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Olivia Smith’s late strike gives Arsenal edge over OL Lyonnes in WCL semi-final

A calamitous defensive error from the goalkeeper Christiane Endler helped reigning champions Arsenal to come from behind against OL Lyonnes and ensure they take a narrow lead into Saturday’s Champions League semi-final second leg in France.

Enzo Fernández Sees Off Leeds to Set Up Chelsea v Manchester City FA Cup Final

What must Liam Rosenior have made of this? After being sacked as Chelsea’s head coach on Wednesday, his former players showed all the commitment that was missing during his four months in charge to battle their way past Leeds courtesy of a winning goal from – surprise, surprise – Enzo Fernández.

Bread and honey for breakfast and 150 miles a week training: secrets of Sawe’s world record

Sabastian Sawe’s astonishing world marathon record of one hour 59 minutes and 30 seconds at Sunday’s London Marathon was fuelled by running 150 miles a week, wearing the lightest super shoes in history and a pre-race breakfast of bread and honey, the Kenyan and his team have revealed.

Italian referee chief suspends himself over ‘sporting fraud’ allegations

Gianluca Rocchi accused of pressing Serie A officials

Louise Lecavalier: Wandering Dances

Sadler's Wells East, London At 67, the mercurial Lecavalier is in the I'll-do-whatever-I-want phase of her career, choreographing solos that are worlds away from cozy retirement

Fifa agrees to increase World Cup prize money after countries raise concerns over costs

Extra funding to be approved by Fifa Council this week

Sabastian Sawe breaks two-hour barrier to make history in London Marathon

He came. He Sawe. He conquered. Not so very long ago, the idea of anyone running an official marathon in under two hours lurked only in the realms of the fantastical and theoretical: part holy grail, part scientific curiosity.

DC to Host 2027 NFL Draft on National Mall: What to Know

As the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh wraps on Saturday, attention will turn to next year’s event in Washington, D.C., as the large-scale sporting event returns to the nation’s capital for the first time in 85 years.

Joe Turner's Come and Gone review

Earlier this year, Viola Davis excitedly quoted August Wilson’s play, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, while announcing Michael B Jordan’s Oscar win. “You are shining, Herald Loomis,” she beamed, “shining like new money!” It was a touching acknowledgment of the actor’s long-awaited recognition, and the glory that awaits him. For most of Wilson’s 1911-set piece, Loomis is a man weary from an endless walk through the shadow of the valley of death, his spirit all but broken by systemic racism. Salvation is hardly guaranteed, but flickers in the distance.

Leeds seek seminal moment with FA Cup semi-final chance against Chelsea

Daniel Farke would become the second manager, following the great Don Revie, to reach the final

Mark Allen holds off Kyren Wilson and faces Barry Hawkins in quarter-finals

Allen earns 13-9 win, while Hawkins beats Williams 13-9

Mikel Arteta criticises red card escapes for Newcastle’s Pope and City’s Khusanov

‘It’s a red card today. It’s a red card in Manchester’