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Top and bottom at Christmas - what does it mean?

As we approach the halfway point of the season, what do the ghosts of Christmas past tell us about the Premier League title race and relegation battle?

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Brilliant Bristol run in six dazzling tries in Big Game mauling of Harlequins

Harlequins 14-40 BristolLondon team thrashed in annual outing at TwickenhamThis was the 17th annual Big Game but rarely can Harlequins have failed to live up to the billing of their Christmas extravaganza as sorely as they did here. Bristol, on the other hand, continue to dazzle in the way their hos…

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Williamson drops Simpson four times in stoppage win

Troy Williamson upsets the odds to stop Callum Simpson in brilliant fashion and win the British, Commonwealth and European super-middleweight titles.

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Romero wouldn't have seen red if referee 'did his job' - Frank

Cristian Romero would not have been sent off in Tottenham's loss to Liverpool if referee John Brooks "did his job" properly, says Spurs boss Thomas Frank.

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Dobey dumped out by Gilding as Bunting progresses

World number eight Chris Dobey suffers a shock second round exit at the World Darts Championship with a 3-1 loss to Andrew Gilding.

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NBA on Sling TV: Here’s How to Watch the Lakers vs. Clippers Game Live Online

The LA showdown kicks off at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT.

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Erling Haaland double sinks West Ham as Manchester City put heat on Arsenal

Manchester City were denied top spot for Christmas Day by Arsenal’s win at Everton in one of Saturday’s late games, but there is a forbidding relentlessness to Pep Guardiola’s side that should scare Mikel Arteta’s team as they seek to end the sequence of three consecutive runners-up finishes.Erling …

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Everton v Arsenal: Premier League – live

⚽ Updates from Hill Dickinson Stadium; kick-off 8pm GMT⚽ Scores | Table | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail Scott3 min: Gyokeres picks up possession on the centre line and tries to round Keane, hoping to instigate a footrace. Clank! No way past. He goes over, demanding a free kick. He’s not getting one. M…

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Jake Paul’s artless spectacle robbed boxing of its democratic dream

Netflix’s 300 million global subscribers got just what they wanted: to see a former YouTuber knocked out brutallyGeorge Foreman once said boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire. Putting aside the breathtaking exhibitions of physical and psychological intensity it can produce, boxing ha…

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Ekitike and Isak help Liverpool squeeze past nine-man Tottenham

Defending champions Liverpool win 2-1 at Tottenham to climb to fifth in the Premier League table.

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'LeBron James of spreadsheets' wins world Microsoft Excel title

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Wolves’ winless run continues as Keane Lewis-Potter doubles up for Brentford

Being bottom at Christmas need not mean the drop. Three years ago, Wolves were in such a position, the difference being they kicked off Boxing Day then with 10 points rather than two. Wolves have offered historic incompetence, the worst losing run in club history.Keane Lewis-Potter’s second-half dou…

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Liverpool cling on to win chaotic clash against nine-man Spurs but Isak injured

Sometimes a game simply refuses to yield easy conclusions. Liverpool continued their gathering of momentum, a second straight win secured by goals from Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitiké, but whether they would have done so had proceedings not been skewed in the 33rd minute feels decidedly uncertain. T…

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UFC fighter bucks Trump White House event over Epstein controversy: ‘I’m good, dude’

UFC fighter Sean Strickland said Friday that he will not participate in the White House fight next year, citing the Trump administration’s controversy around the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I think I’d wanna do the White House… if there was some kind of inclusion for fans,” Strickl…

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Dave Chisnall crashes out of PDC world darts in thriller against Pietreczko

Chisnall out despite hitting 11 180s in 3-2 defeatDirk van Duijvenbode and Motomu Sakai bow outDave Chisnall was dumped out of the PDC world championship by Ricardo Pietreczko despite hitting 11 180s in an Alexandra Palace thriller. Chisnall, the No 21 seed, paid the price for double trouble and mis…

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Tottenham v Liverpool: Premier League – live

⚽ Updates from the 5.30pm Premier League kick-off⚽ Scores | Table | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail BarryLiverpool: Curtis Jones has revealed Mo Salah apologised to the Liverpool squad for the fallout from his interview criticising the club and Arne Slot before hightailing it to Morocco for Afcon. Andy …

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Armando Broja snatches late equaliser at Bournemouth to end Burnley’s losing streak

Armando Broja scored a last-minute equaliser to end Burnley’s seven-game losing run and leave Bournemouth winless in eight. Bournemouth thought they had won it when the sought-after Antoine Semenyo scored his eighth goal of the season to finally break through Burnley’s spirited defence after 67 minu…

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Exeter go top with dramatic late win at Saracens

Exeter score three late tries in a fightback to beat Saracens at StoneX Stadium and go top of the Prem table.

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AFCON moves to 4-year cycle as new Africa Nations League created

On the eve of the 2025 AFCON, football's governing body in Africa create new four-year cycle and form a Nations League.

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Harry Brook’s moment of madness a fitting epitaph for England’s flawed cult of Baz | Barney Ronay

The day was transformed in Australia’s favour by the batter’s failed swish, a perfect demonstration of talent being wasted and Test matches squanderedTough on Harry Brook, yes. But we must also be tough on the causes of Harry Brook. No child is born playing performative reverse-hoicks with a Test ma…