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Champions League review: more trauma for the Premier League as Europe’s big beasts stir

Only two of the Premier League’s last-16 teams made it to the quarter-finals while European giants are coming into form when it matters

Striking gambit: Erling Haaland invests in new world chess championship

‘There are clear similarities to football,’ says Norwegian

Wimbledon Tennis Expansion Plans Get Boost After High Court Judgment

All England Club wants 38 new courts and new stadium

‘The only thing left for me was death’: meet the meth-addict long jumper who has been to hell and back

Three years ago Luvo Manyonga knew he must change his life or die. In Poland this week, the former world champion makes an extraordinary return to athletics’ top table

Liverpool v Galatasaray, Spurs v Atlético Madrid and more: Champions League last-16 second legs

Liverpool 4-0 Galatasaray (agg 4-1): Noa Lang is off for Galatasaray – he’s on a stretcher after hurting his hand really badly. Anfield applauds him as he’s carried away.

Pereira says it is a ‘pity’ Forest must prioritise Premier League status over Europa League

Club owner Marinakis has made it clear relegation is unacceptable

Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle (agg 8-3): Champions League last-16 second leg

You want a match report? We got a match report! Here it is. Thanks for reading this MBM.

Jack Draper adds new string to his bow as he rebuilds his game

The British No 1 has made changes to both his racket and his serve, and reaped the rewards by beating Novak Djokovic

Lewandowski and Raphinha double up as Barcelona run riot against Newcastle

For a while Newcastle made this fun but they did not make it through, all that hope giving way to hurt and regret.

Judge in rugby brain injury lawsuit tells legal teams to hurry up as cases drag on

Litigants have until October to choose 28 lead claimants

Oh deer! Rory McIlroy puts elk on the Masters champions dinner menu

Champ, a traditional Northern Irish side, is an accompaniment

‘People will always hate but my opinion is all that matters’: GB sprinter Amy Hunt on fame, abuse and becoming ‘an icon’

The 23-year-old who went viral last year has plenty of targets for 2026, starting with the World Indoor Championships in Poland