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Inside the Dangerous, Secretive World of Extreme Fishing

Why I swim out into rough seas 80 nights a year to hunt for striped bass

European football: Bayern break Bundesliga goals record and close on title

Goretzka hits leaders’ 102nd goal in 5-0 win at St Pauli

Real talk: Chelsea punished Enzo Fernández for exposing project’s fatal flaw

Manchester City can brush off Rodri’s comments but Chelsea’s existential angst helps explain suspension of midfielder

Leinster blow away Sale to set up Champions Cup semi-final with Toulon

Semi-final number 17 beckons for Leinster. The one-time serial champions of this competition will take another, against Toulon, back at the Aviva in a couple of weeks’ time. Sounds epic. Probably will be. But Leinster are still not quite convincing.

Rio Ngumoha sparks Liverpool win over wasteful Fulham with first Anfield goal

At the end of a stormy week for Arne Slot there was respite in the form of a morale-boosting display from Rio Ngumoha. Liverpool’s 17-year-old winger marked his second Premier League start with an exquisite goal and a key role in the second from Mohamed Salah as the troubled champions celebrated a first league win since February.

Scottish Premiership: Hearts leave it late to sink Motherwell and Celtic keep up the heat

Late double gives Hearts 3-1 win, Celtic overcome St Mirren 1-0

Dewsbury-Hall strikes late for Everton to deny Brentford after Igor Thiago double

Two more Igor Thiago goals, yet another solitary Brentford point and a shared dream of European football that remains alive for both clubs. If a game can simultaneously prove drab and pulsating, this was somehow it – all bluster and endeavour forming a peculiar blend of incohesion in the hope of securing a rare continental prize.

Bournemouth expose Schrödinger’s Arsenal, a team that could be either dead or alive

Mikel Arteta urged fans to bring ‘your lunch, bring your dinner’ but when the set pieces fail to fire his side are short of a full plate

'A Big Punch in the Face': Mikel Arteta Apologizes After Defeat by Bournemouth

Mikel Arteta admitted Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat by Bournemouth was “a big punch in the face” and said his players must show more character if they are going to end their 22-year wait to be crowned Premier League champions.

Amy Cokayne powers England to opening Six Nations win against Ireland

The Women’s Six Nations is still searching for a giantkiller, with the ever-dominant England not needing a consistent performance to overcome one of their main challengers in Ireland. So if people in Edinburgh see glasses of water shaking, trees being shoved to the floor and massive footprints on the ground next week, do not be alarmed, it’s just the Red Roses coming to town. Still, Ireland showed they had narrowed the gap as they cut the Red Roses’ winning margin to 21 points from 44 in last year’s tournament.

I Am Maximus joins Grand National greats by regaining crown to emulate Red Rum

Trainer Willie Mullins wins third National in a row

Telescopes, selfies and epic leaps: Grand National meeting 2026

Racegoers dress to impress and the horses do the rest as our award-winning photographer soaks up the atmosphere at Aintree