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Europe is a blast

The four Premier League clubs playing in the lesser continental competitions face each other on Sunday – but three are struggling domestically

Isak completes Liverpool’s comeback win as Brentford finish with nine

If Liverpool’s spluttering forwards end up remembering this as the day when their luck turned then they will owe a big debt of gratitude to Yehor Yarmolyuk. This was a game with a very clear before and after.

Haaland helps Maresca achieve record start as Manchester City defeat Ipswich

There have been few winners in Manchester City’s guilty verdict, except highly paid lawyers and the inflatable fruit industry. The fans have suffered, being forced to question everything they have been told, while being labelled “cheats”, but they were able to forget the cacophony of noise around the club as Enzo Maresca became the first manager to win his first seven games in charge of a team.

Pressure on Arbeloa lifted after Alex Iwobi sinks Hull for Fulham’s first win

After such a dominant performance against a team so blunt going forward, it almost felt inevitable that Álvaro Arbeloa was going to be denied his first Premier League win as Fulham head coach in similar fashion as the weeks and games before. After all their chances and possession, Craven Cottage should not have been a place of nerves when Mohamed Belloumi lined up a free-kick as three minutes of stoppage time were shown.

The Right Is Pushing Its Anti-Trans Fury on the WNBA. Players and Fans Are Loudly Pushing Back

As the WNBA finals kick off Saturday in San Francisco, the pro-LGBTQ+ sports fanbase push a message of inclusion in the face of anti-trans attacks

Neto double at Everton leads Chelsea to victory marred by Martínez head injury

Chelsea have returned from the international break with a spirit, authority and resilience that augurs well for Xabi Alonso. Their troubles at Everton, not a happy hunting ground in recent years, were confined to the seven minutes Emi Martínez needed treatment for a head injury as Pedro Neto’s double delivered a deserved victory in the Merseyside sunshine.

Everyone is above average

WNBA player Sophie Cunningham already had three strikes against her: she’s white, she’s straight, and she regularly came to the defense of her teammate Caitlin Clark, who is disfavored by the league for similar reasons.

With Tony Romo gone from CBS, should we brace for more changes in NFL broadcasting?

How did CBS’s top NFL analyst — someone who, just a few years ago, many of us thought could become this generation’s best analyst — fall so steeply, so quickly?

The ESPN producer who quit over gambling

Nicole Noren says ESPN sidelined investigations into sports betting companies as gambling partnerships reshaped the network’s priorities

‘It’s really not a drama’: Carrick sticks to the script after Martínez storm

Manchester United head coach produced a masterclass in dialling down emotion before a tricky trip to Leeds

Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

In-form Everton kick things off against Chelsea while struggling Manchester United face a tough trip to Leeds

NBA tightens betting rules, develops AI to flag suspicious wagers

The NBA is tightening restrictions on bets and deploying AI to help identify suspicious wagering, according to two documents obtained by CNBC.