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⚽ Updates from the 5.30pm GMT Premier League kick-off⚽ Ten things to look out for | Table | Live scores3 min A punchy, positive start from Everton, who are giving Chelsea no time on the ball.1 min Peep peep! Chelsea, wearing their white change strip, kick off from left to right as we watch. Continue reading...

Northampton 28-27 NewcastleBottom side secure losing and try bonus-pointsOn the face of it, not a lot to see here. The league leaders return to the top of the table with a bonus-point win over the team placed bottom. But don’t you believe it. Newcastle may have shipped 60 the last time they played a Prem game here, but they pushed the Saints all the way.Northampton, it must be said, were about as far from full strength as can be. George Furbank was given his latest run-out at full-back, but otherwise none of their myriad England internationals were present. They will consider this a smart collection of the full five points. Continue reading...

Italian tumbles over guardrail down Cipressa climbTadej Pogacar pips Tom Pidcock to win men’s raceThe Italian cyclist Debora Silvestri was taken to a hospital after a horrific-looking crash during the Milano-Sanremo one-day classic on Saturday. Several cyclists were caught up in the incident, with Silvestri tumbling over a guardrail as riders tried to avoid the pileup.Silvestri’s team, Laboral Kutxa, said the 27-year-old was conscious as she was transported and that it would give an update on her condition later. The incident happened on the descent of the famous Cipressa climb, less than 20km (12 miles) from the end of the 156km route. Continue reading...

Manchester City striker completes fastest WSL hat-trick Manchester United go second after injury-time winnerKhadija Shaw scored the fastest hat-trick in Women’s Super League history as the leaders, Manchester City, beat Tottenham 5-2 at the Joie Stadium. The Jamaica international completed the feat in 13 first-half minutes to give the hosts a commanding lead after Olivia Holdt cancelled out Shaw’s opener.Kerolin added another and an own goal from Amanda Nildén extended City’s lead before the break, with Bethany England’s late goal a reward for Tottenham’s improved second-half performance. Continue reading...

Danny Welbeck has not given up on making England’s World Cup squad and showed exactly what Thomas Tuchel is missing with two goals to dent Liverpool’s Champions League hopes.The Brighton striker moved past Dominic Calvert-Lewin – selected ahead of him for England’s upcoming friendlies – with his 11th and 12th league goals of the season, making him the Premier League’s highest-scoring Englishman. At 35, this is the most prolific campaign of his career. Continue reading...

Johnson edged as Pirovano clinches downhill globeItalian wins third straight race to seal disciplineAicher trims Shiffrin’s lead to 95 points overallItaly’s Laura Pirovano claimed the women’s downhill World Cup title with victory in Lillehammer on Saturday, as Emma Aicher closed the gap on leader Mikaela Shiffrin in the overall standings.The 28-year-old Pirovano had never even finished on a World Cup podium until earlier this month. Continue reading...

Chinese Taipei boxer can compete in female categoryLin won gold at last international event in Paris 2024The Olympic featherweight champion Lin Yu-ting has been cleared to compete in the female category at World Boxing events, the Chinese Taipei Boxing Association (CTBA) has announced, hailing the news as a “tremendous relief”. Lin and the Algerian Imane Khelif were embroiled in a gender row at the 2024 Paris Games, where they won Olympic titles in separate weight classes.World Boxing, a body recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), confirmed the decision to allow Lin back into the ring after its medical experts ruled t the 30-year-old was female. It means Lin can compete in the Asian Boxing Championships in the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar, starting next Saturday, her first international event since Paris. Continue reading...

Japan 1-0 Australia (Hamano 17) in final in SydneyHosts fall short despite multiple attempts on goalIn a repeat of their past two finals, Japan has beaten Australia 1-0 to win their third Women’s Asian Cup title in front of a record crowd in Sydney on Saturday night.A stunning first-half goal to winger Maika Hamano was enough for Asia’s only Women’s World Cup winners, viewed largely as the favourites coming into their seventh tournament final, to secure their first major trophy since 2018. Continue reading...

Reviews allowed for double bounces and double hitsPlayers not able to challenge electronic line callsWimbledon will introduce video review technology this year that will allow players to challenge judgment calls made by the chair umpire. Players will not be able to challenge the decisions of the electronic line calling (ELC) system that was introduced at Wimbledon last year, but video reviews will be available to check other scenarios, such as whether a ball has bounced twice or touched a player’s racket or body.“Players will be allowed to review specific judgment calls made by the chair umpire (such as, for example, ‘not-up’, ‘foul shot’, ‘touch’) either on a point-ending call, when a player immediately stops play, or immediately after the completion of a point (in the case of hindrance),” the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) said. “Players will not be limited in the number of reviews they can request.” Continue reading...

Striker will not play in World Cup warmup gamesAzmoun posted picture of him with Dubai’s rulerSardar Azmoun has been omitted from the Iran squad for two World Cup warm-ups with Iranian media reports indicating that the striker had been expelled from the national team for a perceived act of disloyalty to the government.Azmoun, who has scored 57 goals in 91 internationals, was the most notable absentee from a 35-man squad named by the head coach, Amir Ghalenoei, on Friday for friendlies against Nigeria and Costa Rica in the Turkish city of Antalya. Continue reading...