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Beethoven: The Sonatas for Piano and Cello album review

Paul Watkins/Alessio Bax Signum Classics Cellist Watkins’ career-long immersion in the composer pays dividends in his pairing with Alessio Bax’s unfussy virtuosity

Manchester United target West Ham’s Diouf and confirm new Mainoo contract

United to prioritise midfield but also looking at left flank

Spoiler alert! Eliminated survivor contestant talks twist that impacts outcome of this season

(Warning: Spoilers ahead!) The fifth member of the "Survivor 50" jury, who was eliminated during Wednesday's episode, talks about being voted off and a huge twist in the game.

LIV Golf races against time for investment with confirmation Saudi funding will end in 2026

LIV announces new independent board in funding push

Adam Coleman escapes from rugby purgatory to the peaks with Bordeaux

Bordeaux Bègles lock says Champions Cup holders are primed for Sunday’s clash of cultures against Bath

Liverpool have to rebuild again as their great team hits the end of an era

Trent Alexander-Arnold has gone, Andy Robertson and Mo Salah are going, and Alisson and Virgil van Dijk may soon follow. Just how much experience are Liverpool losing?

From National Pride to Fascism: How Countries Have Used the World Cup to Build Identity

Every World Cup, from Uruguay and Italy in 1930 and 1934, to Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022, has been to an extent about presenting an image to the world.

‘I really was one of those bandwagon fans’: meet Katharina Nowak, F1’s youngest race president

Before her first Miami Grand Prix in charge, Nowak opens up on F1’s boom time in the US and flying the flag for women in the sport

Simply divine: the extraordinary supernatural visions of Francisco de Zurbarán

He painted sea battles, the labours of Hercules and breathtaking still lifes. But, as a major new exhibition makes clear, it was in his thrilling depictions of the spiritual that the Spanish master showed his true genius

Atlético Madrid 1-1 Arsenal: Champions League semi-final, first leg

It was a see-saw tie. And if it lacked the beauty of Paris Saint-Germain versus Bayern Munich in the other Champions League semi-final, first-leg from Tuesday night, it still had drama; knife-edge tension.

Jannik Sinner ends hopes of fast-rising teenager Rafael Jodar at Madrid Open

World No 1 halts Jodar’s run 6-2, 7-6 (0) in quarter-finals

Saudi Arabia's PIF to end funding of LIV Golf league after this season

A committee of independent directors will evaluate strategic alternatives for LIV Golf after PIF pulls its funding, people familiar with the matter told CNBC.