears” after being approached by a stalker, and Eilish … Read more
Ruben Amorim had set the bar low, as he so often has sought to do during his tumultuous four months in charge at Manchester United. “We just need to survive,” the head coach said as he assessed what used to be the must-see fixture of the English calendar, wary of a selection crisis that would … Read more
Michael Duff has been sacked as the head coach of Huddersfield Town after the League One promotion hopefuls dropped out of the playoff places. The club have appointed their academy manager, Jon Worthington, as interim head coach for the rest of the season. Duff had been in charge of the team for 10 months, having … Read more
Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior scored in the first half to give Real Madrid an easy 2-1 win over neighbours Rayo Vallecano on Sunday that helped them draw level at the top of the table in the battle to retain their La Liga crown. Only one point separates Spain’s three biggest clubs in one of … Read more
The second half is barely a minute old. If you can’t see the scoreboard you can tell by those swathes of empty seats. It is a hot day after all and refreshments are still being swilled. Italy are not bothered, however. They are on the attack, parked in England’s 22 and when the fly-half Paolo … Read more
England Elliot Daly Fully justified selection with evasive running and perceptive kicking. An assured presence in the back field. 8/10 Tommy Freeman Sloppy pass to start but effective overall and took try well. Made his power count. 7 Ollie Lawrence A silky offload during England’s first attack, but day cut short by an apparent hamstring … Read more