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Kerolin walked off to a deserved standing ovation for her stellar performance, but was humble when asked about her sensational display – crediting her success to her team-mates. “It’s hard to talk about myself,” she told BBC One. I’m enjoying the moment with the team. “Without the team I can’t …

City lost all momentum and control and, if not for a couple of brilliant saves by Gianluigi Donnarumma, they probably would have been beaten. Normally if you have controlled the first half and the other team comes at you more after the break, you might face more pressure and concede …

In the Premier League, teams finishing on 36 points or more in each of the past nine seasons have avoided relegation. In the 20-team era, starting from the 1995-96 season, the average number of points needed for survival, or the number of points the 18th-placed team finished plus one, is …

For Arsenal, the Champions Cup title arrives at a vital moment in their season. Having failed to capitalise on Chelsea’s faltering WSL campaign and been knocked out of the League Cup by Manchester United less than two weeks ago, the tournament offered a welcome distraction and the victory will give …

Celtic interim manager Martin O’Neill revealed two prospective signings are having medicals and hinted the club could do further deals after his team beat Falkirk 2-0 to move above Rangers into second place in the Scottish Premiership. The Parkhead outfit have signed Julian Araujo and Tomas Cvancara – both on …

The role of sporting director feels fairly recent and fluid in Scottish football. Does a sporting director oversee recruitment? Analysis? Club operations? The academy? It’s hard to tell, as the role at every club can differ. In the Scottish Premiership, only four teams currently have one – Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibs …

Dissent was in the air with Manchester City in total control at half-time at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The hosts were two goals down and the deficit could and perhaps should have been more. Yet on a day when campaign group Change for Tottenham called for an open revolt in the …

Great Britain women’s and men’s team sprint squads both took silver on Sunday’s opening day of the UEC Track Elite European Championships in Turkey. The women’s team of Lauren Bell, Rhianna Parris-Smith and Lowri Thomas looked strong in qualifying and easily saw off Czech Republic in round one. Olympic champion …

Rohl has merited the praise that has come his way since picking up the pieces at Ibrox and dragging the team into a title race following Russell Martin’s dire tenure. Rangers have not conceded in their past four league matches, adding to a total of 10 clean sheets in 16 …

There is no doubt that Real fans are frustrated. Real were knocked out of the Copa del Rey by a second division side, they missed out on an automatic place in the last 16 of the Champions League and must go through the play-offs, and they sit below Barcelona in …

Dragons take a Six Nations break while pondering what might have been. They picked up losing bonuses after late drama against Munster and Ospreys but will feel they should have had two wins, which would have put them joint ninth. Add in early home draws against Sharks and Ospreys and …

Everton are finalising an initial loan deal to sign Chelsea winger Tyrique George, with an option to buy included. The England Under-21 attacker is travelling to Merseyside to complete a medical before his proposed deadline-day move. George is understood to have attracted interest from another Premier League club and one …

Brazilian international Kerolin netted a hat-trick, while Vivianne Miedema and Khadija Shaw added to the tally on an entertaining afternoon in Manchester. Confidence oozing from every player, and Kerolin a bag of tricks and flair, it was a showcase of everything that has helped City carve out such a commanding …

Richard Gordon and the team review Celtic 2-0 Falkirk and Hibernian 0-0 Rangers Source link

Available for over a year How Ben Francis went from pizza delivery boy to the UK’s youngest billionaire, by founding sportswear brand Gymshark. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng explore Ben Francis’ remarkable rise: from sewing gym vests in his parents’ garage, to innovating in influencer culture. …

Available for 29 days Gigi Salmon, Russell Fuller, Pat Cash and Annabel Croft react to an historic day in Melbourne which saw Carlos Alcaraz become the youngest player to complete the Career Grand Slam at just 22 years old. The Spaniard went one set down to Novak Djokovic, himself chasing …

England midfielder Jude Bellingham was substituted with what appeared to be a hamstring injury early in Real Madrid’s La Liga match against Rayo Vallecano. He was chasing down a loose ball at the Bernabeu when he pulled up. The 22-year-old was comforted by team-mates as he sat on the pitch. …

Marvin Bartley has taken over as Livingston manager with David Martindale moving to a new role as sporting director at the Scottish Premiership bottom club. Martindale moves upstairs after five years as manager, with the club winless in 24 games and six points adrift at the foot of the table. …

“When it became clear the goalkeeper position was somewhere we needed to address, Stefan stood out straight away. “He will provide great competition for our group of goalkeepers, and will help the team on and off the pitch.” German Ortega has not played for Pep Guardiola’s side this season, with …

There’s a new team challenging the world sailing speed record, and it’s using a kite-powered sailboat to do it.  SP80 aims not only to surpass the current record of 68.3 knots, but it also plans to reach a staggering 80 knots, which is approximately 92 mph. The SP80 team chose …