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Manchester United could have inadvertently been handed a boost in their pursuit of one right-wing target by Chelsea’s Cole Palmer. Palmer, a boyhood Manchester United fan, has been imperious at Chelsea this season, impressing in a side struggling for confidence and form. And while the Blues are keen to impose …

VAR has been officially rejected in Sweden, with the Swedish FA becoming the first in the world to reject the use of the technology following widespread opposition from clubs and fans.  This comes after the president of the Swedish FA Fredrik Reinfeldt said last year that ‘VAR was our future’, …

By Sam Worthington with AP Captain Sam Talakai admitted the Rebels ”got our pants pulled down” by a “hurting” Crusaders team on Friday night. The defending champion Crusaders blanked the Rebels 39-0 in Christchurch to lift themselves up to ninth on the Super Rugby Pacific ladder. The Crusaders had entered …

Last night, the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft took place in Detroit, Michigan. It was an exciting time for teams to add top talent to their rosters. The first four to six picks went as most mock drafts predicted. Four QBs and two WRs were gone in the …

A quality second-half performance from Manly seals another victory for Anthony Seibold’s side as they cement themselves as a top-eight team. Parramatta will rue some ill-disciplined moments and halfback Dylan Brown lamented his side’s lack of composure in key moments. “We attacked well – we didn’t want to be shy …

A thrilling Championship season is reaching its climax as Leicester City, Leeds United and Ipswich Town are all gunning for the two automatic promotion spots. The final week of the season is also set to see a battle for the final playoff spots, with West Brom, Norwich City and Hull …

CRUSADERS vs REBELS in Christchurch, Friday 5.05pm kickoff AEST The struggling Crusaders have received a double boost with the returns from injury of two All Blacks stars. Captain Scott Barrett will start at lock after breaking his finger in round three while David Havili is on the bench after hurting …

English soccer has come a long way over the last couple of decades. The days of cross-and-head are long gone. Most Premier League teams now like to build from the back, chip away at their opposition using slick passes and clever transitions. The success of such a system depends heavily …

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Image credit: Alamy) 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Netherlands, Italy, Spain, France) Zlatan Ibrahimovic played in seven countries over the course of his career – and won the title in four of them. The inimitable Swede started off with two Eredivisie triumphs at Ajax, then won three consecutive Scudetti with …

Melbourne champion Christian Petracca and Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield have differing opinions on the AFL‘s draw rules. Twenty-nine years after the first Anzac Day meeting between Essendon and Collingwood ended in a draw, the teams could not be split as the match finished with the scores locked at 85-all on …