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  • Abdukodir Khusanov looks dejected as Kylian Mbappe celebrates completing his hat-trick.

    City’s zombified figures are haunted by ghosts of themselves in Bernabéu exit

    Barney Ronay at the Bernabéu
    There is at least some certainty now that Pep Guardiola’s greatest Manchester City side is formally over after a weak Champions League defeat
  • Steve Smith of Australia pictured during a nets session at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025

    Smith’s enduring brilliance gives England sinking feeling once again

    James Wallace
  • George Ford scores at the last in 2019; Andy Nicol of Scotland is harried by Matt Dawson in 2000; Huw Jones goes over in 2018; Jeremy Guscott grapples with Tony Stanger and John Jeffrey in 1990; Tom Curry roars as Ellis Genge scores in 2020

    Six Nations
    Calcutta Cup classics: our writers pick their most memorable showdowns

  • The Spin
    Cricket's future up for debate, from language to gambling

  • Christina Lustenberger
    Pioneering ski-mountaineer on life in ‘wildly dangerous space’

  • Ice hockey
    Trump would lift ‘proud’ US at Canada game, says GM

  • Six Nations
    England stick with Marcus Smith as goal-kicker

  • Exclusive
    New Hundred owners want IPL-style auction

  • Formula One
    FIA's 'lost sight of what matters' – Verstappen on anti-swearing drive

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In depth

  • Temwa Chawinga (left) and Tabitha Chawinga

    Moving the Goalposts
    From dusty pitches to stardom: rise of the Chawinga sisters

    • World champion Max Verstappen, new Red Bull teammate Liam Lawson and a group of dancers on stage at the O2 Arena.

      Formula One
      Verstappen the panto villain in blaze for 75th anniversary

    • Swansea players see Coventry open the scoring in their recent defeat

      Football
      Swansea crave end to crisis after self-inflicted slump and parade of exits

    • A scrum in a rugby match.

      The Breakdown
      Grassroots rugby clubs struggle in shadow of Six Nations

    • David Squires cartoon about Man Utd, Spurs and Everton (v2). 18 February 2025.

      Cartoon
      David Squires on … celebrating the beauty in football amid everything else

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Video

  • A jury found the Chelsea footballer not guilty of racially aggravated harassment
    2:37

    Sam Kerr trial
    Footage shows officer dismissing player's claims before arrest

  • The former Spanish football federation boss Luis Rubiales has told a court that he asked the footballer Jenni Hermoso if he could kiss her before doing so after the Women’s World Cup final in 2023
    1:05

    Luis Rubiales trial
    Former federation boss claims he asked if he could kiss Hermoso

  • The Philadelphia Eagles’ ferocious defense denied the Kansas City Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat as quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score to earn Super Bowl MVP honours
    1:41

    Super Bowl LIX
    MVP Hurts credits defense, says last loss 'lit a great flame'

  • The Eagles trounce two-time defending champs to win second Super Bowl title
    1:57

    Super Bowl LIX
    Philadelphia Eagles dismantle Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans

Football Weekly

Join Max Rushden and the pod squad as they pick over the latest action and news

Football Weekly

Join Max Rushden and the pod squad as they pick over the latest action and news

  • Ademola Lookman reacts after seeing his penalty saved by the Club Brugge goalkeeper Simon Mignolet

    Atalanta
    Lookman hits out at manager’s jibe after penalty is saved

    Gian Piero Gasperini called Ademola Lookman ‘one of the worst penalty takers’
  • Celtic players salute their fans after a courageous performance at Bayern Munich

    Champions League strides have made Celtic a serious entity

    Ewan Murray
  • Hartford Athletic forward Deshane Beckford (31) takes a shot at the goal during a USL match between the against the Charleston Battery

    United States
    How USL can rival MLS: quirks and promotion and relegation

  • Olivier Giroud
    LAFC striker victim of reported $500,000 burglary in LA

  • Chelsea
    Players need to find shooting boots to save their season

  • The Knowledge
    Charlton v China: when club sides and national teams collide

  • Champions League
    Bayern Munich bundle in late goal to break Celtic hearts

  • Champions League
    Feyenoord and Club Brugge send Italian sides out

  • ‘They gave everything’
    Rodgers proud after painful Celtic defeat

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Regulars

  • Nicky Hendersonwith Constitution Hill, left, and Jonbon during a stable visit on Monday.

    Talking Horses
    Henderson seeks Cheltenham revival with star turns

  • TOPSHOT-FBL-EUR-C1-MILAN-FEYENOORD<br>TOPSHOT - Polish referee Szymon Marciniak gives a red card to AC Milan's French defender #19 Theo Hernandez (R) during the UEFA Champions League knockout round play-off second leg football match between AC Milan and Feyenoord at San Siro stadium in Milan, on February 18, 2025. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP) (Photo by PIERO CRUCIATTI/AFP via Getty Images)

    Football Weekly
    Celtic’s heartbreak and Champions League playoff chaos

    • Premier League
      Ten things to look out for this weekend

    • Sports quiz of the week
      Super Bowl LIX, top dogs and high scorers

    • Leonard Barden on chess
      Keymer knocks out Carlsen in Freestyle Grand Slam

    • The Knowledge
      Hang them in the Louvre: football tables as art

    • Football Daily
      Goodison Park’s derby days go out with a bang for rivals

    • The Spin
      Troubled tales of Banton and Shaw still leave hope

Catch up

  • Calum Nicholas, the Red Bull Formula 1 senior technician, poses for a portrait on a starting grid interactive exhibit at the Silverstone Museum.

    Big interview
    Calum Nicholas: ‘People from all backgrounds should look at F1’

  • Jannik Sinner

    Nobody loses with Sinner settlement? Try telling Halep

    Simon Cambers
  • Commentator and former cricketer Charlotte Edwards at the Women's Ashes Test match.

    Charlotte Edwards
    I want to get English cricket back to where I know it can be

  • Sasha DiGiulian makes the first female ascent of Bellavista, a multi-pitch 5.14b climb in the Dolomites of Northern Italy.

    Mountaineering
    ‘Bloody fingers, pink nails’: how DiGiulian broke glass ceiling

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