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Amad stunner breaks United drought

07-11-2024 23:42 via smh.com.au

Manchester United get their first European win in over a year with Amad Diallo scoring both goals.

‘The enjoyment outweigh’s the fear’

07-11-2024 23:30 via smh.com.au

Seven-time consecutive World Series champion Rhiannan Iffland will compete in this weekend’s Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Sydney.

Lee Carsley says he has not spoken to Thomas Tuchel about England squad

07-11-2024 23:30 via theguardian.com

Carsley: ‘He is fully respectful that I am in charge’Harwood-Bellis and Hall called up for Nations League matchesLee Carsley has revealed he is yet to speak to Thomas Tuchel about the England squad he will hand over to him in the new year.Carsley is preparing for his final camp as the interim head coach, taking in the Nations League ties against Greece in Athens next Thursday and the Republic of Ireland at Wembley three days after, and his headline selections were the first call-ups

Manchester United v PAOK Salonika: Europa League – as it happened

07-11-2024 23:18 via theguardian.com

Amad Diallo was the two-goal hero as United ended their 380-day wait for a win in Europe2 min: … and so both teams begin their quest for a first win in this Europa League campaign. A quiet start on the pitch, but both sets of fans make their beautiful noise.Manchester United get the ball rolling. They’re kicking towards the Stretford End during this first half. Continue reading...

João Félix leads the onslaught as Chelsea hammer eight past Noah

07-11-2024 23:10 via theguardian.com

Chelsea 8-0 NoahFélix and Nkunku hit doubles in thrashingWhen the idea for the Europa Conference League first came to Uefa, it is unlikely that anybody in Nyon envisaged that one day a club of Chelsea’s means would be pumping six unanswered first-half goals past an Armenian outfit who were only founded seven years ago.The point is that this competition was brought into existence for the benefit of Europe’s smaller clubs. There is little for Chelsea to gain, much as the prospec

Amad Diallo ends Manchester United’s European drought by seeing off Paok

07-11-2024 23:06 via theguardian.com

Hold on to your hat: Manchester United are victorious in Europe after three consecutive Europa League draws and three more without winning in last term’s Champions League.So a 380-day drought stretching to a 1-0 win over Copenhagen here on 24 October 2023 ends courtesy of Amad Diallo, whose explosive wing play was crowned by his double. The first was a clever 51st-minute header. The second proved an exhibition of aggressiveness as he mugged Abdul Baba along the right, shrugged of

Alex de Minaur faces tough ATP Finals draw

07-11-2024 23:04 via abc.net.au

Alex de Minaur is drawn in a round-robin group with Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Taylor Fritz on his debut ATP Finals appearance in Turin.

Schmidt explains shock Suaalii debut

07-11-2024 22:57 via smh.com.au

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt explains why he has named Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii for a shock debut at outside centre.

Moses reacts to Gutherson leaving Eels

07-11-2024 22:57 via smh.com.au

Parramatta star Mitchell Moses says he will miss Clint Gutherson after the Eels captain was released.

Ja Morant bumps LeBron James in spicey exchange

07-11-2024 22:46 via smh.com.au

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant got a technical foul for deliberately running into LeBron James.

Suaalii centre of attention after being named for Wallabies debut

07-11-2024 22:33 via abc.net.au

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is named to make his Wallabies debut at outside centre in his first-ever professional rugby union match.

Power outage during NBL match causes broadcast blackout for end of game

07-11-2024 22:27 via abc.net.au

The power goes out at a Brisbane arena causing a broadcast blackout during the Bullets and Melbourne United clash.

Grant won't interfere in Papenhuyzen call

07-11-2024 22:16 via smh.com.au

Melbourne captain Harry Grant says he won't be pressing teammate Ryan Papenhuyzen to stay at the Storm beyond 2025.

Europa League roundup: Dessers grabs Rangers point at Olympiakos

07-11-2024 22:12 via theguardian.com

Philippe Clement’s side still in contention to progressShamrock Rovers beat TNS in Conference LeagueRangers’ hit-and-miss striker Cyriel Dessers redeemed himself against Olympiakos with a second-half equaliser in the 1-1 Europa League draw in Greece.On a night when the Rangers captain, James Tavernier, was dropped to the bench, the visitors did lots of things right in the first half but Dessers, who regularly frustrates his own fans, spurned two good opportunities and there were othe

Campbell urges Brisbane to get Olympics ready

07-11-2024 21:48 via theage.com.au

Australian Olympic legend Cate Campbell is urging the Queensland government to knuckle down and get Brisbane ready for 2032.

Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series Sydney

07-11-2024 21:26 via theage.com.au

Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series Champion Rhiannan Iffland takes to a practice platorm in Sydney ahead of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series this weekend.

Galatasaray star scores wonder goal

07-11-2024 20:59 via theage.com.au

Galatasaray star Yunus Akgun scores a wonder goal in the UEFA Europa League against Tottenham.

Galatasaray 3-2 Tottenham: Europa League – as it happened

07-11-2024 20:58 via theguardian.com

Victor Osimhen scored twice to help Galatasaray beat the 10 men of TottenhamIt is probably worth reading this from Ed Aarons on Victor Osimhen from a couple of months ago because everyone seems confused about how the striker ended up in Turkey.Nick Ames is in Istanbul. Continue reading...

Victor Osimhen leads Galatasaray to action-packed victory as Spurs see red

07-11-2024 20:55 via theguardian.com

This was the kind of breathless, wild encounter in which both Galatasaray and Tottenham deal routinely and the only surprise was a goal tally that did no justice to a game whose openness beggared belief. In truth Spurs should have been blown to smithereens by hosts who had no idea how to apply the handbrake and had unloaded 28 shots by the end. A stunner from Yunus Akgun and two goals from Victor Osimhen, who had countless other chances, completed their tally by half-time but somehow Ange Postec

Victor Osimhen fires Galatasaray past Spurs as Lankshear scores and sees red

07-11-2024 20:55 via theguardian.com

This was the kind of breathless, wild encounter in which both Galatasaray and Tottenham deal routinely and the only surprise was a goal tally that did no justice to a game whose openness beggared belief. In truth Spurs should have been blown to smithereens by hosts who had no idea how to apply the handbrake and had unloaded 28 shots by the end. A stunner from Yunus Akgun and two goals from Victor Osimhen, who had countless other chances, completed their tally by half-time but somehow Ange Postec

‘A benchmark’: Schmidt backs Joseph Sua’ali’i to make fast start for Australia

07-11-2024 20:12 via theguardian.com

Sua’ali’i set to start on rugby union debut against EnglandHead coach hopes 21-year-old ‘can hit ground running’Joe Schmidt has only made one change to Australia’s starting XV before this weekend’s Test against England, but it is a big one. Joseph Sua’ali’i, 21 years old and 6ft 5in, has been picked to start his first ever game of professional rugby union. Sua’ali’i has not played the code since he was a schoolkid, but, with only four T

The Pies have gone all in on winning the 2025 flag. But at what cost?

07-11-2024 19:30 via smh.com.au

Collingwood might have made the same trading decisions had there been a permanent, experienced football boss in place this year. But they might also have chosen caution. With an ageing list and little young key position talent, their premiership window is punishingly tight.

Manchester United v PAOK Salonika: Europa League – live

07-11-2024 19:30 via theguardian.com

Updates from Old Trafford; kick-off 8pm GMTLive scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And mail ScottManchester United have already had one big European victory to celebrate this week. You know the one. You know why. It’s not much of a leap.That’s not to say they couldn’t do with an actual win of their very own, though. United are currently 22nd in the Europa League megatable, after draws of varying degrees of ropiness against Twente, Porto and Fenerbahce. The feelgood factor might

Swiatek tumbles out of WTA Finals after Krejcikova sees off Gauff

07-11-2024 19:03 via theguardian.com

Swiatek exits on sets percentage despite routing PegulaKrejcikova and Gauff progress to the semi-finalsThe defending champion, Iga Swiatek, was knocked out of the WTA Finals after Barbora Krejcikova defeated Coco Gauff to book her spot in the last four.Swiatek had earlier needed less than an hour to dispatch Daria Kasatkina, who had replaced the injured Jessica Pegula, 6-1, 6-0 in the opening match of the day in Riyadh. Continue reading...

The 15-year-old who could break a 120-year-old Olympic record

07-11-2024 19:00 via smh.com.au

She starred on a skateboard at the Paris Games, but Ruby Trew is just as at home on a surfboard. And she hopes to compete in both sports at Los Angeles in 2028.

Australian sporting Legend Geoff Hunt played 215 tournaments. He won 178 of them

07-11-2024 19:00 via smh.com.au

As a child, Geoff Hunt was beating men 30 years his senior at squash, including former Australian cricket captain Ian Johnson. As he is made a Legend of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, Hunt tells the story of his prodigious career.

Galatasaray v Tottenham: Europa League – live

07-11-2024 18:02 via theguardian.com

Europa League updates from the 5.45pm GMT kick-offLive scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And email WillI’ve been to RAMS Park on a couple of occasions. Once when Gala beat Istanbul Basaksehir to win the title and last year against Manchester United. It is the most ludicrous place I have ever had to work. Good luck to Nick Ames and friends tonight.Some pre-match reading courtesy of Michael Butler. Continue reading...

Mark Robins gave Coventry hope against all odds: his hasty exit stinks of ingratitude | Jonny Weeks

07-11-2024 17:45 via theguardian.com

Decay had set in this season but the manager helped a fanbase fall back in love with the club – he deserved more loyaltyReally? After almost eight years, two promotions, an agonising Championship playoff final defeat on penalties and a toenail offside which cost them a place in last year’s FA Cup final, Mark Robins is no longer Coventry City’s manager.Only Pep Guardiola has enjoyed longer job security in English football’s top four divisions – and let’s be hon

F1 drivers unite to issue statement demanding FIA treats them like adults

07-11-2024 17:09 via theguardian.com

All 20 drivers unite after recent swearing punishmentsVerstappen and Leclerc were both sanctioned by FIAFormula One drivers have demanded the FIA stops treating them like children in a damning indictment of the governing body’s recent policies and its president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem.The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA), which represents F1 drivers, issued a strongly worded and highly critical statement on Thursday, addressing the recent controversy over swearing. It took issue

F1 drivers release joint statement demanding FIA treats them like adults

07-11-2024 17:09 via theguardian.com

All 20 drivers unite after recent swearing punishmentsVerstappen and Leclerc were both sanctioned by FIAFormula One drivers have demanded the FIA stops treating them like children in a damning indictment of the governing body’s recent policies and its president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem.The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA), which represents F1 drivers, issued a strongly worded and highly critical statement on Thursday, addressing the recent controversy over swearing. It took issue

‘If not now, when?’: Schmidt rolls dice and starts Suaalii on debut at Twickenham

07-11-2024 17:01 via theage.com.au

Just 44 days after finishing in the NRL and a few weeks with the Wallabies, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii will debut in the centres against England.

Influencer who brought camera crew to New York marathon banned from race – video

07-11-2024 16:47 via theguardian.com

The social media influencer Matthew Choi has been banned from the New York City Marathon after he ran the race with a camera crew on e-bikes in tow.Choi posted several videos of his participation in the race on his accounts. After much criticism, he apologised and acknowledged that the filming endangered other competitors, prevented some from potentially reaching personal bests, and even blocked some from getting a drink at designated water stations. Choi finished the course in a time of 2hr 57m

Money talks as oligarch Alisher Usmanov moves to regain control of fencing | Philippe Auclair

07-11-2024 16:44 via theguardian.com

Ethics aside, the Russian’s possible return should be absurd given he cannot set foot in the country where the International Fencing Federation is basedThere are few equivalents of the G7, Brics or the UN Security Council in sport, invitation-only clubs reserved for the wealthiest and most powerful. From athletics to swimming, rowing to basketball, football to fencing, almost all international federations adhere to the principle of “one nation, one vote”. As a Fifa executive on

Money talks as oligarch Alisher Usmanov moves to regain control of fencing

07-11-2024 16:44 via theguardian.com

Ethics aside, the Russian’s possible return should be absurd given he cannot set foot in the country where the International Fencing Federation is basedThere are few equivalents of the G7, Brics or the UN Security Council in sport, invitation-only clubs reserved for the wealthiest and most powerful. From athletics to swimming, rowing to basketball, football to fencing, almost all international federations adhere to the principle of “one nation, one vote”. As a Fifa executive on

Mings the merciful and a tale of two handballs

07-11-2024 16:26 via theguardian.com

A pint of foaming shaft belonging to the hardest bloke in the pub. The wrong child from nursery. Somebody’s else’s suitcase at the airport carousel. Who among us hasn’t picked something up by mistake and been forced to rue our error? However, few have done so as publicly as Tyrone Mings, who in front of 23,466 largely delighted attendees at the Jan Breydel Stadion, made the critical error of picking up the ball after a short goal kick had been prodded his way by Villa goalkeepe

Football Daily | Mings the merciful and a tale of two handballs

07-11-2024 16:26 via theguardian.com

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!A pint of foaming shaft belonging to the hardest bloke in the pub. The wrong child from nursery. Somebody’s else’s suitcase at the airport carousel. Who among us hasn’t picked something up by mistake and been forced to rue our error? However, few have done so as publicly as Tyrone Mings, who in front of 23,466 largely delighted attendees at the Jan Breydel Stadion, made the critical error of picking up the ball after a short go

Joseph Sua’ali’i to start for Australia against England on rugby union debut

07-11-2024 16:02 via theguardian.com

Sua’ali’i picked at outside centre after recent code switchMatch will be 21-year-old’s first in professional unionLess than a month after switching rugby codes, Joseph Sua’ali’i will make his debut for Australia after being picked to start Saturday’s Test against England at Twickenham.The 21-year-old has been thrown in at outside centre in a huge tour-opening game against an England side coming off a frustrating 24-22 loss to New Zealand last weekend. Continue

Arsenal happy to take as long as six months over Edu replacement

07-11-2024 16:00 via theguardian.com

Jason Ayto to step up during recruitment processMikel Arteta expected to play a key role in appointmentArsenal intend to take their time over appointing Edu’s successor as sporting director, with his deputy, Jason Ayto, set to step up until the recruitment process has been completed.Mikel Arteta admitted before Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat at Inter that the Brazilian’s departure had taken Arsenal by surprise and “everything happened very quickly”. It is understood that Ed

VAR has magnified handball injustices – time to adjust the penalties | Max Rushden

07-11-2024 15:42 via theguardian.com

This week’s Champions League games saw players punished for having arms and moving. I’ve lost sense of what handball isThe first draft of this column began with me rehashing one of my three anecdotes. Not the microwave or the six-pound peach, the one where I ranted on TalkSport about how repetitive and boring the Lord of the Rings films are to the point where the boss texted to ask whether I’d ever considered being so energised about football.So it was with some disappointment

Lewis Hall and Taylor Harwood-Bellis in Lee Carsley’s final England squad

07-11-2024 15:01 via theguardian.com

Jack Grealish included despite recent lack of actionRamsdale in squad but no place for Nick PopeNewcastle’s Lewis Hall and Southampton’s Taylor Harwood-Bellis have been called into the England squad for the first time and Lee Carsley has kept faith with Jack Grealish despite the forward not being involved in the past five Manchester City squads because of injury.Carsley, preparing for his final two games in interim charge before Thomas Tuchel takes over, has not included Grealish&rsq

Lack of domestic 50-over cricket not helping England, warns Trescothick

07-11-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

Stand-in coach suggests more 50-over cricket is neededEngland crushed in final game of 2-1 Windies series defeatInterim head coach Marcus Trescothick has said that the current domestic structure is “not helping” England’s new generation of white-ball cricketers.At the Kensington Oval, Barbados, England fell to a third consecutive one-day series defeat and 13th ODI loss in 20 matches, as West Indies thrashed them by eight wickets. Continue reading...

David Squires on … the Joga Bonito Make Ronaldinho Rich Again tour

07-11-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

Our cartoonist looks at a seismic cultural event that took place in Sydney last weekDavid’s new book, Chaos in the Box: order it now Continue reading...

David Squires on … Jogo Bonito and the Make Ronaldinho Rich Again tour

07-11-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

Our cartoonist looks at a seismic cultural event that took place in Sydney last weekDavid’s new book, Chaos in the Box: order it now Continue reading...

Handballs all round as Arsenal and Villa lose in Champions League: Football Weekly Extra - podcast

07-11-2024 14:59 via theguardian.com

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, and Mark Langdon to discuss the latest Champions League games and look ahead to the weekend’s Premier League actionRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: Arsenal falter to a 1-0 defeat against Inter at San Siro. The panel discuss the Gunners’ bad spell and whether the handball that led to a penal

Kylian Mbappé left out of France’s latest squad after Deschamps talks

07-11-2024 14:36 via theguardian.com

Didier Deschamps says he has made a ‘one-off decision’Player will sit out the matches against Israel and ItalyThe Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé was not named in France’s squad to face Israel and Italy in Nations League games, head coach Didier Deschamps said on Thursday.Deschamps did not say whether Mbappé, who played with his club in the 3-1 Champions League defeat by Milan on Tuesday, was injured, arguing his choice was a “one-off decision” and t

Champions League review: Slot and Amorim shine as a Swedish star rises

07-11-2024 14:35 via theguardian.com

There were boosts for Liverpool and Manchester United (by proxy). We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of actionLiverpool Continue reading...

Influencer who brought camera crew to New York marathon banned from race

07-11-2024 14:28 via theguardian.com

Matthew Choi disqualified for violating code of conduct after running race with two people on e-bikes in towA social media influencer from Texas was disqualified from last weekend’s New York City Marathon and banned from future competitions after he ran the race with a camera crew on e-bikes in tow.New York Road Runners (NYRR), which organizes the race, said in a statement Tuesday that Matthew Choi violated the group’s code of conduct and competition rules, not to mention those of Wo

Suaalii to start at centre on debut against England, Skelton overlooked

07-11-2024 14:25 via smh.com.au

In what amounts to his first senior game of rugby, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been named as a shock starter against England at Twickenham on Sunday.

Farrell confident history will add spice to All Blacks World Cup rematch

07-11-2024 13:30 via theguardian.com

Spat between Sexton and Ioane has added another layer of intrigue to first meeting since 2023 quarter-final In Ireland we have a curious custom of thanking the bus driver when he or she pulls up at our stop. No one knows how or where it started, but this salute on your step out the door is widespread, and has endured. So, you’re asking yourself, maybe Rieko Ioane was getting in on the action when Ireland’s designated quarter-final stop arrived at last year’s World Cup, the last

Demons settle with Glen Bartlett, apologise to Simon Goodwin

07-11-2024 13:02 via smh.com.au

Melbourne Football Club has settled a long-running legal saga with their former president, and exonerated the premiership-winning coach over false allegations of illicit drug use.