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Premier League vote through new APT rules and Amorim’s first press conference: football news – live

News and features as the Premier League returnsListen to Football Weekly | And you can mail TahaHere’s the full story from Paul MacInnes on the Premier League APT vote:And on to the actual football … here’s what to look out for this weekend: Continue reading...

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Sport may be a blunt tool of social change, but it’s time to take a stand against Israel | Jonathan Liew

As the bombing continues in Gaza, the inaction of bodies such as Fifa and the IOC becomes a glaring, conscious choice Probably you already know what this is. Probably before you read a word of it, you decided what it was, where you stand on it, how you’re going to feel about it. The headline, there’s

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Hampshire accused of ‘sportswashing’ over T20 event despite green claims

Team plan to take part in Global Super League in GuyanaCampaigners call for tour to ditch sponsor ExxonMobilHampshire have been accused of taking part in a “sportswashing vehicle” before their participation in this month’s Global Super League in Guyana, a T20 tournament sponsored by oil giant ExxonMobil.Hampshire’s participation in the GSL comes despite their venue’s

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The next host of Match of the Day? Some thoughts from the 2015 sixth favourite … | Max Rushden

Whoever takes over the hot seat will find the foundations are strong – this is a thing that doesn’t need messing withWhen I was young, and random old people my parents knew would ask what I wanted to do with my life, I’d always answer: “Be Des Lynam,” – at the time mainly to end

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Andy Robertson’s late header in Poland gifts Scotland Nations League lifeline

Scotland had contributed far too much to the Nations League to finish bottom of Group A1. That was the harsh reality until Andy Robertson leapt like a Loch Tay salmon to meet John Souttar’s superb stoppage-time cross, securing a famous win over Poland with a bullet header which rendered Lukasz Skorupski helpless. Steve Clarke’s team

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Carsley insists England have the talent to win 2026 World Cup under Tuchel

New manager has a year and a half to prepare for 2026‘We are in a good position … we have got all the tools’Lee Carsley believes England will be in a good position to win the next World Cup when Thomas Tuchel takes charge of the national team in the new year.The Football Association has

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Kane has been the defining player of a successful era but that has run its course | Barney Ronay

England want to win the World Cup in two years’ time. They will not with a centre-forward who can no longer move There was an oddly heartbreaking moment with 87 minutes gone at Wembley, as Harry Kane was put through on goal with a chance to score his second of the night, made all the

5 days ago • sport •

Boulter and Raducanu stun Canada for last-four spot in Billie Jean King Cup

British No 1 beats Canadian No 1 Fernandez 6-2, 6-4Raducanu holds off Marino’s comeback for 6-0, 7-5 winKatie Boulter strode to the baseline on Sunday for one of the most important matches of her career with a considerable amount of pressure on her shoulders. Just a year ago and a little over 100 miles away,

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Wales v Australia: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – live

Updates from 4.10pm start time in CardiffHave any thoughts? Send Sarah an emailAnother match, another inquest into the state of Welsh rugby. This time, the hand-wringing is particularly fervent, for Wales stand on the brink of an unwanted threshold. Should they lose to Australia in Cardiff on Sunday they will surpass their longest run of

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England v Republic of Ireland: Nations League – live

Minute-by-minute updates on the action at WembleyAny comments or thoughts? You can email RobLee Carsley’s spell as interim England manager has been like a trip to the dentist. Okay, it’s had enough in common for a half-arsed analogy. We spent much of the time wincing, whining and worrying, only to belatedly realise it’s less painful

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Borthwick faces up to South Africa in defining test of England’s character | Robert Kitson

A win would resurrect the autumn but a heavy defeat by the world champions could see his team equal an all-time lowNot for the first time in rugby union’s turbulent professional history there is a lot happening. A mooted breakaway global league is the latest curveball threatening to destabilise the sport with even the newly

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Jake Paul beats Mike Tyson in manufactured mismatch as Father Time comes calling

Paul wins unanimous decision by two scores of 79-73 and a 80-72Former world champ unable to land telling blows on YouTuberJake Paul, a 27-year-old social media huckster, beat a 58-year-old man with a long history of health problems, both physically and mentally, in a boxing ring late on Friday night. The fact that Mike Tyson

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Sam Curran adds calm amid chaos as England seal T20 series victory over West Indies

Third T20i: England 149-7 beat West Indies 145-8Curran blasts 41 off 26 balls to revive run chaseThey said St Lucia was a run-scoring paradise. Tonight, they were wrong, as England had to scrap to overhaul West Indies’ meagre total of 145-8 for a three-wicket win and a first away T20 series triumph in two years.For

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Punkish Carsley gets ballsy calls right – is it too late to ring Thomas for a chat? | Barney Ronay

Young England team swagger past Greece under interim manager to make you feel it’s a shame he isn’t getting the job full-timeThe moment of the night in Athens came on 82 minutes, with England’s young team romping about the place like cosseted schoolboys, all jinky little twirls and prim one-touch keep-ball. On the right wing

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‘A hate machine’: St Pauli become first major football club to leave X

Bundesliga club move to Bluesky and urge fans to followSt Pauli concerned X may influence German electionSt Pauli have become the first major football club to leave X, describing the social media site as a “hate machine” and expressing concern that it may influence the outcome of the forthcoming German election.Scrutiny of the role played

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Premier League vote through new APT rules and Amorim’s first press conference: football news – live

Sport may be a blunt tool of social change, but it’s time to take a stand against Israel | Jonathan Liew

Hampshire accused of ‘sportswashing’ over T20 event despite green claims

The next host of Match of the Day? Some thoughts from the 2015 sixth favourite … | Max Rushden

Andy Robertson’s late header in Poland gifts Scotland Nations League lifeline

Carsley insists England have the talent to win 2026 World Cup under Tuchel

Kane has been the defining player of a successful era but that has run its course | Barney Ronay

Boulter and Raducanu stun Canada for last-four spot in Billie Jean King Cup

Wales v Australia: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – live

England v Republic of Ireland: Nations League – live

Borthwick faces up to South Africa in defining test of England’s character | Robert Kitson

Jake Paul beats Mike Tyson in manufactured mismatch as Father Time comes calling

Sam Curran adds calm amid chaos as England seal T20 series victory over West Indies

Punkish Carsley gets ballsy calls right – is it too late to ring Thomas for a chat? | Barney Ronay

‘A hate machine’: St Pauli become first major football club to leave X

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