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‘I enjoy going on the vodka’: party animal Mark Allen on world title quest

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Mark Allen is adamant partying still has its place as he continues his quest for a maiden world snooker title at the Crucible on Saturday.

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‘Everyone should back him’: Ten Hag supports Rashford over ‘abuse’

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Erik ten Hag has backed Marcus Rashford but said the forward must take some responsibility for his fall-off in goals after the England international described months of criticism as “abuse” and said “enough is enough”.

Arteta receives advice from Wenger for Arsenal’s crunch derby at Spurs

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Mikel Arteta has been getting advice from Arsène Wenger as Arsenal prepare for Sunday’s north London derby almost exactly 20 years after “the Invincibles” won the club’s last Premier League title at the home of their rivals Tottenham.

Ange Postecoglou admits he had to hide signs of panic at Spurs after Kane exit

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Ange Postecoglou has admitted he had to hide signs of any panic from his players after Tottenham sold Harry Kane.

‘It’s like juggling sand’: Sean Dyche’s rebuild hit by uncertain Everton future

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Sean Dyche has likened his job as Everton’s manager to “juggling sand” amid protracted uncertainty over the club’s ownership and financial future.

Jürgen Klopp blames himself for failing to galvanise faltering Liverpool

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Jürgen Klopp has blamed himself for Liverpool’s damaging end-of-season slump despite almost singing “We want to see you fight” at his players for the first time in his managerial career during their derby defeat by Everton.

Leicester promoted to Premier League after Leeds crash to heavy defeat at QPR

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Across 90 raucous minutes in west London Leeds lost control of this crucial game and with it their future.

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Owen Farrell’s late penalty gives Saracens hard-fought win at Bath

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There are plenty of would-be contenders to win this year’s Premiership but they still have to prise Saracens’s stubborn fingers off the trophy. When push comes to shove the defending champions tend to raise their game and a resolute…

QPR 4-0 Leeds United: Championship – live reaction

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2 min: Chair, out on the left, fails to bring down a long diagonal ball from the back.

Liverpool agree terms with Feyenoord for Arne Slot to replace Jürgen Klopp

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Arne Slot is set to become Liverpool’s next manager after the terms of his move from Feyenoord were agreed in principle between the two clubs on Friday.

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France steeled for epic Six Nations decider against dominant England

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Hosts will need to overcome John Mitchell’s all-conquering England side who are targeting a sixth straight title

Spurs could not stop Arsenal’s Invincibles – can they derail the Arteta project? | David Hytner

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Memories of 2004 still sting and in Sunday’s derby Tottenham have the chance to take a wrecking ball to Arsenal’s title hopes

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‘Best in the world’: Hayes mindful of Barcelona threat after away success

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Chelsea take a lead into the Champions League semi-final second leg, with the manager plotting a tactical masterclass

Calendar ‘getting to tipping point’ with bigger Club World Cup, Masters warns

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Richard Masters has criticised Fifa for failing to consult domestic leagues over its plans for an expanded Club World Cup, whose inaugural edition in the United States is set to occupy a month of the 2025 summer break.

Jack Draper finds positives despite humbling by Hurkacz at Madrid Open

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For most of this season, when Jack Draper has faced off against elite opponents, those matches have played out as long, tight battles. Even when the 22-year-old has lost, he has usually offered a full demonstration of his talent.

Gareth Southgate to Manchester United is actually a good idea. So what’s the chance? | Barney Ronay

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The England manager’s honesty and systems expertise are just what is needed at the haunted house Old Trafford has become

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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

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Leaders Arsenal travel to bitter rivals Tottenham on Sunday before Manchester City go to relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest

Jürgen Klopp hails potential Liverpool successor Arne Slot: football news – as it happened

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Buildup to another weekend of action, including news on Marcus Rashford, VAR and Manchester City’s 115 charges

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Adrian Newey set for talks with Red Bull over F1 future after exit reports

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Adrian Newey is set to begin talks with Red Bull’s management to resolve his future with the team after reports he has expressed a desire to leave.

Ten Hag praises Rashford after Manchester United star hits out at abuse – video

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The Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, has defended Marcus Rashford after the England forward criticised the abuse he has received this season and said on social media 'enough is enough'. Rashford is enduring a disappointing campaign…

Racing lives in Willie’s World with Mullins’ sprint to National Hunt title

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Six weeks after his Cheltenham milestone, trainer will become the first based in Ireland to win since Vincent O’Brien in 1954

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Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp hails potential successor Arne Slot – video

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The Liverpool manager, Jürgen Klopp, has praised his potential replacement, Arne Slot, as the Dutchman closes on a move to the Premier League. Slot has emerged as the frontrunner for the job with his track record of improving young talent,…

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Pep Guardiola says Phil Foden’s ‘third kid’ can help him reach full potential

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Pep Guardiola has said the the third child Phil Foden and his partner are expecting may help the Manchester City playmaker reach his full potential.

Eddie Howe reveals £100m Bruno Guimarães release clause ends in June

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Eddie Howe has revealed that Bruno Guimarães’s £100m release clause expires in the final days of June and hopes that will save Newcastle from a summer of transfer speculation centred on their Brazil midfielder.

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Son backs Spurs to respond in derby after ‘unacceptable’ Newcastle loss

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Son Heung-min has said that Tottenham have had plenty of time to stew on the “unacceptable” defeat at Newcastle and are ready to show a strong response against Arsenal in Sunday’s derby.

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Sixers’ Embiid says he’s suffering from Bell’s palsy after hanging 50 on Knicks

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Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis he says has affected him since before the play-in tournament.

NFL draft 2024: Bears tap Caleb Williams with No 1 pick as six QBs go in top 12

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Williams, Daniels, Maye, Penix, McCarthy and Nix go in top 12; ‘No heads up’: Cousins surprised by Falcons’ Penix Jr selection; NFL draft 2024: the first round – as it happened

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‘We got no heads up’: Kirk Cousins surprised by Falcons’ Penix Jr selection

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The Atlanta Falcons provided the shock of the first round of the NFL draft by selecting quarterback Michael Penix Jr with the No 8 overall pick on Thursday night.

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NFL draft 2024: Falcons shock with Penix Jr quarterback pick – as it happened

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Roger Goodell walks out to a rousing chorus of boos – thank you to Detroit for maintaining the league’s most delightful tradition. He brought out Eminem, Calvin Johnson, Aidan Hutchinson and Jared Goff with him, which helped a little.