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Manchester United v Bayern Munich: Women’s Champion League quarter-final, first leg – live

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Lightning captain Hedman taking temporary leave

Lightning captain Victor Hedman is taking a temporary leave of absence for personal reasons, the team announced Wednesday.

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McDavid tops 400 goals: 'Something that I work at'

"Goal scoring is something that has not come easy to me," Oilers star Connor McDavid said Tuesday night after scoring twice in a 5-2 win over Utah, which gave him 401 goals for his career.

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Top Hawks prospect Frondell has assist in debut

Blackhawks top prospect Anton Frondell made his NHL debut Tuesday against the Islanders.

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Bruins sign top prospect Hagens, 19, to AHL deal

The Bruins' top prospect, James Hagens, will report to the team's AHL affiliate after signing an amateur tryout agreement.

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Sens hold Rangers to NHL's fewest shots since '03

The Senators allowed just nine shots on goal in a 2-1 victory at Madison Square Garden. It was the fewest shots against in franchise history, the Rangers' lowest output since 1955 -- and the worst by any NHL team in more than two decades.

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Canes, Kraken to play in Helsinki in November

The Carolina Hurricanes and Seattle Kraken are set to play two games in Finland next season as part of the NHL's Global Series.

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Blues sign Sacred Heart's Trudeau to contract

The St. Louis Blues on Monday signed college free agent forward Felix Trudeau to a two-year entry-level contract that begins next season, adding one of the top undrafted players available to their stockpile of prospects.

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📝 Report cards for biggest deals of 2025-26

Hockey trade season is heating up! Find grades for each GM involved in all the big swaps here.

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Italy and Northern Ireland target return to international football’s top table

Gli Azzurri start favourites in the World Cup playoff on Thursday but Michael O’Neill says his young team will show no fearThe shorter wait is the one worthy of considerably more attention. Four decades have passed since Northern Ireland appeared at a World Cup, then for the second time in successi…

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‘We have to do something for our people’: Ukraine nurture World Cup dream | Nick Ames

The team have led a nomadic existence since Russia invaded and face a playoff against Sweden in Valencia on ThursdayAround the pitch of the latest stadium Ukraine will call home, a set of banners reels off the venues that have accommodated them in the past four years. The list goes on: Lodz, Prague…

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Former MLB umpire fears officials face humiliation by ‘computer geeks’ under ABS

Automated Ball-Strike System will start this seasonPlayers will be able to challenge calls under systemFormer major league umpire Richie Garcia is worried about the impact that robot officials will have on their human counterparts.Major League Baseball has introduced the Automated Ball-Strike Chall…

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Everton exploring legal options over lack of sporting sanctions against Chelsea

Merseyside club to demand formal explanation from Premier LeagueChelsea docked no points for rule breaches, unlike Everton and ForestEverton are exploring a possible legal challenge against the Premier League for their handling of Chelsea’s undisclosed payments sanction.The club are understood to b…

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Fans and players from five African World Cup countries face $15,000 bond to enter US

State department to expand program on 2 AprilAlgeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Tunisia, Cape Verde affectedNo apparent exceptions for athletes or officialsA newly expanded policy from the Trump administration could require travelers from five World Cup-qualified countries to front a bond of up to $1…

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‘There won’t be any regrets’: Bellamy steels Wales for last World Cup push

Before meeting with Bosnia and Herzegovina, head coach has urged his players to step up and embrace the occasion“Have you ever seen Usain Bolt in the 100m?” Craig Bellamy asks a crowd of journalists at Wales’s hub in Hensol on the eve of the World Cup playoff semi‑final against Bosnia and Herzego…

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Three Lions and three arrows: Littler teaches England squad how to hit target

World champion hosts ‘Three Lions darts championship’Littler: ‘It was a dream as a football fan to come here’Luke Littler was happy to teach the England squad how to hit the target as he hosted a darts tournament at St George’s Park.The double world champion visited Thomas Tuchel’s group as they bu…

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Man who posted racist messages about England’s Jess Carter on TikTok avoids jail

Nigel Dewale, 60, given suspended prison sentenceOffensive messages were sent during Euro 2025A 60-year-old man has received a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to sending offensive messages about the England international Jess Carter during the European Championship last summer.Nigel…

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'We're all still learning': How NIL, big-money schools are impacting college hockey

Can competitive balance survive in the sport with the widest variety of athletic programs?

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NHL playoff watch: Projecting the Sabres' first-round opponent

Wednesday's matchup against Boston could be repeated in April. Plus, updated playoff projections after Tuesday's massive slate.

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Ranking the best possible Stanley Cup playoff first-round matchups

Which combos would be the most entertaining? Here's our list for 2026.

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NBA expansion explained: teams in Vegas and Seattle, LeBron’s role and hungry billionaires

The NBA’s board of governors voted to move forward with the cities as targets for its first expansion since 2004. Here’s what it means for the future of the leagueThe NBA has moved a step closer to adding teams in Seattle and Las Vegas.The league’s board of governors met this week and voted to expl…

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Football Daily | Will the Mohamed Salah show go out with a bang at Liverpool?

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!With ratings declining, it was inevitable ties needed to be severed without commissioning a new season of a cherished Liverpudlian mainstay. This is what happens when things get tired, they can never replicate what they were in the…

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FA resists Manchester United lobbying for rebuilt Old Trafford to host 2035 World Cup final

Home nations frontrunners to host Women’s World CupUnited’s New Stadium Development wants showpieceThe FA is resisting lobbying from Manchester United to nominate a rebuilt Old Trafford as the venue for the 2035 Women’s World Cup final.The chief executive of United’s New Stadium Development, Collet…

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US runners led off course in chaotic half-marathon given entry to world championships

Lead runners were led off course by guide vehicleWorld Athletics gives runners special entryThree runners who were led off course in a race that served as a qualifier for the World Road Running Championships have been given entry into the upcoming competition.Jessica McClain, Emma Grace Hurley and …

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Coleman tells Ireland they have a duty to lift country in World Cup playoff

Ireland face Czech Republic in playoff semi-finalColeman: ‘We are just riding the wave of confidence’Séamus Coleman believes the Republic of Ireland have “a duty” to lift the country by completing the job of qualifying for a World Cup finals for the first time since 2002.Ireland visit the Czech Re…

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Liverpool and Wales legend John Toshack diagnosed with dementia

Son Cameron confirms 77-year-old has the diseaseToshack managed Swansea and Madrid among manyThe Liverpool and Wales great John Toshack has been diagnosed with dementia, according to his son Cameron.Toshack had a celebrated playing career with the Merseyside club, scoring 96 goals and winning nine…

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Watching Mohamed Salah has been the thrill of my footballing lifetime | Chris Smith

Sadness over the Egyptian King’s departure from Liverpool is matched by gratitude for the goals and glory he gave supportersThe first time I saw Mohamed Salah play was in August 2017. Arsenal were the visitors to Anfield. Liverpool were sensational on that sunny Sunday afternoon. Bobby Firmino and …

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Revealed: secret plans for two-day London Marathon with 100,000 runners

‘Double London Marathon’ plans backed by mayor’s office2027 event would raise tens of millions more for charity The London Marathon is in advanced talks about staging a two-day event in 2027, allowing tens of thousands more runners to take part in the iconic race and to raise tens of millions mor…

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Ipswich Town have hard questions to answer after Nigel Farage PR disaster | Nick Ames

Reform’s use of the football club has shocked fans and left the ownership red faced but how did it happen?When photographs of Nigel Farage’s visit to Portman Road went viral on Tuesday morning, a wave of shock quickly spread among Ipswich Town’s staff. Some were furious, others genuinely devastated…

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Saudi clubs ready to vie for Mohamed Salah’s signature as frenzy of speculation begins

Despite a recent focus on youth, the big SPL clubs will have the Middle East’s biggest star in their sights, bringing a possible link-up with Mané and Ronaldo“We do not know where Mohamed will play next season,” Mohamed Salah’s agent, Ramy Abbas Issa, said on social media on Tuesday. “This also mea…

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The Spin | Cricket’s Tetris calendar is a recipe for player burnout and fan apathy

South Africa v New Zealand T20 series highlights schedule that is increasingly hard to keep up withClinical guidance suggests recovery from emotional trauma can take weeks or months. In some cases, the lingering pain can last for years. Elite cricketers, though, are expected to compress that timeli…

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Drama amid the deluge: 50 years since James Hunt won F1 world title in Japan

Flamboyant Briton won his first and only world championship in dramatic fashion in Japan in the last race of the 1976 seasonNiki Lauda once described James Hunt as “one of my few real friends in racing”, the great rivals sharing a genuine bond even as they fought fiercely for the Formula One world …

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The unlikely story of the first English manager to reach a World Cup final

George Raynor led Sweden to Olympic glory and a World Cup final, but he was never appreciated back homeBy The Set PiecesNobody wanted him. An ambitious young English coach who was bursting with new ideas grew more and more frustrated as his efforts to land a job in his homeland fell flat. Applicati…

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Women’s Super League to get new trophy in time for 2026-27 expansion to 14 teams

Current trophy is embossed with old WSL logoWSL2 trophy also set for a complete redesignThe Women’s Super League trophy will be redesigned for the 2026-27 season when the league expands to 14 teams. It is understood that the WSL and WSL2 trophies are set for a complete overhaul to bring them in lin…

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‘I wanted the rollercoaster of being emotionally invested’: Ian Bell on coaching, England and the 2005 Ashes WhatsApp

Five-times Ashes winner has since had a varied coaching career and believes the red ball is still fundamental to the modern playerIt’s a sunny spring afternoon, a new season looms, and just a short stroll down the road from Knowle & Dorridge Cricket Club, Ian Bell is in his local stressing the …

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‘I can’t leave like a coward’: Romania’s Mircea Lucescu on illness and his World Cup dream at 80

Head coach has been preparing for playoff against Turkey in hospital and sees job as ‘duty to Romanian football’Mircea Lucescu is fighting for one last World Cup while at the same time battling his own body. He has lived through thousands of games as a player and manager but these could be the hard…