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Handball hysteria rising at Euro 2024 as sport shoots for British takeover

Huge crowds have descended on Germany for the European championships as the explosive sport continues to expand The hall is still reverberating to the beat of almost 20,000 fans’ celebrations while Philipp Weber, taking stock in an adjacent corridor, tries to take everything in. “It’s unbelievable, just amazing,” says the Germany left-back, beaming. “Every game […]

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France v Ireland a tempting hors d’oeuvres for a spectacular Six Nations | Robert Kitson

All eyes will be on Marseille for heavyweight opener but Scotland, with Finn Russell pulling the strings, are dark horses It used to be boxing, not rugby union, that rushed to reunite rival opponents at the earliest opportunity. Friday’s opening contest of this year’s Six Nations Championship, from a promoter’s perspective, certainly ticks every box

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Jannik Sinner v Daniil Medvedev: Australian Open men’s singles final – live

Updates from the showpiece in Melbourne (8.30am GMT start)Email Daniel with your thoughts on this year’s tournament Sinner is, as discussed, Italian. But he’s from the north, where the classical temperament is more Austrian: calm, composed and almost cold. Though he’ll be buzzing to be in his first Slam final, he won’t shrink nor will

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