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Tszyu wins IBO superwelterweight title following two shock losses Sydney fighter calls out American Keith Thurman for next bout Tim Tszyu has restored his reputation and reignited his international career with a brutal beatdown of American Joey Spencer in Newcastle. The referee stopped the fight two minutes and 18 seconds into the fourth round after…

Updates from the Formula One race at Suzuka Circuit Lights out at 2pm local/6am BST/3pm AEST Any thoughts? Email or tweet @joeylynchy Pole is always important, of course, but it could prove especially so for Verstappen today. The Dutchman has gone coast-to-coast from the front of the grid in the last three races in Suzuka…

Against a backdrop of internal strife, facing their sky blue rivals provides a struggling team with chance to rebuild the brand This brave overhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, this collection of generic spires with a massive plastic handkerchief chucked over the top. Three weeks on from first sight of the conceptual…

Incident took place after Fenerbahce’s Turkish Cup tie Galatasaray coach collapsed on pitch holding his face José Mourinho has been banned for three matches and fined around £6,000 for grabbing the nose of the Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk after Wednesday’s dramatic Istanbul derby. Mourinho, coach of Fenerbahce, approached Buruk at the end of the Turkish…

Willie Mullins rarely shows much emotion but the dam cracked after his son Patrick steered little Nick Rockett to Aintree glory Willie Mullins has long been a walking embodiment of Rudyard Kipling’s If: someone with the preternatural ability to treat whatever the twin impostors of triumph and disaster lob at him with a shrug, a smile and an…

How Aston Villa were made to sweat for a seventh successive victory. At least the manner in which Nottingham Forest swarmed their goal as they pushed for a second-half equaliser may prove a decent dress rehearsal for Wednesday’s quarter-final at Paris Saint-Germain. Forest pulled a goal back through half-time substitute Jota Silva and then dialled…

Team’s fall from grace has been similar to Manchester City’s and rivals are circling around the world champion Turbulence and turmoil, infighting and instability, the past 12 months have been trying for Red Bull to the extent it was a wonder that Max Verstappen stood in the eye of the storm and calmly dragged a…

A single point was not nearly enough for Bournemouth. The wear and tear on a talented but brittle squad has enveloped European ambitions. The previous Champions League hopefuls, turned Europa League hopefuls now, turned Conference League hopefuls have not won in 90 minutes in eight matches and in east London almost fell victim to a…

Ipswich’s hopes of retaining their Premier League status took a huge knock as they lost 2-1 at home to Wolves. The visitors came from behind to extend the gap between the two clubs to 12 points with just seven games remaining. Ipswich took the lead through Liam Delap after 16 minutes but Pablo Sarabia equalised…

This has been a very, very long time coming for Crystal Palace supporters. The last time they were able to celebrate doing the double over Brighton in the 1932-3 season in the old Division Three South, the two clubs weren’t even rivals and it would be another 14 years before Roy Hodgson was born. But…

I Am Maximus a brave second after last year’s win Patrick Mullins rides his father’s horse to victory Nick Rockett led home an extraordinary one-two-three for trainer Willie Mullins at 33-1 in Saturday’s Grand National. Ridden by the trainer’s son, Patrick, Nick Rockett beat last year’s winner I Am Maximus with Grangeclare West third. The…

Last 16: Leinster 62-0 Harlequins Home side storm into quarter-finals with thumping win There was a period in this game where Harlequins needed to get the combination to the scoreboard and punch in the digits, quickly. Any class of score would have sufficed: try, penalty, drop goal – just something to put some ink on…

Premier League latest, 5.30pm BST at Villa Park Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | Mail Scott Should Forest win tonight, they’d complete their first league double over Villa since the 1984-85 Canon League First Division. Forest won this fixture 5-0 that season, Trevor Christie with a hat-trick, Ian Bowyer and Steve Hodge with the…

Liverpool do not require favours to secure the Premier League title but their neighbours gave them one anyway. Everton denied Arsenal the victory they needed to maintain extremely thin hopes of challenging the league leaders courtesy of Iliman Ndiaye’s penalty. Leandro Trossard put Mikel Arteta’s visitors on course for a win their overall display just…

Forwards could replicate Russo and Toone’s gamechanging roles in 2022 at this summer’s European Championship There was a clear identity and formula to England’s all-conquering run to a first European title in 2022. The starting XI remained the same throughout and the impact, when the Lionesses needed it most, came from the bench, primarily through…

Quarter-final: Toulon 72-42 Saracens Isa and Jaminet both score hat-tricks for French side Amid all the chaos, the 16 tries, the 114 points and the sizeable scare that an understrength Saracens side gave Toulon, one certainty remained. French power will always prove decisive and as much as you must give credit to Saracens for the…

Updates from the Premier League and beyond Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | Mail Dominic Longtime Championship frontrunners Leeds are being held 1-1 by Luton. Rivals Burnley are 2-1 up at Coventry, while Sunderland – who still have an outside shot at finishing in the top two – are winning 1-0 at West Brom….

35-year-old not offered a new contract Forward won 33 trophies at Bavarian club The Bayern Munich favourite Thomas Müller will leave the German giants at the end of the season after 25 trophy-laden years because he was not offered another contract, he said on Saturday. In a message on social media, the 35-year-old , who…

Talented players are heading to club but there is uncertainty over their home and an awkward fixture list may deny them a top-five place The promise of a better tomorrow at Chelsea divides opinion. While some predict disaster, others look on with fascination. Speaking to an analyst at a Premier League club last week, the…

Live commentary from 4pm BST start at Aintree Horse-by-horse guide to the 2025 Grand National Read Talking Horses | And send Tony an email Hello from Aintree, where the sun is shining and a 55,000 capacity crowd is assembling for the 2025 Grand National – the race that still stops the nation (or perhaps as…

Premier League latest, 12.30pm BST at Goodison Park Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | Mail Simon Some pre-match reading courtesy of Ed Aarons, who heard Mikel Arteta demand a bigger squad to deal with the intensity of a modern season: Mikel Arteta believes squad sizes must be increased to cope with the demands placed…

Saints are on the brink of relegation and a points nadir – an experience that still haunts the former Derby manager For Southampton, there was the initial pain of conceding a stoppage-time equaliser at home to Crystal Palace on Wednesday. Then came the niggling knot in the stomach as they faced up to keeping alive…

The latest updates from all the season openers Deep list of overseas stars head for County Championship Get in touch! Email Tanya with any thoughts DIVISION ONE Chelmsford: Essex 356-4 v Surrey Continue reading… ​The latest updates from all the season openersDeep list of overseas stars head for County ChampionshipGet in touch! Email Tanya with…

Tearful send-off for Warwickshire’s operations manager after 52 years symbolises spirit that must be preserved The County Championship returned under splendid spring sunshine on Friday and all it took was a quick glance around the grounds — or a scroll through social media and the Guardian’s live blog — to challenge the notion of a…

England’s ageless right-back proved she has no intention of slowing down soon with a performance which bodes well for the Euros There was a very summer 2022 feel to this England victory. From the throwback of seeing a confident Beth Mead finding acres of space down the right, to Keira Walsh hitting defence-splitting passes with…

Amid club’s scoring struggles we run through the centre-forwards, from Rooney to Zirkzee, since Alex Ferguson’s exit Centre-forward only statistics: Games 63 Goals 26 Assists 14 Mins 5,196 Continue reading… ​Amid club’s scoring struggles we run through the centre-forwards, from Rooney to Zirkzee, since Alex Ferguson’s exitCentre-forward only statistics: Games 63 Goals 26 Assists 14…

Red Bull driver exceeds expectations in unpredictable car Beats McLaren’s Norris by one hundredth of a second Max Verstappen claimed pole for the Japanese Grand Prix with an immense lap for Red Bull at Suzuka, beating the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri into second and third. Charles Leclerc was fourth for Ferrari, with…

Updates from Formula One qualification at Suzuka Circuit Qualifying starts at 3pm local/7am BST/5pm AEDT Any thoughts? Email or tweet @joeylynchy After a heavy crash in FP2, one of the biggest questions heading into today was if the Alpine of Jack Doohan would be repaired in time to hit the track. Those concerns were quickly…

Russian star scores two goals in win over Blackhawks 39-year-old has chance to beat record on Sunday Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record by scoring the 893rd and 894th goals of his career, the second the game winner, as the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Friday night. Ovechkin scored…

Tan leads 1.5-0.5 in the first-to-6.5 series following Ju’s costly endgame blunder in game two Tan Zhongyi, the 33-year-old challenger, took a shock 1.5-0.5 lead in game two of the 12-game Women’s World Championship match in Shanghai on Friday morning when Ju Wenjun, 34, the champion since 2018, resigned on move 62 after a costly…