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Northampton fly-half Fin Smith is suffering with a calf strain that may put him out of England’s Six Nations opener against Wales.

Lennart Karl’s fourth Bundesliga goal of a breakout season helped Bayern to a 3-1 win at Cologne in the Bundesliga on Wednesday.

Liam Rosenior’s first home game as Chelsea manager ended in defeat as Arsenal edged a thrilling Carabao Cup semifinal first leg 3-2 at Stamford Bridge.

British champion Kristen Spours is “grateful” her father could see her perform a final time before retirement at the European Figure Skating Championships.

Donegal are through to Saturday’s Dr McKenna Cup final after a 1-18 to 1-16 win over holders Derry and they will meet Monaghan in the decider after they beat Tyrone.

West Ham have signed England youth defender Ria Bose for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half year contract.

Raphinha has become one of Barcelona’s most dependable performers and a decisive figure in their biggest matches, which he credits Hansi Flick for.

Some day, perhaps, Mohamed Salah will get the better of Sadio Mané in a major game, but not on Wednesday, not in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final. When Senegal beat Egypt in a shootout in the 2021 Afcon final, Mané scored the winning penalty before Salah had the chance to take his. In the

Senegal striker Sadio Mane came out on top against former Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah on Wednesday, as Mane’s decisive strike saw his team win their Africa Cup of Nations semifinal against Egypt 1-0 in Tangier.

The NWSL Players Association has filed a grievance against the league arguing that the NWSL’s creation of the new “High Impact Player” mechanism violates the CBA terms.