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28  mars     15h50
Leicester sack Willie Kirk after investigation into alleged relationship with player
Exclusive by Suzanne Wrack    Women’s team manager was suspended by club on MarchJennifer Foster and Stephen Kirby in temporary chargeLeicester have sacked their women’s team manager, Willie Kirk, after an investigation into an alleged relationship with a player.The Guardian revealed on March that Kirk had been suspended...
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Barcelona v Brann: Women’s Champions League quarter-final, second leg - live
Sarah Rendell    WCL updates from the . pm GMT kick off first leg Chelsea ease past Ajax And mail Sarah any match thoughtsDoes anyone else absolutely love the Champions League anthem I turn up my TV every time it comes on. Kick off imminent.The players are almost out in Barcelona and the weather looks...
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Louis Rees-Zammit’s rugby-to-NFL dream edges closer but huge obstacles remain
Oliver Connolly    New rules around kickoffs are a boost to a player who may sign for the Super Bowl champions. But a practice squad remains his likely destinationIf ever there was a time, if ever there was a place, for Louis Rees Zammit to chase his NFL dream, this is it. The former Welsh rugby union star is...
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Helen Glover: People write about you as a different breed - that goes to another level as a mum’
Andy Bull    Double Olympic champion is super chilled’ despite juggling rowing with parenting as she eyes another medal in ParisIt’s pm on a Wednesday afternoon, and Helen Glover has just wrapped up training for the day. This is the one half day in her working week, which runs from half six on Monday morning...
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Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali charged by FA over 50 alleged breaches of betting rules
Louise Taylor    Italian was suspended from game for months last OctoberBan unlikely to be extended with player due back on AugustThe Football Association has charged Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali with alleged gambling offences relating to bets the Italy midfielder placed after swapping Milan for Tyneside in a...
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Larry Lloyd, former Nottingham Forest and Liverpool defender, dies aged 75
PA Media    Lloyd had key role in Forest’s two European Cup winsCentre back also won league and Uefa Cup double at AnfieldNottingham Forest have paid tribute to the double European Cup winner Larry Lloyd, who has died at the age of .Lloyd, who also won the First Division title and Uefa Cup with...
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Who is in form as the Premier League hits the business end of the season?
Ben McAleer    Arsenal face their biggest test of the campaign on Sunday. Their trip to Manchester City could not have come at a better time By Ben McAleer for WhoScoredDomestic duties return with a bang this weekend as Manchester City host Arsenal in what could prove a decisive clash in the Premier League title...
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Pochettino surprised by Chilwell’s major England role as Chelsea battle injuries
PA Media    Left back has not started for Chelsea for nearly a monthS nchez, Chalobah and Chukwuemeka also injuredMauricio Pochettino admitted he was surprised Ben Chilwell started two games for England during the international break, having only recently returned from a knee injury. The defender last started...
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F1 quiz: can you name these old race circuits from the photographs?
Guardian sport    Study the Formula One images for clues and see if you can steer yourself to a decent finish by guessing the correct tracks Continue reading...
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Caitlin Clark named to Team USA roster ahead of Paris Olympics
Guardian sport    Iowa star is only non WNBA player named to squadUSA have dominated Olympic basketball since the sCaitlin Clark has been named to the USA women’s basketball team roster for an upcoming training camp, opening up the possibility that the Iowa star will play at this summer’s Olympics.The training...
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Football Daily Getting the Peter Drury Easter bingo card ready for City v Arsenal
Barry Glendenning    Sign up now Sign up now Sign up now Sign up now With Arsenal primed to take on Manchester City at the Etihad in a potential title decider, the stage is certainly set for a certain Brazilian to hijack the occasion. As the clock ticks down to kick off on Sunday, you can be sure commentators tasked...
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Euro 2024 power rankings: a look at the 24 teams going to Germany
Guardian writers    While France and England are among the favourites, Austria could spring a surpriseThis was not a vintage window for Didier Deschamps’ side with a home defeat against Germany followed up by a shaky win against Chile in Marseille. The captain, Kylian Mbappé, had a difficult few days and the...
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Jamie George helps Red Roses in training for Six Nations clash with Wales
PA Media    England men’s captain worked with the team’s hookersJohn Mitchell’s side face Wales after opening win in ItalyJamie George has been enlisted to help preparations for England’s Women’s Six Nations clash with Wales after volunteering his services to the head coach, John Mitchell.Fresh from leading...
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Crunch time: Easter games that have shaped the Premier League title race
Yara El-Shaboury    As the sharp end of the season fast approaches, here are four classic matches that helped to decide title battles gone by I always wanted to kick Peter Schmeichel for some reason, Michael Owen said, looking back on how he became the first player to be sent off in a Premier League fixture between...
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Jannik Sinner cruises into Miami semis as Collins and Azarenka progress
Reuters    Australian Open champion faces rematch with MedvedevAzarenka still in contention to win fourth Miami Open titleJannik Sinner eased past Tomas Machac , to reach the semi finals of the Miami Open on Wednesday where the second seed will face the defending champion Daniil Medvedev.The first set...
27  mars     23h08
Travis Head stars as IPL records tumble in 523-run game
Australian Associated Press    Head scores from balls in Sunrisers’ IPL record Mumbai’s makes it highest scoring T match everRecords tumbled in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Indian Premier League victory over Mumbai Indians, which set a new mark for the highest scoring T match in history.The hosts set a new IPL...
28  mars     08h00
MLB 2024 predictions: will the Braves machine outdo the Dodgers’ stars?
Alex Kirshner, David Lengel, Melissa Jacobs and Gabriel Baumgaertner    The Dodgers have committed more than bn to just two players but Atlanta are a brilliant all round team while the young Orioles are posed to shineBaseball has always been unfair. It wasn’t fair when players were bound to the same teams for their whole careers, and it isn’t fair that the...
27  mars     22h30
A national disgrace’: Oxford rail at River Thames pollution ahead of Boat Race
Sean Ingle    Oxford’s rowing coach critical after high levels of E coli detectedRace organisers have warned rowers against entering waterThe University of Oxford’s rowing coach has called the pollution in the River Thames a national disgrace after high levels of E coli were found on the Boat Race course.Sean...
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Caitlin Clark offered historic’ 5m deal to play in Ice Cube’s BIG3 league
Guardian sport and agencies    Presumptive No WNBA pick has offer to play on Clark holds the all time NCAA scoring recordThe Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark has a m offer on the table to join the BIG on basketball league. We intended the offer to remain private while Caitlin Clark plays for the championship, Ice Cube...
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Ohtani representatives refuse to give evidence they reported alleged theft
Guardian sport    Interpreter accused of stealing millions from MLB starPlayer’s camp have not provided evidence of criminal reportUnanswered questions remain over allegations Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter stole millions from the baseball star after his representatives declined to give further details to ESPN...
28  mars     12h41
Haaland v Havertz: a style subplot as City’s goal machine meets Arsenal’s false 9 Karen Carney
Karen Carney    The Norwegian remains ruthless but in the awkward German the title pretenders have acquired a player growing in efficiencySir Alex Ferguson once said: Attack wins you games, defence wins you championships. The meeting of Manchester City and Arsenal on Sunday could well prove the former...
27  mars     20h00
Like a marathon’: Africa’s tennis talents tread long road to success
Tumaini Carayol    After Angella Okutoyi’s triumph at the African Games, there is hope the sport can break new ground on the continentAs the tennis competition at the African Games in Accra reached the semi final stage last week, Kenya’s Angella Okutoyi entered uncharted territory. Across the net from the world No...
28  mars     05h00
Sport is never just sport’: Olympics exhibition in Paris reflects 20th century’s highs and lows
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris    Les Jeux Olympiques: Miroir des Sociétés opens ahead of Paris Olympics and puts previous games in context of conflicts and injusticesFrom the Nazi stadium propaganda in Berlin to the Mexico City podium protest of medal winners Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who were expelled from the...
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Reforming the draft to The Larry David Rule: NFL changes we’d like to see
Oliver Connolly    The league is transforming kickoffs. But there are other tweaks to football that could improve the sport for players and fansThe NFL will look radically different next season. The league’s owners voted on Tuesday to approve a new kickoff rule originally adopted in the XFL.It is one of the most...
27  mars     11h00
The Spin Gap between county cricket’s haves and have-nots is growing dangerous
Ben Bloom    Before the first delivery of the English season, Worcestershire are not alone in contemplating a worryingly uncertain fateWhile a once showpiece competition reduced to a developmental sideshow played out to its usual sparse midweek audience at a ramshackle New Road ground so unfit for purpose that...
28  mars     11h30
Compete with the big dogs’: new era beckons for the Dominican Republic
Eduardo Tansley    Having become the first senior team to represent the country at a major tournament, sights are set on a professional leagueMoving the Goalposts: sign up for our free newsletterThey came, they saw and they ... lost heavily. Five nil, and in fact. But on this occasion it did not matter, or...
27  mars     18h06
Ukraine prepare to make some noise at Euro 2024 in fight for freedom
Jonathan Liew in Wroclaw    The further the team go at the tournament, the louder they can shout about their country’s plight a fact they are well aware ofAfter everything, after the celebrations on the pitch and the celebrations in the stands and the Icelandic style hand claps, a curious blankness seemed to descend on the...
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On the plane or sofa? How England’s Euro 2024 squad is shaping up
Jacob Steinberg    With the tournament just over weeks away, we assess where players lie in the pecking order under Gareth SouthgateJordan Pickford’s error against Belgium will have no impact on his status as England’s No . Only injuries can disrupt Gareth Southgate’s defensive plans. John Stones is vital at...
28  mars     14h00
David Squires on ... Craig Goodwin’s magical left foot
David Squires    Our cartoonist pays tribute to the Socceroos star’s cultured left peg after it played a starring role in World Cup qualifying Continue reading...
27  mars     18h16
Lionesses legend Steph Houghton to retire at the end of the season
Louise Taylor    City defender won caps for England during glittering career Taking the decision is such a difficult thing to do’Steph Houghton has played such a transformative role in making women’s football part of the national conversation that the game will inevi tably feel a poorer place when she retires...
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Southgate backs push for 26-man squads at Euro 2024 amid injury pile-up
David Hytner    Walker, Maguire, Stones and Johnstone injured in last fortnightManager insists door is open’ for Ben White to return to foldGareth Southgate has suggested he would be in favour of man squads at the European Championship in Germany this summer and revealed that the issue is to be debated next...
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Mayra Ramà rez opener eases Chelsea into WCL semi-finals despite Ajax rally
Sophie Downey at Stamford Bridge    Chelsea progressed to the semi finals of the Women’s Champions League despite being held at Stamford Bridge by a stubborn Ajax. Mayra Ramà rez fired the hosts ahead before Chasity Grant levelled in the second half to ensure parity on the night. It was a result that mattered little, however, as...
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Roméo Lavia’s Chelsea season over after one 32-minute appearance
Jacob Steinberg    Thigh injury rules out midfielder for rest of campaignHe has not played since December debut after m moveRoméo Lavia, who has played minutes of competitive football since joining Chelsea for m in August, has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a thigh injury.The update on the...
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It just came out’: Eric Cantona reveals inspiration for 1995 seagulls comment
Kim Willsher    Former Manchester United star says his near year silence on subject has been his revenge on the press It was one of the most baffling utterances ever made by a footballer.When Eric Cantona said at a press conference: When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines...
28  mars     10h30
Jannik Sinner eases past Tomas Machac into Miami Open semis - video highlights
Guardian Staff    Jannik Sinner cruised past Tomas Machac , to reach the semi finals of the Miami Open where the second seed will face the defending champion Daniil Medvedev. The first set of the match played in humid conditions hinged on a Machac service game at where the unseeded Czech’s forehand missed...
27  mars     20h06
They wanted me to speak, I spoke’: Eric Cantona reveals reason for 1995 seagulls comment - video
Guardian Staff    When Eric Cantona said at a press conference: When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea, everyone was left scratching their heads. Cantona made the statement after being ordered to speak to the press to explain his notorious kung fu...
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Our dream has come true’: Georgia fans go wild as team reach Euros for first time - video
Yara El-Shaboury    Georgian football fans took to the streets of Tbilisi to celebrate their qualification for Euro . Thousands of people thronged the city, waving Georgian flags and chanting to celebrate their victory over Greece. Georgia will make their major tournament debut at Euro after beating Greece ...
25  mars     17h39
I have to keep fighting’: Vinà cius Jà nior breaks down in tears discussing racism - video
David Squires    Brazil’s Vinà cius Jà nior wept after being asked about the racism he has faced while playing for Real Madrid. The year old, who moved to the Bernabéu in , has been the victim of racist abuse on several occasions while playing for Los Blancos. ’I’m sorry. I just want to play football,’ the...
26  mars     16h04
It’s messed up’: Utah coach slams ’racial hate crimes’ that forced team to move hotels - video
Suzanne Wrack, Sophie Downey, Xaymaca Awoyungbo and Emillia Hawkins    Utah women’s basketball coach, Lynne Roberts, said her team experienced a series of ’racial hate crimes’ and were forced to change hotels due to safety concerns during the NCAA Tournament.Utah, South Dakota State and UC Irvine were all staying at hotels in Idaho because of the lack of hotel space...
25  mars     11h22
Injured Andy Murray knocked out of Miami Open by Tomas Machac - video highlights
Paul Campbell    Andy Murray was knocked out of the Miami Open with an agonising , , defeat to Tomas Machac in the third round. For three hours and minutes, Murray battled with everything he had, even when he almost had nothing. First he played brilliantly in the early stages against the talented...
27  mars     15h41
Football Daily Welsh woes and a Paul Bodin moment for the modern age
Leonard Barden    Sign up now Sign up now Sign up now Sign up now As the reverberations of Wales’s Euro playoff final defeat by Poland echo through the air, questions will arise, each more uncomfortable than the last, for Rob Page to ponder, as he reflects on having hopes of qualification dashed. Can they...
26  mars     11h13
David Squires on ... England’s collar and other woke’ things destroying football
Tanya Aldred    Our cartoonist on the hot takes that have followed the playful update’ to the St George Cross on Nike’s new kitGet yourself a copy of this cartoon in the Guardian Print StoreLike what David does Consider supporting our journalism Continue reading...
25  mars     11h57
Women’s Super League: talking points from the weekend’s action
Robert Kitson, Andy Bull, Gerard Meagher, Michael Aylwin and Luke McLaughlin    Officiating howlers, Jess Park and Katie Robinson nudge Sarina Wiegman and Liverpool’s top three hopes fadeRehanne Skinner’s frustration at the state of officiating spilled over after West Ham’s loss to Chelsea and she called for all WSL referees and their assistants to become professional....
22  mars     11h48
Sports quiz of the week: Kobbie Mainoo, Laura Kenny and Andy Murray
Daniel Harris    Have you been paying attention to the big stories in football, rugby, snooker, tennis, cycling and baseball Continue reading...
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Richest chess tour announced for 2025 as freestyle wins global appeal
Jack Snape at Albert Park    Freestyle Chess also known as Fischer Random and Chess has announced a m tournament in each of five continentsFreestyle Chess, which made an impressive debut last month, has firmed up its plans to expand into five continents next year, as well as enlisting the top elite grandmasters into...
20  mars     10h37
The Spin Cricket’s links to the pits endure along with memories of miners’ strike
Jonathan Liew    Harold Larwood and Bill Voce escaped the pits by playing cricket at time when miners formed the backbone of the gameForty years since the bitter strike of , the threads between cricket and mining are frayed but, just about, still bound.A century or so ago the backbone of English cricket came...
19  mars     10h24
The Breakdown Six Nations awards: our writers on their highlights of the tournament
Bryan Armen Graham    From Marcus Smith’s drop goal to Wales’s doomed heroics, here are our picks for best moment, match and moreTempted to say Antoine Dupont, whose stock rose even higher in his absence. Or Tommy Reffell, a rare shaft of light for Wales. But Ireland won the title again and James Lowe is among the...
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The Joy of Six: football houses, housing and housery Daniel Harris
Sean Ingle    Mischief makers and provocateurs in football, from Dennis Wise to Emmanuel Adebayor and moreIn traditional parlance, a shithouse is a toilet, but fear not, this is not a piece on Wembley’s ... rustic bogs and nor though the word has since evolved to mean a filthy or disgusting place is this...
24  mars     07h59
Red Bull’s aura of invincibility goes up in flames to ignite F1 championship race Jack Snape
   Max Verstappen’s early retirement in the Australian GP gave hope to the rest of the field as Carlos Sainz led Ferrari to victoryThe smouldering tyre sat stacked on top of another behind the Red Bull garage, the stench wafting up past the flutes and canapés of Albert Park’s corporate hospitality...
26  mars     08h00
Heady days of Sven Göran-Eriksson’s England sit in contrast to flag furore Jonathan Liew
   Emotional scenes at Anfield remind us that the Three Lions’ first foreign manager grasped the role is meant to be funThe cross stuff. Has it gone yet Is it safe to open the curtains Will the people of England once again be free to go about their business without being harassed by purple faced...