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Head drags on as Atkinson takes early wicket

Gus Atkinson dismisses Travis Head for 12 as the ball is played onto the stumps, to leave Australia 27-1 on day one of the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne.

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AFCON 2025: Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Algeria deliver as heavyweights hold firm

Defending champions Ivory Coast made a winning start to their Africa Cup of Nations campaign on Wednesday, edging past Mozambique with a 1-0 victory. Set to face the Elephants on Sunday, Cameroon also got off to a strong start with a 1-0 victory over Gabon. Algeria, meanwhile, cruised to a convincin…

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Kobbie Mainoo is ‘the future of Manchester United’, insists Amorim

Midfielder has not started a league match this seasonHead coach says ‘everything can change in two days’Ruben Amorim has claimed that Kobbie Mainoo is “the future of Manchester United” and that the 20-year-old’s versatility increases his chances of breaking into the team soon.Mainoo has a calf pro…

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Snoop Dogg Brings a Christmas Dream Blunt Rotation to Lions-Vikings Halftime Show

The rapper enlisted Lainey Wilson and the singers behind HUNTR/X for the performance — and brought out Andrea Bocelli, too?

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Players can only leave if replacements come in - Amorim

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim is not willing to let any players leave in the January transfer window unless replacements come in.

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Kelly Clarkson Kicks Off a Very NFL Christmas With ‘Underneath the Tree’

Her perforrmance opens the second annual Christmas Gameday on Netflix, with the Dallas Cowboys playing the Washington Commanders

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'Picasso' of football Robertson dies aged 72

Former Scotland, Nottingham Forest and Derby County winger John Robertson - once described by manager Brian Clough as "a Picasso of our game" - dies at the age of 72.

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Algeria beats Sudan 3-0 in Africa Cup of Nations opener

Algeria started their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 3-0 win over Sudan on Wednesday. Captain Riyad Mahrez scored twice, including a goal within the first two minutes, and Ibrahim Maza added a late third as the 2019 champions opened their Group E campaign in Rabat.

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Better late than never: fans relive watching their teams end a long wait for a trophy

Several teams got their hands on silverware at last in 2025. Here supporters talk about the pain and pleasure of finally winning16 March 2025: Won Carabao Cup, beating Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley, their first trophy in 56 years Continue reading...

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NBA On Christmas: How to Watch Every Basketball Game Online for Free

The NBA holiday games tip off at 12 p.m. ET with the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks.

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Liverpool praying for a golden sky after seven months of storms

Despair and disorder have engulfed the club since their title party, leaving all concerned in need of previous serenityAs Virgil van Dijk raised the Premier League trophy on a cool May afternoon at Anfield, the cap was sealed on a serenely glorious season for Liverpool. For sure there had been chall…

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Robertson was 'the scruffy fat lad who conquered Europe twice'

Those who know him best look back on the illustrious career of John Robertson, Nottingham Forest's double European Cup winner.

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Premier League and EFL to hold talks over ending Saturday 3pm blackout

Leagues eager to sell all games in next rights cycleAuction for televised rights expected in 2027The Premier League and EFL will hold talks early next year about combining to permit 3pm Saturday kick-offs to be broadcast live each week for the first time.The UK is the last country in Europe to apply…

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The 25 best sports photos of 2025 - and the stories behind them

From the bottom of the swimming pool to the top of the pole vault bar, photographers reveal the stories behind these amazing shots. And a bonus point if you can spot the photographer in their own image.

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No spinner for Australia on 'grassy' MCG pitch

Australia will not play a spinner in the Boxing Day Test on a Melbourne pitch stand-in captain Steve Smith described as “quite furry, quite green”.

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‘Am I allowed to hold it?’: behind the seams of the MCG’s Shane Warne exhibition

Pivotal items from the legendary leg-spinner’s career, including the ball of the century, make up the exhibit“I feel like a medieval pilgrim being ushered into a chapel to behold some holy relics,” whispers Tom Holland as we head deeper into the bowels of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The historian …

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Does religion have a role to play in sport?

Athletes and footballers tell us if talking about their faith impacts how they are treated in sport.

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Telluride resort owner rips into ski patrol union after strikes shuts down slopes on Christmas

The Telluride Professional Ski Patrol Association voted to strike Saturday after contract negotiations since June failed to yield an agreement on pay.

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'England must stir themselves to find a Christmas miracle'

England must stir themselves and move on from investigations and social media videos if they want to avoid a potential 5-0 Ashes whitewash, writes chief cricket report Stephan Shemilt.

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Bewildering and bewitching Newcastle seek solution to end chaos

Despite tactical flaws and a fixture pile-up, Eddie Howe still has a ‘glass half full’ attitude before Manchester United tripNewcastle supporters are starting to regard Eddie Howe’s team as an unreliable friend. Catch them on the right night and they invariably prove the life and soul of the thrilli…