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Declan Rice leads Arsenal to thrilling comeback win at Bournemouth

Arsenal’s revenge mission this week has been a dish best served cold. After Unai Emery’s Aston Villa felt the force of the Premier League leaders in a 4-1 thrashing, this time it was Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth who were vanquished despite being gifted the opening goal by Gabriel Magalhães.

Wolves thrash sorry West Ham to claim first Premier League win of the season

This was the latest West Ham humiliation of the season, and possibly Nuno Espírito Santo’s last. They became the first team to lose to Wolves at the 20th time of asking, allowing the Midlands club to double their points tally in the process and bring hope of not being the worst team in Premier League history, while leaving the Hammers four points adrift of the last safe position.

Finland stun two-time defending champions US in world junior ice hockey quarter-finals

Arttu Välilä scored at 2:11 of overtime and Finland stunned the two-time defending champion United States 4-3 on Friday night in the world junior hockey quarter-finals.

Jake Paul drops out of WBA cruiserweight rankings after loss to Anthony Joshua

Jake Paul has fallen out of the World Boxing Association’s cruiserweight rankings after his sixth-round knockout loss to Anthony Joshua last month.

John McGinn double sinks Forest and provides perfect tonic for Aston Villa

Aston Villa continue to surpass expectations as they bounced back from defeat by Arsenal to cement their place in the top three with an 11th straight home win. Ollie Watkins celebrated his 250th appearance for the club with his fourth goal in three games and John McGinn added two more after the interval.

Will Carlos Alcaraz prosper after split with coach as new tennis season looms?

Spaniard resumes intense rivalry with Jannik Sinner, while Sabalenka and Swiatek remain at the top of women’s game

Diane Crump, famed jockey and the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby, dies at 77

Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died. She was 77.

West Ham sign striker Pablo and agree deal for Castellanos in £47m spree

West Ham have boosted their attacking options by signing Gil Vicente’s Pablo Felipe and are poised to add Lazio’s Taty Castellanos to their squad as well, at a combined cost of up to £47m.

Best-on-best hockey returns as US and Canada unveil Olympic squads

The return of ice hockey’s biggest stars to the Winter Games could spark a renaissance for the sport on the global stage, as gold-medal favorites United States and Canada handpicked top NHL talent for the Milano-Cortina Olympics.

Eternal 31 makes Crawley the tallest small person in England’s Ashes pyre

Series in Australia was meant to bring the best out of opener but he goes into Sydney Test with questions unanswered

Reluctant trailblazer Khawaja confronts racial stereotypes before Sydney farewell

The first Muslim to play for Australia has been an inspiration for many in the way he has broken down barriers during his career

Another year, another manager – but it is unfair to paint Chelsea’s project as a flop

Enzo Maresca got the sack because of his actions. That does not mean the club’s structure needs a complete overhaul