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Nottingham Forest 1-0 Porto (agg 2-1): Europa League quarter-final, second leg

Will Unwin was at the City Ground, and his report is in. Here it is! Congratulations to Nottingham Forest; thank you, dear reader, for sticking with this MBM; and the final word goes to Orient Dave: “Not sure if it falls in the same category as river balls, in reply to Justin Kavanagh, but the drivers of trains from Aldershot to Guildford used to stop fairly regularly to retrieve balls from the track and hoof them back onto the field at the Rec. Usually getting far closer to goal than the prior errant kick.”

Crystal Palace hold off Fiorentina to book place in Conference semi-final

What a time it is to be a Crystal Palace supporter. Twelve months ago, the south London club was still waiting to win their first major trophy and even the most optimistic fan could never have imagined that they would be contesting the semi-final of a European competition.

Gibbs-White’s early strike decisive as Nottingham Forest edge past 10-man Porto

The final whistle brought a second of relief before the celebrations truly kicked in after Nottingham Forest secured a place in the Europa League semi-finals. It should have been easier but nothing is simple at the City Ground as they made hard work of overcoming Porto, who played almost the entire match with 10 men.

Watkins breaks record as Aston Villa cruise past Bologna into all-English semi-final

Ollie Watkins kickstarted Aston Villa’s near-perfect evening as his 100th goal for the club enabled Unai Emery’s side to cruise into a semi-final against Nottingham Forest.

LIV and let die: golf rebels count cost of Saudi cutbacks and other sports fear worst

Public Investment Fund withdraws support for rebel tour and other sports could be hit too with Newcastle United uncertain

Portcullis gets royal breeders dreaming at Newmarket’s ancient first rite of spring

John Gosden’s three-year-old was among those catching the eye at the Craven meeting, which has been attracting dreamers and optimists since 1771

LIV golf stars face career limbo with Saudi investment expected to end in 2026

LIV chief’s rallying email to staff did not refer to 2027

From Burnley to Bayern: Kompany trains sights on PSG and European supremacy

Manager’s grounded attitude has helped the free-scoring German giants set up a tantalising Champions League showdown and de facto final

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Samuel Hasselhorn: Schubert Hoffnung review

Hasselhorn/Bushakevitz(Harmonia Mundi)The German baritone’s all-Schubert disc with pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz is full of communicative diction and poetic phrasing

The power of the Dunst: Kirsten’s best film performances

As she approaches her 44th birthday, we celebrate an actor who can move from dreamy psychodrama for Sofia Coppola to gritty angst for Jane Campion

Alex Manninger, former Arsenal goalkeeper, dies aged 48 after road accident

Alex Manninger, the former goalkeeper who helped Arsenal win the Double in 1998, has died in a car accident in Austria, aged 48.