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Premier League buildup, Champions League draw reaction, and more – matchday live

News, discussion and buildup before the day’s action Premier League 10 things link | Email us here My personal hot take on the Champions League draw is that, despite being drawn against European heavyweights, Newcastle, Chelsea and even Tottenham could all progress to the quarter-finals. Imagine if all six English sides made it? It’s not

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Chelsea’s Chloe Sarwie: ‘I’m expressing myself but my full self hasn’t come out yet’

At 17, the England Under-23s defender is juggling the demands of first-team football with her engineering studies, with a little help from ballet “I just want to have my name out there to the point where when someone hears it they know instantly who is being talked about,” says the Chelsea full-back Chloe Sarwie. “I

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Arsenal are easy targets for TikTok mockery – they must not be prisoners of that narrative | David Hytner

Goaded by Tottenham and lampooned by Wolves, Mikel Arteta’s side face Chelsea this weekend with rivals hoping to prey on their sensitivities Arsenal had to expect the jibes from Tottenham and they were not disappointed. Just before kick-off in last Sunday’s north London derby, the Spurs support in the South Stand of their stadium spelled

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Scotland’s three-way title race generates precious glimmer of interest in a moribund era | Barney Ronay

Hearts are threatening to upset the dominance of Celtic and Rangers in a break from the deadening European trend, which could be just what audiences need There’s a good advert right now on the rolling TV sports news channels. It starts with a rush of beeps and plinks and flashing symbols, generating instantly the flat,

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Winter Paralympics walks tightrope as Russia’s inclusion risks ceremony boycott

The IPC’s Andrew Parsons tries to ease growing tension as Ukrainian president calls the decision ‘dirty’ The Paralympic torch left its home in Stoke Mandeville this week and has arrived at the gateway of the Dolomites. The towns of Bolzano and Trento will host “flame festivals” over the weekend to welcome the Paralympic movement and

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‘I know I can do it again – 100%’: Lando Norris on proving himself against the best in F1

Briton overcame crippling self-doubt to become F1 world champion and is determined not to relinquish his crown Lando Norris recalls being rendered speechless with joy when he was given his first contract with McLaren. Sitting in the cramped office of a paddock truck, the confirmation that he had made it to Formula One left him

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